How can we Access a control inside a tab from the parent container (CDialog that contains the TAB CONTROL)

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How can we Access a control inside a tab from the parent container (CDialog that contains the TAB CONTROL)

I want to access an edit box from a CDIALOG that was assigned to a TAB from a CDIALOG that contains the tab control. Any Suggestions?

Posted 17-Nov-11 19:43pm

kramix84

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Chuck O'Toole · Answer 1 · 2011-11-18T01:45:00

The Tab Control doesn't matter in this case. I assume you have the CDialog object with the edit control (you created it) so just use it as the base for the control itself or the member subclassed.

I do this all the time with calls like

OptionsPage->Create(IDD_OptionsDialog);
// then it gets placed in my tab control.
// regardless of the tab control, I can still access controls in it.
OptionsPage->SetDlgItemText(IDC_FLP_Rec12K, "Choose a layout");

where OptionsPage is a CDialog derived class and has been placed on a tab control. This works regardless of whether "OptionsPage" is visible or not (the active tab or not).