What's the name of the dialog box?

[OOP]

i'm using MFC application, and would like to call the function <FillRectangle> but i need the name of my parent dialog box as one of the parameters.
I would like to know what's the name of my dialog box if i saved my project as temp2. Thanks.

 

[Cagliostro]

find it in resources. All attributes of the dialog box you can find in properties.

Ion Filipski

 

[OOP]

Thanks.
The resource view indicates that the name is IDD_TEMP2_DIALOG. So is it correct to include this name as one of the parameter of the <FillRectangle> function?

 

[Cagliostro]

no, FillRectangle does not work with window names.

Ion Filipski

 

[OOP]

Does that means that i have to give the parent window a ID? But i thought that Visual C already gives the parent window a ID to refer to. I have tried to find the ID in the resources view but couldnt find anything.

 

[Cagliostro]

The dialog ID you will use only to create dialog. When you do CerateDialog, you get a HWND handle. Use this handle to manipulate doalog window(hide/show.minimize/move/bring to top and many other commands). When you want to work with graphical function you should get DC of this window, so use GetWindowDC for this hWnd to egt a HDC. To get rectangle of wihdow you also can use this hWnd, the function GetWindowRect.

Ion Filipski