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description: "Learn more about: Using CReBarCtrl"
title: "Using CReBarCtrl"
ms.date: "11/19/2018"
helpviewer_keywords: ["child windows [MFC], rebar controls", "combo boxes [MFC], in rebar controls", "rebar controls"]
ms.assetid: 2c0aeec2-ffc3-44b8-97b5-0f56e116a338
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# Using CReBarCtrl

A rebar control acts as a container for child windows. These child windows, often other controls, are assigned to a rebar control band. A rebar control can contain one or more bands, with each band having any combination of a gripper bar, a bitmap, a text label, and a child window. However, bands cannot contain more than one child window.

The following illustration shows a rebar control that has two bands. One contains a gripper bar, a text label ("Address"), and a combo box child window. The other band contains a gripper bar, a text label, and a flat toolbar (implemented with a child window).

![Rebar control that has two bands.](../mfc/media/vc4ruz1.gif "Rebar control that has two bands")

## What do you want to know more about

- [CReBar vs. CReBarCtrl](../mfc/crebar-vs-crebarctrl.md)

- [Creating a Rebar Control](../mfc/creating-a-rebar-control.md)

- [Rebar Controls and Bands](../mfc/rebar-controls-and-bands.md)

- [Using an Image List with a Rebar Control](../mfc/using-an-image-list-with-a-rebar-control.md)

- [Using a Dialog Bar with a Rebar Control](../mfc/using-a-dialog-bar-with-a-rebar-control.md)

- [Processing Notification Messages in a Rebar Control](../mfc/processing-notification-messages-in-a-rebar-control.md)

## See also

[Controls](../mfc/controls-mfc.md)