STASPLIT

The STASPLIT sample is used to demonstrate the use of static and dynamic splitter windows. The essential difference between these two forms of splitter window is:

A dynamic splitter window allows the user to split the window at any time by choosing a menu item or by dragging a splitter box located on the scroll bar.
The panes of a static splitter window are defined when the window is first created. The user can move the bars but cannot split or re-split the window.

Note In order to use dynamic splitters in this sample, you need to comment out the following line in the mainfrm.cpp file.

#define WCE_DYNAMIC_SPLITTER

STASPLIT initializes the main application window with four panes, using the static splitter window form. You can move the splitter window bars between the panes, but cannot change the number of panes. The bottom right pane is created as a dynamic splitter window. The scroll bars in this pane have the splitter box, allowing the bottom right pane to be divided into a maximum of four panes.

Both forms of splitter window are created from the class CSplitterWnd. The dynamic splitter window is formed by using the function Create, whereas a static splitter window is formed by using the function CreateStatic.

Select the menu item Window Split to move the splitter bars. If the bottom right pane has the focus, you can move the dynamic splitter bars, otherwise you can move the static splitter bars.

This sample demonstrates the following keywords:

AfxGetMainWnd

CArchive::IsStoring

CDialog::DoModal

CDocument::OnNewDocument

CEdit::SetReadOnly

CFrameWnd::AddAdornments

CFrameWnd::SetActiveView

CObject::AssertValid

CObject::Dump

CObject::IsKindOf

CSplitterWnd::Create