what would be the correct syntax and how would i run this?

DWORD XShowMessageBoxUI( DWORD dwUserIndex, LPCWSTR wszTitle, LPCWSTR wszText, DWORD cButtons, LPCWSTR *pwszButtons, DWORD dwFocusButton, DWORD dwFlags, MESSAGEBOX_RESULT *pResult, XOVERLAPPED *pOverlapped )

this might help you guys out with what i mean
this is the documentation of what i am doing
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Doesn't the documentation says it all?
Do you have a problem with a specific parameter?

If you don't understand the documentation, your best bet is probably to google for the function name and find code examples of how someone else used it. For example:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiver...p/t706895.html

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Originally Posted by Marc G

Doesn't the documentation says it all?
Do you have a problem with a specific parameter?

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no i just dont understand the syntax that well i want someone to show me what to change in it to my liking and how to do it

i mean like how would i do it like this

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DWORD XShowMessageBoxUI(DWORD dwUserIndex,LPCWSTR wszTitle,LPCWSTR wszText,DWORD cButtons,LPCWST *pwszButtons,DWORD dwFocusButton,DWORD dwFlags,MESSAGEBOX_RESULT *pResult,XOVERLAPPED *pOverlapped);

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or what i really dont know the bit is confusing me is the ( ) instead of the { } i dont understand and want somone to explain

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Originally Posted by theunknowncoder

no i just dont understand the syntax that well i want someone to show me what to change in it to my liking and how to do it

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The documentation is clear -- the function is defined, all parameters are described, etc.

It is assumed that the person reading the documentation already knows the C or C++ language. Documentation for library and library functions should not be used as a tutorial in learning the language. You need to learn the C++ language first (to the point you know what functions are, how to call them, what pointers are and how to use them), before you understand technical documentation such as what you've presented.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by theunknowncoder

i mean like how would i do it like this

or what i really dont know the bit is confusing me is the ( ) instead of the { } i dont understand and want somone to explain

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That "someone" is a book on C++ or a good basic tutorial on the C++ language. You're asking basic C++ questions that are better answered by books and tutorials.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by Paul McKenzie

The documentation is clear -- the function is defined, all parameters are described, etc.

It is assumed that the person reading the documentation already knows the C or C++ language. Documentation for library and library functions should not be used as a tutorial in learning the language. You need to learn the C++ language first (to the point you know what functions are, how to call them, what pointers are and how to use them), before you understand technical documentation such as what you've presented.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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thats why i came here for help i know some cpp but not all i just wanted somone to give me a little tip as i have been trying to work it out for hours i have not just looked at it and thought i cant do that and posted on here i looked at it for hours and tried it many different ways

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thats why i came here for help i know some cpp but not all i just wanted somone to give me a little tip

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Again, the function is completely documented. What is required is that you know how to read the documentation, and it seems you don't know how to read documentation to C++ functions.

The authors of the documentation assume you know C++ already -- the authors have done what is required to relay the information to you on what is required to call the function (that's why you had the earlier response of "the documentation says it all"). The only thing missing is example of usage in a mock function or code, but that can probably be found by doing a web search.

All this suggests that you do not know C++ enough to understand how to call functions, and learning how to do that is done by books and tutorials, not a programming board such as CodeGuru. I could understand if you wrote a valid program (compiled, linked, etc.), and at runtime the function call failed (error return code, exception thrown, etc.), but what you're stating is that you don't understand basic C++ syntax with respect to calling functions and therefore can't write your program.

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i have been trying to work it out for hours i have not just looked at it and thought i cant do that and posted on here i looked at it for hours and tried it many different ways

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You should post your attempts.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by Marc G

Doesn't the documentation says it all?
Do you have a problem with a specific parameter?

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yes i do m8 i got this so far

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DWORD XShowMessageBoxUI(DWORD dwUserIndex,LPCWSTR wszTitle,LPCWSTR wszText,DWORD cButtons,LPCWSTR *pwszButtons,DWORD dwFocusButton,DWORD dwFlags,MESSAGEBOX_RESULT *pResult,XOVERLAPPED *pOverlapped)

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and then i have this

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z = XShowMessageBoxUI (XUSER_INDEX_ANY,L"Stelth V1",L"Thanks For Chossing Stelth V1. Stelth V1 Is Now Fully Loaded. HAVE FUN!!!",1,L"Play Modz",1,XMB_ALERTICON,NULL,NULL);

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but the L on the play modz gives me this error
Error: argument of type "const wchar_t*" is incompatible with parameter of type "LPCWSTR *"

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but the L on the play modz gives me this error
Error: argument of type "const wchar_t*" is incompatible with parameter of type "LPCWSTR *"

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Did you read the documentation carefully? That argument is supposed to be an array of Unicode strings, not a Unicode string.

Look at the cButtons argument -- did you read the description? What if you had 2 or more buttons? How would you specify these buttons in that function call?

So the next question is this -- do you know what an array is and how to pass this array of strings?

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Did you read the documentation carefully? That argument is supposed to be an array of Unicode strings, not a Unicode string.

Look at the cButtons argument -- did you read the description? What if you had 2 or more buttons? How would you specify these buttons in that function call?

So the next question is this -- do you know what an array is and how to pass this array of strings?

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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i done it all but i am stuck on the last 2 args now i just dont understand them at all no offence but the documentation just makes things harder

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i done it all but i am stuck on the last 2 args now i just dont understand them

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You don't understand pointers? In fact, how can you write a coherent, C++ program without knowing what pointers are, how to use them, and how to read simple documentation? I'm sure your program isn't just one line.

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at all no offence but the documentation just makes things harder

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As I stated earlier to you, the documentation assumes you know C++. If you don't know C++, then of course you won't understand the documentation. I don't know how much simpler I can make this point to you.

This is how every author who is responsible enough documents their functions. Get used to it (meaning this -- learn C++ properly, and you won't get confused).

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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You don't understand pointers? In fact, how can you write a coherent, C++ program without knowing what pointers are, how to use them, and how to read simple documentation? I'm sure your program isn't just one line.
As I stated earlier to you, the documentation assumes you know C++. If you don't know C++, then of course you won't understand the documentation. I don't know how much simpler I can make this point to you.

This is how every author who is responsible enough documents their functions. Get used to it (meaning this -- learn C++ properly, and you won't get confused).

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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ok so i read up abit on c++ learnt it for about 5 hours and got use to the syntax i was reading about pointers and can i ask how you do a pointer to a function?

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ok so i read up abit on c++ learnt it for about 5 hours

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It takes weeks, months, and yes, sometimes years to be proficient in C++. You can't learn it in 5 hours. C++ is not HTML or some simple scripting language where all you need is a couple of hours and a cheat sheet helping you out.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

i know how to do one to a variable but i cant find any how to do one to a function anywhere

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It takes weeks, months, and yes, sometimes years to be proficient in C++. You can't learn it in 5 hours. C++ is not HTML or some simple scripting language where all you need is a couple of hours and a cheat sheet helping you out.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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i am not saying it is not but i am trying to learn from the basics and i cant find out how to do a pointer to a function i am gunna carry on learning for months and stuff but i am covering the basics first and coding to help me

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can i ask how you do a pointer to a function?

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It isn't a pointer to a function. The function requires addresses passed to it for the last two arguments. An address is the same as a pointer. So you declare a variable of type T, and then pass the address of that variable (meaning you're passing a T*). I won't go any further -- look up what the address-of operator (&) does.

Secondly, what if you do finally get this to build successfully. Are you going to have the ability to debug your program if there are runtime errors?

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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It isn't a pointer to a function. The function requires addresses passed to it for the last two arguments. An address is the same as a pointer. So you declare a variable of type T, and then pass the address of that variable (meaning you're passing a T*). I won't go any further -- look up what the address-of operator (&) does.

Secondly, what if you do finally get this to build successfully. Are you going to have the ability to debug your program if there are runtime errors?

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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1 i already know what & does it shows u the memory address and 2 maybe maybe not but still i will keep goin till i do lets face it to get this to run i have been working on it for 6 weeks

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i am not saying it is not but i am trying to learn from the basics and i cant find out how to do a pointer to a function i am gunna carry on learning for months and stuff but i am covering the basics first and coding to help me

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You don't learn basics by trying to write programs like this. Where are the "Hello World" programs, or simple main() programs that demonstrate simple usage of pointers, functions, etc? Why are you even looking at functions such as the one you're trying to call? It's like trying to learn to play the piano by looking at something Listz or Chopin wrote.

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void SomeFunction(int *p)
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  *p = 10;
}

int main()
{
    int myP = 0;
    SomeFunction( &p );
}

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Why are you not practicing things like this first?

I think you're too enamored by trying to use advanced concepts because you want to have "cool" graphics. Instead you should be writing simple programs so that you know what you're doing.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by Paul McKenzie

You don't learn basics by trying to write programs like this. Where are the "Hello World" programs, or simple main() programs that demonstrate simple usage of pointers, functions, etc? Why are you even looking at functions such as the one you're trying to call? It's like trying to learn to play the piano by looking at something Listz or Chopin wrote.

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void SomeFunction(int *p)
{
  *p = 10;
}

int main()
{
    int myP = 0;
    SomeFunction( &p );
}

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Why are you not practicing things like this first?

I think you're too enamored by trying to use advanced concepts because you want to have "cool" graphics. Instead you should be writing simple programs so that you know what you're doing.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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no its because i find the beginning stuff too easy then i get to the hard stuff and dont know what i am doing but i am starting to get the hang of it but how would you do a pointer to a return ?

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no its because i find the beginning stuff too easy

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Then explain the program I wrote above. It uses pointers in exactly the same way that the function you're having trouble with. If you know what that program does, then why are you having so much trouble with writing the code to call your function?

There is virtually no difference in the code I wrote, and the function you're trying to call. The function takes a pointer, and your mystery function also takes a pointer, the only difference being the data type. My code calls the SomeFunction() correctly, but you say you can't figure out the syntax to call your function. So the only conclusion is that you are not retaining what you've learned, or you never learned the "easy stuff" properly, or you're not using what you know and applying it to a real program.

The SomeFunction() description would be something like this:

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SomeFunction( int *ptrInt )

Usage:
[in] ptrInt - integer value to set

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Does that look familiar? It looks identical to the documentation to your function's arguments, with the one exception that the type is int. So replace my "int" with the type that your function wants to use.

Also, just because a program is small doesn't mean it's "easy". What do you mean by "easy"? Honestly, you need to learn the basics of C++, and not try and cherry-pick topics so that you can create some sort of GUI program. If there is a concept in C++ you don't understand, then write a simple program and test out the concept before you apply that concept to a larger program.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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no its because i find the beginning stuff too easy then i get to the hard stuff and dont know what i am doing but i am starting to get the hang of it but how would you do a pointer to a return ?

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Regardless of whether you find it easy or not, you really need to learn it so that you don't get hung up on a function call for six weeks. As for "how would you to a pointer to a return?", that doesn't make any kind of sense.

We see this quite a bit here. People try to take short cuts and dive in way over their heads then come here for explanations. It's not that we're not willing to help, but it's frustrating when people ask questions that don't make sense or ask questions that they lack the foundation to understand the answer.

This is a complex language with many concepts and nuances that need to be mastered. There really are no short cuts, even if you're experienced in other languages.