L3 - Harry Acknowledgement Some ppts are copied from the...

Harry
05/10/2009

Acknowledgement
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Some ppts are copied from the previous TAs.

Set up a MFC Project
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Steps and options
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File-> New-> Project-> Visual C++-> MFC ->MFC
Application
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Application Type: Dialog based.
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Use of MFC: Use MFC in a Static library

Intro to MFC programming

How to draw GUI?
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Steps
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In resource view mode, the Dialog folder, choose the
dialog you need to draw.
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Pull controls from the Dialog Editor
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Delete some controls from the dialog you don’t need.

The Result

MFC
Application Class
Dialog (GUI) Class
Start your code here
Class View

MFC - Event handler
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Each UI control (button, text box, … ) can generate
events
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For example, a button can generate a “ clicked ”
event
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Easy to register event handlers (=class methods
that are invoked when the event occurs)

MFC - Event handler
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Event handlers can also be added by right
clicking and selecting “ Add Event Handler ”

MFC - Control Variables
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Control Variables:
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Used to get and set properties of UI controls
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For example, change the text of a edit control
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Each type of control has its own type of variable
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For example, CEdit for edit controls

MFC - Control Variables
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To assign a control variable, right click the UI
control and select “ Add Variable ”

MFC - Control Variables
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Then, choose a name for the variable and click
“ Finish ”