Property Names vs Internal Names

The property name is displayed in the Property Inspector and Object Activator. The internal name may be needed when using deprecated forms of scripting, e.g. when using the control-set-values() action, when using the ESI action interface, or when interpreting ESI reports. In the ESI action interface, you can only refer to properties by means of their internal name, preceded by "XtN". So for example, instead of using the Windows Designer's Allow Horizontal Resize property, you must use "XtNallowHoriz".

In USoft Windows Designer, the Object Activator tool is specially designed to help you find a property's internal name. Search "object activator" in developer.usoft.com or in the Windows Designer Guide.

Find internal names by property name

Property Name	Internal Name
Action	callback
Actions at Startup	exe
Adjust Change	adaptChangeCallback
Alignment	alignment
Allow Neighbor	allowNeighbour
Allow Open Query	allowOpenQuery
Alternative Input Format	alternateInputFormat
Auto-commit	autoCommit
Auto-Tab	automaticTab
Auto-resize	resize
Background Color	background
Border Color	borderColor
Border Type	borderType
Border Width	borderWidth
Buffer Height	bufferHeight
Button Type	focusType
Caption	caption
Chart Size (% Of Field)	percOfWindow
Check Count Query	checkCountQuery
Check List	checkEnumsExclusive
Child Nodes	childTypes
Client	client
Client Edge	clientEdge
Column Alignment	columnAlignment
Column Manager Class	columnManagerClass
Context Help	contextHelp
Create on Demand	onDemandCreation
Current Line Color	cursorLineColor
Data Alignment	justify
Data Length	dataLength
Default Bind	defaultBind
Default Value	defValue
Deletable	deletable
Detail Joined Columns	joinColumnsInDetail
Dialog Startup Actions	startUp
Display All Subtype Indicators	displaySubtypeIndicators
Display Class	displayClass
Display Foreign Key	displayForeignKey
Display Length	displayLength
Display Text	echo
Display Type	fDatatype
Displayed	displayed
Double-click Action	acceptCallback
Echo	echo
Edit action	editaction
Edit Mode	editType
Expand Tree	fullExpand
Expansion Level	expandLevel
Extra Width for Label	labelExtraWidth
Fast Open	resident
Fast-Open Priority	residentPriority
Fix Column on Display	fixed
Fixed Length	fixedLength
Floor On Minimum	floorOnMinimum
Foreground Bitmap	bitmap
Foreign Key Color	foreignKeyColor
Generate List	generateEnums
Group	group
Group Border Title	groupTitle
Group Border Title Justify	groupTitleJustify
Height	height
Height of Internal Buffer	bufferHeight
Help File	helpFile
Help Popup	helpPopup
Help Topic ID	contextId
Highlight Current Field	highlightCursorField
Highlight Current Record	highlightCursorLine
Highlight Thickness	highlightThickness
Horizontal Cell Margin	cellMarginHorizontal
Horizontal Distance	horizDistance
Horizontal Scrollbar	scrollHorizontal
Horizontal Spacing	spacingHorizontal
Iconic	iconic
Image	icon
Implement Scrollbar	scroll
Include Subtype Presentations	showSubtypes
Initial Value	value
Input Allowed	inputAllowed
Insertable	insertable
Internal Height	internalHeight
Internal Width	internalWidth
IO Format	ioformat
Joined Columns	columns
Label	label
Label Position	justify
Label Rotation	labelRotation
Label Type	dataLabelType
Line Color	lineColor
Line Style	lineStyle
Lock Parent On Sequence	lockParentOnSeqno
Lookup action	lookupaction
Mandatory	mandatory
Max Character Width	useMaxCharWidth
Max Height	maxHeight
Max No of Records per Fetch	maxRows
Max Width	maxWidth
Maximize Button	maximizeBox
Maximized	maximize
Maximum No of Resident Windows	maxResidents
MDI Child	mdiChild
Menu Page	menuPage
Minimize Button	minimizeBox
Minimized	minimize
Minimum Height	height
Minimum Width	width
Mnemonic	mnemonic
Modal	modal
Mouse Pointer Shape	cursor
No Action	noAction
No of Decimals	lengthAfterPeriod
No of Records Displayed	displayHeight
No of Records Displayed (secondary info boxes)	displayHeightType
Node-specific Menus	useTypeMenu
(NULL) Prompt	nullPrompt
Number of Columns in Updates	numberOfUpdateColumns
Object Name	objectName
On Change	displayChangedCallback
On Database Error	rdbmsErrorCallback
On Empty Window	onEmptyWindow
Open Only Once	openOnlyOnce
Optimize Joined Column Fetch	joinedColumnsInMain
Oracle ROWID	hasRowid
Order By	orderby
Orientation	orientation
Overlay Condition	overlayCondition
Overlay Image	selectionOverlay
Page Title	groupTitle
Pattern	backgroundPixmap
Popup Menu Page	columnMenu
Position	seqno
Post-change (columns)	postChangeCallback
Post-change (info boxes)	preLeaveRecordCallback
Post-close	postCloseCallback
Post-create	createRecordCallback
Post-delete	postDeleteCallback
Post-edit	postEditCallback
Post-fetch	postFetchCallback
Post-insert	postInsertCallback
Post-leave	leaveFieldCallback
Post-open	postStartupCallback
Post-rollback	postRollbackCallback
Post-update	postUpdateCallback
Pre-close	preCloseCallback
Pre-commit	preCommitCallback
Pre-delete	preDeleteCallback
Pre-exit Validation	preExitCallbacklist
Pre-field-entry	enterFieldCallback
Pre-insert Validation	preInsertCallback
Pre-record-entry	preRecordCallback
Pre-update Validation	preUpdateCallback
Primary Key Color	primaryKeyColor
Primary Key Font	primaryKeyFont
Prompt	prompt
Prompt For Edit	menuEditPrompt
Prompt For Fixed	menuFixedPrompt
Prompt For Lookup	menuLookupPrompt
Query Allowed	queryAllowed
Query Mandatory	queryMandatory
Query Some Mandatory	querySomeMandatory
Range Maximum	rangeHigh
Range Minimum	rangeLow
Reflect Updates	updateNotifyActive
Refresh Changed Records	refreshRow
Related Column	foreignColumn
Related Windows For Menu	relatedWindowsForMenu
Relationships	joinReferences
Resize Child	allowShellResize
Root Nodes	topName
Round Off Monetary Values	roundOffMoney
Show Icons	useBitmap
Show Message Numbers	showMessageNumbers
Show Root Lines	linesAtRoot
Single Selection	useSingleSelection
Sizable	thickFrame
Sort Alphabetically	sort
SQL Query	query
SQL Statement	sql
Startup Actions	startUp
Static Edge	staticEdge
Subtype action	subtypeaction
Subtype Presentations	subtypePresentations
Synchronize Lookup	synchronizeLookup
System Menu	sysMenu
Tab Order	tabSeqno
Text Color	foreground
Text Font	font
Tick Mark Frequency	tickMarkFrequency
Tick Mark Position	tickMarkPosition
Title	title
Tool Window	toolWindow
Topmost	topmost
Underlying Query	sql
Uniform Cell Width	colWidth
Unit Lines Primary Axis	linesPrimAxis
Unit Lines Secondary Axis	linesSecAxis
Updatable	updatable
Updatable Only if Null	updatableIfNull
Uppercase	uppercase
Use Static Tables	useStaticTables
Value List	enums
Value List Prompts	enumPrompts
Values to Query	sql
Vertical Cell Margin	cellMarginVertical
Vertical Distance	vertDistance
Vertical Scrollbar	scrollVertical
Vertical Spacing	spacingVertical
View	viewStyle
Virtual Color	virtualColor
WHERE Clause	whereClause
Width	width
Window Edge	windowEdge
X Position	x
Y Position	y
Yes Action	yesAction

Find property names by internal name

Internal Name	Property Name
acceptCallback	Double-click Action
adaptChangeCallback	Adjust Change
alignment	Alignment
allowNeighbour	Allow Neighbor
allowOpenQuery	Allow Open Query
allowShellResize	Resize Child
alternateInputFormat	Alternative Input Format
autoCommit	Auto-commit
automaticTab	Auto-Tab
backgroundPixmap	Pattern
background	Background Color
bitmap	Foreground Bitmap
borderColor	Border Color
borderType	Border Type
borderWidth	Border Width
bufferHeight	Buffer Height
bufferHeight	Height of Internal Buffer
callback	Action
caption	Caption
cellMarginHorizontal	Horizontal Cell Margin
cellMarginVertical	Vertical Cell Margin
checkCountQuery	Check Count Query
checkEnumsExclusive	Check List
childTypes	Child Nodes
clientEdge	Client Edge
client	Client
columnAlignment	Column Alignment
columnManagerClass	Column Manager Class
columnMenu	Popup Menu Page
columns	Joined Columns
colWidth	Uniform Cell Width
contextHelp	Context Help
contextId	Help Topic ID
createRecordCallback	Post-create
cursorLineColor	Current Line Color
cursor	Mouse Pointer Shape
dataLabelType	Label Type
dataLength	Data Length
defaultBind	Default Bind
defValue	Default Value
deletable	Deletable
displayChangedCallback	On Change
displayClass	Display Class
displayed	Displayed
displayForeignKey	Display Foreign Key
displayHeightType	No of Records Displayed (secondary info boxes)
displayHeight	No of Records Displayed
displayLength	Display Length
displaySubtypeIndicators	Display All Subtype Indicators
echo	Display Text
echo	Echo
editaction	Edit action
editType	Edit Mode
enterFieldCallback	Pre-field-entry
enumPrompts	Value List Prompts
enums	Value List
exe	Actions at Startup
expandLevel	Expansion Level
fDatatype	Display Type
fixedLength	Fixed Length
fixed	Fix Column on Display
floorOnMinimum	Floor On Minimum
focusType	Button Type
font	Text Font
foreground	Text Color
foreignColumn	Related Column
foreignKeyColor	Foreign Key Color
fullExpand	Expand Tree
generateEnums	Generate List
groupTitleJustify	Group Border Title Justify
groupTitle	Group Border Title
groupTitle	Page Title
group	Group
hasRowid	Oracle ROWID
height	Height
height	Minimum Height
helpFile	Help File
helpPopup	Help Popup
highlightCursorField	Highlight Current Field
highlightCursorLine	Highlight Current Record
highlightThickness	Highlight Thickness
horizDistance	Horizontal Distance
iconic	Iconic
icon	Image
inputAllowed	Input Allowed
insertable	Insertable
internalHeight	Internal Height
internalWidth	Internal Width
ioformat	IO Format
joinColumnsInDetail	Detail Joined Columns
joinedColumnsInMain	Optimize Joined Column Fetch
joinReferences	Relationships
justify	Data Alignment
justify	Label Position
labelExtraWidth	Extra Width for Label
labelRotation	Label Rotation
label	Label
leaveFieldCallback	Post-leave
lengthAfterPeriod	No of Decimals
lineColor	Line Color
linesAtRoot	Show Root Lines
linesPrimAxis	Unit Lines Primary Axis
linesSecAxis	Unit Lines Secondary Axis
lineStyle	Line Style
lockParentOnSeqno	Lock Parent On Sequence
lookupaction	Lookup action
mandatory	Mandatory
maxHeight	Max Height
maximizeBox	Maximize Button
maximize	Maximized
maxResidents	Maximum No of Resident Windows
maxRows	Max No of Records per Fetch
maxWidth	Max Width
mdiChild	MDI Child
menuEditPrompt	Prompt For Edit
menuFixedPrompt	Prompt For Fixed
menuLookupPrompt	Prompt For Lookup
menuPage	Menu Page
minimizeBox	Minimize Button
minimize	Minimized
mnemonic	Mnemonic
modal	Modal
noAction	No Action
nullPrompt	(NULL) Prompt
numberOfUpdateColumns	Number of Columns in Updates
objectName	Object Name
onDemandCreation	Create on Demand
onEmptyWindow	On Empty Window
openOnlyOnce	Open Only Once
orderby	Order By
orientation	Orientation
overlayCondition	Overlay Condition
percOfWindow	Chart Size (% Of Field)
postChangeCallback	Post-change (columns)
postCloseCallback	Post-close
postDeleteCallback	Post-delete
postEditCallback	Post-edit
postFetchCallback	Post-fetch
postInsertCallback	Post-insert
postRollbackCallback	Post-rollback
postStartupCallback	Post-open
postUpdateCallback	Post-update
preCloseCallback	Pre-close
preCommitCallback	Pre-commit
preDeleteCallback	Pre-delete
preExitCallbacklist	Pre-exit Validation
preInsertCallback	Pre-insert Validation
preLeaveRecordCallback	Post-change (info boxes)
preRecordCallback	Pre-record-entry
preUpdateCallback	Pre-update Validation
primaryKeyColor	Primary Key Color
primaryKeyFont	Primary Key Font
prompt	Prompt
queryAllowed	Query Allowed
queryMandatory	Query Mandatory
querySomeMandatory	Query Some Mandatory
query	SQL Query
rangeHigh	Range Maximum
rangeLow	Range Minimum
rdbmsErrorCallback	On Database Error
refreshRow	Refresh Changed Records
relatedWindowsForMenu	Related Windows For Menu
residentPriority	Fast-Open Priority
resident	Fast Open
resize	Auto-resize
roundOffMoney	Round Off Monetary Values
scrollHorizontal	Horizontal Scrollbar
scrollVertical	Vertical Scrollbar
scroll	Implement Scrollbar
selectionOverlay	Overlay Image
seqno	Position
showMessageNumbers	Show Message Numbers
showSubtypes	Include Subtype Presentations
sort	Sort Alphabetically
spacingHorizontal	Horizontal Spacing
spacingVertical	Vertical Spacing
sql	SQL Statement
sql	Underlying Query
sql	Values to Query
startUp	Dialog Startup Actions
startUp	Startup Actions
staticEdge	Static Edge
subtypeaction	Subtype action
subtypePresentations	Subtype Presentations
synchronizeLookup	Synchronize Lookup
sysMenu	System Menu
tabSeqno	Tab Order
thickFrame	Sizable
tickMarkFrequency	Tick Mark Frequency
tickMarkPosition	Tick Mark Position
title	Title
toolWindow	Tool Window
topmost	Topmost
topName	Root Nodes
updatableIfNull	Updatable Only if Null
updatable	Updatable
updateNotifyActive	Reflect Updates
uppercase	Uppercase
useBitmap	Show Icons
useMaxCharWidth	Max Character Width
useSingleSelection	Single Selection
useStaticTables	Use Static Tables
useTypeMenu	Node-specific Menus
value	Initial Value
vertDistance	Vertical Distance
viewStyle	View
virtualColor	Virtual Color
whereClause	WHERE Clause
width	Minimum Width
width	Width
windowEdge	Window Edge
x	X Position
yesAction	Yes Action
y	Y Position