WindowType

Applies to

Windows

Description

The value of this property specifies the type of window.

**Table 3-3: Window types**
Child	A window that is dependent on a main window and can exist only within the main (parent) window.
Main	A standalone overlapped window that can be independent of all other windows.
MDI	An MDI frame without a MicroHelp status bar.
MDIHelp	An MDI frame with a MicroHelp status bar.
Popup	A window that usually displays in response to an event within a window, but can exist outside of the window and, in some cases, after the window that opened it is closed.
Response	A window that displays to obtain information from the user and cannot lose focus or be closed until the user responds.

Usage

In a painter

To specify the window type:

Select the desired type from the WindowType drop-down list on the General page of the window’s Properties view.

In scripts

You cannot change a window’s WindowType property dynamically at runtime.