CEikEdwin onto the screen

[Vextorin]

I am trying to create a simple view with two CEikEdwins

I am having trouble displaying the two CEikEdwins on the screen.

After constructing the two edwins, how do I display them on the screen?


I am creating the edwins using this:
//Topic edwin
CEikEdwin* editor = new(ELeave) CEikEdwin();

CleanupStack::PushL(editor);
editor->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
editor->ConstructL();
editor->SetObserver(this);
editor->SetBorder(TGulBorder::ESingleBlack);
CleanupStack::Pop();//editor

iChatControls->AppendL(editor);

//Entry edwin
CEikEdwin* editor2 = new(ELeave) CEikEdwin();

CleanupStack::PushL(editor2);
editor2->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
editor2->ConstructL();
editor2->SetObserver(this);
editor2->SetBorder(TGulBorder::ESingleGray);
CleanupStack::Pop();//editor2

iChatControls->AppendL(editor2);

iFocusedChatControl = iChatControls->At(ETopicInputControl);

//Set the values, height and width, for the controls

SetHeightAndWidthL();


PS: I have referred to the Chat example, but it is too complicated and makes use of different views and everything. I just want one view and want to know how i can display the Edwin onto the screen?


Thanks a lot!!
Kindly help!!!

[symbianyucca]

you could try editor example, maybe it is easier.

Anyway just check that you set non-overlapping rects for the edwins and that you do all normal stuff for the container. i.e:

CreateWindowL();
SetRect(aRect);
ActivateL();

and that you return the right number of components and their pointers also from the container.

yucca

[Vextorin]

Hi Yucca,

What are the things I need to do to make sure the controls are displayed on the screen?

Right now these are the things I am doing:

In the view constructor
================
CGameViewBaseControl::ConstructL(aRect);

CreateWindowL();
SetRect(aRect);

iChatControls = new CArrayPtrFlat<CCoeControl>(1); iFocusedChatControl = NULL;
ConstructControlsL();

/******************************************
Method to construct control components
******************************************/
void CGameViewChatControl::ConstructControlsL()
{
//Topic edwin
CEikEdwin* editor = new(ELeave) CEikEdwin();

CleanupStack::PushL(editor);
editor->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
editor->ConstructL();
editor->SetObserver(this);
editor->SetBorder(TGulBorder::ESingleBlack);
CleanupStack::Pop();//editor

iChatControls->AppendL(editor);

//Entry edwin
CEikEdwin* editor2 = new(ELeave) CEikEdwin();

CleanupStack::PushL(editor2);
editor2->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
editor2->ConstructL();
editor2->SetObserver(this);
editor2->SetBorder(TGulBorder::ESingleGray);
CleanupStack::Pop();//editor2

iChatControls->AppendL(editor2);

iFocusedChatControl = iChatControls->At(ETopicInputControl);

//Set the values, height and width, for the controls
iTopicWidthInPercent = ..
iTopicHeightInPercent = ..
iEntryWidthInPercent = ..
iEntryHeightInPercent = ..
iSpacingInPercent = ..
}


Then in the Draw() function of the view:

//Layout the controls
iChatControls->At(ETopicInputControl)->SetExtent(topicOrigo,topicSize);
iChatControls->At(EEntryInputControl)->SetExtent(entryOrigo,entrySize);

I do make sure the two areas and exclusive and not coincide.

=========================================

Inspite of doing this, I cant see the controls on the screen.

Thanks a lot!
Me

[symbianyucca]

you need to read the last line of the previous post also.

So have you implemented the CountComponentControls() & ComponentControl() functions.

yucca