Handle Property

Description

Used to store the hWnd/Handle of a custom control to display in the StatusBarPane.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax (Visual Basic)

Public Property Handle() As Integer

Remarks

The Handle property allows custom controls to be displayed in a StatusBarPane. The hWnd/Handle of the control must be assigned to the Handle property.

The picture below displays a progress bar and edit control in two separate panes.

Custom Controls

Example

Pane Handle Sample (Visual Basic)

This sample illustrates how to add a custom control to a StatusBarPane. This sample assumes there is a ProgressBar object named ProgressBar.

Set Pane = StatusBar.AddPane(ID_INDICATOR_PROGRESS)  
Pane.Handle = ProgressBar.hwnd  
ProgressBar.Value = 50  
Pane.Width = 100