GetLeft method

Available for all objects.

Prototype

GetLeft Proto hWnd:HWND

Syntax

Invoke GetLeft, hWnd

Function

Gets the Left property for an object.

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the object.

Return value

Eax/Rax returns the current x-position for the object.

REMARKS: This value is returned in pixels or twips units depending on the ScaleMode property. For Window, MDIWindow and Picture objects it depends on its own ScaleMode property, while for any other object it depends on the ScaleMode property of its parent (if its parent is a Window, MDIWindow or Picture), or its first ascendant having the ScaleMode property.