Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 3: Windows Resources

HCURSOR hCursor;

HICON hIcon;

hCursor = AfxGetApp()->LoadStandardCursor(IDC_SIZEALL);

hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadStandardIcon(IDI_EXCLAMATION);

const char *RWC = AfxRegisterWndClass(CS_VREDRAW | CS_HREDRAW,

hCursor,

(HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH),

hIcon);

Create(RWC, "Resources Fundamentals", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,

CRect(200, 120, 640, 400), NULL);

}

5. Test the application


6. After viewing the window, close it and return to MSVC

3.9.2 Window Registration and Custom Resources....................................

If the standard cursors and/or icons are not enough, you can create your own. To create

your own cursor, display and select Cursor from the Add Resource dialog box. A starting

but empty cursor would be displayed. Design the cursor to your liking.

To use a custom cursor, you can retrieve its identifier and pass it to the

CWinApp::LoadCursor() method. It is overloaded as follows:

HCURSOR LoadCursor(LPCTSTR lpszResourceName) const;

HCURSOR LoadCursor(UINT nIDResource) const;

To use a custom icon, you can pass its identifier to the CWinApp::LoadIcon() method

overloaded as follows:

HICON LoadIcon(LPCTSTR lpszResourceName) const;

HICON LoadIcon(UINT nIDResource) const;