C++ very EASY question

[SomethinCool]

ok if you have a program that has this code in it to make a windows app: (from John's tutorial post)

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>

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

char szWinNamw[] = "MyWin"; 


int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hThisInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR kposzArgs, int nWinMode) 

{ 


HWND hwnd; 

MSG msg; 

WNDCLASSEX wcl; 

wcl.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); 

wcl.hInstance = hThisInst; 

wcl.lpszClassName = "My Window"; 

wcl.lpfnWndProc = WindowFunc; 

wcl.style = 0; 

wcl.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); 

wcl.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO); 

wcl.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); 

wcl.lpszMenuName = NULL; 

wcl.cbClsExtra = 0; 

wcl.cbWndExtra = 0; 

wcl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);

 

if(!RegisterClassEx(&wcl)) return 0; 

 

hwnd = CreateWindow( "My Window", 

"Carmageddon TDR2000", 

WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, 

CW_USEDEFAULT, 

CW_USEDEFAULT, 

CW_USEDEFAULT, 

CW_USEDEFAULT, 

HWND_DESKTOP, 

NULL, 

hThisInst, 

NULL ); 

ShowWindow(hwnd, nWinMode); 

UpdateWindow(hwnd); 

 

int i; 

while(i = GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0)) 

{ if (i == -1) break; 

    TranslateMessage(&msg); 

    DispatchMessage(&msg); 

}

return msg.wParam; } 

 

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowFunc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) 

{ 

    switch(message) 

    { 

        case WM_DESTROY: 

        PostQuitMessage(0); 

    break; 

    default: 

        return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam); 

} 

return 0;

 }

how would you print something? like in a console app you would put

#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
     cout << "Hello! Please enter your name: ";
     int x;
     cin >> x;
}

so how would you put that into a windows app?

[Vlatko]

Go to New , choose win32application, create a new cpp file and put the code in there. As for the printing you could use a message box or an edit box.

[SomethinCool]

well i am very new to C++, like the amount of time i've spent on learning C++ is about 2 hours...so..i am a newbie...so, do you know any good tutorials?

[sail3005]

don't start with windows, first get a good command of the language itself. you will need to. check the faq for the sams online book.

[SomethinCool]

yeah..i am going to start learning next semester in school...1st period..C++ heehee..but, it's just been bugging me about how to do that stuff in Windows so how do you do it?

[sail3005]

if you don't know a basic sense of the language, you can't do it, it's just too complex. just start with a few console apps.

[Zaei]

Better, a whole lot of console apps.

Z.

[sail3005]

yeah, i have been working on and off for the last few months, and i just started with windows apps a little bit. You aren't gonna get anywhere if you don't have a really good command of the language. at least with windows programs

[CornedBee]

but just so you're happy, create a new win32 project and choose A "Hello, World!" application. It will contain exactly what you're searching for.

[abdul]

Originally posted by SomethinCool
yeah..i am going to start learning next semester in school...1st period..C++ heehee..but, it's just been bugging me about how to do that stuff in Windows so how do you do it?

You'll still be bored when the teacher teachs you a different way (the way TEACHERS should).