Thread: Modify a Modal window?

Hey,

Say I created a second dialog in a Visual C++ MFC project. I then give it a class named CSecondDialog.

The way to make it show up is

Code:

CSecondDialog dlg;
dlg.DoModal();

However, lets say I've got a textbox on the dialog. How could I fill it with text before the window shows up? I didn't see a CSecondDialog::OnInitDialog() function anywhere.

I tried doing this

Code:

CSecondDialog dlg;

dlg.m_editBox.ShowWindowText ( _T("TEXT") );

dlg.DoModal();

But when that ran it gave me a debug error =[.

How can I put text into that exit box (variable: m_editBox)?

Thanks in advance :-)

-Guitarist809

Which version of MSVC?

Is in the properties of the dialogs class (right click on class in the 'Class View') look under 'Overrides' for 'OnInitDialog'.

In V6 you can add a variable usign the class wizard and set a default value.

Look also at UpdateData().

EDIT You can not set the text of a window / control until it has been created. DoModal() calls create on the dialog.

Originally Posted by novacain

Which version of MSVC?

Is in the properties of the dialogs class (right click on class in the 'Class View') look under 'Overrides' for 'OnInitDialog'.

In V6 you can add a variable usign the class wizard and set a default value.

Look also at UpdateData().

EDIT You can not set the text of a window / control until it has been created. DoModal() calls create on the dialog.

Worked! Thanks