BCX_GRAYRECT function

Purpose:

BCX_GRAYRECT creates a gray rectangle static control.

Syntax:

hCtl = BCX_GRAYRECT(Text AS STRING, _
                hwndParent AS HWND, _
                 hCtlID AS INTEGER, _
                   Xpos AS INTEGER, _
                   Ypos AS INTEGER, _
                  Width AS INTEGER, _
                 Height AS INTEGER  _
            [, WinStyle AS INTEGER] _
          [, ExWinStyle AS INTEGER])

Return Value:

  • Data type: HWND
    hCtl The handle of the gray rectangle control if the function succeeds. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Parameters:

  • Data type: STRING
    Text Not used.
  • Data type: HWND
    hwndParent The handle of the parent window of the control being created.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    hCtlID Specifies the identifier of the control being created. The identifier is an integer value used by the control being created to notify its parent about events. The identifier must be unique for each control created with the same parent window.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    Xpos Specifies the initial horizontal x-coordinate value of the upper-left corner location of the button being created relative to the upper-left corner of the parent window's client area.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    Ypos Specifies the initial vertical y-coordinate value of the upper-left corner location of the control being created relative to the upper-left corner of the parent window's client area.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    Width Specifies the width, in device units or, if the PIXELS optional parameter was specified in the GUI statement, in pixels, of the control being created.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    Height Specifies the height, in device units or, if the PIXELS optional parameter was specified in the GUI statement, in pixels, of the control being created.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    WinStyle [OPTIONAL] If the WinStyle parameter is used, the default Window Style for a BCX_GRAYRECT control, WS_CHILD | SS_NOTIFY | WS_VISIBLE | SS_GRAYRECT, is replaced with the value in WinStyle. For more information, visit the Microsoft Static Control Styles webpage and the Microsoft Window Styles webpage.
  • Data type: INTEGER
    ExWinStyle [OPTIONAL] The default Extended Window Style for a BCX_GRAYRECT control is 0. For more information, visit the Microsoft Extended Window Styles webpage.

Remarks:

The default window Style for a BCX_GRAYRECT control also can be changed by using the MODSTYLE function.

For an example of the BCX_GRAYRECT function see Demo.bas.