Re: Simple Drag-Drop question

From:
"AliR \(VC++ MVP\)" <AliR@online.nospam>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:49:42 -0500
Message-ID:
<fNici.3979$bP5.789@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net>
Here is all you need, you do not need to change anything in the edit
control:

This class does exactly what you need. Create a sample DLG probject, put a
listbox and a rich edit control on it. Make a variable for the listbox.
Add some strings to it. Make an h file and cpp file, and copy the following
code in the h and cpp file. Include the h file in your dialog h file and
make the CListBox a COLEDragAndDropListBox. Run the program, drag one of
the string from the listbox to the rich edit control.

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class COLEDragAndDropListBox : public CListBox
{
 DECLARE_DYNAMIC(COLEDragAndDropListBox)

public:
 COLEDragAndDropListBox();
 virtual ~COLEDragAndDropListBox();

protected:

   afx_msg void OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point);
   afx_msg void OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point);
   afx_msg void OnLButtonUp(UINT nFlags, CPoint point);
 DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

protected: //overridables
   //override to supply data to attach to COleDataSource
   virtual HGLOBAL GetData(int ForIndex);
   //you can override this method to return the index of the item that is
under the point
   //the default implementation depends on the Outside variable passed to
ItemFromPoint
   //but that does not work in all cases
   virtual int GetItemAt(CPoint Point);
protected:
   BOOL DragOriginateInSameWindow();

private:
   int m_DraggedIndex;

};
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(COLEDragAndDropListBox, CListBox)
COLEDragAndDropListBox::COLEDragAndDropListBox()
: m_DraggedIndex(-1)
{
}

COLEDragAndDropListBox::~COLEDragAndDropListBox()
{
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(COLEDragAndDropListBox, CListBox)
   ON_WM_LBUTTONDOWN()
   ON_WM_MOUSEMOVE()
   ON_WM_LBUTTONUP()
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

// COLEDragAndDropListBox message handlers

void COLEDragAndDropListBox::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
   __super::OnLButtonDown(nFlags, point);

   //keep track of the item that was clicked on
   //WM_MOUSEMOVE message is going to use that to
   //create the COleDataSource
   m_DraggedIndex = LB_ERR;
   BOOL Outside;
   int Index = ItemFromPoint(point,Outside);
   if (Index != LB_ERR && !Outside)
   {
      m_DraggedIndex = Index;
      SetCurSel(Index);
   }
}

void COLEDragAndDropListBox::OnMouseMove(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
   if (m_DraggedIndex != LB_ERR && (nFlags & MK_LBUTTON))
   {
      //create the COleDataSource, and attach the data to it
      COleDataSource DataSource;
      COleDropSource DropSource;
      HGLOBAL hData = GetData(m_DraggedIndex);
      if (hData)
      {
         DataSource.CacheGlobalData(CF_TEXT,hData);

         //allow the user to drag it.
         DROPEFFECT DropEffect =
DataSource.DoDragDrop(DROPEFFECT_COPY|DROPEFFECT_MOVE|DROPEFFECT_LINK
,NULL,&DropSource);
         m_DraggedIndex = LB_ERR;
      }
   }

   __super::OnMouseMove(nFlags, point);
}

void COLEDragAndDropListBox::OnLButtonUp(UINT
   //cancel everything
   Invalidate();

   __super::OnLButtonUp(nFlags, point);
}

//find the item under the point,
//returns -1 if it is passed the last item in the list
int COLEDragAndDropListBox::GetItemAt(CPoint Point)
{
   BOOL Outside;
   int Index = ItemFromPoint(Point,Outside);
   if (Outside)
   {
      Index = -1;
   }
   return Index;
}

HGLOBAL COLEDragAndDropListBox::GetData(int ForIndex)
{
   CString Text;
   GetText(ForIndex,Text);
   HGLOBAL hGlobal = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE,Text.GetLength()+1);
   char *pChar = (char *)GlobalLock(hGlobal);
   strcpy(pChar,Text);
   GlobalUnlock(hGlobal);
   return hGlobal;
}

AliR.

"Scoots" <bssalmons@traxcorp.com> wrote in message
news:1181855386.234944.264890@g37g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
Hit a snag, I've gotten the drag working (I think), and I've gotten a
custom droptarget (kinda), and a custom rich edit control (again,
kinda). I was shooting for basic functionality here, and my problem
is that not only does the subclassed richedit not show up at all in
the class wizard (the subclassed listbox does), NOR does it ever
create itself (after I manually inserted it into the AFX_MAP. As
soon
as I attempt to access anything in regards to it, it throws an assert
fail on IsWindow.

I'm really not sure what the problem is... I can think of plenty of
reasons it might fail once I try to drag drop to it, but I can't
think
of a reason it would fail to initialize.

After removing my calls to get (and modify) the default character
size, it works now. No idea why, but I'm not complaining. However, I
still get jibberish, as I don't know how to recieve my message (been
using mfc for a grand total of two days, event handlers make so much
more sense). But then it shouldn't get ANYTHING, right?

//my attempt at a subclassed RichEdit

// OLERichEditCtrl.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "rtexec2.h"
#include "OLERichEditCtrl.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//
// COLERichEditCtrl
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(COLERichEditCtrl, CRichEditCtrl)
COLERichEditCtrl::COLERichEditCtrl()
{

}

COLERichEditCtrl::~COLERichEditCtrl()
{
    RevokeDragDrop(m_hWnd);
    delete oleInterface;

}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(COLERichEditCtrl, CRichEditCtrl)
        //{{AFX_MSG_MAP(COLERichEditCtrl)
                // NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove mapping
macros here.
        //}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//

BOOL COLERichEditCtrl::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
        // TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base
class
        oleInterface=new CRicheditOLEDROP();
    //oleInterface->Register(m_hWnd);
    oleInterface->Register(this);
    return CRichEditCtrl::PreCreateWindow(cs);

}

#if !
defined(AFX_OLERICHEDITCTRL_H__1BEC3619_EE76_4761_B2F7_D4C6D0DBD2A7__INCLUD?
ED_)
#define
AFX_OLERICHEDITCTRL_H__1BEC3619_EE76_4761_B2F7_D4C6D0DBD2A7__INCLUDED_

#include "RicheditOLEDROP.h"

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000
// OLERichEditCtrl.h : header file
//

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//
// COLERichEditCtrl window

class COLERichEditCtrl : public CRichEditCtrl
{
    DECLARE_DYNAMIC(COLERichEditCtrl)
// Construction
public:
        COLERichEditCtrl();

protected:
    //virtual void PreSubclassWindow();
    //virtual DROPEFFECT OnDragEnter(CWnd* pWnd,COleDataObject*
pDataObject,DWORD dwKeyState,CPoint point);
    //virtual DROPEFFECT OnDragOver(CWnd* pWnd,COleDataObject*
pDataObject,DWORD dwKeyState,CPoint point);
    //virtual void OnDragLeave(CWnd* pWnd);
    //virtual BOOL OnDrop(CWnd* pWnd,COleDataObject*
pDataObject,DROPEFFECT dropEffect,CPoint point);

// Overrides
        // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
        //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(COLERichEditCtrl)
        protected:
        virtual BOOL PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs);
        //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
public:
        virtual ~COLERichEditCtrl();

        // Generated message map functions
protected:
     CRicheditOLEDROP* oleInterface;
        //{{AFX_MSG(COLERichEditCtrl)
                // NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove member
functions here.
        //}}AFX_MSG

        DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations
immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !
defined(AFX_OLERICHEDITCTRL_H__1BEC3619_EE76_4761_B2F7_D4C6D0DBD2A7__INCLUD?
ED_)

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   My attempt at a customized Drop.
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#if !
defined(AFX_RICHEDITOLEDROP_H__37CEE5B2_9F70_4217_A1A1_6286904BB721__INCLUD?
ED_)
#define
AFX_RICHEDITOLEDROP_H__37CEE5B2_9F70_4217_A1A1_6286904BB721__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000
// RicheditOLEDROP.h : header file
//

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//
// CRicheditOLEDROP window

#define COPYTHEDATA 29347234 //some completely random, unused value.
class CRicheditOLEDROP : public COleDropTarget
{

// Construction
public:
        CRicheditOLEDROP();

// Attributes
public:

// Operations
public:

// Overrides
        // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
        //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CRicheditOLEDROP)
        public:
        virtual DROPEFFECT OnDragEnter(COleDataObject* pDataObject,
DWORD
dwKeyState, CPoint point);
        virtual void OnDragLeave();
        virtual DROPEFFECT OnDragOver(COleDataObject* pDataObject,
DWORD
dwKeyState, CPoint point);
        virtual BOOL OnDrop(COleDataObject* pDataObject, DROPEFFECT
dropEffect, CPoint point);
        //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
public:
        virtual ~CRicheditOLEDROP();

        // Generated message map functions
protected:
        //{{AFX_MSG(CRicheditOLEDROP)
                // NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove member
functions here.
        //}}AFX_MSG
        DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations
immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !
defined(AFX_RICHEDITOLEDROP_H__37CEE5B2_9F70_4217_A1A1_6286904BB721__INCLUD?
ED_)

// RicheditOLEDROP.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "rtexec2.h"
#include "RicheditOLEDROP.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//
// CRicheditOLEDROP
CRicheditOLEDROP::CRicheditOLEDROP()
{

}

CRicheditOLEDROP::~CRicheditOLEDROP()
{

}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CRicheditOLEDROP, COleDropTarget)
        //{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CRicheditOLEDROP)
                // NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove mapping
macros here.
        //}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//
// CRicheditOLEDROP message handlers

DROPEFFECT CRicheditOLEDROP::OnDragEnter(COleDataObject* pDataObject,
DWORD dwKeyState, CPoint point)
{
        // TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base
class

        //if the data is the kind we want
   if (pDataObject->IsDataAvailable(CF_TEXT))
   {
      //here we can take bring window to top
      //since what is attached to the COleDropTarget object is
      //most likely a child window, you would probably have to
      //send it a message so that it can activate it's parent
      //or something.
      SetFocus(m_hWnd);

      //we can handle copy and move of this data
      return DROPEFFECT_COPY|DROPEFFECT_MOVE;
   }
   //we can't handle this type of data
   return DROPEFFECT_NONE;

}

void CRicheditOLEDROP::OnDragLeave()
{
        // TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base
class
        //return S_OK;

// COleDropTarget::OnDragLeave();

}

DROPEFFECT CRicheditOLEDROP::OnDragOver(COleDataObject* pDataObject,
DWORD dwKeyState, CPoint point)
{
        // TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base
class

         //if the data is the kind we want
   if (pDataObject->IsDataAvailable(CF_TEXT))
   {
      //we can handle copy and move of this data
      return DROPEFFECT_COPY|DROPEFFECT_MOVE;
   }

   //we can't handle this type of data
   return DROPEFFECT_NONE;

}

BOOL CRicheditOLEDROP::OnDrop(COleDataObject* pDataObject, DROPEFFECT
dropEffect, CPoint point)
{
        // TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base
class
         BOOL Ret = FALSE;

   //if it is a format that we handle
   if (pDataObject->IsDataAvailable(CF_TEXT))
   {
      //grab the data
      HGLOBAL hGlobal = pDataObject->GetGlobalData(CF_TEXT);

      //Do something with the data
      //here you would normally send a message back to the
      //window registered to the COleDropTarget to tell it
      //to do something with the data
      SendMessage(m_hWnd,COPYTHEDATA,(unsigned int)hGlobal,0);

      Ret = TRUE;
   }

   return Ret;
        //return COleDropTarget::OnDrop(pDataObject, dropEffect,
point);
return false;

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