Dialog Box Functions (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following table shows the dialog boxes functions, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element	Description
CheckDlgButton	This inline function sets the check state of a radio button or check box in a specified dialog box.
CreateDialog	This function creates a modeless dialog box from a dialog box template resource.
CreateDialogIndirect	This function creates a modeless dialog box from a dialog box template in memory.
CreateDialogIndirectParam	This function creates a modeless dialog box from a dialog box template in memory.
CreateDialogParam	This function creates a modeless dialog box from a dialog box template resource.
DefDlgProc	This function carries out default message processing for a window procedure belonging to an application-defined dialog box class.
DialogBox	This function creates a modal dialog box from a dialog box template resource.
DialogBoxIndirect	This function is defined as a macro and creates a modal dialog box from a dialog box template in memory.
DialogBoxIndirectParam	This function creates a modal dialog box from a dialog box template in memory.
DialogBoxParam	This function creates a modal dialog box from a dialog box template resource.
DialogProc	This function is an application-defined callback function that processes messages sent to a modal or modeless dialog box.
EndDialog	This function destroys a modal dialog box, causing the system to end any processing for the dialog box.
GetDialogBaseUnits	This function returns the dialog box base units used by Windows to create dialog boxes.
GetDlgCtrlID	This function returns the identifier of the specified control.
GetDlgItem	This function retrieves the handle to a control in the specified dialog box.
GetDlgItemInt	This function translates the text of a specified control in a dialog box into an integer value.
GetDlgItemText	This function retrieves the title or text associated with a control in a dialog box.
GetNextDlgGroupItem	This function retrieves the handle to the first control in a group of controls that precedes or follows the specified control in a dialog box.
GetNextDlgTabItem	This function retrieves the handle to the first control with the WS_TABSTOP style that precedes or follows the specified control.
IsDialogMessage	This function determines whether a message is intended for the specified dialog box and, if it is, processes the message.
IsDlgButtonChecked	This inline function retrieves the check state of a radio button or check box in a specified dialog box.
MapDialogRect	This function converts, or maps, the specified dialog box units to screen units, or pixels.
MessageBeep	This function plays a waveform sound.
MessageBox	This function creates, displays, and operates a message box.
SendDlgItemMessage	This function sends a message to the specified control in a dialog box.
SetDlgItemInt	This function sets the text of a control in a dialog box to the string representation of a specified integer value.
SetDlgItemText	This function sets the title or text of a control in a dialog box.

See Also

Reference

Dialog Box Reference