Get exact element location

Classic Servoy
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I like to retrieve the exact location / position from an element that has alignment SM_ALIGNMENT.BOTTOM | SM_ALIGNMENT.RIGHT.

jForm.getLabel(‘myElement’).y, returns the form location of the element, but when the element is anchored SM_ALIGNMENT.BOTTOM | SM_ALIGNMENT.RIGHT, this location should be the position of the element in the window.

Any tips on how to do?

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The position depends on the size of the form in runtime, so you shouldn’t use the solutionModel for this, use the runtime functions instead:

elements.myElement.getLocationX();
elements.myElement.getLocationY();
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Joas:
The position depends on the size of the form in runtime, so you shouldn’t use the solutionModel for this, use the runtime functions instead:

elements.myElement.getLocationX();

elements.myElement.getLocationY();

Thanks for the tip Joas, but somehow .getLocationY() allways returns 0 (smartclient), using: ```
forms[vFormName].elements[vElementName].getLocationY();

The button is placed in the footer part of a tableview form, btw.
Should I consider this a Servoy issue or is my syntax wrong?

Servoy 6.0.4
Windows 7
4

Your syntax is correct, so please create a case about this in the support system.

5

Case SVY-1402 is created for this issue