Chapter 2. OODialog Method Reference
The classes provided by OODialog form a hierarchy as shown in The Hierarchy of OODialog Classes.
The classes are:
- PlainBaseDialog, BaseDialog
Base methods regardless of whether the dialog is implemented as a binary resource, a script, or dynamically. PlainBaseDialog provides limited functionality.
- PlainUserDialog
Subclass of PlainBaseDialog used to create a dialog with all its control elements or to execute a dialog stored in a resource script (.RC). This class has limited functionality.
- DynamicDialog, DialogExtensions, WindowBase, WindowExtensions
Internal mixin classes used to extend PlainBaseDialog, PlainUserDialog, BaseDialog, UserDialog, and DialogControl. The methods provided by these classes are not listed separately but are listed in BaseDialog or UserDialog.
- UserDialog
Subclass of BaseDialog used to create a dialog with all its control elements, such as push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, entry lines, and list boxes.
- ResDialog
Subclass of BaseDialog for dialogs within a binary (compiled) resource file (.DLL).
- CategoryDialog
Subclass of UserDialog used to create a dialog with several pages that overlay each other.
- TimedMessage
Class to show a message window for a defined duration.
- InputBox
Class to dynamically define a dialog with a message, one entry line, and two push buttons (OK, Cancel).
- PasswordBox
Similar to InputBox, but keystrokes in the entry line are shown as asterisks (*).
- IntegerBox
Similar to InputBox, but only numeric data can be entered in the entry line.
- MultiInputBox
Similar to InputBox, but with multiple entry lines.
- ListChoice
Class to dynamically define a dialog with a list box, where one line can be selected and returned to the caller.
- MultiListChoice
Similar to ListChoice, but more than one line can be selected and returned to the caller.
- CheckList
Class to dynamically define a dialog with a group of check boxes, which can be selected and returned to the caller.
- SingleSelection
Class to dynamically define a dialog with a group of radio buttons, where one can be selected and returned.
- Dialog
Subclass of UserDialog for simple dialogs. You can change the default dialog style from UserDialog to ResDialog.
- AnimatedButton
Class to implement an animated button within a dialog.
- DialogControl
Class to implement methods that are common to all dialogs and dialog controls.
- TreeControl
Class to implement a tree to display the list of items in a dialog in a hierarchy.
- ListControl
Class to implement a list view to display the items in a dialog as a collection.
- ProgressBar
Class to implement a progress indicator within a dialog.
- SliderControl
Class to implement a slider or trackbar within a dialog.
- TabControl
Class to implement tabs, which can be compared to dividers in a notebook or labels in a file cabinet.
- StaticControl
Class to query and modify static controls, such as static text, group boxes, and frames.
- EditControl
Class to query and modify edit controls, which are also called entry lines.
- ButtonControl
Class to implement push buttons within a dialog.
- RadioButtonControl
Class to implement radio buttons within a dialog.
- CheckBoxControl
Class to implement check boxes within a dialog.
- ListBoxControl
Class to implement list boxes within a dialog.
- ComboBoxControl
Class to implement a combo box, which combines a list box with an edit control.
- ScrollBarControl
Class to implement a scroll bar within a dialog.
- PropertySheetControl
Class to implement a property sheet, which is similar to a category dialog that spreads its dialog items over several pages (categories), where the individual pages are controlled by a tab control instead of radio buttons or combo box lists.