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ControlContext :: controlProperty - Generic control properties

The function allows accessing generic control properties. Generic control properties are used mainly in order to support user controls. By means of generic properties, user controls may support any kind of additional control property, which might be read or updated by the application.

The name of the property to be retrieved is passed in sProperty. The function always returns a string value. When the property is not supported by the control, the function returns an empty string.

Control properties supported by different control styles are listed in the style reference.

Return value:  String value ( odaba::String & )

Implementation details

odaba::String ControlContext  :: controlProperty ( odaba::String &sProperty )
  • sProperty - Property name

    The property name refers to a named property of any object. It is passed as odaba::String.