DOCUMENT:Q151446 06-MAY-2001 [visualc] TITLE :FIX: Internal State of ControlBars Corrupted PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler PROD/VER:winnt:4.0,4.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbMFC kbToolbar KbUIDesign kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420fix kbGrpDSMFCATL kbNoUpdate ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with: - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The internal state of the controlbars is corrupted when controlbars are docked and undocked. The size of the Registry key or the .INI file grows when SaveBarState is a result of this corruption. CAUSE ===== The code for managing the controlbar docking and undocking has a bug which does not correctly remove information from the data structures. None of this code can be overridden to fix the bug because it is undocumented private implementation of the MFC. RESOLUTION ========== The sample code at the end of this article cleans up the state of these internal structures. The CleanUpControlBarState function cleans up the information in the CDockState object passed to it. When the function returns, the CDockState object has the clean information. Call this function with the present state of the controlbars, and use the information after calling CleanUpControlBarState. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ 32- bit Edition version 4.2. MORE INFORMATION ================ There are two ways to get information into a CDockState object: - Call the CDockState::LoadState to load the state of the controlbars from the Registry or .INI file. - Use the CFrameWnd::GetDockState. To save the state to the Registry or .INI file, use CDockState::SaveState. Use CFrameWnd::SetDockState to set the state of the controlbars at run time. The following code was added to the Docktool sample. This code saves the non-corrupted controlbar information to the .INI file: void CMainFrame::OnClose() { // SaveBarState saves everything but the number of Columns in // the Palette we need to do that ourselves. SaveBarState(_T("General")); // Following code was added to the sample with Visual C++ 4.1 #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 CDockState state; GetDockState(state); CleanUpControlBarState(state); state.SaveState(_T("General")); #endif ... Sample Code ----------- // In this case the function is defined as a global function. // You could make it a member of one of your classes Add the following prototype to the end of your stdafx.h: #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 void CleanUpControlBarState(CDockState& state); #endif and add the following code to one of your CPP files: #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 void CleanUpControlBarState(CDockState& state) { for (int i = 0; i < state.m_arrBarInfo.GetSize(); i++) { CControlBarInfo* pInfo1 = (CControlBarInfo*)state.m_arrBarInfo[i]; for (int j = 0; j < state.m_arrBarInfo.GetSize(); j++) { if (i == j) continue; CControlBarInfo* pInfo2 = (CControlBarInfo*)state.m_arrBarInfo[j]; if (pInfo1->m_uMRUDockID == pInfo2->m_nBarID) continue; int nSize = pInfo2->m_arrBarID.GetSize(); for (int k = 0; k < nSize - 1; k++) { if ((LONG)pInfo2->m_arrBarID[k] == (LONG)pInfo1->m_nBarID + 0x10000) pInfo2->m_arrBarID[k] = NULL; } } } for (i = 0; i < state.m_arrBarInfo.GetSize(); i++) { CControlBarInfo* pInfo = (CControlBarInfo*)state.m_arrBarInfo[i]; int nSize = pInfo->m_arrBarID.GetSize(); for (int j = 0; j < nSize - 1; j++) { if (pInfo->m_arrBarID[j]==NULL) continue; for (int k = j + 1; k < nSize; k++) { if (pInfo->m_arrBarID[k]==NULL) continue; if (pInfo->m_arrBarID[k]==pInfo->m_arrBarID[j]) pInfo->m_arrBarID[k] = NULL; } } while ((nSize!=0) && (pInfo->m_arrBarID[nSize-1]==NULL)) { nSize--; pInfo->m_arrBarID.RemoveAt(nSize); } if (nSize) pInfo->m_arrBarID.InsertAt(nSize, (void*)NULL); } } #endif NOTE: The sample code above uses undocumented functionality of the MFC. To be compatible with future versions of MFC, enclose the code between the following directives: #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 ... ... #endif Also include any call to CleanUpControlBarState between these directives. Additional query words: kbVC400bug 4.00 4.10 4.20 LoadBarState SaveBarState ini grow vcfixlist420 kbui MfcUI ====================================================================== Keywords : kbMFC kbToolbar KbUIDesign kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420fix kbGrpDSMFCATL kbNoUpdate Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC Version : winnt:4.0,4.1 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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