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Supported Win32 UI Controls

This table identifies all of the Win32 UI Controls available in Enterprise Architect for user interface design and simulation.

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Win32 UI Controls

Control	Description
Button	Button controls are a common way to allow user interaction during runtime; for example, an OK button in a login screen. A Button can respond to a click event, defined by adding an 'OnClick' Tagged Value. In response to a click event, a button can be used to, for example, send a signal, causing a trigger to fire during runtime. Customizable design properties: Client Edge Default Button Disabled Flat Horizontal Alignment Modal Frame Multiline Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Static Edge Tabstop Transparent Vertical Alignment Visible Tagged Values: OnClick – specifies a Javascript command to be executed in response to a click event on this Button Properties: Enable Show Text Operations: MoveTo
Check Box	Customizable design properties: Auto Client Edge Disabled Flat Horizontal Alignment Left Text Modal Frame Multiline Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Static Edge Tabstop Vertical Alignment Visible Tagged Values: OnCheck – specifies a Javascript command to be executed in response to a change in the value of this check box Properties: Checker – integer value [0\|1] Enable Show Text
Combo Box	Customizable design properties: Auto Client Edge Data – semi-colon delimited string of values to populate the combo box at runtime; for example, "yes;no;maybe" Disabled Has Strings Lowercase Modal Frame Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Sort Static Edge Tabstop Type Uppercase Vertical Scroll Visible Operations AddString (string) DeleteAll ( ) DeleteItem (number) – delete item at specified index DeleteString (string) – deletes all items matching string GetCount ( ) GetString (number) InsertItem (number, string) InsertString (number, string) SetString (number, string) Properties: Enable Selection – index of the currently selected item Show
Dialog	Customizable design properties: Absolute Align Application Window Border - Resizing or Dialog Frame only Center Client Edge Center Mouse Clip Siblings Disabled Horizontal Scrollbar Left Scrollbar Local Edit Maximize Box Minimise Box No Activate Overlapped Window Palette Window Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Set Foreground System Menu System Modal Title Bar Tool Window Topmost Transparent Vertical Scrollbar Visible Window Edge Properties: Enable Show Text Operations: MoveTo
Edit Control / Rich Edit Control	Customizable design properties Align Text Auto HScroll Auto VScroll Border Client Edge Disabled Lowercase (Edit Control only) Modal Frame Multiline Number Password Read Only Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Static Edge Tabstop Transparent Uppercase (Edit Control only) Visible Want Return Properties: Enable Show Text
Group Box	Customizable design properties: Client Edge Disabled Flat Horizontal Alignment Modal Frame Right Align Text Static Edge Tabstop Visible Properties: Enable Show Text
List Box	Customizable design properties: Border Client Edge Disable No Scroll Disabled Left Scrollbar Modal Frame Right Align Text Selection Sort Static Edge Tabstop Vertical Scroll Visible Operations: AddString (string) DeleteAll ( ) DeleteItem (number) – delete item at specified index DeleteString (string) – deletes all items matching string GetCount ( ) GetString (number) InsertItem (number, string) InsertString (number, string) SetString (number, string) Properties: Enable Selection – index of the currently selected item Show
List Control	Customizable design properties: Alignment Always Show Selection Border Client Edge Disabled Edit Labels Left Scrollbar Modal Frame No Column Header No Scroll Single Selection Sort Static Edge Tabstop View Visible Tagged Values: Columns – string to initialize column names and sizes for this List Control, separated by semi-colons: for example, "Column1;100;Column2;150;" Operations: AddString (string) DeleteAll () DeleteItem (number) – delete item at specified index DeleteString (string) – deletes all items matching the string GetCount () GetString (number, number) InsertItem (number, string) InsertString (number, string) SetString (number, number, string) Properties: Enable Selection – index of the currently selected item Show
Progress Control	Customizable design properties: Border Client Edge Disabled Marquee Modal Frame Smooth Static Edge Tabstop Vertical Visible Tagged Values: Range – string specifying minimum and maximum values for this control, separated by a semi-colon: for example, "1;100" Properties: Enable Pos Range Show Step
Radio Button	Customizable design properties: Auto Client Edge Disabled Flat Group Horizontal Alignment Left Text Modal Frame Multiline Static Edge Tabstop Vertical Alignment Visible Tagged Values: OnChangeSelection – specifies a Javascript command to be executed in response to a change in selection of this radio button Properties: Checker – integer value [0\|1] Enable Selection – integer value Show
Slider Control	Customizable design properties: Auto Tick Border Client Edge Disabled Enable Selection Range Modal Frame Orientation Point Static Edge Tabstop Tick Marks Transparent Transparent Background Tooltips Visible Tagged Values: Range – string specifying minimum and maximum values for this control, separated by a semi-colon: for example, "1;100" Properties: Enable PageSize Pos Range Show
Spin Control	Customizable design properties: Alignment Arrow Keys Auto Buddy Client Edge Disabled Modal Frame No Thousands Orientation Set Buddy Integer Static Edge Tabstop Visible Wrap Tagged Values: Range – string specifying minimum and maximum values for this control, separated by a semi-colon: for example, "1;100" Properties: Enable Pos Range Show
Static Text / Label	Customizable design properties: Align Text Border Client Edge Disabled End Ellipsis Modal Frame Path Ellipsis No Wrap Notify Path Ellipsis Right Align Text Simple Static Edge Sunken Tabstop Visible Word Ellipsis Properties: Enable Show Text
Tab Control	Customizable design properties: Border Bottom Buttons Client Edge Disabled Flat Buttons Focus Hot Track Model Frame Multiline Right Align Text Static Edge Style Tabstop Tooltips Visible Tagged Values: Tabs – string specifying names of each tab for this control, separated by a semi-colon: for example, "Tab 1;Tab 2;Tab 3;" Properties: Enable Show
Tree Control	Customizable design properties: Always Show Selection Border Check Boxes Client Edge Disable Drag Drop Disabled Edit Labels Full Row Select Has Buttons Has Lines Horizontal Scroll Left Scrollbar Lines At Root Modal Frame Right Align Text Right To Left Reading Order Scroll Single Expand Static Edge Tabstop Tooltips Track Select Visible Operations: Delete () - delete the specified TreeItem InsertItem (string) - dotted path of the new tree item to be inserted; any parent items in this dotted path that do not yet exist will be created automatically InsertString (string) - See InsertItem TreeItem (string) - dotted path of the tree item to be accessed; use the Text property to set text for this tree item, or use the Delete operation to delete this item from the tree Properties: Enable Selection – string containing dotted path of the selected tree item Show Text – get or set text for a specified TreeItem Examples: dialog.MyDialog.MyTreeControl.InsertItem("Root.Parent.Child"); dialog.MyDialog.MyTreeControl.TreeItem("Root.Parent.Child").Text = "Modified"; dialog.MyDialog.MyTreeControl.Selection = "Root.Parent"; dialog.MyDialog.MyTreeControl.TreeItem("Root.Parent.Modified").Delete();