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1\section{\class{wxValidator}}\label{wxvalidator}
2
3wxValidator is the base class for a family of validator classes that mediate
4between a class of control, and application data.
5
6A validator has three major roles:
7
8\begin{enumerate}\itemsep=0pt
9\item to transfer data from a C++ variable or own storage to and from a control;
10\item to validate data in a control, and show an appropriate error message;
11\item to filter events (such as keystrokes), thereby changing the behaviour of the
12associated control.
13\end{enumerate}
14
15Validators can be plugged into controls dynamically.
16
17To specify a default, `null' validator, use the symbol {\bf wxDefaultValidator}.
18
19For more information, please see \helpref{Validator overview}{validatoroverview}.
20
21\pythonnote{If you wish to create a validator class in wxPython you should
22derive the class from \tt{wxPyValidator} in order to get Python-aware
23capabilities for the various virtual methods.}
24
25\wxheading{Derived from}
26
27\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
28\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
29
30\wxheading{Include files}
31
32<wx/validate.h>
33
34\wxheading{See also}
35
36\helpref{Validator overview}{validatoroverview},
37\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator},
38\helpref{wxGenericValidator}{wxgenericvalidator},
39
40
41\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
42
43\membersection{wxValidator::wxValidator}\label{wxvalidatorconstr}
44
45\func{}{wxValidator}{\void}
46
47Constructor.
48
49\membersection{wxValidator::\destruct{wxValidator}}
50
51\func{}{\destruct{wxValidator}}{\void}
52
53Destructor.
54
55\membersection{wxValidator::Clone}\label{wxvalidatorclone}
56
57\constfunc{virtual wxValidator*}{Clone}{\void}
58
59All validator classes must implement the {\bf Clone} function, which returns
60an identical copy of itself. This is because validators are passed to control
61constructors as references which must be copied. Unlike objects such as pens
62and brushes, it does not make sense to have a reference counting scheme
63to do this cloning, because all validators should have separate
64data.
65
66This base function returns NULL.
67
68\membersection{wxValidator::GetWindow}\label{wxvalidatorgetwindow}
69
70\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetWindow}{\void}
71
72Returns the window associated with the validator.
73
74\membersection{wxValidator::SetBellOnError}{wxvalidatorsetbellonerror}
75
76\func{void}{SetBellOnError}{\param{bool}{ doIt = TRUE}}
77
78This functions switches on or turns off the error sound produced by the
79validators if an invalid key is pressed.
80
81\membersection{wxValidator::SetWindow}\label{wxvalidatorsetwindow}
82
83\func{void}{SetWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ window}}
84
85Associates a window with the validator.
86
87\membersection{wxValidator::TransferFromWindow}\label{wxvalidatortransferfromwindow}
88
89\func{virtual bool}{TransferToWindow}{}
90
91This overridable function is called when the value in the window must be
92transferred to the validator. Return FALSE if there is a problem.
93
94\membersection{wxValidator::TransferToWindow}\label{wxvalidatortransfertowindow}
95
96\func{virtual bool}{TransferToWindow}{}
97
98This overridable function is called when the value associated with the validator must be
99transferred to the window. Return FALSE if there is a problem.
100
101\membersection{wxValidator::Validate}\label{wxvalidatorvalidate}
102
103\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}}
104
105This overridable function is called when the value in the associated window must be validated.
106Return FALSE if the value in the window is not valid; you may pop up an error dialog.
107
108