The Line Stretch with Frame property specifies the name of the frame or repeating frame to which the boilerplate line is associated. When set, this property anchors the line at both endpoints to the associated frame. Thus, the line stretches the same amount as the associated frame stretches when the report is formatted.
If the line is vertical, the top endpoint is anchored to the top of the frame and the bottom endpoint is anchored to the bottom of the frame. If the line is horizontal, the left endpoint is anchored to the left side of the frame and the right endpoint is anchored to the right side of the frame.
Applies to |
Boilerplate lines |
Values |
A frame or repeating frame from the list of those currently in the report. Null means the property is not set, and the boilerplate line will remain fixed in size when the report is formatted. |
Default |
Null |
Required/Optional |
Optional |
Line Stretch with Frame can be set for any boilerplate line, regardless of its position in the layout.
If you use this property to associate a line with a repeating frame, the line must be enclosed completely within the repeating frame.
Suppose you want to separate the rows and columns of a group left report with a grid.
Using anchors, boilerplate lines, and Line Stretch with Frame, you would edit the layout as follows:
Expand the innermost group frame (GF2) and detail repeating frame (RF2) to enclose the two group fields, so that all the fields are enclosed in the detail repeating frame.
Anchor each of the group fields to the master repeating frame (RF1).
Create boilerplate line L1 under the fields in the detail repeating frame (RF2).
Create boilerplate lines L2 through L5 and associate them with the surrounding group frame (GF1) using Line Stretch with Frame.
When the report is formatted, the explicit anchors cause the group fields to appear at the same frequency as the master repeating frame. Line L1 repeats for each record in the detail repeating frame, and lines L2 through L5 stretch to cover the whole length of the outermost group frame.
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