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Property of GObject.

Maximum bounding area of the object specified in terms of width and height in pixels.

For a front panel object, this property returns the dimensions of the rectangle enclosing all the visible object components, such as the control, caption, label, graph legends, and so on.

Elements

Name	Description
Width	The width of the maximum bounding area of the object in pixels.
Height	The height of the maximum bounding area of the object in pixels.

You cannot use this property to change the size of an object. To change the size of an object programmatically, use more specific properties such as Text Width or Plot Area:Size.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	Yes (Read Only)
Permissions	Read Only
Settable when the VI is running	No
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Need to authenticate before use	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Remote access disallowed	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Available with control VIs	No
Available with global VIs	No
Available with strict type definitions	Yes
Available with polymorphic VIs	No