Equivalent Functionality

The following tables compare MFC and wxWidgets constructs, grouped by macros and classes.

Equivalent Macros in MFC and wxWidgets

Table K-1 lists some important MFC macros and their wxWidgets equivalents.

Table K-1. MFC and wxWidgets Macros

MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP	BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE
END_MESSAGE_MAP	END_EVENT_TABLE
DECLARE_DYNAMIC	DECLARE_CLASS
DECLARE_DYNCREATE	DECLARE_DYMAMIC_CLASS
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC	IMPLEMENT_CLASS
IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE	IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS
IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(CWindow))	IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxWindow))

Equivalent Classes in wxWidgets

Table K-2 lists the main MFC classes and their wxWidgets equivalents. MFC classes not present in the table have no direct equivalent.

Table K-2. MFC and wxWidgets Classes

Miscellaneous Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CWinApp	wxApp
CObject	wxObject
CCmdTarget	wxEvtHandler
CCommandLineInfo	wxCmdLineParser
CMenu	wxMenu, wMenuBar, wxMenuItem
CWaitCursor	wxBusyCursor
CDataExchange	wxValidator
Window Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CFrameWnd	wxFrame
CMDIFrameWnd	wxMDIParentFrame
CMDIChildWnd	wxMDIChildFrame
CSplitterWnd	wxSplitterWindow
CToolBar	wxToolBar
CStatusBar	wxStatusBar
CReBar	None, but see contrib/src/fl and wxDockIt (Appendix E)
CPropertyPage	wxPanel
CPropertySheet	wxNotebook, wxPropertySheetDialog
Dialog Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CDialog	wxDialog
CColorDialog	wxColourDialog
CFileDialog	wxFileDialog
CFindReplaceDialog	wxFindReplaceDialog
CFontDialog	wxFontDialog
CPageSetupDialog	wxPageSetupDialog
CPrintDialog	wxPrintDialog
Control Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CAnimateCtrl	wxMediaCtrl, wxAnimationCtrl
CButton	wxButton
CBitmapButton	wxBitmapButton
CComboBox	wxComboBox, wxChoice
CDateTimeCtrl	wxDatePickerCtrl
CEdit	wxTextCtrl
CHotKeyCtrl	None, but see Keybinder (Appendix E)
CListBox, CDragListBox	wxListBox
CCheckListBox	wxCheckListBox
CListCtrl	wxListCtrl, wxListView
CMonthCalCtrl	wxCalendarCtrl
CProgressCtrl	wxGauge
CReBarCtrl	None, but see contrib/src/fl and wxDockIt (Appendix E)
CRichEditCtrl	wxTextCtrl has limited rich edit functionality
CScrollBar	wxScrollBar
CSliderCtrl	wxSlider
CSpinButtonCtrl	wxSpinButton, wxSpinCtrl
CStatic	wxStaticText, wxStaticLine, wxStaticBox, wxStaticBitmap
CStatusBarCtrl	wxStatusBar
CTabCtrl	wxTabCtrl (some platforms only; use wxNotebook instead)
CToolBarCtrl	wxToolBar
CToolTipCtrl	wxToolTip
CTreeCtrl	wxtreeCtrl
Graphics Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CBitmap	wxBitmap, wxImage, wxIcon, wxCursor
CBrush	wxBrush
CPen	wxPen
CFont	wxFont
CImageList	wxImageList, wxIconBundle
CPalette	wxPalette
CRgn	wxRegion
CClientDC	wxClientDC
CMetaFileDC	wxMetaFileDC (Windows and Mac OS X only)
CPaintDC	wxPaintDC
CWindowDC	wxWindowDC
CDC	wxMemoryDC
Data Structure Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CArray, CObArray,CPtrArray	wxArray
CStringArray	wxArrayString
CDWordArray, CByteArray,CUIntArray	wxArrayInt
CList, CPtrList, CObList	wxList
CStringList	wxArrayString, wxStringList
CMap... classes	wxHashMap
CString	wxString
CPoint	wxPoint
CRect	wxRect
CSize	wxSize
CTime	wxDateTime
CTimeSpan	wxTimeSpan, wxDateSpan
COleVariant	wxVariant
Internet Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CSocket	wxSocket
CFtpConnection	wxFTP
CHttpConnection	wxHTTP
Document/View Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CDocument	wxDocument
CView	wxView
CDocTemplate, CSingleDocTemplate, CMultiDocTemplate	wxDocTemplate
Drag and Drop
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
COleDataSource	wxDataObject
COleDropSource	wxDropSource
COleDropTarget	wxDropTarget
File Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CFile	wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile
CMemFile	wxMemoryInputStream, wxMemoryOutputStream
CSocketFile	wxSocketInputStream, wxSocketOutputStream
CRecentFileList	wxFileHistory
Multithreading Classes
MFC Version	wxWidgets Version
CWinThread	wxThread
CCriticalSection	wxCriticalSection
CMutex	wxMutex
CSemaphore	wxSemaphore

The following classes have no equivalent in wxWidgets: CDialogBar, all classes prefixed COle, all C...View classes, all C...Exception classes, CHeaderCtrl, and CIPAddressCtrl.