SAMPLE: Application Shows Microsoft Foundation Classes

 Last reviewed: July 7, 1997
Article ID: Q85283
3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

BLOCKS is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). The user of the BLOCKS sample can create rectangle, ellipse, and rounded rectangle graphical objects. Once the objects are created, the mouse can be used to manipulate the objects by changing their size or position on the screen. The user can save to a disk file the state of objects in the BLOCKS window for use in another session.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Blocks.exe (size: 27321 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
The BLOCKS sample illustrates the structure of an MFC application. It demonstrates the following:
  • Deriving a class from the CObject class
  • Using virtual functions with user-defined classes
  • Maintaining a list of classes
  • Creating static data and static member functions in a class
  • Using the serialization feature of the CObject class to save classes to and read classes from a disk file

BLOCKS demonstrates the following MFC classes: CArchive, CBrush, CClientDC, CDC, CFile, CFrameWnd, CPaintDC, CPen, CPoint, CRect, and CWinApp.

Additional reference words: 3.10 softlib BLOCKS.EXE
KBCategory: kbprg kbfile
KBSubcategory: GdiBmp
Keywords : GdiBmp kbfile kbprg
Technology : kbMfc
Version : 3.10
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 7, 1997
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