Simple Window Template

1. #include
2. 
   
3. 
   
4. // Step 4: the Window Procedure
5. LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
6. {
7. switch(msg)
8. {
9. case WM_CREATE:
10. 
    
11. break;
12. case WM_CLOSE:
13. DestroyWindow(hwnd);
14. break;
15. case WM_DESTROY:
16. PostQuitMessage(0);
17. break;
18. default:
19. return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
20. }
21. return 0;
22. }
23. 
    
24. int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
25. LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
26. {
27. WNDCLASSEX wc;
28. HWND hwnd;
29. MSG Msg;
30. static char appName[] = "Your Application";
31. 
    
32. //Step 1: Registering the Window Class
33. wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
34. wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
35. wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
36. wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
37. wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
38. wc.hInstance = hInstance;
39. wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
40. wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
41. wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
42. wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
43. wc.lpszClassName = appName;
44. wc.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
45. 
    
46. if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
47. {
48. MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
49. MB_ICONERROR | MB_OK);
50. return 0;
51. }
52. 
    
53. // Step 2: Creating the Window
54. hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
55. WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
56. appName,
57. "Your Window Title",
58. WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
59. CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 400, 400,
60. NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
61. 
    
62. if(hwnd == NULL)
63. {
64. MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error",
65. MB_ICONERROR | MB_OK);
66. return 0;
67. }
68. 
    
69. ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
70. UpdateWindow(hwnd);
71. 
    
72. // Step 3: The Message Loop
73. while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
74. {
75. TranslateMessage(&Msg);
76. DispatchMessage(&Msg);
77. }
78. return int(Msg.wParam);
79. }