ZOrder Property

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Defined By: Window

Description:

Determines whether the form or controls will be moved to the front or back of the current graphical layer.

Details:

Performing ZOrder on a form sends it to either the front or the back of the screen based on its current position. Forms can be set to appear in front of or behind other running applications. Any object, such as a form, will obscure any object in the layer behind it.

There are three layers in Phoenix: top, middle, and back. The top or front layer contains all the non-graphical controls. Graphical controls and labels are placed in the second or middle layer. The bottom or back layer is the drawing space. This is where the results of the graphics methods are placed.

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Note: The ZOrder property can shuffle controls to the front or back only within the graphical layer in which that particular control resides.

Data Type: Integer