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<legacy_id>1578</legacy_id>

<name>group</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>group [<i>objectList</i>]</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Objects &amp; Messages</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="start editing">start editing Command</command>

<function tag="selectedObject">selectedObject Function</function>

<message tag="newGroup">newGroup Message</message>

<property tag="layer">layer Property</property>

<property tag="relayerGroupedControls">relayerGroupedControls Property</property>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Creates a new <command tag="group">group</command> and adds the <property tag="selected">selected</property> <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> to it.</summary>

<examples>

<example>group</example>

<example>if the number of lines of the selectedObject &gt; 1 then group</example>

<example>group field "Help" and image "Help Icon" and graphic "Outline"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>group</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> after <glossary tag="select">selecting</glossary> <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> to make a <command tag="group">group</command> out of them.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>objectList</i> is a list of <href tag="reference/object_reference.rev">object references</href>, separated by the word "and".</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If you specify an <i>objectList</i>, the specified <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> are placed in the new <command tag="group">group</command>. Otherwise, the <property tag="selected">selected</property> <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> or <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> are placed in the <command tag="group">group</command>.</p><p/><p>As with any group on a card, you can use the <b>place</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to make the newly-created <command tag="group">group</command> appear on other <glossary tag="card">cards</glossary>.</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202651"/> <b>Tip:</b><code/> To refer to the newly-created <command tag="group">group</command>, use the <keyword tag="last">last</keyword> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary>:</p><p/><p><code> group button "Yes" and button "No"</code></p><p><code> set the name of last group to "Do It"</code></p>

</description>

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