NewsTicker: custom control in Visual C++

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  1. Jachra

    Jachra MDL Member

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    I tried to make a custom control in Visual C++ for a NewsTicker. I translate the source code that is on CodeProject from Graham Lemon. It compiles, but it doesn't work. I do not know what I did wrong?
    Can someone check and tell me what I need to change? I also would like that this wouldn't be a separate dll, but can be embedded straight in the executable.

    And I came up with the following code:

    This is the Newsticker.h:
    Code:
    #pragma once
    
    #using <mscorlib.dll>
    //#using <Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll>
    
    using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
    using namespace System::Drawing;
    using namespace System::Drawing::Drawing2D;
    using namespace System::ComponentModel;
    //using namespace Microsoft::VisualBasic;
    
    #include <string>
    #include "floating_point_to_integer.h"
    
    using namespace System;
    using namespace System::ComponentModel;
    using namespace System::Collections;
    using namespace System::Diagnostics;
    
    
    namespace NewsTicker {
    
        /// <summary>
        /// Summary for MyNewsTicker
        /// </summary>
        public ref class MyNewsTicker :  public System::Windows::Forms::UserControl
        {
    #pragma region Constants
    #pragma endregion
    
    #pragma region Enumerations
        private:
            enum class TextPlacement
            {
                Top,
                Middle,
                Bottom
            };
    #pragma endregion
    
    #pragma region Variables
        private:
            float X = 0;
            float Y = 0;
            Graphics ^Gr;
        public: TextPlacement _tpos = TextPlacement::Top;
        public: String^ _news = L"There is nothing to display at this time";
        public: SizeF _strSize;
        public: System::Windows::Forms::Timer^  Timer;
        public: System::Windows::Forms::Label^  label1;
        private:
    
        private:
    
    
                 double _speed = 1.0;
    #pragma endregion
    
        public:
            /*virtual ~MyNewsTicker()
            {
                delete Gr;
            }*/
    
        private:
            void MyNewsTicker::MyNewsTicker_Load(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^  e)
            {
                SetupWindow();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::MyNewsTicker_Resize(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^  e)
            {
                SetupWindow();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::Timer_Tick(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^  e)
            {
                UpdateDisplay();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::MyNewsTicker_hover(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^  e)
            {
                Timer->Stop();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::MyNewsTicker_leave(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^  e)
            {
                Timer->Start();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::SetupWindow()
            {
                this->SetStyle(ControlStyles::OptimizedDoubleBuffer, true);
                label1->Height = this->Height - 4;
                label1->Text = _news;
                label1->AutoSize = true;
                label1->Location = Point(this->Width, 0);
                this->Dock = DockStyle::Bottom;
                this->BorderStyle = Windows::Forms::BorderStyle::Fixed3D;
                X = static_cast<int>(this->Width);
                if ((this->Height < (label1->Height + 4)))
                {
                    this->Height = (static_cast<int>(label1->Height) + 4);
                }
                Timer->Interval = 25;
                Timer->Start();
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::UpdateDisplay()
            {
                double tHeight = label1->Height;
                switch (this->getTextPosition())
                {
                case TextPlacement::Top:
                {
                                           Y = 0;
                                           break;
                }
    
                case TextPlacement::Middle:
                {
                                              Y = static_cast<float>(((this->Height / 2) - (tHeight / static_cast<double>(2))));
                                              break;
                }
    
                case TextPlacement::Bottom:
                {
                                              Y = static_cast<float>((this->Height - tHeight));
                                              break;
                }
                }
                label1->Location = Point(FloatingPointToInteger::ToInt32(X), FloatingPointToInteger::ToInt32(Y));
                if (X <= (0 - label1->Width))
                {
                    X = this->Width;
                }
                else
                {
                    X = static_cast<float>((static_cast<double>(X)-_speed));
                }
            }
    
    
            /// <summary>
            /// Set the text to display in the ticker
            /// </summary>
            /// <value></value>
            /// <returns></returns>
            /// <remarks></remarks>
        public:
            String^ MyNewsTicker::getNews()
            {
                return _news;
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::setNews(String^ value)
            {
                _news = value;
                // Need to reset the control with the new text
                SetupWindow();
            }
            
            /// <summary>
            /// Define the location of the text in the ticker
            /// </summary>
            /// <value></value>
            /// <returns></returns>
            /// <remarks></remarks>
            
            MyNewsTicker::TextPlacement MyNewsTicker::getTextPosition()
            {
                return _tpos;
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::setTextPosition(TextPlacement value)
            {
                _tpos = value;
            }
    
            /// <summary>
            /// Set the scrolling speed for the ticker
            /// </summary>
            /// <value></value>
            /// <returns></returns>
            /// <remarks></remarks>
            
            double MyNewsTicker::getSpeed()
            {
                return _speed;
            }
    
            void MyNewsTicker::setSpeed(double value)
            {
                if ((value < 0.01) | (value > static_cast<double>(100)))
                {
                    throw gcnew System::ArgumentOutOfRangeException(L"Speed", L"Cannot be less than 0.01 or greater than 100");
                }
                else
                {
                    _speed = value;
                    SetupWindow();
                }
            }
    
        public:
            MyNewsTicker(void)
            {
                InitializeComponent();
                //
                //TODO: Add the constructor code here
                //
            }
            MyNewsTicker(System::ComponentModel::IContainer ^container)
            {
                /// <summary>
                /// Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
                /// </summary>
    
                container->Add(this);
                InitializeComponent();
            }
    
        protected:
            /// <summary>
            /// Clean up any resources being used.
            /// </summary>
            ~MyNewsTicker()
            {
                if (components)
                {
                    delete components;
                }
                delete Gr;
            }
    public: System::Windows::Forms::UserControl^  NewsTicker;
    protected:
    
    protected:
    
    private: System::ComponentModel::IContainer^  components;
        protected:
    
        private:
            /// <summary>
            /// Required designer variable.
            /// </summary>
    
    
    #pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
            /// <summary>
            /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
            /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
            /// </summary>
            void InitializeComponent(void)
            {
                this->components = (gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container());
                this->NewsTicker = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::UserControl());
                this->Timer = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Timer(this->components));
                this->label1 = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label());
                this->SuspendLayout();
                //
                // NewsTicker
                //
                this->NewsTicker->AutoSize = true;
                this->NewsTicker->BackColor = System::Drawing::SystemColors::Info;
                this->NewsTicker->Font = (gcnew System::Drawing::Font(L"Tahoma", 8.25F));
                this->NewsTicker->Location = System::Drawing::Point(0, 0);
                this->NewsTicker->Margin = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(4, 5, 4, 5);
                this->NewsTicker->Name = L"NewsTicker";
                this->NewsTicker->Size = System::Drawing::Size(434, 31);
                this->NewsTicker->TabIndex = 0;
                //
                // label1
                //
                this->label1->AutoSize = true;
                this->label1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(0, 10);
                this->label1->Margin = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(4, 0, 4, 0);
                this->label1->Name = L"label1";
                this->label1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(116, 13);
                this->label1->TabIndex = 0;
                this->label1->Text = L"No News is Good News";
                this->label1->TextAlign = System::Drawing::ContentAlignment::MiddleCenter;
                //
                // MyNewsTicker
                //
                this->AutoScaleDimensions = System::Drawing::SizeF(6, 13);
                this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
                this->AutoSize = true;
                this->BackColor = System::Drawing::Color::Transparent;
                this->Controls->Add(this->label1);
                this->DoubleBuffered = true;
                this->Font = (gcnew System::Drawing::Font(L"Tahoma", 8.25F));
                this->Margin = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(4, 5, 4, 5);
                this->Name = L"MyNewsTicker";
                this->Size = System::Drawing::Size(434, 33);
                this->ResumeLayout(false);
                this->PerformLayout();
    
            }
    #pragma endregion
        };
    }
    This is the floating_point_to_integer.h:
    Code:
    #include <cmath>
    
    class FloatingPointToInteger
    {
    public:
        static char ToSByte(double source)
        {
            char floor = (char)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (char)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (char)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static unsigned char ToByte(double source)
        {
            unsigned char floor = (unsigned char)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (unsigned char)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (unsigned char)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static short ToInt16(double source)
        {
            short floor = (short)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (short)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (short)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static unsigned short ToUInt16(double source)
        {
            unsigned short floor = (unsigned short)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (unsigned short)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (unsigned short)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static int ToInt32(double source)
        {
            int floor = (int)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (int)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (int)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static unsigned int ToUInt32(double source)
        {
            unsigned int floor = (unsigned int)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (unsigned int)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (unsigned int)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static long long ToInt64(double source)
        {
            long long floor = (long long)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (long long)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (long long)std::ceil(source);
        }
    
        static unsigned long long ToUInt64(double source)
        {
            unsigned long long floor = (unsigned long long)std::floor(source);
            if (std::abs(source - floor) == 0.5)
            {
                if (floor % 2 == 0)
                    return floor;
                else
                    return (unsigned long long)std::ceil(source);
            }
            else if (std::abs(source - floor) < 0.5)
                return floor;
            else
                return (unsigned long long)std::ceil(source);
        }
    };
    This is the MyNewsTicker.cpp:
    Code:
    #include "stdafx.h"
    #include "MyNewsTicker.h"
    
     
  2. Michaela Joy

    Michaela Joy MDL Crazy Lady

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    Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see a timer tick event handler.
     
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    Jachra MDL Member

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  4. Michaela Joy

    Michaela Joy MDL Crazy Lady

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    I think you can do this...
    Code:
           void InitializeComponent(void)
            {
                this->components = (gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container());
                this->NewsTicker = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::UserControl());
                this->Timer = (gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Timer(this->components));
                this->Timer->Tick += gcnew EventHandler( Timer_Tick );
    
    
    If it complains about not being able to see the timer_tick procedure, then move it directly after the call to InitializeComponent();
     
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  5. Jachra

    Jachra MDL Member

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    That doesn't work. What else can I do?
     
  6. Michaela Joy

    Michaela Joy MDL Crazy Lady

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    @Jachra: Time to debug the code. Set a breakpoint on the timer tick and see if it's getting called.
     
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    Jachra MDL Member

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    @Michaela Joy, your help set me in the right direction and I thank you for your help. :)