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               The Resource Compiler DEFPUSHBUTTON Statement
 
DEFPUSHBUTTON text, id, x, y, width, height[, style]
 
The DEFPUSHBUTTON statement creates a default push-button control. The
control is a round-cornered rectangle containing the given text. The
rectangle has a bold outline to represent that it is the default response
for the user. The control sends a message to its parent window when the user
chooses the control. The DEFPUSHBUTTON statement, which you can use only in
a DIALOG or WINDOW statement, defines the text, identifier, dimensions, and
attributes of the control. The predefined class for this control is
WC_BUTTON. If you do not specify a style, the default style is
BS_PUSHBUTTON, BS_DEFAULT, and WS_TABSTOP.
 
Field   Description
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text    Specifies text that is centered in the rectangular area of the
        control. This field must contain zero or more characters enclosed in
        double quotation marks. Character values must be in the range 1
        through 255. If a double quotation mark is required in the text, you
        must include the double quotation mark twice. A tilde (~) character
        in the text indicates that the following character is used as a
        mnemonic character for the control. When the control is displayed,
        the tilde is not shown, but the mnemonic character is underlined.
        The user can choose the control by pressing the key corresponding to
        the underlined mnemonic character.
 
id      Specifies the control identifier. This value must be an integer in
        the range 0 through 65,535, or a simple expression that evaluates to
        a value in that range.
 
x       Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the control.
        This value must be an integer in the range 0 through 65,535 or an
        expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or
        subtraction (-) operator. The coordinate is assumed to be in dialog
        units and is relative to the origin of the dialog box, window, or
        control containing the specified control.
 
y       Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the control.
        This value must be an integer in the range 0 through 65,535 or an
        expression consisting of integers and the addition (+) or
        subtraction (-) operator. The coordinate is assumed to be in dialog
        units and is relative to the origin of the dialog box, window, or
        control containing the specified control.
 
width   Specifies the width of the control. This value must be an integer in
        the range 1 through 65,535 or an expression consisting of integers
        and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The width is in
        ¼-character units.
 
height  Specifies the height of the control. This value must be an integer
        in the range 1 through 65,535 or an expression consisting of
        integers and the addition (+) or subtraction (-) operator. The
        height is in 1/8-character units.
 
style   Specifies the control styles. For a list of possible styles, see the
        topic ◄Button styles►. You can use the bitwise OR (|) operator to
        combine styles.
 
Example
 
This example creates a default push-button control that is labeled
"Cancel".
 
DEFPUSHBUTTON "Cancel", 101, 10, 10, 24, 50
 
See Also
 
AUTOCHECKBOX, AUTORADIOBUTTON, CHECKBOX, CONTROL, DIALOG, GROUPBOX,
PUSHBUTTON, RADIOBUTTON, WINDOW
 
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