Introduction to Microsoft Visual C++MFC

Audience

This course is for all programmers, analysts and technical managers who wish to use Microsoft’s Visual C++ product to develop business applications.

Prerequisites

The participant should have at least six months experience programming in C++,and the Microsoft Windows environment or have taken our C++ OOP Course.

Duration

5 days. Hands on. Note: This course may be presented in 3 days., as a companion course with C++ OOP.

Course Objectives

This course provides students with the knowledge that is key to developing modern, sophisticated, Windows applications as well as tools for use in other development environments, such as Visual Basic.

Course Content

Introduction To Windows Programming
The Single Document and Multiple Document interfaces
The six application types
Working in an event-driven, object-oriented environment
Windows handles and other data types
WinMain and the Window procedure
The message loop
Declaring and registering a window class
The three major window styles
Terminating a Windows application

Microsoft Foundation Class Library
The CWinApp class
Making the most of precompiled header files
The CWnd class
Important CWnd member functions
Creating a frame window in MFC
Message maps
Drawing on a window
The Windows coordinate systems
The device contexts
Color representation in Windows
The CString class and resource strings

Off To See The Wizards
The App Wizard and the Class Wizard
The concept of the document
Document/View architecture
The CDocument class
Document views and the CView class hierarchy
The Document Manager
MFC representations of size and location
The Graphics Device Interface
Brushes and pens
Working with menus