RightToLeft

Returns whether the container is laid out for a right-to-left language, as a Boolean. Read-only.

Syntax: object.RightToLeft

object

required An object expression that evaluates to an AmbientProperties object.

The property is True when the host is rendering its UI for a right-to-left language such as Arabic or Hebrew, and False for left-to-right languages. A control that displays text or directional adornments (scrollbars, tree expanders, alignment defaults) should mirror its layout when this is True so that it reads naturally inside an RTL container.

Example

This example responds to a RightToLeft change and triggers a repaint to mirror the layout.

Private Sub UserControl_AmbientChanged(PropertyName As String)
    Select Case PropertyName
        Case "RightToLeft"
            UserControl.Refresh    ' repaint with mirrored layout for RTL languages
    End Select
End Sub

See Also

• LocaleID property
• TextAlign property