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1\section{\class{wxActivateEvent}}\label{wxactivateevent}
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3An activate event is sent when a window or application is being activated
4or deactivated.
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6\wxheading{Derived from}
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8\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\
9\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
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11\wxheading{Include files}
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13<wx/event.h>
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15\wxheading{Library}
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17\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
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19\wxheading{Event table macros}
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21To process an activate event, use these event handler macros to direct input to a member
22function that takes a wxActivateEvent argument.
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24\twocolwidtha{7cm}
25\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
26\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_ACTIVATE(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_ACTIVATE event.}
27\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_ACTIVATE\_APP(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_ACTIVATE\_APP event.}
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28\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_HIBERNATE(func)}}{Process a hibernate event, supplying the member function.
29This event applies to wxApp only, and only on Windows SmartPhone and PocketPC. It is generated when the
30system is low on memory; the application should free up as much memory as possible, and restore
08890e27 31full working state when it receives a wxEVT\_ACTIVATE or wxEVT\_ACTIVATE\_APP event.}
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32\end{twocollist}%
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34\wxheading{Remarks}
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08890e27 36A top-level window (a dialog or frame) receives an activate event when it is
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37being activated or deactivated. This is indicated visually by the title
38bar changing colour, and a subwindow gaining the keyboard focus.
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40An application is activated or deactivated when one of its frames becomes activated,
b4aec6c7 41or a frame becomes inactivated resulting in all application frames being inactive.
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f5c74fdd 43Please note that usually you should call \helpref{event.Skip()}{wxeventskip} in
afafd942 44your handlers for these events as not doing so can result in strange effects.
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46\wxheading{See also}
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48\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview},\rtfsp
49\helpref{wxApp::IsActive}{wxappisactive}
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51\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
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f510b7b2 53\membersection{wxActivateEvent::wxActivateEvent}\label{wxactivateeventctor}
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cc81d32f 55\func{}{wxActivateEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{eventType = 0}, \param{bool}{ active = true}, \param{int }{id = 0}}
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57Constructor.
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59\membersection{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}\label{wxactivateeventgetactive}
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61\constfunc{bool}{GetActive}{\void}
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cc81d32f 63Returns true if the application or window is being activated, false otherwise.
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