9.2.2 Subclasses of <frame>

A number of subclasses of <frame> are provided to allow you to create a variety of common types of frame. These subclasses are shown in Table 9.2.

Table 9.2 Subclasses of the <frame> class

<frame>
	<simple-frame>
		<dialog-frame>
			<property-frame>
			<wizard-frame>

<simple-frame>

This class is the most common sort of frame and is used to create a standard window in an application.

<dialog-frame>

This class is used to create dialog boxes for use in an application.

<property-frame>

This class is used to create property sheets for use in an application. Property sheets are a special type of dialog box which make use of tab controls to display several pages of information within the same dialog.

<wizard-frame>

This class is used to create wizards for use in an application. Wizards are a special type of multi-page dialog in which the user is guided through a series of sequential steps, filling out any information requested and using Next and Back buttons to navigate to the next or previous steps in the process.

Figure 9.1 A dialog frame, a property frame, and a wizard frame

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Functional Developer Library Reference: DUIM - 3 Dec 1998