Introduction
I wrote the classwiz addin to get a class wizard similar to that in Visual C++ 6.0 in VS.NET 2003. The main functionality which I needed was to be able to override any virtual function, not just a small set of functions in a subset of base classes which VS.NET 2003 currently allows. I felt quite odd why the functionality to override functions like that in VC#.NET is not available for VC++.NET. Luckily VC++.NET provides lot of control through automation that makes it not very difficult to implement such a feature through custom addins. ClassWiz relies heavily on VC++ code model to do its job. Currently, the addin is quite useful to automate overriding of virtual functions for any custom class. Later I want to enhance the addin to provide more functionality like overriding window messages and commands.
How to Use
Here are the few simple steps to use the addin.
- Download the demo project and extract ClassWiz.dll
- Register classwiz.dll using regsvr32 classwiz.dll from command line.
- When you launch VS.NET 2003 you will see a new option called "Class wizard" within the Tools menu. Currently the addin does not work for VS.NET 2002.
- Selecting the menu option will bring the dialog box shown in the image
- The top tree view shows the base classes of a selected class and the bottom tree view shows the derived classes
- You can highlight a function in the top treeview and click on add function to override the function in your derived class
- You can also delete a function by clicking the "Delete Function" button
