Retrieving the CMDIChildWnd Parent Window

ID: Q101184

The information in this article applies to:

The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.0, 1.5, 1.51, and 1.52
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, and 4.0

SUMMARY

When creating a CMDIChildWnd, the parent of the multiple document interface (MDI) window is a "MDICLIENT" control. The handle to the parent frame window can be retrieved in the following way:


   hwnd =::GetParent(lpcreatestruct.hwndParent);

Alternatively, use the following


   CMDIFrameWnd* pFrame = (CMDIFrameWnd*)GetParentFrame();

to acquire a pointer to the parent MDI frame window object.

NOTE: GetParentFrame is declared to return a pointer to a CFrameWnd object, and therefore it is necessary to typecast the result to a CMDIFrameWnd object.

Additional query words: kbinf 1.00 1.5 1.51 1.52 2.00 2.10 2.5 2.51 2.52 3.00 3.10 4.00


Keywords          : kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC 
Version           : 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 | 1.00 2.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999