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                 The Resource Compiler PUSHBUTTON Statement
 
PUSHBUTTON text, id, x, y, width, height[, style]
 
The PUSHBUTTON statement creates a push-button control. The control is a
round-cornered rectangle containing the given text. The control sends a
message to its parent whenever the user chooses the control. The PUSHBUTTON
statement, which you can use only in a DIALOG or WINDOW statement, defines
the text, identifier, dimensions, and attributes of a control window. The
predefined class for this control is WC_BUTTON. If you do not specify a
style, the default style is BS_PUSHBUTTON 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 push-button control that is labeled "OK".
 
PUSHBUTTON "OK", 101, 10, 10, 100, 100
 
See Also
 
AUTOCHECKBOX, AUTORADIOBUTTON, CHECKBOX, CONTROL, DEFPUSHBUTTON, DIALOG,
GROUPBOX, RADIOBUTTON, WINDOW
 
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