Form Control Classes

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

A system class exists for each type of form control. You use the methods of the form control system classes to work with controls by using X++ code. If you use the Application Object Tree (AOT), you can use the Override Method shortcut to see many of the methods for the control. To use the AOT to override a method, you follow these steps:

1. In the AOT, expand the control, and then right-click the Methods node of the control.

2. Click Override Method, and then click the method that you want to override.

The form system classes for controls have names such as Form Controlname Control. For example, FormIntControl, FormTabPageControl, and FormCheckBoxControl. However, there are cases where the ControlName in the Application Object Tree (AOT) and the name of the form control class do not match. For more information about these methods, see Methods on Form Controls.

The following table describes which class contains the methods for manipulating each type of form control.

Form control type	Class
ActionPane	FormActionPaneControl
ActionPaneTab	FormActionPaneTabControl
ActiveX	FormActiveXControl
Animate	FormAnimateControl
Button	FormButtonControl
ButtonGroup	FormButtonGroupControl
CheckBox	FormCheckBoxControl
ComboBox	FormComboBoxControl
CommandButton	FormCommandButtonControl
DateEdit	FormDateControl
DropDialogButton	FormDropDialogButtonControl
Grid	FormGridControl
Group	FormGroupControl
GuidEdit	FormGuidControl
HTML	FormHTMLControl
Int64Edit	FormInt64Control
IntEdit	FormIntControl
ListBox	FormListBoxControl
ListView	FormListControl
ManagedHost	FormManagedHostControl
MenuItemButton	FormFunctionButtonControl
MenuButton	FormMenuButtonControl
Progress	FormProgressControl
RadioButton	FormRadioControl
RealEdit	FormRealControl
ReferenceGroup	FormReferenceGroupControl
SegmentedEntry	FormSegmentedEntryControl
Separator	FormButtonSeparatorControl
StaticText	FormStaticTextControl
StringEdit	FormStringControl
Tab	FormTabControl
TabPage	FormTabPageControl
Table	FormTableControl
TimeEdit	FormTimeControl
Tree	FormTreeControl
Window	FormWindowControl

Note

You will also find a set of system classes called the form build control classes. The names of these are the same as the classes in the previous table except that they are prefixed with "FormBuild" instead of "Form." The form build classes contain methods that you can use to set the values of the properties for the control.

See also

Overview of Form Control Types

Form Control Properties

Form Classes

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