Copy an item to new location

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Copying an item is simple but Ive listed a function for copying anyway.
This function is used by other functions discussed later and it also contains
a component that we often forget – extensibility. At the end of the function,
the OnItemCopied() function is called to give the derived class the oppurtunity
to update any internal information.

 

// CopyItem            
– Copies an item to a new location

// Returns             
– Handle of the new item

// hItem               
– Item to be copied

// htiNewParent         – Handle
of the parent for new item

// htiAfter            
– Item after which the new item should be created

HTREEITEM CTreeCtrlX::CopyItem( HTREEITEM hItem, HTREEITEM htiNewParent, 

                                       
HTREEITEM htiAfter /*= TVI_LAST*/ )

{

        TV_INSERTSTRUCT        
tvstruct;

        HTREEITEM                      
hNewItem;

        CString                        
sText;



        // get information of the source
item

        tvstruct.item.hItem = hItem;

        tvstruct.item.mask = TVIF_CHILDREN
| TVIF_HANDLE | 

                               
TVIF_IMAGE | TVIF_SELECTEDIMAGE;

        GetItem(&tvstruct.item);  

        sText = GetItemText( hItem );

        

        tvstruct.item.cchTextMax = sText.GetLength();

        tvstruct.item.pszText = sText.LockBuffer();



        // Insert the item at proper
location

        tvstruct.hParent = htiNewParent;

        tvstruct.hInsertAfter = htiAfter;

        tvstruct.item.mask = TVIF_IMAGE
| TVIF_SELECTEDIMAGE | TVIF_TEXT;

        hNewItem = InsertItem(&tvstruct);

        sText.ReleaseBuffer();



        // Now copy item data and item
state.

        SetItemData( hNewItem, GetItemData(
hItem ));

        SetItemState( hNewItem, GetItemState(
hItem, TVIS_STATEIMAGEMASK ), 

                                                       
TVIS_STATEIMAGEMASK );



        // Call virtual function to
allow further processing in derived class

        OnItemCopied( hItem, hNewItem
);



        return hNewItem;

}



void CTreeCtrlX::OnItemCopied(HTREEITEM /*hItem*/, HTREEITEM /*hNewItem*/
)

{

        // Virtual function 

}





In the class declaration add the following.



public:

        HTREEITEM CopyItem( HTREEITEM
hItem, HTREEITEM htiNewParent, 

                                       
HTREEITEM htiAfter = TVI_LAST );



protected:

        virtual void OnItemCopied( HTREEITEM
hItem, HTREEITEM hNewItem );