Styles Used by MFC

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07/10/2012

Use the following styles when you create the corresponding MFC object. In most cases, these styles are set in the dwStyle parameter of the class Create function.

MFC Styles

Style	Description
Button styles	Applies to CButton Class objects, such as radio buttons, check boxes and pushbuttons. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CButton::Create.
Combo-box styles	Applies to CComboBox Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CComboBox::Create.
Edit styles	Applies to CEdit Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CEdit::Create.
Frame-window styles	Applies to CFrameWnd Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CFrameWnd::Create.
List-box styles	Applies to CListBox Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CListBox::Create.
Message-box styles	Applies to AfxMessageBox items. Specify a combination of styles in the nType parameter of AfxMessageBox.
Scroll-bar styles	Applies to CScrollBar Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CScrollBar::Create.
Static styles	Applies to CStatic Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CStatic::Create.
Window styles	Applies to CWnd Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwStyle parameter of CWnd::Create or CWnd::CreateEx.
Extended window styles	Applies to CWnd Class objects. Specify a combination of styles in the dwExStyle parameter of CWnd::CreateEx.

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