Anybody know C++? - 4

Skill · 10-09-2011

Posted by MattKan

1) Pretty sure you and I are like the same exact age.

2) I'm not interested in trying to be cool by making a giant mmo like you are. I know my limits.

1: I'm 15, I thought you were 12 or 13.

2: Did I say I wanted to make a giant mmo? I just want to make a simple game using unity. Well if you consider a Graal server a "giant mmo" then yes, maybe you are right. Anyways I gave you two of the easiest suggestions to making games if you are interested in making one, and a simple solution to making an interface. Many people I know that are my age use visual basic to make games and interfaces.

MattKan · 10-09-2011

Posted by Skill

1: I'm 15, I thought you were 12 or 13.

2: Did I say I wanted to make a giant mmo? I just want to make a simple game using unity. Well if you consider a Graal server a "giant mmo" then yes, maybe you are right. Anyways I gave you two of the easiest suggestions to making games if you are interested in making one, and a simple solution to making an interface. Many people I know that are my age use visual basic to make games and interfaces.

Just stop trolling. And I'm not 12 or 13.

Skill · 10-09-2011

Posted by MattKan

Just stop trolling. And I'm not 12 or 13.

sorry last time I talked to you you were either 12 or 13 so you must be 14 sorry. And aren't you the one trolling? I was just trying to give you advice and you suddenly decide to say I try to do things much more difficult then I am capable and that I'm just trying to sound cool.

Kavan · 10-09-2011

Just shut up.
This is a thread for learning, not trolling.

MattKan · 10-09-2011

Well, I'm still a bit confused about how wxWidget works in correlation to C++.. can anybody provide some more insight please?

Maikeru · 10-10-2011

Use the express version of Microsoft Visual C++
Once you learn the basics, then i recommend you try an application meant to build C-related language Console Applications

For those that are entirely new to this whole programming experience, i recommend you start off using Visual Basic. Call it a beginner's course if you may

fp4 · 10-10-2011

Posted by MattKan

Well, I'm still a bit confused about how wxWidget works in correlation to C++.. can anybody provide some more insight please?

It's a library to make GUIs. Learn Python or Ruby (My favorite) instead, you'll make much cooler **** in less time and headaches.

Could also just use MS Visual C++ Express and use .NET with it's nice GUI Maker.

BboyEatsbacon · 10-10-2011

Posted by fp4

It's a library to make GUIs. Learn Python or Ruby (My favorite) instead, you'll make much cooler **** in less time and headaches.

Could also just use MS Visual C++ Express and use .NET with it's nice GUI Maker.

I attempted to learn C++ through "C++ For Dummies," but I soon got bored a few chapters into the book learning all of the same stuff that I did in GS2, I'll try to attempt for some online tutorials, and I'm currently downloading MS Visual C++.

Skill · 10-12-2011

Posted by BboyEatsbacon

I attempted to learn C++ through "C++ For Dummies," but I soon got bored a few chapters into the book learning all of the same stuff that I did in GS2, I'll try to attempt for some online tutorials, and I'm currently downloading MS Visual C++.

if you think you learned the same stuff as gs2 then I think you are missing out on many things. I don't know c++, but I think you have to allow/remove memory,make sure a variable is signed/unsigned, choose a data type like float/double/int/long, and much more.

MattKan · 10-12-2011

Posted by Skill

if you think you learned the same stuff as gs2 then I think you are missing out on many things. I don't know c++, but I think you have to allow/remove memory,make sure a variable is signed/unsigned, choose a data type like float/double/int/long, and much more.

Well if you don't c++ you wouldn't know.

I'm just starting C++ and I agree with BBoy

Kavan · 10-12-2011

Posted by Skill

if you think you learned the same stuff as gs2 then I think you are missing out on many things. I don't know c++, but I think you have to allow/remove memory,make sure a variable is signed/unsigned, choose a data type like float/double/int/long, and much more.

You don't necessarily have to make sure a variable is unsigned/signed and you don't really have to zero memory/declare pointers to a certain memory location for simple applications, but yes, variable types have to be declared before they are used.

Kavan · 10-24-2011

So, you guys want to post any code for the things you're making with C++?
I'll set the ball rolling with a text editor I'm trying to piece together. It's my first one. :p

PHP Code:


			
#include <Windows.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <tchar.h>



#define ID_EDIT 1001

#define ID_BUTTON 1002

#define ID_OPEN 9001

#define ID_SAVE 9002

#define ID_EXIT 9003

#define ID_COPY 9004



static TCHAR szWindowClass[] = _T("win32_test");



LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)

{

    switch(message)

    {

    case WM_CREATE:

        {

        HMENU hMenu, hSubMenu;

        HICON hIcon, hIconSm;



        hMenu = CreateMenu();



        hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();

        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_OPEN, _T("Open"));

        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_SAVE, _T("Save"));

        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_EXIT, _T("Exit"));

        AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, _T("File"));



        hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();

        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_COPY, _T("Copy"));

        AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, _T("Edit"));



        SetMenu(hWnd, hMenu);



        HWND hEdit = CreateWindowEx(

            WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,

            _T("EDIT"),

            _T(""),

            WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_VSCROLL | ES_MULTILINE | ES_AUTOVSCROLL,

            0, 0,

            100, 100,

            hWnd,

            (HMENU)ID_EDIT,

            GetModuleHandle(NULL),

            NULL);



        HGDIOBJ hfDefault = GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);

        SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(false, 0));



        HWND hButton = CreateWindowEx(

            NULL,

            _T("BUTTON"),

            _T("Button that does something"),

            WS_BORDER | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | BS_PUSHBUTTON,

            0, 0,

            100, 30,

            hWnd,

            (HMENU)ID_BUTTON,

            GetModuleHandle(NULL),

            NULL);

        }

        break;



    case WM_SIZE:

        {

        HWND hEdit, hButton;

        RECT rcClient;



        GetClientRect(hWnd, &rcClient);



        hEdit = GetDlgItem(hWnd, ID_EDIT);

        SetWindowPos(hEdit, NULL, 0, 0, rcClient.right, rcClient.bottom - 50, SWP_NOZORDER);



        hButton = GetDlgItem(hWnd, ID_BUTTON);

        SetWindowPos(hButton, NULL, 10, rcClient.bottom - 40, 200, 30, SWP_NOZORDER);

        }

        break;



    case WM_COMMAND:

        switch(LOWORD(wParam))

        {

        case ID_EXIT:

            PostQuitMessage(0);

            break;

        case ID_COPY:

            MessageBox(NULL, _T("This popup button does absolutely nothing as of yet."), _T("Notice"), NULL);

            break;

        case ID_OPEN:

            {

            OPENFILENAME ofn;

            

            ZeroMemory(&ofn, sizeof(ofn));



            ofn.lStructSize        = sizeof(ofn);

            ofn.hwndOwner        = hWnd;

            ofn.lpstrFilter        = _T("Text Files (*.txt)\0*.txt\0All files (*.*)\0*.*\0");

            ofn.lpstrFile        = _T("");

            ofn.nMaxFile        = MAX_PATH;

            ofn.Flags            = OFN_EXPLORER | OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST | OFN_HIDEREADONLY;

            ofn.lpstrDefExt        = _T("txt");



            if(GetOpenFileName(&ofn))

            {

                // Going to do this later...

            }

            }

            break;

        default:

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

        }

        break;



    case WM_DESTROY:

        PostQuitMessage(0);

        break;



    default:

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

        break;

    }



    return 0;

}





int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,

                HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,

                LPSTR lpCmdLine,

                int nCmdShow)

{

    WNDCLASSEX wcex;



    wcex.cbSize            = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);

    wcex.style            = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;

    wcex.lpfnWndProc    = WndProc;

    wcex.cbClsExtra        = 0;

    wcex.cbWndExtra        = 0;

    wcex.hInstance        = hInstance;

    wcex.hIcon            = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APPLICATION));

    wcex.hCursor        = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);

    wcex.hbrBackground    = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);

    wcex.lpszMenuName    = NULL;

    wcex.lpszClassName    = szWindowClass;

    wcex.hIconSm        = LoadIcon(wcex.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APPLICATION));



    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wcex))

    {

        MessageBox(NULL, _T("Call to RegisterClassEx failed!"), _T("Kavan's Text Editor"), NULL);

        return 1;

    }



    HWND hWnd = CreateWindow(

        szWindowClass,

        _T("Kavan's Text Editor"),

        WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,

        CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,

        800, 600,

        NULL,

        NULL,

        hInstance,

        NULL);



    if(!hWnd)

    {

        MessageBox(NULL, _T("Call to CreateWindow failed"), _T("Kavan's Text Editor"), NULL);

        return 1;

    }



    ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow);

    UpdateWindow(hWnd);



    MSG msg;

    

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

    {

        TranslateMessage(&msg);

        DispatchMessage(&msg);

    }



    return (int)msg.wParam;

}

Some feedback from more knowledgeable beings would be appreciated, as I'm not exactly sure how to open a text file and place the text in it onto my window.

Bubble · 10-25-2011

Aren't there some file functions?

Kavan · 11-02-2011

Posted by Bubble

Aren't there some file functions?

Care to elaborate?
I'm aware of ifstream and ofstream variables, but I'm using the GetOpenFileName function, and I'm not exactly sure how to use it...

Lettro · 11-10-2011

If any of you want to learn C++, this guy's not bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuzH8ZZ1j0s

10-24-2011	57
Kavan I'm watching... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 644	So, you guys want to post any code for the things you're making with C++? I'll set the ball rolling with a text editor I'm trying to piece together. It's my first one. :p PHP Code: #include <Windows.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <tchar.h> #define ID_EDIT 1001 #define ID_BUTTON 1002 #define ID_OPEN 9001 #define ID_SAVE 9002 #define ID_EXIT 9003 #define ID_COPY 9004 static TCHAR szWindowClass[] = _T("win32_test"); LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { switch(message) { case WM_CREATE: { HMENU hMenu, hSubMenu; HICON hIcon, hIconSm; hMenu = CreateMenu(); hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu(); AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_OPEN, _T("Open")); AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_SAVE, _T("Save")); AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_EXIT, _T("Exit")); AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING \| MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, _T("File")); hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu(); AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_COPY, _T("Copy")); AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING \| MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, _T("Edit")); SetMenu(hWnd, hMenu); HWND hEdit = CreateWindowEx( WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, _T("EDIT"), _T(""), WS_CHILD \| WS_VISIBLE \| WS_VSCROLL \| ES_MULTILINE \| ES_AUTOVSCROLL, 0, 0, 100, 100, hWnd, (HMENU)ID_EDIT, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL); HGDIOBJ hfDefault = GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT); SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(false, 0)); HWND hButton = CreateWindowEx( NULL, _T("BUTTON"), _T("Button that does something"), WS_BORDER \| WS_CHILD \| WS_VISIBLE \| BS_PUSHBUTTON, 0, 0, 100, 30, hWnd, (HMENU)ID_BUTTON, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL); } break; case WM_SIZE: { HWND hEdit, hButton; RECT rcClient; GetClientRect(hWnd, &rcClient); hEdit = GetDlgItem(hWnd, ID_EDIT); SetWindowPos(hEdit, NULL, 0, 0, rcClient.right, rcClient.bottom - 50, SWP_NOZORDER); hButton = GetDlgItem(hWnd, ID_BUTTON); SetWindowPos(hButton, NULL, 10, rcClient.bottom - 40, 200, 30, SWP_NOZORDER); } break; case WM_COMMAND: switch(LOWORD(wParam)) { case ID_EXIT: PostQuitMessage(0); break; case ID_COPY: MessageBox(NULL, _T("This popup button does absolutely nothing as of yet."), _T("Notice"), NULL); break; case ID_OPEN: { OPENFILENAME ofn; ZeroMemory(&ofn, sizeof(ofn)); ofn.lStructSize = sizeof(ofn); ofn.hwndOwner = hWnd; ofn.lpstrFilter = _T("Text Files (.txt)\0.txt\0All files (.)\0.\0"); ofn.lpstrFile = _T(""); ofn.nMaxFile = MAX_PATH; ofn.Flags = OFN_EXPLORER \| OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST \| OFN_HIDEREADONLY; ofn.lpstrDefExt = _T("txt"); if(GetOpenFileName(&ofn)) { // Going to do this later... } } break; default: return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam); } break; case WM_DESTROY: PostQuitMessage(0); break; default: return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam); break; } return 0; } int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { WNDCLASSEX wcex; wcex.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); wcex.style = CS_HREDRAW \| CS_VREDRAW; wcex.lpfnWndProc = WndProc; wcex.cbClsExtra = 0; wcex.cbWndExtra = 0; wcex.hInstance = hInstance; wcex.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APPLICATION)); wcex.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); wcex.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1); wcex.lpszMenuName = NULL; wcex.lpszClassName = szWindowClass; wcex.hIconSm = LoadIcon(wcex.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_APPLICATION)); if(!RegisterClassEx(&wcex)) { MessageBox(NULL, _T("Call to RegisterClassEx failed!"), _T("Kavan's Text Editor"), NULL); return 1; } HWND hWnd = CreateWindow( szWindowClass, _T("Kavan's Text Editor"), WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 800, 600, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL); if(!hWnd) { MessageBox(NULL, _T("Call to CreateWindow failed"), _T("Kavan's Text Editor"), NULL); return 1; } ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow); UpdateWindow(hWnd); MSG msg; while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0)) { TranslateMessage(&msg); DispatchMessage(&msg); } return (int)msg.wParam; } Some feedback from more knowledgeable beings would be appreciated, as I'm not exactly sure how to open a text file and place the text in it onto my window.

10-09-2011	49
Kavan I'm watching... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 644	Just shut up. This is a thread for learning, not trolling.

10-09-2011	50
MattKan the KattMan Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 4,204	Well, I'm still a bit confused about how wxWidget works in correlation to C++.. can anybody provide some more insight please?

10-10-2011	51
Maikeru Quack Quack~ Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,810	Use the express version of Microsoft Visual C++ Once you learn the basics, then i recommend you try an application meant to build C-related language Console Applications For those that are entirely new to this whole programming experience, i recommend you start off using Visual Basic. Call it a beginner's course if you may

10-25-2011	58
Bubble Bubsy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Posts: 145	Aren't there some file functions?

11-10-2011	60
Lettro notlol Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 178	If any of you want to learn C++, this guy's not bad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuzH8ZZ1j0s