Microsoft Foundation Class Library

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Microsoft Foundation Class Library
DeveloperMicrosoft
Initial release1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Stable release
14.22.27821.0 / July 24, 2019[1]
Repository
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Written inC++
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    Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
    LicenseProprietary
    Websitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/mfc-desktop-applications

    Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) is a C++ object-oriented library for developing desktop applications for Windows.

    MFC was introduced by Microsoft in 1992 and quickly gained widespread use. While Microsoft has introduced alternative application frameworks since then, MFC remains widely used.

    History

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    MFC was introduced in 1992 with Microsoft's C/C++ 7.0 compiler for use with 16-bit versions of Windows as an extremely thin object-oriented C++ wrapper for the Windows API. C++ was just beginning to replace C for development of commercial application software at the time. In an MFC program, direct Windows API calls are rarely needed. Instead, programs create objects from Microsoft Foundation Class classes and call member functions belonging to those objects. Many of those functions share their names with corresponding API functions.[2]

    One quirk of MFC is the use of "Afx" as the prefix for many functions, macros and the standard precompiled header name "stdafx.h". During early development, what became MFC was called "Application Framework Extensions" and abbreviated "Afx". The name Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) was adopted too late in the release cycle to change these references.

    MFC 8.0 was released with Visual Studio 2005. MFC 9.0 was released with Visual Studio 2008. On April 7, 2008, Microsoft released an update to the MFC classes as an out-of-band update to Visual Studio 2008 and MFC 9.[3][4][5] The update features new user interface constructs, including the ribbons and associated UI widgets, fully customizable toolbars, docking panes which can either be freely floated or docked to any side and document tabs.[6]

    MFC was initially a feature of the commercial versions of Visual Studio. As such, it is not included in the freeware Visual C++ Express.[7] The Community edition of Visual Studio, introduced in 2014, however, includes MFC.

    Object Windows Library (OWL), designed for use with Borland's Turbo C++ compiler, was a competing product introduced by Borland around the same time. Eventually, Borland discontinued OWL development and licensed the distribution of the MFC headers, libraries and DLLs from Microsoft[8] for a short time, though it never offered fully integrated support for MFC. Borland later released Visual Component Library to replace the OWL framework.

    Features

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    MFC is a library that wraps portions of the Windows API in C++ classes, including functionality that enables them to use a default application framework. Classes are defined for many of the handle-managed Windows objects and also for predefined windows and common controls.

    At the time of its introduction, MFC provided C++ macros for Windows message-handling (via Message Maps[9] ), exceptions, run-time type identification (RTTI), serialization and dynamic class instantiation. The macros for message-handling aimed to reduce memory consumption by avoiding gratuitous virtual table use and also to provide a more concrete structure for various Visual C++-supplied tools to edit and manipulate code without parsing the full language. The message-handling macros replaced the virtual function mechanism provided by C++.

    The macros for serialization, exceptions, and RTTI predated availability of these features in Microsoft C++ by a number of years. 32-bit versions of MFC, for Windows NT 3.1 and later Windows operating systems, used compilers that implemented the language features and updated the macros to simply wrap the language features instead of providing customized implementations, realizing upward compatibility.

    The MFC ribbon resource editor allows the developer to design the ribbon graphically instead of having to use the XML-based declarative markup like the RibbonX API. Optionally, ribbon components may be programmed directly by calling a new set of ribbon class methods. The developer may mix graphical and programmatic ribbon development as is convenient. The MFC application wizard has also been upgraded to support the new features, including a check-box to select whether the application will use the ribbon or the docking panes. The new functionality is provided in new classes so that old applications still continue to run.[6] This update builds on top of BCGSoft’s BCGControlBar Library Professional Edition.[10] Microsoft has imposed additional licensing requirements on users of the ribbons.[11] These include a requirement to adhere to Microsoft UI Design Guidelines, and an anti-competition clause prohibiting the use of the UI in applications which compete with Microsoft Office.

    MFC can be used by linking a static library or by adding the MFC DLL.

    Versions

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    Product Library File Version Release date Remarks
    Name Version
    Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 mafxcw.lib February 26, 1992[12][13]
    Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Visual C++ 1.0 mfc200.dll 2.0.0.1 February 1993
    Visual C++ 1.5 mfc250.dll 2.5.0.0 December 1993
    Visual C++ 1.51 mfc250.dll 2.5.1.0 September 1994 Released with Visual C++ 2.0
    Visual C++ 1.52 mfc250.dll 2.5.2.0 January 1995 Released with Visual C++ 2.1
    Visual C++ 1.52b mfc250.dll 2.5.3.0 July 1995 Released with Visual C++ 2.2
    Visual C++ 1.52c mfc250.dll 2.5.3.0 November 1995 Released with Visual C++ 4.0
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Visual C++ 2.0 mfc30.dll 3.0.0.0 September 1994
    Visual C++ 2.1 mfc30.dll 3.1.0.0 January 1995
    Visual C++ 2.2 mfc30.dll 3.2.0.0 July 1995
    Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Visual C++ 4.0 mfc40.dll 4.0.0.5277 November 1995
    Visual C++ 4.1 mfc40.dll 4.1.0.6038 March 1996
    Visual C++ 4.1a mfc40.dll 4.1.0.6130 July 1996? Q150937
    Visual C++ 4.1b mfc40.dll 4.1.0.6139 September 1996? Q154428
    Visual C++ 4.2 mfc42.dll 4.2.0.6068 July 1996
    Visual C++ 4.2b mfc42.dll 4.2.0.6256 September 1996? Q156934
    Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Visual C++ 5.0 mfc42.dll 4.21.0.7022 March 19, 1997
    Visual C++ 5.0 SP1 4.21.0.7160 July 3, 1997
    Visual C++ 5.0 SP2 4.21.0.7160 August 26, 1997
    Visual C++ 5.0 SP3 4.21.0.7303 December 4, 1997
    Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Visual C++ 6.0 mfc42.dll 6.0.8168.0 September 2, 1998
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP1 6.0.8267.0 October 30, 1998
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP2 6.0.8267.0 January 21, 1999
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP3 6.0.8447.0 May 21, 1999
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP4 6.0.8665.0 June 27, 2000
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP5 6.0.8665.0 February 26, 2001
    Visual C++ 6.0 SP6 6.0.9782.0 March 29, 2004
    Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002 Visual C++ .NET 2002 (Visual C++ 7.0) mfc70.dll 7.0.9466.0 February 13, 2002
    Visual C++ .NET 2002 + MS07-012 (KB924641) 7.0.9801.0 February 27, 2008
    Visual C++ .NET 2002 SP1 7.0.9955.0 March 8, 2005
    Visual C++ .NET 2002 SP1 + MS07-012 (KB924642) 7.0.9975.0 February 27, 2008
    Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Visual C++ .NET 2003 (Visual C++ 7.1) mfc71.dll 7.10.3077.0 April 24, 2003
    Visual C++ .NET 2003 + MS07-012 (KB924643) 7.10.5057.0 February 27, 2008
    Visual C++ .NET 2003 SP1 7.10.6030.0 August 15, 2006
    Visual C++ .NET 2003 SP1 + MS07-012 (KB927696) 7.10.6041.0 February 27, 2008
    Visual C++ .NET 2003 SP1 + MS09-035 (KB971089)[14] 7.10.6101.0 July 28, 2009
    Visual C++ .NET 2003 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2465373)[15][16] 7.10.6119.0 April 12, 2011
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Visual C++ 2005 (Visual C++ 8.0) mfc80.dll 8.0.50727.42 (included in redist 8.0.50727.42/8.0.50727.42) April 10, 2006
    Visual C++ 2005 SP1 8.0.50727.762 (included in redist 8.0.56336/8.0.56336) August 27, 2007
    Visual C++ 2005 SP1 + MS09-035 (KB973544)[14][17] 8.0.50727.4053 (included in redist 8.0.59192/8.0.59193) July 28, 2009
    Visual C++ 2005 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2467175)[15][18] 8.0.50727.5592 April 12, 2011
    Visual C++ 2005 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2538242)[15][19] 8.0.50727.6195 (included in redist 8.0.61000/8.0.61001[20]) June 14, 2011
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Visual C++ 2008 (Visual C++ 9.0) mfc90.dll 9.0.21022.8 November 19, 2007
    Visual C++ 2008 + MS09-035 (KB973551)[14][21] 9.0.21022.218 July 28, 2009
    Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack 9.0.30411.0 April 7, 2008 Refresh: April 22, 2008
    Visual C++ 2008 SP1 9.0.30729.1 August 11, 2008
    Visual C++ 2008 SP1 + MS09-035 (KB973552)[14][22] 9.0.30729.4148 July 28, 2009
    Visual C++ 2008 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2467174)[15][23] 9.0.30729.5570 April 12, 2011
    Visual C++ 2008 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2538243)[15][24] 9.0.30729.6161 (installer has version 9.0.30729.5677) June 14, 2011
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Visual C++ 2010 (Visual C++ 10.0) mfc100.dll 10.0.30319.1 April 12, 2010[25]
    Visual C++ 2010 + MS11-025 (KB2467173)[15][26] 10.0.30319.415 April 12, 2011
    Visual C++ 2010 SP1 10.0.40219.1 March 10, 2011
    Visual C++ 2010 SP1 + MS11-025 (KB2565063)[15][27] 10.0.40219.325 August 9, 2011
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Visual C++ 2012 (Visual C++ 11.0) mfc110.dll 11.0.50727.1 September 12, 2012
    Visual C++ 2012 Update 1 11.0.51106.1 November 26, 2012
    Visual C++ 2012 Update 3 11.0.60610.1 June 26, 2013
    Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 11.0.61030.0 November 13, 2013
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Visual C++ 2013 (Visual C++ 12.0) mfc120.dll 12.0.21005.1 October 17, 2013
    Visual C++ 2013 Update 2 12.0.30501.0 May 12, 2014
    Visual C++ 2013 Update 5 + KB3138367[28] 12.0.40649.5 February 2016?
    Visual C++ 2013 Update 5 + KB3179560[29] 12.0.40660.0 July 2016?
    Visual C++ 2013 Update 5 + KB4032938[30] 12.0.40664.0 July 18, 2017
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Visual C++ 2015 (Visual C++ 14.0) mfc140.dll 14.0.23026.0 July 20, 2015
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 1 14.0.23506.0 November 30, 2015
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 2 14.0.23918.0 March 30, 2016
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 14.0.24210.0 June 27, 2016
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 14.0.24212.0 August 18, 2016
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 + KB3165756[31] 14.0.24215.1 September 14, 2016
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 14.0.24245.0 November 13, 2018
    Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 14.0.24247.2 June 13, 2023
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Visual C++ 15.0 mfc140.dll 14.10.25008.0 March 7, 2017
    Visual C++ 15.1? 14.10.25017.0 April 5, 2017?
    Visual C++ 15.2 14.11.25325.0 May 10, 2017
    Visual C++ 15.4 14.12.25810.0 October 9, 2017
    Visual C++ 15.6 14.13.26020.0 March 5, 2018
    Visual C++ 15.7 14.14.26405.0 May 7, 2018
    Visual C++ 15.7.3? 14.14.26429.4 May 31, 2018
    Visual C++ 15.8 14.15.26706.0 August 14, 2018
    Visual C++ 15.9 14.16.27012.6 November 13, 2018
    Visual C++ 15.9.5 14.16.27024.1 January 8, 2019
    Visual C++ 15.9.6 14.16.27026.1 January 24, 2019
    Visual C++ 15.9.9 14.16.27027.1 March 12, 2019
    Visual C++ 15.9.15 14.16.27033.0 August 13, 2019
    Visual C++ 15.9.67 14.16.27052.0 October 8, 2024
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Visual C++ 16.0.0 mfc140.dll 14.20.27508.1 April 2, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.0.10 14.20.27519.0 December 10, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.1.0 14.21.27702.2 May 21, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.2.0 14.22.27821.0 July 24, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.3.0 14.23.27820.0 September 23, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.4.0 14.24.28127.4 December 3, 2019
    Visual C++ 16.5.0 14.25.28508.3 March 16, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.6.0 14.26.28720.3 May 19, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.6.3 14.26.28808.1 June 30, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.7.0 14.27.29016.0 August 5, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.7.5 14.27.29112.0 September 29, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.7.8 14.27.29114.0[note 1] November 10, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.8.0 14.28.29325.2 November 10, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.8.2 14.28.29334.0 November 19, 2020
    Visual C++ 16.9.0 14.28.29910.0 March 2, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.9.2 14.28.29913.0 March 16, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.9.4 14.28.29914.0 April 13, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.9.9 14.28.29918.0 July 13, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.10.0 14.29.30037.0 May 25, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.10.2 14.29.30038.0 June 15, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.10.4 14.29.30040.0 July 20, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.11.0 14.29.30133.0 August 10, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.11.4 14.29.30135.0 October 5, 2021
    Visual C++ 16.11.9 14.29.30139.0 January 11, 2022
    Visual C++ 16.11.32 14.29.30153.0 November 14, 2023
    Visual C++ 16.11.41 14.29.30156.0 October 8, 2024
    Visual C++ 16.11.42 14.29.30157.0 November 12, 2024
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Visual C++ 17.0.0RC mfc140.dll 14.30.30704.0 October 13, 2021
    Visual C++ 17.0.5 14.31.30708.0 January 14, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.1.0 14.31.30818.0 October 27, 2021
    Visual C++ 17.1.0 14.31.30919.0 December 23, 2021
    Visual C++ 17.1.0 14.31.31005.0 January 26, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.1.0 14.31.31103.0 January 26, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.2.0 14.32.31302.0 March 17, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.2.0 14.32.31326.0 April 9, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.2.5 14.32.31332.0 July 1, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.4.0 14.34.31931.0 November 9, 2022
    Visual C++ 17.4.5 14.34.31938.0 February 14, 2023
    Visual C++ 17.6.0 14.36.32532.0 May 16, 2023
    Visual C++ 17.7.1 14.38.32919.0 August 11, 2023
    Visual C++ 17.8.0 14.38.33130.0 November 15, 2023
    Visual C++ 17.8.6 14.38.33135.0 February 6, 2024
    Visual C++ 17.9.4 14.40.33617.1 March 19, 2024
    Visual C++ 17.9.4 14.40.33810.0 May 1, 2024
    Visual C++ 17.9.5 14.40.33816.0 October 8, 2024

    See also

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    Notes

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    1. ^ Last version of library officially supporting Windows XP.[32]

    References

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    Further reading

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    • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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