Class

# RBReportControl

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## Description

The base class for the controls on a `Report</api/printing/reporting/report>`.

## Properties

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| Name                                   | Type                               | Read-Only | Shared |
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| `DataField<rbreportcontrol.datafield>` | `String</api/data_types/string>`   |           |        |
| `Height<rbreportcontrol.height>`       | `Double</api/data_types/double>`   |           |        |
| `Left<rbreportcontrol.left>`           | `Double</api/data_types/double>`   |           |        |
| `Name<rbreportcontrol.name>`           | `String</api/data_types/string>`   | ✓         |        |
| `Tag<rbreportcontrol.tag>`             | `Variant</api/data_types/variant>` |           |        |
| `Top<rbreportcontrol.top>`             | `Double</api/data_types/double>`   |           |        |
| `Visible<rbreportcontrol.visible>`     | `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>` |           |        |
| `Width<rbreportcontrol.width>`         | `Double</api/data_types/double>`   |           |        |

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| Name                                        | Parameters                                      | Returns                          | Shared |
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| `Constructor<rbreportcontrol.constructor0>` | controlName As `String</api/data_types/string>` |                                  |        |
| `ControlType<rbreportcontrol.controltype>`  |                                                 | `String</api/data_types/string>` |        |

## Enumerations

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TextAlignment

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| Left   | 0     |
| Center | 1     |
| Right  | 2     |

## Property descriptions

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RBReportControl.DataField

**DataField** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The name of the field from the data source to bind to the control.

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RBReportControl.Height

**Height** As `Double</api/data_types/double>`

> The height of the control in `Units<reports.units>`. Height is relative to the section the control is in.

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RBReportControl.Left

**Left** As `Double</api/data_types/double>`

> The left side of the control in `Units<reports.units>`. Left is relative to the section the control is in.

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RBReportControl.Name

**Name** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The name of the control as defined in the Inspector or constructor.
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RBReportControl.Tag

**Tag** As `Variant</api/data_types/variant>`

> A place to store any value you wish to associate with the control.

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RBReportControl.Top

**Top** As `Double</api/data_types/double>`

> The top of the control in `Units<reports.units>`. Top is relative to the section the control is in.

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RBReportControl.Visible

**Visible** As `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`

> If `True</api/language/true>`, the control is visible. The default is `True</api/language/true>`.

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RBReportControl.Width

**Width** As `Double</api/data_types/double>`

> The width of the control in `Units<reports.units>`. Width is relative to the section the control is in.

## Method descriptions

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RBReportControl.Constructor

**Constructor**(controlName As `String</api/data_types/string>`)

> Creates a new <span class="title-ref">ReportControl</span> with the passed name.
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RBReportControl.ControlType

**ControlType** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> Returns the type of the control.

## Compatibility

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| **Project Types**     | Desktop |
| **Operating Systems** | All     |

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`Object</api/data_types/additional_types/object>` parent class; `Dataset</api/printing/reporting/dataset>` class interface, `RBReportDocument</api/printing/reporting/rbreportdocument>`, `Report</api/printing/reporting/report>`, `ReportField</api/printing/reporting/reportfield>`, `ReportLabel</api/printing/reporting/reportlabel>`, `ReportLineShape</api/printing/reporting/reportlineshape>`, `ReportOvalShape</api/printing/reporting/reportovalshape>`, `ReportRectangleShape</api/printing/reporting/reportrectangleshape>`, `ReportRoundRectangleShape</api/printing/reporting/reportroundrectangleshape>`, `ReportPicture</api/printing/reporting/reportpicture>` classes; `Reports Module</api/printing/reporting/reports_module>` module.

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