GetFocus()->GetDlgCtrlID() can't get the ID of focused combox

Cui Sheng

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Jul 20, 2003, 4:08:20 AM7/20/03

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There are 3 comboxes in a dialog, this function GetFocus()->GetDlgCtrlID()
returns the same value whether IDC_COMBO1 is focused or IDC_COMBO2 is
focused. How do I know which is focused?

Thanks in advance.

Cui Sheng
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Ajay Kalra

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Jul 20, 2003, 4:21:03 AM7/20/03

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> returns the same value

How do you know if thats not the case? IOW, how do you know that the focus
is with a particular combobox? Are you calling SetFocus or simply tabbing?

Instead of callign GetDlgCtrlID, see if it matters if you test the window
handle returned by GetFocus with each of the CComboBox objects?

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Cui Sheng

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Jul 20, 2003, 5:11:23 AM7/20/03

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Thanks. Pls see the following code:
BOOL TestDlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG *pMsg)
{
if(pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN)
{
if(pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN)
{
UINT nID = GetFocus()->GetDlgCtrlID();
switch( nID)
{
case IDOK:
OnOK();
break;
case IDC_EDIT1:
AfxMessageBox("IDC_EDIT1");
break;
case IDC_COMBOX1:
AfxMessageBox("IDC_COMBOX1");
break;
case IDC_COMBOX2:
AfxMessageBox("IDC_COMBOX2");
break;
default:
CString s;
s.Format("default:%d",nID);
AfxMessageBox(s);
break;
}
}
}
return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

If the focus is in the IDC_EDIT1, push the Enter key, it display message
"IDC_EDIT1"
If the focus is in the IDC_COMBOX1, push the Enter key, it should display
message "IDC_COMBOX1",
but in fact it display "Default : 1001"

Do you know why?

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Jeff Partch

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Jul 20, 2003, 5:15:31 AM7/20/03

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> There are 3 comboxes in a dialog, this function
GetFocus()->GetDlgCtrlID()
> returns the same value whether IDC_COMBO1 is focused or IDC_COMBO2 is
> focused. How do I know which is focused?

If its a CBS_DROPDOWN style combobox, then GetFocus will return the
handle to its child edit control. You'll have to do something with
GetParent.
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Ajay Kalra

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Jul 20, 2003, 5:23:14 AM7/20/03

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Thats right. And I think ID is same(101??) for all these controls.

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joey

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Jul 20, 2003, 9:15:07 AM7/20/03

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try this (note this is for a CFormView, change to your baseclass)

BOOL TestDlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
if( (pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN) && (pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN) )
{
if(pMsg->hwnd == GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->GetSafeHwnd())
{
AfxMessageBox("IDC_EDIT1");
return; // no further processing required!
}
else
if(pMsg->hwnd == GetDlgItem(IDC_COMBOX1)->GetSafeHwnd())
{
AfxMessageBox("IDC_COMBOX1");
return; // no further processing required!
}
else
if(pMsg->hwnd == GetDlgItem(IDC_COMBOX2)->GetSafeHwnd())
{
AfxMessageBox("IDC_COMBOX2");
return; // no further processing required!
}
}
// message not for us, do default:
return CFormView::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

Try to use controll varibles instead of GetDlgItem, to do this, assign a
control var to the control, then change the
GetDlfItem(...)->GetSafeHwnd()
to
c_myControlVar.GetSafeHwnd()

Joe
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Cui Sheng

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Jul 20, 2003, 9:52:53 PM7/20/03

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Thank you, It works.

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