Control Classes

The following table lists all the control classes provided by ObjectWindows:

Class	Control name	Description
TAnimateCtrl	Animate	Used to play simple animation loops in a window.
TButton	Button	A button with an associated text label.
TCheckBox	Check box	A box that can be checked (on) or unchecked (off), with an associated text label.
TColumnHeader	Header Window	Displays labels above columnar lists. Also accepts user input to control column widths and sorting order.
TComboBox	Combo box	A combined list box and edit or static control.
TControlBar	Control bar	Contains a row of gadgets.
TDragList	Drag List Box	An augmented listbox that lets the user arrange list items with the mouse.
TEdit	Edit control	A field for the user to type text in.
TGauge	Progress Bar	Static controls that display a range of process completion.
TGlyphButton		A button with a bitmap in addition to text.
TGroupBox	Group box	A static rectangle with optional text in the upper-left corner.
THotKey	Hot Key	A simple edit-like control for accepting hot-key strokes from the user.
THSlider and TVSlider	Trackbar	Horizontal and vertical controls that let the user choose from an upper and lower range (similar to scroll bars).
TListBox	List box	A list of items to choose from.
TListViewCtrl	List View	Displays items in four ways: large (regular) icons, small icons, as a list, or as a report. (Right pane of Win95 Explorer).
TPropertySheet	Property Sheet	Allows multipage windows to be displayed. The user switches between pages using a built-in tab control.
TRadioButton	Radio button	A button that can be checked (on) or unchecked (off), usually in mutually exclusive groups.
TRichEdit	Rich Edit	This control is a full-featured rich text format (RTF) editor. The Win95 WordPad editor is essentially a frame around this control.
TScrollBar	Scroll bar	A scroll bar (like those in scrolling windows and list boxes) with direction arrows and an elevator thumb.
TStatic	Static control	Visible text the user cannot change.
TStatusBar	Status bar	Provides support for status bars, inserted gadgets, hint text, and keyboard modes.
TTabControl	Tab	Presents a number of tabbed pages in a dialog box. Provides emulation functionality when the common control is not available.
TTooltip	Tool Tip	Provides small popup help tip windows.
TTreeViewCtrl	Tree View	Provides hierarchical tree display in a list. (Left pane of Win95 Explorer).
TUpDown	Up-Down	Used to manipulate information in a single step, up and down manner. (Sometimes called a spinner or spin button).

Control object sample programs can be found in EXAMPLES\OWL\OWLAPI and EXAMPLES\OWL\OWLAPPS.