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textAlignment

textAlignment specifies the position of the element text relative to the element's borders.

Includes two sub-properties, horizontal textAlignment and vertical textAlignment.

Form XML code:

<element_name textAlignment="Left,Top>">

By default, textAlignment is not specified and is absent from the form and theme XML codes. The property value will appear in the form and theme XML codes only once it is specified.

Theme property filter XML code:

<PropertyName>TextAlignment</PropertyName>

</PropertyPath>

</SetProperty>

</DoStyleAction>

Possible values:

Horizontal:

Default
Left
Center
Right

Vertical:

Default
Top
Center
Bottom

Default value:

default, default

Inheritance diagram

Associated containers, widgets and theme elements:

Associated 4gl syntax:

DISPLAY

INPUT

Influence and behavior:

Default	Text is aligned as it is specified by SystemTheme.css (the actual alignment can be different for different elements)
Horizontal textAlignment
Left	Text is aligned to the left border of the element.
Center	Text is located at the same distances from both vertical borders of the element.
Right	Text is aligned to the right border of the element.
Vertical textAlignment
Top	Text is aligned to the top border of the element.
Center	Text is located at the same distances from both horizontal borders of the element.
Bottom	Text is aligned to the bottom border of the element.

When applied, textAlignment depends on the TYPE of the VARIABLE BOUND TO the FIELD but not the data type of the field defined in the form file.

By default, text alignment of input fields depends on the data type of the associated variable:

fields of INTEGER, FLOAT, DECIMAL, and MONEY data types are right-aligned by default, and
fields of CHAR, VARCHAR, STRING, DATETIME, DATE, and INTERVAL data types are left-aligned by default.

When set to a parent widget, textAlignment is not fully inherited by child widgets.

With ListBox, regardless of the textAligment value, text of the listBox items will be aligned as specified by SystemTheme.css: textAlignment=Right, Center.