Resize

Description

Resizes an object or control by setting its Width and Height properties and then redraws the object.

Applies to

Any object, except a child DataWindow

Syntax

objectname.Resize ( width, height )

Argument	Description
objectname	The name of the object or control you want to resize
width	The new width in PowerBuilder units
height	The new height in PowerBuilder units

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs or if objectname is a minimized or maximized window. If any argument’s value is null, Resize returns null.

Usage

You cannot use Resize for a child DataWindow.

Resize does not resize a minimized or maximized sheet or window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Resize returns –1.

Equivalent syntax

You can set object’s Width and Height properties instead of calling the Resize function. However, the two statements cause PowerBuilder to redraw objectname twice; first with the new width, and then with the new width and height.

objectname.Width = width

objectname.Height = height

The first two statements, although they redraw gb_box1 twice, achieve the same result as the third statement:

gb_box1.Width = 100 // These lines resize 
gb_box1.Height = 150 // gb_box1 to 100 x 150
gb_box1.Resize(100, 150)// So does this line

Examples

Example 1

This statement changes the Width and Height properties of gb_box1 and redraws gb_box1 with the new properties:

gb_box1.Resize(100, 150)

Example 2

This statement doubles the width and height of the picture control p_1:

p_1.Resize(p_1.Width*2, p_1.Height*2)