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1\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
2
2cdac558 3wxWindow is the base class for all windows. Any children of the window will be deleted
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4automatically by the destructor before the window itself is deleted.
5
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6Please note that we documented a number of handler functions (OnChar(), OnMouse() etc.) in this
7help text. These must not be called by a user program and are documented only for illustration.
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8On several platforms, only a few of these handlers are actually written (they are not always
9needed) and if you are uncertain on how to add a certain behaviour to a window class, intercept
10the respective event as usual and call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} so that the native
11platform can implement its native behaviour or just ignore the event if nothing needs to be
12done.
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14\wxheading{Derived from}
15
16\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
17\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
18
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19\wxheading{Include files}
20
21<wx/window.h>
22
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23\wxheading{Window styles}
24
25The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
4130b487 26window class or on all platforms.
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28\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
29\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
30\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
27d029c7 31for this style. }
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32\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows only.}
33\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
27d029c7 34\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border. GTK only. }
6453876e 35\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
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36\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
37events. Windows only.}
38\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_3D}}{Prevents the children of this window taking on 3D styles, even though
39the application-wide policy is for 3D controls. Windows only.}
40\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
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41\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that the window
42wants to get all char events - even for keys like TAB or ENTER which are
43usually used for dialog navigation and which wouldn't be generated without
44this style}
f6bcfd97 45\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
895fc9cb 46the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
f6bcfd97 47new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
4130b487 48Windows.}
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49\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar. (Still used?) }
50\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar. (Still used?) }
884360bc 51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
6453876e 52repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
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53\end{twocollist}
54
55See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
56
57\wxheading{See also}
58
59\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
60
61\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
62
f6bcfd97 63\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
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64
65\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
66
67Default constructor.
68
eaaa6a06 69\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
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70 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
71 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
eaaa6a06 72 \param{long }{style = 0},
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73 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
74
75Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
76
77\wxheading{Parameters}
78
79\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
80
81\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If -1, will automatically create an identifier.}
82
83\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
84should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
85an actual position.}
86
87\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-1, -1) which indicates that wxWindows
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88should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
89window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
90correctly sized. }
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92\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
93
94\docparam{name}{Window name.}
95
96\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}
97
98\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
99
100Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
101the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
102use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWindows
103can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
104
105\wxheading{See also}
106
107\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
108\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
109\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
110\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
111
112\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}
113
114\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
115
116Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
117functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
118
119\wxheading{Parameters}
120
121\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
122
123\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
124
125\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
126
127Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
128release the capture.
129
130\wxheading{See also}
131
132\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
133
134\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
135
eaaa6a06 136\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
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138A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
139
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140\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
141
142\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
143
144A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
145
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146\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
147
148\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
149
150A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
151
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152\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
153
7eb4e9cc 154\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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156Centres the window.
157
158\wxheading{Parameters}
159
160\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
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161or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
162if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
163parent window.}
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165The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
166(it has no effect).
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168\wxheading{Remarks}
169
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170If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
171centered relative to the screen anyhow.
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173\wxheading{See also}
174
175\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
176
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177\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
178
7eb4e9cc 179\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
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181Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
182\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
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184\wxheading{Parameters}
185
186\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
187or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
188
189\wxheading{Remarks}
190
191This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
192parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
b2cf617c 193window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
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194\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
195
196\wxheading{See also}
197
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198\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
199
200\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
201
202\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
203
204Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
205otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
206
207\wxheading{Parameters}
208
209\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
210or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
211
212\wxheading{See also}
213
214\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
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216\membersection{wxWindow::Clear}\label{wxwindowclear}
217
218\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
219
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220Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
221cause an erase background event to be generated.
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223\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}
224
225\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
226
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227\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
228
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229Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
230
231\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
232a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
233
234\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
235a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
236
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237\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
238
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239\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
240implements the following methods:\par
241\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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242\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
243\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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245}
246
247
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248\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
249
8a293590 250\func{virtual bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = FALSE}}
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252The purpose of this call is to provide a safer way of destroying a window than using
253the {\it delete} operator.
254
255\wxheading{Parameters}
256
257\docparam{force}{FALSE if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
258of this window, TRUE if it cannot.}
259
260\wxheading{Remarks}
261
262Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing an opportunity for the window to
263choose whether to destroy the window.
264
265The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
266using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}, in which case it should
267destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
268
269Applies to managed windows (wxFrame and wxDialog classes) only.
270
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271{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be destroyed; but it
272provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which may or may not be implemented by
273destroying the window. The default implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not
274necessarily delete the dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which
275itself only hides the dialog.
276
277To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead.
278
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279\wxheading{See also}
280
281\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
282\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
283\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
284\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
285
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286\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
287
288\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
289
290\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
291
292Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
293
294For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
295and then divided by 4.
296
297For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
298and then divided by 8.
299
300\wxheading{Remarks}
301
302Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
303Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units.
304
305You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
306
307{\small
308\begin{verbatim}
309#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
310\end{verbatim}
311}
312
313\wxheading{See also}
314
315\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
316
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318implements the following methods:\par
319\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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320\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
321\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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323
324Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
325\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
c9110876 326\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
06d20283 327units to pixels}
c9110876 328\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
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330\end{twocollist}}
331}
332
333
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334\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
335
336\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
337
338\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
339
340Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
341
342For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
343character width.
344
345For the y dimension, the pixels are multipled by 8 and then divided by the average
346character height.
347
348\wxheading{Remarks}
349
350Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
351Dialogs created using Dialog Editor optionally use dialog units.
352
353\wxheading{See also}
354
355\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
356
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358\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
359implements the following methods:\par
360\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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361\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
362\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
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364}
365
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366\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
367
368\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
369
370Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
371different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
372are not destroyed immediately when this function is called - they are added
373to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
374have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existant
375windows.
376
377\wxheading{Return value}
378
379TRUE if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
380to the list of windows pending real deletion.
381
382\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}
383
384\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
385
386Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
387
388\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
389
8a293590 390\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
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392Enables or disables elibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
393
394\wxheading{Parameters}
395
396\docparam{accept}{If TRUE, the window is eligible for drop file events. If FALSE, the window
397will not accept drop file events.}
398
399\wxheading{Remarks}
400
401Windows only.
402
403\wxheading{See also}
404
405\helpref{wxWindow::OnDropFiles}{wxwindowondropfiles}
406
407\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
408
8a293590 409\func{virtual void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable}}
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411Enable or disable the window for user input.
412
413\wxheading{Parameters}
414
415\docparam{enable}{If TRUE, enables the window for input. If FALSE, disables the window.}
416
417\wxheading{See also}
418
419\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled}
420
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421\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
422
423\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
424
425Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
426
427\wxheading{Remarks}
428
429Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
430
431\wxheading{See also}
432
433\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
434
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435\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
436
437\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
438
439Find a child of this window, by identifier.
440
441\func{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
442
443Find a child of this window, by name.
444
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446implements the following methods:\par
447\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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448\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
449\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
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451}
452
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453\membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
454
455\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
456
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458anything if there are no subwindows.
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460\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
461
462\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
463
464Returns the background colour of the window.
465
466\wxheading{See also}
467
468\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
469\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
470\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
471\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground}
472
7f071e73 473\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
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475\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
476
477This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
478example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
3e02f5ed 479control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
8771a323 480\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
3e02f5ed 481same as the size the window would have had after calling
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483
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484\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
485
486\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
487
488Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
489
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490\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}
491
492\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
493
494Returns the character height for this window.
495
496\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}
497
498\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
499
500Returns the average character width for this window.
501
502\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}
503
c0ed460c 504\func{wxList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
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c0ed460c 506Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
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508\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
509
510\constfunc{virtual void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
511
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514This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels. The client area is the
515area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding title bar, border etc.
516
517\wxheading{Parameters}
518
519\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
520
521\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
522
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524implements the following methods:\par
525\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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526\twocolitem{{\bf wxGetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
527\twocolitem{{\bf wxGetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
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529}
530
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531\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
532
533\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
534
535Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
536
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538
539\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
540
541Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
542
543\wxheading{See also}
544
b2cf617c 545\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
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547
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548\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
549
550\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
551
552Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
553own event handler.
554
555\wxheading{See also}
556
557\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
558\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
559\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
560\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
561\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
562
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564
565\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
566
567Returns the extra style bits for the window.
568
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569\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
570
c0ed460c 571\constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
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c0ed460c 573Returns a reference to the font for this window.
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575\wxheading{See also}
576
577\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
578
579\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
580
581\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
582
583Returns the foreground colour of the window.
584
585\wxheading{Remarks}
586
587The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
588to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
589be used at all.
590
591\wxheading{See also}
592
593\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
594\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
595\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
596
597\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}
598
599\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
600
601Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
602
603\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}
604
605\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
606
607Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
6453876e 608handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif or {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK.
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611
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613
614\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
615
616Returns the identifier of the window.
617
618\wxheading{Remarks}
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621(or the default Id -1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
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624
b2cf617c 625\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
5b6aa0ff 626\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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629
630\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
631
632Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
633identification purposes.
634
635\wxheading{Remarks}
636
637The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
638For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
639the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
640tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
641by name.
642
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644
645\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
646
647This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window or
648if no parent, relative to the whole display.
649
650\wxheading{Parameters}
651
652\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window.}
653
654\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window.}
655
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657implements the following methods:\par
658\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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660\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
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662}
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668Returns the window's name.
669
670\wxheading{Remarks}
671
672This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
673name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
674
675\wxheading{See also}
676
677\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
678
679\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}
680
681\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
682
683Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
684
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686
687\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
688
689Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
690
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692
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695Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
696
697\wxheading{See also}
698
699\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
700
701\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
702
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705Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
706
707\wxheading{See also}
708
709See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
710
711\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
712
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715Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
716
717\wxheading{See also}
718
719\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
720
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723\constfunc{virtual void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
724
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728
729\wxheading{Parameters}
730
731\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
732
733\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
734
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736implements the following methods:\par
737\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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739\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
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741}
742
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744
745\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
746 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
8a293590 747 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = FALSE}}
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749Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
750window with the currently selected font.
751
752\wxheading{Parameters}
753
754\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
755
756\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
757
758\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
759
760\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
761
762\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
763
764\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
765
766\docparam{use16}{If TRUE, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is FALSE.}
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769\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
770implements the following methods:\par
771\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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773\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
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775\end{twocollist}}
776}
777
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780
781\func{virtual wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
782
783Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
784
785\wxheading{See also}
786
787\helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle}{wxwindowsettitle}
788
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790
791\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
792
793Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
794only be called within an \helpref{OnPaint}{wxwindowonpaint} event handler.
795
796\wxheading{See also}
797
798\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}, \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnPaint}{wxwindowonpaint}
799
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801
802\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
803
804Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
805
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808\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
809
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811method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
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813\membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
814
815\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
816
817Sends an \helpref{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}{wxwindowoninitdialog} event, which
818in turn transfers data to the dialog via validators.
819
820\wxheading{See also}
821
822\helpref{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}{wxwindowoninitdialog}
823
824\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
825
826\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
827
828Returns TRUE if the window is enabled for input, FALSE otherwise.
829
830\wxheading{See also}
831
832\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
833
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836\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
837
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841
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845last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
4130b487 846only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
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849implements the following methods:\par
850\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
851\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0}}{}
852\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
853\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
8771a323 854\end{twocollist}}}
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857
858\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
859
860Returns TRUE if the window is retained, FALSE otherwise.
861
862\wxheading{Remarks}
863
864Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
865
866\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
867
868\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
869
870Returns TRUE if the window is shown, FALSE if it has been hidden.
871
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873
874\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
875
876Returns TRUE if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
877dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
878window).
879
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881
882\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
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885for this window.
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887See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} on when
888this function gets called automatically using auto layout.
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890\membersection{wxWindow::LoadFromResource}\label{wxwindowloadfromresource}
891
892\func{virtual bool}{LoadFromResource}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent},\rtfsp
893\param{const wxString\& }{resourceName}, \param{const wxResourceTable* }{resourceTable = NULL}}
894
895Loads a panel or dialog from a resource file.
896
897\wxheading{Parameters}
898
899\docparam{parent}{Parent window.}
900
901\docparam{resourceName}{The name of the resource to load.}
902
903\docparam{resourceTable}{The resource table to load it from. If this is NULL, the
904default resource table will be used.}
905
906\wxheading{Return value}
907
908TRUE if the operation succeeded, otherwise FALSE.
909
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911
912\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
913
914Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
915or frame).
916
917\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
918
8a293590 919\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
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925\wxheading{Parameters}
926
927\docparam{flag}{If TRUE, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
928the user can only interact with this window. If FALSE, the effect is reversed.}
929
930\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
931
eaaa6a06 932\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
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937
938\wxheading{Parameters}
939
940\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
941
942\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
943
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945
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947
948Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
949wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
950as the call:
951
952\begin{verbatim}
953 SetSize(x, y, -1, -1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
954\end{verbatim}
955
956\wxheading{See also}
957
958\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
959
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961implements the following methods:\par
962\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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969
970\func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
971
972Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
973
974\wxheading{Parameters}
975
976\docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
977
978\wxheading{Remarks}
979
980If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns TRUE,
981otherwise it returns FALSE (it is being deactivated).
982
983\wxheading{See also}
984
985\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
986\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
987
988\membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
989
990\func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
991
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994\wxheading{Parameters}
995
996\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
997details about this class.}
998
999\wxheading{Remarks}
1000
1001This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1002use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1003default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1004
1005Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1006values.
1007
818e52c2 1008Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
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1013
1014\wxheading{See also}
1015
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1018\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1019
1020\membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1021
1022\func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1023
1024This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1025before they are processed by child windows.
1026
1027\wxheading{Parameters}
1028
1029\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1030details about this class.}
1031
1032\wxheading{Remarks}
1033
1034This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1035use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1036keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1037
1038An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1039where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1040
1041Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1042values.
1043
1044This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
6453876e 1045Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
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1049\wxheading{See also}
1050
1051\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1052\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1053\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1054
1055\membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1056
1057\func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1058
1059This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1060
1061\wxheading{Parameters}
1062
1063\docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1064
1065\docparam{event}{Command event}
1066
1067\wxheading{Remarks}
1068
1069This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1070from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1071the control(s) in question.
1072
1073\wxheading{See also}
1074
1075\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1076\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1077
1078\membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1079
1080\func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1081
1082Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1083or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1084
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1087handler.
1088
1089\wxheading{Return value}
1090
1091If TRUE is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
1092attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1093you may delete other windows.
1094
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1096
1097\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1098\helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1099\helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1100\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1101
1102\membersection{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}\label{wxwindowonclosewindow}
1103
1104\func{void}{OnCloseWindow}{\param{wxCloseEvent\& }{event}}
1105
1106This is an event handler function called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1107or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows). It is
1108called via the \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose} function, so
1109that the application can also invoke the handler programmatically.
1110
1111Use the EVT\_CLOSE event table macro to handle close events.
1112
1113You should check whether the application is forcing the deletion of the window
1114using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce}{wxcloseeventgetforce}. If this is TRUE,
1115destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
1116If not, it is up to you whether you respond by destroying the window.
1117
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1119the window is required, test for the negative of CanVeto. If CanVeto returns FALSE,
1120it is not possible to skip window deletion.)
1121
1122If you don't destroy the window, you should call \helpref{wxCloseEvent::Veto}{wxcloseeventveto} to
1123let the calling code know that you did not destroy the window. This allows the \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose} function
1124to return TRUE or FALSE depending on whether the close instruction was honoured or not.
1125
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1127
1128The \helpref{wxWindow::OnClose}{wxwindowonclose} virtual function remains
1129for backward compatibility with earlier versions of wxWindows. The
1130default {\bf OnCloseWindow} handler for wxFrame and wxDialog will call {\bf OnClose},
1131destroying the window if it returns TRUE or if the close is being forced.
1132
1133\wxheading{See also}
1134
1135\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1136\helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1137\helpref{wxWindow::OnClose}{wxwindowonclose},\rtfsp
1138\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
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1140\helpref{wxApp::OnQueryEndSession}{wxapponqueryendsession},\rtfsp
1141\helpref{wxApp::OnEndSession}{wxapponendsession}
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1144
1145\func{void}{OnDropFiles}{\param{wxDropFilesEvent\&}{ event}}
1146
1147Called when files have been dragged from the file manager to the window.
1148
1149\wxheading{Parameters}
1150
1151\docparam{event}{Drop files event. For more information, see \helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}.}
1152
1153\wxheading{Remarks}
1154
1155The window must have previously been enabled for dropping by calling
1156\rtfsp\helpref{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}.
1157
1158This event is only generated under Windows.
1159
1160To intercept this event, use the EVT\_DROP\_FILES macro in an event table definition.
1161
1162\wxheading{See also}
1163
1164\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}{wxwindowdragacceptfiles},\rtfsp
1165\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1166
1167\membersection{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}\label{wxwindowonerasebackground}
1168
1169\func{void}{OnEraseBackground}{\param{wxEraseEvent\&}{ event}}
1170
1171Called when the background of the window needs to be erased.
1172
1173\wxheading{Parameters}
1174
1175\docparam{event}{Erase background event. For more information, see \helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}.}
1176
1177\wxheading{Remarks}
1178
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1184To intercept this event, use the EVT\_ERASE\_BACKGROUND macro in an event table definition.
1185
1186\wxheading{See also}
1187
1188\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}, \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1189
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1191
1192\func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1193
1194Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1195modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1196
1197\wxheading{Parameters}
1198
1199\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1200details about this class.}
1201
1202\wxheading{Remarks}
1203
1204This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1205use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1206default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1207
1208Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
b2cf617c 1209keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
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1211
1212Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1213
1214\wxheading{See also}
1215
1216\helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1217\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1218\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1219
1220\membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1221
1222\func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1223
1224Called when the user has released a key.
1225
1226\wxheading{Parameters}
1227
1228\docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1229details about this class.}
1230
1231\wxheading{Remarks}
1232
1233This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1234use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1235default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1236
1237Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
b2cf617c 1238keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
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1240
1241Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1242
1243\wxheading{See also}
1244
1245\helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1246\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1247\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1248
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1250
1251\func{void}{OnKillFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
1252
1253Called when a window's focus is being killed.
1254
1255\wxheading{Parameters}
1256
1257\docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
1258
1259\wxheading{Remarks}
1260
1261To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_KILL\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
1262
1263Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1264
1265\wxheading{See also}
1266
1267\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}{wxwindowonsetfocus},\rtfsp
1268\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1269
1270\membersection{wxWindow::OnIdle}\label{wxwindowonidle}
1271
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1274Provide this member function for any processing which needs to be done
1275when the application is idle.
1276
1277\wxheading{See also}
1278
1279\helpref{wxApp::OnIdle}{wxapponidle}, \helpref{wxIdleEvent}{wxidleevent}
1280
1281\membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
1282
1283\func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1284
1285Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1286
1287\wxheading{Parameters}
1288
1289\docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1290
1291\wxheading{Remarks}
1292
1293Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1294the validator that each control has.
1295
1296\wxheading{See also}
1297
1298\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1299
1300\membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1301
1302\func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1303
1304Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1305
1306\wxheading{Parameters}
1307
1308\docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1309
1310\wxheading{Remarks}
1311
1312A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1313menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1314a range of commands.
1315
1316\wxheading{See also}
1317
1318\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1319\helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1320\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1321
1322\membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1323
1324\func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1325
1326Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1327mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1328pressed.
1329
1330\wxheading{Parameters}
1331
1332\docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1333
1334\wxheading{Remarks}
1335
1336You can choose any member function to receive
1337menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1338for all menu items.
1339
1340The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1341text in the first field of the status bar.
1342
1343This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWindows, but this was confusing
1344since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1345
1346\wxheading{See also}
1347
1348\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1349\helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1350\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1351
1352
1353\membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1354
1355\func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1356
1357Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1358mouse.
1359
1360\wxheading{Parameters}
1361
1362\docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1363more details.}
1364
1365\wxheading{Remarks}
1366
1367Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1368
1369To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1370mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1371
1372\wxheading{See also}
1373
1374\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1375\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1376
1377\membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1378
1379\func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1380
1381Called when a window is moved.
1382
1383\wxheading{Parameters}
1384
1385\docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1386
1387\wxheading{Remarks}
1388
1389Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1390
1391\wxheading{Remarks}
1392
1393Not currently implemented.
1394
1395\wxheading{See also}
1396
1397\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1398\helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1399\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1400
1401\membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1402
1403\func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1404
1405Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1406
1407\wxheading{Parameters}
1408
1409\docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1410
1411\wxheading{Remarks}
1412
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1416
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1418even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
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1420For example:
1421
1422\small{%
1423\begin{verbatim}
605d715d 1424 void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
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1426 wxPaintDC dc(this);
1427
1428 DrawMyDocument(dc);
1429 }
1430\end{verbatim}
1431}%
1432
1433You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1434that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1435terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1436some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1437scrolled units.
1438
76c5df24 1439Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
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1441{\small%
1442\begin{verbatim}
1443// Called when window needs to be repainted.
605d715d 1444void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
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1446 wxPaintDC dc(this);
1447
1448 // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1449 int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
cf3da716 1450 GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
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1452 int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
76c5df24 1453 wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
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1455 while (upd)
1456 {
1457 vX = upd.GetX();
1458 vY = upd.GetY();
1459 vW = upd.GetW();
1460 vH = upd.GetH();
1461
1462 // Alternatively we can do this:
1463 // wxRect rect;
1464 // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1465
1466 // Repaint this rectangle
1467 ...some code...
1468
1469 upd ++ ;
1470 }
1471}
1472\end{verbatim}
1473}%
1474
1475\wxheading{See also}
1476
1477\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
1478\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
1479\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1480
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1482
5f1ea0ee 1483\func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
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5f1ea0ee 1485Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
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1487\wxheading{Parameters}
1488
1489\docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
1490calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
1491scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
1492
1493\wxheading{Remarks}
1494
1495Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
1496until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
1497for horizontal events).
1498
1499\wxheading{See also}
1500
5f1ea0ee 1501\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
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1503
1504\membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
1505
1506\func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
1507
1508Called when a window's focus is being set.
1509
1510\wxheading{Parameters}
1511
1512\docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
1513
1514\wxheading{Remarks}
1515
1516To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
1517
1518Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1519
1520\wxheading{See also}
1521
1522\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
1523\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1524
1525\membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
1526
1527\func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
1528
1529Called when the window has been resized.
1530
1531\wxheading{Parameters}
1532
1533\docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
1534
1535\wxheading{Remarks}
1536
1537You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
1538
1539Note that the size passed is of
1540the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
1541used by the application.
1542
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1544may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
1545you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
1546may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
1547
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1549
1550\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
1551\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1552
1553\membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
1554
1555\func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
1556
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1559\wxheading{Parameters}
1560
1561\docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
1562
1563\wxheading{See also}
1564
1565\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
1566\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1567
1568\membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
1569
1570\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = FALSE}}
1571
1572Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
1573
1574\wxheading{Parameters}
1575
1576\docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is TRUE, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
1577default value is FALSE.}
1578
1579\wxheading{See also}
1580
1581\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1582\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1583\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1584\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1585\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
1586
1587\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
1588
605d715d 1589\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos}}
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1591\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
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1593Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
1594window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
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1596processed as usually.
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1598\wxheading{Parameters}
1599
1600\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
1601
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1603
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1605
1606\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
1607
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1609
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1611
1612\wxheading{Remarks}
1613
1614Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui} is called
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1616by the window.
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1619implements the following methods:\par
1620\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1622\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
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1624}
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1627
1628\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
1629
1630Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
1631
1632\wxheading{Parameters}
1633
1634\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
1635
1636\wxheading{Remarks}
1637
1638An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
1639sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
1640an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
1641central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
1642window classes.
1643
1644\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
1645an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
1646handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
1647remove the event handler.
1648
1649\wxheading{See also}
1650
1651\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
1652\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1653\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1654\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1655\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
1656
1657\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
1658
1659\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
1660
1661Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1662or frame).
1663
1664\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
1665
8a293590 1666\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = TRUE}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect
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1668
1669Causes a message or event to be generated to repaint the
1670window.
1671
1672\wxheading{Parameters}
1673
1674\docparam{eraseBackground}{If TRUE, the background will be
1675erased.}
1676
1677\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
1678be treated as damaged.}
1679
1680\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
1681
1682\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
1683
1684Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
1685
1686\wxheading{See also}
1687
1688\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}
1689
1690\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
1691
1692\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
1693
1694Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
1695functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
1696
1697\wxheading{Parameters}
1698
1699\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
1700
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1702
1703\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
1704
1705Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
18ac8d69 1706current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
103aab26 1707and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
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1709\wxheading{Parameters}
1710
1711\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
1712
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1715\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1716
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1718
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1720
1721\wxheading{Parameters}
1722
1723\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
1724
1725\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
1726
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1730implements the following methods:\par
1731\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1733\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
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1736
1737
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1739
eaaa6a06 1740\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
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1744\wxheading{Parameters}
1745
1746\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
1747
1748\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
1749
1750\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
1751pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
f6bcfd97 1752can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.}
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1754\wxheading{Remarks}
1755
a660d684 1756Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
6453876e 1757redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
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1760
1761\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
1762
1763Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
1764
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1766
8a293590 1767\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
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1769Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
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1771\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} and
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1774\wxheading{Parameters}
1775
1776\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to TRUE if you wish the Layout function to be called
1777from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.}
1778
1779\wxheading{See also}
1780
1781\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
1782
1783\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
1784
1785\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
1786
1787Sets the background colour of the window.
1788
1789\wxheading{Parameters}
1790
1791\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour.}
1792
1793\wxheading{Remarks}
1794
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1797under Windows and automatically under GTK.
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1800may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::Clear}{wxwindowclear} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
1801calling this function.
1802
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1804not look equally well when used with "Themes", i.e GTK's ability to change its
1805look as the user wishes with run-time loadable modules.
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1808
1809\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1810\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1811\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
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1813\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
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1817
1818\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
1819
1820Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
1821
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1823
1824\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
1825
1826\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
1827
1828This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
1829tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
1830worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
1831around panel items, for example.
1832
1833\wxheading{Parameters}
1834
1835\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
1836
1837\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
1838
1839\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
1840
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1842implements the following methods:\par
1843\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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1845\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
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1850
1851\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
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1855Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
1856children of the window implicitly.
1857
1858The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
1859be reset back to default.
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1861\wxheading{Parameters}
1862
1863\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
1864
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1866
1867\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
1868
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1870
1871\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
1872
1873Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
1874will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
1875If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
1876window, it will be deleted.
1877
1878\wxheading{Parameters}
1879
1880\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
1881constraints.}
1882
1883\wxheading{Remarks}
1884
1885You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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1888sizer will have effect.
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1891
1892\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
1893
1894Associates a drop target with this window.
1895
1896If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
1897
1898\wxheading{See also}
1899
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1904
1905\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
1906
1907Sets the event handler for this window.
1908
1909\wxheading{Parameters}
1910
1911\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
1912
1913\wxheading{Remarks}
1914
1915An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
1916sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
1917an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
1918central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
1919window classes.
1920
1921It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
1922this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
1923handed to the next one in the chain.
1924
1925\wxheading{See also}
1926
1927\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
1928\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1929\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
1930\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
1931\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
1932
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1934
1935\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
1936
1937Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
1938bits are:
1939
1940\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
1941\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
1942\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
1943and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
1944window if it has this style flag set.}
1945\end{twocollist}
1946
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1948
1949\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
1950
1951This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
1952
1953\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
1954
1955\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
1956
1957Sets the font for this window.
1958
1959\wxheading{Parameters}
1960
1961\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window.}
1962
1963\wxheading{See also}
1964
1965\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont}
1966
1967\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
1968
1969\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
1970
1971Sets the foreground colour of the window.
1972
1973\wxheading{Parameters}
1974
1975\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour.}
1976
1977\wxheading{Remarks}
1978
1979The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
1980to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
1981be used at all.
1982
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1984i.e. the user chosen apperance of windows and controls, including the themes of
1985their parent windows.
1986
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1988
1989\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1990\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1991\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1992
1993\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
1994
1995\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
1996
1997Sets the identifier of the window.
1998
1999\wxheading{Remarks}
2000
2001Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2002an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2003on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2004
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2006
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2008\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
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2010\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
2011
2012\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
2013
2014Sets the window's name.
2015
2016\wxheading{Parameters}
2017
2018\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
2019
2020\wxheading{See also}
2021
2022\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
2023
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2025
2026\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
2027
2028Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
2029
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2031
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2033\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
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2036Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2037
2038\wxheading{Parameters}
2039
2040\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2041
2042\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
2043
2044\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
2045
2046\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
2047
2048\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.}
2049
2050\wxheading{Remarks}
2051
2052Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
2053The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
2054
2055You would use:
2056
2057{\small%
2058\begin{verbatim}
2059 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
2060\end{verbatim}
2061}
2062
2063Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2064above 50 minus 16, or 34.
2065
2066You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2067size by the character height in pixels.
2068
2069When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2070the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2071scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2072call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
2073from your \helpref{wxWindow::OnSize}{wxwindowonsize} event handler function.
2074
2075\wxheading{See also}
2076
2077\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
2078\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2079
2080\begin{comment}
2081\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
2082
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2085Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2086
2087\wxheading{Parameters}
2088
2089\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2090
2091\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
2092
2093\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.}
2094
2095\wxheading{Remarks}
2096
2097The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
2098click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
2099page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
2100value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
2101
2102In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
2103the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
2104document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
2105will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
2106disappear.
2107
2108Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
2109handling of pages and ranges.
2110
2111\wxheading{See also}
2112
2113\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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2117\end{comment}
2118
2119\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
2120
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2123Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2124
2125\wxheading{Parameters}
2126
2127\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2128
2129\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
2130
2131\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.}
2132
2133\wxheading{Remarks}
2134
2135This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
2136application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
2137
2138\wxheading{See also}
2139
2140\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
2141\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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2144
2145\begin{comment}
2146\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
2147
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2150Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2151
2152\wxheading{Parameters}
2153
2154\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
2155
2156\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
2157
2158\docparam{refresh}{TRUE to redraw the scrollbar, FALSE otherwise.}
2159
2160\wxheading{Remarks}
2161
2162The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
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2164would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
2165total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
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2167
2168\wxheading{See also}
2169
2170\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
2171\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
2172\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
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2175\end{comment}
2176
2177\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
2178
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2180 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
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2183
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2185
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2189
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2191
2192\wxheading{Parameters}
2193
2194\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2195value should be used.}
2196
2197\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2198value should be used.}
2199
2200\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2201value should be used.}
2202
2203\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or -1 to indicate that the existing
2204value should be used.}
2205
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2207
2208\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
2209
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2211
2212{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -1 width value is taken to indicate
2213a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2214{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -1 height value is taken to indicate
2215a wxWindows-supplied default width.\\
2216{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: -1 size values are taken to indicate
2217a wxWindows-supplied default size.\\
2218{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
2219if -1 values are supplied.\\
2220{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -1 and less to be interpreted
2221as real dimensions, not default values.
2222}
2223
2224\wxheading{Remarks}
2225
2226The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
2227x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
2228
2229The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
2230Parameters may be -1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
2231by wxWindows, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
2232
2233\wxheading{See also}
2234
2235\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
2236
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2239\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
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2241\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
2242\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
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2247
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2249 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
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2251Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
2252If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
2253
2254\wxheading{Parameters}
2255
2256\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
2257
2258\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
2259
2260\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
2261
2262\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
2263
2264\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
2265
2266\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
2267
2268\wxheading{Remarks}
2269
2270If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
2271given bounds.
2272
2273The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
2274
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2276
2277\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2278
2279Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
2280will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2281If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2282window, it will be deleted.
2283
2284\wxheading{Parameters}
2285
2286\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2287sizer.}
2288
2289\wxheading{Remarks}
2290
2291You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
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2293explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
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2297
2298\func{virtual void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
2299
2300Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
2301
2302\wxheading{Parameters}
2303
2304\docparam{title}{The window's title.}
2305
2306\wxheading{See also}
2307
2308\helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle}{wxwindowgettitle}
2309
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2311
2312\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
2313
2314Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
2315create a new validator of this type.
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2318
2319\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
2320
2321\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
2322
2323Attach a tooltip to the window.
2324
2325See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
2326 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
2327
2328
2329\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
2330
2331\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
2332
2333Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
2334
2335
2336
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2338
2339\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
2340
2341Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
2342
2343\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
2344
2345\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
2346
2347Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
2348after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
2349be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
2350
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2353\wxheading{See also}
2354
2355\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
2356
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2361Shows or hides the window.
2362
2363\wxheading{Parameters}
2364
2365\docparam{show}{If TRUE, displays the window and brings it to the front. Otherwise,
2366hides the window.}
2367
2368\wxheading{See also}
2369
2370\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
2371
2372\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
2373
2374\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
2375
2376Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
2377FALSE if a transfer failed.
2378
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2379If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
2380the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
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2382\wxheading{See also}
2383
2384\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
2385\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
2386
2387\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
2388
2389\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
2390
2391Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
2392
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2393If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
2394the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
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2396\wxheading{Return value}
2397
2398Returns FALSE if a transfer failed.
2399
2400\wxheading{See also}
2401
2402\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
2403\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
2404
2405\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
2406
2407\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
2408
2409Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
2410
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2411If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
2412the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
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2414\wxheading{Return value}
2415
2416Returns FALSE if any of the validations failed.
2417
2418\wxheading{See also}
2419
2420\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
2421\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
2422\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
2423
2424\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
2425
2426\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
2427
2428Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
2429
2430\wxheading{Parameters}
2431
2432\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
2433
2434\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
2435