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Confused about CWnd::SetTimer

I'm trying to start a timer in a CView class. I used the "Add windows message handler" class wizard to create the function:

void CTestclientView::OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent)
{
      // TODO: Add your...

      CView::OnTimer(nIDEvent);
}

What is the correct call to start the timer? I'm trying to start the timer using:

m_n_Timer = SetTimer(1, 100, CTest1View::OnTimer);

But I get a compiler error:

cannot convert parameter 3 from 'void (unsigned int)' to 'void (__stdcall *)(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,unsigned long)'

I'm confused. the actual prototype for CWnd::SetTimer is

UINT SetTimer( UINT nIDEvent, UINT nElapse, void (CALLBACK EXPORT* lpfnTimer)(HWND, UINT, UINT, DWORD) );

But the class wizard created a function with only one parameter.

Should my OnTimer function have a prototype like above.

void (CALLBACK EXPORT* lpfnTimer)(HWND, UINT, UINT, DWORD)

All I want is a 1/10th of a second timer to do some screen updates.

Thanks for the help.

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RickG_99

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Ok... I started off doing that but I was getting an ASSERT when I called SetTimer. Here's the ASSERT:

_AFXWIN_INLINE UINT CWnd::SetTimer(UINT nIDEvent, UINT nElapse, void (CALLBACK* lpfnTimer)(HWND, UINT, UINT, DWORD)) { ASSERT(::IsWindow(m_hWnd)); return ::SetTimer(m_hWnd, nIDEvent, nElapse,(TIMERPROC)lpfnTimer); }

This is why I thouht I had the wrong parameters for my OnTimer function.

I'm calling SetTimer in the constructor for the CView class, is this a problem?

Am I asserting because the window isn't finished being constructed?

Again... THANKS A LOT for your help!

Rick

chensu

There is no window created yet in the constructor. Call SetTimer in the OnCreate and KillTimer in the OnDestroy.

RickG_99

ASKER

Ahh... All is good now!!

Thanks so much for your help!