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Delay MessageBox with auto-close option

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This message box delays its dismissal by disabling the OK button for a delay interval. It also has an optional auto-close feature. There are two versions, one uses a WH_CBT hook and some basic window tricks like sub-classing to achieve its goal. The other one is more MFC-ied.
// DelayMsgBoxDemoDlg.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "DelayMsgBoxDemo.h"
#include "DelayMsgBoxDemoDlg.h"
#include "DelayMessageBox.h"
#include "DelayMessageBox2.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif


// CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg dialog



CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: CDialog(CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::IDD, pParent)
	, m_text(_T(""))
	, m_delay(0)
	, m_close(FALSE)
	, m_showicon(FALSE)	
	, m_icon(0)
{
	m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME);
}

void CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	DDX_Text(pDX, IDC_EDIT1, m_text);
	DDX_Text(pDX, IDC_EDIT2, m_delay);
	DDV_MinMaxUInt(pDX, m_delay, 0, 120);
	DDX_Check(pDX, IDC_CHECK1, m_close);
	DDX_Check(pDX, IDC_CHECK2, m_showicon);
	DDX_Radio(pDX, IDC_RADIO1, m_icon);
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg, CDialog)
	ON_WM_PAINT()
	ON_WM_QUERYDRAGICON()
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BUTTON1, OnBnShow)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDOK, OnBnClickedOk)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


// CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg message handlers

BOOL CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
	CDialog::OnInitDialog();

	// Set the icon for this dialog.  The framework does this automatically
	//  when the application's main window is not a dialog
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE);			// Set big icon
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE);		// Set small icon

	// TODO: Add extra initialization here
	
	return TRUE;  // return TRUE  unless you set the focus to a control
}

// If you add a minimize button to your dialog, you will need the code below
//  to draw the icon.  For MFC applications using the document/view model,
//  this is automatically done for you by the framework.

void CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::OnPaint() 
{
	if (IsIconic())
	{
		CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

		SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(dc.GetSafeHdc()), 0);

		// Center icon in client rectangle
		int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
		int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
		CRect rect;
		GetClientRect(&rect);
		int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
		int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

		// Draw the icon
		dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
	}
	else
	{
		CDialog::OnPaint();
	}
}

// The system calls this function to obtain the cursor to display while the user drags
//  the minimized window.
HCURSOR CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::OnQueryDragIcon()
{
	return static_cast<HCURSOR>(m_hIcon);
}

void CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::OnBnShow()
{
	if(!UpdateData(true))
		return;
	CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon mbicon = CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon::MBICONNONE;
	

	if(m_showicon)
	{
		switch(m_icon)
		{
		case 0:
			mbicon = CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon::MBICONINFORMATION;
			break;
		case 1:
			mbicon = CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon::MBICONEXCLAMATION;
			break;
		case 2:
			mbicon = CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon::MBICONSTOP;
			break;
		case 3:
			mbicon = CDelayMessageBox::MBIcon::MBICONQUESTION;
			break;
		}
	}

	/*
		You may use either of the classes. 
		In behaviour they are identical.
		It's in the implementation that they differ.
	*/

	//CDelayMessageBox mbox(this);	
	CDelayMessageBox2 mbox(this);
	
	mbox.MessageBox(m_text,
		m_delay,
		m_close,(CDelayMessageBox2::MBIcon)mbicon);
	

}

void CDelayMsgBoxDemoDlg::OnBnClickedOk()
{
}

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Nish Nishant is a technology enthusiast from Columbus, Ohio. He has over 20 years of software industry experience in various roles including Chief Technology Officer, Senior Solution Architect, Lead Software Architect, Principal Software Engineer, and Engineering/Architecture Team Leader. Nish is a 14-time recipient of the Microsoft Visual C++ MVP Award.

Nish authored C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications in 2005, and co-authored Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework for Addison Wesley in 2003. In addition, he has over 140 published technology articles on CodeProject.com and another 250+ blog articles on his WordPress blog. Nish is experienced in technology leadership, solution architecture, software architecture, cloud development (AWS and Azure), REST services, software engineering best practices, CI/CD, mentoring, and directing all stages of software development.

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