Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2012

SUMMARY

In this chapter, you’ve been concerned mainly with the mechanics of using the MFC Application Wizard. You have seen the basic components of the MFC programs that the Application Wizard generates for both SDI and MDI applications. All our MFC examples are created by the MFC Application Wizard, so it’s a good idea to keep the general structure and broad class relationships in mind. You probably won’t feel too comfortable with the detail at this point, but don’t worry about that now. You’ll find that it becomes much clearer after you begin developing applications in the succeeding chapters.

EXERCISES

It isn’t possible to give programming examples for this chapter, because it really just introduced the basic mechanics of creating MFC applications. There aren’t solutions to all the exercises because you will either see the answer for yourself on the screen, or be able to check your answer back with the text.

1. What is the relationship between a document and a view?

2. What is the purpose of the document template in an MFC Windows program?

3. Why do you need to be careful, and plan your program structure in advance, when using the Application Wizard?

4. Code up the simple text editor program. Build both debug and release versions, and examine the types and sizes of the files produced in each case.

5. Generate the text editor application several times, trying different project styles from the Application Type in Application Wizard.

WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THIS CHAPTER ...