Text Updation

[Abhijeet Pathak]

Hi, I have two CEdit controls in a dialog. In Change() event handler of first control, I'm using first control's value and setting another random value of second control and finally calling UpdateData(FALSE); But the text in first control remains same (old - whatever it was set in InitDialog()) and the caret is repositioned at first character. Why isn't text if first control changing and caret is being positioned at first character again and again? Can anyone help me out? Regards, Abhijeet

[Mark Salsbery]

a_b_pathak wrote:

Why isn't text if first control changing

You stated "I'm using first control's value and setting another random value of second control". Why would that change the first control's text? Can you post the code for your "Change() event handler"? Mark

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[David Crow]

a_b_pathak wrote:

...and finally calling UpdateData(FALSE);

Why are you using UpdateData() for this? Just use a CEdit member variable for each edit control, and call the SetWindowText() method. For example:

void CDlg::OnChangeEdit1( LPNMHDR, LRESULT* )
{
CString strEdit1;

m\_edit1.GetWindowText(strEdit1);
m\_edit2.SetWindowText("Hello " + strEdit1);

}

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[Abhijeet Pathak]

I found it.... I forgot to call UpdateData(TRUE); at the start of function so the text of first control wasn't changing! stupid mistake though... I'm not using Set/GetWindowText because i'm using Control Variable (value).

[Mark Salsbery]

a_b_pathak wrote:

I'm not using Set/GetWindowText because i'm using Control Variable

Then you can use the CWnd::GetWindowText/CWnd::SetWindowText methods, as DavidCrow stated. FYI - You don't always need to use UpdateData()...see Avoiding UpdateData[^] Mark

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