CDockablePane::AttachToTabWnd

Attaches the current pane to a target pane, creating a tabbed pane.

virtual CDockablePane* AttachToTabWnd( 
    CDockablePane* pTabControlBarAttachTo,
    AFX_DOCK_METHOD dockMethod,
    BOOL bSetActive = TRUE,
    CDockablePane** ppTabbedControlBar = NULL
); 

Parameters

  • [in] [out] pTabControlBarAttachTo
    Specifies the target pane that the current pane attaches to. The target pane must be a dockable pane.

  • [in] dockMethod
    Specifies the docking method.

  • [in] bSetActive
    TRUE to activate the tabbed pane after the attach operation; otherwise, FALSE.

  • [out] ppTabbedControlBar
    Contains the tabbed pane that results from the attach operation.

Return Value

A pointer to the current pane, if it is not a tabbed pane; otherwise a pointer to the tabbed pane that results from the attach operation. The return value is NULL if the current pane cannot be attached, or if an error occurs.

Remarks

When one dockable pane attaches to another pane using this method, the following occurs:

  1. The framework checks whether the target pane pTabControlBarAttachTo is a regular docking pane or if it is derived from CBaseTabbedPane.

  2. If the target pane is a tabbed pane, the framework adds the current pane to it as a tab.

  3. If the target pane is a regular docking pane, the framework creates a tabbed pane.

    • The framework calls pTabControlBarAttachTo->CreateTabbedPane. The style of the new tabbed pane depends on the m_pTabbedControlBarRTC member. By default, this member is set to the runtime class of CTabbedPane. If you pass the AFX_CBRS_OUTLOOK_TABS style as the dwTabbedStyle parameter to the CDockablePane::Create method, the runtime class object is set to the runtime class of CMFCOutlookBar. You can change this member at any time to change the style of the new pane.

    • When this method creates a tabbed pane, the framework replaces the pointer to pTabControlBarAttachTo (if the pane is docked or floating in a multi-miniframe window) with a pointer to the new tabbed pane.

    • The framework adds the pTabControlBarAttachTo pane to the tabbed pane as the first tab. The framework then adds the current pane as a second tab.

  4. If the current pane is derived from CBaseTabbedPane, all of its tabs are moved to pTabControlBarAttachTo and the current pane is destroyed. Therefore, be careful when you call this method, because a pointer to the current pane may be invalid when the method returns.

If you attach one pane to another when building a docking layout, set dockMethod to DM_SHOW.

You should dock the first pane before you attach another pane to it.

Requirements

Header: afxDockablePane.h

See Also

Reference

CDockablePane Class

Hierarchy Chart

CBasePane::DockPane

CBaseTabbedPane Class

CTabbedPane Class

CMFCOutlookBar Class

CMFCBaseTabCtrl Class

CPaneContainer Class