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Hi, I'm new to C++ and want to include an LED in my form which has 2 states (On/Off). I'm using Borland C++ Builder 6, and I've searched the components toolbar and help file, but can't seem to find out how to include LEDs in my GUI. Could someone please help?
What is LED? Checkbox?
I take it that it resemebles a "Light Emitting Diode", as in an "power" or "hard disk activity" or some such on a PC, for example. Could be the old-fashioned round ones or a newfangled rectangular one - I have seen them in GUI's before now, but I have no idea how it's actually achieved.
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Mats
I don't use Borland, but I'm sure there are several different ways to draw a little colored rectangle or to display a bitmap. ...If you are not learning from a book, I advise you to get one! (You might need a standard C++ book and a Borland Builder book.)
If you want to generate a more elaborate image, you may need to use a 3rd-party graphics program to generate the bitmap. Or, Builder probably includes an icon editor that can be used to create a custom icon/bitmap.
If C++ is your first programming language, you should learn standard (non-graphical) C++ first. There are no graphics, color, mouse, sound, etc. in ANSI/ISO Standard C++. All of these things are platform/compiler dependant. So, there is no standardized way to display an image. (Even without these features, C++ is a rather complex programming language.)Quote:
Hi, I'm new to C++...