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Control Objects

Topic Overview

The Wolfram Language provides a full range of control objects, all specified in convenient symbolic form. Manipulate uses many of these objects automatically; you can also use them directly as part of generalized input or in building your own dynamic interfaces.

Control — an interactive control with type automatically chosen

Slider, VerticalSlider — Slider2D —

Checkbox — RadioButton — Opener —

IntervalSlider — set a value with a lower and upper bound

ColorSlider — interactively select a color

Setter — set a value when pressed: Setter Setter

Toggler — toggle through values when clicked

SetterBar, RadioButtonBar, CheckboxBar, TogglerBar — arrays of buttons

PopupMenu — menu of choices

ListPicker — list of choices

InputField — field for strings, numbers, or any expression

FormControl — an arbitrary form, containing fields with specified interpretations

TableView — spreadsheet-like data view

LocatorPane — movable locators on graphics or other backgrounds

Animator  ▪  Manipulator  ▪  Locator  ▪  ProgressIndicator  ▪  Trigger  ▪  ClickPane

Button — button with any form and action

PasteButton — button to paste an expression

ClickToCopy — copy the given expression to the clipboard when clicked

ActionMenu, ButtonBar — choose from a list of actions

EventHandler — low-level event handler

MousePosition  ▪  ControlActive  ▪  ControllerState  ▪  CurrentValue

GestureHandler, TouchPosition — touch controls

FileNameSetter — system file browser

ColorSetter — system color picker

SystemDialogInput — files, fonts, sounds, etc.

Hyperlink — general hyperlink to cells and URLs

FormObject — specify the structure of a form

FormFunction — set up an active submittable form

Annotations »

Tooltip  ▪  Mouseover  ▪  Overlay  ▪  StatusArea  ▪  PopupWindow  ▪  Labeled  ▪  AttachCell  ▪  ...

Programming with Controls »

Dynamic  ▪  DynamicModule  ▪  MousePosition  ▪  Setting  ▪  DynamicSetting  ▪  ...

Structuring and Layout »

Grid  ▪  Row  ▪  Column  ▪  Panel  ▪  TabView  ▪  Pane  ▪  Deploy  ▪  ...

Controls Options »

ImageSize  ▪  Appearance  ▪  Deployed  ▪  Enabled  ▪  AutoAction  ▪  ...

Creating Separate Windows »

ChoiceDialog  ▪  CreatePalette  ▪  CreateDialog  ▪  CreateDocument  ▪  ...

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  • Introduction to Control Objects
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  • Generalized Input

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