CStatic-Derived Digital Counter – WITHOUT BITMAPS

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Description

CStaticCounter is a CStatic derived control that displays a LED
style counter – without using bitmap resources

• No bitmap resources are needed
• Digits’ height width and ‘weight’ are proportional to the size of the control
• Uses memory compatible DC to produce flicker-free display

Functions

void SetColorBackGround(COLORREF crColor)

[Optional] Default colours are as shown in above screenshot

void SetColorForeGround(COLORREF crColor)

[Optional] Default colours are as shown in above screenshot

void SetDrawFaded(bool bState)

[Optional] While the “DrawFaded” state is true, the “LED notches” that are not ‘lit’ are drawn at a third the intensity of the foreground colour

void Display(int nNumber)

Use this to update & display the number of your choice.

How to Implement

• Add the StaticCounter.h and StaticCounter.cpp to your project
• Add a normal static control to your dialog box and assign a unique ID, e.g. IDC_STATIC_COUNTER
• Use classwizard to create a control member variable – say, m_staticCounter
• In your dialog class’ header file, change the “CStatic m_staticCounter” to “CStaticCounter m_staticCounter”
• Include the header (StaticCounter.h) in your dialog class’ header & implementation files
• Call the Display() function to change the number displayed.

Downloads

Download Sample Executable – 67 Kb

Download demo project – 19 Kb
Download source – 4 Kb