new_gridctrl

The new_gridctrl function returns a CGridCtrl object for the grid control in a CGridView window or modeless CGrid dialog. Note that this method cannot attach to a modal CGrid Dialog.

Syntax

G = new_gridctrl()

G = new_gridctrl( CGridCtrl_object )

G = new_gridctrl( CGridView_window_object )

G = new_gridctrl( CGrid_dialog_object )

CGridCtrl_object is an existing CGridCtrl object to be copied.

CGrid_dialog_object is a modeless dialog containing a CGrid. and opened using new_griddlg.

CGridView_window_object is a CGridView object attached to a grid window.

Returns a new CGridCtrl object or nil on failure.

Example

The following script attaches a CGridView object to a Mira desktop window and returns its CGridCtrl:

V = attach_gridview()	- attach a grid window from the Mira desktop.
G = new_gridctrl(V)	-- return the grid control from the CGridView

The following script creates a CGrid object using a GridParams table for initialization, fills it with data, opens it into a modeless dialog and returns its CGridCtrl:

Grid = new_grid(GridParams)	- create CGrid with properties from GridParams table
-- fill the CGrid with data...
D = new_griddlg(Grid)	-- open the CGrid into a modeless dialog D.
G = new_gridctrl(D)	-- return the grid control for the grid dialog

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