If you're laying the groundwork for a multi-view application, the document-view interaction must be more complex than the simple interaction shown in example Ex15a. The fundamental problem is this: The user edits in view #1, so view #2 (and any other views) must be updated to reflect the changes. Now you need the UpdateAllViews and OnUpdate functions because the document will act as the clearinghouse for all view updates. The development steps are shown here:
In your derived document class header file (generated by the MFC Application Wizard), declare your document's data members. If you want to, you can make these data members private and you can define member functions to access them or declare the view class as a friend of the document class.
In your derived view class, use Class View's Properties window to override the OnUpdate virtual member function. The application framework calls this function whenever the document data has changed for any reason. OnUpdate should update the view with the current document data.
Evaluate all your command messages. Determine whether each one is document-specific or view-specific. (A good example of a document-specific command is the Clear All command on the Edit menu.) Now map the commands to the appropriate classes.
In your derived view class, allow the appropriate command message handlers to update the document data. Be sure that these message handlers call the CDocument::UpdateAllViews function before they exit. Use the type-safe version of the CView::GetDocument member function to access the view's document.
In your derived document class, allow the appropriate command message handlers to update the document data. Be sure that these message handlers call the CDocument::UpdateAllViews function before they exit.
The sequence of events for the complex document-view interaction is shown here:
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Application starts |
CMyDocument object is constructed CMyView object is constructed Other view objects are constructed View windows are created CMyView::OnCreate is called (if it is mapped) CDocument::OnNewDocument is called CView::OnInitialUpdate is called CMyView::OnUpdate is called The view is initialized |
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User executes view command |
CMyView functions update CMyDocument data members CDocument::UpdateAllViews is called OnUpdate functions are called for other views |
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User executes document command |
CMyDocument functions update data members CDocument::UpdateAllViews is called CMyView::OnUpdate is called Other views' OnUpdate functions are called |
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User exits application |
View objects are destroyed CMyDocument object is destroyed |