Win32 - Window Creation (C/C++)

main.cpp

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#define UNICODE
#include <windows.h>

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND Window, UINT Message, WPARAM WParam, LPARAM LParam) {
    switch(Message) {
        case WM_KEYDOWN: {
            switch(WParam) { case 'O': { DestroyWindow(Window); }; }
        } break;
        case WM_DESTROY: { PostQuitMessage(0); } break;
        default: { return DefWindowProc(Window, Message, WParam,  LParam); }
    }
    return 0;
}

int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE Instance, HINSTANCE PrevInstance, PWSTR CmdLine, int CmdShow) {

    WNDCLASS WindowClass = {};
    const wchar_t ClassName[] = L"MyWindowClass";
    WindowClass.lpfnWndProc = WindowProc;
    WindowClass.hInstance = Instance;
    WindowClass.lpszClassName = ClassName;
    WindowClass.hCursor = LoadCursor(0, IDC_CROSS);

    if(!RegisterClass(&WindowClass)) {
        MessageBox(0, L"RegisterClass failed", 0, 0);
        return GetLastError();
    }
    
    HWND Window = CreateWindowEx(0, ClassName, L"Program",
                                 WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW|WS_VISIBLE,
                                 CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 0, 0, Instance, 0);
    
    if(!Window) {
        MessageBox(0, L"CreateWindowEx failed", 0, 0);
        return GetLastError();
    }
    
    bool Running = true;
    
    while(Running) {
        MSG Message;
        while(PeekMessage(&Message, nullptr, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
            if(Message.message == WM_QUIT) Running = false;
            TranslateMessage(&Message);
            DispatchMessage(&Message);
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

Build

cl main.cpp /link user32.lib

You can access Microsoft build tools like this:

• Install Visual Studio and select C++ workload.
• Launch Developer Command Prompt.

build.bat

You might want to use a script for more complex build instructions:

@echo off

set COMMON_COMPILER_FLAGS=/W4 /wd4100 /Oi /nologo /Fegame.exe

set DEBUG_FLAGS=/Zi /MTd
set RELEASE_FLAGS=/O2

set COMPILER_FLAGS=%COMMON_COMPILER_FLAGS% %DEBUG_FLAGS%
REM set COMPILER_FLAGS=%COMMON_COMPILER_FLAGS% %RELEASE_FLAGS%

set LINKER_FLAGS=/INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF
set LIBS=user32.lib

cl %COMPILER_FLAGS% main.cpp /link %LINKER_FLAGS% %LIBS%