When you insert a picture on a Dialog box the main aim of your dialog box is just not to display the Resource bitmaps that are added at compile time but to display the image from a file. Now to display a bitmap I could not find many good resources but if you google out with the keyword LoadPic.exe you can find some help with that sample but that is way too complicated for a simple image display and so I thought of all doing it with my shallow knowledge of Subclasing. Steps 1. Add a picture Box to your application 2. Change the Type of the picture box to OWNER_DRAW. [Skip this step. Its not needed as corrected by lplover2k] 3. Add a variable to the picture box. By default it will be CStatic. I call it picPreview 4. Change the CStatic to CPictureBox. Don't forget to add the header files at the top. 5. Call the SetBitmap function to display the URL in the picture box. picPreview.SetBitmap(CString m_sBitmap) PictureBox.h Code: #pragma once // CPictureBox class CPictureBox : public CStatic { DECLARE_DYNAMIC(CPictureBox) public: CPictureBox(); virtual ~CPictureBox(); void SetBitmap(CString strBitmap); protected: DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP() void ShowBitmap(CPaintDC *pDC); CString m_sBitmap; CBitmap m_bmpBitmap; BITMAP bm; public: afx_msg void OnPaint(); }; PictureBox.cpp Code: // PictureBox.cpp : implementation file // #include "stdafx.h" #include "PictureBox.h" #include ".\picturebox.h" // CPictureBox IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CPictureBox, CStatic) CPictureBox::CPictureBox() { } CPictureBox::~CPictureBox() { } BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CPictureBox, CStatic) ON_WM_PAINT() END_MESSAGE_MAP() // CPictureBox message handlers void CPictureBox::ShowBitmap(CPaintDC *pdc) { //Create a device context to load the bitmap into CDC dcMem; dcMem.CreateCompatibleDC(pdc); //Get the Display area available CRect lRect; GetClientRect(lRect); lRect.NormalizeRect(); //select the bitmap into compatible device context CBitmap* pOldBitmap = (CBitmap*)dcMem.SelectObject(&m_bmpBitmap); //m_bmpBitmap.SetBitmapDimension(lRect.Width(),lRect.Height()); //copy & resize the window to the dialog window pdc->StretchBlt(0,0,lRect.Width(),lRect.Height(),&dcMem,0,0,bm.bmWidth,bm.bmHeight,SRCCOPY); } void CPictureBox::OnPaint() { CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting RECT rect; GetClientRect(&rect); dc.FillSolidRect(&rect, RGB(255,255,255)); if(m_sBitmap!="") ShowBitmap(&dc); } void CPictureBox::SetBitmap(CString strBitmap) { m_sBitmap = strBitmap; HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP) ::LoadImage(AfxGetInstanceHandle(), m_sBitmap, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_CREATEDIBSECTION); // Do we have a valid handle for the loaded image? if (hBitmap) { // Delete the current bitmap if (m_bmpBitmap.DeleteObject()) m_bmpBitmap.Detach(); // If there was a bitmap, detach it // Attach the currently loaded bitmap to the bitmap object m_bmpBitmap.Attach(hBitmap); } m_bmpBitmap.GetBitmap(&bm); //Get Bitmap Structure Invalidate(); } The attached zip file contains the above 2 header files Edited the code to correct some errors regarding unnecessary include files. Thanks to lplover2k.
Hi sabbir iam naresh from hyderabad.iam getting an error in bitmap loading and displaying it. after attaching new bitmap i had called GetBitmap() function and iam getting an error overhere .plz solve my error ,or what is error.
Try studying the code snippets above and it has GetBitmap function. If you do a GetBitmap on a NULL bitmap there is a possibility that you get an exception.
Shabbir, This was helpfull, but in VC 8.0 (VS2005), you have to do things a little different. 1. The IDE will not let you add a variable of CStatic type. You have to edit the code directly: Calling code header: CPictureBox m_PicBox; Calling code implementaion: void XXX:oDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX) { CDialog:oDataExchange(pDX); ... DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_PICTBOX1, m_PicBox); } 2. You have to overload the CStatic DrawItem function because winctrl1.cpp has this in it: // Derived class is responsible for implementing all of these handlers // for owner/self draw controls void CStatic:rawItem(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT) { ASSERT(FALSE); } PictureBox.h: void DrawItem(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT ds); PictureBox.cpp: void CPictureBox:rawItem(LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT ds) { //Do nothing } -Gabe
Gabe, First of all Welcome to G4EF. It allows to add the variable of type CStatic but the name of the control should not be IDC_STATIC. Let me know if I am missing anything. -Shabbir
Shabbir, You may be right. I might have changed the variable name after I added the code to the source file. However, you still must overload DrawItem() in the CPictureBox class. I was getting an assert when I pressed the CTRL key in my program until I did this. Thanks again for the code. -Gabe
hello, i am new to visual c++ and i was wondering if you could give me a little explanation on how to use the picturebox? my second question is how can i do a frame window which shows a slide show (say using that picture box)?
i am a second year software engineering student, so i have little experience in visual c++ programming but some experience in c++... help!
Thats what the article is all about. Changing the images is what you meant by slideshow then use the above code snippets for changing the images in the timer event.
hai code you given for display bitmap is complied but does not display output window. plz tell what is the reason. and you mention "Change the Type of the picture box to OWNER_DRAW." i could not understand this
Probably some problem in steps as I could do using the article steps/ Right Click on picture box resource in the designer and check you will see on property by that name.
hai the code which is display in window different in zip file(picture file). i get error on compile zip code. the error is "error C2039: 'DoModal' : is not a member of 'CBitmapPictureDlg'" plz what i make wrong.
hai you said "Change the Type of the picture box to OWNER_DRAW. Add a variable to the picture box. By default it will be CStatic. I call it picPreview" In picture box property- type have option such as frame,icon,bitmap etc "OWNER_DRAW means what? is picpreview is variable of picturebox? I cannot create variable for picturebox, there is no object on member variable in class wizard. I have another doubt why two cpp and h file is created when creating new workspace. example my project name is BitmapPicture, source file have BitmapPicture.cpp and BitmapPictureDlg.cpp. header file contain BitmapPicture.h and BitmapPictureDlg.h. plz tell which code i have to follow, code which display under "Display Bitmap in a Picture Box using MFC from a file" or Picture zip file.
You probably needs to get hands on the MFC before going into some more complicated problems. I am trying to explain some of them but if you cannot get them try getting the a book on basics of MFC as the steps I explained in the article are pretty simple 1. I never told that the zipped files will compile correctly. It just that you add it to your existing project and that should enhance the ability of your picture box. 2. OWNER_DRAW will be a check box type of property which all the controls have and the property is relating to how the control will be drawn. You will handle it or should windows do the job for you. 3. Regarding creating a variable you should use the class Wizard for the picture box and if you cannot use the class wizard either you should use a seperate thread here or use some IDE help. 4. Regarding the files generated I would say you go to the basics first and get some good hands on MFC before going into some good looking samples.
Hello shabir... i have a question about picture loading... i have build this engine which switches pictures on a Frame and i want it to be in a 25 fps rate, how can i be done? here is my code: Code: BOOL MovieEngine::paintCurrFrame(BOOL onPaint) { PAINTSTRUCT ps; HDC hDC; hDC = ::BeginPaint(m_paintTarget->m_hWnd, &ps); HDC memDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC); m_jpegRect.bottom=m_offsetY+m_currFrame->GetHeight(); //m_currFrame is a cximage object m_jpegRect.right=m_offsetX+m_currFrame->GetWidth(); m_paintTarget->GetClientRect(m_clientRect); HBITMAP hMemBmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDC, m_clientRect.Width(), m_clientRect.Height()); HBITMAP hOldBmp = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(memDC, hMemBmp); FillRect(memDC,m_clientRect,(HBRUSH) (COLOR_WINDOW)); if(m_playing) m_currFrame->Draw(memDC,m_jpegRect); BitBlt(hDC, 0, 0, m_clientRect.Width(), m_clientRect.Height(), memDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY); SelectObject(memDC, hOldBmp); ::EndPaint(m_paintTarget->m_hWnd, &ps); DeleteObject(hMemBmp); if(!onPaint){ m_paintTarget->InvalidateRect(m_jpegRect); m_paintTarget->RedrawWindow(m_jpegRect); } return TRUE; } this is the engine itself as a thread: Code: UINT MovieEngine::playThread(LPVOID engine) { MovieEngine* thisEngine=(MovieEngine*)engine; if(thisEngine->m_buffComplete){ while (thisEngine->m_movieBuff.size()>0)//m_movieBuff is a vector of pointers to cximages (hance the movie). { thisEngine->m_currFrame=thisEngine->m_movieBuff.front(); thisEngine->m_movieBuff.pop(); thisEngine->paintCurrFrame(FALSE); //function above delete thisEngine->m_currFrame; Sleep(40);// 40 milisec is the time needed to get 25 fps rate but all the picture switching takes time, so i need 40-switch_time... } } return 0; } ofcourse there is a loading thread (to keep buffer full untill the movie ends) while playing but it is irelevant for now. i hope the code is clear, couse i am new to mfc and visual at all. i managed to make it play but nothing deterministic. sometimes it plays faster than 25 fps sometimes slower.... i donno what to do Second year SE student.
Cuckoo, please post your query into a seperate thread and try not jumping into a thread with your query as that does not help much. Its always good to go through your query but if that did not help you should be going with a new thread.
Dear Shabbir, I am a newbie to this forum, and I want to change the pictures as the boolean, by boolean mean when the variable is true, the picture box should show the green dot and if the variable is false then picturebox is false, then it should show the red dot. I have bitmaps of both, red and green dots. but i dont know how to load them into the picture box when the event ocurs, please help me to sort out the fact. Actually I have the big project, so i dont think that i have to create the picture box class, but i want to know that how to create the DC for the picture box, what should i write so that it creatres the DC for the picture box, i have taken. Thanks, Nishant
