IOleInPlaceFrame

The IOleInPlaceFrame interface controls the container’s top-level frame window. This control involves allowing the container to insert its menu group into the composite menu, install the composite menu into the appropriate window frame, and remove the container’s menu elements from the composite menu. It sets and displays status text relevant to the in-place object. It also enables or disables the frame’s modeless dialog boxes, and translates accelerator keystrokes intended for the container’s frame.

When to Implement

You will need to implement this interface if you are writing a container application that will be participating in in-place activation.

When to Use

This interface is used by object applications to control the display and placement of composite menus, keystroke accelerator translation, context-sensitive help mode, and modeless dialog boxes.

Methods in VTable Order

IUnknown Methods	Description
QueryInterface	Returns a pointer to a specified interface.
AddRef	Increments the reference count.
Release	Decrements the reference count.

IOleWindow Methods	Description
GetWindow	Gets a window handle.
ContextSensitiveHelp	Controls enabling of context-sensitive help.

IOleInPlaceUIWindow Methods	Description
GetBorder	Translates messages.
RequestBorderSpace	State of container’s top-level frame.
SetBorderSpace	State of container document window.
SetActiveObject	Alert object of need to resize border space.

IOleInPlaceFrame Methods	Description
InsertMenus	Allows container to insert menus.
SetMenu	Adds a composite menu to window frame.
RemoveMenus	Removes a container’s menu elements.
SetStatusText	Sets and displays status text about.
EnableModeless	Enables or disables modeless dialog boxes.
TranslateAccelerator	Translates keystrokes.

See Also

IOleWindow, IOleInPlaceUIWindow