#ifndef WIN32UTILS_H
#define WIN32UTILS_H
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//                                                               //
//  Win32utils.h   - useful helper functions for Win32 API       //
//  ver 1.0                                                      //
//                                                               //
//  Language:        Visual C, ver 6.0                           //
//  Platform:        Micron Dual Pentium Pro 200, Win NT 4.0     //
//  Application:     CSE691 Project #1                           //
//  Author:          Jim Fawcett, Instructor, CSE691, Fall '99   //
//                   CST 2-187, Syracuse Univ, (315) 443-3948    //
//                   fawcett@ecs.syr.edu                         //
//                                                               //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
    Module Operations:
    ==================
    This module provides a few helper functions for Win32 programming.

    Public Interface:
    =================
    showCurrentThreadID(hwnd,"WinMain thread ID is ");  // shows messagebox

    showSysError("context of error",GetLastError());    // shows messagebox

    string s = makeString<DWORD>("thread ID = ",GetCurrentThreadID());

*/
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  build process                                                //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  required files:                                              //
//    Win32utils.h, Win32utils.cpp                               //
//                                                               //
//  building in IDE:                                             //
//    - build Win32 Application project                          //
//    - add these files                                          //
//    - compile, line, and run                                   //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
    Maintenance History:
    ====================
    ver 1.0 : 06 Nov 99
      - first release

*/

//

#include <windows.h>
#include <strstream>
#include <string>

//----< make string from generic type, prepend literal string >----
//
//  template function bodies must be in header file
//  non-template function bodies must be in implementation file
//
template <class T>
std::string makeString(const char *msg, const T &t) {

  std::ostrstream format;
  if(!format.good()) {
    showSysError("construct ostrstream failed in makeString",GetLastError());
    exit(1);
  }
  if(msg != NULL) format << msg;
  format << t;
  format << ends;
  return format.str();
}

void showCurrentThreadID(HWND hwnd=NULL, const char *Msg=NULL);

void showSysError(const char *pMsg, DWORD errCode);

#endif