Re: Constructor of dialog box...
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:52:46 -0700 (PDT), RAB <rabmissouri@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have an MFC VC++6 project. In a dialog box I want to pass a CString
variable when I call the dialog class. And I want the CString variable
to populate a static text box.
For example:
void MyParentDlg::OnButton()
{
MyDialog aa(NULL, "hello");
aa.DoModal();
}
//Start of MyDialog class code
CString hold;
MyDialog::MyDialog(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/, CString PassString)
: CDialog(MyDialog::IDD, pParent)
{
hold = PassString;
}
BOOL MyDialog::OnInitDialog()
{
CDialog::OnInitDialog();
m_MyStaticTextBox.SetWindowText(hold);
return TRUE; }
Is this the best way to set up this situation?
The constructor aspect is, but there are a couple of things you should do
differently:
1. Make the pParent parameter the last one. This will allow you to retain
its default value.
2. Make the PassString parameter const CString&.
3. Initialize "hold" in the member initialization list.
4. If the ctor has two parameters with the latter of them having a default
argument, declare the ctor "explicit".
As for initializing m_MyStaticTextBox, normally you would do this with DDX.
--
Doug Harrison
Visual C++ MVP
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