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1\section{\class{wxSizer}}\label{wxsizer}
2
7e9a386e 3wxSizer is the abstract base class used for laying out subwindows in a window. You
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4cannot use wxSizer directly; instead, you will have to use one of the sizer
5classes derived from it. Currently there are \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer},
6\helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer},
c6eb7785 7\helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}
b19d7524 8\helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer} and \helpref{wxGridBagSizer}{wxgridbagsizer}.
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fc2171bd 10The layout algorithm used by sizers in wxWidgets is closely related to layout
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11in other GUI toolkits, such as Java's AWT, the GTK toolkit or the Qt toolkit. It is
12based upon the idea of the individual subwindows reporting their minimal required
13size and their ability to get stretched if the size of the parent window has changed.
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14This will most often mean that the programmer does not set the original size of
15a dialog in the beginning, rather the dialog will be assigned a sizer and this sizer
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16will be queried about the recommended size. The sizer in turn will query its
17children, which can be normal windows, empty space or other sizers, so that
18a hierarchy of sizers can be constructed. Note that wxSizer does not derive from wxWindow
749bb9f1 19and thus does not interfere with tab ordering and requires very little resources compared
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20to a real window on screen.
21
fc2171bd 22What makes sizers so well fitted for use in wxWidgets is the fact that every control
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23reports its own minimal size and the algorithm can handle differences in font sizes
24or different window (dialog item) sizes on different platforms without problems. If e.g.
25the standard font as well as the overall design of Motif widgets requires more space than
f6bcfd97 26on Windows, the initial dialog size will automatically be bigger on Motif than on Windows.
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28Sizers may also be used to control the layout of custom drawn items on the window. The
29Add, Insert, and Prepend functions return a pointer to the newly added wxSizerItem. Just
30add empty space of the desired size and attributes, and then use the wxSizerItem::GetRect
31method to determine where the drawing operations should take place.
32
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34Please notice that sizers, like child windows, are owned by the library and
35will be deleted by it which implies that they must be allocated on the heap.
36However if you create a sizer and do not add it to another sizer or window, the
37library wouldn't be able to delete such an orphan sizer and in this, and only
38this, case it should be deleted explicitly.
39
76e1c2de 40\pythonnote{If you wish to create a sizer class in wxPython you should
c9110876 41derive the class from {\tt wxPySizer} in order to get Python-aware
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42capabilities for the various virtual methods.}
43
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44\wxheading{Derived from}
45
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46\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}\\
47\helpref{wxClientDataContainer}{wxclientdatacontainer}
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49\wxheading{Include files}
50
51<wx/sizer.h>
52
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53\wxheading{Library}
54
55\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
56
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57\wxheading{See also}
58
59\helpref{Sizer overview}{sizeroverview}
60
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61\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
62
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64\membersection{wxSizer::wxSizer}\label{wxsizerwxsizer}
65
66\func{}{wxSizer}{\void}
67
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68The constructor. Note that wxSizer is an abstract base class and may not
69be instantiated.
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72\membersection{wxSizer::\destruct{wxSizer}}\label{wxsizerdtor}
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74\func{}{\destruct{wxSizer}}{\void}
75
9c884972 76The destructor.
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79\membersection{wxSizer::Add}\label{wxsizeradd}
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81\func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
82
56eee37f 83\func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0},\param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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85\func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
86
56eee37f 87\func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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56eee37f 89\func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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91Appends a child to the sizer. wxSizer itself is an abstract class, but the parameters are
92equivalent in the derived classes that you will instantiate to use it so they are described
93here:
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95\docparam{window}{The window to be added to the sizer. Its initial size (either set explicitly by the
96user or calculated internally when using wxDefaultSize) is interpreted as the minimal and in many
fd52f255 97cases also the initial size.}
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99\docparam{sizer}{The (child-)sizer to be added to the sizer. This allows placing a child sizer in a
100sizer and thus to create hierarchies of sizers (typically a vertical box as the top sizer and several
101horizontal boxes on the level beneath).}
102
103\docparam{width and height}{The dimension of a spacer to be added to the sizer. Adding spacers to sizers
2edb0bde 104gives more flexibility in the design of dialogs; imagine for example a horizontal box with two buttons at the
4130b487 105bottom of a dialog: you might want to insert a space between the two buttons and make that space stretchable
e3950b18 106using the \arg{proportion} flag and the result will be that the left button will be aligned with the left
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107side of the dialog and the right button with the right side - the space in between will shrink and grow with
108the dialog.}
109
2b5f62a0 110\docparam{proportion}{Although the meaning of this parameter is undefined in wxSizer, it is used in wxBoxSizer
a6f3598d 111to indicate if a child of a sizer can change its size in the main orientation of the wxBoxSizer - where
2edb0bde 1120 stands for not changeable and a value of more than zero is interpreted relative to the value of other
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113children of the same wxBoxSizer. For example, you might have a horizontal wxBoxSizer with three children, two
114of which are supposed to change their size with the sizer. Then the two stretchable windows would get a
fc9c7c09 115value of 1 each to make them grow and shrink equally with the sizer's horizontal dimension.}
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117\docparam{flag}{This parameter can be used to set a number of flags
118which can be combined using the binary OR operator |. Two main
119behaviours are defined using these flags. One is the border around a
e3950b18 120window: the \arg{border} parameter determines the border width whereas
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121the flags given here determine which side(s) of the item that the
122border will be added. The other flags determine how the sizer item
123behaves when the space allotted to the sizer changes, and is somewhat
124dependent on the specific kind of sizer used.
125
126\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
127\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
128\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTOP}\\
129\windowstyle{wxBOTTOM}\\
130\windowstyle{wxLEFT}\\
131\windowstyle{wxRIGHT}\\
132\windowstyle{wxALL}}{These flags are used to specify which side(s) of
e3950b18 133 the sizer item the \arg{border} width will apply to. }
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135\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxEXPAND}}{The item will be expanded to fill
136the space assigned to the item.}
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137\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSHAPED}}{The item will be expanded as much
138as possible while also maintaining its aspect ratio}
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139\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFIXED\_MINSIZE}}{Normally wxSizers will use
140\helpref{GetAdjustedBestSize}{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize} to
141determine what the minimal size of window items should be, and will
142use that size to calculate the layout. This allows layouts to
e3950b18 143adjust when an item changes and its \arg{best size} becomes
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144different. If you would rather have a window item stay the size it
145started with then use wxFIXED\_MINSIZE.}
b219a1a9 146\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER wxALIGN\_CENTRE}\\
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147\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_LEFT}\\
148\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_RIGHT}\\
149\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_TOP}\\
150\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_BOTTOM}\\
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151\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER\_VERTICAL wxALIGN\_CENTRE\_VERTICAL}\\
152\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER\_HORIZONTAL wxALIGN\_CENTRE\_HORIZONTAL}}{The wxALIGN flags allow you to
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153specify the alignment of the item within the space allotted to it by
154the sizer, adjusted for the border if any.}
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155\end{twocollist}
156}
157
e3950b18 158\docparam{border}{Determines the border width, if the \arg{flag}
caa251e0 159 parameter is set to include any border flag.}
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161\docparam{userData}{Allows an extra object to be attached to the sizer
162item, for use in derived classes when sizing information is more
e3950b18 163complex than the \arg{proportion} and \arg{flag} will allow for.}
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165\docparam{flags}{A \helpref{wxSizerFlags}{wxsizerflags} object that
166enables you to specify most of the above parameters more conveniently.}
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168\membersection{wxSizer::AddSpacer}\label{wxsizeraddspacer}
169
56eee37f 170\func{wxSizerItem*}{AddSpacer}{\param{int }{size}}
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172Adds non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
173\helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd}(size, size, 0).
174
175
176\membersection{wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizeraddstretchspacer}
177
56eee37f 178\func{wxSizerItem*}{AddStretchSpacer}{\param{int }{prop = 1}}
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180Adds stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
181\helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd}(0, 0, prop).
182
183
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184\membersection{wxSizer::CalcMin}\label{wxsizercalcmin}
185
186\func{wxSize}{CalcMin}{\void}
187
188This method is abstract and has to be overwritten by any derived class.
189Here, the sizer will do the actual calculation of its children minimal sizes.
190
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192\membersection{wxSizer::Clear}\label{wxsizerclear}
193
194\func{void}{Clear}{\param{bool }{delete\_windows = false}}
195
196Detaches all children from the sizer. If \arg{delete\_windows} is \true then child windows will also be deleted.
197
198
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199\membersection{wxSizer::Detach}\label{wxsizerdetach}
200
201\func{bool}{Detach}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
202
203\func{bool}{Detach}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
204
12a3f227 205\func{bool}{Detach}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
00976fe5 206
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207Detach a child from the sizer without destroying it. \arg{window} is the window to be
208detached, \arg{sizer} is the equivalent sizer and \arg{index} is the position of
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209the child in the sizer, typically 0 for the first item. This method does not
210cause any layout or resizing to take place, call \helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout}
211to update the layout "on screen" after detaching a child from the sizer.
212
cc81d32f 213Returns true if the child item was found and detached, false otherwise.
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214
215\wxheading{See also}
216
217\helpref{wxSizer::Remove}{wxsizerremove}
218
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220\membersection{wxSizer::Fit}\label{wxsizerfit}
221
e5251d4f 222\func{wxSize}{Fit}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
f6bcfd97 223
e3950b18 224Tell the sizer to resize the \arg{window} to match the sizer's minimal size. This
f6bcfd97 225is commonly done in the constructor of the window itself, see sample in the description
e5251d4f 226of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}. Returns the new size.
f6bcfd97 227
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228For a top level window this is the total window size, not client size.
229
230
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231\membersection{wxSizer::FitInside}\label{wxsizerfitinside}
232
233\func{void}{FitInside}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
234
e3950b18 235Tell the sizer to resize the virtual size of the \arg{window} to match the sizer's
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236minimal size. This will not alter the on screen size of the window, but may cause
237the addition/removal/alteration of scrollbars required to view the virtual area in
238windows which manage it.
239
240\wxheading{See also}
241
242\helpref{wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars}{wxscrolledwindowsetscrollbars},\rtfsp
243\helpref{wxSizer::SetVirtualSizeHints}{wxsizersetvirtualsizehints}
244
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246\membersection{wxSizer::GetChildren}\label{wxsizergetchildren}
247
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248\constfunc{const wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
249
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250\func{wxSizerItemList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
251
252Returns the list of the items in this sizer. The elements of type-safe
253\helpref{wxList}{wxlist} \texttt{wxSizerItemList} are objects of type
254\helpref{wxSizerItem *}{wxsizeritem}.
255
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257\membersection{wxSizer::GetContainingWindow}\label{wxsizergetcontainingwindow}
258
259\constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetContainingWindow}{\void}
260
261Returns the window this sizer is used in or \NULL if none.
262
263
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264\membersection{wxSizer::GetItem}\label{wxsizergetitem}
265
266\func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
267
268\func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
269
270\func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
271
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272Finds item of the sizer which holds given \arg{window}, \arg{sizer} or is located
273in sizer at position \arg{index}.
274Use parameter \arg{recursive} to search in subsizers too.
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276Returns pointer to item or NULL.
277
278
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279\membersection{wxSizer::GetSize}\label{wxsizergetsize}
280
281\func{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
282
283Returns the current size of the sizer.
284
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286\membersection{wxSizer::GetPosition}\label{wxsizergetposition}
287
288\func{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
289
290Returns the current position of the sizer.
291
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293\membersection{wxSizer::GetMinSize}\label{wxsizergetminsize}
294
295\func{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
296
297Returns the minimal size of the sizer. This is either the combined minimal
298size of all the children and their borders or the minimal size set by
299\helpref{SetMinSize}{wxsizersetminsize}, depending on which is bigger.
300
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302\membersection{wxSizer::Hide}\label{wxsizerhide}
303
304\func{bool}{Hide}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
305
306\func{bool}{Hide}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
307
308\func{bool}{Hide}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
309
310Hides the \arg{window}, \arg{sizer}, or item at \arg{index}.
311To make a sizer item disappear, use Hide() followed by \helpref{Layout()}{wxsizerlayout}.
312Use parameter \arg{recursive} to hide elements found in subsizers.
313
314Returns \true if the child item was found, \false otherwise.
315
316\wxheading{See also}
317
318\helpref{wxSizer::IsShown}{wxsizerisshown},\rtfsp
319\helpref{wxSizer::Show}{wxsizershow}
320
321
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322\membersection{wxSizer::Insert}\label{wxsizerinsert}
323
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324\func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
325
56eee37f 326\func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0},\param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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328\func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
329
56eee37f 330\func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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56eee37f 332\func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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e3950b18 334Insert a child into the sizer before any existing item at \arg{index}.
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12a3f227 336\docparam{index}{The position this child should assume in the sizer.}
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338See \helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd} for the meaning of the other parameters.
339
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341\membersection{wxSizer::InsertSpacer}\label{wxsizerinsertspacer}
342
56eee37f 343\func{wxSizerItem*}{InsertSpacer}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{size}}
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345Inserts non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
346\helpref{Insert}{wxsizerinsert}(size, size, 0).
347
348
349\membersection{wxSizer::InsertStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizerinsertstretchspacer}
350
56eee37f 351\func{wxSizerItem*}{InsertStretchSpacer}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{prop = 1}}
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353Inserts stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
354\helpref{Insert}{wxsizerinsert}(0, 0, prop).
355
356
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357\membersection{wxSizer::IsShown}\label{wxsizerisshown}
358
359\constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
360
361\constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
362
363\constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
364
365Returns \true if the \arg{window}, \arg{sizer}, or item at \arg{index} is shown.
366
367\wxheading{See also}
368
369\helpref{wxSizer::Hide}{wxsizerhide},\rtfsp
370\helpref{wxSizer::Show}{wxsizershow}
371
372
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373\membersection{wxSizer::Layout}\label{wxsizerlayout}
374
375\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
376
377Call this to force layout of the children anew, e.g. after having added a child
378to or removed a child (window, other sizer or space) from the sizer while keeping
379the current dimension.
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9c884972 382\membersection{wxSizer::Prepend}\label{wxsizerprepend}
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384\func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
385
56eee37f 386\func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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388\func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
389
56eee37f 390\func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
9c884972 391
56eee37f 392\func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border= 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
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394Same as \helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd}, but prepends the items to the beginning of the
4130b487 395list of items (windows, subsizers or spaces) owned by this sizer.
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398\membersection{wxSizer::PrependSpacer}\label{wxsizerprependspacer}
399
56eee37f 400\func{wxSizerItem*}{PrependSpacer}{\param{int }{size}}
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402Prepends non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
403\helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend}(size, size, 0).
404
405
406\membersection{wxSizer::PrependStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizerprependstretchspacer}
407
56eee37f 408\func{wxSizerItem*}{PrependStretchSpacer}{\param{int }{prop = 1}}
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410Prepends stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
411\helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend}(0, 0, prop).
412
413
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414\membersection{wxSizer::RecalcSizes}\label{wxsizerrecalcsizes}
415
416\func{void}{RecalcSizes}{\void}
417
418This method is abstract and has to be overwritten by any derived class.
419Here, the sizer will do the actual calculation of its children's positions
420and sizes.
421
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423\membersection{wxSizer::Remove}\label{wxsizerremove}
424
425\func{bool}{Remove}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
426
427\func{bool}{Remove}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
428
12a3f227 429\func{bool}{Remove}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
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431Removes a child from the sizer and destroys it if it is a sizer or a spacer,
432but not if it is a window (because windows are owned by their parent window,
433not the sizer). \arg{sizer} is the wxSizer to be removed,
434\arg{index} is the position of the child in the sizer, e.g. $0$ for the first item.
12a3f227 435This method does not cause any layout or resizing to take place, call
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436\helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout} to update the layout "on screen" after removing a
437child from the sizer.
438
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439{\bf NB:} The method taking a wxWindow* parameter is deprecated as it does not
440destroy the window as would usually be expected from Remove. You should use
441\helpref{wxSizer::Detach}{wxsizerdetach} in new code instead. There is
442currently no wxSizer method that will both detach and destroy a wxWindow item.
9c884972 443
cc81d32f 444Returns true if the child item was found and removed, false otherwise.
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447\membersection{wxSizer::Replace}\label{wxsizerreplace}
448
449\func{bool}{Replace}{\param{wxWindow* }{oldwin}, \param{wxWindow* }{newwin}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
450
451\func{bool}{Replace}{\param{wxSizer* }{oldsz}, \param{wxSizer* }{newsz}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
452
453\func{bool}{Remove}{\param{size\_t }{oldindex}, \param{wxSizerItem* }{newitem}}
454
455Detaches the given \arg{oldwin}, \arg{oldsz} child from the sizer and
456replaces it with the given window, sizer, or wxSizerItem.
457
458The detached child is removed {\bf only} if it is a sizer or a spacer
459(because windows are owned by their parent window, not the sizer).
460
461Use parameter \arg{recursive} to search the given element recursively in subsizers.
462
463
464This method does not cause any layout or resizing to take place, call
465\helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout} to update the layout "on screen" after replacing a
466child from the sizer.
467
468Returns true if the child item was found and removed, false otherwise.
469
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472
473\func{void}{SetDimension}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}}
474
9c884972 475Call this to force the sizer to take the given dimension and thus force the items owned
2edb0bde 476by the sizer to resize themselves according to the rules defined by the parameter in the
f6bcfd97 477\helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd} and \helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend} methods.
8fe05782 478
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f6bcfd97 480\membersection{wxSizer::SetMinSize}\label{wxsizersetminsize}
8fe05782 481
f6bcfd97 482\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}}
8fe05782 483
fbfb8bcc 484\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
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487minimal size based purely on how much space its children need. After calling this
488method \helpref{GetMinSize}{wxsizergetminsize} will return either the minimal size
489as requested by its children or the minimal size set here, depending on which is
490bigger.
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f6bcfd97 493\membersection{wxSizer::SetItemMinSize}\label{wxsizersetitemminsize}
8fe05782 494
f6bcfd97 495\func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
8fe05782 496
f6bcfd97 497\func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
8fe05782 498
12a3f227 499\func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
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502in the sizer's descendants. This function enables an application to set the size of an item
503after initial creation.
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507
508\func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
509
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511\helpref{SetSizeHints}{wxtoplevelwindowsetsizehints} on the {\it window}
512passed to it. This only makes sense when {\it window} is actually a
513\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow} such as a wxFrame or a
514wxDialog, since SetSizeHints only has any effect in these classes.
515It does nothing in normal windows or controls.
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518(see the sample in the description of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}) if the
519toplevel window is resizable.
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522
523\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
524
e3950b18 525Tell the sizer to set the minimal size of the \arg{window} virtual area to match the sizer's
2b5f62a0 526minimal size. For windows with managed scrollbars this will set them appropriately.
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528\wxheading{See also}
529
530\helpref{wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars}{wxscrolledwindowsetscrollbars}
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534
8b2bac62 535\func{bool}{Show}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{show = true}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
2b5f62a0 536
8b2bac62 537\func{bool}{Show}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{show = true}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
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8b2bac62 539\func{bool}{Show}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{bool }{show = true}}
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542To make a sizer item disappear or reappear, use Show() followed by \helpref{Layout()}{wxsizerlayout}.
543Use parameter \arg{recursive} to show or hide elements found in subsizers.
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545Returns true if the child item was found, false otherwise.
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548
549\helpref{wxSizer::Hide}{wxsizerhide},\rtfsp
550\helpref{wxSizer::IsShown}{wxsizerisshown}
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555\section{\class{wxSizerFlags}}\label{wxsizerflags}
556
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558\helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd}, you have to specify a lot of flags and
559parameters which can be unwieldy. This is where wxSizerFlags comes in: it
560allows you to specify all parameters using the named methods instead. For
561example, instead of
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62637495 563\begin{verbatim}
58611b5a 564 sizer->Add(ctrl, 0, wxEXPAND | wxALL, 10);
62637495 565\end{verbatim}
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62637495 567you can now write
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570 sizer->Add(ctrl, wxSizerFlags().Expand().Border(10));
571\end{verbatim}
572
573This is more readable and also allows you to create wxSizerFlags objects which
574can be reused for several sizer items.
575\begin{verbatim}
576 wxSizerFlags flagsExpand(1);
577 flagsExpand.Expand().Border(10);
578
579 sizer->Add(ctrl1, flagsExpand);
580 sizer->Add(ctrl2, flagsExpand);
581\end{verbatim}
582
583Note that by specification, all methods of wxSizerFlags return the wxSizerFlags
584object itself to allowing chaining multiple methods calls like in the examples
585above.
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588
589\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}
590
591\wxheading{Derived from}
592
593No base class
594
595\wxheading{Include files}
596
597<wx/sizer.h>
598
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600
601\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
602
991ad6cd 603\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
f2fe4f67 604
9a75ba66 605\membersection{wxSizerFlags::wxSizerFlags}\label{wxsizerflagsctor}
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607\func{}{wxSizerFlags}{\param{int }{proportion = 0}}
608
2be7beda 609Creates the wxSizer with the proportion specified by \arg{proportion}.
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f2fe4f67 612\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Align}\label{wxsizerflagsalign}
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614\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Align}{\param{int }{align = 0}}
615
2be7beda 616Sets the alignment of this wxSizerFlags to \arg{align}.
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618Note that if this method is not called, the wxSizerFlags has no specified alignment.
619
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621
ccee328e 622\helpref{Top}{wxsizerflagstop},\\
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624\helpref{Right}{wxsizerflagsright},\\
ccee328e 625\helpref{Bottom}{wxsizerflagsbottom},\\
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627
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f2fe4f67 629\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Border}\label{wxsizerflagsborder}
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631\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Border}{\param{int }{direction}, \param{int }{borderinpixels}}
632
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634
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636\arg{borderinpixels} with the directions specified by \arg{direction}.
637
638In the overloaded version without \arg{borderinpixels} parameter, the border of
639default size, as returned by \helpref{GetDefaultBorder}{wxsizerflagsgetdefaultborder},
640is used.
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644
645\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Bottom}{\void}
646
647Aligns the object to the bottom, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_BOTTOM)}
648
649\wxheading{See also}
650
651\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
652
653
f2fe4f67 654\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Center}\label{wxsizerflagscenter}
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656\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Center}{\void}
657
658Sets the object of the wxSizerFlags to center itself in the area it is given.
659
660
f2fe4f67 661\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Centre}\label{wxsizerflagscentre}
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663\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Centre}{\void}
664
665\helpref{wxSizerFlags::Center}{wxsizerflagscenter} for people with the other dialect of english.
666
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669
670\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{DoubleBorder}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}
671
672Sets the border in the given \arg{direction} having twice the default border
673size.
674
675
676\membersection{wxSizerFlags::DoubleHorzBorder}\label{wxsizerflagsdoublehorzborder}
677
678\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{DoubleHorzBorder}{\void}
679
680Sets the border in left and right directions having twice the default border
681size.
682
683
f2fe4f67 684\membersection{wxSizerFlags::Expand}\label{wxsizerflagsexpand}
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0f353563 686\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Expand}{\void}
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688Sets the object of the wxSizerFlags to expand to fill as much area as it can.
689
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692
693\func{static int}{GetDefaultBorder}{\void}
694
695Returns the border used by default in \helpref{Border}{wxsizerflagsborder} method.
696
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699
700\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Left}{\void}
701
702Aligns the object to the left, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_LEFT)}
703
704\wxheading{See also}
705
706\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
707
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710
711\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{FixedMinSize}{\void}
712
713Set the \texttt{wxFIXED\_MINSIZE} flag which indicates that the initial size of
714the window should be also set as its minimal size.
715
716
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719\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Proportion}{\param{int }{proportion = 0}}
720
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725
726\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Right}{\void}
727
728Aligns the object to the right, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_RIGHT)}
729
730\wxheading{See also}
731
732\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
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736
737\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Shaped}{\void}
738
739Set the \texttt{wx\_SHAPED} flag which indicates that the elements should
740always keep the fixed width to height ratio equal to its original value.
741
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744
745\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Top}{\void}
746
747Aligns the object to the top, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_TOP)}
748
749\wxheading{See also}
750
751\helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
752
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755
756\func{wxSizerFlags\& }{TripleBorder}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}
757
758Sets the border in the given \arg{direction} having thrice the default border
759size.
760
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