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Methods and events of the TabControl element

The TabControl element in the RPA Desktop Design Studio enables you to add one or more tabs in your form.

The methods and events of the TabControl element are displayed in the Object Explorer pane.

Methods

  • Enable

    Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element can respond to user interaction.

    • If true, the element is enabled
    • If false, the element is not enabled.
    • GetNativeProperty

    Gets the value of the built-in property of the current element.

  • InvokeNativeMethod

    Invokes the built-in method of the current element.

  • SelectTabByIndex

    Selects the tab with a specific index.

  • SelectTabByName

    Selects the tab with a specific name.

  • SetContextMenu

    Sets the context menu for the UI element. It accepts the input in either a string array or a comma-separated string.

  • SetNativeProperty

    Sets the value of the built-in property of the current element.

  • SetTabState

    Enables or deactivates the tab.

  • SetTabVisibility

    Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the tab and all its child elements are displayed.

  • SetVisibility

    Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the current element and all its child elements are displayed.

    • If true, the current element and all its child elements are displayed.
    • If false, the current element and all its child elements aren’t displayed.

Events

  • OnContextMenuClick

    Occurs when an option on the context menu is clicked.

  • MouseEnter

    Occurs when the mouse device enters that element field.

  • MouseLeave

    Occurs when the mouse device leaves that element field.

  • OnMouseClick

    Occurs when the element is clicked.

  • GotFocus

    Occurs when the focus is on the current element.

  • LostFocus

    Occurs when the focus moves out of the current element.

Parent Topic:Methods and events of elements