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Topic: Property Grid as Dockable Pane?

Posted By: eric_hill
Subject: Property Grid as Dockable Pane?
Date Posted: 13 November 2006 at 4:43pm

What is the right way to create a property grid as a dockable pane? I tried modifying the MFC ToolkitPro template such that the declaration of the pane was:

CXTPOfficeBorder<CXTPPropertyGrid> m_wndProperties;

The window did indeed show up as a property grid (I could see the help section below), but no matter what I do in the OnCreate routine, I can't get any items added to the grid. Here's what I'm trying to do:

int CMainFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct) {
    // ...
    CXTPPropertyGridItem* pCategory = m_wndProperties.AddCategory(_T("Example Category"));
    CXTPPropertyGridItem* pItem = pCategory->AddChildItem(new CXTPPropertyGridItemNumber("Example Number"));
// ...
}

This code compiles and runs just fine, but the property grid stays blank instead of showing the added item.

Any hints?

Replies:

Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 12:37am

You don't need CXTPOfficeBorder class. Just CXTPPropertyGrid m_wndProperties.

See GUI_Whidbey sample it has Property Grid as pane.

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Oleg, Support Team
CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Posted By: eric_hill
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 9:24am

The GUI_Whidbey led me to the correct answer. After a grid.Create(...) call, you have to do grid.SetOwner(...), otherwise the grid will never paint.

Thanks.