Creating generic button

Create the CAknButton object either dynamically from program code or from a resource structure. The constructed button can then be used as a component control of a compound control.

Use the resource structures AVKON_BUTTON, AVKON_BUTTON_STATE, and AVKON_BUTTON_STATE_EXTENSION for the button object (defined in the file eikon.rh). The following example shows how to construct a button with the help of a button resource. The button is placed in a compound control (container) and it occupies the whole rectangle of the container. The container is set as the observer of the button.

Example: Button resource

RESOURCE AVKON_BUTTON r_myapp_button
    {
    flags  = KAknButtonTextLeft;
    states =
        {
        AVKON_BUTTON_STATE
            {
            txt = “Text”;
            helptxt = “Help text”;
            }
        };
    }

Example: Constructing button from resource

void CMyButtonContainer::CreateButtonL()
    {
    CAknButton* iAknButton = CAknButton::NewL();
    iAknButton->ConstructFromResourceL(R_MYAPP_BUTTON);
    iAknButton->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
    iAknButton->SetRect(Rect());
    iAknButton->SetObserver(this);
    iAknButton->MakeVisible(ETrue);
    iAknButton->ActivateL();
    }

Example: Constructing button from program code

void CMyButtonContainer::CreateButtonL()
    {
    HBufC* buttonText = StringLoader::LoadLC( R_MYAPP_TEXT );    
    HBufC* helpText   =
           StringLoader::LoadLC( R_MYAPP_HELPTEXT );
    CAknButton* iAknButton = CAknButton::NewL( 
        0, 0, 0, 0, 
        *buttonText, *helpText, KAknButtonTextLeft, 0);
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( 2 );  // helpText, buttonText
    iAknButton->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
    iAknButton->SetRect(Rect());
    iAknButton->SetObserver(this);
    iAknButton->MakeVisible(ETrue);
    iAknButton->ActivateL();
    }