{"id":8592,"date":"2024-03-14T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T07:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T07:03:34","slug":"how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To connect a variable to an MFC edit box, you can use the Class Wizard to associate the variable with the control ID of the edit box. Here are some simple steps:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open the Class Wizard by accessing it through the menu by clicking on View -> Class Wizard or by using the shortcut Ctrl + W.<\/li>\n
  2. In Class Wizard, choose the dialog class (e.g. CMyDialog) to which you want to connect the variable.<\/li>\n
  3. In the “Member Variables” tab of Class Wizard, locate the ID of your edit box control and click the “Add Variable” button.<\/li>\n
  4. In the pop-up dialog, enter the name of the variable you want to connect and select the variable type (such as CString or int).<\/li>\n
  5. \u70b9\u51fb\u201cOK\u201d\u6309\u94ae\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u518d\u6b21\u70b9\u51fb\u201cOK\u201d\u6309\u94ae\u4ee5\u5173\u95edClass Wizard\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, you have successfully linked a variable to the MFC edit box. You can use this variable in the program to retrieve or modify the text content in the edit box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To connect a variable to an MFC edit box, you can use the Class Wizard to associate the variable with the control ID of the edit box. Here are some simple steps: Open the Class Wizard by accessing it through the menu by clicking on View -> Class Wizard or by using the shortcut Ctrl […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[274,11664,11643,8569,11663],"class_list":["post-8592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-c","tag-class-wizard","tag-edit-box","tag-mfc","tag-variable-linking"],"yoast_head":"\nLinking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog - Silicon Cloud\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Olivia Parker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SiliCloudGlobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SiliCloudGlobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Olivia Parker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Olivia Parker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9\"},\"headline\":\"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"c#\",\"Class Wizard\",\"Edit Box\",\"MFC\",\"Variable Linking\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\",\"name\":\"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Silicon Cloud Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9\",\"name\":\"Olivia Parker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Olivia Parker\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/oliviaparker\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud","description":"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide","og_description":"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/","og_site_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/","article_published_time":"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00","author":"Olivia Parker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SiliCloudGlobal","twitter_site":"@SiliCloudGlobal","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Olivia Parker","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/"},"author":{"name":"Olivia Parker","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9"},"headline":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide","datePublished":"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/"},"wordCount":162,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["c#","Class Wizard","Edit Box","MFC","Variable Linking"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/","name":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-03-14T08:25:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-03T07:03:34+00:00","description":"Learn how to connect variables to MFC edit controls using Class Wizard. Step-by-step tutorial.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-link-a-variable-to-an-mfc-edit-box\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Linking Variable to MFC Edit Box: Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/","name":"Silicon Cloud Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Silicon Cloud Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EN-SILICON-Full.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Silicon Cloud Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiliCloudGlobal\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiliCloudGlobal"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3ff7b3da0e45ac5dbbef2502f3cea8d9","name":"Olivia Parker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56c66f189ba32a6f9eb50f31a38fe774e2a725c213d4070835ccc51b8fbbc54b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Olivia Parker"},"url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/oliviaparker\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153413,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592\/revisions\/153413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}