MFC, Q: Changing a dialog box's title text

Q: Changing a dialog box's title text

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Artur Leun #1 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text Hi, I would appreciate if somebody could tell me how to change the title text of a dialog box. I have created a dialog box in MFC and assign a class CABCDlg (of base CDialog) to the dialog box. In the main program, I declare a variable testDlg: CABCDlg testDlg; I searched through VC++'s CD and found the SetWindowText() function. However, when I tried to use the function by issuing the command testDlg.SetWindowText(), the program returned error (Debug Assertion Failed). I also tried to add the title's text when declaring the function: CABCDlg testDlg(_T("Hello")); but the program cannot compile. Thank you for any input to a very inexperienced VC++ programmer. 8-) Artur 10.23.2000 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please remove "REMOVE" when replying by email address. Thanks.
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

#2 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text
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Ajay Kalr #3 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text You have to use SetWindowText() in OnInitDialog() of your dialog. -- Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++] Note: Please post all replies to newsgroup only. Quote: > Hi, > I would appreciate if somebody could tell me how to change the > title text of a dialog box. I have created a dialog box in MFC and > assign a class CABCDlg (of base CDialog) to the dialog box. In the main > program, I declare a variable testDlg: > CABCDlg testDlg; > I searched through VC++'s CD and found the SetWindowText() > function. However, when I tried to use the function by issuing the > command testDlg.SetWindowText(), the program returned error (Debug > Assertion Failed). I also tried to add the title's text when declaring > the function: CABCDlg testDlg(_T("Hello")); but the program cannot > compile. > Thank you for any input to a very inexperienced VC++ programmer. > 8-) > Artur > 10.23.2000 > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remove "REMOVE" when replying by email address. Thanks.
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

Dan Cerna #4 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text SetWindowText() is the way to go, but you have to call it after the window was created, that is in InitDialog function after calling CDialog::InitDialog(). Dan Quote: > Hi, > I would appreciate if somebody could tell me how to change the > title text of a dialog box. I have created a dialog box in MFC and > assign a class CABCDlg (of base CDialog) to the dialog box. In the main > program, I declare a variable testDlg: > CABCDlg testDlg; > I searched through VC++'s CD and found the SetWindowText() > function. However, when I tried to use the function by issuing the > command testDlg.SetWindowText(), the program returned error (Debug > Assertion Failed). I also tried to add the title's text when declaring > the function: CABCDlg testDlg(_T("Hello")); but the program cannot > compile. > Thank you for any input to a very inexperienced VC++ programmer. > 8-) > Artur > 10.23.2000 > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remove "REMOVE" when replying by email address. Thanks.
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

Artur Leun #5 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text Thanks for your hint. One more question: I declared a variable in the derived CDialog class' Dialog Data in the public area (see code below). This way I can pass the title from the main program into the dialog: testDlg.dialogTitle = _T("Test"); . It works fine, but I want to make sure if this is the correct way to go. Thanks. class CABCDlg : public CDialog { public: CABCDlg (Cwnd* pParent = NULL); // Dialog Data //{{AFX_DATA (CABCDlg) enum { IDD = <some ID> }; CString dialogTitle; // <------****** ... Quote: > SetWindowText() is the way to go, but you have to call it after the window > was created, that is in InitDialog function after calling > CDialog::InitDialog(). > Dan -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please remove "REMOVE" when replying by email address. Thanks.
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

Ajay Kalr #6 / 6	Q: Changing a dialog box's title text Couple of things: 1. Put the title in the constructor of your dialog. CABCDlg(CString& title, CWnd* pParent = NULL); and hide the dialog variable: private: CString m_dialogTitle. This way, in the constructor you can set m_dialogTitle to the one passed in the constructor. 2. If you did not want to do above suggestion, provid a access method for your title: CString& GetTitle(){ return m_dialogTitle;} void SetTitle(CString& title){m_dialogTitle = title;} -- Ajay Kalra [MVP - VC++] Note: Please post all replies to newsgroup only. Quote: > Thanks for your hint. One more question: I declared a variable in the derived > CDialog class' Dialog Data in the public area (see code below). This way I can > pass the title from the main program into the dialog: testDlg.dialogTitle = > _T("Test"); . It works fine, but I want to make sure if this is the correct way > to go. Thanks. > class CABCDlg : public CDialog > { > public: > CABCDlg (Cwnd* pParent = NULL); > // Dialog Data > file://{{AFX_DATA (CABCDlg) > enum { IDD = <some ID> }; > CString dialogTitle; // <------****** > ... > > SetWindowText() is the way to go, but you have to call it after the window > > was created, that is in InitDialog function after calling > > CDialog::InitDialog(). > > Dan > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remove "REMOVE" when replying by email address. Thanks.
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