basic_window.h

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#ifndef BASIC_WINDOW_CLASS
#define BASIC_WINDOW_CLASS

/*****************************************************************************\
*                                                                             *
*  Name   : basic_window                                                      *
*  Author : Chris Koeritz                                                     *
*                                                                             *
*  Purpose:                                                                   *
*                                                                             *
*    A simple class for a window based on the Win32 API.                      *
*                                                                             *
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*     http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html                                    *
* Please send any updates to: fred@gruntose.com                               *
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// Note: See basic_window.rh for macros that can be used in resource files.

#include "winexdll.h"

#include <basis/object_base.h>
#include <basis/portable.h>

class WINDOWS_EXTENSIONS_CLASS_STYLE basic_window : public virtual object_base
{
public:
  basic_window(application_instance instance_handle, const istring &title,
          const istring &window_class);
    // a new window will be created with this program's instance handle and
    // the title and class names provided.

  ~basic_window();

  IMPLEMENT_CLASS_NAME("basic_window");

  ATOM register_class(u_int *icon_id, u_int *menu_id, u_int *small_icon_id = 0);
    // registers the windows class and returns the API result.

  bool create(int how_to_show);
    // invokes the underlying OS window initialization functions to create
    // the window.  until this is called, the window doesn't really exist.
    // true is returned if the creation was successful.

//  virtual LRESULT wnd_proc(HWND wind, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);

private:
  application_instance _instance;  // current instance.
  istring *_window_title;  // the text for the title bar.
  istring *_window_class;  // the class this window gets registered under.

  static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND wind, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);
    // called back to deliver events sent by the OS.
};

#endif

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