GROUPBOX Statement

Syntax:

  GROUPBOX text, id, x, y, width, height [, style]

The GROUPBOX statement creates a group-box control. The control is a rectangle that groups other controls together. The controls are grouped by drawing a border around them and displaying the given text in the upper-left corner. The GROUPBOX statement, which you can use only in a DIALOG or WINDOW statement, defines the text, identifier, dimensions, and attributes of a control window. The predefined class for this control is WC_STATIC. If you do not specify a style, the default style is SS_GROUPBOX and WS_TABSTOP.

text

Specifies text that appears in the upper-left corner of the control. This field must contain zero or more characters enclosed in double quotation marks. Character values must be in the range 1 through 255. If a double quotation mark is required in the text, you must include the double quotation mark twice.

Specifies the control identifier. This value must be a signed integer in the range -32768 through 32767, an unsigned integer in the range of 1 through 65535, or a simple expression that evaluates to a value in these ranges.

Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the control. This value must be a signed integer in the range -32768 through 32767 or an expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The coordinate is assumed to be in dialog units and is relative to the origin of the dialog box, window, or control containing the specified control.

Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the control. This value must be a signed integer in the range -32768 through 32767 or an expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The coordinate is assumed to be in dialog units and is relative to the origin of the dialog box, window, or control containing the specified control.

Specifies the width of the control. This value must be an integer in the range 0 through 65535 or an expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The width is in n-character units.

Specifies the height of the control. This value must be an integer in the range 0 through 65535 or an expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The height is in 1/8-character units.

Specifies the control styles. This value can be a combination of the styles specified for WC_STATIC. You can use the bitwise OR (|) operator to combine styles.

Example

This example creates a group-box control that is labeled "Options."

GROUPBOX "Options", 101, 10, 10, 100, 100

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