RUNTIME_CLASS

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Gets the run-time class structure from the name of a C++ class.

Syntax

RUNTIME_CLASS(
class_name )

Parameters

  • class_name
    The actual name of the class (not enclosed in quotation marks).

Remarks

RUNTIME_CLASS returns a pointer to a CRuntimeClass structure for the class specified by class_name. Only CObject-derived classes declared with DECLARE_DYNAMIC, DECLARE_DYNCREATE, or DECLARE_SERIAL will return pointers to a CRuntimeClass structure.

For more information, see CObject Class Topics.

Example

CRuntimeClass* prt = RUNTIME_CLASS(CAge);
ASSERT(strcmp(prt->m_lpszClassName, "CAge") == 0);

Requirements

Header: afx.h

See Also

MFC Macros and Globals
DECLARE_DYNAMIC
DECLARE_DYNCREATE
DECLARE_SERIAL
CObject::GetRuntimeClass
CRuntimeClass Structure