<doc>
  <legacy_id>1855</legacy_id>
  <name>tabGroupBehavior</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the tabGroupBehavior of <i>group</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <group/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="layer">layer Property</property>
    <property tag="radioBehavior">radioBehavior Property</property>
    <message tag="tabKey">tabKey Message</message>
    <property tag="traversalOn">traversalOn Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the arrow keys navigate within a <command tag="group">group</command> and whether the Tab key skips to the next <command tag="group">group</command>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the tabGroupBehavior of group "Navigation" to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to enable using the arrow keys to tab through a <glossary tag="group">group's</glossary> <glossary tag="control">controls</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> of a <command tag="group">group</command> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of a newly created <command tag="group">group</command> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If a group's <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, pressing the Tab key moves to the first <glossary tag="unlock">unlocked</glossary> <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> in the <command tag="group">group</command>, and pressing it again skips the rest of the <glossary tag="control">controls</glossary> in the <command tag="group">group</command> and moves the selection out of the <command tag="group">group</command>.</p><p/><p>If the <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> is false, pressing the Tab key moves through the <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> and other <glossary tag="control">controls</glossary> in the <command tag="group">group</command> in order, without skipping.</p><p/><p>If the <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> is true, the user can press the arrow keys to move from <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> to <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> within the <command tag="group">group</command>.</p><p/><p>If a group's <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> is true, you cannot press the Tab key to go to the next tab stop (as set in the <property tag="tabStops">tabStops</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>) in any of the <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> in the <command tag="group">group</command>. Pressing the Tab key moves to the next <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> in the <command tag="group">group</command> instead.</p><p/><p>Similarly, if a group's <b>tabGroupBehavior</b> is true, you cannot press the arrow keys to move around in any of the <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> in the <command tag="group">group</command>, regardless of the setting of the <property tag="textArrows">textArrows</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>. Pressing an arrow key moves from <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> to <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> instead.</p>
  </description>
</doc>