These core properties apply to most GUI controls except where noted in individual control descriptions later.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| *ACCEPTDROPFILES | Specifies if a control can accept dropped files. |
| *AUTOSCALE | |
| *AUTOSIZEHEIGHT | |
| *AUTOSIZEWIDTH | |
| *BACKCOLOR | Specifies the color(s) to use when painting a controls background. |
| *BOTTOM | Determines the bottom coordinate of a control relative to its parent control. |
| *CLASSNAME | Returns the registered window class name for the control. |
| CHILDWINDOW | Returns TRUE$ if the control is a "child window". |
| *CLIENTHEIGHT | Specifies height of a control’s client area. |
| *CLIENTSIZE | Specifies the width and height of a controls client area. |
| *CLIENTWIDTH | Specifies width of a control’s client area. |
| *CLIPCHILDREN | |
| *COMPOSITED | |
| *CONTEXTMENU | |
| CURSOR | Specifies the cursor to use when over the control. |
| *DESIGNMODE | |
| *DESIGNSELECTED | |
| *DOUBLEBUFFER | |
| *DPI | |
| ENABLED | Enables or disables mouse and keyboard input for a control. |
| *FOCUS | Specifies if the control has the focus on its parent form. |
| *FONT | Specifies the font used when rendering text in a control. |
| *FORECOLOR | Specifies the text color for a control. |
| *HANDLE | Returns the window handle (HWND) of a control. |
| *HEIGHT | Specifies the height of a control. |
| *HELPTEXT | Specifies the tooltip text for a control. |
| *LEFT | Determines the X-coordinate of a control relative to its parent control. |
| *MOUSECAPTURED | Specifies if mouse messages are redirected to a specific control. |
| *NEXT | Specifies the next control in tabbing order. |
| *PARENT | Specifies the parent control ID for a control. |
| PARENTFRAME | Specifies the parent WINDOW object for a control. |
| *PREVIOUS | Specifies the previous control in the tabbing order. |
| *QUALFIEDWINMSGS | |
| *RECT | Determines the position and size of a control relative to its parent control. |
| *REDRAW | Specifies if a control is allowed to update itself on screen. |
| *RIGHT | Determines the right-most coordinate of a control relative to its parent control. |
| *RIGHTANCHOR | |
| *SCREENSIZE | Determines the position and size of a control in screen coordinates. |
| *SIZE | Determines the position and size of a control relative to its parent control. |
| *STYLE | Specifies the Windows Style flags for a control. |
| *STYLEN | Specifies the Windows Style flags for a control in numeric format. |
| *STYLEEX | Specifies the Extended Windows style flags for a control. |
| *STYLEEXN | Specifies the Extended Windows style flags for a control in numeric format. |
| *TEXT | Specifies the text displayed in a control. |
| *TIMER | |
| *TOP | Determines the Y-position of a control relative to its parent control. |
| VISIBLE | Determines if a control is visible. |
| *VISUALSTYLE | |
| *VISUALSTYLECOLOR | |
| *VISUALSTYLECOLORS | |
| *VISUALSTYLEMETRIC | |
| WIDTH | Specifies width of a control. |