Splash screen with image using Symbian C++

This code snippet shows very simple Symbian C++ implementation of an splash screen which displays an image.

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Created: symbianyucca (20 Mar 2007)

Last edited: hamishwillee (05 Dec 2012)

See Also

How to display splash screen in a non GUI thread in Symbian C++

Introduction

CSimpleSplashScreen.cpp defines a simple splash screen which displays an image file in multi bitmap format (the first image in splash.mbm). For real implementations replace the <My SID> with your applications secure identifier and store the image in your private folder.

To use CSimpleSplashScreen, just construct it in your application user interface class and start a timer, and when the timer expires, just destroy the splash screen and start your application normal start screen.

Library Needed:

LIBRARY  fbscli.lib

SimpleSplashScreen.cpp

#include <EIKENV.H>
#include <EIKAPPUI.H>
#include <aknutils.h>
#include <eikapp.h>
#include "SimpleSplashScreen.h"
 
_LIT(KtxMySplashImage,"\\private\\<My SID>\\splash.mbm" );
 
CSimpleSplashScreen::~CSimpleSplashScreen()
{
	delete iBgPic;
}   
 
CSimpleSplashScreen* CSimpleSplashScreen::NewL(void)
    {
    CSimpleSplashScreen* self = new(ELeave)CSimpleSplashScreen();
    CleanupStack::PushL(self);
    self->ConstructL();
    CleanupStack::Pop(self);
    return self;
    }
 
void CSimpleSplashScreen::ConstructL(void)
    {
    CreateWindowL();
	SetRect(CEikonEnv::Static()->EikAppUi()->ApplicationRect());
 
	TFindFile AppFile(CCoeEnv::Static()->FsSession());
 
	if(KErrNone == AppFile.FindByDir(KtxMySplashImage, KNullDesC))
	{			
		iBgPic = new (ELeave) CFbsBitmap();
		User::LeaveIfError(iBgPic->Load(AppFile.File(),0));	
	}
 
	ActivateL();
	DrawNow();
}
 
void CSimpleSplashScreen::Draw(const TRect& /*aRect*/) const
{
	CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
 
  	gc.SetBrushColor(KRgbWhite);
	gc.SetBrushStyle(CGraphicsContext::ESolidBrush);
    gc.Clear(Rect());
 
    if(iBgPic)
	{
		if(iBgPic->Handle())
		{
			gc.DrawBitmap(Rect(),iBgPic);
		}	
	}
}

SimpleSplashScreen.h

#include <coecntrl.h>       // CCoeControl
#include <fbs.h>  //CFbsBitmap
 
class CFbsBitmap;
 
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
class CSimpleSplashScreen : public CCoeControl
    {
public:
	static CSimpleSplashScreen* NewL(void);
	~CSimpleSplashScreen();
private:
    void ConstructL(void);
	void Draw(const TRect& aRect) const;
private:
	CFbsBitmap*	iBgPic;
};

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How to display splash screen in a non GUI thread