make-container Function

Summary

Creates a container for a specified element.

Package

capi

Signature

make-container element &rest interface-args

Arguments

Description

The function make-container creates a container for element such that calling display on it will produce a window containing element on the screen. It will produce a container for any of the following classes of object:

• simple-pane
• layout
• interface
• pinboard-object
• menu
• menu-item
• menu-component
• list

In the case of a list, the CAPI tries to see what sort of objects they are and makes an appropriate container. For instance, if they were all simple panes it would put them into a column layout.

The arguments interface-args will be passed through to the make-instance of the top-level interface, assuming that pane is not a top-level interface itself.

The complementary function contain uses make-container to create a container for an element which it then displays.

Examples

(capi:display (capi:make-container
                (make-instance
                 'capi:text-input-pane)))

See also

contain
display
interface
element
10.5 Creating your own dialogs