form

Definition

Represents a window or dialog box that makes up an application's user interface.

Remarks

A form is a representation of any window displayed in your application. The Form class can be used to create standard, tool, borderless, and floating windows. You can also use the form class to create modal windows such as a dialog box. A special kind of form, the multiple-document interface (MDI) form, can contain other forms called MDI child forms. An MDI form is created by setting the is_mdi_container property to true. MDI child forms are created by setting the mdi_parent property to the MDI parent form that will contain the child form.

Using the properties available in the form class, you can determine the appearance, size, color, and window management features of the window or dialog box you are creating. The text property allows you to specify the caption of the window in the title bar. The size and desktop_location properties allow you to define the size and position of the window when it is displayed. You can use the fore_color color property to change the default foreground color of all controls placed on the form. The form_border_style, minimize_box, and maximize_box properties allow you to control whether the form can be minimized, maximized, or resized at run time.

In addition to properties, you can use the methods of the class to manipulate a form. For example, you can use the show_dialog method to show a form as a modal dialog box. You can use the set_desktop_location method to position the form on the desktop.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of form control.

Converter
#define	XTD_FORMS_FORM(object)   (XTD_TYPE_CAST(object, XTD_FORMS_FORM_TYPE, xtd_forms_form))
	Convert an xtd object to form object. More...

Macro Definition Documentation

XTD_FORMS_FORM

#define XTD_FORMS_FORM

(

object

)

(XTD_TYPE_CAST(object, XTD_FORMS_FORM_TYPE, xtd_forms_form))

Convert an xtd object to form object.

Library

xtd_c.core