Hi, I have a CXTPControlEdit control in a CXTPToolBar and need to be notified when the text is changed, I tried handling the EN_CHANGE notification but this does not seem to be getting sent, can you tell me how I can get this notification message?

Thanks.

You need to override CXTPControlEdit and its

CXTPControlEditCtrl* CreateEditControl()

see this technique in CustomThemes sample

(Samples\CommandBars\CustomThemes\CustomControls.h)

I looked at the sample but couldn't see anywhere that was handling notifications from a CXTPControlEdit, the only override for CreateEditControl() is for a combobox and it doesn't seem to handle notifications either.

Can you give me an example of how to handle notifications from an edit control? 

Thanks

class CControlEditCtrl : public CXTPControlEditCtrl
{
 void OnChanged();
public:
 DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

class CControlEdit: public CXTPControlEdit
{
 DECLARE_XTP_CONTROL(CControlEdit)
public:
 CXTPControlEditCtrl* CreateEditControl()
 {
  return new CControlEditCtrl();
 }
};

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////
//
IMPLEMENT_XTP_CONTROL(CControlEdit, CXTPControlEdit)

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CControlEditCtrl, CXTPControlEditCtrl)
 ON_CONTROL_REFLECT(EN_CHANGE, OnChanged)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

void CControlEditCtrl::OnChanged()
{

}

hmmm, I had a feeling that's what you meant - this allows the control to handle the notification itself, but I want the parent frame/view to handle it.  Do I really have to implement my own notification messages to do this?!!

If so, can you tell me where I can find the window pointer/handle for the toolbar's parent, do I use the GetParent() method to get the command bar, then it's GetOwnerSite() to get the frame pointer?

Thanks.

When the user hits the return key after editing, the framework sends an execute message (as though it was a button) which you can handle in the message map with:

ON_XTP_EXECUTE(ID_MYEDIT, OnMyEdit)

Hi there,

Thanks for your input and reply.  Yes, it would be very nice if they included notifications, but at this time they don't seem to. My issue is that I need to get the text from the edit control even if the user does not press the enter key.  (You know how users are!) .  At this time, I am also doing something very close to as you suggest (Thanks) and it works ...but only if the user hits enter. I need to find a way to get notifications when the text changes in the edit box. It sounds like I'm going to have to do it the hard way  I'd really like to get on with writing the application rather than trying to get the GUI to work as expected.

Anyway, Best Regards!