Creates a window and its handle with the specified creation parameters.
Namespace:
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:
System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Sub CreateHandle ( _
cp As CreateParams _
)
Dim instance As NativeWindow
Dim cp As CreateParams
instance.CreateHandle(cp)
public virtual void CreateHandle(
CreateParams cp
)
public:
virtual void CreateHandle(
CreateParams^ cp
)
public function CreateHandle(
cp : CreateParams
)
The cp parameter specifies the values that are passed to the native Win32 CreateWindowEx method to create a window and its handle.
When the ClassName field is not nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the newly created window handle inherits from the specified class. For example, if ClassName is set to BUTTON, the newly created window is based on the Win32 BUTTON window class. The Param property of the ClassName object must either be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or reference an instance of a class that was declared as a structure.
This code is an excerpt from the example shown in the NativeWindow class overview. Some code is not shown for the purpose of brevity. See NativeWindow for the whole code listing.
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The class name provided is registered with the operating system. |
The following code example demonstrates creating a window with a specific operating system window class name. The example creates a class that inherits from NativeWindow to accomplish this.
The MyNativeWindow class creates a new window with the ClassName set to BUTTON. This creates a Win32 button window. The location and size of the button is set, along with specifying additional window styles. The class demonstrates how to use the CreateHandle method and override the WndProc method to intercept window messages that are received. Although the example looks for the WM_ACTIVATEAPP message, this can be replaced in a real program with window messages specific to the type created.
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Some control types send their window messages to the window parent instead of the window. See the Windows Platform SDK for more information. |
' MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Friend Class MyNativeWindow
Inherits NativeWindow
' Constant values were found in the "windows.h" header file.
Private Const WS_CHILD As Integer = &H40000000, _
WS_VISIBLE As Integer = &H10000000, _
WM_ACTIVATEAPP As Integer = &H1C
Private windowHandle As Integer
Public Sub New(ByVal parent As Form)
Dim cp As CreateParams = New CreateParams()
' Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp.Caption = "Click here"
cp.ClassName = "Button"
' Set the position on the form
cp.X = 100
cp.Y = 100
cp.Height = 100
cp.Width = 100
' Specify the form as the parent.
cp.Parent = parent.Handle
' Create as a child of the specified parent
cp.Style = WS_CHILD Or WS_VISIBLE
' Create the actual window
Me.CreateHandle(cp)
End Sub
' Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Protected Overrides Sub OnHandleChange()
windowHandle = Me.Handle.ToInt32()
End Sub
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
' Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
' to the parent window instead of the button's window.
Select Case (m.Msg)
Case WM_ACTIVATEAPP
' Do something here in response to messages
End Select
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End Sub
End Class
// MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
[System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSet(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
internal class MyNativeWindow : NativeWindow
{
// Constant values were found in the "windows.h" header file.
private const int WS_CHILD = 0x40000000,
WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000,
WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
private int windowHandle;
public MyNativeWindow(Form parent)
{
CreateParams cp = new CreateParams();
// Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp.Caption = "Click here";
cp.ClassName = "Button";
// Set the position on the form
cp.X = 100;
cp.Y = 100;
cp.Height = 100;
cp.Width = 100;
// Specify the form as the parent.
cp.Parent = parent.Handle;
// Create as a child of the specified parent
cp.Style = WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE;
// Create the actual window
this.CreateHandle(cp);
}
// Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
[System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSet(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
protected override void OnHandleChange()
{
windowHandle = (int)this.Handle;
}
[System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSet(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
// Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
// to the parent window instead of the button's window.
switch (m.Msg)
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Do something here in response to messages
break;
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}
// MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
ref class MyNativeWindow: public NativeWindow
{
private:
// Constant values were found in the S"windows.h" header file.
literal int WS_CHILD = 0x40000000,WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000,WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
int windowHandle;
public:
MyNativeWindow( Form^ parent )
{
CreateParams^ cp = gcnew CreateParams;
// Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp->Caption = "Click here";
cp->ClassName = "Button";
// Set the position on the form
cp->X = 100;
cp->Y = 100;
cp->Height = 100;
cp->Width = 100;
// Specify the form as the parent.
cp->Parent = parent->Handle;
// Create as a child of the specified parent
cp->Style = WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE;
// Create the actual window
this->CreateHandle( cp );
}
protected:
// Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
virtual void OnHandleChange() override
{
windowHandle = (int)this->Handle;
}
virtual void WndProc( Message % m ) override
{
// Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
// to the parent window instead of the button's window.
switch ( m.Msg )
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Do something here in response to messages
break;
}
NativeWindow::WndProc( m );
}
};
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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