Programming Windows with MFC

MFC EditBox Example


#include <afxwin.h>

#define ID_BUTTON 1000

#define ID_STATIC 1001

#define ID_EDIT 1002

class CSimpleApp : public CWinApp

{

public:



BOOL InitInstance();

};



class CMainFrame : public CFrameWnd

{

public:

CMainFrame();

afx_msg void OnButtonClick();

DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

//instantiate child control classes

CEdit wEdit;

CStatic wStatic;

CButton wButton;

};





BOOL CSimpleApp::InitInstance(){

m_pMainWnd = new CMainFrame();

m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow(m_nCmdShow);

return TRUE;

}



CMainFrame::CMainFrame()

{

//create child windows:edit,static and button

Create(NULL, TEXT("Edit box example"), WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW ,CRect(25,25,310,255));

wEdit.Create(WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER , CRect(25,25,250,55), this, ID_EDIT);

wStatic.Create(TEXT(""),WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER , CRect(25,60,250,90), this, ID_STATIC);

wButton.Create(TEXT("Copy button"),WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER , CRect(25,95,150,135), this, ID_BUTTON);

}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame,CFrameWnd)

ON_COMMAND(ID_BUTTON,OnButtonClick)//button click message map

END_MESSAGE_MAP()

CSimpleApp MFCApp1;



//respond to mouse click

afx_msg void CMainFrame::OnButtonClick()

{

CString ebitboxcontents;

wEdit.GetWindowText(ebitboxcontents);

wStatic.SetWindowText(ebitboxcontents);

}

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