Tuto WINDEV 25

438 Part 8: Appendices GUI (also called UI) Graphical User Interface (or User Interface). Description of windows or pages that constitute a program. This is what the user sees when using the program. Homothetic Method for resizing an image in order to maximize its display without distorting its content. Index (data file) Synonym: key Integrity constraint Rule associated with a data file item to ensure data consistency in a database. Item Element that belongs to the structure of a data file or table (found in an analysis). For example, a CUSTOMER data file can include the FirstName and LastName items. Internal component Container grouping elements from a project (window, page, query, report, class, ...) in order to allow and simplify the share with another project. Key (data file) Characteristics of a data file item. A key item is used to optimize the searches and the sorts in a data file. Synonym: index Link (analysis) Used to describe the nature of relationship or the common point between 2 analysis data files. The integrity rules to write to the relevant data files can be defined depending on the specified link. Live Data Mechanism that consists in displaying real data coming from the database when creating the GUI. This mechanism is only used if the element is linked to the data file. Local (variable or procedure) Corresponds to the scope in memory of a variable or procedure. A local element can only be accessed in the process where it was defined. The opposite is global. Member Variable belonging to a class or structure.