About the Webview Browser Object (Windows CE 5.0)

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The Webview Browser Object control is an ActiveX control that serves as the rendering engine for Pocket Internet Explorer. You can use the public Webview interfaces to add full Web browser functionality, such as support for forms and GIF and JPEG images, to your Windows CE application.

The IBrowser interface is the primary Webview interface and provides methods for the following:

  • Navigating to a URL.
  • Rendering an HTML page.
  • Retrieving and changing characteristics of the user interface, such as margins, scroll bars, and frames.

The IBrowser2 interface extends the functionality of IBrowser by providing methods for the following:

  • Changing page layouts.
  • Fit-to-screen capability.
  • Text zoom.
  • ClearType support.
  • Executing scripts.
  • Rendering images and sounds.

The IBrowser3 interface adds support for the following:

  • Integral paging.
  • ActiveX controls.
  • Context menus.

See Also

Identifying Pocket Internet Explorer to a Web Server

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