Notes:
This program creates a very simple window. It should look like a blank, white, with no title, no text, and default cursor/icons window. I set it up so that VK_ESCAPE (the escape button) will exit the window. I made this window because it give you a visual look at what you have created. I created it in VC++ 6.0 and I'm sure if I ran across a tutorial like this back when I was really new to windows programming it would help very much, I hope it help y'all. Good luck.
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// A Simple Window Tutorial
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// By Jesse King
// 11/13/99
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// #includes
// You will use this for all of your Windows applications
#include
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// #defines
#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // This cleans out rarely used stuff
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#endif
#define MAX_LOADSTRING 100
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// Global Variables
HINSTANCE hInst; // the Instance
TCHAR szWindowClass[] = "I'M A TITLE!!!" ; // Title Bar
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Prototypes: beforehand declaration of functions
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance);
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE, int);
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
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// WinMain() is what applies everthing
int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow)
{
MSG msg;
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// Set up the windows class
MyRegisterClass(hInstance);
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// Create the window. If it doesn't work, return FALSE.
if (!InitInstance (hInstance, nCmdShow))
return FALSE;
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// This is a good place to use accelerations and whatnot,
// you should load them in the program from the resources (the whatever.rc)
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// The main message loop is run under here,
// it pretty much explains itself. It just gets and handelse messages.
while (GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
if (!TranslateAccelerator(msg.hwnd, 0, &msg))
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}
return msg.wParam;
}
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// the function MyRegisterClass()
// this is used to create a WIN32 application,
// if you have Microsoft Visual C++ and the documentation
// it explains this really well. All the wc.xxxxxxx are variables in the
// WNDCLASSEX structure, it took me a while to figure it out, just look at
// help files and tutorials, it's easier then it seems.
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance)
{
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// This allows you to use the structure
// WNDCLASSEX as wc.whatevervariable
WNDCLASSEX wc ;
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX) ;
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// Class Style described here.
wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW ;
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// This is the functions that is called when a message is sent to the window (like a PAINT msg).
wc.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)WndProc ;
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// This is a simple window, so this isn't needed.
wc.cbClsExtra = 0 ;
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// Same as above
wc.cbWndExtra = 0 ;
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// The instance of the window.
wc.hInstance = hInstance ;
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// A declaration of the icon, in the resources, or from file, but
// this one is from the resources.
wc.hIcon = 0 ;
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// Loads the pointer, or cursor your window application will use
wc.hCursor = 0 ;
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// The background color can change through color_window+whatever
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1) ;
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// Name of the menu system, but we don't have a menu here
// because this is a simple window.
wc.lpszMenuName = 0 ;
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// The title of the used windows classes, or
// the title of the program.
wc.lpszClassName = szWindowClass ;
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// This is the small icon, like when your windows options is to list all the
// icons, then it will display the small icons, this is the declaration of the
// icon used for this occasion
wc.hIconSm = 0 ;
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// This returns a registered structure,
// which is the windows classes, to the window.
return RegisterClassEx(&wc) ;
}
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// the function InitInstance(HANDLE, int)
// creates the main window or parent window, and
// describes the style (such as WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, WS means
// Windows Style) and many other characteristics of the
// Parent Window.
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow)
{
HWND hWnd ;
hInst = hInstance ; // Store instance handle on global hInst
hWnd = CreateWindow( szWindowClass,
0,
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
0,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
0,
0,
0,
hInstance,
0) ;
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// If the window isn't made right
// it won't work...
if (!hWnd)
{
return FALSE ;
}
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// expains itself, nCmdShow
// means that its a small window
// not maximized
ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow) ;
UpdateWindow(hWnd) ;
return TRUE ;
}
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// The function WndProc(HWND, unsigned, WORD, LONG)
// processes the window, it does whatever you want
// the window to do.
//
// WndProc()'s purpose is processing messages for the main window.
//
// ********************* BELOW ************************
//
//
// case**WM_MESSAGE - Use the keyboard for the exiting the program,
// I set it up as ESCAPE Exits the program (or VK_ESCAPE does).
//
// case**WM_PAINT - Paints the main window, you can blit bitmaps
// and such, but this is a simple window, so I painted it like
// that
//
// case**WM_DESTROY - Destroys the window when you push
// the X on the upper right of the window
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LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
HDC hdc;
LoadString(hInst, 0, 0, MAX_LOADSTRING) ;
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// This is a nice simple loop
// that lets you input and get
// output to and from the window
switch (message)
{
case WM_KEYDOWN:
switch(wParam)
{
case VK_ESCAPE:
PostQuitMessage(0) ;
break ;
}
case WM_PAINT:
hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps) ;
RECT rt ;
GetClientRect(hWnd, &rt) ;
EndPaint(hWnd, &ps) ;
break ;
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(1) ;
break ;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam) ;
}
////////////////////////////////
// Return so it doesn't complain
return 0 ;
}