The following styles can be specified wherever a window style is required.
After the control has been created, these styles cannot be modified, except as
noted.
Constants
- WS_BORDER
- Creates a window that has a thin-line border.
- WS_CAPTION
- Creates a window that has a title bar (includes the WS_BORDER style).
- WS_CHILD
- Creates a child window. A window with this style cannot have a menu bar.
This style cannot be used with the WS_POPUP style.- WS_CHILDWINDOW
- Same as the WS_CHILD style.
- WS_CLIPCHILDREN
- Excludes the area occupied by child windows when drawing occurs within the
parent window. This style is used when creating the parent window.- WS_CLIPSIBLINGS
- Clips child windows relative to each other; that is, when a particular child
window receives a WM_PAINT
message, the WS_CLIPSIBLINGS style clips all other overlapping child windows out
of the region of the child window to be updated. If WS_CLIPSIBLINGS is not
specified and child windows overlap, it is possible, when drawing within the
client area of a child window, to draw within the client area of a neighboring
child window.- WS_DISABLED
- Creates a window that is initially disabled. A disabled window cannot
receive input from the user. To change this after a window has been created, use
EnableWindow.- WS_DLGFRAME
- Creates a window that has a border of a style typically used with dialog
boxes. A window with this style cannot have a title bar.- WS_GROUP
- Specifies the first control of a group of controls. The group consists of
this first control and all controls defined after it, up to the next control
with the WS_GROUP style. The first control in each group usually has the
WS_TABSTOP style so that the user can move from group to group. The user can
subsequently change the keyboard focus from one control in the group to the next
control in the group by using the direction keys.You can turn this style on and off to change dialog box navigation. To change
this style after a window has been created, use SetWindowLong.- WS_HSCROLL
- Creates a window that has a horizontal scroll bar.
- WS_ICONIC
- Creates a window that is initially minimized. Same as the WS_MINIMIZE style.
- WS_MAXIMIZE
- Creates a window that is initially maximized.
- WS_MAXIMIZEBOX
- Creates a window that has a maximize button. Cannot be combined with the
WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP style. The WS_SYSMENU style must also be specified.- WS_MINIMIZE
- Creates a window that is initially minimized. Same as the WS_ICONIC style.
- WS_MINIMIZEBOX
- Creates a window that has a minimize button. Cannot be combined with the
WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP style. The WS_SYSMENU style must also be specified.- WS_OVERLAPPED
- Creates an overlapped window. An overlapped window has a title bar and a
border. Same as the WS_TILED style.- WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW
- Creates an overlapped window with the WS_OVERLAPPED, WS_CAPTION, WS_SYSMENU,
WS_THICKFRAME, WS_MINIMIZEBOX, and WS_MAXIMIZEBOX styles. Same as the
WS_TILEDWINDOW style.- WS_POPUP
- Creates a pop-up window. This style cannot be used with the WS_CHILD style.
- WS_POPUPWINDOW
- Creates a pop-up window with WS_BORDER, WS_POPUP, and WS_SYSMENU styles. The
WS_CAPTION and WS_POPUPWINDOW styles must be combined to make the window menu
visible.- WS_SIZEBOX
- Creates a window that has a sizing border. Same as the WS_THICKFRAME style.
- WS_SYSMENU
- Creates a window that has a window menu on its title bar. The WS_CAPTION
style must also be specified.- WS_TABSTOP
- Specifies a control that can receive the keyboard focus when the user
presses the TAB key. Pressing the TAB key changes the keyboard focus to the next
control with the WS_TABSTOP style.You can turn this style on and off to change dialog box navigation. To change
this style after a window has been created, use SetWindowLong.
For user-created windows and modeless dialogs to work with tab stops, alter the
message loop to call the IsDialogMessage
function.- WS_THICKFRAME
- Creates a window that has a sizing border. Same as the WS_SIZEBOX style.
- WS_TILED
- Creates an overlapped window. An overlapped window has a title bar and a
border. Same as the WS_OVERLAPPED style.- WS_TILEDWINDOW
- Creates an overlapped window with the WS_OVERLAPPED, WS_CAPTION, WS_SYSMENU,
WS_THICKFRAME, WS_MINIMIZEBOX, and WS_MAXIMIZEBOX styles. Same as the
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW style.- WS_VISIBLE
- Creates a window that is initially visible.
This style can be turned on and off by using ShowWindow
or SetWindowPos.- WS_VSCROLL
- Creates a window that has a vertical scroll bar.