Invalidate(); for only part of the form in VC++.NET

Does anyone know how Invalidate(); can be applied on only part of the form in managed VC++.NET? Thanks in advance.

put the area you want to invalidate on a pahodnel and call the panels invalidate method, or pass a rectangle to the Forms invalidate method.

UI find using a panel easier. no need to calculate the rectangle.

put the area you want to invalidate on a pahodnel and call the panels invalidate method, or pass a rectangle to the Forms invalidate method.

 

UI find using a panel easier. no need to calculate the rectangle.

Can you possibly give an example code in managed VC++.NET as to how to do that?

Can you possibly give an example code in managed VC++.NET as to how to do that?

boy my typing was attrocious. I swear I wasnt drinking!

pahodnel = panel (boy that was a weird one)

there is a basic example in the help.

llok up rectangle and region for examples for creating thos. . . they can be passed as arguments to Invalidate.

I can't figure out how to do that. As far as I understand from the help the rectangle should be created by something like this:

HDC hdc;

BOOL Rectangle(

hdc, // handle to DC

75, // x-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle

20, // y-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle

462, // x-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle

270 // y-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle

);

This, however, gives me

error C2078: too many initializers

error C2078: too many initializers

I can't figure out how to do that. As far as I understand from the help the rectangle should be created by something like this:

 

HDC hdc;

BOOL Rectangle(

hdc, // handle to DC

75, // x-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle

20, // y-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle

462, // x-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle

270 // y-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle

);

 

This, however, gives me

 

error C2078: too many initializers

error C2078: too many initializers

try

Rectangle rect = Rectangle(
75, // x-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle
20, // y-coord of upper-left corner of rectangle
462, // x-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle
270 // y-coord of lower-right corner of rectangle
);
controlPtr -> Invalidate(rect);

or simply

controlPtr -> Invalidate(Rectangle(75,20,462,270));

I dont know, my C++ is shaky. I dont use it for GUI - only for low level I/O.

Obviously managed VC++.NET has some peculiarities which don't allow code written for unmanaged C++ to compile. The only way the code compiles is by writing:

public __value struct ClipRectangle

Invalidate( ClipRectangle );

However, this doesn't do any good because ClipRectangle seems to encompass the entire form. I don't know how to declare ClipRectangle to be a specific portion of the form. The declarations you give above do not seem to apply in this case.

System::Drawing::Rectangle *r =  
			  __nogc new System::Drawing::Rectangle(75,20,462,270);
ctrlPtr -> Invalidate(r);

or

ctrlPtr -> Invalidate(__nogc new System::Drawing::Rectangle(75,20,462,270));

Thanks. Both codes compile well but with no apparent result. I also tried it like this:

System::Drawing::Rectangle *r = __nogc new System::Drawing::Rectangle(75,20,462,270);
public __value struct r;
this->Invalidate( r );

This also compiles well but the result is again zilch.

Thanks. Both codes compile well but with no apparent result. I also tried it like this:

 

System::Drawing::Rectangle *r = __nogc new System::Drawing::Rectangle(75,20,462,270);
public __value struct r;
this->Invalidate( r );

 

This also compiles well but the result is again zilch.

public __value struct r;

redeclares it and sets it to null. . .

try

this->Invalidate( r, true );[/code]

Gives the following error:

error C2664: 'void System::Windows::Forms::Control::Invalidate(System::Drawing::Rectangle,bool)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'System::Drawing::Rectangle __gc *' to 'System::Drawing::Rectangle'

When hitting 'Continue' the program works but the above Invalidate again has no effect.

try

System::Drawing::Rectangle *r =  __nogc new System::Drawing::Rectangle(75,20,462,270);
this -> Invalidate(r);
Application::DoEvents();

This is the solution:

Invalidate(System::Drawing::Rectangle(75, 20, 1000, 250));

Thank you so much for your help and all the best.