box statement

	<< Index >>	FutureBasic
box		statement

Syntax
box tag, title, rect, type, wndTag

Description
The box statement puts a new box in the current output window, or alters an existing box's characteristics.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
tag	A number (1 through 1000000) that you assign when you create the box and that you refer to when altering or closing the box. The number you assign must be different from the tag value of all other existing widgets in the current window. A negative tag hides the box.
title	The box title.
rect	The box's enclosing rectangle. This can be specified in either of two ways: (i) `(x,y,w,h)` where x,y are the origin and w,h the size of the box. (ii) A CGRect value
type	The box type: NSBoxPrimary (default) NSBoxSeparator NSBoxOldStyle NSBoxCustom
wndTag	An optional parameter for when the box's window is not the current output window. Note specifying this parameter does not bring the window to the front or make it the output window.

Example


_window = 1

begin enum 1

_box

_check

_horzLine

_btn

end enum



window _window, @"Box Example", (0,0,330,250)

box _box, @"Box", (17,65,296,165)

checkbox _check,, NSControlStateValueOn, @"Check", (18,108,65,18)

ViewAddSubview( _box, _check )

box _horzLine,, (20,51,290,5), NSBoxSeparator

button _btn,,, @"Button", (13,13,75,32)



HandleEvents

Subclass
To subclass a nib box, set its class name to "BoxSC" in the nib.

Apple documentation
NSBox