button

A control that is clickable.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

button

# Examples

set the hilite of button "Warning" to false

if the number of this card is 1 then hide button "Previous"

# Description

Use the button object type to create a clickable button, a tabbed button, or a menu.

Button objects can be push buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, or menus, depending on the setting of their style property.

A button whose style is set to "menu" can be a popup or contextual menu, pulldown menu, option menu, tabbed button, or combo box, depending on the setting of its menuMode property.

A button is contained in a card, group, or background. Buttons cannot contain other objects.

>*Note:* A standard button is rendered by the operating system, not LiveCode. Changing certain properties of such a button will cause the button to stop honouring the native theme. Properties that affect the button's colour and border may cause this issue.

# Tags

objects,

# See

- **keyword:** templateButton, control, button, menu - **property:** menuMode, style - **command:** popup - **glossary:** property, tabbed button, contextual menu, object type, combo box