Re: Want to create a function which returns a value obtained from a callback function
On 23 Feb 2007 08:20:43 -0800, "Angus" <anguscomber@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello
I want to write a C++ function which returns a Windows handle. I need
to call a callback function to find the Window. The specific function
is EnumChildWindows.
As the final parameter of EnumChildWindows I can pass a pointer back
to my class. so I can access class functions ok. I thought that I
could have a member variable in the class which is an HWND. Then the
this variable could be updated by EnumChildWindows if a window handle
is found. then when the function returns I just take the value in the
variable as the first found windows handle.
I suppose that would work but it doesn't feel so elegant. Has anyone
got any better ideas?
Angus
Define a class in an anonymous namespace and use it like this:
namespace {
struct Args
{
explicit Args(MyClass& obj)
: m_obj(obj),
m_hWndResult(0)
{
}
MyClass& m_obj;
HWND m_hWndResult;
};
}
void
MyClass::f()
{
Args args(*this);
// WindowFinder is a static member function
EnumChildWindows(hWnd, &WindowFinder, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&args));
...
}
BOOL CALLBACK
MyClass::WindowFinder(HWND hWnd, LPARAM lParam)
{
Args* args = reinterpret_cast<Args*>(lParam);
...
}
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