hiya, i am new in C++ and need to create a windows form application that at the click of the button the class is called and excecuted. I have done GUI's in java and its no big issue for me, its just that I need the GUI in c++ since the class files are in c++, I have tried looking at JNI's but it can get too complicated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
This is the code
#pragma once
namespace gui {
using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Drawing;
/// <summary>
/// Summary for Form1
/// </summary>
public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1(void)
{
InitializeComponent();
//
//TODO: Add the constructor code here
//
}
protected:
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
~Form1()
{
if (components)
{
delete components;
}
}
private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^ button1;
protected:
private:
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
void InitializeComponent(void)
{
this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
this->SuspendLayout();
//
// button1
//
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(51, 202);
this->button1->Name = L"button1";
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
this->button1->Text = L"button1";
this->button1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// Form1
//
this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(292, 273);
this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
this->Name = L"Form1";
this->Text = L"Form1";
this->ResumeLayout(false);
}
#pragma endregion
};
}
sorry
#pragma once
namespace gui {
using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Drawing;
/// <summary>
/// Summary for Form1
/// </summary>
public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1(void)
{
InitializeComponent();
//
//TODO: Add the constructor code here
//
}
protected:
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
~Form1()
{
if (components)
{
delete components;
}
}
private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^ button1;
protected:
private:
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
void InitializeComponent(void)
{
this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
this->SuspendLayout();
//
// button1
//
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(51, 202);
this->button1->Name = L"button1";
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
this->button1->Text = L"button1";
this->button1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// Form1
//
this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(292, 273);
this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
this->Name = L"Form1";
this->Text = L"Form1";
this->ResumeLayout(false);
}
#pragma endregion
};
}
In Forms designer, double click on the button and the IDE will generate an OnClick event handler. Then just add the code shown below.
#include "Form2.h"
<snip>
private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
Form2^ form2 = gcnew Form2;
form2->Show();
}thanks you for the reply. Forgive me for asking this question, what is contained in the form2.h, since the compiler will ask me where is form2.h defined
Thanks
You stated you wanted to open another form when you pressed a button. Form2.h contains that form. Each form is in another class. Change Form2 to whatever you named the form you want to display when the button is clicked.
Thanks for that. I get an error when I compile.
Error 1 error C2065: 'Form2' : undeclared identifier
Error 2 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier
Error 3 error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'form2'
Error 4 error C2065: 'Form2' : undeclared identifier
Error 5 error C2227: left of '->Show' must point to class/struct/union/generic typeThis is the code
#include "Form2.h"
#pragma once
namespace gui {
using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Drawing;
/// <summary>
/// Summary for Form1
/// </summary>
public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1(void)
{
InitializeComponent();
//
//TODO: Add the constructor code here
//
}
protected:
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
~Form1()
{
if (components)
{
delete components;
}
}
private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^ button1;
protected:
private:
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
void InitializeComponent(void)
{
this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
this->SuspendLayout();
//
// button1
//
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(39, 170);
this->button1->Name = L"button1";
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
this->button1->Text = L"button1";
this->button1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this->button1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::button1_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(292, 273);
this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
this->Name = L"Form1";
this->Text = L"Form1";
this->Load += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::Form1_Load);
this->ResumeLayout(false);
}
#pragma endregion
private: System::Void Form1_Load(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
}
private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
Form2^ form2 = gcnew form2;
Form2->Show();
}
};
}>> Form2^ form2 = gcnew form2;
Watch the capitalization. Should be Form2^ form2 = gcnew Form2; Move line 1 down below that #pragma once to let the compiler's preprocessor be more efficient.
Thanks for that. I get an error when I compile.
He just said 'Form2' as an example name for the new form you want to open.
Goto Project->Add Class->Windows Form. In there, call it what you wish and the code given should open the new form for you. :)
Thanks for that but it still shows
Error 1 error C2065: 'Form2' : undeclared identifier 86
Error 2 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier 86
Error 3 error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'Form2' 86
Error 4 error C2065: 'Form2' : undeclared identifier 87
Error 5 error C2227: left of '->Show' must point to class/struct/union/generic type 87anyone????
Repost the current program.
Repost the current program.
#pragma once
#include "HelloWorld.h"
namespace Trial {
using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Drawing;
/// <summary>
/// Summary for Form1
/// </summary>
public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1(void)
{
InitializeComponent();
//
//TODO: Add the constructor code here
//
}
protected:
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
~Form1()
{
if (components)
{
delete components;
}
}
private: System::Windows::Forms::Button^ button1;
protected:
private:
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
#pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
void InitializeComponent(void)
{
this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button());
this->SuspendLayout();
//
// button1
//
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(44, 195);
this->button1->Name = L"button1";
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(75, 23);
this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
this->button1->Text = L"button1";
this->button1->UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this->button1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler(this, &Form1::button1_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size(292, 273);
this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
this->Name = L"Form1";
this->Text = L"Form1";
this->ResumeLayout(false);
}
#pragma endregion
private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
App app; // Create a instance of App
HelloWorld^ form2 = gcnew HelloWorld;
form2->Show();
}
};
}Apologises for the late reply
This is in the HelloWorld.h
#include <iostream>
using namespace std; // use std namespace for cout
ref class App // change name to app
{
public:
App() // say hello when object is constructed
{
Say("IO!");
};
~App() // say goodbye when object is destroyed
{
Say("File!");
};
void Say(char* Message)
{
cout << Message << endl;
};
char* Show(char* Message)
{
return Message;
}
};the above code is my modified version
These are the Errors
Error 1 error C2065: 'HelloWorld' : undeclared identifier 86
Error 2 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier 86
Error 3 error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'Form2' 86
Error 4 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier 88
Error 5 error C2227: left of '->Show' must point to class/struct/union/generic type 88New error
Error 1 error C2065: 'HelloWorld' : undeclared identifier 93
Error 2 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier 93
Error 3 error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'HelloWorld' 93
Error 4 error C2065: 'form2' : undeclared identifier 94
Error 5 error C2227: left of '->Show' must point to class/struct/union/generic typeWe're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.