Re: creating a light-weight CWnd-derived class

From:
Ian Semmel <isemmelNOJUNK@NOKUNKrocketcomp.com.au>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:00:59 +1000
Message-ID:
<eN#uRDE$IHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>
class CMyWnd : public CWnd
{
// Construction
public:
    CMyWnd();
    LRESULT Onxxxx (WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
};

// ----------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyWnd, CWnd)
    ON_MESSAGE ( WM_xxxx, Onxxxx )
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

CMyWnd::CMyWnd ()
{
}

LRESULT CMyWnd::Onxxxx(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    //stuff
    return 1;
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------
CMyWnd* m_pMyWnd = new CMyWnd ();

if ( ! m_pMyWnd->CreateEx (0, AfxRegisterWndClass(0), _T("Something"),
   WS_OVERLAPPED, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL))
{
    // error
}

tfs wrote:

I would like to create a very light-weight, standalone, non-visible,
NULL-parented CWnd-derived class, without relying on any resource created in
.rc file (like CDialog which requires a dialog template). This light-weight
class is used as a private message and timer handler, with a HWND which can
be passed to, in my case, DirectShow API for event notifications; and in
general use, I can instantiate such class in anywhere and in any UI-thread
with ease.

I did consider deriving from CStatic, as the class is simple and small
enough. However, it requires a parent CWnd, i.e. it cannot be a standalone
CWnd object. I also considered CDialog, but it requires a dialog template as
described above. I even considered CFrameWnd, but the class itself is already
big, and moreover it requies instantiating at least 1 CView, which on the
whole is far from light-weight.

Any good suggestions?

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