Properties are the characteristics of objects. They are, in fact, pre-defined super variables or features of an object. For example, the number of fields in a query is a property of that query. In this Help file, properties are documented as follows:
Property PropertyName( Par1: Date, [Par2: String] ): Date (R/W)
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The icon shows that it concerns a property.
The @ icon shows that it concerns a default property. If the object has a default property, this object can behave as a property (the default property). A good example of this is shown in the Application Object.
The word after the reserved word Property specifies the name of the property.
All available parameters will be displayed.
Optional parameters are shown between square brackets [].
The default applies for optional parameters if they are not specified.
The default is the standard value that must be used if no other value has been specified.
The parameter type will be shown after the colon (:). When the property is read, the result is always of that type.
The value of the property can only be set with values of that type.
At the back of the line, you can see whether the property is read only (=R), write only (=W) or read/write (=R/W).
Property PropertyName( Par1: Date, [Par2: String] ): Date (R/W)