Re: Event handler continues executing after its dialog is deleted

From:
"Anthony Wieser" <newsgroups-sansspam@wieser-software.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:06:28 +0100
Message-ID:
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"Elizabeta" <Elizabeta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01D2458F-D8DB-4785-990C-56922F87A453@microsoft.com...

" Do you know what conditions the modal loop stops on? Does it respond to
WM_CANCELMODE?"

Some of the event loops that I am using respond to WM_CANCELMODE. And that
is easy solution, cause I can send the message to exit the loop, through
code when the dialog is closed. In this case my event handlers like
OnBtnClick that are using the function that started the event loop, can
check
how the event loop was exited ( the function that starts the event loop
can
return status about success, cancel ..) and if it was Canceled it can
simply
return, and I will not have to reorganize access to member data , so
everything is ok :
void MyDlg::OnClose()
{
send WM_CANCELMODE here
DestroyWindow();
}
void MyDlg::OnBtnClick()
{
  if(GetGeometricObject == Cancel)
      return;
  acess to member data here
}

Problem :
I also have to use functions that starts event loop , but not respond to
WM_CANCELMODE. How should I do then ?

"Normally, you'd call set capture to prevent the mouse/keyboard going
anywhere else, and then exit the loop in certain circumstances, and in
general preventing reentrancy to UI options. Menu functions run a similar
loop."

I don't understand this :(


If you call myWnd->SetCapture() before calling the function that enters the
loop, that guarantees that no messages can be delivered anywhere but to your
window. That may or may not be a benefit to you.

You may find that you can call PostQuitMessage to post a WM_QUIT to the
loops that don't behave.

Theres an example here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/03/04/385100.aspx

that shows you you must handle the WM_QUIT after calling the function that
spins a message loop, in the example above, MessageBox() spins its own loop.

Anthony Wieser
Wieser Software Ltd

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