C / C++ / MFC

char *buf;<br />
   try {<br />
      buf = new char[512];<br />
      if( buf == 0 )<br />
         throw "Memory allocation failure!";<br />
   }<br />
   catch( char * str ) {<br />
      cout << "Exception raised: " << str << '\n';<br />
   }

ListView_setTextColor

void whtever the clas name is::OnCustomDraw(NMHDR *pNMHDR, LRESULT *pResult)
{
   LPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW pNMLVCD = reinterpret_cast<LPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW>(pNMHDR);
   *pResult = CDRF_DODEFAULT;
   switch(pNMLVCD->nmcd.dwDrawStage)
   {
   case CDDS_PREPAINT:
      *pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW;
      break;
   case CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT:
      {
         const COLORREF mainColor = whatever the background text colour is;
         const COLORREF altColor = whatever the alternate background colour is;
         const COLORREF mainTextColor = whatever the main text colour is;
         const COLORREF altTextColor = whatever the alternate text colour is;
         const size_t row = pNMLVCD->nmcd.dwItemSpec;
         pNMLVCD->clrTextBk = (1==row%2)?altColor:mainColor;
         pNMLVCD->clrText = (1==row%2)?altTextColor:mainTextColor;
         *pResult = CDRF_NEWFONT;
      }
      break;
   };
}

Error	46	error C3861: 'HANDLE_NM_CUSTOMDRAW': identifier not found

case CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT: