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Headline Control Methods
Windows - Visual C++


Click on the Headline method to see its syntax:

AboutBox

Displays the control's About Box.

AppendContextMenuItem

Appends a menu item to the control's context menu.

AppendContextMenuSeparator

Appends a separator item to the control's context menu.

AppendContextMenuSubmenu

Appends a submenu to the control's context menu. 

DeleteSelectionSet

Deletes a previously saved selection set.

DeselectAll

Deselects all currently selected headlines.

EndSelectionBlock

Marks the headline with the current focus as the end of the selection block and selects all headlines between it and the start of the selection block.

GetContextMenuItemChecked

Returns whether or not a specified context menu item is checked.

GetContextMenuItemEnabled

Returns whether or not a specified context menu item is enabled. 

GetContextMenuItemCount

Returns the number of menu items in the specified context menu.

GetContextMenuItemText

Returns the text of the specified menu item.

GetNewestHeadlineFromSelectionSet

Returns the most recently received headline in the specified selection set.

GetNewsWireBackColor

Returns the background color for headlines associated with the specified newswire.

GetNewsWireForeColor

Returns the text color for headlines associated with the specified newswire.

GetNumberSelected

Returns the number of currently selected headlines.

GetOldestHeadlineFromSelectionSet

Returns the least recently received headline in the specified selection set.

GetProfileBackColor

Gets the background color of the headlines associated with the specified profile.

GetProfileForeColor

Gets the text color of the headlines associated with the specified profile.

GetProfilePriority

Gets the priority of the specified profile.

InsertContextMenuItem

Inserts a menu item into the control's context menu at a specified position.

InsertContextMenuSeparator

Inserts a separator item into the control's context menu at a specified position.

InsertContextMenuSubmenu

Inserts a submenu into the control's context menu at a specified position.

LoadPersistentInfo

Loads the control's persistent information from the specified file.

MoveFocus

Moves the focus relative to its current position.

MoveFocusToBottom

Moves the focus to the bottom of the list.

MoveFocusToTop

Moves the focus to the top of the list. 

PrintControl

Prints the control on the currently selected printer.

PrintSetup

Displays the Print Setup dialog box. If the user clicks OK, the settings are used when the PrintControl method is called.

RemoveContextMenuItem

Removes an item from the context menu.  

RemoveNewsWireColors

Removes the text and background colors of the headlines associated with a newswire. The text and background colors return to their default values.

RemoveNewsWireBackColor

Removes the background color of the headlines associated with a newswire. The background color returns to its default value.

RemoveNewsWireForeColor

Removes the text color of the headlines associated with a newswire. The text color returns to its default value.

RemoveProfileBackColor

Removes the background color of the headlines associated with the specified profile. The background color returns to its default value.

RemoveProfileColors

Removes the background and foreground colors of the headlines associated with the specified profile. The colors returns to their default values.

RemoveProfileForeColor

Removes the text color of the headlines associated with the specified profile. The text color returns to its default value.

Run

Tells the control to notify the NewsEdge Server that it is ready to receive headlines.

SavePersistentInfo

Saves the control's persistent information to the specified file.

SaveSelectionSet

Preserves a "snapshot" of the currently selected headlines.

SelectAll

Selects all the headlines in the headline control's list.

SetContextMenuItemChecked

Sets the checked status of the specified menu item in the context menu.

SetContextMenuItemEnabled

Sets the enabled status of the specified menu item in the context menu.

SetContextMenuItemText

Sets the text of the specified context menu item.

SetNewsWireBackColor

Sets the background color of the headlines associated with the specified newswire.

SetNewsWireForeColor

Sets the text color of the headlines associated with the specified newswire.

SetProfileBackColor

Sets the background color of the headlines associated with the specified profile.

SetProfileForeColor

Sets the text color of the headlines associated with the specified profile.

SetProfilePriority

Sets the priority of the specified profile.

ShowPreferences

Displays the preferences dialog for the control.

StartSelectionBlock

Marks the headline with the current focus as the start of a selection block.

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