Re: DoDataExchange, GetDlgItem and Controls
Martin T. wrote:
Greetings.
I tend to work very little with MFC Controls and GUI, but recently I had
to do some fixes to existing code and got into some problems because DDX
was either doing too much or too little. (Because DoDataExchange
contained DDX, DDV, custom data exchange and additional custom validation.)
Now, there are some spurious recommendations to avoid DDX_* and
data-members and use Control Objects instead. While I tend to agree with
this, it begs the question on how to initialize the Control variables
from existing resources.
That is, instead of:
...
CString m_city;
...
DDX_Text(pDX, IDC_EF_CITY, m_city);
...
I can see the benefit of using:
...
CEdit m_city;
...
(no DDX needed)
But, given that all options for the EDIT Control are already set in the
resource editor, how would I initialize my CEdit m_city (in OnInitDialog
I assume)?
Because, for example, the Create(..) method takes a rectangle as
creation parameter which is completely pointless, as the location is
already specified.
I was thinking of using GetDlgItem(IDC_EF_CITY) to access the control,
but somehow that doesn't seem right ...
Martin:
I think perhaps you are confused ...
Both data variables and control variables use the DDX mechanism.
For a data variable (e.g. CString) the wizard adds a DDX_Text entry in
DoDataExchange
For a control variable (e.g. CEdit) the wizard adds a DDX_Control entry in
DoDataExchange
Data variables and control variables are not alternatives. You can add both
types if you wish.
Most people would say you should always add a control variable for each control;
then you do not need GetDlgItem().
The UpdateData() haters would say you do not need (should not use) a data variable.
--
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