WINDEV Concepts

38 Part 1: Main concepts Controls in practice WINDEV includes different types of controls that can be easily used in your windows. These controls can be created via the "Creation" tab of the ribbon. All controls can be handled programmatically. 1 Creating a control 1.1 Different types of window controls The following controls are available in the WINDEV window editor: • Edit control, • Static, • Button, • Image, • Image Editor, • HTML Editor, • Radio Button, • Check Box, • List Box, • Combo Box, • ListView, • Sidebar, • Drawer, • Web Camera, • Conference control, • OLE control, • ActiveX, • Shape, • Bar Code, • HTML Display control, • Supercontrol, • Organizer, • Scheduler, • Rating, • Pivot Table, • Dashboard, • Table, • Spreadsheet, • Word Processing, • Code editor, • Gantt Chart, • TreeView Table, • TreeView, • Diagram Editor, • Organization chart, • Progress Bar, • Looper, • Multiline zone, • Scrollbar, • Slider, • Spin, • TimeLine, • Tab, • Ribbon, • Internal Window control, • Toolbar, • Splitter, • Chart, • Map, • Carousel, • Cube, • Widget, • Xaml, • Calendar, • Control template, • Layout control, • Dockable panel, • PDF Reader. • Kanban All controls can be handled programmatically. For more details, see the online help about each type of control, their main characteristics and their programming in WLanguage. 1.2 Creating a new control To create a control : 1. Select the type of control to create via the corresponding icon in the "Creation" tab of the WINDEV menu. 2. The shape of the new control appears under the cursor. 3. Click where you want to create the control. The control is automatically created. Remark : Other creation modes are available. For more details, see the online help. 1.3 Creating a control associated with an item All the controls in a window can be bound to a data file item, EXCEPT the following: • Button • Timeline • Shape • Dashboard • Tab • Xaml • Toolbar • Carousel • Map • Cube • Ribbon • HTML Display control • Splitter • Layout control There are multiple methods to create a control that is bound to an item: • Drag and drop the item from the "Analysis" pane. • Using the "File" tab of the control description window.