Abstract
The chapter starts with a minimal MFC program. This example is used to introduce some of the essential information required to program using the MFC. This includes:
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CFrameWnd — The class that provides the functionality of a windows single document interface or pop-up frame window:
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Associated constructor and parameters.
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CWinApp — The base class from which you derive a windows application object. This is the class that initialises your application and runs it:
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Associated constructor and parameters.
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Message maps.
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Project options.
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Windows data types and naming conventions.
‘Though this be madness, yet there be method in’t.’
Shakespeare
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Chivers, I. (2000). Getting Started. In: Essential Visual C++ 6.0 fast. Essential Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0733-0_3
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