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<concept id="GUID-A3BCC33F-D11B-4F98-BCC3-9A06381A02E7" xml:lang="en"><title>Constructing

the view controller in the view architecture</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>Each view controller acts like a small UI controller.</p>

<p>The call on the first phase constructor of the view controller occurs

in the<xref href="GUID-FD2CDEB8-0784-4BE5-A775-170F57D71BBC.dita"> UI controller</xref>.</p>

<p>The methods you need to implement in your <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita"><apiname>CAknView</apiname></xref>-derived

class are as follows:</p>

<ul>

<li><p>C++ default constructor, which cannot contain any code that

might leave. A common implementation is:</p>

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-CA1A42F0-2B6F-4520-B408-1B46037B6E29" xml:space="preserve">

CMyViewAppView::CMyViewAppView()

    {

    }</codeblock>

<p>The class declaration for this constructor in the class header file

needs to be public to support the construction method required.</p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

<li><p>two-phase constructor, a common implementation is:</p>

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-A98C61E4-8C11-4F7D-9782-C440B8FAE374" xml:space="preserve">CMyViewAppView* CMyViewAppView::NewL( const TRect&amp; aRect )

    {

    CMyViewAppView* self = CMyViewAppView::NewLC( aRect );

    CleanupStack::Pop( self );

    return self;

    }

CMyViewAppView* CMyViewAppView::NewLC( const TRect& aRect )

    {

    CMyViewAppView* self = new ( ELeave ) CMyViewAppView;

    CleanupStack::PushL( self );

    self->ConstructL( aRect );

    return self;

    }

</codeblock>

<p>The declarations for <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewL()</parmname> and <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewLC()</parmname> in

the class header file needs to be public to support the construction method

required. </p>

<p>In this approach, <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewL()</parmname> is called

from the UI controller. It creates a view object by calling <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewLC()</parmname>. <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewLC()</parmname> calls new (<parmname>ELeave</parmname>) on the C++ default constructor <parmname>CMyViewAppView</parmname> to

create the object (and leave if it cannot), <xref href="jar:GUID-35228542-8C95-4849-A73F-2B4F082F0C44.jar!/sdk/doc_source/reference/reference-cpp/Kernel_Architecture_2/CCleanupClass.html#%3a%3aCCleanup%3a%3aPushL%28CBase%20%2a%29" format="application/java-archive">pushes</xref> a pointer to the clean-up stack in case the second phase construction method

leaves, and then calls the second phase construction method of the object.

When it returns to <parmname>CMyViewAppView::NewL()</parmname>, the pointer

pushed to the cleanup stack is <xref href="jar:GUID-35228542-8C95-4849-A73F-2B4F082F0C44.jar!/sdk/doc_source/reference/reference-cpp/Kernel_Architecture_2/CCleanupClass.html#%3a%3aCCleanup%3a%3aPop%28%29" format="application/java-archive">removed</xref>.</p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

<li><p>Symbian 2nd phase constructor with code that might leave.

A common implementation is:</p>

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-F282B41C-0AF0-4B62-853A-812F34667C78" xml:space="preserve">void CMyViewAppView::ConstructL()

    {

    // construct r_name32 resources

    BaseConstructL(r_name32 );

    }

</codeblock>

<p><parmname>CMyViewAppView::ConstructL()</parmname> is a public class

providing the second phase construction that accepts the rectangle the view

is drawn to.</p>

<p><xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-B9CF9FAC-AA26-3787-83E5-71030E221347"><apiname>CAknView::BaseConstructL()</apiname></xref> initializes this view

with standard values. It accepts the symbolic ID name of a resource from the

resource file.</p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

<li><p>a method for returning the UID for the view. A common implementation

is:</p>

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-272134EE-D14C-4F97-A46D-0BEC71EF01ED" xml:space="preserve">

TUid CMyViewAppView::Id() const

    {

    return KViewId;

    }

</codeblock>

<p><parmname>CMyViewAppView::Id()</parmname> is the override of <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-82E37EFD-FCCF-3D3E-AA36-7E20A688C980"><apiname>CAknView::ID()</apiname></xref> to

return the UID of the view</p>

<p><parmname>KViewId</parmname> is defined somewhere in a header file,

and is unique to this application</p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

</ul>

<section id="GUID-952D9762-EA63-489D-9698-FC504BD73001"><title>Scalability</title>

<p>If you wish to support <xref href="GUID-B02C762B-C452-4184-ABEA-4753E6CD47D2.dita">scalability</xref> in

your application, then you need to implement <xref href="GUID-1185F595-0488-3E93-8D60-6B3A1A3AC32E.dita#GUID-1185F595-0488-3E93-8D60-6B3A1A3AC32E/GUID-7B8E4FA3-29F4-39DF-BBB3-71E7AB2433C4"><apiname>CEikAppUi::HandleResourceChangeL()</apiname></xref> in

the <xref href="GUID-FD2CDEB8-0784-4BE5-A775-170F57D71BBC.dita"> UI controller</xref>,

and then a <parmname>HandleClientRectChange</parmname> method in the view

controller.</p>

<p>A common implementation is as follows:</p>

<codeblock id="GUID-F5BC393D-EA47-45B2-8892-B71CE934F5B6" xml:space="preserve">

void CMyViewAppView::HandleClientRectChange()

    {

    if ( iContainer )

        {

        iContainer->SetRect( ClientRect() );

        }

    }

</codeblock>

<p>, where</p>

<p><parmname>CMyViewAppView::HandleClientRectChange()</parmname> calls <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-AC806401-86C7-308A-9D18-39085CB8D877"><apiname>CCoeControl::SetRect(aRect)</apiname></xref> to

set the window size according to the requirements of the mobile device.</p>

</section>

<section id="GUID-DC760F92-C154-4DAA-AAD1-A0C02766C6B0"><title>Activating and

deactivating views</title>

<p>In order for a view to be displayed, it needs to be activated by <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-F6105D54-1C2A-36C0-8522-50DAB45FEF67"><apiname>CAknView::DoActivateL()</apiname></xref>.

The override of this method in the view controller must create a <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived

view to display visual content to mobile device users. The <parmname>DoActivateL()</parmname> call

must be prepared to handle the case where it is called while the view is already

active.</p>

<p>If the view is not published for external use, or does not handle message

parameters, a simple check and return if the view is already active is sufficient.</p>

<p>A common implementation is as follows:</p>

<codeblock id="GUID-01819343-975C-499B-9DF6-14DA9BB5912E" xml:space="preserve">

void CMyViewAppView::DoActivateL(

   const TVwsViewId& /*aPrevViewId*/,TUid /*aCustomMessageId*/,

   const TDesC8& /*aCustomMessage*/)

    {

    if (!iContainer)

        {

        iContainer = new (ELeave) CMyViewAppContainer;

        iContainer->SetMopParent(this);

        iContainer->ConstructL( ClientRect() );

        AppUi()->AddToStackL( *this, iContainer );

        } 

    // Message handling would take place here.

   }

</codeblock>

<p>, where</p>

<ul>

<li><p><parmname>CMyViewAppView::DoActivateL()</parmname> is the

override for <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-F6105D54-1C2A-36C0-8522-50DAB45FEF67"><apiname>CAknView::DoActivateL()</apiname></xref> for the application.</p>

</li>

<li><p><parmname>if (!iContainer)</parmname> checks to see if the

view already exists.</p></li>

<li><p><parmname>iContainer = new (ELeave) CMyViewAppContainer;</parmname> calls

the first phase constructor of the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived

class that provides the view.</p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-1E95CF3C-A54A-3073-A7A9-6DC56A6B89E2.dita"><apiname>iContainer-&gt;SetMopParent(this);</apiname></xref> sets the

context for the view being created. In this case, it assigns the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived

view to the view controller.</p></li>

<li><p><parmname>iContainer-&gt;ConstructL( ClientRect() )</parmname> calls

the second phase constructor of the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived

class that provides the view.</p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-18937B25-9AFE-36E2-BA5F-A6716DCD6F39.dita"><apiname>AppUi()-&gt;AddToStackL( *this, iContainer );</apiname></xref> adds

the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived view to the control stack for <xref href="GUID-542550FA-F9F1-46D6-8182-6E7FAA013572.dita">key event handling.</xref></p>

</li>

</ul>

<p>The view architecture supports an automatic recovery mechanism if <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-F6105D54-1C2A-36C0-8522-50DAB45FEF67"><apiname>CAknView::DoActivateL()</apiname></xref> leaves.

The Symbian platform calls <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-7F1B73A0-098D-3FDB-AD2E-D4901700AF02"><apiname>CAknView::DoDeactivate()</apiname></xref> in

the view that has left, reinstates the previous view of the application, and

returns to the view that was just displayed. If the application had no previous

view, it exits. If the application’s previous view was the same as the activating

view (that is, the view is reactivated with a new message), the application

attempts to recover to the default view.</p>

<p>In most cases, this mechanism removes the need to put any recovery mechanism

in the <parmname>DoActivateL()</parmname> methods. The one situation where

you may consider something more complex is when the view can be reactivated

(that is, activated with a new message while already active). In this case,

the view may attempt a more complex strategy to preserve the existing state

if a leave happens during the attempt to handle the new message.</p>

<p>To destroy the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived control in a view

control, you must override <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-7F1B73A0-098D-3FDB-AD2E-D4901700AF02"><apiname>CAknView::DoDeactivate()</apiname></xref>. It

is called when the application exits, or another view has been activated and

the previous active window needs to be shut down. This order makes view switching

fast. In <parmname>DoDeactivate</parmname> the view is removed from the stack

and therefore the view’s container and its controls are destroyed. This function

must not leave.</p>

<p>A common implementation is as follows:</p>

<codeblock id="GUID-01F7257D-47C2-4A42-9717-97D3913F3AB0" xml:space="preserve">

void CMyViewAppView::DoDeactivate()

    {

    if ( iContainer )

        {

        AppUi()->RemoveFromViewStack( *this, iContainer );

        }

    delete iContainer;

    iContainer = NULL;

    }</codeblock>

<p>, where</p>

<ul>

<li><p><parmname>CMyViewAppView::DoDeactivateL()</parmname> is the

override for <xref href="GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F.dita#GUID-11967EBB-7439-3775-B287-7560ECA0AF1F/GUID-F6E07F12-FAB3-3CB8-AE1F-3F4E7023089A"><apiname>CAknView::DoDeactivateL()</apiname></xref> for the application.</p>

</li>

<li><p><parmname>if (!iContainer)</parmname> checks to see if the

view already exists.</p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-67932EAC-2A97-393F-9719-894D5764B315.dita"><apiname>AppUi()-&gt;RemoveFromViewStack( *this, iContainer

);</apiname></xref> removes the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived view from

the control stack.</p></li>

<li><p><parmname>delete iContainer;</parmname> deletes the <parmname>CCoeControl</parmname>-derived

view.</p></li>

</ul>

</section>