Need Help on Windows Animation, PLEASE!

Yesterday i took an example program from Bloodshed Dev C++ 4.9.9.2, which by the way was pretty good, and tried to encapsulated in 2 classes, Window class and Ball class. I am almost sure i have everything typed down correctly, yet i keep getting errors on "undefined reference". I'll post all files of code below for anyone to examine them and see what's the problem:

WinClass.hpp

Code:

#ifndef WinClass_hpp
#define WinClass_hpp
#include <windows.h>

class Window
{
    public:
       Window();
       ~Window();
       int Register_Window(WNDPROC WndProc, char ClassName[ ], HINSTANCE g_hInst);
       int Create_Window(char ClassName[ ], char WindowCaption[ ], HINSTANCE hInst, int wndWidth, int wndHeight);
       void Show_Window(int nCmdShow);
    private:
      WNDCLASSEX wincl;
      HWND hwnd;
};

#endif  //WinClass_hpp

WinClass.cpp

Code:

#include "WinClass.hpp"

Window::Window()
{

}

Window::~Window()
{

}

int Window::Register_Window(WNDPROC WndProc, char ClassName[ ], HINSTANCE g_hInst)
{
    wincl.hInstance = g_hInst;
    wincl.lpszClassName = ClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
    wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) (COLOR_BTNFACE + 1);

    if (!RegisterClassEx(&wincl))
    {
        MessageBox(0, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK | MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
        return 0;
    }
    return 1;
}

int Window::Create_Window(char ClassName[ ], char WindowCaption[ ], HINSTANCE hInst, int wndWidth, int wndHeight)
{
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
           WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
           ClassName,
           WindowCaption,
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
           CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, wndWidth, wndHeight,
           NULL, NULL, hInst, NULL);

    if (!hwnd)
    {
        MessageBox(0, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK | MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
        return 0;
    }
    return 1;
}

void Window::Show_Window(int nCmdShow)
{
    ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);
}

BallClass.hpp

Code:

#ifndef BallClass_hpp
#define BallClass_hpp
#include <windows.h>

class Ball
{
    public:
       Ball(int FirstX, int FirstY, int direct, int speed);
       ~Ball();
       void UpdateBall(HWND hwnd);
       int LoadImages(HWND hwnd, char Object[ ], char ObjectMask[ ], HINSTANCE g_hInstance);
       void DrawBall(HDC hdc);
       void EraseBall(HDC hdc);
       void DeleteImages();
    private:
       HBITMAP hbmBall, hbmMask;
       BITMAP bm;
       int placeX, placeY;
       int deltaX, deltaY;
       int deltaValue;
};

#endif  //BallClass_hpp

BallClass.cpp

Code:

#include "BallClass.hpp"

Ball::Ball(int FirstX, int FirstY, int direct, int speed)
{
    placeX = FirstX;
    placeY = FirstY;
    deltaValue = speed;
    switch ( direct )
    {
        case 1:
           deltaX = deltaValue;
           deltaY = deltaValue;
        break;
        case 2:
           deltaX = -deltaValue;
           deltaY = deltaValue;
        break;
        case 3:
           deltaX = -deltaValue;
           deltaY = -deltaValue;
        break;
        case 4:
           deltaX = deltaValue;
           deltaY = -deltaValue;
        break;
    }
}

Ball::~Ball()
{

}

int Ball::LoadImages(HWND hwnd, char Object[ ], char ObjectMask[ ], HINSTANCE g_hInstance)
{
    hbmBall = LoadBitmap(g_hInstance, Object);
    hbmMask = LoadBitmap(g_hInstance, ObjectMask);
    if (!hbmBall||!hbmMask)
    {
        MessageBox(hwnd, "Load of Resources Failed!", "Error", MB_ICONERROR | MB_OK | MB_SYSTEMMODAL);
        return 0;
    }
    GetObject (hbmBall, sizeof(bm), &bm);
    return 1;
}

void Ball::DeleteImages()
{
    DeleteObject (hbmBall);
    DeleteObject (hbmMask);
}

void Ball::DrawBall(HDC hdc)
{
    HDC hdcMemory;
    hdcMemory = CreateCompatibleDC(hdc);

    SelectObject(hdcMemory, hbmMask);
    BitBlt(hdc, placeX, placeY, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight, hdcMemory, 0, 0, SRCAND);

    SelectObject(hdcMemory, hbmBall);
    BitBlt(hdc, placeX, placeY, bm.bmWidth, bm.bmHeight, hdcMemory, 0, 0, SRCPAINT);

    DeleteDC(hdcMemory);
}

void Ball::EraseBall(HDC hdc)
{
    RECT rc;
    rc.left = placeX;
    rc.top = placeY;
    rc.right = placeX + bm.bmWidth;
    rc.bottom = placeY + bm.bmHeight;
    FillRect(hdc, &rc, (HBRUSH) (COLOR_BTNFACE + 1));
}

void Ball::UpdateBall(HWND hwnd)
{
    RECT rc;
    GetClientRect(hwnd, &rc);

    placeX = deltaX;
    placeY = deltaY;

    if (placeX < 0)
    {
        placeX = 0;
        deltaX = deltaValue;
    }
    else if (placeX + bm.bmWidth > rc.right)
    {
        placeX = rc.right - bm.bmWidth;
        deltaX = -deltaValue;
    }

    if (placeY < 0)
    {
        placeY = 0;
        deltaY = deltaValue;
    }
    else if (placeY + bm.bmHeight > rc.bottom)
    {
        placeY = rc.bottom - bm.bmHeight;
        deltaY = -deltaValue;
    }
}

resources.rc

Code:

BALLBMP BITMAP "ball.bmp"
BMPMASK BITMAP "mask.bmp"

main.cpp

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include "WinClass.hpp"
#include "BallClass.hpp"

char szClassName[ ] = "MyWindowClass";
HINSTANCE g_hInstMain;

Ball myBall(200, 150, 2, 4);

const UINT idTimer1 = 1;
UINT nTimerDelay = 5;

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hThisInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                   LPSTR lpstCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    Window myWindow;
    MSG msg;
    g_hInstMain = hThisInstance;

    myWindow.Register_Window(WndProc, szClassName, hThisInstance);
    myWindow.Create_Window(szClassName, "A Bitmap Program", hThisInstance, 512, 400);
    myWindow.Show_Window(nCmdShow);

    while (GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
    {
        TranslateMessage(&msg);
        DispatchMessage(&msg);
    }
    return msg.wParam;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch ( message )
    {
        case WM_CREATE:
           myBall.LoadImages(hwnd, "BALLBMP", "BMPMASK", g_hInstMain);
           SetTimer(hwnd, idTimer1, nTimerDelay, NULL);
        break;
        case WM_TIMER:
           HDC hdcWindow;
           hdcWindow = GetDC(hwnd);

           myBall.EraseBall(hdcWindow);
           myBall.UpdateBall(hwnd);
           myBall.DrawBall(hdcWindow);

           ReleaseDC(hwnd, hdcWindow);
        break;
        case WM_PAINT:
           PAINTSTRUCT ps;
           HDC hdcWindow2;
           hdcWindow = BeginPaint(hwnd, &ps);

           myBall.DrawBall(hdcWindow2);

           EndPaint(hwnd, &ps);
        break;
        case WM_CLOSE:
           DestroyWindow(hwnd);
        break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
           KillTimer(hwnd, idTimer1);

           myBall.DeleteImages();

           PostQuitMessage(0);
        break;
        default:
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
}

And these are the linker errors i'm getting in both Dev C++ and Code::Blocks:
Here Code::Blocks;

Code:

Linking console executable: bin\Debug\WinAnimation.exe
obj\Debug\BallClass.o: In function `ZN4Ball10LoadImagesEP6HWND(char *, signed _P, HINSTANCE__)':
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:43: undefined reference to `_GetObjectA@12'
obj\Debug\BallClass.o: In function `_ZN4Ball12DeleteImagesEv':
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:49: undefined reference to `_DeleteObject@4'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:50: undefined reference to `_DeleteObject@4'
obj\Debug\BallClass.o: In function `_ZN4Ball8DrawBallEP5HDC__':
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:56: undefined reference to `_CreateCompatibleDC@4'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:58: undefined reference to `_SelectObject@8'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:59: undefined reference to `_BitBlt@36'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:61: undefined reference to `_SelectObject@8'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:62: undefined reference to `_BitBlt@36'
C:/Users/admin/Desktop/CodeBlocks Projects/WinAnimation/BallClass.cpp:64: undefined reference to `_DeleteDC@4'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Please read this and apply if you have a solution.
By the way, my bitmaps are in the same directory as the project.

Thanks in advance!

Looks to me like your project is not set up to link against GDI32.LIB (which is the interface for GDI32.DLL)

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Mats

ok, then how could i set it up to do so? Sorry, but i'm a newbie at all this. I only have 9 months of experience with C++, by hobby.

Originally Posted by Sipher

ok, then how could i set it up to do so? Sorry, but i'm a newbie at all this. I only have 9 months of experience with C++, by hobby.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with DevC++ setup, but SOMEWHERE in "project properties", "project options" or "project libraries" or some such, where you can specify the libraries you want your project to link against.

It is ALSO possible that you should be setting your project to be a GUI / Graphical / Windows project, as opposed to a Console / Text-only project.

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Mats

The current project is built in Code::Blocks, and i only know who to use linkers in Dev C++, that's why i'm asking.

Ok, i'll just import the project to Dev C++. Thanks for your help!

Originally Posted by Sipher

Ok, i'll just import the project to Dev C++. Thanks for your help!

Sorry, I thought you WERE using Dev C++. If you are using Code::Blocks, the principle is pretty much the same: there is a setting for your project [project options, settings or such] for "which library to link agains".

If you are not using either Dev C++ or Code::Blocks, then you need to tell us how you are building the project - what you ARE REALLY looking to do is tell the final stage of producing the executable that you want to link against a library. Different tools let you say that in different ways, but unless it's a REALLY crappy tool, there is some way of doing that.

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Mats

Anyways, could you tell me why there was NO problem with the example program?
I took it in one of my projects and i didn't use ANY linker, yet it worked properly!! Can you explain that?

Ok, Thank you for your info! And i use BOTH, xixi.
I have Code::Blocks for Windows and Dev C++ for Allegro and OpenGL projects.
See you!

I had a similar GDI32 problem when I was using DevCpp.. but then I just switched to codeblocks and everything was fine.

Originally Posted by Sipher

Anyways, could you tell me why there was NO problem with the example program?
I took it in one of my projects and i didn't use ANY linker, yet it worked properly!! Can you explain that?

Not sure what you mean by that...

You can not produce a .exe file without using a linker [1]. You may not KNOW that you are using a linker, and the default project settings may be "right", which would mean that you do not have to "do anything", but the linker is the application code that puts together the executable file, so you will have to use that if you want to make an executable from a C++ program.


[1] Obviously, it is possible to produce an executable file many different ways, it is after all just a (well-defined) lump of binary data. Many monkeys typing on a keyboard could produce an executable file, if you wish. Randomly generating bytes into a binary file could do it. But it's unlikely. Certainly if the code is made from C/C++/Modula2/Fortran/Assembler, using , then a linker will almost certainly be involved.

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Mats