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**SetLine( **//line number //**), PROTECTED, VIRTUAL**

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| **SetLine** | A virtual placeholder method to position the file. |
| //line number// | The offset or position of the line in the file. |

The **SetLine **method is a virtual placeholder method to position the file.

**Implementation:**

The SetLine method is a placeholder for derived classes. The SetPercentile, the ASCIIViewerClass.AskGotoLine, and the ASCIISearchClass.Ask methods call the SetLine method.

**Example:**

**MyViewerClass.SetLine PROCEDURE(LONG LineNo) !synchronize LIST with line number**

** CODE**

** SELF.DisplayPage(LineNo) !scroll list to LineNo**

** !highlight the LineNo line**

** SELECT(SELF.ListBox,CHOOSE(SELF.TopLine=LineNo,1,LineNo-SELF.TopLine+1))**

**See Also: **[[setpercentile  set file to relative position .htm|SetPercentile]], [[askgotoline  go to user specified line .htm|ASCIIViewerClass.AskGoToLine]], [[ask  solicit search specifications .htm|ASCIISearchClass.Ask]]