CRuntimeClass::FromName
Call this function to retrieve the CRuntimeClass structure associated with the familiar name.
static CRuntimeClass* PASCAL FromName(
LPCSTR lpszClassName
);
static CRuntimeClass* PASCAL FromName(
LPCWSTR lpszClassName
);
Parameters
- lpszClassName
The familiar name of a class derived from CObject.
Return Value
A pointer to a CRuntimeClass object, corresponding to the name as passed in lpszClassName. The function returns NULL if no matching class name was found.
Example
// This example creates an object if CAge is defined.
CRuntimeClass* pClass = CRuntimeClass::FromName(_T("CAge"));
if (pClass == NULL)
{
// not found, display a warning for diagnostic purposes
AfxMessageBox(_T("Warning: CMyClass not defined"));
return NULL;
}
// attempt to create the object with the found CRuntimeClass
CObject* pObject = pClass->CreateObject();
Requirements
Header: afx.h
See Also
Reference
CRuntimeClass::m_lpszClassName