DOC: AfxRegisterWndClass with WS_* Styles Causes Exception

 Last reviewed: July 2, 1997
Article ID: Q132291
1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 | 1.00 2.00 2.10 2.20 
WINDOWS             | WINDOWS NT
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The information in this article applies to:

  • The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) included with: 

        - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5, 1.51, 1.52
    - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

SUMMARY

The documentation for AfxRegisterWndClass states that the nClassStyle parameter can be a combination of any window style or control style.

If a window style (for example, WS_VISIBLE and WS_CHILD) is used in this parameter, then the AfxRegisterWndClass function call causes a resource exception to be thrown. Your application will probably fail, and give a message similar to this: 

   Unhandled Exception in myapp.exe (MFC30D.DLL): 0xE06D7363: Microsoft
      C++ Exception.

MORE INFORMATION

Only Window CLASS styles (not window styles) can be used in the nClassStyle parameter. These class styles are listed in the documentation for the WNDCLASS structure. Examples of window class styles include: 

   CS_HREDRAW
   CS_VREDRAW
   CS_DBLCLKS
NOTE: This problem was fixed in Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 4.0.

KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr kbdocfix
KBSubcategory: MfcUI
Additional reference words: AfxThrowResourceException 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52
2.00 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.10 2.20 3.00 3.10 3.20 4.00
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Version : 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 | 1.00 2.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 2, 1997
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