Window Methods

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
animateWindow	Enables special effects when showing or hiding a form or control
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
setDefaultPainterControlProperties	Called by the JADE Painter when a new control is created (re‑implement the method on the Control class or subclass to set any user default properties)
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.