console.h

Consol application source code for symbian c++ application developers

// ===============================================================
//                             Console
// ===============================================================
// Simple framework for an EXE file that needs to output text on
// a console
// ===============================================================
// File: console.h
// OS:   Symbian 6.1
// ===============================================================
// Copyright (c) 2002 - NewLC
// http://www.newlc.com
// ===============================================================
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
// as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
// of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
// 
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public 
// License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
// Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, 
// Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
// ===============================================================

#ifndef _CONSOLEH
#define _CONSOLEH

#include <e32base.h>
#include <e32cons.h>

// A ptr on the console. 
// This will allow your code to use the console from anywhere
// using console->xxx() calls
CConsoleBase* console;

// The entry point of the code that will use the console
LOCAL_C void ConsoleMainL();


// E32Main() is the starting point of any Symbian EXE.
// It is not that a good idea to put this code in a header
// file if you intend to develop a big application but it
// keeps simple exemples simple...
// [Note: that no cleanup stack is created. The main
// purpose of this code is simplicity]
TInt E32Main()
{
 //
 // Create a full screen console
 //
 console=Console::NewL(_L("Console"),TSize(KConsFullScreen,KConsFullScreen));

 //
 // Do my console program, 
 // and trap any error that may occurs in it
 //
 TInt Err;
 TRAP(Err,ConsoleMainL());
 if(Err)
	 console->Printf(_L("TRAP: Error(%d)\n"),Err);

 //
 // Wait the user to press any key before closing
 //
 console->Printf(_L("[Press any key]"));
 console->Getch();
 delete console;
 return(0);
}

#endif