I'm new to win32 application building using C. I'm using DEV C++ and I'm able to get a window, by using the "windows application" icon in DEV. I want to know how to display our text on to the window???
That'll be very helpfull!
This is the readymade code generated by DEV
#include <windows.h>
/* This is where all the input to the window goes to */
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
switch(Message) {
/* trap the WM_CLOSE (clicking X) message, and actually tell the window to close */
case WM_CLOSE: {
DestroyWindow(hwnd);
break;
}
/* Upon destruction, tell the main thread to stop */
case WM_DESTROY: {
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
}
/* All other messages (a lot of them) are processed using default procedures */
default:
return DefWindowProc(hwnd, Message, wParam, lParam);
}
return 0;
}
/* The 'main' function of Win32 GUI programs: this is where execution starts */
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) {
WNDCLASSEX wc; /* A properties struct of our window */
HWND hwnd; /* A 'HANDLE', hence the H, or a pointer to our window */
MSG Msg; /* A temporary location for all messages */
/* zero out the struct and set the stuff we want to modify */
memset(&wc,0,sizeof(wc));
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc; /* This is where we will send messages to */
wc.hInstance = hInstance;
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
/* White, COLOR_WINDOW is just a #define for a system color, try Ctrl+Clicking it */
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
wc.lpszClassName = "WindowClass";
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); /* Load a standard icon */
wc.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc)) {
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!","Error!",MB_ICONEXCLAMATION|MB_OK);
return 0;
}
hwnd = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,"WindowClass","C GLANCE",WS_VISIBLE|WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT, /* x */
CW_USEDEFAULT, /* y */
640, /* width */
480, /* height */
NULL,NULL,hInstance,NULL);
if(hwnd == NULL) {
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!","Error!",MB_ICONEXCLAMATION|MB_OK);
return 0;
}
/*
This is the heart of our program where all input is processed and
sent to WndProc. Note that GetMessage blocks code flow until it receives something, so
this loop will not produre unreasonably CPU usage
*/
while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0) { /* If no error is received... */
TranslateMessage(&Msg); /* Translate keycodes to chars if present */
DispatchMessage(&Msg); /* Send it to WndProc */
}
return Msg.wParam;
}
