The following table summarizes the intrinsic controls found in the Visual Basic toolbox.
Icon | Control name | Class name | Description |
Check box | CheckBox | Displays a True/False or Yes/No option. You can check any number of check boxes on a form at one time. | |
Combo box | ComboBox | Combines a text box with a list box. Allows a user to type in a selection or select an item from a drop-down list. | |
Command button | CommandButton | Carries out a command or action when a user chooses it. | |
Data | Data | Enables you to connect to an existing database and display information from it on your forms. | |
Directory list box | DirListBox | Displays and allows a user to select directories and paths. | |
Drive list box | DriveListBox | Displays and allows a user to select valid disk drives. | |
File list box | FileListBox | Displays and allows a user to select from a list of files. | |
Frame | Frame | Provides a visual and functional container for controls. | |
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Horizontal and vertical scroll bars | HScrollBar and VScrollBar | Allow a user to add scroll bars to controls that do not automatically provide them. (These are not the same as the built-in scroll bars found with many controls.) |
Image | Image | Displays bitmaps, icons, or Windows metafiles, JPEG, or GIF files; acts like a command button when clicked. | |
Label | Label | Displays text a user cannot interact with or modify. | |
Line | Line | Adds a straight-line segment to a form. | |
List box | ListBox | Displays a list of items that a user can choose from. | |
OLE container | OLE | Embeds data into a Visual Basic application. | |
Option button | OptionButton | The Option Button control, as part of an option group with other option buttons, displays multiple choices, from which a user can choose only one. | |
Picture box | PictureBox | Displays bitmaps, icons, or Windows metafiles, JPEG, or GIF files. It also displays text or acts as a visual container for other controls. | |
Shape | Shape | Adds a rectangle, square, ellipse, or circle to a form, frame, or picture box. | |
Text box | TextBox | Provides an area to enter or display text. | |
Timer | Timer | Executes timer events at specified time intervals. |
Note The pointer tool (the first tool in the toolbox) provides a way to move and resize forms and controls. It is not a control.