Switching Default Buttons :: MFC

Hi.

I would like to switch the style of two buttons to/from default. For example, initial ButtonA is the default button. As the user selects an option in a dialog box, ButtonB becomes the default button and buttonA becomes a normal button.

I try changing the style of buttonB via SetStyle(BS_DEFBUTTON), however, that solution only highlights buttonB as though it is default. Nothing happens when I push Enter. When I push, Windows sends a message that buttonA is pushed. I set buttonA to default via Properties.

Do you have to set the current default button to something else before setting another button to default?

Thanks,
Kuphry

I don't use MFC, but I believe the "defaultness" moves with the focus. Something you might try is using the dialogs setfocus method to switch the focus to the desired new target.

Okay. Pryrates of CodeGuru posted a solution that works flawlessly. A special thanks to Pryrates for such an elegant solution.

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showth...hreadid=197179

Here is the final code.

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void CDialog::SetDefaultBtnOk()
{
DWORD style = m_BtnOk.GetStyle();

// make sure ButtonOK is not already the default button

if ((style & BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON) != 1)
{
style = m_BtnClose.GetStyle();

// remove default push button style
style &= ~BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON;

// set the style
::SendMessage(m_BtnClose.GetSafeHwnd(), BM_SETSTYLE, (WPARAM)style, (LPARAM)TRUE);

// inform the dialog about the new default control id
SendMessage(DM_SETDEFID, m_BtnOk.GetDlgCtrlID());

// get the style
style = m_BtnOk.GetStyle();

// add the default push button style
style |= BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON;

// set the style
::SendMessage(m_BtnOk.GetSafeHwnd(), BM_SETSTYLE, (WPARAM)style, (LPARAM)TRUE);
}
}
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The second function SetDefaultBtnClose() is the compliment of the above.

Kuphryn