ResizeSelectedControls

Resizes selected controls as specified by the method parameters.

Syntax

object.ResizeSelectedControls(eResizeType As vlResizeType, Optional newValue As Single = -1)

The ResizeSelectedControls method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	An object expression that evaluates to VLFormDesigner.
eResizeType	An integer specifying the resizing type to be applied to the selected controls, as described in Settings.
newValue	Optional. An single specifying the new size of the selected control. This parameter will be used only if eResizeType is specified as vlSizeHorzAbsolute or vlSizeVertAbsolute

Settings

The settings for eResizeType are:

Constant	Setting	Description
vlSizeHorzAbsolute	0	The width of the selected controls will be set to the value specified by newValue parameter.
vlSizeHorzShrinkToSmallest	1	Width of all selected controls will be shrunk to the narrowest control among the selected controls.
vlSizeHorzExpandToLargest	2	Width of all selected controls will be expanded to the windest control among the selected controls
vlSizeVertAbsolute	3	The height of the selected controls will be set to the value specified by newValue parameter.
vlSizeVertShrinkToSmallest	4	Height of all selected controls will be shrunk to the shortest control among the selected controls.
vlSizeVertExpandToLargest	5	Height of all selected controls will be expanded to the tallest control among the selected controls.

This method allows you to provide control equi-sizing functionality with as little as a single line of code. ResizeSelectedControls will not change size of any control that is currently marked as locked.

ResizeSelectedControls may not be able set sizes of all types of controls. For example, it will not be able to change the height of a combobox control, or line controls.