Glue Element

Group membership: Controls

glue elements are controls which can expand or contract depending on the amount of space available.

Attributes

Name

Type

Required

Description

orientation

CDATA

Yes

Determine the orientation of the glue control. Vertical glue controls expand and contract in the vertical dimension, whereas horizontal glue controls expand horizontally.

Literal values

Value	Description
horizontal	Create a horizontal glue control.
vertical	Create a vertical glue control.

Example usage

…
<!-- Center a control in the enclosing container -->
<glue orientation="vertical"/>
<control id="…" …/>
<glue orientation="vertical"/>
…

Parent element(s)

controls, control, panel, tab.

Child element(s)

None