The following table summarizes the CDO Rendering objects and their principal functions, in their usual order of exploitation.
| Object | Principal function |
|---|---|
| RenderingApplication | Set global rendering options and create container renderers and object renderers using the CreateRenderer method. |
| ContainerRenderer | Specify a container object in the DataSource property and render it using the Render, RenderHeading, and RenderProperty methods. |
| ObjectRenderer | Specify a CDO object in the DataSource property and render selected properties of that object using the RenderProperty method. |
| Formats collection | Provide rendering control for every renderable property of the object being rendered. |
| Format | Specify one property to be rendered in the Property property and provide rendering information in the patterns accessed with the Patterns property. |
| Patterns collection | Provide rendering information for all possible values of the property being rendered under the control of a format. |
| Pattern | Specify a particular value set of the property being rendered in the Value property and provide rendering information for that value set in the RenderUsing property. |
| Views collection | Provide a selection of views for rendering a container object, from which a container renderer can choose using its CurrentView property. |
| TableView | Provide tabular rendering information for every renderable property of a container object being rendered, which can be accessed with the Columns property. |
| CalendarView | Provide tabular rendering information for every renderable property of a calendar object being rendered, which can be accessed with the Columns property. |
| Columns collection | Provide rendering information for every column to be rendered in a table view, including the display order of the columns. |
| Column | Specify one property for a table view in the Property property and provide column rendering information for that property in the RenderUsing property. |
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To make use of the CDO Rendering Library, make sure it is referenced by the automation controller you are using. With Microsoft® Visual Basic®, for example, run the References command and select the check box for Collaboration Data Objects Rendering Library 1.2.