CStatic and View

I have a CView which is one of three views that is seperated by
SplitterWnds. In this view i would like to create a CStatic
object which is in the entire size of the view. I would also like
it resize when the splitter is moved (thus resizing the view).

In the OnCreate function of my View i have the following

Code:

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CRect rect;
this->GetClientRect(&rect);

m_wndStatic.Create("test", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_GRAYRECT, rect, this, IDC_STATIC0;

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the create call fails (returns a 1).

if i deflate the rect by say -10 units for each parameter (top, left,
right, and bottom) a very small static object shows.

What am i doing wrong? why is the call to GetClientRect not
filling the CRect object?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

OnCreate( _ ) method of a window class object used to reaponse the WM_CREATE. At the mean time, the window has just created but not shown yet. That's why the call to method GetWindowRect ( _ ) can get nothing.

There are many way to correct this problem. One can be the following:

In OnCreate( _ ) method:

// some things done

// then we create the static object
m_wndStatic.Create("test",
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_GRAYRECT,
CRect(0,0,10,10), this);

return 0;


In the method OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy) , stretch the child window m_wndStatic face to fix the parent's size:

CWnd ::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);

m_wndStatic.MoveWindow(0, 0, cx, cy);

where can i put the creation of the static control then?

i have it after my view calls the base class' OnCreate
so it should be a window then?

ok, nm i got it

i' mhaving difficutly centering the static frame within the view

Uhhh
CStatic::Create returns BOOL, where TRUE is defined as 1...
This means it doesn't fail...