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<concept id="GUID-BE871265-147B-45F3-8772-A4E091223EDB" xml:lang="en"><title>Constructing

views in traditional architecture</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>The call on the first phase constructor method of the view occurs in <xref href="GUID-FD2CDEB8-0784-4BE5-A775-170F57D71BBC.dita">UI controller</xref>. The

view serves as the top-level window under the UI controller.</p>

<p>The methods you need to implement for your <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita"><apiname>CCoeControl</apiname></xref>-derived

view are as follows:</p>

<ul>

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

A common implementation is:</p>

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-83E49AC1-37CD-43B0-AFEA-321BF8F62A92" xml:space="preserve">

CMyAppView::CMyAppView()

    {

    // No implementation required

    }</codeblock>

<p><draft-comment time="2007-03-06T13:00">Comment to reviewers: We will

link these Cleanup stack and new (ELeave) methods to the Symbian Developer

Library API Reference.</draft-comment></p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

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

<itemgroup>

<codeblock id="GUID-D1B0073F-A8C6-4F6B-8F31-9F9DA4F164D9" xml:space="preserve">static CMyAppView* CMyAppView::NewL( const TRect&amp; aRect )

    {

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

    CleanupStack::Pop( self );

    return self;

    }

static CMyAppView* CMyAppView::NewLC( const TRect& aRect )

    {

    CMyAppView* self = new ( ELeave ) CMyAppView;

    CleanupStack::PushL( self );

    self->ConstructL( aRect );

    return self;

    }

</codeblock>

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

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

required. <parmname>CMyAppView</parmname> is the default constructor for the <parmname>CMyAppView</parmname> class

and it is private.</p>

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

from the UI controller. It creates a view object by calling <parmname>CMyAppView::NewLC()</parmname>. <parmname>CMyAppView::NewLC()</parmname> calls

new (<parmname>ELeave</parmname>) on the C++ default constructor <parmname>CMyAppView</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>CMyAppView::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-34901188-B037-4862-9DA4-80D9EDBDEC5F" xml:space="preserve">void CMyAppView::ConstructL( const TRect&amp; aRect )

    {

    // Create a window for this application view

    CreateWindowL();

     //add construction for other controls if required

	   // Set the windows size

    SetRect( aRect );

    // Activate the window, which makes it ready to be drawn

    ActivateL();

    }</codeblock>

<p><parmname>CMyAppView::ConstructL()</parmname> is a private class providing

the second phase construction that accepts the rectangle the view is drawn

to.</p>

<p><xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-03CC715F-11D8-39B1-875D-F4589BC9681E"><apiname>CCoeControl::CreateWindowL()</apiname></xref> creates a window for

the control. Note that this window is a child of the UI controller. This method

makes the control a <xref href="GUID-352850A9-227F-45DB-8DCD-C6268954B4ED.dita">window-owning

control</xref>. While the use of window-owning controls is generally discouraged

to prevent the taxing of run-time resources, this is the top-level window

for the UI controller.</p>

<p>This is a simple control that does not contain other controls; other

controls could be added to the control between <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-03CC715F-11D8-39B1-875D-F4589BC9681E"><apiname>CCoeControl::CreateWindowL()</apiname></xref> and <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>.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-97486385-88F7-4AF1-B880-D9A8AA4D7094.dita">Compound

controls in traditional architecture</xref>.</p>

<p><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> sets the window size

according to the requirements of the mobile device. The top-level control

rectangle is set to the area that the framework provides for the application.

Calling <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> calls the <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-9D6A2C52-DCE0-3490-BDA1-323406B7FBCF"><apiname>CCoeControl::SizeChanged()</apiname></xref> method,

where the control should set the position and size for any child controls

and thus adjust the control layout to the UI.</p>

<p><xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-C79D0B6F-C2D7-3F22-A62B-88762092E869"><apiname>CCoeControl::ActivateL()</apiname></xref> sets the control as ready

to be drawn.</p>

</itemgroup>

</li>

</ul>

<p>If required for your application, you may need to implement other methods

for your control. For top-level windows, you would need to implement <xref href="GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160.dita#GUID-B06F99BD-F032-3B87-AB26-5DD6EBE8C160/GUID-9D6A2C52-DCE0-3490-BDA1-323406B7FBCF"><apiname>CCoeControl::SizeChanged()</apiname></xref> 

to respond to changes to the size and position of the contents of this control.

This is called by the platform when a change occurs. A typical implementation

for a compound control is:</p>

<codeblock id="GUID-A100010E-DF65-4EB7-AC5D-707604805976" xml:space="preserve">void CMyAppView::SizeChanged()

    {

    // Control resize code

    iControl->SetExtent( const TPoint &aPosition, const TSize &aSize);

    }</codeblock>