Task and Samples Cross-Reference Table

The following table contains a list of some Open Class Class Library tasks and cross-references them to the samples and examples used in the information that show you how to complete the task.

Tasks Sample or Example Class Usage
Create a basic frame window with a line of text centered in the middle of the window See Hello World version 1.
IFrameWindow 
IStaticText
Align a text string within a static text control See Hello World version 2 and the Split Canvas Example. IStaticText
Display information about an application in an information area below the client window See Hello World versions 2-6.
IFrameExtension
IInfoArea
Title your application using an .rc file See Hello World versions 2-6. IFrameWindow
Display application status in a status area See Hello World versions 3-6.
IFrameExtension
IFrameWindow
IStaticText
Process menu bar items See Hello World versions 3-6.
ICommandHandler
IMenuBar
Let the user perform functions using accelerator keys See Hello World versions 4-6.
IFrameWindow
IMenuBar
Request text information from users using a modal dialog See Hello World versions 4-6.
IFrameWindow
Display multiple controls in a client area using a canvas control
See Hello World version 5, Set Canvas Sample, Split Canvas Sample, and the Multicell Canvas Sample.
IMultiCellCanvas
ISplitCanvas
ISetCanvas
ICanvas
Display information to a user in a list See Hello World version 5 and the List Box Sample.
IListBox
Perform an action when a user selects an item from a list See Hello World version 5.
IListBox
IListBox::Cursor
ISelectHandler
Display and repaint an IDrawingCanvas See Hello World versions 5 and 6.
IDrawingCanvas
IResizeHandler
Add help to an application (requires use of IPFX/X on Motif and Windows) See Hello World versions 5 and 6.
IHelpHandler
IHelpWindow
Perform an action when an user selects an item from a combo box in a dialog window See Hello World version 6.
IComboBox
ICommandHandler
IFrameWindow
Show multiple components on a status line See Hello World version 6.
IFrameExtension
ISplitCanvas
Display a digital clock (long and short form) See Hello World version 6 and the Own Handler Sample.
IString
ITime
ITimer
Display the date (long and short form) See Hello World version 6.
IDate
IString
Let the user dynamically change the font of an application using a font dialog See Hello World version 6, Tool Bar 1, and Tool Bar 2.
IFontDialog
ISelectHandler
Customize an application using a notebook control See Hello World version 6.
ICommandHandler
IFrameWindow
INotebook
Customize an application using a pop-up menu See Hello World version 6.
IMenuHandler
IPopUpMenu
Record a user's settings of an application See Hello World version 6.
IProfile
Customize a control
See the Adding Styles section.
IBitFlag
IWindow
Create a message box
See Specifying Message Box Information and the Message Box Sample. IMessageBox
Save data from a user-edited control to a file
See Viewing and Editing MLE Fields and the Multi-Line Entry Field Sample. IMultiLineEdit
Display a list of choices to a user See Creating and Using List Controls and Hello World versions 5 and 6.
IListBox
ISelectHandler
Displaying a discrete set of choices to a user See Creating and Using List Controls.
INumericSpinButton
ITextSpinButton
Arrange child controls in rows or columns
See Creating and Using Canvas Controls and the Set Canvas Sample. ISetCanvas
Arrange child controls in a grid of rows and columns
See Understanding Multicell Canvas and the Multicell Canvas Sample. IMultiCellCanvas
Provide a scrollable view area
See Understanding View Ports and the View Port Sample. IViewPort
Let the user make a file selection using a file dialog control
See Creating and Using File and Font Dialogs, Multi-Line Entry Field Sample, Multi-Media Remote Sample, and the Multi-Media Stereo Sample.
IFileDialog
IFileDialog::Settings
Create pop-up menus
See Creating Menu Bars and Pull-Down Submenus, Hello World version 6, and the Tool Bar 1 Sample.
IMenuHandler
IPopUpMenu
Create and populate a container control
See Creating and Using Containers and the Container Sample.
ICNRAllocator
IContainerControl
IContainerObject
Enable direct manipulation support See Supporting Direct Manipulation. IDM* classes
Enable direct manipulation for an entry field or an MLE control Direct Manipulation Sample 1
IDMHandler
IEntryField
IMultiLineEdit
Enable a bitmap control as a drop target
Direct Manipulation Sample 2 (OS/2 only)
IBitmapControl
IDMHandler
IDMItem
IDMItemProviderFor
IDMTargetDropEvent
IDMTargetEvent
Enable direct manipulation for intra-process (source and target containers in the same process) container support Direct Manipulation Sample 3
IContainerColumn
IContainerControl
IContainerObject
IDMHandler
Enable direct manipulation for inter-process (source and target containers in the separate processes) container support Direct Manipulation Sample 4
IContainerControl
IContainerObject
IDMCnrItem
IDMHandler
IDMSourceDiscardEvent
IDMSourceOperation
IDMTargetDropEvent
Enable a static text control as a drag source
See Enabling a Control as a Drag Source.
IDMHandler
IDMItem
IDMItemProvider
IDMItemProviderFor
IDMSourceOperation
IStaticText
Process different events (time changes on a clock) See Extending Event Handling. IHandler
Add mouse handlers See Handling Mouse Events. IMouseHandler
Use clipboards in your applications See Adding Clipboard Support and the Container Clipboard Sample. IClipboardHandler
IClipboard
Provide tool bars that the user can manipulate and customize See Adding Tool Bars, Tool Bar 1 Sample, and the Tool Bar 2 Sample.
IToolBar
IFlyOverHelpHandler
Add 2-dimensional graphics support to your applications
See Using Graphics in Your Application, 2D Graphics Sample, and Hello
World version 5 and 6.
IG* Classes
Create a remote control interface using multimedia classes
See Creating and Using Multimedia Controls and the Multimedia Sample 1
(Multimedia Remote Sample).
IMM* classes
Create a stereo interface using multimedia classes
See Creating and Using Multimedia Controls and the Multimedia Sample 2
(Multimedia Stereo Sample).
IMM* classes
Use a multiline entry field to create a simple editor See the Multiline Entry Field Sample. ICommandHandler
IFileDialog
IFontDialog
IFrameWindow
IHandler
IMenuHandler
IMultiLineEdit
Use a view port canvas displaying a bitmap as a page in a notebook control See the Notebook Sample.
IBitmapControl
IBitmapHandle
INotebook
IViewPort

 

Note: All samples are located in the following directory: \samples\ioc



Using the Sample Applications
Hello World Version 1: Creating a Main Window
Hello World Version 2: Adding Resource Files and Frame Extensions
Hello World Version 3: Adding Command Handlers and Menu Bars
Hello World Version 4: Adding Dialogs and Push Buttons
Hello World Version 5: Adding Canvases, a List Box, Native System Functions, and Help
Hello World Version 6: Adding a Font Dialog, Pop-up Menus, Notebooks, and Graphics


IBitFlag
IBitmapControl
IBitmapHandle
ICNRAllocator
ICanvas
IClipboard
IClipboardHandler
IComboBox
ICommandHandler
IContainerColumn
IContainerControl
IContainerObject
IDMCnrItem
IDMHandler
IDMItem
IDMItemProvider
IDMItemProviderFor
IDMSourceDiscardEvent
IDMSourceOperation
IDMTargetDropEvent
IDMTargetEvent
IDate
IDrawingCanvas
IEntryField
IFileDialog
IFileDialog::Settings
IFlyOverHelpHandler
IFlyText
IFontDialog
IFrameExtension
IFrameWindow
IHandler
IHelpHandler
IHelpWindow
IInfoArea
IListBox
IListBox::Cursor
IMGraphic
IMenuBar
IMenuHandler
IMessageBox
IMouseHandler
IMultiCellCanvas
IMultiLineEdit
IMultimedia
INotebook
INumericSpinButton
IPopUpMenu
IProfile
IResizeHandler
ISelectHandler
ISetCanvas
ISplitCanvas
IStaticText
IString
ITextSpinButton
ITime
ITimer
IToolBar
IViewPort
IWindow