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Chapter 3 Measurement Studio Visual C++ Class Libraries
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User Interface
Use the Measurement Studio User Interface Visual C++ class library to add
user interface controls to your application. You can configure the user
interface controls programmatically or through the property pages in the
Visual C++ resource editor. The following sections describe each of the
Measurement Studio Visual C++ user interface controls.
Button Control
Use the Measurement Studio ActiveX button control, as shown in
Figure 3-2, for different Boolean displays, such as on/off or true/false.
Typically, you use buttons to input or display Boolean information or
initiate an action in a program. The
CNiButton class provides the Visual
C++ interface to the ActiveX button control.
Figure 3-2. ActiveX Button Control
With the button control and the classes that interface with the control,
you can perform the following operations:
• Configure how the control behaves when you click it with the mouse
or press the spacebar when the control has focus.
• Configure how the button control appears using button styles. You can
configure the button control to appear as a push button, LED,
or switch.
• Bind properties to a DataSocket source or target. You use binding to
read property values from a source and write property values to a
target.
Tip For more information about easily using the button control, refer to the Using the
Measurement Studio Visual C++ Button Control section in the NI Measurement
Studio Help.