Equivalent Functionality
The following tables compare MFC and wxWidgets constructs, grouped by macros and classes.
Equivalent Macros in MFC and wxWidgets
Table K-1 lists some important MFC macros and their wxWidgets equivalents.
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
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BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP | BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE |
END_MESSAGE_MAP | END_EVENT_TABLE |
DECLARE_DYNAMIC | DECLARE_CLASS |
DECLARE_DYNCREATE | DECLARE_DYMAMIC_CLASS |
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC | IMPLEMENT_CLASS |
IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE | IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS |
IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(CWindow)) | IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxWindow)) |
Equivalent Classes in wxWidgets
Appendix E)
CPropertyPage | wxPanel |
CPropertySheet | wxNotebook, wxPropertySheetDialog |
Dialog Classes | |
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MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CDialog | wxDialog |
CColorDialog | wxColourDialog |
CFileDialog | wxFileDialog |
CFindReplaceDialog | wxFindReplaceDialog |
CFontDialog | wxFontDialog |
CPageSetupDialog | wxPageSetupDialog |
CPrintDialog | wxPrintDialog |
Control Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CAnimateCtrl | wxMediaCtrl, wxAnimationCtrl |
CButton | wxButton |
CBitmapButton | wxBitmapButton |
CComboBox | wxComboBox, wxChoice |
CDateTimeCtrl | wxDatePickerCtrl |
CEdit | wxTextCtrl |
CHotKeyCtrl | None, but see Keybinder (Appendix E) |
CListBox, CDragListBox | wxListBox |
CCheckListBox | wxCheckListBox |
CListCtrl | wxListCtrl, wxListView |
CMonthCalCtrl | wxCalendarCtrl |
CProgressCtrl | wxGauge |
CReBarCtrl | None, but see contrib/src/fl and wxDockIt (Appendix E) |
CRichEditCtrl | wxTextCtrl has limited rich edit functionality |
CScrollBar | wxScrollBar |
CSliderCtrl | wxSlider |
CSpinButtonCtrl | wxSpinButton, wxSpinCtrl |
CStatic | wxStaticText, wxStaticLine, wxStaticBox, wxStaticBitmap |
CStatusBarCtrl | wxStatusBar |
CTabCtrl | wxTabCtrl (some platforms only; use wxNotebook instead) |
CToolBarCtrl | wxToolBar |
CToolTipCtrl | wxToolTip |
CTreeCtrl | wxtreeCtrl |
Graphics Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CBitmap | wxBitmap, wxImage, wxIcon, wxCursor |
CBrush | wxBrush |
CPen | wxPen |
CFont | wxFont |
CImageList | wxImageList, wxIconBundle |
CPalette | wxPalette |
CRgn | wxRegion |
CClientDC | wxClientDC |
CMetaFileDC | wxMetaFileDC (Windows and Mac OS X only) |
CPaintDC | wxPaintDC |
CWindowDC | wxWindowDC |
CDC | wxMemoryDC |
Data Structure Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CArray, CObArray,CPtrArray | wxArray |
CStringArray | wxArrayString |
CDWordArray, CByteArray,CUIntArray | wxArrayInt |
CList, CPtrList, CObList | wxList |
CStringList | wxArrayString, wxStringList |
CMap... classes | wxHashMap |
CString | wxString |
CPoint | wxPoint |
CRect | wxRect |
CSize | wxSize |
CTime | wxDateTime |
CTimeSpan | wxTimeSpan, wxDateSpan |
COleVariant | wxVariant |
Internet Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CSocket | wxSocket |
CFtpConnection | wxFTP |
CHttpConnection | wxHTTP |
Document/View Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CDocument | wxDocument |
CView | wxView |
CDocTemplate, CSingleDocTemplate, CMultiDocTemplate | wxDocTemplate |
Drag and Drop | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
COleDataSource | wxDataObject |
COleDropSource | wxDropSource |
COleDropTarget | wxDropTarget |
File Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CFile | wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile |
CMemFile | wxMemoryInputStream, wxMemoryOutputStream |
CSocketFile | wxSocketInputStream, wxSocketOutputStream |
CRecentFileList | wxFileHistory |
Multithreading Classes | |
MFC Version | wxWidgets Version |
CWinThread | wxThread |
CCriticalSection | wxCriticalSection |
CMutex | wxMutex |
CSemaphore | wxSemaphore |