C++ Win32 Input Help

[Hawkpath]

Hi, I'm trying to create a simple program in Win32 and I can't find how to accept input in the form of text. Like "What's your name: ___" then the user enters their name and my program can evaluate the input. I have already googled this for a long time, so please don't give me lmgtfy answers. Thank you.

[Frederick2]

I don't feel you've given enough information. Are you trying to write a console mode or GUI ( Graphical User Interface ) program?
Both are Win32. Console mode programs mostly use the exported functions in Kernel32.lib and GUI programs User32 and GDI.

[adnan.siddique]

have a look at

http://www.daniweb.com/tutorials/tutorial45806.html
Might b helpful for you

[Hawkpath]

Sorry about the lack of information. I'm using the Win32 API with c++ to create a gui application. All I need is some way to put a user input field in a message box or dialog box in the form of a text field.

[Frederick2]

Couldn't be easier...

Form1.h

//Form1.h
#define  IDC_EDIT      2000
#define  IDC_BUTTON    2005

typedef struct         WindowsEventArguments
{
 HWND                  hWnd;
 WPARAM                wParam;
 LPARAM                lParam;
 HINSTANCE             hIns;
}WndEventArgs,         *lpWndEventArgs;


struct EVENTHANDLER
{
 unsigned int          Code;
 long                  (*fnPtr)(lpWndEventArgs);
};

Main Source File

//Main.cpp
#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include "Form1.h"
EVENTHANDLER  EventHandler[3];


long fnWndProc_OnCreate(lpWndEventArgs Wea)
{
 HWND hCtrl;

 Wea->hIns=((LPCREATESTRUCT)Wea->lParam)->hInstance;
 hCtrl=
 CreateWindowEx
 (
  WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
  "edit","",WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
  10,30,270,30,
  Wea->hWnd,
  (HMENU)IDC_EDIT,
  Wea->hIns,
  0
 );
 hCtrl=
 CreateWindow
 (
  "button",
  "Click Me",
  WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
  70,80,150,30,
  Wea->hWnd,
  (HMENU)IDC_BUTTON,
  Wea->hIns,
  0
 );

 return 0;
}


long fnWndProc_OnCommand(lpWndEventArgs Wea)
{
 switch(LOWORD(Wea->wParam))
 {
   case IDC_BUTTON:
   {
     TCHAR szBuffer[256];
     GetWindowText(GetDlgItem(Wea->hWnd,IDC_EDIT),szBuffer,256);
     MessageBox
     (
      Wea->hWnd,
      szBuffer,
      _T("Here Is The Text You Entered"),
      MB_OK
     );
   }
 }

 return 0;
}


long fnWndProc_OnClose(lpWndEventArgs Wea)
{
 DestroyWindow(Wea->hWnd);
 PostQuitMessage(0);
 return 0;
}


void AttachEventHandlers(void)
{
 EventHandler[0].Code=WM_CREATE;
 EventHandler[0].fnPtr=fnWndProc_OnCreate;
 EventHandler[1].Code=WM_COMMAND;
 EventHandler[1].fnPtr=fnWndProc_OnCommand;
 EventHandler[2].Code=WM_CLOSE;
 EventHandler[2].fnPtr=fnWndProc_OnClose;
}


long __stdcall fnWndProc(HWND hwnd, unsigned int msg, WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
{
 WndEventArgs Wea;

 for(unsigned int i=0; i<3; i++)
 {
     if(EventHandler[i].Code==msg)
     {
        Wea.hWnd=hwnd, Wea.lParam=lParam, Wea.wParam=wParam;
        return (*EventHandler[i].fnPtr)(&Wea);
     }
 }

 return (DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam));
}


int __stdcall WinMain(HINSTANCE hIns, HINSTANCE hPrevIns, LPSTR lpszArgument, int iShow)
{
 TCHAR szClassName[]=_T("Form1");
 WNDCLASSEX wc;
 MSG messages;
 HWND hWnd;

 AttachEventHandlers();
 wc.lpszClassName=szClassName;
 wc.lpfnWndProc=fnWndProc;
 wc.cbSize=sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);
 wc.style=CS_DBLCLKS;
 wc.hIcon=LoadIcon(NULL,IDI_APPLICATION);
 wc.hInstance=hIns;
 wc.hIconSm=LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
 wc.hCursor=LoadCursor(NULL,IDC_ARROW);
 wc.hbrBackground=(HBRUSH)COLOR_BTNSHADOW;
 wc.cbWndExtra=0;
 wc.cbClsExtra=0;
 wc.lpszMenuName=NULL;
 RegisterClassEx(&wc);
 hWnd=CreateWindowEx(0,szClassName,_T("Enter Text In Text Box"),WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,100,100,300,175,HWND_DESKTOP,0,hIns,0);
 ShowWindow(hWnd,iShow);
 while(GetMessage(&messages,NULL,0,0))
 {
    TranslateMessage(&messages);
    DispatchMessage(&messages);
 }

 return messages.wParam;
}

[hiddepolen]

Thanks a ton!

This is exactly what I needed!

[Frederick2]

Glad it helped! Never heard anything more from the original poster :)