How to add buttons in the View class

by Jordi Binefa

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1- To add a public member object in View class :

CButton m_Button01;

2- To invoke ClassWizard (Ctrl+W)

3- To select in “Message Maps” the …View class through the combo box

4- Double click on WM_CREATE and click Edit Code

5- To add under TODO:

m_Button01.Create(_T("&Button 01"), WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_TABSTOP|BS_PUSHBUTTON|WS_BORDER,

CRect(10,100,90,125),this,ID_BUTTON_01);

6- To add a new identifier ID_BUTTON_01 in View/Resource Symbols

Now, you can execute the program.

7- Between BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(..) and END_MESSAGE_MAP(), after //}}AFX_MSG_MAP in the …View.cpp, to add :

ON_BN_CLICKED(ID_BUTTON_01,OnButton01)

8- To add a function void C…View::OnButton01() :

void C…View::OnButton01(){

MessageBox("Hello Universe !!!!");

}

9- To add a declaration of OnButton01() as a public member function of View class.

Now, you can execute the program.