Thread: open a blank window in C

hello,

I am trying to open a blank window in C


I have coded word for word from this youtube video:

Windows GUI Programming with C/C++ ( Win32 API ) | Part -1 | Creating a window - YouTube

it runs, but nothing happens

Code:

#include <windows.h>






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


int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst , HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
{


    //MessageBox(NULL, "HELLO","My first GUI",MB_OK);


    WNDCLASSEXW wc = {0};


    wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_WINDOW ;
    wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wc.hInstance = hInst;
    wc.lpszClassName = L"myWindowClass";
    wc.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;






    if(!RegisterClassW(&wc));
        return -1;


        CreateWindowW(L"myWindowClass",L"My Window",WS_EX_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE,100,100,500,500,
                      NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);




    MSG msg = {0};


    while( GetMessage(&msg,NULL,NULL,NULL) )
    {
        TranslateMessage(&msg);
        DispatchMessage(&msg);
    }


    return 0;


}


LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure(HWND HWND,UINT msg,WPARAM wp,LPARAM lp)
{
    switch ( msg)
    {
    case WM_DESTROY:
        PostQuitMessage(0);
        break;
    default:
        return DefWindowProcW(HWND,msg,wp,lp);


    }
}

can someone tell me what is wrong?

Originally Posted by Salem

Yes, watch the video again (well you can skip about 20 minutes or so) and look at that line of code in the video vs what you wrote.

Look VERY carefully.

You're off by one character.

> can someone tell me what is wrong?
No, it's far more educational for you to experience the sudden shock of realisation.
So you don't make the mistake again.

can you please tell me the character, its just 1

Originally Posted by Salem

No.

In fact, open a new text file, and watch the video again.
Then retype the program "word for word" (as you put it), and see if you make the same mistake again.

ok then =]

A clue maybe?
or what line?

lol got it

that damn

Code:

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Thanks everyone that helped me with this =]

Hi there,

Is this the somewhat classic error where an if statement regards a semi-colon after it as just an empty line, yet the only line it will execute if the condition is valid?

So the code in question would execute an empty line and then promptly return -1 hence why the window never showed on the first run?

Thanks

hey guys,
one more thing,

does the cmd always have to come up with the window?

maybe I am just new to this, but,


Is all that coding needed just to open up a blank window? or are there excess coding?