Re: how to pass a control pointer to a Single Doc/View with CFormView ?
I'm not sure I totally understand what you're trying to do, but if you are
trying to add something to an edit control in the CFormView from another
object (like a document) then perhaps you should use OnUpdate() in the view
and:
1. Set a variable in the view that corresponds to the edit control (one that
you hooked in with DDX).
2. Send an OnUpdate() message to the view.
3. Call UpdateAllViews() from the document with an appropriate hint for the
view in question (if there are other things you want to do or other views).
Tom
"awu" <awu10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Ajay:
Thank you for the reply.
The reason I want to get this Edit box pointer in CFormView is that I
have another class object that will be created in MyView.cpp. The edit
pointer will be passed into this object. This object needs to display
text information into this edit box in CFormView.
Is there suggestion?
Thank you
awu
Ajay Kalra wrote:
1. Where is the good place to pass this edit box pointer? View
constructor, or OnInitialUpdate() ?
Constructor is a bad choice as the controls dont exist at that time. Do
it in OnInitialUpdate.
2. How do I pass this pointer? I have tried to (CStatic*)
this->GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT_BOX) that doesn't work.
GetDlgItem will work but keep in mind that it returns a pointer to temp
object. Read this for alternative:
http://www.flounder.com/getdlgitem.htm
Also, your IDC implies that its an edit control but you are casting it
to a CStatic.
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Ajay
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