CHButton

Introduction

The idea was simple, I needed to use simple hyperlink buttons in my application. I searched for them on the net and could not find any, so I decided to write down my own class of Hyperlink buttons. CHButton is a CButton derived class and its objects are simple buttons, with the user interface of a Hyperlink control. The only thing you'll have to do is to attach a cursor to it, which you can do using the function:

• void SetCursor(BOOL HCURSOR m_Cursor);

  Sets cursor of the Hyperlink button.

This class also has the following public methods:

• void SetUnderline(UINT nUnderline);

  Sets the chosen Underline state to the button. nUnderline can have the following values:

• HS_ALWAYS - Displays the underline always.
• HS_HOVER - Displays the underline when the mouse is over the button.
• HS_NONE - Removes the underline if exists.

• void SetHoverTextColor(COLORREF clrTextColor,BOOL bShowColor =TRUE);

  Sets the Hyperlink button text color when the mouse is over the button.

• void SetTextColor(COLORREF clrColor)

  Sets the text color of the Hyperlink button.

• void SetIcon(HICON Icon)

  Sets the specified icon to the button.

• void SetToolTip(LPCSTR strText, BOOL bActive = TRUE);

  Sets the ToolTip text for the Hyperlink button.

How to Use it

• Add "HButton.cpp" and "HButton.h" files to your project.
• In your dialog's header file, write: #include "HButton.h".
• Create a button on your dialog and in the Properties tab set the "owner draw" property.
• Add a CButton m_btn variable to the just created button and in your dialog's header file rename it to CHButton m_btn.
• Compile and enjoy it :)

History

• Version 1.3 (July 10, 2005)
  • Added SetIcon(..) function.
• Version 1.2 (July 10, 2005)
  • Added Hover Underline feature.
• Version 1.1 (July 08, 2005)
  • Posted on CodeProject.
• Version 1.1 (July 06,2005)
  • Added Tooltip support.
• Version 1.00 (July 05, 2005)
  • Initial release.

License

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