Visual Studio .NET- Old style member function wizard






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Jul 24, 2002

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Modifies the new VS7 Member Function wizard to add a member function without using the parameter list
Introduction
I switched from VS6 to VS7 and I wondered if it can be true that i can only add a member function by using the new "Add member function" Wizard. I searched for the sourcecode of the add member function wizard and found it in my Visual Studio directory in \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\VC7\VCWizards\MemFunctionWiz\HTML\default.html. I changed a few values and tested my changes in a new opened instance of VS7 and it worked. I added a checkbox, and changed a few things, and now I can enter a name of a function into the function name textbox like this "TestFunction(int nTest, BOOL bTest)", like good old VS6. It saves a lot of time. The checkbox exists to switch from old-style to new-style. If it is disabled I have to use the param list to define a new function.
Open the default.html in notepad.exe
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<TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" HEIGHT="23" WIDTH="12"> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="23"> //Add this <input ID="CHECKBOXOLDSTYLE" type="checkbox" CHECKED> <LABEL FOR="CHECKBOXOLDSTYLE" ID="OLDSTYLE_LABEL">Enter old-style function name</LABEL> //<-- end add </TD> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" HEIGHT="23" WIDTH="75"> <BUTTON CLASS="BUTTONS" ID="FinishBtn" onClick="OnFinish(document);">Fertig stellen</BUTTON> </TD> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" HEIGHT="23" WIDTH="4"> </TD> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" HEIGHT="23" WIDTH="75"> <BUTTON CLASS="BUTTONS" ID="CancelBtn" onClick="window.external.Finish(document, 'cancel');">Abbrechen</BUTTON>
If you save the default.htm and start a new instance of VS7, a checkbox appears on the bottom-left.
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function Validate(obj) { try { var bValid = true; switch(obj.id) { case "FUNCTION_NAME": { // Change the code to: var strNameWithParamList = ""; if( CHECKBOXOLDSTYLE.checked ) { strNameWithParamList = FUNCTION_NAME.value; } else { strNameWithParamList = FUNCTION_NAME.value + "(" + strParameters + ")"; } // <- end change window.external.AddSymbol("FUNCTION_FULLNAME", strNameWithParamList); bValid = window.external.ParentObject.ValidateMember.....
Save the file and try in VS7
Finished, now you can enter a member function the old way.