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  • S Santhosh G_

    Please move GetWindowText() to CMyTextBox::GetNumber() and CMyTextBox::GetString(). CMyTextBox::OnKeyDown() will not give text values. CRetValTestDlg::OnGetString() still calls m_TxInput.InFlag = false; Please remove it.

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    no no. this is not a way what i need. i need to get value after press Enter Key.

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      no no. this is not a way what i need. i need to get value after press Enter Key.

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      "After press Enter key" I can undestand that you need to get the String and Number values on pressing Enter key.is it right ?

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      • S Santhosh G_

        "After press Enter key" I can undestand that you need to get the String and Number values on pressing Enter key.is it right ?

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        Yes. when it call function. like GetString();

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          Yes. when it call function. like GetString();

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          If you can override PreTranslateMessage() in your Dialog class, you can track Enter press from PreTranslateMessage().

          BOOL CRetValTestDlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
          {
          if( pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN &&
          pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN &&
          pMsg->hwnd == GetDlgItem( IDC_TX_INPUT )->m_hWnd)
          {
          // When pressing Enter key in IDC_TX_INPUT edit box, you will get control here.
          // Return FALSE ensures Dialog will not process this Enter KeyPress

              // return FALSE;
          }
          return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
          

          }

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          • S Santhosh G_

            If you can override PreTranslateMessage() in your Dialog class, you can track Enter press from PreTranslateMessage().

            BOOL CRetValTestDlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
            {
            if( pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN &&
            pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN &&
            pMsg->hwnd == GetDlgItem( IDC_TX_INPUT )->m_hWnd)
            {
            // When pressing Enter key in IDC_TX_INPUT edit box, you will get control here.
            // Return FALSE ensures Dialog will not process this Enter KeyPress

                // return FALSE;
            }
            return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
            

            }

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            yes this is the part which i did not understand. how it goes to GetString or GetNumber function. because PreTranslateMessage in Dlg class. and GetString and GetNumber function in other class. so how it will connect with each other. and how it trap event from one class to other class function. i would like to request for little more detail and step. how it work? if that is just need to get number or string and put in variable it will be ok. but the value should return from function.

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              yes this is the part which i did not understand. how it goes to GetString or GetNumber function. because PreTranslateMessage in Dlg class. and GetString and GetNumber function in other class. so how it will connect with each other. and how it trap event from one class to other class function. i would like to request for little more detail and step. how it work? if that is just need to get number or string and put in variable it will be ok. but the value should return from function.

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              Santhosh G_
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              PreTranslateMessage in Dlg class. and GetString and GetNumber function in other class. so how it will connect with each other. You can directly call m_TxInput.GetString() and m_TxInput.GetNumber() from PreTranslateMessage(). If you want to send a message to CMyTextBox class, you can call PostMessage() with a USER function to the edit control.

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              • S Santhosh G_

                PreTranslateMessage in Dlg class. and GetString and GetNumber function in other class. so how it will connect with each other. You can directly call m_TxInput.GetString() and m_TxInput.GetNumber() from PreTranslateMessage(). If you want to send a message to CMyTextBox class, you can call PostMessage() with a USER function to the edit control.

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                Thanks. but i don't know about it. is it possible to give one working example. it will be great help for me. please consider i am learning.

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                  Thanks. but i don't know about it. is it possible to give one working example. it will be great help for me. please consider i am learning.

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                  I have been following this thread and I think you are painting yourself into a corner. You could make this so much easier for yourself by using the standard messages and notifications available to a dialog and its child controls.

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                    I have been following this thread and I think you are painting yourself into a corner. You could make this so much easier for yourself by using the standard messages and notifications available to a dialog and its child controls.

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                    well sir, i am just learning and doing work. i don't have much idea about it. so i request for help. i am trying this from all most a week. i google it and did not found simillar to what i am looking for. maybe because i don't have enough knowledge. so.. hoping to get help from some kind heart.

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                      well sir, i am just learning and doing work. i don't have much idea about it. so i request for help. i am trying this from all most a week. i google it and did not found simillar to what i am looking for. maybe because i don't have enough knowledge. so.. hoping to get help from some kind heart.

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                      Member 2119844 wrote:

                      hoping to get help from some kind heart.

                      Which is what I offered to you yesterday. Use the features of the CDialog and its controls rather than struggling to try and interpret individual keystrokes that are already captured for you. Text boxes have events that you can capture as characters are entered into them, which allow you to check and/or modify their content. The CDialog class has a function that will capture or refresh all the data between the dialog and the associated class variables etc.

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                        Member 2119844 wrote:

                        hoping to get help from some kind heart.

                        Which is what I offered to you yesterday. Use the features of the CDialog and its controls rather than struggling to try and interpret individual keystrokes that are already captured for you. Text boxes have events that you can capture as characters are entered into them, which allow you to check and/or modify their content. The CDialog class has a function that will capture or refresh all the data between the dialog and the associated class variables etc.

                        One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                        Dear sir, i really appreciate your and Santhosh suggestion. i do. but the thing is bit difference what i am looking for. maybe i am not able to describe very well, what i am looking for. sorry for that. because my English is not good enough. so please don't get me wrong. once again i am trying to explain what i need to do. and what i come up to. i need to make function that return value after press Enter key. not directly and not in any other way. but from function when it call from outer class. this is the event when user press button in dlg class.

                        void CRetValTestDlg::OnGetString()
                        {
                        m_TxInput.InFlag = false;
                        CString s = m_TxInput.GetString();
                        m_TxOutput.SetWindowText (s);
                        }

                        and this is CMyTextBox calss member function which is call from dlg class on button press. which need to return value.

                        CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                        {
                        if (InFlag == true)
                        return RetVal;
                        return "";
                        }

                        now i have come upto this

                        CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                        {
                        while (InFalg != true) // this is infinite loop but
                        {
                        DoEvents(); // doEvents hole for it so it wait until it get event
                        if (InFlag == true) // the InFlag = true when user press Enter;
                        return RetVal; // and return value
                        }
                        return ""; // else return "";
                        }

                        this is work. but when i use While and DoEvents the processor took lot of work. it took all most 50% of CPU used. and which is really not good. i think. and some time it does not come out from that loop when user left so when the program close. it remain in task manager. and CUP running. now What i am looking for is -> is there any other way to wait till event. maybe using CEvent or CallBack or threading or something else. without using lot of CPU used. because i don't know anything about them. i have never use.

                        CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                        {
                        //====================== Here i am looking for help =============================
                        // wait for event here or WaitTill (InFlag !=true); in this line i need help.
                        //==================================================================================
                        if (InFlag == true)
                        return RetVal;
                        return "";
                        }

                        i hope this time i could able to tell what i need for. this is really important for me. so Please Please Help.

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                          Dear sir, i really appreciate your and Santhosh suggestion. i do. but the thing is bit difference what i am looking for. maybe i am not able to describe very well, what i am looking for. sorry for that. because my English is not good enough. so please don't get me wrong. once again i am trying to explain what i need to do. and what i come up to. i need to make function that return value after press Enter key. not directly and not in any other way. but from function when it call from outer class. this is the event when user press button in dlg class.

                          void CRetValTestDlg::OnGetString()
                          {
                          m_TxInput.InFlag = false;
                          CString s = m_TxInput.GetString();
                          m_TxOutput.SetWindowText (s);
                          }

                          and this is CMyTextBox calss member function which is call from dlg class on button press. which need to return value.

                          CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                          {
                          if (InFlag == true)
                          return RetVal;
                          return "";
                          }

                          now i have come upto this

                          CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                          {
                          while (InFalg != true) // this is infinite loop but
                          {
                          DoEvents(); // doEvents hole for it so it wait until it get event
                          if (InFlag == true) // the InFlag = true when user press Enter;
                          return RetVal; // and return value
                          }
                          return ""; // else return "";
                          }

                          this is work. but when i use While and DoEvents the processor took lot of work. it took all most 50% of CPU used. and which is really not good. i think. and some time it does not come out from that loop when user left so when the program close. it remain in task manager. and CUP running. now What i am looking for is -> is there any other way to wait till event. maybe using CEvent or CallBack or threading or something else. without using lot of CPU used. because i don't know anything about them. i have never use.

                          CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                          {
                          //====================== Here i am looking for help =============================
                          // wait for event here or WaitTill (InFlag !=true); in this line i need help.
                          //==================================================================================
                          if (InFlag == true)
                          return RetVal;
                          return "";
                          }

                          i hope this time i could able to tell what i need for. this is really important for me. so Please Please Help.

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                          All I can do is repeat what I said before. Use the events and notifications of the CDialog class. The default action when user presses the enter key is to call the OnOK() function. You add code to that method to capture the text using the UpdateData() function. Let the dialog do the work for you. Maybe you should spend some time reading the documentation about Dialog Boxes[^] in general, and the CDialog[^] class in particular. You may also find that the documentation is available in your own language.

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                          • L Lost User

                            All I can do is repeat what I said before. Use the events and notifications of the CDialog class. The default action when user presses the enter key is to call the OnOK() function. You add code to that method to capture the text using the UpdateData() function. Let the dialog do the work for you. Maybe you should spend some time reading the documentation about Dialog Boxes[^] in general, and the CDialog[^] class in particular. You may also find that the documentation is available in your own language.

                            One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                            ok i will try. but. as you said. >> Use the events and notifications of the CDialog class. Which Events and Notification? i use this to block call OnOk() while press Enter Key.

                            BOOL CRetValTestDlg::PreTranslateMessage( MSG* pMsg )
                            {
                            if (pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN)
                            {
                            if ((pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN) || (pMsg->wParam == VK_ESCAPE))
                            pMsg->wParam = NULL;// VK_TAB;
                            }

                            return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage( pMsg );
                            

                            }

                            how dialog do my work. it would be great if i could get some sample code. i have spend lot of time to read and search. i did not find or i did not understand. so i request for help. if i understand, i may not request for help.

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                              ok i will try. but. as you said. >> Use the events and notifications of the CDialog class. Which Events and Notification? i use this to block call OnOk() while press Enter Key.

                              BOOL CRetValTestDlg::PreTranslateMessage( MSG* pMsg )
                              {
                              if (pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN)
                              {
                              if ((pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN) || (pMsg->wParam == VK_ESCAPE))
                              pMsg->wParam = NULL;// VK_TAB;
                              }

                              return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage( pMsg );
                              

                              }

                              how dialog do my work. it would be great if i could get some sample code. i have spend lot of time to read and search. i did not find or i did not understand. so i request for help. if i understand, i may not request for help.

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                              I don't know what you are hoping to achieve with the code above, but it is not likely to help you. Please spend some time reading the two links I gave in my previous answer, so you understand how dialogs operate.

                              One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                              • L Lost User

                                I don't know what you are hoping to achieve with the code above, but it is not likely to help you. Please spend some time reading the two links I gave in my previous answer, so you understand how dialogs operate.

                                One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                                Thank you.

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                                  Hi All, i need to return input value after press enter. how to make it. need little help. the main think here that i have to make function that return value after press Enter. here is link of project file. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=78B222720843DE16!116&authkey=!AAjKOKZHSd-q9lI i have a dialog box with 2 EditBox (m_TxInput and m_TxOutPut) and 2 Button for (GetString and GetNumber) i made class CMyTextBox for m_TxInput . here is code below. i have 2 function GetString and GetNumber in CMyTextBox Class. i am calling these function on button down in dlg.

                                  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                                  // CMyTextBox window

                                  class CMyTextBox : public CEdit
                                  {
                                  // Construction
                                  public:
                                  CMyTextBox();

                                  // Attributes
                                  public:

                                  // Operations
                                  public:

                                  bool InFlag; // After Press Enter InFlag = true;
                                  CString RetVal; // store return value
                                  

                                  // Overrides
                                  // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
                                  //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CMyTextBox)
                                  //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

                                  // Implementation
                                  public:
                                  CString GetString();
                                  double GetNumber();
                                  virtual ~CMyTextBox();

                                  // Generated message map functions
                                  

                                  protected:
                                  //{{AFX_MSG(CMyTextBox)
                                  afx_msg void OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags);
                                  //}}AFX_MSG

                                  DECLARE\_MESSAGE\_MAP()
                                  

                                  };

                                  // CPP file======================================================

                                  // CMyTextBox message handlers

                                  void CMyTextBox::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
                                  {
                                  // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
                                  if (nFlags == 28) // Enter press
                                  GetWindowText(RetVal);
                                  CEdit::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
                                  }

                                  double CMyTextBox::GetNumber()
                                  {
                                  // how to get return here after press enter by user
                                  if (InFlag == true)
                                  return atof(RetVal);
                                  return 0;
                                  }

                                  CString CMyTextBox::GetString()
                                  {
                                  // how to get return here after press enter by user
                                  if (InFlag == true)
                                  return RetVal;
                                  return "";
                                  }

                                  Thanks Amrit

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                                  By default, a dialog's OnOK() handler will be called when you "press" the Enter key from within an edit control. If you would rather the edit control do something else, check out the ES_WANTRETURN style.

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