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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: window.h
e54c96f1 3// Purpose: interface of wxWindow
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4// Author: wxWidgets team
5// RCS-ID: $Id$
526954c5 6// Licence: wxWindows licence
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7/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
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10/**
11 Valid values for wxWindow::ShowWithEffect() and wxWindow::HideWithEffect().
12*/
13enum wxShowEffect
14{
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15 /**
16 No effect, equivalent to normal wxWindow::Show() or Hide() call.
17
18 @since 2.9.1
19 */
20 wxSHOW_EFFECT_NONE,
21
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22 /// Roll window to the left
23 wxSHOW_EFFECT_ROLL_TO_LEFT,
24
25 /// Roll window to the right
26 wxSHOW_EFFECT_ROLL_TO_RIGHT,
27
28 /// Roll window to the top
29 wxSHOW_EFFECT_ROLL_TO_TOP,
30
31 /// Roll window to the bottom
32 wxSHOW_EFFECT_ROLL_TO_BOTTOM,
33
34 /// Slide window to the left
35 wxSHOW_EFFECT_SLIDE_TO_LEFT,
36
37 /// Slide window to the right
38 wxSHOW_EFFECT_SLIDE_TO_RIGHT,
39
40 /// Slide window to the top
41 wxSHOW_EFFECT_SLIDE_TO_TOP,
42
43 /// Slide window to the bottom
44 wxSHOW_EFFECT_SLIDE_TO_BOTTOM,
45
46 /// Fade in or out effect
47 wxSHOW_EFFECT_BLEND,
48
49 /// Expanding or collapsing effect
50 wxSHOW_EFFECT_EXPAND
51};
52
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54
55/**
1995d517 56 Struct containing all the visual attributes of a control.
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57*/
58struct wxVisualAttributes
59{
1995d517 60 /// The font used for control label/text inside it.
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61 wxFont font;
62
1995d517 63 /// The foreground colour.
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64 wxColour colFg;
65
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66 /**
67 The background colour.
68
69 May be wxNullColour if the controls background colour is not solid.
70 */
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71 wxColour colBg;
72};
73
74
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75/**
76 Different window variants, on platforms like eg mac uses different
77 rendering sizes.
78*/
79enum wxWindowVariant
80{
81 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, //!< Normal size
82 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, //!< Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal)
83 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, //!< Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal)
84 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, //!< Large size (about 25 % larger than normal)
85 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MAX
86};
87
88
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89/**
90 @class wxWindow
7c913512 91
e25cd775 92 wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object
ccd4e1bc 93 on screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
23324ae1 94 device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
7c913512 95
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96 Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
97 the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
98 have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the @ref
962fb6d2 99 overview_windowdeletion "window deletion overview" for more information.
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101 Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
102 @c GetXXX() methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
962fb6d2 103 wxWindow::GetSize or wxWindow::GetClientSize). In this case, the overloads
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104 are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
105 results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
106 English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
107 variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
108 class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual @c DoGetXXX() method
109 and all @c GetXXX() ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
110 changes the behaviour of the latter.
7c913512 111
23324ae1 112 @beginStyleTable
8c6791e4 113 @style{wxBORDER_DEFAULT}
23324ae1 114 The window class will decide the kind of border to show, if any.
8c6791e4 115 @style{wxBORDER_SIMPLE}
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116 Displays a thin border around the window. wxSIMPLE_BORDER is the
117 old name for this style.
8c6791e4 118 @style{wxBORDER_SUNKEN}
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119 Displays a sunken border. wxSUNKEN_BORDER is the old name for this
120 style.
8c6791e4 121 @style{wxBORDER_RAISED}
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122 Displays a raised border. wxRAISED_BORDER is the old name for this
123 style.
8c6791e4 124 @style{wxBORDER_STATIC}
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125 Displays a border suitable for a static control. wxSTATIC_BORDER
126 is the old name for this style. Windows only.
8c6791e4 127 @style{wxBORDER_THEME}
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128 Displays a native border suitable for a control, on the current
129 platform. On Windows XP or Vista, this will be a themed border; on
130 most other platforms a sunken border will be used. For more
131 information for themed borders on Windows, please see Themed
132 borders on Windows.
8c6791e4 133 @style{wxBORDER_NONE}
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134 Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the
135 window. wxNO_BORDER is the old name for this style.
8c6791e4 136 @style{wxBORDER_DOUBLE}
23324ae1 137 This style is obsolete and should not be used.
8c6791e4 138 @style{wxTRANSPARENT_WINDOW}
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139 The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
140 events. Windows only.
8c6791e4 141 @style{wxTAB_TRAVERSAL}
23324ae1 142 Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.
8c6791e4 143 @style{wxWANTS_CHARS}
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144 Use this to indicate that the window wants to get all char/key
145 events for all keys - even for keys like TAB or ENTER which are
146 usually used for dialog navigation and which wouldn't be generated
147 without this style. If you need to use this style in order to get
148 the arrows or etc., but would still like to have normal keyboard
149 navigation take place, you should call Navigate in response to the
150 key events for Tab and Shift-Tab.
8c6791e4 151 @style{wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE}
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152 On Windows, this style used to disable repainting the window
153 completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now
154 the default, the style is now obsolete and no longer has an effect.
8c6791e4 155 @style{wxVSCROLL}
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156 Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar. Notice that this
157 style cannot be used with native controls which don't support
158 scrollbars nor with top-level windows in most ports.
8c6791e4 159 @style{wxHSCROLL}
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160 Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar. The same
161 limitations as for wxVSCROLL apply to this style.
8c6791e4 162 @style{wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB}
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163 If a window has scrollbars, disable them instead of hiding them
164 when they are not needed (i.e. when the size of the window is big
165 enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it). This style is
166 currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
167 nothing on the other platforms.
8c6791e4 168 @style{wxCLIP_CHILDREN}
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169 Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
170 repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.
8c6791e4 171 @style{wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE}
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172 Use this style to force a complete redraw of the window whenever it
173 is resized instead of redrawing just the part of the window
174 affected by resizing. Note that this was the behaviour by default
175 before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw problems
176 with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
177 Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full
178 repainting is always done on other platforms.
179 @endStyleTable
7c913512 180
23324ae1 181 @beginExtraStyleTable
8c6791e4 182 @style{wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY}
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183 By default, wxWindow::Validate(), wxWindow::TransferDataTo() and
184 wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow() only work on
185 direct children of the window (compatible behaviour).
186 Set this flag to make them recursively descend into all subwindows.
8c6791e4 187 @style{wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS}
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188 wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are
189 forwarded to the parent window and so on recursively by default.
190 Using this flag for the given window allows to block this
191 propagation at this window, i.e. prevent the events from being
e25cd775 192 propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this flag on by default
3e083d65 193 for the reasons explained in the @ref overview_events.
8c6791e4 194 @style{wxWS_EX_TRANSIENT}
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195 Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows:
196 this must be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the
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197 risk of creating a dialog/frame with this window as a parent, which
198 would lead to a crash if the parent were destroyed before the child.
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199 @style{wxWS_EX_CONTEXTHELP}
200 Under Windows, puts a query button on the caption. When pressed,
201 Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets
141794f1 202 will send a @c wxEVT_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
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203 This style cannot be used (because of the underlying native behaviour)
204 together with @c wxMAXIMIZE_BOX or @c wxMINIMIZE_BOX, so these two styles
205 are automatically turned off if this one is used.
8c6791e4 206 @style{wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE}
23324ae1 207 This window should always process idle events, even if the mode set
141794f1 208 by wxIdleEvent::SetMode is @c wxIDLE_PROCESS_SPECIFIED.
8c6791e4 209 @style{wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES}
23324ae1 210 This window should always process UI update events, even if the
141794f1 211 mode set by wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode is @c wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_SPECIFIED.
23324ae1 212 @endExtraStyleTable
7c913512 213
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214 @beginEventEmissionTable
215 @event{EVT_ACTIVATE(id, func)}
216 Process a @c wxEVT_ACTIVATE event. See wxActivateEvent.
217 @event{EVT_CHILD_FOCUS(func)}
218 Process a @c wxEVT_CHILD_FOCUS event. See wxChildFocusEvent.
219 @event{EVT_CONTEXT_MENU(func)}
220 A right click (or other context menu command depending on platform) has been detected.
221 See wxContextMenuEvent.
222 @event{EVT_HELP(id, func)}
223 Process a @c wxEVT_HELP event. See wxHelpEvent.
224 @event{EVT_HELP_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
225 Process a @c wxEVT_HELP event for a range of ids. See wxHelpEvent.
226 @event{EVT_DROP_FILES(func)}
227 Process a @c wxEVT_DROP_FILES event. See wxDropFilesEvent.
228 @event{EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(func)}
229 Process a @c wxEVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND event. See wxEraseEvent.
230 @event{EVT_SET_FOCUS(func)}
231 Process a @c wxEVT_SET_FOCUS event. See wxFocusEvent.
232 @event{EVT_KILL_FOCUS(func)}
233 Process a @c wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS event. See wxFocusEvent.
234 @event{EVT_IDLE(func)}
235 Process a @c wxEVT_IDLE event. See wxIdleEvent.
236 @event{EVT_JOY_*(func)}
237 Processes joystick events. See wxJoystickEvent.
238 @event{EVT_KEY_DOWN(func)}
239 Process a @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN event (any key has been pressed).
240 See wxKeyEvent.
241 @event{EVT_KEY_UP(func)}
242 Process a @c wxEVT_KEY_UP event (any key has been released).
ff450486 243 See wxKeyEvent.
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244 @event{EVT_CHAR(func)}
245 Process a @c wxEVT_CHAR event.
246 See wxKeyEvent.
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247 @event{EVT_CHAR_HOOK(func)}
248 Process a @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK event.
249 See wxKeyEvent.
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250 @event{EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST(func)}
251 Process a @c wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event. See wxMouseCaptureLostEvent.
252 @event{EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_CHANGED(func)}
253 Process a @c wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_CHANGED event. See wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent.
254 @event{EVT_MOUSE_*(func)}
255 See wxMouseEvent.
256 @event{EVT_PAINT(func)}
257 Process a @c wxEVT_PAINT event. See wxPaintEvent.
258 @event{EVT_POWER_*(func)}
259 The system power state changed. See wxPowerEvent.
260 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_*(func)}
261 Process scroll events. See wxScrollWinEvent.
262 @event{EVT_SET_CURSOR(func)}
263 Process a @c wxEVT_SET_CURSOR event. See wxSetCursorEvent.
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264 @event{EVT_SIZE(func)}
265 Process a @c wxEVT_SIZE event. See wxSizeEvent.
266 @event{EVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED(func)}
267 Process a @c wxEVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED event. See wxSysColourChangedEvent.
268 @endEventTable
269
23324ae1 270 @library{wxcore}
e25cd775 271 @category{miscwnd}
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3051a44a 273 @see @ref overview_events, @ref overview_windowsizing
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274*/
275class wxWindow : public wxEvtHandler
276{
277public:
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278 /**
279 Default constructor
280 */
281 wxWindow();
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283 /**
284 Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other
285 non-control window.
3c4f71cc 286
7c913512 287 @param parent
4cc4bfaf 288 Pointer to a parent window.
7c913512 289 @param id
4cc4bfaf 290 Window identifier. If wxID_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.
7c913512 291 @param pos
4cc4bfaf 292 Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
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293 should generate a default position for the window.
294 If using the wxWindow class directly, supply an actual position.
7c913512 295 @param size
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296 Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets should generate
297 a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
4cc4bfaf 298 window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but
e25cd775 299 obviously not correctly sized.
7c913512 300 @param style
4cc4bfaf 301 Window style. For generic window styles, please see wxWindow.
7c913512 302 @param name
4cc4bfaf 303 Window name.
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305 wxWindow(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
306 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
307 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
308 long style = 0,
309 const wxString& name = wxPanelNameStr);
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310
311 /**
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312 Destructor.
313
314 Deletes all sub-windows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
315 the @b delete operator explicitly, you should normally use Destroy()
316 so that wxWidgets can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
3c4f71cc 317
75b00cf8 318 @see @ref overview_windowdeletion "Window Deletion Overview",
4cc4bfaf 319 Destroy(), wxCloseEvent
23324ae1 320 */
adaaa686 321 virtual ~wxWindow();
23324ae1 322
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324 bool Create(wxWindow *parent,
325 wxWindowID id,
326 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
327 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
328 long style = 0,
329 const wxString& name = wxPanelNameStr);
330
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331 /**
332 @name Focus functions
333
334 See also the static function FindFocus().
335 */
336 //@{
337
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338 /**
339 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return @false to
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340 indicate that this control doesn't accept input at all (i.e. behaves like
341 e.g. wxStaticText) and so doesn't need focus.
3c4f71cc 342
4cc4bfaf 343 @see AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard()
23324ae1 344 */
962fb6d2 345 virtual bool AcceptsFocus() const;
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346
347 /**
348 This method may be overridden in the derived classes to return @false to
349 indicate that while this control can, in principle, have focus if the user
350 clicks it with the mouse, it shouldn't be included in the TAB traversal chain
351 when using the keyboard.
352 */
962fb6d2 353 virtual bool AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard() const;
23324ae1 354
962fb6d2 355 /**
ccd4e1bc 356 Overridden to indicate whether this window or one of its children accepts
962fb6d2 357 focus. Usually it's the same as AcceptsFocus() but is overridden for
e25cd775 358 container windows.
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360 virtual bool AcceptsFocusRecursively() const;
a3ac93e3 361
23324ae1 362 /**
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363 Returns @true if the window (or in case of composite controls, its main
364 child window) has focus.
3c4f71cc 365
d0a67157 366 @see FindFocus()
23324ae1 367 */
d0a67157 368 virtual bool HasFocus() const;
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369
370 /**
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371 This method is only implemented by ports which have support for
372 native TAB traversal (such as GTK+ 2.0).
3c4f71cc 373
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374 It is called by wxWidgets' container control code to give the native
375 system a hint when doing TAB traversal. A call to this does not disable
376 or change the effect of programmatically calling SetFocus().
3c4f71cc 377
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378 @see wxFocusEvent, wxPanel::SetFocus, wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren
379 */
380 virtual void SetCanFocus(bool canFocus);
3c4f71cc 381
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382 /**
383 This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
384
385 @see HasFocus(), wxFocusEvent, wxPanel::SetFocus,
386 wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren
23324ae1 387 */
d0a67157 388 virtual void SetFocus();
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389
390 /**
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391 This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
392 gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using @c TAB key).
393
394 By default this method simply calls SetFocus() but
395 can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
23324ae1 396 */
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397 virtual void SetFocusFromKbd();
398
399 //@}
400
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401
402 /**
d0a67157 403 @name Child management functions
23324ae1 404 */
d0a67157 405 //@{
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406
407 /**
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408 Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
409 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
410 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
411 called by the user code.
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413 @param child
414 Child window to add.
415 */
416 virtual void AddChild(wxWindow* child);
e25cd775 417
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418 /**
419 Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
420 */
421 bool DestroyChildren();
3c4f71cc 422
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423 /**
424 Find a child of this window, by @a id.
425 May return @a this if it matches itself.
23324ae1 426 */
d0a67157 427 wxWindow* FindWindow(long id) const;
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428
429 /**
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430 Find a child of this window, by name.
431 May return @a this if it matches itself.
23324ae1 432 */
d0a67157 433 wxWindow* FindWindow(const wxString& name) const;
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434
435 /**
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436 Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. @c wxWindowList
437 is a type-safe wxList-like class whose elements are of type @c wxWindow*.
23324ae1 438 */
d0a67157 439 wxWindowList& GetChildren();
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440
441 /**
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442 @overload
443 */
444 const wxWindowList& GetChildren() const;
3c4f71cc 445
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446 /**
447 Removes a child window.
3c4f71cc 448
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449 This is called automatically by window deletion functions so should not
450 be required by the application programmer.
451 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
452 called by the user code.
3c4f71cc 453
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454 @param child
455 Child window to remove.
23324ae1 456 */
d0a67157 457 virtual void RemoveChild(wxWindow* child);
3c4f71cc 458
d0a67157 459 //@}
3c4f71cc 460
3c4f71cc 461
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462 /**
463 @name Sibling and parent management functions
23324ae1 464 */
d0a67157 465 //@{
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467 /**
d0a67157 468 Returns the grandparent of a window, or @NULL if there isn't one.
23324ae1 469 */
d0a67157 470 wxWindow* GetGrandParent() const;
23324ae1 471
23324ae1 472 /**
ccd4e1bc 473 Returns the next window after this one among the parent's children or @NULL
d0a67157 474 if this window is the last child.
3c4f71cc 475
d0a67157 476 @since 2.8.8
e25cd775 477
d0a67157 478 @see GetPrevSibling()
23324ae1 479 */
d0a67157 480 wxWindow* GetNextSibling() const;
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482 /**
d0a67157 483 Returns the parent of the window, or @NULL if there is no parent.
f41d6c8c 484 */
d0a67157 485 wxWindow* GetParent() const;
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487 /**
ccd4e1bc 488 Returns the previous window before this one among the parent's children or @c
d0a67157 489 @NULL if this window is the first child.
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491 @since 2.8.8
492
d0a67157 493 @see GetNextSibling()
23324ae1 494 */
d0a67157 495 wxWindow* GetPrevSibling() const;
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497 /**
498 Check if the specified window is a descendant of this one.
499
500 Returns @true if the window is a descendant (i.e. a child or
501 grand-child or grand-grand-child or ...) of this one.
502
503 Notice that a window can never be a descendant of another one if they
504 are in different top level windows, i.e. a child of a wxDialog is not
505 considered to be a descendant of dialogs parent wxFrame.
506
507 @param win Any window, possible @NULL (@false is always returned then).
508
509 @since 2.9.4
510 */
511 bool IsDescendant(wxWindowBase* win) const;
512
491a5ece 513 /**
d13b34d3 514 Reparents the window, i.e. the window will be removed from its
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515 current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
516 and then re-inserted into another.
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518 Notice that currently you need to explicitly call
519 wxNotebook::RemovePage() before reparenting a notebook page.
520
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521 @param newParent
522 New parent.
523 */
524 virtual bool Reparent(wxWindow* newParent);
491a5ece 525
d0a67157 526 //@}
491a5ece 527
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528
529 /**
47009083 530 @name Scrolling and scrollbars functions
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532 Note that these methods don't work with native controls which don't use
533 wxWidgets scrolling framework (i.e. don't derive from wxScrolledWindow).
491a5ece 534 */
d0a67157 535 //@{
491a5ece 536
23324ae1 537 /**
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538 Call this function to force one or both scrollbars to be always shown, even if
539 the window is big enough to show its entire contents without scrolling.
491a5ece 540
d0a67157 541 @since 2.9.0
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543 @param hflag
544 Whether the horizontal scroll bar should always be visible.
545 @param vflag
546 Whether the vertical scroll bar should always be visible.
3c4f71cc 547
d0a67157 548 @remarks This function is currently only implemented under Mac/Carbon.
23324ae1 549 */
d0a67157 550 virtual void AlwaysShowScrollbars(bool hflag = true, bool vflag = true);
23324ae1 551
23324ae1 552 /**
d0a67157 553 Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
e25cd775 554
d9ced90b 555 @see SetScrollbar()
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556 */
557 virtual int GetScrollPos(int orientation) const;
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559 /**
560 Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
3c4f71cc 561
d0a67157 562 @see SetScrollbar()
23324ae1 563 */
d0a67157 564 virtual int GetScrollRange(int orientation) const;
23324ae1 565
23324ae1 566 /**
d0a67157 567 Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
3c4f71cc 568
d0a67157 569 @see SetScrollbar()
23324ae1 570 */
d0a67157 571 virtual int GetScrollThumb(int orientation) const;
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572
573 /**
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575
576 @param orient
577 Orientation to check, either wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
578
579 @since 2.9.1
580 */
581 bool CanScroll(int orient) const;
582
583 /**
584 Returns @true if this window currently has a scroll bar for this
585 orientation.
586
587 This method may return @false even when CanScroll() for the same
588 orientation returns @true, but if CanScroll() returns @false, i.e.
589 scrolling in this direction is not enabled at all, HasScrollbar()
590 always returns @false as well.
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593 Orientation to check, either wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
23324ae1 594 */
d0a67157 595 bool HasScrollbar(int orient) const;
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597 /**
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599
600 @param orient
601 Orientation to check, either wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
602
603 @see AlwaysShowScrollbars()
23324ae1 604 */
d0a67157 605 virtual bool IsScrollbarAlwaysShown(int orient) const;
23324ae1 606
a3ac93e3 607 /**
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608 Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if @a lines is
609 positive) or up.
a3ac93e3 610
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612 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
a3ac93e3 613
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615 wxTextCtrl under wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolled classes
616 under all platforms).
617
618 @see ScrollPages()
619 */
620 virtual bool ScrollLines(int lines);
a3ac93e3 621
23324ae1 622 /**
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624 positive) or up.
3c4f71cc 625
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627 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
628
629 @remarks This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
630
631 @see ScrollLines()
23324ae1 632 */
d0a67157 633 virtual bool ScrollPages(int pages);
23324ae1 634
23324ae1 635 /**
d0a67157 636 Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
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639 Amount to scroll horizontally.
640 @param dy
641 Amount to scroll vertically.
642 @param rect
643 Rectangle to scroll, if it is @NULL, the whole window is
644 scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
645 parameter)
e25cd775 646
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648 function directly.
23324ae1 649 */
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650 virtual void ScrollWindow(int dx, int dy,
651 const wxRect* rect = NULL);
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653 /**
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655 */
656 bool LineUp();
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658 /**
659 Same as #ScrollLines (1).
660 */
661 bool LineDown();
3c4f71cc 662
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663 /**
664 Same as #ScrollPages (-1).
665 */
666 bool PageUp();
4f24cbbd 667
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669 Same as #ScrollPages (1).
23324ae1 670 */
d0a67157 671 bool PageDown();
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673 /**
d0a67157 674 Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3c4f71cc 675
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677 Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set.
678 May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
679 @param pos
680 Position in scroll units.
681 @param refresh
682 @true to redraw the scrollbar, @false otherwise.
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685 window: it is up to the application to take note of
686 scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
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689 wxScrolled
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692 bool refresh = true);
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694 /**
d0a67157 695 Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
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698 Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set.
699 May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
700 @param position
701 The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.
702 @param thumbSize
703 The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.
704 @param range
705 The maximum position of the scrollbar. Value of -1 can be used to
706 ask for the scrollbar to be shown but in the disabled state: this
707 can be used to avoid removing the scrollbar even when it is not
708 needed (currently this is only implemented in wxMSW port).
709 @param refresh
710 @true to redraw the scrollbar, @false otherwise.
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713 Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
714 The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
715 You would use:
716 @code
717 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
718 @endcode
719 Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never
720 go above 50 minus 16, or 34. You can determine how many lines are
721 currently visible by dividing the current view size by the character
722 height in pixels.
723 When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need
724 to recalculate the scrollbar settings when the window size changes.
725 You could therefore put your scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
726 call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called
727 initially and also from your wxSizeEvent handler function.
23324ae1 728
d0a67157 729 @see @ref overview_scrolling, wxScrollBar, wxScrolled, wxScrollWinEvent
23324ae1 730 */
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732 int thumbSize, int range,
733 bool refresh = true);
734 //@}
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737 /**
47009083 738 @name Sizing functions
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741 DoGetBestClientSize().
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743 //@{
3c4f71cc 744
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745 /**
746 Sets the cached best size value.
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748 @see GetBestSize()
23324ae1 749 */
d0a67157 750 void CacheBestSize(const wxSize& size) const;
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752 /**
d0a67157 753 Converts client area size @a size to corresponding window size.
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756 window had client area of given size. Components with wxDefaultCoord
757 value are left unchanged. Note that the conversion is not always
758 exact, it assumes that non-client area doesn't change and so doesn't
759 take into account things like menu bar (un)wrapping or (dis)appearance
760 of the scrollbars.
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763
764 @see WindowToClientSize()
23324ae1 765 */
d0a67157 766 virtual wxSize ClientToWindowSize(const wxSize& size) const;
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768 /**
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769 Converts window size @a size to corresponding client area size
770 In other words, the returned value is what would GetClientSize() return if
771 this window had given window size. Components with wxDefaultCoord value
772 are left unchanged.
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775 non-client area doesn't change and so doesn't take into account things
776 like menu bar (un)wrapping or (dis)appearance of the scrollbars.
e25cd775 777
d0a67157 778 @since 2.8.8
3c4f71cc 779
d0a67157 780 @see ClientToWindowSize()
23324ae1 781 */
d0a67157 782 virtual wxSize WindowToClientSize(const wxSize& size) const;
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784 /**
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786
787 This function won't do anything if there are no subwindows and will only really
788 work correctly if sizers are used for the subwindows layout.
789
790 Also, if the window has exactly one subwindow it is better (faster and the result
791 is more precise as Fit() adds some margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations)
792 to call:
793
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e25cd775 795 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
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797
798 instead of calling Fit().
3c4f71cc 799
cded6aa1 800 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 801 */
4cc4bfaf 802 virtual void Fit();
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804 /**
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805 Similar to Fit(), but sizes the interior (virtual) size of a window.
806
807 Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after sizing
808 changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
809 an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are
810 no subwindows.
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812 virtual void FitInside();
813
23324ae1 814 /**
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816
817 For example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
23324ae1 818 control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
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820 the window would have had after calling Fit().
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823 convenient, DoGetBestClientSize() when writing your own custom window
824 class to change the value returned by this public non-virtual method.
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826 @see CacheBestSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 827 */
328f5751 828 wxSize GetBestSize() const;
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831 Returns the best height needed by this window if it had the given width.
832
833 @see DoGetBestClientHeight()
834
835 @since 2.9.4
836 */
837 int GetBestHeight(int width) const;
838
839 /**
840 Returns the best width needed by this window if it had the given height.
841
842 @see DoGetBestClientWidth()
843
844 @since 2.9.4
845 */
846 int GetBestWidth(int height) const;
847
23324ae1 848 /**
e25cd775 849 Returns the size of the window 'client area' in pixels.
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851 The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
852 excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
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854 return size is empty (both width and height are 0).
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857 In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and returns
858 a 2-element list (width, height).
859 @endWxPerlOnly
860
4cc4bfaf 861 @see GetSize(), GetVirtualSize()
23324ae1 862 */
328f5751 863 void GetClientSize(int* width, int* height) const;
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865 /**
d0a67157 866 @overload
23324ae1 867 */
d0a67157 868 wxSize GetClientSize() const;
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870 /**
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872 This is the value used by sizers to determine the appropriate
ccd4e1bc 873 amount of space to allocate for the widget.
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876 of a window or control.
3c4f71cc 877
cded6aa1 878 @see GetBestSize(), SetInitialSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 879 */
a20a357d 880 virtual wxSize GetEffectiveMinSize() const;
23324ae1 881
23324ae1 882 /**
7c913512 883 Returns the maximum size of window's client area.
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886 possible size as well as the upper bound on window's size settable using
7c913512 887 SetClientSize().
3c4f71cc 888
d9ced90b 889 @see GetMaxSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 890 */
adaaa686 891 virtual wxSize GetMaxClientSize() const;
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893 /**
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894 Returns the maximum size of the window.
895
896 This is an indication to the sizer layout mechanism that this is the maximum
897 possible size as well as the upper bound on window's size settable using SetSize().
3c4f71cc 898
d9ced90b 899 @see GetMaxClientSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 900 */
adaaa686 901 virtual wxSize GetMaxSize() const;
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903 /**
904 Returns the minimum size of window's client area, an indication to the sizer
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906
907 It normally just returns the value set by SetMinClientSize(), but it can be
908 overridden to do the calculation on demand.
3c4f71cc 909
d9ced90b 910 @see GetMinSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 911 */
328f5751 912 virtual wxSize GetMinClientSize() const;
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914 /**
915 Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout
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917
918 This method normally just returns the value set by SetMinSize(), but it
919 can be overridden to do the calculation on demand.
3c4f71cc 920
d9ced90b 921 @see GetMinClientSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 922 */
328f5751 923 virtual wxSize GetMinSize() const;
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926 int GetMinHeight() const;
927 int GetMaxWidth() const;
928 int GetMaxHeight() const;
929
23324ae1 930 /**
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932 scrollbars, etc.
3c4f71cc 933
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935 returned size is the restored window size, not the size of the window icon.
3c4f71cc 936
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938 Receives the window width.
939 @param height
940 Receives the window height.
941
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943 In wxPerl this method is implemented as GetSizeWH() returning
944 a 2-element list (width, height).
945 @endWxPerlOnly
946
d9ced90b 947 @see GetClientSize(), GetVirtualSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 948 */
d0a67157 949 void GetSize(int* width, int* height) const;
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951 /**
d0a67157 952 See the GetSize(int*,int*) overload for more info.
23324ae1 953 */
d0a67157 954 wxSize GetSize() const;
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956 /**
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957 This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
958 By default it returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
959 SetVirtualSize() it will return the size set with that method.
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961 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 962 */
d0a67157 963 wxSize GetVirtualSize() const;
23324ae1 964
23324ae1 965 /**
d0a67157 966 Like the other GetVirtualSize() overload but uses pointers instead.
f41d6c8c 967
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969 Receives the window virtual width.
970 @param height
971 Receives the window virtual height.
f41d6c8c 972 */
d0a67157 973 void GetVirtualSize(int* width, int* height) const;
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976 Return the largest of ClientSize and BestSize (as determined
977 by a sizer, interior children, or other means)
978 */
979 virtual wxSize GetBestVirtualSize() const;
980
23324ae1 981 /**
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983 and y components of the result respectively.
23324ae1 984 */
d0a67157 985 virtual wxSize GetWindowBorderSize() const;
f41d6c8c 986
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988 wxSizer and friends use this to give a chance to a component to recalc
989 its min size once one of the final size components is known. Override
990 this function when that is useful (such as for wxStaticText which can
991 stretch over several lines). Parameter availableOtherDir
992 tells the item how much more space there is available in the opposite
993 direction (-1 if unknown).
994 */
995 virtual bool
996 InformFirstDirection(int direction,
997 int size,
998 int availableOtherDir);
999
23324ae1 1000 /**
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1001 Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it
1002 is needed.
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1004 @see CacheBestSize()
23324ae1 1005 */
d0a67157 1006 void InvalidateBestSize();
d9ced90b 1007
23324ae1 1008 /**
d0a67157 1009 Posts a size event to the window.
3c4f71cc 1010
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1012 */
1013 void PostSizeEvent();
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1015 /**
d0a67157 1016 Posts a size event to the parent of this window.
f41d6c8c 1017
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1018 This is the same as SendSizeEventToParent() with @c wxSEND_EVENT_POST
1019 argument.
1020 */
1021 void PostSizeEventToParent();
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1023 /**
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1024 This function sends a dummy @ref wxSizeEvent "size event" to
1025 the window allowing it to re-layout its children positions.
3c4f71cc 1026
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1027 It is sometimes useful to call this function after adding or deleting a
1028 children after the frame creation or if a child size changes. Note that
1029 if the frame is using either sizers or constraints for the children
1030 layout, it is enough to call wxWindow::Layout() directly and this
1031 function should not be used in this case.
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1034 the event, i.e. schedules it for later processing, instead of
1035 dispatching it directly. You can also use PostSizeEvent() as a more
1036 readable equivalent of calling this function with this flag.
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1039 May include @c wxSEND_EVENT_POST. Default value is 0.
23324ae1 1040 */
d0a67157 1041 virtual void SendSizeEvent(int flags = 0);
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1043 /**
d0a67157 1044 Safe wrapper for GetParent()->SendSizeEvent().
3c4f71cc 1045
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1047 not in process of being deleted and calls SendSizeEvent() on it. It is
1048 used internally by windows such as toolbars changes to whose state
1049 should result in parent re-layout (e.g. when a toolbar is added to the
1050 top of the window, all the other windows must be shifted down).
23324ae1 1051
d0a67157 1052 @see PostSizeEventToParent()
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1055 See description of this parameter in SendSizeEvent() documentation.
1056 */
1057 void SendSizeEventToParent(int flags = 0);
23324ae1 1058
23324ae1 1059 /**
d0a67157 1060 This sets the size of the window client area in pixels.
3c4f71cc 1061
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1063 than SetSize(), since the application need not worry about what dimensions
1064 the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window around panel
1065 items, for example.
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1067 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1068 */
75504144 1069 void SetClientSize(int width, int height);
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1071 /**
d0a67157 1072 @overload
f41d6c8c 1073 */
75504144 1074 void SetClientSize(const wxSize& size);
23324ae1 1075
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1077 @overload
1078 */
1079 void SetClientSize(const wxRect& rect);
1080
23324ae1 1081 /**
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1083 It is called when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window
1084 can remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
23324ae1 1085 */
d0a67157 1086 void SetContainingSizer(wxSizer* sizer);
23324ae1 1087
23324ae1 1088 /**
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1090 window's @e best size values.
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1093 This means that if a full or partial size is passed to this function then
1094 the sizers will use that size instead of the results of GetBestSize() to
1095 determine the minimum needs of the window for layout.
3c4f71cc 1096
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1098 size to the passed in value (if any.)
e25cd775 1099
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1101 @ref overview_windowsizing
e25cd775 1102 */
d0a67157 1103 void SetInitialSize(const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize);
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1105 /**
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1107 layout mechanism that this is the maximum possible size of its client area.
1108
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1110 @code
1111 SetMaxSize(ClientToWindowSize(size));
1112 @endcode
1113
1114 @see SetMaxSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1115 */
d0a67157 1116 virtual void SetMaxClientSize(const wxSize& size);
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1118 /**
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1120 that this is the maximum possible size.
3c4f71cc 1121
d9ced90b 1122 @see SetMaxClientSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1123 */
d0a67157 1124 virtual void SetMaxSize(const wxSize& size);
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1126 /**
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1127 Sets the minimum client size of the window, to indicate to the sizer
1128 layout mechanism that this is the minimum required size of window's client
1129 area.
23324ae1 1130
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1132 construction and before adding to its parent sizer.
76e9224e 1133
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1135 prevent the program from explicitly making the window smaller than the
1136 specified size.
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1139 @code
1140 SetMinSize(ClientToWindowSize(size));
1141 @endcode
1142
1143 @see SetMinSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1144 */
d0a67157 1145 virtual void SetMinClientSize(const wxSize& size);
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1147 /**
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1149 mechanism that this is the minimum required size.
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1152 construction and before adding to its parent sizer.
1153
1154 Notice that calling this method doesn't prevent the program from making
1155 the window explicitly smaller than the specified size by calling
1156 SetSize(), it just ensures that it won't become smaller than this size
1157 during the automatic layout.
1158
d9ced90b 1159 @see SetMinClientSize(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1160 */
d0a67157 1161 virtual void SetMinSize(const wxSize& size);
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1163 /**
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1165
1166 @param x
1167 Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the
1168 existing value should be used.
1169 @param y
1170 Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the
1171 existing value should be used.
1172 @param width
1173 Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
1174 value should be used.
1175 @param height
1176 Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the
1177 existing value should be used.
1178 @param sizeFlags
1179 Indicates the interpretation of other parameters.
1180 It is a bit list of the following:
1181 - @c wxSIZE_AUTO_WIDTH: a wxDefaultCoord width value is taken to indicate
1182 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.
1183 - @c wxSIZE_AUTO_HEIGHT: a wxDefaultCoord height value is taken to indicate
1184 a wxWidgets-supplied default height.
1185 - @c wxSIZE_AUTO: wxDefaultCoord size values are taken to indicate
1186 a wxWidgets-supplied default size.
1187 - @c wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING: existing dimensions should be used
1188 if wxDefaultCoord values are supplied.
1189 - @c wxSIZE_ALLOW_MINUS_ONE: allow negative dimensions (i.e. value of
1190 wxDefaultCoord) to be interpreted as real
1191 dimensions, not default values.
1192 - @c wxSIZE_FORCE: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
1193 already the same as the parameters of this function,
1194 nothing is done. but with this flag a window resize may
1195 be forced even in this case (supported in wx 2.6.2 and
1196 later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere
1197 currently).
1198
1199 @remarks This overload sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
1200 Parameters may be wxDefaultCoord to indicate either that a default
1201 should be supplied by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the
1202 dimension should be used.
1203
d9ced90b 1204 @see Move(), @ref overview_windowsizing
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1207 int sizeFlags = wxSIZE_AUTO);
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1209 /**
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1211 The size is specified using a wxRect, wxSize or by a couple of @c int objects.
3c4f71cc 1212
d0a67157 1213 @remarks This form must be used with non-default width and height values.
3c4f71cc 1214
d9ced90b 1215 @see Move(), @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1216 */
75504144 1217 void SetSize(const wxRect& rect);
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1219 /**
d0a67157 1220 @overload
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75504144 1222 void SetSize(const wxSize& size);
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1224 /**
d0a67157 1225 @overload
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75504144 1227 void SetSize(int width, int height);
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1229 /**
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1231 (such as wxDialog or wxFrame) is discouraged.
1232 Please use SetMinSize() and SetMaxSize() instead.
3c4f71cc 1233
d9ced90b 1234 @see wxTopLevelWindow::SetSizeHints, @ref overview_windowsizing
23324ae1 1235 */
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1237 const wxSize& maxSize=wxDefaultSize,
1238 const wxSize& incSize=wxDefaultSize);
1239 virtual void SetSizeHints( int minW, int minH,
1240 int maxW = -1, int maxH = -1,
1241 int incW = -1, int incH = -1 );
23324ae1 1242
23324ae1 1243 /**
d0a67157 1244 Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
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1246 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
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1248 void SetVirtualSize(int width, int height);
3c4f71cc 1249
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1251 @overload
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1253 void SetVirtualSize(const wxSize& size);
1254
1255 //@}
1256
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1258 /**
47009083 1259 @name Positioning functions
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1261 //@{
e25cd775 1262
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1264 A synonym for Centre().
23324ae1 1265 */
d0a67157 1266 void Center(int dir = wxBOTH);
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1268 /**
d0a67157 1269 A synonym for CentreOnParent().
23324ae1 1270 */
d0a67157 1271 void CenterOnParent(int dir = wxBOTH);
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1273 /**
d0a67157 1274 Centres the window.
eed04c99 1275
d0a67157 1276 @param direction
ccd4e1bc 1277 Specifies the direction for the centring. May be wxHORIZONTAL, wxVERTICAL
e4390488 1278 or wxBOTH. It may also include the wxCENTRE_ON_SCREEN flag
ccd4e1bc 1279 if you want to centre the window on the entire screen and not on its
d0a67157 1280 parent window.
3c4f71cc 1281
d0a67157 1282 @remarks If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent),
ccd4e1bc 1283 it will be centred relative to the screen anyhow.
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1285 @see Center()
23324ae1 1286 */
d0a67157 1287 void Centre(int direction = wxBOTH);
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1289 /**
d0a67157 1290 Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for Centre().
e25cd775 1291
d0a67157 1292 @param direction
ccd4e1bc 1293 Specifies the direction for the centring. May be wxHORIZONTAL, wxVERTICAL
d0a67157 1294 or wxBOTH.
e25cd775 1295
ccd4e1bc 1296 @remarks This methods provides for a way to centre top level windows over
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1298 is no parent or if the window is not a top level
1299 window, then behaviour is the same as Centre().
23324ae1 1300
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1302 */
1303 void CentreOnParent(int direction = wxBOTH);
e4390488 1304
23324ae1 1305 /**
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1307 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level windows.
1308
1309 @param x
1310 Receives the x position of the window if non-@NULL.
1311 @param y
1312 Receives the y position of the window if non-@NULL.
1313
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1315 In wxPerl this method is implemented as GetPositionXY() returning
1316 a 2-element list (x, y).
1317 @endWxPerlOnly
1318
d0a67157 1319 @see GetScreenPosition()
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d0a67157 1321 void GetPosition(int* x, int* y) const;
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1323 /**
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1325 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level windows.
1326
1327 @see GetScreenPosition()
23324ae1 1328 */
d0a67157 1329 wxPoint GetPosition() const;
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1331 /**
d0a67157 1332 Returns the position and size of the window as a wxRect object.
3c4f71cc 1333
d0a67157 1334 @see GetScreenRect()
23324ae1 1335 */
d0a67157 1336 wxRect GetRect() const;
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1338 /**
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1340 child window or a top level one.
e25cd775 1341
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1343 Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-@NULL.
1344 @param y
1345 Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-@NULL.
3c4f71cc 1346
d0a67157 1347 @see GetPosition()
23324ae1 1348 */
d0a67157 1349 void GetScreenPosition(int* x, int* y) const;
23324ae1 1350
23324ae1 1351 /**
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1353 child window or a top level one.
2b4367d5 1354
d0a67157 1355 @see GetPosition()
23324ae1 1356 */
d0a67157 1357 wxPoint GetScreenPosition() const;
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1359 /**
d0a67157 1360 Returns the position and size of the window on the screen as a wxRect object.
3c4f71cc 1361
d0a67157 1362 @see GetRect()
23324ae1 1363 */
d0a67157 1364 wxRect GetScreenRect() const;
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1367 Get the origin of the client area of the window relative to the
1368 window top left corner (the client area may be shifted because of
1369 the borders, scrollbars, other decorations...)
1370 */
1371 virtual wxPoint GetClientAreaOrigin() const;
1372
1373 /**
1374 Get the client rectangle in window (i.e. client) coordinates
1375 */
1376 wxRect GetClientRect() const;
1377
1378
1379
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1381 Moves the window to the given position.
3c4f71cc 1382
7c913512 1383 @param x
4cc4bfaf 1384 Required x position.
7c913512 1385 @param y
4cc4bfaf 1386 Required y position.
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1388 See SetSize() for more info about this parameter.
3c4f71cc 1389
23324ae1 1390 @remarks Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
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1392 @code
1393 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1394 @endcode
3c4f71cc 1395
4cc4bfaf 1396 @see SetSize()
23324ae1 1397 */
77bfb902 1398 void Move(int x, int y, int flags = wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
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1400 /**
1401 Moves the window to the given position.
1402
1403 @param pt
1404 wxPoint object representing the position.
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1406 See SetSize() for more info about this parameter.
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1408 @remarks Implementations of SetSize() can also implicitly implement the
1409 Move() function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class as the call:
1410 @code
1411 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1412 @endcode
1413
1414 @see SetSize()
1415 */
77bfb902 1416 void Move(const wxPoint& pt, int flags = wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
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1419
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1421
1422
23324ae1 1423 /**
47009083 1424 @name Coordinate conversion functions
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1426 //@{
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1428 /**
1429 Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
3c4f71cc 1430
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1432 A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client
1433 coordinate in, and a screen coordinate will be passed out.
1434 @param y
1435 A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client
1436 coordinate in, and a screen coordinate will be passed out.
1437
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1439 In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
1440 modifying its parameters.
1441 @endWxPerlOnly
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d0a67157 1443 void ClientToScreen(int* x, int* y) const;
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1445 /**
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1447
1448 @param pt
1449 The client position for the second form of the function.
23324ae1 1450 */
d0a67157 1451 wxPoint ClientToScreen(const wxPoint& pt) const;
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1453 /**
d0a67157 1454 Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
3c4f71cc 1455
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1457 width and then divided by 4.
1458 For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character
1459 height and then divided by 8.
3c4f71cc 1460
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1462 even if the font changes.
1463 You can also use these functions programmatically.
1464 A convenience macro is defined:
1465 @code
1466 #define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
1467 @endcode
3c4f71cc 1468
d0a67157 1469 @see ConvertPixelsToDialog()
23324ae1 1470 */
0e7f59ab 1471 wxPoint ConvertDialogToPixels(const wxPoint& pt) const;
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1473 /**
d0a67157 1474 @overload
23324ae1 1475 */
0e7f59ab 1476 wxSize ConvertDialogToPixels(const wxSize& sz) const;
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1478 /**
d0a67157 1479 Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
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1482 average character width.
1483 For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the
1484 average character height.
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1487 even if the font changes.
3c4f71cc 1488
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1489 @see ConvertDialogToPixels()
1490 */
0e7f59ab 1491 wxPoint ConvertPixelsToDialog(const wxPoint& pt) const;
3c4f71cc 1492
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1494 @overload
23324ae1 1495 */
0e7f59ab 1496 wxSize ConvertPixelsToDialog(const wxSize& sz) const;
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1498 /**
d0a67157 1499 Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
e25cd775 1500
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1502 Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.
1503 @param y
1504 Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.
23324ae1 1505 */
d0a67157 1506 void ScreenToClient(int* x, int* y) const;
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1508 /**
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1510
1511 @param pt
1512 The screen position.
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1514 wxPoint ScreenToClient(const wxPoint& pt) const;
1515
1516 //@}
1517
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1519 /**
d0a67157 1520 @name Drawing-related functions
23324ae1 1521 */
d0a67157 1522 //@{
23324ae1 1523
592584e4 1524 /**
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1526
1527 Does not cause an erase background event to be generated.
1528
1529 Notice that this uses wxClientDC to draw on the window and the results
1530 of doing it while also drawing on wxPaintDC for this window are
1531 undefined. Hence this method shouldn't be used from EVT_PAINT handlers,
1532 just use wxDC::Clear() on the wxPaintDC you already use there instead.
592584e4 1533 */
d0a67157 1534 virtual void ClearBackground();
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1536 /**
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1537 Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking
1538 place on screen, the window is not redrawn at all.
23324ae1 1539
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1541 functions may be nested but to ensure that the window is properly
1542 repainted again, you must thaw it exactly as many times as you froze it.
23324ae1 1543
d0a67157 1544 If the window has any children, they are recursively frozen too.
3c4f71cc 1545
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1547 it is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in
1548 a row into a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all
1549 platforms nor for all controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets
1550 and not a mandatory directive.
3c4f71cc 1551
d0a67157 1552 @see wxWindowUpdateLocker, Thaw(), IsFrozen()
23324ae1 1553 */
d0a67157 1554 void Freeze();
23324ae1 1555
23324ae1 1556 /**
ccd4e1bc 1557 Re-enables window updating after a previous call to Freeze().
e25cd775 1558
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1560 of times as Freeze().
3c4f71cc 1561
ccd4e1bc 1562 If the window has any children, they are recursively thawed too.
76e9224e 1563
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1565 */
1566 void Thaw();
3c4f71cc 1567
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1568 /**
1569 Returns @true if the window is currently frozen by a call to Freeze().
3c4f71cc 1570
d0a67157 1571 @see Freeze(), Thaw()
23324ae1 1572 */
d0a67157 1573 bool IsFrozen() const;
23324ae1 1574
ecdc1183 1575 /**
d0a67157 1576 Returns the background colour of the window.
ecdc1183 1577
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1579 */
1580 wxColour GetBackgroundColour() const;
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1582 /**
d0a67157 1583 Returns the background style of the window.
ecdc1183 1584
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1586 SetBackgroundStyle(), SetTransparent()
1587 */
1588 virtual wxBackgroundStyle GetBackgroundStyle() const;
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1590 /**
1591 Returns the character height for this window.
1592 */
1593 virtual int GetCharHeight() const;
ecdc1183 1594
23324ae1 1595 /**
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1597 */
1598 virtual int GetCharWidth() const;
3c4f71cc 1599
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1600 /**
1601 Currently this is the same as calling
1602 wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindow::GetWindowVariant()).
3c4f71cc 1603
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1604 One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
1605 the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
1606 virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
3c4f71cc 1607
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1609 results, for example it might return a different font for an "Ok" button
1610 than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
1611 in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
1612 function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
1613 version can be used without having to create an object first.
23324ae1 1614 */
d0a67157 1615 virtual wxVisualAttributes GetDefaultAttributes() const;
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1617 /**
d0a67157 1618 Returns the font for this window.
2b4367d5 1619
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1620 @see SetFont()
1621 */
1622 wxFont GetFont() const;
3c4f71cc 1623
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1625 Returns the foreground colour of the window.
1626
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1628 it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not be used at all.
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1630 @see SetForegroundColour(), SetBackgroundColour(),
1631 GetBackgroundColour()
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1633 wxColour GetForegroundColour() const;
1634
1635 /**
1636 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1637 window with the currently selected font.
1638
ccd4e1bc 1639 The text extent is returned in the @a w and @a h pointers.
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1641 @param string
1642 String whose extent is to be measured.
1643 @param w
1644 Return value for width.
1645 @param h
1646 Return value for height.
1647 @param descent
1648 Return value for descent (optional).
1649 @param externalLeading
1650 Return value for external leading (optional).
1651 @param font
1652 Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).
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1654 @beginWxPerlOnly
1655 In wxPerl this method takes only the @a string and optionally
1656 @a font parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1657 (x, y, descent, externalLeading).
1658 @endWxPerlOnly
d0a67157 1659 */
522c3404 1660 void GetTextExtent(const wxString& string,
05b0355a 1661 int* w, int* h,
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1663 int* externalLeading = NULL,
1664 const wxFont* font = NULL) const;
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1666 /**
1667 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1668 window with the currently selected font.
1669 */
1670 wxSize GetTextExtent(const wxString& string) const;
1671
1672 /**
1673 Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged.
1674 Should only be called within an wxPaintEvent handler.
1675
1676 @see wxRegion, wxRegionIterator
1677 */
1678 const wxRegion& GetUpdateRegion() const;
1679
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1681 Get the update rectangle bounding box in client coords
1682 */
1683 wxRect GetUpdateClientRect() const;
1684
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1686 Returns @true if this window background is transparent (as, for example,
1687 for wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1688
1689 This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1690 shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1691 wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1692 */
1693 virtual bool HasTransparentBackground();
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1695 /**
1696 Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
1697 where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
1698 happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
e25cd775 1699 to update the window immediately you should use Update() instead.
3c4f71cc 1700
7c913512 1701 @param eraseBackground
e25cd775 1702 If @true, the background will be erased.
7c913512 1703 @param rect
e25cd775 1704 If non-@NULL, only the given rectangle will be treated as damaged.
3c4f71cc 1705
4cc4bfaf 1706 @see RefreshRect()
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1709 const wxRect* rect = NULL);
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1711 /**
1712 Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
1713 repainted.
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1715 This is the same as Refresh() but has a nicer syntax as it can be called
1716 with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this @c RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h)).
23324ae1 1717 */
4cc4bfaf 1718 void RefreshRect(const wxRect& rect, bool eraseBackground = true);
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1720 /**
d0a67157 1721 Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
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1723 flow of control returns to the event loop).
e25cd775 1724
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1726 nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
1727 a redraw). Use Refresh() first if you want to immediately redraw the
1728 window unconditionally.
1729 */
1730 virtual void Update();
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1733 Sets the background colour of the window.
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1735 Notice that as with SetForegroundColour(), setting the background
1736 colour of a native control may not affect the entire control and could
1737 be not supported at all depending on the control and platform.
1738
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1740 this method and SetOwnBackgroundColour().
3c4f71cc 1741
d0a67157 1742 @param colour
ccd4e1bc 1743 The colour to be used as the background colour; pass
d0a67157 1744 wxNullColour to reset to the default colour.
bf799728 1745 Note that you may want to use wxSystemSettings::GetColour() to retrieve
9b756edd 1746 a suitable colour to use rather than setting an hard-coded one.
3c4f71cc 1747
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1749 wxEraseEvent event handler function under Windows and
1750 automatically under GTK.
1751 Note that setting the background colour does not cause an
1752 immediate refresh, so you may wish to call wxWindow::ClearBackground
1753 or wxWindow::Refresh after calling this function.
1754 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for
1755 this window, if the system supports them. Use with care since
1756 usually the themes represent the appearance chosen by the user
1757 to be used for all applications on the system.
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1760 to this colour and nothing was done.
1761
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1763 GetForegroundColour(), ClearBackground(),
9b756edd 1764 Refresh(), wxEraseEvent, wxSystemSettings
23324ae1 1765 */
d0a67157 1766 virtual bool SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour);
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1768 /**
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1770
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1772 the window background may be erased in @c EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND handler.
ccd4e1bc 1773 This is a safe, compatibility default; however you may want to change it
9b756edd 1774 to @c wxBG_STYLE_SYSTEM if you don't define any erase background event
ccd4e1bc 1775 handlers at all, to avoid unnecessary generation of erase background
9c61c5b0 1776 events and always let system erase the background. And you should
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1778 @c EVT_PAINT handler which completely overwrites the window background as
1779 in this case erasing it previously, either in @c EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND
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1781 the background pixels will be repainted twice every time the window is
1782 redrawn. Do ensure that the background is entirely erased by your
9b756edd 1783 @c EVT_PAINT handler in this case however as otherwise garbage may be left
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1785
1786 Notice that in previous versions of wxWidgets a common way to work
1787 around the above mentioned flickering problem was to define an empty
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1789 @c wxBG_STYLE_PAINT is a simpler and more efficient solution to the same
9c61c5b0 1790 problem.
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1793 Under wxGTK and wxOSX, you can use ::wxBG_STYLE_TRANSPARENT to obtain
1794 full transparency of the window background. Note that wxGTK supports
1795 this only since GTK 2.12 with a compositing manager enabled, call
1796 IsTransparentBackgroundSupported() to check whether this is the case.
1797
1798 Also, on order for @c SetBackgroundStyle(wxBG_STYLE_TRANSPARENT) to
1799 work, it must be called before Create(). If you're using your own
1800 wxWindow-derived class you should write your code in the following way:
1801 @code
1802 class MyWidget : public wxWindow
1803 {
1804 public:
1805 MyWidget(wxWindow* parent, ...)
1806 : wxWindow() // Use default ctor here!
1807 {
1808 // Do this first:
1809 SetBackgroundStyle(wxBG_STYLE_TRANSPARENT);
1810
1811 // And really create the window afterwards:
1812 Create(parent, ...);
1813 }
1814 };
1815 @endcode
1816
d0a67157 1817 @see SetBackgroundColour(), GetForegroundColour(),
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23324ae1 1819 */
d0a67157 1820 virtual bool SetBackgroundStyle(wxBackgroundStyle style);
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1823 Checks whether using transparent background might work.
1824
1825 If this function returns @false, calling SetBackgroundStyle() with
1826 ::wxBG_STYLE_TRANSPARENT is not going to work. If it returns @true,
1827 setting transparent style should normally succeed.
1828
1829 Notice that this function would typically be called on the parent of a
1830 window you want to set transparent background style for as the window
1831 for which this method is called must be fully created.
1832
1833 @param reason
1834 If not @NULL, a reason message is provided if transparency is not
1835 supported.
1836
1837 @return @true if background transparency is supported.
1838
1839 @since 2.9.4
1840 */
1841 virtual bool IsTransparentBackgroundSupported(wxString *reason = NULL) const;
1842
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1845 parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
1846 use SetOwnFont() instead in this case and see InheritAttributes() for more
1847 explanations.
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1850 wxPaintDC objects associated with this window, you need to
1851 call wxDC::SetFont too. However this font is used by
1852 any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
1853 GetTextExtent().
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1856 Font to associate with this window, pass
1857 wxNullFont to reset to the default font.
1858
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1860 to this font and nothing was done.
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1862 @see GetFont(), InheritAttributes()
23324ae1 1863 */
d0a67157 1864 virtual bool SetFont(const wxFont& font);
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1866 /**
d0a67157 1867 Sets the foreground colour of the window.
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1869 The meaning of foreground colour varies according to the window class;
1870 it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not be used at
1871 all. Additionally, not all native controls support changing their
1872 foreground colour so this method may change their colour only partially
1873 or even not at all.
1874
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1876 this method and SetOwnForegroundColour().
3c4f71cc 1877
d0a67157 1878 @param colour
ccd4e1bc 1879 The colour to be used as the foreground colour; pass
d0a67157 1880 wxNullColour to reset to the default colour.
3c4f71cc 1881
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1883 to this colour and nothing was done.
1884
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1886 GetBackgroundColour(), ShouldInheritColours()
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d0a67157 1888 virtual bool SetForegroundColour(const wxColour& colour);
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1890 /**
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1892 by the children of this window.
3c4f71cc 1893
d0a67157 1894 @see SetBackgroundColour(), InheritAttributes()
23324ae1 1895 */
d0a67157 1896 void SetOwnBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour);
23324ae1 1897
23324ae1 1898 /**
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1900 children of this window.
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d0a67157 1902 @see SetFont(), InheritAttributes()
23324ae1 1903 */
d0a67157 1904 void SetOwnFont(const wxFont& font);
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1906 /**
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1908 by the children of this window.
76e9224e 1909
d0a67157 1910 @see SetForegroundColour(), InheritAttributes()
76e9224e 1911 */
d0a67157 1912 void SetOwnForegroundColour(const wxColour& colour);
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1914 /**
d0a67157 1915 @deprecated use wxDC::SetPalette instead.
23324ae1 1916 */
d0a67157 1917 void SetPalette(const wxPalette& pal);
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1919 /**
d0a67157 1920 Return @true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
ccd4e1bc 1921 InheritAttributes(). Returning @false forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
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1924 wxControl where it returns @true.
23324ae1 1925 */
d0a67157 1926 virtual bool ShouldInheritColours() const;
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1928 /**
d0a67157 1929 This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
ccd4e1bc 1930 to draw the windows' background instead of its own background drawing
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1932 obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
1933 One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
1934 defined by a user's selected theme.
3c4f71cc 1935
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1937 by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
1938 */
1939 virtual void SetThemeEnabled(bool enable);
3c4f71cc 1940
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1942 */
1943 virtual bool GetThemeEnabled() const;
1944
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1946 Returns @true if the system supports transparent windows and calling
1947 SetTransparent() may succeed. If this function returns @false, transparent
1948 windows are definitely not supported by the current system.
23324ae1 1949 */
d0a67157 1950 virtual bool CanSetTransparent();
23324ae1 1951
0dba08dd 1952 /**
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1953 Set the transparency of the window. If the system supports transparent windows,
1954 returns @true, otherwise returns @false and the window remains fully opaque.
1955 See also CanSetTransparent().
0dba08dd 1956
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1957 The parameter @a alpha is in the range 0..255 where 0 corresponds to a
1958 fully transparent window and 255 to the fully opaque one. The constants
1959 @c wxIMAGE_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT and @c wxIMAGE_ALPHA_OPAQUE can be used.
1960 */
1961 virtual bool SetTransparent(wxByte alpha);
ecdc1183 1962
d0a67157 1963 //@}
ecdc1183 1964
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1966 /**
1967 @name Event-handling functions
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1969 wxWindow allows you to build a (sort of) stack of event handlers which
1970 can be used to override the window's own event handling.
0dba08dd 1971 */
d0a67157 1972 //@{
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1974 /**
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1976 By default, the window is its own event handler.
0dba08dd 1977
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1979 PopEventHandler(), wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent, wxEvtHandler
1980 */
1981 wxEvtHandler* GetEventHandler() const;
ecdc1183 1982
d0a67157 1983 /**
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1984 This function will generate the appropriate call to Navigate() if the key
1985 event is one normally used for keyboard navigation and return @true in this case.
ecdc1183 1986
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1988 handled, @false otherwise.
0dba08dd 1989
d0a67157 1990 @see Navigate()
23324ae1 1991 */
d0a67157 1992 bool HandleAsNavigationKey(const wxKeyEvent& event);
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1994 /**
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1996 @code
1997 GetEventHandler()->SafelyProcessEvent(event);
1998 @endcode
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2000 @see ProcessWindowEvent()
23324ae1 2001 */
d0a67157 2002 bool HandleWindowEvent(wxEvent& event) const;
23324ae1 2003
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2005 Convenient wrapper for ProcessEvent().
2006
2007 This is the same as writing @code GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
2008 @endcode but more convenient. Notice that ProcessEvent() itself can't
2009 be called for wxWindow objects as it ignores the event handlers
ccd4e1bc 2010 associated with the window; use this function instead.
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2011 */
2012 bool ProcessWindowEvent(wxEvent& event);
2013
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2015 Wrapper for wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventLocally().
2016
2017 This method is similar to ProcessWindowEvent() but can be used to
2018 search for the event handler only in this window and any event handlers
2019 pushed on top of it. Unlike ProcessWindowEvent() it won't propagate the
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2021 associated with this window, if any.
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2023 @since 2.9.1
2024 */
2025 bool ProcessWindowEventLocally(wxEvent& event);
2026
23324ae1 2027 /**
d0a67157 2028 Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
3c4f71cc 2029
7f853dd0 2030 E.g. in the case of:
830b7aa7 2031 @image html overview_events_winstack.png
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2033 removed and @c B will be the first handler of the stack.
2034
2035 Note that it's an error to call this function when no event handlers
2036 were pushed on this window (i.e. when the window itself is its only
2037 event handler).
2038
d0a67157 2039 @param deleteHandler
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2041 (and the returned value will be @NULL).
3c4f71cc 2042
3e083d65 2043 @see @ref overview_events_processing
23324ae1 2044 */
d0a67157 2045 wxEvtHandler* PopEventHandler(bool deleteHandler = false);
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2047 /**
d0a67157 2048 Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
3c4f71cc 2049
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2050 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events sent
2051 to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but an application
2052 may wish to substitute another, for example to allow central implementation
2053 of event-handling for a variety of different window classes.
2054
2055 wxWindow::PushEventHandler allows an application to set up a @e stack
2056 of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2057 handed to the next one in the chain.
2058
2059 E.g. if you have two event handlers @c A and @c B and a wxWindow instance
2060 @c W and you call:
2061 @code
2062 W->PushEventHandler(A);
2063 W->PushEventHandler(B);
2064 @endcode
2065 you will end up with the following situation:
830b7aa7 2066 @image html overview_events_winstack.png
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2068 Note that you can use wxWindow::PopEventHandler to remove the event handler.
2069
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2071 Specifies the handler to be pushed.
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2073 if it's not unlinked (see wxEvtHandler::IsUnlinked).
3c4f71cc 2074
3e083d65 2075 @see @ref overview_events_processing
23324ae1 2076 */
d0a67157 2077 void PushEventHandler(wxEvtHandler* handler);
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2079 /**
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2080 Find the given @a handler in the windows event handler stack and
2081 removes (but does not delete) it from the stack.
2082
2083 See wxEvtHandler::Unlink() for more info.
3c4f71cc 2084
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2085 @param handler
2086 The event handler to remove, must be non-@NULL and
7f853dd0 2087 must be present in this windows event handlers stack.
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2089 @return Returns @true if it was found and @false otherwise (this also
2090 results in an assert failure so this function should
2091 only be called when the handler is supposed to be there).
2092
2093 @see PushEventHandler(), PopEventHandler()
23324ae1 2094 */
d0a67157 2095 bool RemoveEventHandler(wxEvtHandler* handler);
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2097 /**
d0a67157 2098 Sets the event handler for this window.
e25cd775 2099
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2100 Note that if you use this function you may want to use as the "next" handler
2101 of @a handler the window itself; in this way when @a handler doesn't process
2102 an event, the window itself will have a chance to do it.
2103
d0a67157 2104 @param handler
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2106
3e083d65 2107 @see @ref overview_events_processing
23324ae1 2108 */
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2109 void SetEventHandler(wxEvtHandler* handler);
2110
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2112 wxWindows cannot be used to form event handler chains; this function
2113 thus will assert when called.
2114
2115 Note that instead you can use PushEventHandler() or SetEventHandler() to
2116 implement a stack of event handlers to override wxWindow's own
2117 event handling mechanism.
2118 */
2119 virtual void SetNextHandler(wxEvtHandler* handler);
2120
2121 /**
2122 wxWindows cannot be used to form event handler chains; this function
2123 thus will assert when called.
2124
2125 Note that instead you can use PushEventHandler() or SetEventHandler() to
2126 implement a stack of event handlers to override wxWindow's own
2127 event handling mechanism.
2128 */
2129 virtual void SetPreviousHandler(wxEvtHandler* handler);
2130
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2131 //@}
2132
23324ae1 2133
7f853dd0 2134
23324ae1 2135 /**
47009083 2136 @name Window styles functions
23324ae1 2137 */
23324ae1 2138 //@{
d0a67157 2139
23324ae1 2140 /**
d0a67157 2141 Returns the extra style bits for the window.
23324ae1 2142 */
d0a67157 2143 long GetExtraStyle() const;
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2145 /**
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2147 method. GetWindowStyle() is another name for the same function.
23324ae1 2148 */
d0a67157 2149 virtual long GetWindowStyleFlag() const;
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2151 /**
d0a67157 2152 See GetWindowStyleFlag() for more info.
23324ae1 2153 */
d0a67157 2154 long GetWindowStyle() const;
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2156 /**
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2157 Returns @true if the window has the given @a exFlag bit set in its
2158 extra styles.
3c4f71cc 2159
d0a67157 2160 @see SetExtraStyle()
23324ae1 2161 */
d0a67157 2162 bool HasExtraStyle(int exFlag) const;
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2164 /**
d0a67157 2165 Returns @true if the window has the given @a flag bit set.
23324ae1 2166 */
d0a67157 2167 bool HasFlag(int flag) const;
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2169 /**
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2170 Sets the extra style bits for the window.
2171 The currently defined extra style bits are reported in the class
2172 description.
23324ae1 2173 */
adaaa686 2174 virtual void SetExtraStyle(long exStyle);
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2176 /**
d0a67157 2177 Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
d13b34d3 2178 after the window creation and that Refresh() might need to be called
d0a67157 2179 after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
23324ae1 2180
d0a67157 2181 See @ref overview_windowstyles "Window styles" for more information about flags.
e25cd775 2182
d0a67157 2183 @see GetWindowStyleFlag()
23324ae1 2184 */
d0a67157 2185 virtual void SetWindowStyleFlag(long style);
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2187 /**
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2188 See SetWindowStyleFlag() for more info.
2189 */
2190 void SetWindowStyle(long style);
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2192 /**
2193 Turns the given @a flag on if it's currently turned off and vice versa.
2194 This function cannot be used if the value of the flag is 0 (which is often
2195 the case for default flags).
2196
2197 Also, please notice that not all styles can be changed after the control
2198 creation.
2199
2200 @return Returns @true if the style was turned on by this function, @false
2201 if it was switched off.
2202
2203 @see SetWindowStyleFlag(), HasFlag()
2204 */
2205 bool ToggleWindowStyle(int flag);
2206
d0a67157 2207 //@}
3c4f71cc 2208
3c4f71cc 2209
d0a67157 2210 /**
47009083 2211 @name Tab order functions
23324ae1 2212 */
d0a67157 2213 //@{
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2215 /**
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2216 Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified @e win.
2217 This means that when the user presses @c TAB key on that other window,
2218 the focus switches to this window.
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2220 Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
2221 MoveBeforeInTabOrder() allow to change
2222 it after creating all the windows.
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2224 @param win
2225 A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
2226 must not be @NULL
23324ae1 2227 */
d0a67157 2228 void MoveAfterInTabOrder(wxWindow* win);
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2230 /**
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2231 Same as MoveAfterInTabOrder() except that it inserts this window just
2232 before @a win instead of putting it right after it.
23324ae1 2233 */
d0a67157 2234 void MoveBeforeInTabOrder(wxWindow* win);
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2236 /**
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2237 Performs a keyboard navigation action starting from this window.
2238 This method is equivalent to calling NavigateIn() method on the
2239 parent window.
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2241 @param flags
2242 A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and
2243 wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.
3c4f71cc 2244
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2245 @return Returns @true if the focus was moved to another window or @false
2246 if nothing changed.
2247
2248 @remarks You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress
2249 handler to do the default navigation behaviour for the
2250 tab key, since the standard default behaviour for a
2251 multiline text control with the wxTE_PROCESS_TAB style
2252 is to insert a tab and not navigate to the next
2253 control. See also wxNavigationKeyEvent and
2254 HandleAsNavigationKey.
23324ae1 2255 */
05b0355a 2256 bool Navigate(int flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward);
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2258 /**
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2260 See Navigate() for more information.
2261 */
05b0355a 2262 bool NavigateIn(int flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward);
cded6aa1 2263
d0a67157 2264 //@}
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2268 /**
47009083 2269 @name Z order functions
23324ae1 2270 */
d0a67157 2271 //@{
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2273 /**
d0a67157 2274 Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (Z-order).
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2277 This function only works for wxTopLevelWindow-derived classes.
3c4f71cc 2278
d0a67157 2279 @see Raise()
23324ae1 2280 */
d0a67157 2281 virtual void Lower();
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2283 /**
d0a67157 2284 Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (Z-order).
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2287 this window to the top of Z-order. Depending on its configuration, the
2288 window manager may raise the window, not do it at all or indicate that
2289 a window requested to be raised in some other way, e.g. by flashing its
2290 icon if it is minimized.
2291
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2293 This function only works for wxTopLevelWindow-derived classes.
2294
2295 @see Lower()
23324ae1 2296 */
d0a67157 2297 virtual void Raise();
23324ae1 2298
d0a67157 2299 //@}
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2302 /**
47009083 2303 @name Window status functions
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2305 //@{
3c4f71cc 2306
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2309 Equivalent to calling wxWindow::Show(@false).
23324ae1 2310 */
d0a67157 2311 bool Hide();
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2313 /**
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2314 This function hides a window, like Hide(), but using a special visual
2315 effect if possible.
5af86f4d 2316
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2318 please see their description there.
3c4f71cc 2319
d0a67157 2320 @since 2.9.0
23324ae1 2321 */
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2322 virtual bool HideWithEffect(wxShowEffect effect,
2323 unsigned int timeout = 0);
23324ae1 2324 /**
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2325 Returns @true if the window is enabled, i.e. if it accepts user input,
2326 @false otherwise.
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2329 been explicitly disabled when one of its parent windows is disabled.
2330 To get the intrinsic status of this window, use IsThisEnabled()
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d0a67157 2332 @see Enable()
23324ae1 2333 */
d0a67157 2334 bool IsEnabled() const;
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2336 /**
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2337 Returns @true if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
2338 last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
2339 only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
2340 */
2341 bool IsExposed(int x, int y) const;
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2344 @overload
23324ae1 2345 */
d0a67157 2346 bool IsExposed(wxPoint& pt) const;
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2348 /**
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2349 @overload
2350 */
2351 bool IsExposed(int x, int y, int w, int h) const;
3c4f71cc 2352
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2353 /**
2354 @overload
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2356 bool IsExposed(wxRect& rect) const;
2357 /**
2358 Returns @true if the window is shown, @false if it has been hidden.
2359
2360 @see IsShownOnScreen()
2361 */
2362 virtual bool IsShown() const;
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2364 /**
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2365 Returns @true if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
2366 is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
3c4f71cc 2367
d0a67157 2368 @see IsShown()
23324ae1 2369 */
d0a67157 2370 virtual bool IsShownOnScreen() const;
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2371
2372 /**
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2373 Disables the window. Same as @ref Enable() Enable(@false).
2374
2375 @return Returns @true if the window has been disabled, @false if it had
2376 been already disabled before the call to this function.
23324ae1 2377 */
d0a67157 2378 bool Disable();
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2380 /**
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2381 Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
2382 disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
2383 when the parent is.
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2385 @param enable
2386 If @true, enables the window for input. If @false, disables the window.
3c4f71cc 2387
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2388 @return Returns @true if the window has been enabled or disabled, @false
2389 if nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already
2390 been in the specified state.
3c4f71cc 2391
d0a67157 2392 @see IsEnabled(), Disable(), wxRadioBox::Enable
23324ae1 2393 */
d0a67157 2394 virtual bool Enable(bool enable = true);
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2396 /**
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2397 Shows or hides the window. You may need to call Raise()
2398 for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
2399 needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
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2402 (to allow you to create their contents without flicker) unlike for
2403 all the other, not derived from wxTopLevelWindow, windows that
2404 are by default created in the shown state.
2405
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2406 @param show
2407 If @true displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.
3c4f71cc 2408
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2409 @return @true if the window has been shown or hidden or @false if nothing
2410 was done because it already was in the requested state.
3c4f71cc 2411
d0a67157 2412 @see IsShown(), Hide(), wxRadioBox::Show, wxShowEvent.
23324ae1 2413 */
d0a67157 2414 virtual bool Show(bool show = true);
23324ae1 2415
23324ae1 2416 /**
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2417 This function shows a window, like Show(), but using a special visual
2418 effect if possible.
3c4f71cc 2419
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2420 @param effect
2421 The effect to use.
3c4f71cc 2422
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2423 @param timeout
2424 The @a timeout parameter specifies the time of the animation, in
2425 milliseconds. If the default value of 0 is used, the default
2426 animation time for the current platform is used.
3c4f71cc 2427
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2429 (for wxTopLevelWindows only in Carbon version and for any kind of
2430 windows in Cocoa) and does the same thing as Show() in the other
2431 ports.
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2433 @since 2.9.0
2434
2435 @see HideWithEffect()
23324ae1 2436 */
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2437 virtual bool ShowWithEffect(wxShowEffect effect,
2438 unsigned int timeout = 0);
2439
2440 //@}
f41d6c8c 2441
d0a67157 2442
d0a67157 2443 /**
47009083 2444 @name Context-sensitive help functions
d0a67157 2445 */
f41d6c8c 2446 //@{
d0a67157 2447
f41d6c8c 2448 /**
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2449 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2450 Note that the text is actually stored by the current wxHelpProvider
2451 implementation, and not in the window object itself.
d0a67157 2452
47009083 2453 @see SetHelpText(), GetHelpTextAtPoint(), wxHelpProvider
d0a67157 2454 */
47009083 2455 wxString GetHelpText() const;
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2456
2457 /**
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2458 Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2459 Note that the text is actually stored by the current wxHelpProvider
2460 implementation, and not in the window object itself.
d0a67157 2461
47009083 2462 @see GetHelpText(), wxHelpProvider::AddHelp()
d0a67157 2463 */
47009083 2464 void SetHelpText(const wxString& helpText);
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2465
2466 /**
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2467 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2468 This method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position
2469 inside the window, otherwise GetHelpText() can be used.
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2471 @param point
2472 Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.
2473 @param origin
2474 Help event origin, see also wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin.
d0a67157 2475 */
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2476 virtual wxString GetHelpTextAtPoint(const wxPoint& point,
2477 wxHelpEvent::Origin origin) const;
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2478
2479 /**
2480 Get the associated tooltip or @NULL if none.
2481 */
2482 wxToolTip* GetToolTip() const;
2483
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2485 Get the text of the associated tooltip or empty string if none.
2486 */
2487 wxString GetToolTipText() const;
2488
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2489 /**
2490 Attach a tooltip to the window.
2491
2492 wxToolTip pointer can be @NULL in the overload taking the pointer,
ccd4e1bc 2493 meaning to unset any existing tooltips; however UnsetToolTip() provides
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2494 a more readable alternative to this operation.
2495
2496 Notice that these methods are always available, even if wxWidgets was
2497 compiled with @c wxUSE_TOOLTIPS set to 0, but don't do anything in this
2498 case.
2499
2500 @see GetToolTip(), wxToolTip
2501 */
86381d42 2502 void SetToolTip(const wxString& tipString);
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2503
2504 /**
2505 @overload
2506 */
2507 void SetToolTip(wxToolTip* tip);
2508
2509 /**
2510 Unset any existing tooltip.
2511
2512 @since 2.9.0
2513
2514 @see SetToolTip()
2515 */
2516 void UnsetToolTip();
2517
2518 //@}
2519
2520
2521 /**
2522 @name Popup/context menu functions
2523 */
2524 //@{
2525
2526 /**
2527 This function shows a popup menu at the given position in this window and
2528 returns the selected id.
2529
2530 It can be more convenient than the general purpose PopupMenu() function
2531 for simple menus proposing a choice in a list of strings to the user.
2532
2533 Notice that to avoid unexpected conflicts between the (usually
2534 consecutive range of) ids used by the menu passed to this function and
2535 the existing EVT_UPDATE_UI() handlers, this function temporarily
2536 disables UI updates for the window, so you need to manually disable
2537 (or toggle or ...) any items which should be disabled in the menu
2538 before showing it.
2539
2540 The parameter @a menu is the menu to show.
2541 The parameter @a pos (or the parameters @a x and @a y) is the
2542 position at which to show the menu in client coordinates.
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2544 calling this method in response to mouse click, because some of
2545 the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do a better job of positioning
2546 the menu in that case.
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2547
2548 @return
2549 The selected menu item id or @c wxID_NONE if none selected or an
2550 error occurred.
2551
2552 @since 2.9.0
2553 */
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2554 int GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser(wxMenu& menu,
2555 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
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2556
2557 /**
2558 @overload
2559 */
2560 int GetPopupMenuSelectionFromUser(wxMenu& menu, int x, int y);
2561
2562 /**
2563 Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2564 window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu.
2565
2566 If a menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
ccd4e1bc 2567 processed as usual. If coordinates are not specified, the current mouse
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2568 cursor position is used.
2569
2570 @a menu is the menu to pop up.
2571
2572 The position where the menu will appear can be specified either as a
2573 wxPoint @a pos or by two integers (@a x and @a y).
2574
2575 @remarks Just before the menu is popped up, wxMenu::UpdateUI is called to
2576 ensure that the menu items are in the correct state.
2577 The menu does not get deleted by the window.
2578 It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when
2579 calling PopupMenu in response to mouse click, because some of
2580 the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do a better job of positioning
2581 the menu in that case.
2582
2583 @see wxMenu
2584 */
2585 bool PopupMenu(wxMenu* menu,
2586 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
2587
2588 /**
2589 @overload
2590 */
2591 bool PopupMenu(wxMenu* menu, int x, int y);
2592
2593 //@}
2594
2595
d0a67157 2596 /**
47009083 2597 Validator functions
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2598 */
2599 //@{
2600
2601 /**
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2602 Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or @NULL if
2603 there is none.
2604 */
2605 virtual wxValidator* GetValidator();
d0a67157 2606
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2607 /**
2608 Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having
2609 called wxValidator::Clone to create a new validator of this type.
2610 */
2611 virtual void SetValidator(const wxValidator& validator);
d0a67157 2612
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2613 /**
2614 Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their
2615 validators. Returns @false if a transfer failed.
d0a67157 2616
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2617 If the window has @c wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY extra style flag set,
2618 the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
2619
2620 @see TransferDataToWindow(), wxValidator, Validate()
d0a67157 2621 */
47009083 2622 virtual bool TransferDataFromWindow();
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2623
2624 /**
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2625 Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their
2626 validators.
d0a67157 2627
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2628 If the window has @c wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY extra style flag set,
2629 the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
d0a67157 2630
47009083 2631 @return Returns @false if a transfer failed.
d0a67157 2632
47009083 2633 @see TransferDataFromWindow(), wxValidator, Validate()
d0a67157 2634 */
47009083 2635 virtual bool TransferDataToWindow();
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2636
2637 /**
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2638 Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
2639 If the window has @c wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY extra style flag set,
2640 the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
d0a67157 2641
47009083 2642 @return Returns @false if any of the validations failed.
d0a67157 2643
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2644 @see TransferDataFromWindow(), TransferDataToWindow(),
2645 wxValidator
d0a67157 2646 */
47009083 2647 virtual bool Validate();
d0a67157 2648
47009083 2649 //@}
d0a67157 2650
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2651
2652 /**
47009083 2653 @name wxWindow properties functions
d0a67157 2654 */
47009083 2655 //@{
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2656
2657 /**
2658 Returns the identifier of the window.
2659
2660 @remarks Each window has an integer identifier. If the application
ccd4e1bc 2661 has not provided one (or the default wxID_ANY) a unique
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2662 identifier with a negative value will be generated.
2663
2664 @see SetId(), @ref overview_windowids
2665 */
2666 wxWindowID GetId() const;
2667
2668 /**
2669 Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
2670 identification purposes.
2671
2672 @remarks The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
2673 For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the
2674 title. For buttons or static text controls, it is the
2675 button text. This function can be useful for
2676 meta-programs (such as testing tools or special-needs
2677 access programs) which need to identify windows by name.
2678 */
2679 virtual wxString GetLabel() const;
2680
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2681 /**
2682 Returns the layout direction for this window,
2683 Note that @c wxLayout_Default is returned if layout direction is not supported.
2684 */
2685 virtual wxLayoutDirection GetLayoutDirection() const;
2686
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2687 /**
2688 Returns the window's name.
2689
2690 @remarks This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the
2691 programmer to supply an appropriate name in the window
2692 constructor or via SetName().
2693
2694 @see SetName()
2695 */
2696 virtual wxString GetName() const;
2697
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2698 /**
2699 Returns the value previously passed to SetWindowVariant().
2700 */
2701 wxWindowVariant GetWindowVariant() const;
2702
2703 /**
47009083 2704 Sets the identifier of the window.
d0a67157 2705
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2706 @remarks Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has
2707 not provided one, an identifier will be generated.
2708 Normally, the identifier should be provided on creation
2709 and should not be modified subsequently.
d0a67157 2710
47009083 2711 @see GetId(), @ref overview_windowids
d0a67157 2712 */
47009083 2713 void SetId(wxWindowID winid);
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2714
2715 /**
47009083 2716 Sets the window's label.
d0a67157 2717
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2718 @param label
2719 The window label.
d0a67157 2720
47009083 2721 @see GetLabel()
d0a67157 2722 */
47009083 2723 virtual void SetLabel(const wxString& label);
d0a67157 2724
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2725 /**
2726 Sets the layout direction for this window.
2727 */
2728 virtual void SetLayoutDirection(wxLayoutDirection dir);
2729
d0a67157 2730 /**
47009083 2731 Sets the window's name.
d0a67157 2732
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2733 @param name
2734 A name to set for the window.
d0a67157 2735
47009083 2736 @see GetName()
d0a67157 2737 */
47009083 2738 virtual void SetName(const wxString& name);
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2739
2740 /**
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2741 This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
2742 Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
2743 exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant enum.
d0a67157 2744
47009083
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2745 By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
2746 be used to change this.
d0a67157 2747 */
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2748 void SetWindowVariant(wxWindowVariant variant);
2749
d0a67157 2750 /**
47009083 2751 Gets the accelerator table for this window. See wxAcceleratorTable.
d0a67157 2752 */
47009083 2753 wxAcceleratorTable* GetAcceleratorTable();
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2754
2755 /**
47009083
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2756 Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
2757 See also wxAccessible.
d0a67157 2758 */
47009083 2759 wxAccessible* GetAccessible();
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2760
2761 /**
47009083 2762 Sets the accelerator table for this window. See wxAcceleratorTable.
d0a67157 2763 */
47009083 2764 virtual void SetAcceleratorTable(const wxAcceleratorTable& accel);
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2765
2766 /**
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2767 Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2768 will be deleted first, if not identical to @e accessible.
2769 See also wxAccessible.
d0a67157 2770 */
47009083 2771 void SetAccessible(wxAccessible* accessible);
d0a67157 2772
47009083 2773 //@}
d0a67157 2774
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2775
2776 /**
2777 @name Window deletion functions
d0a67157 2778 */
47009083 2779 //@{
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2780
2781 /**
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2782 This function simply generates a wxCloseEvent whose handler usually tries
2783 to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself, however.
d0a67157 2784
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2785 @param force
2786 @false if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
2787 of this window, @true if it cannot.
d0a67157 2788
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2789 @remarks Close calls the close handler for the window, providing an
2790 opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy
2791 the window. Usually it is only used with the top level
2792 windows (wxFrame and wxDialog classes) as the others
2793 are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
2794 The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted
2795 forcibly, using wxCloseEvent::CanVeto, in which case it should
2796 destroy the window using wxWindow::Destroy.
2797 Note that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will
2798 be destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close
2799 of a window, which may or may not be implemented by destroying
2800 the window. The default implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow
2801 does not necessarily delete the dialog, since it will simply
2802 simulate an wxID_CANCEL event which is handled by the appropriate
2803 button event handler and may do anything at all.
2804 To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
2805 wxWindow::Destroy instead
23324ae1 2806
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2807 @see @ref overview_windowdeletion "Window Deletion Overview",
2808 Destroy(), wxCloseEvent
2809 */
2810 bool Close(bool force = false);
3e0e3895 2811
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2812 /**
2813 Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator,
2814 since different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
2815 are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
2816 to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
2817 have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to
2818 non-existent windows.
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2820 @return @true if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it
2821 has been added to the list of windows pending real deletion.
3e0e3895 2822 */
47009083 2823 virtual bool Destroy();
3e0e3895 2824
23324ae1 2825 /**
47009083 2826 Returns true if this window is in process of being destroyed.
e25cd775 2827
ccd4e1bc 2828 Top level windows are not deleted immediately but are rather
47009083 2829 scheduled for later destruction to give them time to process any
ccd4e1bc 2830 pending messages; see Destroy() description.
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2831
2832 This function returns @true if this window, or one of its parent
2833 windows, is scheduled for destruction and can be useful to avoid
2834 manipulating it as it's usually useless to do something with a window
2835 which is on the point of disappearing anyhow.
2836 */
2837 bool IsBeingDeleted() const;
2838
2839 //@}
2840
2841
2842
2843 /**
2844 @name Drag and drop functions
23324ae1 2845 */
47009083 2846 //@{
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2848 /**
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2849 Returns the associated drop target, which may be @NULL.
2850
2851 @see SetDropTarget(), @ref overview_dnd
23324ae1 2852 */
47009083 2853 virtual wxDropTarget* GetDropTarget() const;
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2854
2855 /**
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2856 Associates a drop target with this window.
2857 If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2858
2859 @see GetDropTarget(), @ref overview_dnd
23324ae1 2860 */
47009083 2861 virtual void SetDropTarget(wxDropTarget* target);
23324ae1 2862
23324ae1 2863 /**
47009083 2864 Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
410201d9 2865
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2866 @param accept
2867 If @true, the window is eligible for drop file events.
2868 If @false, the window will not accept drop file events.
410201d9 2869
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2870 @remarks Windows only until version 2.8.9, available on all platforms
2871 since 2.8.10. Cannot be used together with SetDropTarget() on
2872 non-Windows platforms.
410201d9 2873
47009083 2874 @see SetDropTarget()
23324ae1 2875 */
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2876 virtual void DragAcceptFiles(bool accept);
2877
2878 //@}
2879
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2881 /**
d13b34d3 2882 @name Constraints, sizers and window layout functions
23324ae1 2883 */
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2884 //@{
2885
2886 /**
ccd4e1bc 2887 Returns the sizer of which this window is a member, if any, otherwise @NULL.
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2888 */
2889 wxSizer* GetContainingSizer() const;
2890
2891 /**
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2892 Returns the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
2893 SetSizer(), or @NULL.
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2895 wxSizer* GetSizer() const;
2896
2897 /**
2898 Sets the window to have the given layout sizer.
6528a7f1 2899
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2900 The window will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2901 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
6528a7f1 2902 window, it will be deleted if the @a deleteOld parameter is @true.
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2904 Note that this function will also call SetAutoLayout() implicitly with @true
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2905 parameter if the @a sizer is non-@NULL and @false otherwise so that the
2906 sizer will be effectively used to layout the window children whenever
2907 it is resized.
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2908
2909 @param sizer
2910 The sizer to set. Pass @NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
2911 the window's sizer. See below.
2912 @param deleteOld
2913 If @true (the default), this will delete any pre-existing sizer.
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2914 Pass @false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself
2915 but remember to do it yourself in this case to avoid memory leaks.
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2917 @remarks SetSizer enables and disables Layout automatically.
2918 */
2919 void SetSizer(wxSizer* sizer, bool deleteOld = true);
2920
2921 /**
2922 This method calls SetSizer() and then wxSizer::SetSizeHints which sets the initial
2923 window size to the size needed to accommodate all sizer elements and sets the
2924 size hints which, if this window is a top level one, prevent the user from
d13b34d3 2925 resizing it to be less than this minimal size.
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2926 */
2927 void SetSizerAndFit(wxSizer* sizer, bool deleteOld = true);
2928
2929 /**
2930 Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or @NULL if there are none.
2931 */
2932 wxLayoutConstraints* GetConstraints() const;
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2934 /**
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2935 Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2936 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2937 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2938 window, it will be deleted.
23324ae1 2939
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2940 @param constraints
2941 The constraints to set. Pass @NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2942 constraints.
2943
2944 @remarks You must call SetAutoLayout() to tell a window to use
2945 the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you
2946 must override OnSize and call Layout() explicitly. When
2947 setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a wxSizer, only
2948 the sizer will have effect.
23324ae1 2949 */
d0a67157 2950 void SetConstraints(wxLayoutConstraints* constraints);
23324ae1 2951
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2952 /**
2953 Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
2954 for this window.
2955
2956 This function does not get called automatically when the window is resized
2957 because lots of windows deriving from wxWindow does not need this functionality.
2958 If you want to have Layout() called automatically, you should derive
2959 from wxPanel (see wxPanel::Layout).
2960
2961 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
2962 */
2963 virtual bool Layout();
2964
2965 /**
2966 Determines whether the Layout() function will be called automatically
6528a7f1 2967 when the window is resized.
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2968
2969 This method is called implicitly by SetSizer() but if you use SetConstraints()
2970 you should call it manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly
2971 updated when its size changes.
2972
2973 @param autoLayout
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2974 Set this to @true if you wish the Layout() function to be called
2975 automatically when the window is resized.
47009083 2976
6528a7f1 2977 @see SetSizer(), SetConstraints()
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2978 */
2979 void SetAutoLayout(bool autoLayout);
2980
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2981 bool GetAutoLayout() const;
2982
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2983 //@}
2984
2985
2986
2987 /**
2988 @name Mouse functions
2989 */
2990 //@{
2991
2992 /**
2993 Directs all mouse input to this window.
2994 Call ReleaseMouse() to release the capture.
2995
2996 Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
2997 and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
2998 captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
2999 window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
3000 as you capture it, unless the window receives the wxMouseCaptureLostEvent event.
3001
3002 Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
3003 must handle wxMouseCaptureLostEvent and cancel this operation when it receives
3004 the event. The event handler must not recapture mouse.
3005
3006 @see ReleaseMouse(), wxMouseCaptureLostEvent
3007 */
3008 void CaptureMouse();
3009
3010 /**
3011 Returns the caret() associated with the window.
3012 */
3013 wxCaret* GetCaret() const;
3014
3015 /**
3016 Return the cursor associated with this window.
3017
3018 @see SetCursor()
3019 */
3020 const wxCursor& GetCursor() const;
3021
3022 /**
3023 Returns @true if this window has the current mouse capture.
3024
3025 @see CaptureMouse(), ReleaseMouse(), wxMouseCaptureLostEvent,
3026 wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
3027 */
3028 virtual bool HasCapture() const;
3029
3030 /**
3031 Releases mouse input captured with CaptureMouse().
3032
3033 @see CaptureMouse(), HasCapture(), ReleaseMouse(),
3034 wxMouseCaptureLostEvent, wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
3035 */
3036 void ReleaseMouse();
3037
3038 /**
3039 Sets the caret() associated with the window.
3040 */
3041 void SetCaret(wxCaret* caret);
3042
23324ae1 3043 /**
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3044 Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
3045 children of the window implicitly.
e25cd775 3046
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3047 The @a cursor may be @c wxNullCursor in which case the window cursor will
3048 be reset back to default.
3c4f71cc 3049
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3050 @param cursor
3051 Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.
3052
3053 @see ::wxSetCursor, wxCursor
23324ae1 3054 */
d0a67157 3055 virtual bool SetCursor(const wxCursor& cursor);
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3057 /**
47009083 3058 Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3c4f71cc 3059
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3061 programmatically so you should avoid using this function in Mac
3062 applications (and probably avoid using it under the other
3063 platforms without good reason as well).
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3065 @param x
3066 The new x position for the cursor.
3067 @param y
3068 The new y position for the cursor.
23324ae1 3069 */
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3070 virtual void WarpPointer(int x, int y);
3071
3072 //@}
3073
3074
3075
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3077 /**
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3078 @name Miscellaneous functions
3079 */
3080 //@{
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3082 wxHitTest HitTest(wxCoord x, wxCoord y) const;
3083 wxHitTest HitTest(const wxPoint& pt) const;
3084
3085 /**
3086 Get the window border style from the given flags: this is different from
3087 simply doing flags & wxBORDER_MASK because it uses GetDefaultBorder() to
3088 translate wxBORDER_DEFAULT to something reasonable
3089 */
3090 wxBorder GetBorder(long flags) const;
3091
3092 /**
3093 Get border for the flags of this window
3094 */
3095 wxBorder GetBorder() const;
3096
3097
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3098 /**
3099 Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
3100 This function is called by UpdateWindowUI() in order to check return
3101 values in the wxUpdateUIEvent and act appropriately.
3102 For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
3103 implements this function as follows:
3104
3105 @code
3106 // do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
3107 void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
3108 {
3109 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
3110 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
3111
3112 if ( event.GetSetText() )
3113 {
3114 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
3115 SetTitle(event.GetText());
3116 }
3117 }
3118 @endcode
3119 */
3120 virtual void DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
3121
3122 /**
3123 Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window.
3124 Cast it to an appropriate handle, such as @b HWND for Windows,
bd362275 3125 @b Widget for Motif or @b GtkWidget for GTK.
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3127 @beginWxPerlOnly
3128 This method will return an integer in wxPerl.
3129 @endWxPerlOnly
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3131 virtual WXWidget GetHandle() const;
3132
3133 /**
3134 This method should be overridden to return @true if this window has
3135 multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
3136 wxNotebook, wxListbook and wxTreebook already override it to return @true
ccd4e1bc 3137 and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should also do so, to
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3139 */
3140 virtual bool HasMultiplePages() const;
3141
3142 /**
3143 This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
3144 window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
3145 the font and the foreground and background colours.
3146
3147 By "intelligently" the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
3148 own @ref GetClassDefaultAttributes() default attributes.
3149 However if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
3150 SetFont() and not wxWindow::SetOwnFont) changed and if the corresponding
3151 attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself, then this
3152 window takes the same value as used by the parent.
3153 In addition, if the window overrides ShouldInheritColours() to return @false,
3154 the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the font might.
3155
3156 This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
3157 different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
3158 are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
3159 different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
3160 they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
3161 desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
3162 just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
3163 do inherit the parents attributes.
23324ae1 3164 */
47009083 3165 virtual void InheritAttributes();
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3166
3167 /**
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3168 Sends an @c wxEVT_INIT_DIALOG event, whose handler usually transfers data
3169 to the dialog via validators.
23324ae1 3170 */
47009083 3171 virtual void InitDialog();
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3172
3173 /**
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3174 Returns @true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
3175 any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
3176 and transferred to the screen all at once later.
3c4f71cc 3177
47009083 3178 @see wxBufferedDC
d0a67157 3179 */
47009083 3180 virtual bool IsDoubleBuffered() const;
3c4f71cc 3181
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3183 Turn on or off double buffering of the window if the system supports it.
3184 */
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3185 void SetDoubleBuffered(bool on);
3186
d0a67157 3187 /**
47009083 3188 Returns @true if the window is retained, @false otherwise.
3c4f71cc 3189
47009083 3190 @remarks Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
23324ae1 3191 */
47009083 3192 virtual bool IsRetained() const;
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3193
3194 /**
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3195 Returns @true if this window is intrinsically enabled, @false otherwise,
3196 i.e. if @ref Enable() Enable(@false) had been called. This method is
3197 mostly used for wxWidgets itself, user code should normally use
3198 IsEnabled() instead.
d0a67157 3199 */
47009083 3200 bool IsThisEnabled() const;
a7c01bb1 3201
d0a67157 3202 /**
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3203 Returns @true if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
3204 dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
3205 window).
23324ae1 3206 */
47009083 3207 virtual bool IsTopLevel() const;
23324ae1 3208
05b0355a 3209
23324ae1 3210 /**
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3211 This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
3212 sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
3213 that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
3214 handler in a derived class.
3c4f71cc 3215
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3216 This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
3217 and most implementations call UpdateWindowUI()
3218 in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
23324ae1 3219 */
47009083 3220 virtual void OnInternalIdle();
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3221
3222 /**
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3223 Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey
3224 registered here, this window will receive a hotkey event.
e25cd775 3225
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3226 It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
3227 and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some
3228 other application.
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3230 @param hotkeyId
3231 Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0
3232 and 0xBFFF. If this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a
3233 system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
3234 This is a MSW specific detail.
3235 @param modifiers
3236 A bitwise combination of wxMOD_SHIFT, wxMOD_CONTROL, wxMOD_ALT
3237 or wxMOD_WIN specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along
3238 with the key.
3239 @param virtualKeyCode
3240 The virtual key code of the hotkey.
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3242 @return @true if the hotkey was registered successfully. @false if some
3243 other application already registered a hotkey with this
3244 modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
3245
3246 @remarks Use EVT_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the
3247 event. This function is currently only implemented
3248 under Windows. It is used in the Windows CE port for
3249 detecting hardware button presses.
3250
3251 @see UnregisterHotKey()
23324ae1 3252 */
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3253 virtual bool RegisterHotKey(int hotkeyId, int modifiers,
3254 int virtualKeyCode);
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3256 /**
3257 Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3c4f71cc 3258
7c913512 3259 @param hotkeyId
4cc4bfaf 3260 Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to
e25cd775 3261 RegisterHotKey().
3c4f71cc 3262
d29a9a8a 3263 @return @true if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, @false if the
e25cd775 3264 id was invalid.
3c4f71cc 3265
23324ae1 3266 @remarks This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3c4f71cc 3267
4cc4bfaf 3268 @see RegisterHotKey()
23324ae1 3269 */
da1ed74c 3270 virtual bool UnregisterHotKey(int hotkeyId);
23324ae1 3271
23324ae1 3272 /**
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3274 The particular implementation depends on the window; for example a
3275 wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
23324ae1 3276 and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
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3278 You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3279 UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3280 are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
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3281 wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode() or wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval() to limit
3282 the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
99d82720 3283 @a flags should be a bitlist of one or more of the ::wxUpdateUI enumeration.
3c4f71cc 3284
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3285 If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3286 function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE flag, since
3287 this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3288 to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3289 only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3290 The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3291 an idle function.
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3293 @code
3294 void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3295 {
3296 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3297 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3298 }
3299 @endcode
3300
4cc4bfaf 3301 @see wxUpdateUIEvent, DoUpdateWindowUI(), OnInternalIdle()
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3302 */
3303 virtual void UpdateWindowUI(long flags = wxUPDATE_UI_NONE);
3304
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3305 //@}
3306
3307
3308 // NOTE: static functions must have their own group or Doxygen will screw
3309 // up the ordering of the member groups
3310
23324ae1 3311 /**
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3313 */
3314 //@{
3c4f71cc 3315
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3316 /**
3317 Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control.
3c4f71cc 3318
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3319 This is useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control
3320 as in a standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
3321 colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
3322 system, especially if it uses themes.
3323
3324 The @a variant parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
3325 ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
3326 returned font. See SetWindowVariant() for more about this.
3327
3328 This static method is "overridden" in many derived classes and so calling,
3329 for example, wxButton::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
3330 return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
3331 from those returned by, say, wxListCtrl::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
3332
3333 The @c wxVisualAttributes structure has at least the fields
3334 @c font, @c colFg and @c colBg. All of them may be invalid
3335 if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
3336 especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
3337 the case for @c colBg for the controls with themed background.
3338
3339 @see InheritAttributes()
23324ae1 3340 */
47009083 3341 static wxVisualAttributes GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant variant = wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
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3343 /**
47009083 3344 Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
e25cd775 3345
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3346 @remarks Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without
3347 needing a wxWindow pointer.
3c4f71cc 3348
47009083 3349 @see SetFocus(), HasFocus()
23324ae1 3350 */
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3351 static wxWindow* FindFocus();
3352
3353 /**
3354 Find the first window with the given @e id.
3355
3356 If @a parent is @NULL, the search will start from all top-level frames
3357 and dialog boxes; if non-@NULL, the search will be limited to the given
3358 window hierarchy.
3359 The search is recursive in both cases.
3360
3361 @see FindWindow()
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3363 @return Window with the given @a id or @NULL if not found.
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3364 */
3365 static wxWindow* FindWindowById(long id, const wxWindow* parent = 0);
3366
3367 /**
3368 Find a window by its label.
3369
3370 Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
3371 or panel item label. If @a parent is @NULL, the search will start from all
3372 top-level frames and dialog boxes; if non-@NULL, the search will be
3373 limited to the given window hierarchy.
3374 The search is recursive in both cases.
3375
3376 @see FindWindow()
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3378 @return Window with the given @a label or @NULL if not found.
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3379 */
3380 static wxWindow* FindWindowByLabel(const wxString& label,
3381 const wxWindow* parent = 0);
3382
3383 /**
3384 Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or Create()
3385 function call).
3386
3387 If @a parent is @NULL, the search will start from all top-level frames
3388 and dialog boxes; if non-@NULL, the search will be limited to the given
3389 window hierarchy.
3390
3391 The search is recursive in both cases. If no window with such name is found,
3392 FindWindowByLabel() is called.
3393
3394 @see FindWindow()
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3395
3396 @return Window with the given @a name or @NULL if not found.
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3397 */
3398 static wxWindow* FindWindowByName(const wxString& name,
3399 const wxWindow* parent = 0);
3400
3401 /**
3402 Returns the currently captured window.
3403
3404 @see HasCapture(), CaptureMouse(), ReleaseMouse(),
3405 wxMouseCaptureLostEvent, wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
3406 */
3407 static wxWindow* GetCapture();
3408
3409 /**
3410 Create a new ID or range of IDs that are not currently in use.
3411 The IDs will be reserved until assigned to a wxWindow ID
3412 or unreserved with UnreserveControlId().
3413
3414 See @ref overview_windowids for more information.
3415
3416 @param count
3417 The number of sequential IDs to reserve.
3418
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3419 @return Returns the ID or the first ID of the range (i.e. the most negative),
3420 or wxID_NONE if the specified number of identifiers couldn't be allocated.
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3422 @see UnreserveControlId(), wxIdManager,
3423 @ref overview_windowids
3424 */
3425 static wxWindowID NewControlId(int count = 1);
3426
3427 /**
3428 Unreserve an ID or range of IDs that was reserved by NewControlId().
3429 See @ref overview_windowids for more information.
3430
3431 @param id
3432 The starting ID of the range of IDs to unreserve.
3433 @param count
3434 The number of sequential IDs to unreserve.
3435
3436 @see NewControlId(), wxIdManager, @ref overview_windowids
3437 */
3438 static void UnreserveControlId(wxWindowID id, int count = 1);
95b4a59e 3439
d0a67157 3440 //@}
95b4a59e 3441
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3442
3443
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3444protected:
3445
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3446 /**
3447 Centres the window.
3448
3449 @param direction
3450 Specifies the direction for the centring. May be wxHORIZONTAL,
3451 wxVERTICAL or wxBOTH. It may also include the wxCENTRE_ON_SCREEN
3452 flag.
3453
3454 @remarks This function is not meant to be called directly by user code,
3455 but via Centre, Center, CentreOnParent, or CenterOnParent.
4c51a665 3456 This function can be overridden to fine-tune centring behaviour.
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3458 virtual void DoCentre(int direction);
3459
95b4a59e 3460 /**
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3461 Implementation of GetBestSize() that can be overridden.
3462
3463 Notice that it is usually more convenient to override
3464 DoGetBestClientSize() rather than this method itself as you need to
3465 explicitly account for the window borders size if you do the latter.
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3466
3467 The default implementation of this function is designed for use in container
3468 windows, such as wxPanel, and works something like this:
3469 -# If the window has a sizer then it is used to calculate the best size.
3470 -# Otherwise if the window has layout constraints then those are used to
3471 calculate the best size.
3472 -# Otherwise if the window has children then the best size is set to be large
3473 enough to show all the children.
3474 -# Otherwise if there are no children then the window's minimal size will be
3475 used as its best size.
3476 -# Otherwise if there is no minimal size set, then the current size is used
3477 for the best size.
3478
3479 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
3480 */
3481 virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
3482
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3483 /**
3484 Override this method to return the best size for a custom control.
3485
3486 A typical implementation of this method should compute the minimal size
3487 needed to fully display the control contents taking into account the
3488 current font size.
3489
3490 The default implementation simply returns ::wxDefaultSize and
3491 GetBestSize() returns an arbitrary hardcoded size for the window, so
3492 you must override it when implementing a custom window class.
3493
3494 @see @ref overview_windowsizing
3495
3496 @since 2.9.0
3497 */
3498 virtual wxSize DoGetBestClientSize() const;
3499
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3500 /**
3501 Override this method to implement height-for-width best size
3502 calculation.
3503
3504 Return the height needed to fully display the control contents if its
3505 width is fixed to the given value. Custom classes implementing
3506 wrapping should override this method and return the height
3507 corresponding to the number of lines needed to lay out the control
3508 contents at this width.
3509
3510 Currently this method is not used by wxWidgets yet, however it is
3511 planned that it will be used by the new sizer classes implementing
3512 height-for-width layout strategy in the future.
3513
3514 Notice that implementing this method or even implementing both it and
3515 DoGetBestClientWidth() doesn't replace overriding DoGetBestClientSize(),
3516 i.e. you still need to implement the latter as well in order to provide
3517 the best size when neither width nor height are constrained.
3518
3519 By default returns ::wxDefaultCoord meaning that the vertical component
3520 of DoGetBestClientSize() return value should be used.
3521
3522 @since 2.9.4
3523 */
3524 virtual int DoGetBestClientHeight(int width) const;
3525
3526 /**
3527 Override this method to implement width-for-height best size
3528 calculation.
3529
3530 This method is exactly the same as DoGetBestClientHeight() except that
3531 it determines the width assuming the height is fixed instead of vice
3532 versa.
3533
3534 @since 2.9.4
3535 */
3536 virtual int DoGetBestClientWidth(int height) const;
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3538 /**
3539 Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
3540 components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
386279c3 3541 @deprecated Use SetInitialSize() instead.
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3543 virtual void SetInitialBestSize(const wxSize& size);
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3545 /**
3546 Generate wxWindowDestroyEvent for this window.
3547
3548 This is called by the window itself when it is being destroyed and
3549 usually there is no need to call it but see wxWindowDestroyEvent for
3550 explanations of when you might want to do it.
3551 */
3552 void SendDestroyEvent();
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3555 This function is public in wxEvtHandler but protected in wxWindow
3556 because for wxWindows you should always call ProcessEvent() on the
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3557 pointer returned by GetEventHandler() and not on the wxWindow object
3558 itself.
3559
3560 For convenience, a ProcessWindowEvent() method is provided as a synonym
ccd4e1bc 3561 for @code GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent() @endcode
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3563 Note that it's still possible to call these functions directly on the
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3565 create subtle bugs when windows with event handlers pushed on them are
3566 involved.
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3568 This holds also for all other wxEvtHandler functions.
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3569 */
3570 virtual bool ProcessEvent(wxEvent& event);
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3572 //@{
3573 /**
3574 See ProcessEvent() for more info about why you shouldn't use this function
3575 and the reason for making this function protected in wxWindow.
3576 */
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3577 bool SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent& event);
3578 virtual void QueueEvent(wxEvent *event);
3579 virtual void AddPendingEvent(const wxEvent& event);
3580 void ProcessPendingEvents();
3581 bool ProcessThreadEvent(const wxEvent& event);
3582 //@}
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3584
3585
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3587// ============================================================================
3588// Global functions/macros
3589// ============================================================================
3590
b21126db 3591/** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_misc */
7fa7088e 3592//@{
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3594/**
3595 Find the deepest window at the mouse pointer position, returning the window
3596 and current pointer position in screen coordinates.
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3598 @header{wx/window.h}
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4cc4bfaf 3600wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPointer(wxPoint& pt);
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3601
3602/**
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3603 Gets the currently active window (implemented for MSW and GTK only
3604 currently, always returns @NULL in the other ports).
3605
3606 @header{wx/window.h}
23324ae1 3607*/
4cc4bfaf 3608wxWindow* wxGetActiveWindow();
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3610/**
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3611 Returns the first top level parent of the given window, or in other words,
3612 the frame or dialog containing it, or @NULL.
3613
3614 @header{wx/window.h}
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3616wxWindow* wxGetTopLevelParent(wxWindow* window);
3617
3618//@}
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