Lesson 5
Command Button Control
Command Button Properties
Events
Event Procedure
OBJECTIVES:
1. Familiarize with the command button procedure.
2. Simulate program using command buttons.
3. Create program integrated with the command button control.
COMMANDBUTTON CONTROL
CommandButton is a control that you press to tell a VB application to perform
a particular task. A button labeled Compute may tell the VB to computer for
the sum of two numbers and display the result on a Label. Below are the
common properties of a CommandButton.
Property
Description
BackColor
Specifies the CommandButtons background color. Programmer
selects a color from the Color Palette or specifies a color in
Hex format. Applicable only when Style property is set to 1:
Graphical.
Cancel
Determines whether the CommandButton gets a click event if
the user presses Esc.
Caption
Holds the text that appears on the CommandButton.
Default
Determines if the CommandButton responds to an Enter
keypress even if another has the focus.
Enabled
Boolean. Determines whether the CommandButton is active. A
disabled CommandButton is grayed out and cannot be pressed.
Font
Specifies the font of the CommandButton caption. Clicking
this property will invoke a font dialog box in which you can set
the font name, style, and size.
Height
Specifies the height of the CommandButton in twips.
Left
Specifies the number of twips from the CommandButtons left
edge to the Form windows left edge.
MousePointer Determines the image of the mouse cursor when the user
moves the mouse pointer over the CommandButton.
Picture
Holds the name of an icon graphic image that appears on the
CommandButton as long as the Style property is set to 1-
Graphical.
Style
Determines whether the CommandButton appears as a
standard Windows button (0: Standard) or a CommandButton
with a color and possible picture (1: Graphical)
TabIndex
Specifies the order of the CommandButton in the focus order.
TabStop
Boolean. Determines whether the CommandButton can receive
the focus.
ToolTipText
Holds the text that appears as a tooltip at runtime.
Top
Specifies the number of twips from the CommandButtons top
edge to the Form windows top edge.
Visible
Boolean. Determines whether the CommandButton appears
(True) or is hidden from the user (False) at runtime. Invisible
CommandButtons are only invisible at runtime.
Width
Holds the width of the CommandButton in twips.
Example of Command buttons with Icon