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Building a Dynamic UI using a CWnd Free Pool

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Classes for building MFC-based user interfaces dynamically, with a focus on minimizing resource usage.
// Filename: MainFrm.cpp
// 20-May-2006 nschan Initial revision.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "MainFrm.h"
#include "Resource.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)
//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMainFrame)
    ON_WM_CREATE()
//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

static UINT indicators[] =
{
    ID_SEPARATOR,           // status line indicator
    ID_INDICATOR_CAPS,
    ID_INDICATOR_NUM,
    ID_INDICATOR_SCRL,
};

CMainFrame::CMainFrame()
{    
}

CMainFrame::~CMainFrame()
{
}

int CMainFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
    if ( CMDIFrameWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
        return -1;
    
    if ( !m_wndToolBar.CreateEx(this, TBSTYLE_FLAT, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_TOP
         | CBRS_GRIPPER | CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC) ||
         !m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(IDR_MAINFRAME) )
    {
        TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar.\n");
        return -1;
    }
    
    if ( !m_wndStatusBar.Create(this) ||
         !m_wndStatusBar.SetIndicators(indicators, sizeof(indicators)/sizeof(UINT)) )
    {
        TRACE0("Failed to create status bar.\n");
        return -1;
    }
    
    // TODO: Delete these three lines if you don't want the toolbar to be dockable.
    m_wndToolBar.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
    EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
    DockControlBar(&m_wndToolBar);
    
    return 0;
}

BOOL CMainFrame::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
    if ( !CMDIFrameWnd::PreCreateWindow(cs) )
        return FALSE;

    // TODO: Modify the Window class or styles here by modifying
    // the CREATESTRUCT cs.
    
    return TRUE;
}

#ifdef _DEBUG
void CMainFrame::AssertValid() const
{
    CMDIFrameWnd::AssertValid();
}

void CMainFrame::Dump(CDumpContext& dc) const
{
    CMDIFrameWnd::Dump(dc);
}

#endif //_DEBUG

// END

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