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Description
A label is a graphical control you can use to display text that the user can't change directly.
Remarks
You can write code that changes a label in response to events at run time. For example, if your application takes a few minutes to commit a change, you could display a processing-status message in a label. You can also use a label to identify a control, such as a text box, that does not have its own Caption property.
Set the AutoSize and WordWrap properties if you want the label to properly display variable-length lines or varying numbers of lines.
A label can also act as a destination link in a DDE conversation. To do this, set the LinkTopic property to establish a link, set the LinkItem property to specify an item for the conversation, and set the LinkMode property to activate the link. When these have been set, Visual Basic attempts to initiate the conversation and displays a message if it is unable to do so.
| Alignment FontBold LinkMode AutoSize FontItalic LinkTimeout BackColor FontName LinkTopic BackStyle FontSize MousePointer BorderStyle FontStrikethru Name Caption FontUnderline Parent DataField ForeColor TabIndex DataSource Height Tag DragIcon Index Top DragMode Left Visible Enabled LinkItem Width WordWrap |
| Change DragOver LinkOpen Click LinkClose MouseDown DblClick LinkError MouseMove DragDrop LinkNotify MouseUp |
| Drag LinkRequest ZOrder LinkExecute Move LinkPoke Refresh |
Help:
Data Access
Data Control
Drawing a Control
TabIndex Property
Text Box Control
Programmer's Guide:
Chapter 3, "Creating and Using Controls"
Chapter 15, "Creating Graphics for Applications"