Dialog Class Usage and Link Reference

3D PLM Enterprise Architecture	User Interface - Dialogs	Dialog Class Usage and Link Reference Usage of, and parent/child links between dialog classes
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Abstract

The Dialog framework classes can be used either as base classes or as concrete classes. In addition, the parent/child links between class instances depend on the class itself. This article gives for each class if it can be used as a base or a concrete class, and lists its possible parents and children.

The Usage and Links table gives for each dialog object class the following information:

Whether the class is a base class or a concrete class. A base class should be instantiated only through its derived class, either supplied or to be created. A concrete class can be instantiated. It can also be derived to specialize it.
The possible parents
The possible children.

Usage and Links
Class Name	Usage	Parents	Children
CATDialog	Base	NA	NA
CATDlgBar	Base	CATDlgDocument	NA
CATDlgBarMenu	Concrete	CATDlgDocument CATDlgDialog	CATDlgSubMenu
CATDlgBox	Base	CATDlgDocument CATDlgDialog	NA
CATDlgCheckButton	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgCheckItem	Concrete	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgContextualMenu	No Child
CATDlgCombo	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgContainer	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	CATDlgBox CATDlgControl
CATDlgContextualMenu	Concrete	NA	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgMenuItem
CATDlgControl	Base	NA	NA
CATDlgDialog	Base	CATInteractiveApplication CATDlgDocument	NA
CATDlgDocument	Base	CATInteractiveApplication	NA
CATDlgEditor	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgFile	Concrete	CATInteractiveApplication CATDialog	No Child
CATDlgFrame	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	CATDlgBox CATDlgControl
CATDlgIconBox	Concrete	CATDlgToolBar	CATDlgControl
CATDlgLabel	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgMenu	Base	CATDlgDocument CATDlgDialog	NA
CATDlgMenuItem	Base	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgContextualMenu	NA
CATDlgMultiList	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgNotify	Concrete	CATInteractiveApplication CATDialog	No Child
CATDlgProgress	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgPushButton	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgPushItem	Concrete	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgContextualMenu	No Child
CATDlgRadioButton	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgRadioItem	Concrete	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgContextualMenu	No Child
CATDlgScrollbar	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgSelectorList	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgSeparator	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgSeparatorItem	Concrete	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgContextualMenu	No Child
CATDlgSlider	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgSpinner	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	No Child
CATDlgSplitter	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	CATDlgBox CATDlgControl
CATDlgStatusBar	Concrete	CATDlgDocument CATDlgDialog	CATDlgControl
CATDlgSubMenu	Concrete	CATDlgMenu	CATDlgSubMenu CATDlgMenuItem
CATDlgTabContainer	Concrete	CATDlgDialog CATDlgBox	CATDlgTabPage
CATDlgTabPage	Concrete	CATDlgTabContainer	CATDlgBox CATDlgControl
CATDlgToolBar	Concrete	CATDlgDocument CATDlgDialog	CATDlgPushButton CATDlgCheckItem CATDlgRadioItem CATDlgSeparatorItem CATDlgIconBox
CATDlgWindow	Base	NA	NA

NA: Not Applicable

When a base class is given as a possible parent or child, an instance of one of its derived concrete classes should be used instead. Sometimes, among all of them, some could be not usable. For example, when CATDlgBox is mentioned as a possible parent of CATDlgSpinner, the classes CATDlgIconBox and CATDlgTabContainer that both derive from CATDlgBox cannot be used.

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History

Version: 1 [Jan 2000]	Document created
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User Interface - Dialogs