The following table lists each ABL widget from the OpenEdge GUI together with one or more similar .NET forms and controls available with the OpenEdge GUI for .NET, including both the Microsoft .NET GUI Controls and the OpenEdge Ultra Controls for .NET. For a short description of any control that OpenEdge installs as a design component with the Visual Designer, see Implicit data type mapping between ABL primitive and .NET types entries.

Table 1. OpenEdge GUI ABL widgets mapped to similar .NET forms and controls
ABL Widget Similar OpenEdge GUI for .NET forms and controls
BROWSE System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView

System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.UltraGrid

BUTTON System.Windows.Forms.Button

Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraButton

COMBO-BOX System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraComboEditor

CONTROL-FRAME Progress.Windows.Form

System.Windows.Forms.Form

DIALOG-BOX Progress.Windows.Form

System.Windows.Forms.Form

EDITOR System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraTextEditor

FIELD-GROUP
FILL-IN System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker

System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraCurrencyEditor

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraDatetimeEditor

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraNumericEditor

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraTextEditor

FRAME Progress.Windows.UserControl

Progress.Windows.WindowContainer

System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel

System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox

System.Windows.Forms.Panel

System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer

Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraGroupBox

IMAGE System.Windows.Forms.ImageList

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraPictureBox

LITERAL System.Windows.Forms.Label

Infragistics Win.Misc.UltraLabel

MENU MENU-ITEM SUB-MENU System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip

System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip

System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinListBar.UltraListBar

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinExplorerBar.UltraExplorerBar

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager

RADIO-SET System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraOptionSet

RECTANGLE System.Drawing.Rectangle1

Infragistics.Documents.Graphics.Rectangle1

SELECTION-LIST System.Windows.Forms.ListView

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.UltraCombo

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinListView.UltraListView

SLIDER System.Windows.Forms.TrackBar1
TEXT System.Windows.Forms.Label

Infragistics Win.Misc.UltraLabel

TOGGLE-BOX System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinEditors.UltraCheckEditor

WINDOW Progress.Windows.Form

Progress.Windows.MDIChildForm

System.Windows.Forms.Form2

1 Not installed with Visual Designer as a visual design component.
2 Progress Software Corporation recommends that you always use Progress.Windows.Form, because this form class is designed especially for use in an ABL session.