Most applications need to present choices to their users, ranging from a simple yes/no option to selecting from a list containing hundreds of possibilities. ATEasy includes several standard controls that are useful for presenting choices. The following table summarizes these controls and their appropriate uses.
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A small set of choices from which a user can choose one or more options. |
ACheckBox |
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A small set of options from which a user can choose just one. |
ARadioButton (use with AGroupBox if additional groups are needed) |
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A scrollable list of choices from which the user can choose. |
AListBox |
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A scrollable list of choices along with a text edit field. The user can either choose from the list or type a choice in the edit field. |
AComboBox |