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WndApplication: a C++ class

This class is used in Fractal Generator.

The header file

WndApplication.h
/* 
   WndApplication.h

   Copyright (C) 2002-2005 René Nyffenegger

   This source code is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
   warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
   arising from the use of this software.

   Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
   including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
   freely, subject to the following restrictions:

   1. The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented; you must not
      claim that you wrote the original source code. If you use this source code
      in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
      appreciated but is not required.

   2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
      misrepresented as being the original source code.

   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.

   René Nyffenegger rene.nyffenegger@adp-gmbh.ch
*/

#ifndef WND_APPLICATION_H__
#define WND_APPLICATION_H__

int EnterMsgLoop();

#endif

The implementation file

WndApplication.cpp
/* 
   WndApplication.cpp

   Copyright (C) 2002-2005 René Nyffenegger

   This source code is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
   warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
   arising from the use of this software.

   Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
   including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
   freely, subject to the following restrictions:

   1. The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented; you must not
      claim that you wrote the original source code. If you use this source code
      in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
      appreciated but is not required.

   2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
      misrepresented as being the original source code.

   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.

   René Nyffenegger rene.nyffenegger@adp-gmbh.ch
*/

#include <windows.h>
#include "WndApplication.h"

int EnterMsgLoop() {
  MSG msg;
  int r;
  while ((r = GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0 )) != 0) { 
    if (r == -1) {
      ;  // Error!
    }
    else {
      TranslateMessage(&msg); 
      DispatchMessage(&msg); 
    }
  } 

  // The application's return value
  return msg.wParam;
}