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DIALOG NEW
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Description
Creates a new dialog (window).
Syntax
DIALOG NEW [PIXELS, | UNITS,] hwParent, Title, xPos, yPos, Width, Height [, [Style] [, [ExtendedStyle] ] ] TO hwnd
Returns
None
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Optional |
Meaning |
PIXELS | UNITS |
Yes |
If the PIXELS is specified, all size and position are specified in pixels. If UNITS is specified, all size and position are specified in units. UNITS is the default one if this parameter is not specified. |
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hwParent |
Number |
No |
Handle of the parent window |
Title |
String |
No |
String expression used to set window title |
xPos |
Number |
No |
Upper x position |
yPos |
Number |
No |
Upper y position |
Width |
Number |
No |
Width of the new window |
Height |
Number |
No |
Height of the new window |
Style |
Number |
Yes |
An optional bitmask describing how the dialog should be displayed. See Dialog Style equates. |
ExtendedStyle |
Number |
Yes |
An optional extended style bitmask describing how the dialog should be displayed. See Dialog ExtendedStyle equates. |
hwnd |
Variable |
No |
A numeric single variable name that will receive the handle of the new window. |
Remarks
All size and position parameters passed to functions working with dialogs and controls will be sensible to PIXELS | UNITS option specified when the dialog is creates.
Restrictions
See also
Examples
USES "UI"
'---Define a button ID
%ButtonClose = 1001
Dim hDlg As DWORD
DIALOG New 0, "APPTITLE",-1,-1, 330, 203, _
%WS_POPUP Or _
%WS_VISIBLE Or _
%WS_CLIPCHILDREN Or _
%WS_CAPTION Or _
%WS_SYSMENU Or _
%WS_MINIMIZEBOX, _
0 To hDlg
CONTROL ADD BUTTON, hDlg, %ButtonClose, "Click to kill", 90, 50, 150, 100
DIALOG SHOW MODAL hDlg Call cbDialog
'------------------------------------------------
' Callback function used to handle dialog events
'------------------------------------------------
CALLBACK Function cbDialog() As Long
Select Case CBMSG
Case %WM_Command
If CBWPARAM = %ButtonClose Then DIALOG End CBHNDL
Case %WM_DESTROY
MSGBOX 0, "Window is to be destroyed."
End Select
End Function
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