IlvAbstractView is an abstract class (of which instances can only be made from subtyped classes). This class has functions for handling basic properties of a window, such as size, visibility, color, and so on. The IlvAbstractView object encapsulates the real interface object of your display system (that is, a system view, sometimes referred to as a widget). This interface object is platform-dependent and may be accessed by the following function:

where IlvSystemView is the basic type of the display system widget.