array of buttons in VC++

[harshaperla]

i tried making an array of buttons when programming using class vizard. i did it using image button and also using direct coding. in VB it is possible bu copying the buttons. i have written a common message handler for btton's On click operation. but i need to reffer it by common name. is it possible?

[atif_husain]

I don;t understand what you mean by common names but it is very easy if you keep a member integer vairable in your button class and in the OnClick handler put a check on that integer variable you can determine which button was clicked....

[cilu]

What exactly are you trying to do? You want to have several buttons having the same handler? You can use ON_COMMAND_RANGE macro to map a range of command IDs to the same handler.

[harshaperla]

I have written a common handler for the set of buttons. But, i need to address them like

m_Button[i][j].SetWindowText("XXXX");
in a loop. i did it by changing the declaration of button as CButton m_Button[5][5];
but after that i could not go to class-wizard.

[cilu]

Here an example for an array of 2 buttons.

In the header declare:

typedef CButton CMyButton[2];

and use it in AFX_DATA

//{{AFX_DATA(CGeneralTestDlgDlg)
enum { IDD = IDD_GENERALTESTDLG_DIALOG };
CMyButton  m_button;
//}}AFX_DATA

In the source file write the DoDataExchange like this:

void CGeneralTestDlgDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
  CButton &but1 = m_button[0];
  CButton &but2 = m_button[1];
  CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
  //{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CGeneralTestDlgDlg)
  DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_BUTTON2, but1);
  DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_BUTTON1, but2);
  //}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}

Now you will be able to use the class wizzard and have buttons array.

[harshaperla]

got the solution:
result is there as a article here: Implementation of Array of Buttons: The Shuffle Game: