The methods defined in the Window class are summarized in the following table.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| aboutBox | Calls the About box for the window |
| addWebEventMapping | Adds functions to be invoked when a specified Web event occurs |
| captureMouse | Sets the mouse capture to the specified window |
| centreWindow | Centers the window that is being opened |
| clearWebEventMappings | Removes all Web event mappings for a specified window |
| controlNamePrefix | Prototype method that you can reimplement to prefix your own control names |
| createPicture | Creates a picture for the form or control |
| createPictureAsType | Creates a picture with the specified image type for the form or control |
| doWindowEvents | Processes all pending Window events for this window and all its children |
| enableEvent | Provides control at run time of JADE logic execution of events associated with forms or controls |
| getDeskTopWorkArea | Returns the work area of the desktop |
| getHwnd | Returns the Microsoft Windows handle for a form or control |
| getMonitorArea | Returns the full area of the current monitor on which the window resides |
| getMonitorWorkArea | Returns the position of the available desktop area of the monitor on which the window resides |
| getPersistentObject | Returns a reference to the persistent object corresponding to the receiver |
| getPropertyDisplay | Returns the text displayed by the Painter’s Properties dialog for the property |
| getSystemColor | Returns a Windows system color |
| getSystemMetrics | Returns a Windows metrics value |
| getTextExtent | Returns the length required to display a text string |
| getTextHeight | Returns the height required to display a text string |
| getTextHeightForWidth | Returns the height of the text string in pixels as it would be displayed when word wrapped within a rectangle of the specified width using the font of the window |
| getWebEventMappings | Returns all of the Web event mappings for a specified window |
| getWindowHandle | Returns the Microsoft Windows handle as a MemoryAddress for a form or control |
| hasPropertyPage | Returns whether the window has its own property page dialog |
| hwnd | Returns the Windows handle to a form or control |
| isEventEnabled | Returns whether the specified event is currently enabled for the window |
| move | Enables logic to move and size a form or control from a single method call |
| refresh | Forces a repaint of a form or control |
| refreshNow | Forces an immediate repaint or update of a form or control |
| releaseMouse | Releases the mouse capture from a window |
| removeWebEventMapping | Removes the specified Web event mapping for a specified window |
| screenToWindow | Converts an absolute screen position into a position relative to the window |
| setDragAndDropFiles | Enables files and folders to be dragged and dropped onto a form or control |
| setEventMapping | Enables the method to be dynamically set at run time |
| setEventMappingEx | Enables the method to be dynamically set at run time |
| setFocus | Sets the focus to a window |
| showHelp | Invokes Window’s help if the helpKeyword or helpContextId properties of the object are set |
| showPropertyPage | Displays the property page dialog for the window |
| windowToScreen | Converts a position relative to the window into an absolute position on the screen |
| zOrder | Places a form or control at the front or back of the z-order within its graphical level |
For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document. See also the graphics methods defined in the Window class, under "Graphics Properties and Methods", later in this document.