CHECKBOX Control

This resource-definition statement creates a check box control that displays an X when the user selects the control. The control then sends a message to its parent window.

The CHECKBOX statement, which can only be used in a DIALOG statement, defines the text, identifier, dimensions, and attributes of the control.

Syntax

CHECKBOX text, id, x, y, width, height [[, style [[, extended-style]]]]

Parameters

text

Specifies the text that is displayed to the right of the control.

style

Specifies the control styles. This value can be a combination of the button class style BS_CHECKBOX and the WS_TABSTOP and WS_GROUP styles.

If you do not specify a style, the default style is BS_CHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP.

Example

The following code example shows how to create a check box control that is labeled Italic.

CHECKBOX "Italic", 3, 10, 10, 40, 10 
 

See Also

AUTOCHECKBOX, AUTO3STATE, GetDialogBaseUnits, STATE3