uhhh guessing: can you check if the object has a parent? If the parent is a datagrid, then the object is not a datagrid
On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 7:13 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Given an object reference, how can I tell the object is a datagrid? You > might say, get the dgProp ["control type"], but every object contained > within a datagrid group will ALSO return "data grid". In fact, EVERY dgProp > arguement for every item in a datagrid group will do the same. > > The reason I ask is that I want to get the minimum left/top and maximum > right/bottom of every VISIBLE object on a card that is NOT a group but > notwithstanding INCLUDING Datagrids, so that I can set the rect of the card > containing them in a consistent way. The thing is, groups have margins (I'm > not going to set the margins of all my groups to 0) and these are not > visible, so could skew the positioning of what IS visible. Datagrids do NOT > have margins that I can tell, even though they are groups. For example, if > I had a group on the left edge but not on the right edge, the objects on > the card would look off center. > > Bob S > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
