ActiveX designers use the following features already defined for COM, Automation, and ActiveX controls:
Feature | Technology |
Properties | Automation, property notifications, property pages, connectable objects |
Events | Events, Automation, connectable objects |
Visual representation | Compound documents |
Persistence | Structured storage (plus extensions) |
Design-time layout | Compound documents, drag and drop |
Container event handlers | Events, Automation |
Container extended objects | ActiveX controls, property pages |
Container keyboard | ActiveX controls |