Visual J++ and WFC allow you to create controls that you can use in your Java applications, as well as in Visual Basic, Web pages, and any other host application that supports standard ActiveX controls. WFC provides classes that incorporate most of the functionality of your control, including facilities for designing and implementing properties, handling and invoking events, and so on.
Visual J++ also includes visual tools for creating composite controls — controls made up of multiple visual elements such as check boxes and list boxes. The visual tools allow you to design the layout of your control and generate the appropriate code that you can amend as required to implement the full functionality of your control.
For details about creating controls, refer to the topics listed in the following table.
| For information about | See |
| The technology of controls in WFC; writing controls using code. | Writing WFC Controls |
| Using visual tools to create composite controls. | Creating Composite WFC Controls |