Chapter 9: Creating and Using Dialog Boxes

Chapter 9: Creating and Using Dialog Boxes

Windows-based applications get information from and give information to the user through the dialog box. This chapter covers techniques for creating and managing dialog boxes in the Windows operating system.

First, the chapter covers dialog box design, such as adding controls, setting properties, and defining how the user moves within the dialog box. Next, the chapter discusses how to use ClassWizard to add and complete the code that actually implements the dialog box and enables its controls, including how to handle user input. The chapter then explains how to create an instance of the class.

Objectives

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

® Define the different types of dialog boxes.

® Explain how dialog boxes are built by using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library.

® Use the Dialog editor to create a dialog box template.

® Use ClassWizard to create dialog box classes.

® Write code to manage dialog data exchange (DDX) and dialog data validation (DDV).

® Create an instance of the dialog box class.

® Use and customize common dialog boxes.

® Create property sheets.