--- In [email protected], "Robbie Hatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "D++" asked:
>
> > I do not know how to use the text field feature in C++.
> > I would like to enter a word in the text field which can
> > be used as a variable in the program. An example would be
> > when the user enters a password in the text field, if it
> > matches with what the program is expecting then something
> > else happens, for example he can log in.
>
> There is no feature of C++ called "text field". If you
> mean a control in a window, that's a feature of the API
> for your operating system. Read the manual, or ask in a
> group for your OS. Since I don't know what OS you're using,
> I can't give a specific answer.
>
> But generally, your OS's API will have some function,
> like "GetCtrlVal" (CVI) that gets the value of a control.
> You pass the address of the variable you want to recieve
> the value (along with window handle and control ID) to
> the API function, and it will load the value into the
> variable.
>
> An example from CVI (a National Instruments compiler
> with its own GUI and API to Microsoft Windows):
>
> GetCtrlVal // get value from control...
> (
> panel, // on this panel...
> control, // with this control ID...
> (void*)CustomInputName // and put in this variable.
> );
>
> Or from the Microsoft Windows Win32 API:
>
> UINT GetDlgItemText(
> HWND hDlg, // handle to dialog box
> int nIDDlgItem, // control identifier
> LPTSTR lpString, // pointer to buffer for text
> int nMaxCount // maximum size of string
> );
>
> But with other APIs, the method may look quite different.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Robbie Hatley
> lone wolf aatt well dott com
> triple-dubya dott Tustin Free Zone dott org
>
i know one book that can help you.
it is from cadcim (sham tickoo) publications.
