d rectangle covering its bounds; the first child has a width and height of 40, and the second child has a width and height of 20. The composite's declaration shows</P>
<PRE>    ...
    VCI_comp = LargeChild, SmallChild;</PRE>
<PRE>    ...</PRE>
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Because drawing occurs in the order the children are listed, the small child will be drawn over the large child, as shown in the figure below. If each object can intercept and handle mouse events (e.g., <CODE>
MSG_META_START_SELECT</CODE>
), clicks will never rea