Class

# MobileControl

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## Description

The base class for most mobile controls.

## Properties

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| Name                       | Type                             | Read-Only | Shared |
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| `Name<mobilecontrol.name>` | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         |        |

## Methods

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| Name                           | Parameters | Returns                                     | Shared |
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| `Handle<mobilecontrol.handle>` |            | `Ptr</api/data_types/additional_types/ptr>` |        |

## Events

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| Name                             | Parameters | Returns |
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| `Closing<mobilecontrol.closing>` |            |         |
| `Opening<mobilecontrol.opening>` |            |         |

## Property descriptions

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MobileControl.Name

**Name** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The name of the control.
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MobileControl.Handle

**Handle** As `Ptr</api/data_types/additional_types/ptr>`

> The handle to the underlying native OS control.
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MobileControl.Closing

**Closing**

> Called when the control's layout is closing.

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MobileControl.Opening

**Opening**

> Called when the control's layout is opening.
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## Notes

You cannot instantiate <span class="title-ref">MobileControl</span> directly.

<span class="title-ref">MobileControl</span> cannot be subclassed on Android.

## Compatibility

|                       |        |
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| **Project Types**     | Mobile |
| **Operating Systems** | All    |

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`Object</api/data_types/additional_types/object>` parent class; `MobileUIControl</api/user_interface/mobile/mobileuicontrol>` class.

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