Applies to
Windows
Description
The value of this property specifies the type of window.
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Child |
A window that is dependent on a main window and can exist only within the main (parent) window. |
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Main |
A standalone overlapped window that can be independent of all other windows. |
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MDI |
An MDI frame without a MicroHelp status bar. |
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MDIHelp |
An MDI frame with a MicroHelp status bar. |
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MDIDock |
A dockable MDI frame without a MicroHelp status bar. |
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MDIDockHelp |
A dockable MDI frame with a MicroHelp status bar. |
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Popup |
A window that usually displays in response to an event within a window, but can exist outside of the window and, in some cases, after the window that opened it is closed. |
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Response |
A window that displays to obtain information from the user and cannot lose focus or be closed until the user responds. |
Usage
In a painter
To specify the window type:
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Select the desired type from the WindowType drop-down list on the General page of the window's Properties view.
In scripts
You cannot change a window's WindowType property dynamically at runtime.
