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6\section{\class{wxAccessible}}\label{wxaccessible}
7
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8The wxAccessible class allows wxWidgets applications, and
9wxWidgets itself, to return extended information about user interface elements
2dab56e9 10to client applications such as screen readers. This is the
fc2171bd 11main way in which wxWidgets implements accessibility features.
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13At present, only Microsoft Active Accessibility is supported
14by this class.
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16To use this class, derive from wxAccessible, implement appropriate
17functions, and associate an object of the class with a
18window using \helpref{wxWindow::SetAccessible}{wxwindowsetaccessible}.
19
20All functions return an indication of success, failure, or not implemented
21using values of the wxAccStatus enum type.
22
dbd94b75 23If you return wxACC\_NOT\_IMPLEMENTED from any function, the system will try to
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24implement the appropriate functionality. However this will not work with
25all functions.
26
27Most functions work with an {\it object id}, which can be zero to refer to
28'this' UI element, or greater than zero to refer to the nth child element.
29This allows you to specify elements that don't have a corresponding wxWindow or
30wxAccessible; for example, the sash of a splitter window.
31
32For details on the semantics of functions and types, please refer to the
33Microsoft Active Accessibility 1.2 documentation.
34
fc2171bd 35This class is compiled into wxWidgets only if the wxUSE\_ACCESSIBILITY setup
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36symbol is set to 1.
37
38\wxheading{Derived from}
39
40\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
41
42\wxheading{Include files}
43
44<wx/access.h>
45
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46\wxheading{Library}
47
48\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
49
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50\wxheading{Data structures}
51
52Functions return a wxAccStatus error code, which
53may be one of the following:
54
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55{\small
56\begin{verbatim}
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57typedef enum
58{
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59 wxACC_FAIL, // The function failed
60 wxACC_FALSE, // The function returned false
61 wxACC_OK, // The function completed successfully
62 wxACC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, // The function is not implemented
63 wxACC_NOT_SUPPORTED // The function is not supported
2dab56e9 64} wxAccStatus
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65\end{verbatim}
66}
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67
68Directions of navigation are represented by
69the following:
70
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71{\small
72\begin{verbatim}
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73typedef enum
74{
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75 wxNAVDIR_DOWN,
76 wxNAVDIR_FIRSTCHILD,
77 wxNAVDIR_LASTCHILD,
78 wxNAVDIR_LEFT,
79 wxNAVDIR_NEXT,
80 wxNAVDIR_PREVIOUS,
81 wxNAVDIR_RIGHT,
82 wxNAVDIR_UP
2dab56e9 83} wxNavDir
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84\end{verbatim}
85}
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86
87The role of a user interface element is represented
88by the following type:
89
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90{\small
91\begin{verbatim}
2dab56e9 92typedef enum {
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93 wxROLE_NONE,
94 wxROLE_SYSTEM_ALERT,
95 wxROLE_SYSTEM_ANIMATION,
96 wxROLE_SYSTEM_APPLICATION,
97 wxROLE_SYSTEM_BORDER,
98 wxROLE_SYSTEM_BUTTONDROPDOWN,
99 wxROLE_SYSTEM_BUTTONDROPDOWNGRID,
100 wxROLE_SYSTEM_BUTTONMENU,
101 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CARET,
102 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CELL,
103 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CHARACTER,
104 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CHART,
105 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CHECKBUTTON,
106 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CLIENT,
107 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CLOCK,
108 wxROLE_SYSTEM_COLUMN,
109 wxROLE_SYSTEM_COLUMNHEADER,
110 wxROLE_SYSTEM_COMBOBOX,
111 wxROLE_SYSTEM_CURSOR,
112 wxROLE_SYSTEM_DIAGRAM,
113 wxROLE_SYSTEM_DIAL,
114 wxROLE_SYSTEM_DIALOG,
115 wxROLE_SYSTEM_DOCUMENT,
116 wxROLE_SYSTEM_DROPLIST,
117 wxROLE_SYSTEM_EQUATION,
118 wxROLE_SYSTEM_GRAPHIC,
119 wxROLE_SYSTEM_GRIP,
120 wxROLE_SYSTEM_GROUPING,
121 wxROLE_SYSTEM_HELPBALLOON,
122 wxROLE_SYSTEM_HOTKEYFIELD,
123 wxROLE_SYSTEM_INDICATOR,
124 wxROLE_SYSTEM_LINK,
125 wxROLE_SYSTEM_LIST,
126 wxROLE_SYSTEM_LISTITEM,
127 wxROLE_SYSTEM_MENUBAR,
128 wxROLE_SYSTEM_MENUITEM,
129 wxROLE_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUP,
130 wxROLE_SYSTEM_OUTLINE,
131 wxROLE_SYSTEM_OUTLINEITEM,
132 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PAGETAB,
133 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PAGETABLIST,
134 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PANE,
135 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PROGRESSBAR,
136 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PROPERTYPAGE,
137 wxROLE_SYSTEM_PUSHBUTTON,
138 wxROLE_SYSTEM_RADIOBUTTON,
139 wxROLE_SYSTEM_ROW,
140 wxROLE_SYSTEM_ROWHEADER,
141 wxROLE_SYSTEM_SCROLLBAR,
142 wxROLE_SYSTEM_SEPARATOR,
143 wxROLE_SYSTEM_SLIDER,
144 wxROLE_SYSTEM_SOUND,
145 wxROLE_SYSTEM_SPINBUTTON,
146 wxROLE_SYSTEM_STATICTEXT,
147 wxROLE_SYSTEM_STATUSBAR,
148 wxROLE_SYSTEM_TABLE,
149 wxROLE_SYSTEM_TEXT,
150 wxROLE_SYSTEM_TITLEBAR,
151 wxROLE_SYSTEM_TOOLBAR,
152 wxROLE_SYSTEM_TOOLTIP,
153 wxROLE_SYSTEM_WHITESPACE,
154 wxROLE_SYSTEM_WINDOW
2dab56e9 155} wxAccRole
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156\end{verbatim}
157}
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158
159Objects are represented by the following type:
160
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161{\small
162\begin{verbatim}
2dab56e9 163typedef enum {
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164 wxOBJID_WINDOW = 0x00000000,
165 wxOBJID_SYSMENU = 0xFFFFFFFF,
166 wxOBJID_TITLEBAR = 0xFFFFFFFE,
167 wxOBJID_MENU = 0xFFFFFFFD,
168 wxOBJID_CLIENT = 0xFFFFFFFC,
169 wxOBJID_VSCROLL = 0xFFFFFFFB,
170 wxOBJID_HSCROLL = 0xFFFFFFFA,
171 wxOBJID_SIZEGRIP = 0xFFFFFFF9,
172 wxOBJID_CARET = 0xFFFFFFF8,
173 wxOBJID_CURSOR = 0xFFFFFFF7,
174 wxOBJID_ALERT = 0xFFFFFFF6,
175 wxOBJID_SOUND = 0xFFFFFFF5
2dab56e9 176} wxAccObject
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177\end{verbatim}
178}
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179
180Selection actions are identified by
181this type:
182
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183{\small
184\begin{verbatim}
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185typedef enum
186{
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187 wxACC_SEL_NONE = 0,
188 wxACC_SEL_TAKEFOCUS = 1,
189 wxACC_SEL_TAKESELECTION = 2,
190 wxACC_SEL_EXTENDSELECTION = 4,
191 wxACC_SEL_ADDSELECTION = 8,
192 wxACC_SEL_REMOVESELECTION = 16
2dab56e9 193} wxAccSelectionFlags
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194\end{verbatim}
195}
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196
197States are represented by the following:
198
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199{\small
200\begin{verbatim}
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201#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_ALERT_HIGH 0x00000001
202#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_ALERT_MEDIUM 0x00000002
203#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_ALERT_LOW 0x00000004
204#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_ANIMATED 0x00000008
205#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_BUSY 0x00000010
206#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_CHECKED 0x00000020
207#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_COLLAPSED 0x00000040
208#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT 0x00000080
209#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_EXPANDED 0x00000100
210#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_EXTSELECTABLE 0x00000200
211#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_FLOATING 0x00000400
212#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSABLE 0x00000800
213#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSED 0x00001000
214#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_HOTTRACKED 0x00002000
215#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_INVISIBLE 0x00004000
216#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_MARQUEED 0x00008000
217#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_MIXED 0x00010000
218#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_MULTISELECTABLE 0x00020000
219#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_OFFSCREEN 0x00040000
220#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_PRESSED 0x00080000
221#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_PROTECTED 0x00100000
222#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_READONLY 0x00200000
223#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_SELECTABLE 0x00400000
224#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_SELECTED 0x00800000
225#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_SELFVOICING 0x01000000
226#define wxACC_STATE_SYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE 0x02000000
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227\end{verbatim}
228}
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229
230Event identifiers that can be sent via \helpref{wxAccessible::NotifyEvent}{wxaccessiblenotifyevent} are
231as follows:
232
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233{\small
234\begin{verbatim}
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235#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_SOUND 0x0001
236#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_ALERT 0x0002
237#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND 0x0003
238#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUSTART 0x0004
239#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUEND 0x0005
240#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPSTART 0x0006
241#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPEND 0x0007
242#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTURESTART 0x0008
243#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTUREEND 0x0009
244#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZESTART 0x000A
245#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZEEND 0x000B
246#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPSTART 0x000C
247#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPEND 0x000D
248#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPSTART 0x000E
249#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPEND 0x000F
250#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGSTART 0x0010
251#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGEND 0x0011
252#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGSTART 0x0012
253#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGEND 0x0013
254#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHSTART 0x0014
255#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHEND 0x0015
256#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZESTART 0x0016
257#define wxACC_EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZEEND 0x0017
258#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_CREATE 0x8000
259#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_DESTROY 0x8001
260#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_SHOW 0x8002
261#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_HIDE 0x8003
262#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_REORDER 0x8004
263#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS 0x8005
264#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTION 0x8006
265#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONADD 0x8007
266#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONREMOVE 0x8008
267#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONWITHIN 0x8009
268#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_STATECHANGE 0x800A
269#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_LOCATIONCHANGE 0x800B
270#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_NAMECHANGE 0x800C
271#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_DESCRIPTIONCHANGE 0x800D
272#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_VALUECHANGE 0x800E
273#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_PARENTCHANGE 0x800F
274#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_HELPCHANGE 0x8010
275#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_DEFACTIONCHANGE 0x8011
276#define wxACC_EVENT_OBJECT_ACCELERATORCHANGE 0x8012
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277\end{verbatim}
278}
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279
280\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
281
282\membersection{wxAccessible::wxAccessible}\label{wxaccessiblewxaccessible}
283
284\func{}{wxAccessible}{\param{wxWindow* }{win = NULL}}
285
286Constructor, taking an optional window. The object can be associated with
287a window later.
288
289\membersection{wxAccessible::\destruct{wxAccessible}}\label{wxaccessibledtor}
290
291\func{}{\destruct{wxAccessible}}{\void}
292
293Destructor.
294
295\membersection{wxAccessible::DoDefaultAction}\label{wxaccessibledodefaultaction}
296
297\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{DoDefaultAction}{\param{int }{childId}}
298
299Performs the default action for the object. {\it childId} is 0 (the action for this object)
300or greater than 0 (the action for a child). Return wxACC\_NOT\_SUPPORTED if there
301is no default action for this window (e.g. an edit control).
302
303\membersection{wxAccessible::GetChild}\label{wxaccessiblegetchild}
304
305\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetChild}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxAccessible** }{child}}
306
307Gets the specified child (starting from 1). If {\it child} is NULL and the return value is wxACC\_OK,
308this means that the child is a simple element and not an accessible object.
309
310\membersection{wxAccessible::GetChildCount}\label{wxaccessiblegetchildcount}
311
a37e4a07 312\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetChildCount}{\param{int* }{childCount}}
2dab56e9 313
a37e4a07 314Returns the number of children in {\it childCount}.
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315
316\membersection{wxAccessible::GetDefaultAction}\label{wxaccessiblegetdefaultaction}
317
318\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetDefaultAction}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{actionName}}
319
320Gets the default action for this object (0) or a child (greater than 0).
321Return wxACC\_OK even if there is no action. {\it actionName} is the action, or the empty
322string if there is no action. The retrieved string describes the action that is performed on an object,
323not what the object does as a result. For example, a toolbar button that prints
324a document has a default action of "Press" rather than "Prints the current document."
325
326\membersection{wxAccessible::GetDescription}\label{wxaccessiblegetdescription}
327
328\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetDescription}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{description}}
329
330Returns the description for this object or a child.
331
332\membersection{wxAccessible::GetFocus}\label{wxaccessiblegetfocus}
333
334\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetFocus}{\param{int* }{childId}, \param{wxAccessible** }{child}}
335
336Gets the window with the keyboard focus. If childId is 0 and child is NULL, no object in
337this subhierarchy has the focus. If this object has the focus, child should be 'this'.
338
339\membersection{wxAccessible::GetHelpText}\label{wxaccessiblegethelptext}
340
341\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetHelpText}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{helpText}}
342
343Returns help text for this object or a child, similar to tooltip text.
344
345\membersection{wxAccessible::GetKeyboardShortcut}\label{wxaccessiblegetkeyboardshortcut}
346
347\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetKeyboardShortcut}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{shortcut}}
348
349Returns the keyboard shortcut for this object or child.
350Return e.g. ALT+K.
351
352\membersection{wxAccessible::GetLocation}\label{wxaccessiblegetlocation}
353
354\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetLocation}{\param{wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{int }{elementId}}
355
356Returns the rectangle for this object (id is 0) or a child element (id is greater than 0).
a37e4a07 357{\it rect} is in screen coordinates.
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359\membersection{wxAccessible::GetName}\label{wxaccessiblegetname}
360
361\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetName}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{name}}
362
363Gets the name of the specified object.
364
365\membersection{wxAccessible::GetParent}\label{wxaccessiblegetparent}
366
367\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetParent}{\param{wxAccessible** }{parent}}
368
369Returns the parent of this object, or NULL.
370
371\membersection{wxAccessible::GetRole}\label{wxaccessiblegetrole}
372
373\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetRole}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxAccRole* }{role}}
374
375Returns a role constant describing this object. See \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible} for a list
376of these roles.
377
378\membersection{wxAccessible::GetSelections}\label{wxaccessiblegetselections}
379
380\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetSelections}{\param{wxVariant* }{selections}}
381
382Gets a variant representing the selected children
383of this object.
384
385Acceptable values are:
386
387\begin{itemize}
388\item a null variant (IsNull() returns TRUE)
389\item a list variant (GetType() == wxT("list"))
390\item an integer representing the selected child element,
391or 0 if this object is selected (GetType() == wxT("long"))
392\item a "void*" pointer to a wxAccessible child object
393\end{itemize}
394
395\membersection{wxAccessible::GetState}\label{wxaccessiblegetstate}
396
397\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetState}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{long* }{state}}
398
399Returns a state constant. See \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible} for a list
400of these states.
401
402\membersection{wxAccessible::GetValue}\label{wxaccessiblegetvalue}
403
404\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{GetValue}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxString* }{strValue}}
405
406Returns a localized string representing the value for the object
407or child.
408
409\membersection{wxAccessible::GetWindow}\label{wxaccessiblegetwindow}
410
411\func{wxWindow*}{GetWindow}{\void}
412
413Returns the window associated with this object.
414
415\membersection{wxAccessible::HitTest}\label{wxaccessiblehittest}
416
417\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{HitTest}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}, \param{int* }{childId}, \param{wxAccessible** }{childObject}}
418
419Returns a status value and object id to indicate whether the given point was on this or
420a child object. Can return either a child object, or an integer
421representing the child element, starting from 1.
422
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423{\it pt} is in screen coordinates.
424
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425\membersection{wxAccessible::Navigate}\label{wxaccessiblenavigate}
426
427\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{Navigate}{\param{wxNavDir }{navDir}, \param{int }{fromId}, \param{int* }{toId}, \param{wxAccessible** }{toObject}}
428
429Navigates from {\it fromId} to {\it toId}/{\it toObject}.
430
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2dab56e9 432
dbd94b75 433\func{virtual static void}{NotifyEvent}{\param{int}{ eventType}, \param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{wxAccObject }{objectType}, \param{int }{objectType}}
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434
435Allows the application to send an event when something changes in an accessible object.
436
437\membersection{wxAccessible::Select}\label{wxaccessibleselect}
438
439\func{virtual wxAccStatus}{Select}{\param{int }{childId}, \param{wxAccSelectionFlags }{selectFlags}}
440
441Selects the object or child. See \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible} for a list
442of the selection actions.
443
444\membersection{wxAccessible::SetWindow}\label{wxaccessiblesetwindow}
445
446\func{void}{SetWindow}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
447
448Sets the window associated with this object.
449