Retrieving the CMDIChildWnd Parent Window

Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
Article ID: Q101184

1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 | 1.00 2.00 2.10 4.00

WINDOWS             | WINDOWS NT

kbprg

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 reference 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
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: MfcUI
Keywords : MfcUI kbprg
Technology : kbMfc
Version : 1.00 1.50 1.51 1.52 | 1.00 2.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
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