Internal Classes

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03/01/2022

The following classes are used internally in MFC. For completeness, this section describes these internal classes, but they aren't intended to be used directly in your code.

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Class	Description
`CCommandManager Class`	The `CCommandManager` class manages commands and their association with images.
`CDialogImpl Class (MFC)`	Provides implementation details to dialog box-based classes, such as `CDialogEx`.
`CDocumentAdapter Class`	Implements IDocument interface required for Search and Organize handlers.
`CFrameImpl Class`	The `CFrameImpl` class handles toolbar customization for the following frame window classes: `CFrameWndEx` Class, `CMDIFrameWndEx` Class, and `COleIPFrameWndEx` Class.
`CFullScreenImpl Class`	Implements full-screen functionality common to SDI and MDI applications.
`CMDIClientAreaWnd Class`	The `CMDIClientAreaWnd` class is a helper class that simplifies implementation of MDI tabs and MDI tabbed groups.
`CMemDC Class`	A helper class for a memory device context. The memory device context supports offscreen drawing.
`CMenuHash Class`	Reads the state of `CMFCToolBar` objects from an archive or writes the state to an archive.
`CMenuImages Class`	Provides the functionality to display predefined images such as close buttons, maximize buttons, radio buttons, and arrows.
`CMFCCaptionButtonEx Class`	Holds the non-client area of system caption buttons.
`CMFCCaptionMenuButton Class`	Represents a menu button that is located in the caption area of a task pane or toolbar.
`CMFCColorPropertySheet Class`	Used by `CMFCColorDialog` Class to provide a tabbed dialog box.
`CMFCControlBarImpl Class`	Provides implementation details to control bar-based classes, such as `CMFCReBar` and `CMFCToolBar`.
`CMFCControlRenderer Class`	A helper class that handles image rendering.
`CMFCControlRendererInfo Class`	A helper class for passing parameters to `CMFCControlRenderer` class.
`CMFCCustomizeButton Class`	Supports a menu command or a toolbar button that starts a customization dialog box.
`CMFCCustomizeMenuButton Class`	Represents a single button on a customization menu.
`CMFCDropDownListBox Class`	Provides drop-down list box functionality to ribbon combo boxes.
`CMFCMousePropertyPage Class`	A property page that enables the user to customize mouse behavior.
`CMFCOutlookBarPaneAdapter Class`
`CMFCOutlookBarPaneButton Class`	Implements a button that the framework adds to a `CMFCOutlookBarPane` object.
`CMFCOutlookBarPaneList Class`	Extends the `CMFCOutlookBarPane` class to provide the Outlook visual style.
`CMFCOutlookBarScrollButton Class`	Provides scrolling functionality to the `CMFCOutlookBarTabCtrl` class.
`CMFCOutlookBarToolBar Class`	Implements a toolbar that has the Outlook 2003 visual style.
`CMFCPropertySheetCategoryInfo Class`	Represents a node in a tree control.
`CMFCPropertySheetTabCtrl Class`	Extends the `CMFCTabCtrl` class to provide property sheet functionality.
`CMFCProperySheetListBox Class`	Extends the `CListBox` class to provide property sheet functionality.
`CMFCReBarState Class`
`CMFCRibbonCaptionButton Class`	Implements a system caption button.
`CMFCRibbonCmdUI Class`	Updates ribbon bar objects as needed when the application is idle.
`CMFCRibbonCommandsListBox Class`
`CMFCRibbonDefaultPanelButton Class`
`CMFCRibbonGalleryIcon Class`	Represents an item in a `CMFCRibbonGallery` object.
`CMFCRibbonKeyboardCustomizeDialog Class`	Implements a keyboard customization dialog box for applications that contain ribbon bars.
`CMFCRibbonKeyTip Class`	Implements a pop-up window that displays a key tip for a ribbon bar.
`CMFCRibbonPanelMenu Class`
`CMFCRibbonPanelMenuBar Class`	Represents a pop-up menu bar in a ribbon bar.
`CMFCRibbonQuickAccessToolBar Class`	Implements the Quick Access Toolbar for a ribbon element.
`CMFCRibbonRichEditCtrl Class`	Implements an edit control that is located on a ribbon bar.
`CMFCRibbonTab Class`	Represent a tab on a ribbon bar.
`CMFCShadowRenderer Class`
`CMFCShowAllButton Class`	Represents a button that is located at the bottom of a pop-up menu that expands to show hidden commands.
`CMFCStatusBarPaneInfo Class`	Describes the content and appearance of a `CMFCStatusBar` pane.
`CMFCTabButton Class`	Provides tab button functionality to tab controls.
`CMFCTabInfo Class`	Provides information about a tab to tab controls.
`CMFCTasksPaneFrameWnd Class`	Manages custom caption buttons of a tasks pane.
`CMFCTasksPanePropertyPage Class`	Manages the relationship between a `CMFCTasksPane` object and its name.
`CMFCTasksPaneToolBar Class`	Implements a navigation toolbar that is located at the top of a `CMFCTasksPane` object.
`CMFCToolBarButtonsListButton Class`	Displays a list of images that the user can select during customization in the Button Appearance dialog box.
`CMFCToolBarDateTimeCtrlImpl Class`	Implements a drop source for `CMFCToolBar` objects.
`CMFCToolBarDropSource Class`	Implements a drop source for `CMFCToolBar` objects.
`CMFCToolBarDropTarget Class`	Implements a drop target for `CMFCToolBar` objects.
`CMFCToolBarEditCtrl Class`	Provides edit control functionality to `CMFCToolBarEditBoxButton` objects.
`CMFCToolBarMenuButtonsButton Class`	Represents system caption buttons that are located to the right of a menu bar.
`CMFCToolBarNameDialog Class`	Represents a dialog box that allows the user to specify a new toolbar caption.
`CMFCToolBarsCommandsListBox Class`	Represents a list box that contains a list of toolbar commands.
`CMFCToolBarsCommandsPropertyPage Class`	Implements commands customization on a property page.
`CMFCToolBarsKeyboardPropertyPage Class`
`CMFCToolBarsListCheckBox Class`	Displays a list of toolbars on the Toolbars page of a Customize dialog box.
`CMFCToolBarsListPropertyPage Class`	Represents a property page that shows the list of toolbars in a Customize dialog box.
`CMFCToolBarsMenuPropertyPage Class`	Represents a property page that contains menu customization options in a Customize dialog box.
`CMFCToolBarsOptionsPropertyPage Class`	Represents the Options page in a Customize dialog box.
`CMFCToolBarSpinEditBoxButton Class`	Represents a spin button that is located on an edit box.
`CMFCToolBarsToolsPropertyPage Class`	Represents a property page that allows the user to customize user tools.
`CMFCToolBarSystemMenuButton Class`	Implements a system caption button that the framework adds to the main menu bar when a user maximizes an MDI child window.
`CMFCVisualManagerBitmapCache Class`	Manages `CMFCControlRenderer` objects to improve the performance of operations on bitmaps.
`CMultiDocTemplateEx Class`	Extends the `CMultiDocTemplate` class to provide access to the menu resource ID.
`COleCntrFrameWndEx Class`
`COleDocIPFrameWndEx Class`	Provides OLE support.
`COleServerDocEx Class`	Provides operations on OLE server documents.
`CPaneContainerGC Class`
`CPngImage Class`	Provides access to image resources that use the .png file format.
`CPreviewViewEx Class`
`CRecentPaneContainerInfo Class`	Holds the previous state of a docking pane.
`CRibbonCategoryScroll Class`	Implements a scroll button that appears when not all elements fit in the area of a ribbon bar.
`CSmartDockingGroupGuide Class`	Represents the central element of a smart-docking group.
`CSmartDockingGroupGuidesManager Class`	Manages the smart-docking group guides.
`CSmartDockingGroupGuidesWnd Class`	Implements a layered, non-rectangular window that the framework uses to display the central group of smart-docking guides.
`CSmartDockingHighlighterWnd Class`	Implements a semi-transparent window that covers the area to be taken by the dockable pane object that is being docked.
`CSmartDockingManager Class`	Provides smart-docking functionality to `CDockingManager` objects.
`CSmartDockingStandaloneGuide Class`	Implements the smart-docking guide.
`CSmartDockingStandaloneGuideWnd Class`	Implements a layered, non-rectangular window that the framework uses to display smart-docking guides.
`CTagManager Class`	The `CTagManager` class is intended to read values that are stored in XML-like tagged format.
`CVSListBoxBase Class`	Provides basic functionality to the `CVSListBox` class.
`CVSListBoxEditCtrl Class`	Extends standard list box edit control by displaying a small button that opens a dialog box.
`CVSToolsListBox Class`	Extends standard list box control by providing additional buttons to add, delete and move items in the list box.

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