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ObjectDCL Controls

Controls

The controls are:

Control Description
ActiveX ActiveX controls are registered in the workstation Windows® Registry.
AngleSlider An angle control is a round circle with a knob that the user can click to increment or decrement an angle value.
Animation An animation control is a window that displays an Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) clip. An AVI clip is a series of bitmap frames like a movie. Animation controls can only display AVI clips that do not contain audio.
BlockList A block list is a control that lists the blocks contained in a drawing.
BlockView A block view is a control that displays the blocks contained in a drawing.
CheckBox The checkbox is a control with a small rectangle (check box) that has the specified text displayed next to it.
ComboBox A combo box consists of either a static text box or an edit box combined with a list box. The list box can be displayed at all times or pulled down by the user. If the combo box contains a static text box, the text box always displays the selection (if any) in the list box portion of the combo box. If it uses an edit box, the user can type in the desired selection; the list box highlights the first item (if any) that matches what the user has entered in the edit box. The user can then select the item highlighted in the list box to complete the choice.
CustomFileDlg A custom file dialog consists a file dialog whose behavior can be customized.
DwgList A drawing list is a control that lists the drawings in a folder.
DwgPreview A drawing preview is a control that displays a drawing.
EditableGrid A spreadsheet is a fully editable grid. It contains rows and columns forming a grid of cells. Various controls can be assigned at each cell.
Frame A frame is a titled border that surrounds other controls to create a section. It is a way to organize controls with a meaningful context that are closely related.
GraphicButton A button is a control the user can click to provide input to an application. This kind of button allows for the use of graphics.
Grid (Hatch) A grid is a control that draws a hatch pattern.
HtmlControl The HTML Browser is a control that embeds Internet Explorer and display pages on the web or from the file system.
ImageCombo A image combo box consists of a static text box combined with a list box. The list box can be displayed at all times or pulled down by the user. Each choice can be accompanied with an icon.
Label The control is a simple rectangle displaying the given text in the rectangle. The text is formatted before it is displayed. Words that would extend past the end of a line are automatically wrapped to the beginning of the next line. Words that are longer than the width of the control are truncated.
ListBox The control is a rectangle containing a list of strings (such as filenames) from which the user can select.
ListView A list-view control is a window that displays a collection of items; each item consists of an icon and a label.
MonthPicker A month calendar control implements a calendar-like user interface.
Option The control is a small circle that has the given text displayed next to it. Also known as a radio button.
OptionList The control is a list of option controls.
PictureBox A picture box is a control that can display an image and that can draw graphics.
ProgressBar A progress bar is a window that an application can use to indicate the progress of a lengthy operation.
Rectangle A rectangle is a static component with a border only.
ScrollBar A scroll bar consists of a shaded shaft with an arrow button at each end and a scroll box (sometimes called a thumb) between the arrow buttons.
SliderBar A slider control, also called a trackbar control, lets a user select from a range of values by moving a slider.
SlideView A slide view control is a box that can display a slide image or a slide library.
SpinButton An up-down control is a pair of arrow buttons that the user can click to increment or decrement a value, such as a scroll position or a number displayed in a companion control.
Splitter A splitter divides a form in two sections and allow resizing. Controls can be anchored on the splitter to determine their size and position.
TabControl A tab control is analogous to the dividers in a notebook or the labels in a file cabinet. By using a tab control, an application can define multiple pages for the same area of a window or dialog box.
TextBox An edit control is a rectangular control window typically used in a dialog box to permit the user to enter and edit text by typing on the keyboard.
TextButton A button is a control the user can click to provide input to an application.
TreeControl A tree-view control is a window that displays a hierarchical list of items, such as the headings in a document, the entries in an index, or the files and directories on a disk.
UrlLink This control provides a convenient way to embed hypertext links in a window.