The CIRC sample is a simple example of an ActiveX Control.
CIRC illustrates the following:
Changing the painting behavior of an ActiveX control
Adding stock properties
Adding custom properties
Responding to mouse events
Adding custom events
Using text and fonts
Implementing ActiveX control property pages
Using simple data binding for control properties
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This sample code is provided to illustrate a concept and should not be used in applications or Web sites, as it may not illustrate the safest coding practices. |
Building and Running the Sample
To build and run the CIRC sample
Open the solution Circ.sln.
On the Build menu, click Build.
See Controls Samples for details on adding a control to the Toolbox, manually registering a control, and using the ActiveX Control Test Container.
Keywords
The CIRC sample demonstrates the following keywords:
AfxGetInstanceHandle; CDC::Ellipse; CDC::SelectObject; CDC::SelectStockObject; CDialog::DoModal; CString::AllocSysString; CString::GetLength; Ellipse; ExtTextOut; FillRect; GetClientRect; GetDC; GetVersion; MAKELONG; RGB; ReleaseDC; SelectObject; SetBkMode; SetTextAlign; SetTextColor
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Some of the samples, such as this one, have not been modified to reflect the changes in the Visual C++ wizards, libraries, and compiler, but still demonstrate how to complete your desired task. |