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GUI for .NET Mapping Reference
Mapping Reference Entries : OpenEdge GUI ABL widgets mapped to similar .NET forms and controls
 

OpenEdge GUI ABL widgets mapped to similar .NET forms and controls

The following table lists each ABL widget from the OpenEdge GUI together with one or more similar .NET forms and controls available with the OpenEdge GUI for .NET, including both the Microsoft .NET GUI Controls and the OpenEdge Ultra Controls for .NET. For a short description of any control that OpenEdge installs as a design component with the Visual Designer, see Implicit data type mapping between ABL primitive and .NETtypes entries.
Table 2. OpenEdge GUI ABL widgets mapped to similar .NET forms and controls
ABL Widget
Similar OpenEdge GUI for .NET forms and controls
BROWSE
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView
System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.UltraGrid
BUTTON
System.Windows.Forms.Button
Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraButton
COMBO-BOX
System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraComboEditor
CONTROL-FRAME
Progress.Windows.Form
System.Windows.Forms.Form
DIALOG-BOX
Progress.Windows.Form
System.Windows.Forms.Form
EDITOR
System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraTextEditor
FIELD-GROUP
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FILL-IN
System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker
System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraCurrencyEditor
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraDatetimeEditor
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraNumericEditor
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraTextEditor
FRAME
Progress.Windows.UserControl
Progress.Windows.WindowContainer
System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel
System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
System.Windows.Forms.Panel
System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer
Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraGroupBox
IMAGE
System.Windows.Forms.ImageList
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraPictureBox
LITERAL
System.Windows.Forms.Label
Infragistics Win.Misc.UltraLabel
MENU MENU-ITEM SUB-MENU
System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinListBar.UltraListBar
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinExplorerBar.UltraExplorerBar
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager
RADIO-SET
System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraOptionSet
RECTANGLE
System.Drawing.Rectangle1
Infragistics.Documents.Graphics.Rectangle2
SELECTION-LIST
System.Windows.Forms.ListView
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.UltraCombo
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinListView.UltraListView
SLIDER
System.Windows.Forms.TrackBar3
TEXT
System.Windows.Forms.Label
Infragistics Win.Misc.UltraLabel
TOGGLE-BOX
System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox
Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraCheckEditor
WINDOW
Progress.Windows.Form
Progress.Windows.MDIChildForm
System.Windows.Forms.Form4
1 Not installed with Visual Designer as a visual design component.

2 Not installed with Visual Designer as a visual design component.

3 Not installed with Visual Designer as a visual design component.

4 Progress Software Corporation recommends that you always use Progress.Windows.Form, because this form class is designed especially for use in an ABL session.