How to Insert Icon on Static Text Control in MFC?

Question

I'm trying to use CStatic::SetIcon() like this.

HICON DSN_ICON = static_cast<HICON>(
      ::LoadImage(AfxGetInstanceHandle(),
      MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON_MYICON),
      IMAGE_ICON,
      16, 16,
      LR_DEFAULTCOLOR) );

m_staticMyStatic.SetIcon(DSN_ICON);
m_staticMyStatic.SetWindowText( _T("test") );
m_staticMyStatic.EnableWindow(TRUE);

※ P.S : CSatic m_staticMyStatic;    // DDX_Control

When I tested using CButton, I made it. But CStatic is failed. How can I do it?

Answer 1

You cannot have both text and an image in a static control. The CStatic documentation introduces the control with this:

A static control displays a text string, box, rectangle, icon, cursor, bitmap, or enhanced metafile.

The Win32 documentation for the static control lists the available Static Control Types. A static control can be either one of those at any given time.

If you need both text and an image, you can either use 2 separate static controls, or implement an owner-drawn control.

Answer 2

IMHO, CStatic needs to have a style SS_ICON.