borderPattern

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the borderPattern of <object> to {empty | <patternNumber> | <imageID>}
Associationsstack, card, field, button, graphic, scrollbar, player, image, group
Summary

Specifies the pattern of an object's border.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
set the borderPattern of group "Nav" to myPattern
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The borderPattern of an object is a pattern specifier. A patternNumber is a built-in pattern number between 1 and 164. These patterns are provided for compatability with patterns available in MetaCard and correspond to LiveCode's built in image id 137 to 300. As with MetaCard pattern numbers 105 to 114 and 146 and above are unavailable.

An imageID is the ID of an image to use for a pattern. LiveCode looks for the specified image first in the current stack, then in other open stacks.

By default, the borderPattern for all objects is empty.

RelatedKeyword: button, card, control, effective, field, graphic, image, player, scrollbar
Property: borderColor, borderWidth, foregroundPattern, height, markerFilled, menuMode, owner, patterns, pixels, shadowPattern, style, textStyle, threeD, width
Command: group
Function: stacks
Glossary: audio clip, button menu, control, current stack, keyword, Mac OS, object, object type, property, Unix, video clip, Windows
Object: button, EPS, field, stack
Description

Use the borderPattern property to specify the border pattern of a button or scrollbar.

Pattern images can be color or black-and-white.

*Cross-platform note:* To be used as a pattern on Mac OS systems, an image must be 128x128 pixels or less, and both its height and width must be a power of 2. To be used on Windows and Unix systems, height and width must be divisible by 8. To be used as a fully cross-platform pattern, both an image's dimensions should be one of 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128.

The borderPattern of controls is drawn starting at the control's upper right corner: if the control is moved, the pattern does not shift.

Setting the borderPattern of an object to empty allows the borderPattern of the object's owner to show through. Use the effective keyword to find out what color is used for the object, even if its own borderPattern is empty.

If the object's showBorder property is false, the borderPattern has no effect.

The setting of the borderPattern property has different effects, depending on the object type:

If an object's borderPattern is set, the pattern is shown instead of the color specified by borderColor.

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