Global Sublassing Example
#include <windows.h>
#define BUTTON1 1
#define BUTTON2 2
WNDPROC OldWndProc;
HWND hiddenButton;
HWND button;
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
LRESULT CALLBACK SubClassProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
int WINAPI WinMain(
HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow)
{
WNDCLASSEX wc;
MSG msg;
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wc.style = 0;
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
wc.hInstance = hInstance;
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wc.lpszClassName = TEXT("myWindowClass");
wc.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
RegisterClassEx(&wc);
CreateWindowEx(
WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
TEXT("myWindowClass"),
TEXT("Global Subclass"),
WS_VISIBLE | WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
CW_USEDEFAULT,
240,
180,
NULL,
NULL,
hInstance,
NULL);
while(GetMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0)>0)
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
return msg.wParam;
}
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(
HWND hwnd,
UINT msg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam)
{
switch(msg)
{
case WM_CREATE:
{
/*
Create hidden BUTTON window.
This gives us the BUTTON class information.
*/
hiddenButton = CreateWindow(
TEXT("BUTTON"),
TEXT("Hidden"),
WS_CHILD,
0,
0,
0,
0,
hwnd,
(HMENU)BUTTON1,
GetModuleHandle(NULL),
NULL);
/*
Replace the BUTTON class procedure.
All buttons created afterwards
will use SubClassProc.
*/
OldWndProc =
(WNDPROC)SetClassLong(
hiddenButton,
GCL_WNDPROC,
(LONG)SubClassProc);
/*
This button is created after the class
procedure has been changed.
It will use SubClassProc.
*/
button = CreateWindow(
TEXT("BUTTON"),
TEXT("Button 1"),
WS_CHILD |
WS_VISIBLE |
BS_PUSHBUTTON,
10,
10,
100,
50,
hwnd,
(HMENU)BUTTON2,
GetModuleHandle(NULL),
NULL);
break;
}
case WM_DESTROY:
{
/*
Restore original BUTTON procedure.
Important because BUTTON is a system class.
*/
SetClassLong(
hiddenButton,
GCL_WNDPROC,
(LONG)OldWndProc);
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
}
}
return DefWindowProc(hwnd,msg,wParam,lParam);
}
LRESULT CALLBACK SubClassProc(
HWND hwnd,
UINT uMsg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam)
{
switch(uMsg)
{
case WM_LBUTTONDOWN:
MessageBeep(MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
break;
}
// send message to original BUTTON procedure
return CallWindowProc(
OldWndProc,
hwnd,
uMsg,
wParam,
lParam);
}