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Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example

Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example

By : Stefan Bjornander, Stefan Björnander
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Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example

Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example

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By: Stefan Bjornander, Stefan Björnander
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Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example
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Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
About the Reviewer
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About the Reviewer
Preface
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Preface
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Introduction to C++
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Introduction to C++
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The Compiler and the Linker
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The First Program
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Comments
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Types and Variables
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Expressions and Operators
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Statements
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Functions
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The Preprocessor
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The ASCII Table
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Summary
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Object-Oriented Programming in C++
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Object-Oriented Programming in C++
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The Object-Oriented Model
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Classes
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Inheritance
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Dynamic Binding
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Arrays of Objects
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Pointers and Linked Lists
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Operator Overloading
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Exceptions
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Templates
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Namespaces
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Streams and File Processing
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Summary
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Windows Development
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Windows Development
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Visual Studio
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The Document/View Model
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The Message System
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The Coordinate System
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The Device Context
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The Registry
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The Cursor
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Serialization
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Summary
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Ring: A Demonstration Example
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Ring: A Demonstration Example
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The Application Wizard
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Colors and Arrays
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Catching the Mouse
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Drawing the Rings
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Setting the Coordinate System and the Scroll Bars
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Catching the Keyboard Input
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Menus, Accelerators, and Toolbars
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The Color Dialog
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The Registry
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Serialization
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Summary
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Utility Classes
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Utility Classes
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The Point, Size, and Rectangle Classes
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The Color Class
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The Font Class
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The Caret Class
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The List Class
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The Set Class
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The Array Class
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Error Handling
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Summary
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The Tetris Application
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The Tetris Application
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The Tetris Files
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The Figure Class
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The Figure Information
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Summary
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The Draw Application
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The Draw Application
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Draw.cpp
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The Resource
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The Class Hierarchy
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The Figure Class
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The TwoDimensionalFigure Class
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The LineFigure Class
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The ArrowFigure Class
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The RectangleFigure Class
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The Ell ipseFigure Class
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The TextFigure Class
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The FigureFileManager Class
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The Document Class
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The View Class
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The Calc Application
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The Calc Application
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Calc.cpp
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The Resource
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Formula Interpretation
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The Spreadsheet
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The Document/View Model
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Summary
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The Word Application
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The Word Application
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Word.cpp
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The Resource
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The Page
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The Document Class
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The View Class
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The Message System

W indows is built on messages. When the users press one of the mouse buttons or a key, when they resize a window, or when they select a menu item, a message is generated and sent to the current appropriate class.

The messages are routed by a message map. The map is generated by the Application Wizard. It can be modified manually or with the Properties Window View (the Messages or Events button).

The message map is declared in the file class' header file as follows:

DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

The message map is implemented in the class' implementation file as follows:

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(this_class, base_class)
  // Message handlers.
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

Each message has it own handle, and is connected to a method of a specific form that catches the message. There are different handlers for different types of messages. There are around 200 messages in Windows. Here follows a table with the most common ones. Note that we do not have to catch every message. We just catch those we are interested...

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