Task and Samples Cross-Reference Table

The following table contains a list of some Open Class Library tasks and cross-references them to the samples and examples used in the information that show you how to complete the task. You can find all the samples in the samples/ioc directory:

Tasks	Sample or Example	Class Usage
Create a basic frame window with a line of text centered in the middle of the window	Hello World Version 1	IFrameWindow IStaticText
Align a text string within a static text control	Hello World Version 2 Create a Split Canvas	IStaticText
Display information about an application in an information area below the client window	Hello World Version 2 Hello World Version 3 Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IFrameExtension IInfoArea
Title your application using an .rc file	Hello World Version 2 Hello World Version 3 Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IFrameWindow
Display application status in a status area	Hello World Version 3 Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IFrameExtension IFrameWindow IStaticText
Process menu bar items	Hello World Version 3 Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	ICommandHandler IMenuBar
Let the user perform functions using accelerator keys	Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IFrameWindow IMenuBar
Request text information from users using a modal dialog	Hello World Version 4 Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IFrameWindow
Display multiple controls in a client area using a canvas control	Hello World Version 5 Create a Set Canvas Create a Split Canvas Create a Multicell Canvas Set Canvas Sample Split Canvas Sample Multicell Canvas Sample	IMultiCellCanvas ISplitCanvas ISetCanvas ICanvas
Display information to a user in a list	Hello World Version 5 Create a List Box Add or Delete a List Box Item List Box Sample	IListBox
Perform an action when a user selects an item from a list	Hello World Version 5	IListBox IListBox::Cursor ISelectHandler
Display and repaint an IDrawingCanvas	Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IDrawingCanvas IResizeHandler
Add help to an application (requires use of IPFX/X on AIX and Windows)	Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IHelpHandler IHelpWindow
Perform an action when an user selects an item from a combo box in a dialog window	Hello World Version 6	IComboBox ICommandHandler IFrameWindow
Show multiple components on a status line	Hello World Version 6	IFrameExtension ISplitCanvas
Display a digital clock (long and short form)	Hello World Version 6 Extend Event Handling Create Your Own Handler Sample	IString ITime ITimer
Display the date (long and short form)	Hello World Version 6	IDate IString
Let the user dynamically change the font of an application using a font dialog	Hello World Version 6 Create a Toolbar Add a Toolbar Toolbar Sample 1 Toolbar Sample 2	IFontDialog ISelectHandler
Customize an application using a notebook control	Hello World Version 6	ICommandHandler IFrameWindow INotebook
Customize an application using a pop-up menu	Hello World Version 6 Create a Pop-Up Menu for a List Box	IMenuHandler IPopUpMenu
Record a user's settings of an application	Hello World Version 6	IProfile
Customize a control	Add Styles	IBitFlag IWindow
Create a message box	Create a Message Box Message Box Sample	IMessageBox
Save data from a user-edited control to a file	Create an MLE Multi-Line Entry Field Sample	IMultiLineEdit
Display a list of choices to a user	Create a List Box Add or Delete a List Box Item Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IListBox ISelectHandler
Displaying a discrete set of choices to a user	Create a List Box Add or Delete a List Box Item	INumericSpinButton ITextSpinButton
Arrange child controls in rows or columns	Create a Set Canvas Set Canvas Sample	ISetCanvas
Arrange child controls in a grid of rows and columns	Create a Multicell Canvas Multicell Canvas Sample	IMultiCellCanvas
Provide a scrollable view area	Create a View Port View Port Sample	IViewPort
Let the user make a file selection using a file dialog control	Specify File Dialog Information Create a File Dialog Specify Font Dialog Information Create a Font Dialog Multiline Entry Field Sample Multimedia Remote Sample Multimedia Stereo Sample	IFileDialog IFileDialog::Settings
Create pop-up menus	Create a Pop-Up Menu Create a Pop-Up Menu for a List Box Hello World Version 6 Toolbar Sample 1	IMenuHandler IPopUpMenu
Create and populate a container control	Create and Use Containers Container Sample	ICnrAllocator IContainerControl IContainerObject
Enable direct manipulation support	Use Default Direct Manipulation	IDM* classes
Enable direct manipulation for an entry field or an MLE control	Direct Manipulation Sample 1	IDMHandler IEntryField IMultiLineEdit
Enable direct manipulation for intra-process (source and target containers in the same process) container support	Direct Manipulation Sample 3	IContainerColumn IContainerControl IContainerObject IDMHandler
Enable direct manipulation for inter-process (source and target containers in the separate processes) container support	Direct Manipulation Sample 4	IContainerControl IContainerObject IDMCnrItem IDMHandler IDMSourceDiscardEvent IDMSourceOperation IDMTargetDropEvent
Process different events (time changes on a clock)	Extend Event Handling	IHandler
Add mouse handlers	Handle Mouse Events	IMouseHandler
Use clipboards in your applications	Add Clipboard Support Clipboard Sample	IClipboardHandler IClipboard
Provide toolbars that the user can manipulate and customize	Create a Toolbar Add a Toolbar Toolbar Sample 1 Toolbar Sample 2	IToolBar IFlyOverHelpHandler
Add 2D graphics support to your applications	2DCombo Graphics Sample 2DDocs Graphics Sample 2DPaint Graphics Sample BarChart Graphics Sample Magnify Sample Hello World Version 5 Hello World Version 6	IG* classes
Create a remote control interface using multimedia classes	Create Master Devices Play Audio Compact Discs Create Audio Devices Create Video Devices Multimedia Remote Sample	IMM* classes
Create a stereo interface using multimedia classes	Create Master Devices Play Audio Compact Discs Create Audio Devices Create Video Devices Multimedia Stereo Sample	IMM* classes
Use a multiline entry field to create a simple editor	Create an MLE Multiline Entry Field Sample	ICommandHandler IFileDialog IFontDialog IFrameWindow IHandler IMenuHandler IMultiLineEdit
Use a view port canvas displaying a bitmap as a page in a notebook control	Notebook Sample	IBitmapControl IBitmapHandle INotebook IViewPort

You can find all the samples in the samples/ioc directory.

Windows
Events and Event Handlers

Use the Sample Applications
Hello World Version 1: Creating a Main Window
Hello World Version 2: Adding Resource Files and Frame Extensions
Hello World Version 3: Adding Command Handlers and Menu Bars
Hello World Version 4: Adding Dialogs and Push Buttons
Hello World Version 5: Adding Canvases, a List Box, Native System Functions, and Help
Hello World Version 6: Adding a Font Dialog, Pop-up Menus, Notebooks, and Graphics
Write an Event Handler
Task and Samples Cross-Reference Table