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3%% Purpose: wxWindow documentation
4%% Author: wxWidgets Team
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11
12\section{\class{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindow}
13
14wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
15screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
16device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
17
18Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
19the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
20have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the \helpref{window
21deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview} for more information.
22
23Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
24\texttt{GetXXX()} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
25\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize} or
26\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}). In this case, the overloads
27are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
28results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
29English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
30variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
31class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual \texttt{DoGetXXX()} method
32and all \texttt{GetXXX()} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
33changes the behaviour of the latter.
34
35\wxheading{Derived from}
36
37\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
38\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
39
40\wxheading{Include files}
41
42<wx/window.h>
43
44\wxheading{Window styles}
45
46The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
47window class or on all platforms.
48
49\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
50\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
51\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
52for this style. }
53\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.}
54\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.}
55\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.}
56\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only. }
57\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.}
58\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
59events. Windows only.}
60\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.}
61\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
62the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
63keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
64and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
65use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
66normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
67wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
68Shift-Tab.}
69\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{On Windows, this style used to disable repainting
70the window completely when its size is changed. Since this behaviour is now the default, the style is now obsolete
71and no longer has an effect.}
72\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.}
73\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.}
74\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
75disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
76size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
77This style is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxGTK and wxUniversal and does
78nothing on the other platforms.}
79\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
80repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.}
81\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
82a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
83just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
84behaviour by default before 2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
85problems with code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
86Currently this style applies on GTK+ 2 and Windows only, and full repainting is always
87done on other platforms.}
88\end{twocollist}
89
90See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
91
92\wxheading{Extra window styles}
93
94The following are extra styles, set using \helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}{wxwindowsetextrastyle}.
95
96\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
97\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
98\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
99only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
100descend into all subwindows.}
101\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
102parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
103given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
104the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
105flag on by default.}
106\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
107be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
108dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
109parent is destroyed before the child.}
110\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
111if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
112\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
113even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
114\end{twocollist}
115
116\wxheading{See also}
117
118\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
119
120\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
121
122
123\membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow}\label{wxwindowctor}
124
125\func{}{wxWindow}{\void}
126
127Default constructor.
128
129\func{}{wxWindow}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id},
130 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},
131 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},
132 \param{long }{style = 0},
133 \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxPanelNameStr}}
134
135Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
136
137\wxheading{Parameters}
138
139\docparam{parent}{Pointer to a parent window.}
140
141\docparam{id}{Window identifier. If wxID\_ANY, will automatically create an identifier.}
142
143\docparam{pos}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition indicates that wxWidgets
144should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
145an actual position.}
146
147\docparam{size}{Window size. wxDefaultSize indicates that wxWidgets
148should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
149window will be sized to 20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
150correctly sized. }
151
152\docparam{style}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}.}
153
154\docparam{name}{Window name.}
155
156
157\membersection{wxWindow::\destruct{wxWindow}}\label{wxwindowdtor}
158
159\func{}{\destruct{wxWindow}}{\void}
160
161Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
162the {\bf delete} operator explicitly, you should normally
163use \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} so that wxWidgets
164can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
165
166\wxheading{See also}
167
168\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
169\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
170\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
171
172
173\membersection{wxWindow::AddChild}\label{wxwindowaddchild}
174
175\func{virtual void}{AddChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
176
177Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
178functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
179
180Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
181called by the user code.
182
183\wxheading{Parameters}
184
185\docparam{child}{Child window to add.}
186
187
188\membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize}
189
190\constfunc{void}{CacheBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
191
192Sets the cached best size value.
193
194
195\membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse}
196
197\func{virtual void}{CaptureMouse}{\void}
198
199Directs all mouse input to this window. Call \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse} to
200release the capture.
201
202Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
203and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
204captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
205window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
206as you capture it, unless the window receives
207the \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent} event.
208
209Any application which captures the mouse in the beginning of some operation
210{\em must} handle \helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
211and cancel this operation when it receives the event. The event handler must
212not recapture mouse.
213
214\wxheading{See also}
215
216\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse}
217\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
218
219
220\membersection{wxWindow::Center}\label{wxwindowcenter}
221
222\func{void}{Center}{\param{int}{ direction}}
223
224A synonym for \helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
225
226
227\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent}
228
229\func{void}{CenterOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction}}
230
231A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcentreonparent}.
232
233
234\membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
235
236\func{void}{CenterOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction}}
237
238A synonym for \helpref{CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcentreonscreen}.
239
240
241\membersection{wxWindow::Centre}\label{wxwindowcentre}
242
243\func{void}{Centre}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
244
245Centres the window.
246
247\wxheading{Parameters}
248
249\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
250or {\tt wxBOTH}. It may also include {\tt wxCENTRE\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
251if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
252parent window.}
253
254The flag {\tt wxCENTRE\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
255(it has no effect).
256
257\wxheading{Remarks}
258
259If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
260centered relative to the screen anyhow.
261
262\wxheading{See also}
263
264\helpref{wxWindow::Center}{wxwindowcenter}
265
266
267\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent}
268
269\func{void}{CentreOnParent}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
270
271Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
272\helpref{Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
273
274\wxheading{Parameters}
275
276\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
277or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
278
279\wxheading{Remarks}
280
281This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
282parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
283window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
284\helpref{wxWindow::Centre}{wxwindowcentre}.
285
286\wxheading{See also}
287
288\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}{wxwindowcenteronscreen}
289
290
291\membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen}
292
293\func{void}{CentreOnScreen}{\param{int}{ direction = wxBOTH}}
294
295Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
296otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
297
298\wxheading{Parameters}
299
300\docparam{direction}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be {\tt wxHORIZONTAL}, {\tt wxVERTICAL}\rtfsp
301or {\tt wxBOTH}.}
302
303\wxheading{See also}
304
305\helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent}{wxwindowcenteronparent}
306
307
308\membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground}\label{wxwindowclearbackground}
309
310\func{void}{ClearBackground}{\void}
311
312Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
313cause an erase background event to be generated.
314
315
316\membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen}
317
318\constfunc{virtual void}{ClientToScreen}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
319
320\perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a 2-element list instead of
321modifying its parameters.}
322
323\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ClientToScreen}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
324
325Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
326
327\docparam{x}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
328a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
329
330\docparam{y}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
331a screen coordinate will be passed out.}
332
333\docparam{pt}{The client position for the second form of the function.}
334
335\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
336implements the following methods:\par
337\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
338\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
339\twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
340\end{twocollist}}
341}
342
343
344\membersection{wxWindow::Close}\label{wxwindowclose}
345
346\func{bool}{Close}{\param{bool}{ force = {\tt false}}}
347
348This function simply generates a \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} whose
349handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
350however.
351
352\wxheading{Parameters}
353
354\docparam{force}{{\tt false} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
355of this window, {\tt true} if it cannot.}
356
357\wxheading{Remarks}
358
359Close calls the \helpref{close handler}{wxcloseevent} for the window, providing
360an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
361Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
362classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
363
364The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
365using \helpref{wxCloseEvent::CanVeto}{wxcloseeventcanveto}, in which case it
366should destroy the window using \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy}.
367
368{\it Note} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
369destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
370may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
371implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
372dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID\_CANCEL event which is handled by
373the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
374
375To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
376\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy} instead
377
378\wxheading{See also}
379
380\helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
381\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy}{wxwindowdestroy},\rtfsp
382\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
383
384
385\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
386
387\func{wxPoint}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
388
389\func{wxSize}{ConvertDialogToPixels}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
390
391Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
392
393For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
394and then divided by 4.
395
396For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
397and then divided by 8.
398
399\wxheading{Remarks}
400
401Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
402
403You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
404
405{\small
406\begin{verbatim}
407#define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
408\end{verbatim}
409}
410
411\wxheading{See also}
412
413\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
414
415\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
416implements the following methods:\par
417\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
418\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
419\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
420\end{twocollist}}
421
422Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:\par
423\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
424\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_PNT(win, point)}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
425units to pixels}
426\twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG\_SZE(win, size)}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
427units to pixels}
428\end{twocollist}}
429}
430
431
432
433\membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog}
434
435\func{wxPoint}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
436
437\func{wxSize}{ConvertPixelsToDialog}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ sz}}
438
439Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
440
441For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 4 and then divided by the average
442character width.
443
444For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by 8 and then divided by the average
445character height.
446
447\wxheading{Remarks}
448
449Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
450
451\wxheading{See also}
452
453\helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels}
454
455\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par
456\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
457\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
458\twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize}
459\end{twocollist}}
460}
461
462
463\membersection{wxWindow::Destroy}\label{wxwindowdestroy}
464
465\func{virtual bool}{Destroy}{\void}
466
467Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
468different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
469are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
470to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
471have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
472windows.
473
474\wxheading{Return value}
475
476{\tt true} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
477to the list of windows pending real deletion.
478
479
480\membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren}
481
482\func{virtual void}{DestroyChildren}{\void}
483
484Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
485
486
487\membersection{wxWindow::Disable}\label{wxwindowdisable}
488
489\func{bool}{Disable}{\void}
490
491Disables the window, same as \helpref{Enable({\tt false})}{wxwindowenable}.
492
493\wxheading{Return value}
494
495Returns {\tt true} if the window has been disabled, {\tt false} if it had been
496already disabled before the call to this function.
497
498
499\membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize}
500
501\constfunc{virtual wxSize}{DoGetBestSize}{\void}
502
503Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
504the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
505same size as it would have after a call to \helpref{Fit()}{wxwindowfit}.
506
507
508\membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui}
509
510\func{virtual void}{DoUpdateWindowUI}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&}{ event}}
511
512Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
513This function is called by \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
514in order to check return values in the \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} and
515act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
516implements this function as follows:
517
518\begin{verbatim}
519// do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
520void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
521{
522 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
523 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
524
525 if ( event.GetSetText() )
526 {
527 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
528 SetTitle(event.GetText());
529 }
530}
531\end{verbatim}
532
533
534
535\membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles}
536
537\func{virtual void}{DragAcceptFiles}{\param{bool}{ accept}}
538
539Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
540
541\wxheading{Parameters}
542
543\docparam{accept}{If {\tt true}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If {\tt false}, the window
544will not accept drop file events.}
545
546\wxheading{Remarks}
547
548Windows only.
549
550
551\membersection{wxWindow::Enable}\label{wxwindowenable}
552
553\func{virtual bool}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
554
555Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
556disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
557when the parent is.
558
559\wxheading{Parameters}
560
561\docparam{enable}{If {\tt true}, enables the window for input. If {\tt false}, disables the window.}
562
563\wxheading{Return value}
564
565Returns {\tt true} if the window has been enabled or disabled, {\tt false} if
566nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
567
568\wxheading{See also}
569
570\helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled}{wxwindowisenabled},\rtfsp
571\helpref{wxWindow::Disable}{wxwindowdisable},\rtfsp
572\helpref{wxRadioBox::Enable}{wxradioboxenable}
573
574
575\membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus}\label{wxwindowfindfocus}
576
577\func{static wxWindow*}{FindFocus}{\void}
578
579Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
580
581\wxheading{Remarks}
582
583Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
584
585\wxheading{See also}
586
587\helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}
588
589
590
591\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow}\label{wxwindowfindwindow}
592
593\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{long}{ id}}
594
595Find a child of this window, by identifier.
596
597\constfunc{wxWindow*}{FindWindow}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}}
598
599Find a child of this window, by name.
600
601\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
602implements the following methods:\par
603\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
604\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)}}{Accepts an integer}
605\twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)}}{Accepts a string}
606\end{twocollist}}
607}
608
609
610\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid}
611
612\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowById}{\param{long}{ id}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
613
614Find the first window with the given {\it id}.
615
616If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
617frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
618The search is recursive in both cases.
619
620\wxheading{See also}
621
622\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
623
624
625\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel}
626
627\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
628
629Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
630or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
631frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
632The search is recursive in both cases.
633
634\wxheading{See also}
635
636\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
637
638
639\membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname}
640
641\func{static wxWindow*}{FindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ name}, \param{wxWindow*}{ parent = NULL}}
642
643Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
644If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
645frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
646The search is recursive in both cases.
647
648If no window with such name is found,
649\helpref{FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} is called.
650
651\wxheading{See also}
652
653\helpref{FindWindow}{wxwindowfindwindow}
654
655
656\membersection{wxWindow::Fit}\label{wxwindowfit}
657
658\func{virtual void}{Fit}{\void}
659
660Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
661anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the
662sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
663subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
664margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
665
666\begin{verbatim}
667 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
668\end{verbatim}
669
670instead of calling Fit.
671
672
673\membersection{wxWindow::FitInside}\label{wxwindowfitinside}
674
675\func{virtual void}{FitInside}{\void}
676
677Similar to \helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
678of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
679sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
680an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
681subwindows.
682
683
684\membersection{wxWindow::Freeze}\label{wxwindowfreeze}
685
686\func{virtual void}{Freeze}{\void}
687
688Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
689on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. \helpref{Thaw}{wxwindowthaw} must
690be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
691nested.
692
693This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
694is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
695a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
696controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
697directive.
698
699\wxheading{See also}
700
701\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
702
703
704\membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable}
705
706\constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*}{GetAcceleratorTable}{\void}
707
708Gets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
709
710
711\membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible}
712
713\func{wxAccessible*}{GetAccessible}{\void}
714
715Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
716
717See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
718
719
720\membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize}
721
722\constfunc{wxSize}{GetAdjustedBestSize}{\void}
723
724This method is similar to \helpref{GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize}, except
725in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
726window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
727specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
728be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
729
730
731\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
732
733\constfunc{virtual wxColour}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
734
735Returns the background colour of the window.
736
737\wxheading{See also}
738
739\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
740\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
741\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
742
743\membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
744
745\constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle}{GetBackgroundStyle}{\void}
746
747Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
748whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
749be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
750application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
751
752On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
753background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
754
755\wxheading{See also}
756
757\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
758\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
759\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
760
761\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize}
762
763\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestFittingSize}{\void}
764
765Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
766
767\wxheading{See also}
768
769\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
770\helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
771\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
772
773
774\membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize}
775
776\constfunc{wxSize}{GetBestSize}{\void}
777
778This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
779example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
780control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
781\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}), the size returned by this function will be the
782same as the size the window would have had after calling
783\helpref{Fit}{wxwindowfit}.
784
785
786\membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture}\label{wxwindowgetcapture}
787
788\func{static wxWindow *}{GetCapture}{\void}
789
790Returns the currently captured window.
791
792\wxheading{See also}
793
794\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
795\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
796\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
797\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
798\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
799
800
801\membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret}\label{wxwindowgetcaret}
802
803\constfunc{wxCaret *}{GetCaret}{\void}
804
805Returns the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
806
807
808\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight}
809
810\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharHeight}{\void}
811
812Returns the character height for this window.
813
814
815\membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth}
816
817\constfunc{virtual int}{GetCharWidth}{\void}
818
819Returns the average character width for this window.
820
821
822\membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren}\label{wxwindowgetchildren}
823
824\func{wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
825
826\constfunc{const wxWindowList\&}{GetChildren}{\void}
827
828Returns a reference to the list of the window's children. \texttt{wxWindowList}
829is a type-safe \helpref{wxList}{wxlist}-like class whose elements are of type
830\texttt{wxWindow *}.
831
832
833\membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}
834
835\func{static wxVisualAttributes}{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{ variant = \texttt{wxWINDOW\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
836
837Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
838useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
839standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
840colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
841system, especially if it uses themes.
842
843The \arg{variant} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
844ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
845returned font. See \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
846for more about this.
847
848This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
849for example, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
850return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
851from those returned by, say, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
852
853The \texttt{wxVisualAttributes} structure has at least the fields
854\texttt{font}, \texttt{colFg} and \texttt{colBg}. All of them may be invalid
855if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
856especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
857the case for \texttt{colBg} for the controls with themed background.
858
859\wxheading{See also}
860
861\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
862
863
864\membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize}
865
866\constfunc{void}{GetClientSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
867
868\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
869a 2-element list {\tt (width, height)}.}
870
871\constfunc{wxSize}{GetClientSize}{\void}
872
873This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels.
874The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
875excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
876
877\wxheading{Parameters}
878
879\docparam{width}{Receives the client width in pixels.}
880
881\docparam{height}{Receives the client height in pixels.}
882
883\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
884implements the following methods:\par
885\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
886\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple of (width, height)}
887\twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()}}{Returns a wxSize object}
888\end{twocollist}}
889}
890
891\wxheading{See also}
892
893\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
894\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
895
896
897
898\membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints}
899
900\constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*}{GetConstraints}{\void}
901
902Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
903
904
905\membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer}
906
907\constfunc{const wxSizer *}{GetContainingSizer}{\void}
908
909Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
910{\tt NULL}.
911
912
913\membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor}\label{wxwindowgetcursor}
914
915\constfunc{const wxCursor\&}{GetCursor}{\void}
916
917Return the cursor associated with this window.
918
919\wxheading{See also}
920
921\helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}
922
923
924\membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes}
925
926\constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes}{GetDefaultAttributes}{\void}
927
928Currently this is the same as calling
929\helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes}(\helpref{GetWindowVariant}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}()).
930
931One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
932the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
933virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
934
935The other one is that in the future this function could return different
936results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
937than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
938in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
939function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
940version can be used without having to create an object first.
941
942
943\membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget}
944
945\constfunc{wxDropTarget*}{GetDropTarget}{\void}
946
947Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
948
949\wxheading{See also}
950
951\helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}{wxwindowsetdroptarget},
952\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
953
954
955\membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler}
956
957\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{GetEventHandler}{\void}
958
959Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
960own event handler.
961
962\wxheading{See also}
963
964\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
965\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
966\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
967\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
968\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
969
970
971\membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle}
972
973\constfunc{long}{GetExtraStyle}{\void}
974
975Returns the extra style bits for the window.
976
977
978\membersection{wxWindow::GetFont}\label{wxwindowgetfont}
979
980\constfunc{wxFont}{GetFont}{\void}
981
982Returns the font for this window.
983
984\wxheading{See also}
985
986\helpref{wxWindow::SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont}
987
988
989\membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour}
990
991\func{virtual wxColour}{GetForegroundColour}{\void}
992
993Returns the foreground colour of the window.
994
995\wxheading{Remarks}
996
997The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
998to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
999be used at all.
1000
1001\wxheading{See also}
1002
1003\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
1004\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
1005\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour}
1006
1007
1008\membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent}
1009
1010\constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetGrandParent}{\void}
1011
1012Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
1013
1014
1015\membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle}\label{wxwindowgethandle}
1016
1017\constfunc{void*}{GetHandle}{\void}
1018
1019Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
1020handle, such as {\bf HWND} for Windows, {\bf Widget} for Motif, {\bf GtkWidget} for GTK or {\bf WinHandle} for PalmOS.
1021
1022\pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.}
1023
1024\perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.}
1025
1026
1027\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpTextAtPoint}\label{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}
1028
1029\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{\param{const wxPoint &}{point}, \param{wxHelpEvent::Origin }{origin}}
1030
1031Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window. This
1032method should be overridden if the help message depends on the position inside
1033the window, otherwise \helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext} can be used.
1034
1035\wxheading{Parameters}
1036
1037\docparam{point}{Coordinates of the mouse at the moment of help event emission.}
1038
1039\docparam{origin}{Help event origin, see also \helpref{wxHelpEvent::GetOrigin}{wxhelpeventgetorigin}.}
1040
1041\newsince{2.7.0}
1042
1043
1044\membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText}\label{wxwindowgethelptext}
1045
1046\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetHelpText}{\void}
1047
1048Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1049
1050Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
1051and not in the window object itself.
1052
1053\wxheading{See also}
1054
1055\helpref{SetHelpText}{wxwindowsethelptext}, \helpref{GetHelpTextAtPoint}{wxwindowgethelptextatpoint}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
1056
1057
1058\membersection{wxWindow::GetId}\label{wxwindowgetid}
1059
1060\constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
1061
1062Returns the identifier of the window.
1063
1064\wxheading{Remarks}
1065
1066Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1067(or the default wxID\_ANY) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
1068
1069\wxheading{See also}
1070
1071\helpref{wxWindow::SetId}{wxwindowsetid},\rtfsp
1072\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
1073
1074
1075\membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel}\label{wxwindowgetlabel}
1076
1077\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetLabel}{\void}
1078
1079Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1080identification purposes.
1081
1082\wxheading{Remarks}
1083
1084The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1085For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1086the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1087tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1088by name.
1089
1090\membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize}
1091
1092\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMaxSize}{\void}
1093
1094Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1095that this is the maximum possible size.
1096
1097\membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize}\label{wxwindowgetminsize}
1098
1099\constfunc{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
1100
1101Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1102that this is the minimum required size.
1103
1104\membersection{wxWindow::GetName}\label{wxwindowgetname}
1105
1106\constfunc{virtual wxString }{GetName}{\void}
1107
1108Returns the window's name.
1109
1110\wxheading{Remarks}
1111
1112This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1113name in the window constructor or via \helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}.
1114
1115\wxheading{See also}
1116
1117\helpref{wxWindow::SetName}{wxwindowsetname}
1118
1119
1120\membersection{wxWindow::GetParent}\label{wxwindowgetparent}
1121
1122\constfunc{virtual wxWindow*}{GetParent}{\void}
1123
1124Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1125
1126
1127\membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition}\label{wxwindowgetposition}
1128
1129\constfunc{virtual void}{GetPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1130
1131\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
1132
1133This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1134for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1135windows.
1136
1137\wxheading{Parameters}
1138
1139\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1140
1141\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window if non-\NULL.}
1142
1143\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1144implements the following methods:\par
1145\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1146\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a wxPoint}
1147\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)}
1148\end{twocollist}}
1149}
1150
1151\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1152method:\par
1153\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1154\twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()}}{Returns a Wx::Point}
1155\twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1156 {\tt ( x, y )}}
1157\end{twocollist}
1158}}
1159
1160
1161\wxheading{See also}
1162
1163\helpref{GetScreenPosition}{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1164
1165
1166\membersection{wxWindow::GetRect}\label{wxwindowgetrect}
1167
1168\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetRect}{\void}
1169
1170Returns the size and position of the window as a \helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1171
1172\wxheading{See also}
1173
1174\helpref{GetScreenRect}{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1175
1176
1177\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenPosition}\label{wxwindowgetscreenposition}
1178
1179\constfunc{virtual void}{GetScreenPosition}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
1180
1181\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetScreenPosition}{\void}
1182
1183Returns the window position in screen coordinates, whether the window is a
1184child window or a top level one.
1185
1186\wxheading{Parameters}
1187
1188\docparam{x}{Receives the x position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1189
1190\docparam{y}{Receives the y position of the window on the screen if non-\NULL.}
1191
1192\wxheading{See also}
1193
1194\helpref{GetPosition}{wxwindowgetposition}
1195
1196
1197\membersection{wxWindow::GetScreenRect}\label{wxwindowgetscreenrect}
1198
1199\constfunc{virtual wxRect}{GetScreenRect}{\void}
1200
1201Returns the size and position of the window on the screen as a
1202\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object.
1203
1204\wxheading{See also}
1205
1206\helpref{GetRect}{wxwindowgetrect}
1207
1208
1209\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos}
1210
1211\func{virtual int}{GetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1212
1213Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1214
1215\wxheading{See also}
1216
1217See \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1218
1219
1220\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange}
1221
1222\func{virtual int}{GetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1223
1224Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1225
1226\wxheading{See also}
1227
1228\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1229
1230
1231\membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb}
1232
1233\func{virtual int}{GetScrollThumb}{\param{int }{orientation}}
1234
1235Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1236
1237\wxheading{See also}
1238
1239\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
1240
1241
1242\membersection{wxWindow::GetSize}\label{wxwindowgetsize}
1243
1244\constfunc{void}{GetSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1245
1246\constfunc{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
1247
1248This gets the size of the entire window in pixels,
1249including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
1250
1251\wxheading{Parameters}
1252
1253\docparam{width}{Receives the window width.}
1254
1255\docparam{height}{Receives the window height.}
1256
1257\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1258implements the following methods:\par
1259\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1260\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a wxSize}
1261\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()}}{Returns a 2-tuple (width, height)}
1262\end{twocollist}}
1263}
1264
1265\perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1266method:\par
1267\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1268\twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()}}{Returns a Wx::Size}
1269\twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()}}{Returns a 2-element list
1270 {\tt ( width, height )}}
1271\end{twocollist}
1272}}
1273
1274\wxheading{See also}
1275
1276\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize},\rtfsp
1277\helpref{GetVirtualSize}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1278
1279
1280\membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer}\label{wxwindowgetsizer}
1281
1282\constfunc{wxSizer *}{GetSizer}{\void}
1283
1284Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
1285\helpref{SetSizer()}{wxwindowsetsizer} or {\tt NULL}.
1286
1287
1288\membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent}\label{wxwindowgettextextent}
1289
1290\constfunc{virtual void}{GetTextExtent}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}, \param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y},
1291 \param{int* }{descent = NULL}, \param{int* }{externalLeading = NULL},
1292 \param{const wxFont* }{font = NULL}, \param{bool}{ use16 = {\tt false}}}
1293
1294Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1295window with the currently selected font.
1296
1297\wxheading{Parameters}
1298
1299\docparam{string}{String whose extent is to be measured.}
1300
1301\docparam{x}{Return value for width.}
1302
1303\docparam{y}{Return value for height.}
1304
1305\docparam{descent}{Return value for descent (optional).}
1306
1307\docparam{externalLeading}{Return value for external leading (optional).}
1308
1309\docparam{font}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).}
1310
1311\docparam{use16}{If {\tt true}, {\it string} contains 16-bit characters. The default is {\tt false}.}
1312
1313\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1314implements the following methods:\par
1315\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1316\twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (width, height)}
1317\twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)}}{Returns a
13184-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading) }
1319\end{twocollist}}
1320}
1321
1322\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\tt string} and optionally
1323 {\tt font} parameters, and returns a 4-element list
1324 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )}.}
1325
1326
1327\membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip}\label{wxwindowgettooltip}
1328
1329\constfunc{wxToolTip*}{GetToolTip}{\void}
1330
1331Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1332
1333
1334\membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion}
1335
1336\constfunc{virtual wxRegion}{GetUpdateRegion}{\void}
1337
1338Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
1339only be called within an \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent} handler.
1340
1341\wxheading{See also}
1342
1343\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion},\rtfsp
1344\helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator}
1345
1346
1347\membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator}
1348
1349\constfunc{wxValidator*}{GetValidator}{\void}
1350
1351Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1352
1353
1354\membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize}
1355
1356\constfunc{void}{GetVirtualSize}{\param{int* }{width}, \param{int* }{height}}
1357
1358\constfunc{wxSize}{GetVirtualSize}{\void}
1359
1360This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it
1361returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1362\helpref{SetVirtualSize}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize} it will return
1363that size.
1364
1365\wxheading{Parameters}
1366
1367\docparam{width}{Receives the window virtual width.}
1368
1369\docparam{height}{Receives the window virtual height.}
1370
1371\helpref{GetSize}{wxwindowgetsize},\rtfsp
1372\helpref{GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize}
1373
1374
1375\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
1376
1377\constfunc{long}{GetWindowStyleFlag}{\void}
1378
1379Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or {\bf Create}
1380method. {\bf GetWindowStyle()} is another name for the same function.
1381
1382
1383\membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant}
1384
1385\constfunc{wxWindowVariant}{GetWindowVariant}{\void}
1386
1387Returns the value previously passed to
1388\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}.
1389
1390
1391\membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture}\label{wxwindowhascapture}
1392
1393\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasCapture}{\void}
1394
1395Returns {\tt true} if this window has the current mouse capture.
1396
1397\wxheading{See also}
1398
1399\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
1400\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
1401\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
1402\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
1403
1404
1405\membersection{wxWindow::HasFlag}\label{wxwindowhasflag}
1406
1407\constfunc{bool}{HasFlag}{\param{int }{flag}}
1408
1409Returns \texttt{true} if the window has the given \arg{flag} bit set.
1410
1411
1412\membersection{wxWindow::HasMultiplePages}\label{wxwindowhasmultiplepages}
1413
1414\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasMultiplePages}{\void}
1415
1416This method should be overridden to return \texttt{true} if this window has
1417multiple pages. All standard class with multiple pages such as
1418\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}, \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook} and
1419\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} already override it to return \texttt{true}
1420and user-defined classes with similar behaviour should do it as well to allow
1421the library to handle such windows appropriately.
1422
1423
1424\membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar}
1425
1426\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasScrollbar}{\param{int }{orient}}
1427
1428Returns {\tt true} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1429
1430\wxheading{Parameters}
1431
1432\docparam{orient}{Orientation to check, either {\tt wxHORIZONTAL} or {\tt wxVERTICAL}.}
1433
1434
1435\membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground}
1436
1437\constfunc{virtual bool}{HasTransparentBackground}{\void}
1438
1439Returns \true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1440wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1441
1442This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1443shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1444wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1445
1446
1447\membersection{wxWindow::Hide}\label{wxwindowhide}
1448
1449\func{bool}{Hide}{\void}
1450
1451Equivalent to calling \helpref{Show}{wxwindowshow}({\tt false}).
1452
1453
1454\membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes}
1455
1456\func{void}{InheritAttributes}{\void}
1457
1458This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1459window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1460the font and the foreground and background colours.
1461
1462By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1463own \helpref{default}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes} attributes. However
1464if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1465\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont} and not
1466\helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont}) changed \emph{and} if the
1467corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1468then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1469the window overrides \helpref{ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
1470to return \false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1471font might.
1472
1473This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1474different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
1475are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1476different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1477they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1478desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1479just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1480do inherit the parents attributes.
1481
1482
1483\membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog}\label{wxwindowinitdialog}
1484
1485\func{void}{InitDialog}{\void}
1486
1487Sends an {\tt wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1488to the dialog via validators.
1489
1490
1491\membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize}
1492
1493\func{void}{InvalidateBestSize}{\void}
1494
1495Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1496
1497
1498\membersection{wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered}\label{wxwindowisdoublebuffered}
1499
1500\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsDoubleBuffered}{\void}
1501
1502Returns \true if the window contents is double-buffered by the system, i.e. if
1503any drawing done on the window is really done on a temporary backing surface
1504and transferred to the screen all at once later.
1505
1506\wxheading{See also}
1507
1508\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}
1509
1510
1511\membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled}\label{wxwindowisenabled}
1512
1513\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
1514
1515Returns {\tt true} if the window is enabled for input, {\tt false} otherwise.
1516
1517\wxheading{See also}
1518
1519\helpref{wxWindow::Enable}{wxwindowenable}
1520
1521
1522\membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed}\label{wxwindowisexposed}
1523
1524\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
1525
1526\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxPoint }{\&pt}}
1527
1528\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{w}, \param{int }{h}}
1529
1530\constfunc{bool}{IsExposed}{\param{wxRect }{\&rect}}
1531
1532Returns {\tt true} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
1533last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
1534only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
1535
1536\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1537implements the following methods:\par
1538\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1539\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=0,h=0)}}{}
1540\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)}}{}
1541\twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)}}{}
1542\end{twocollist}}}
1543
1544
1545\membersection{wxWindow::IsFrozen}\label{wxwindowisfrozen}
1546
1547\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsFrozen}{\void}
1548
1549Returns \true if the window is currently frozen by a call to
1550\helpref{Freeze()}{wxwindowfreeze}.
1551
1552\wxheading{See also}
1553
1554\helpref{Thaw()}{wxwindowthaw}
1555
1556
1557\membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained}\label{wxwindowisretained}
1558
1559\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsRetained}{\void}
1560
1561Returns {\tt true} if the window is retained, {\tt false} otherwise.
1562
1563\wxheading{Remarks}
1564
1565Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1566
1567
1568\membersection{wxWindow::IsShown}\label{wxwindowisshown}
1569
1570\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShown}{\void}
1571
1572Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
1573
1574\wxheading{See also}
1575
1576\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1577
1578
1579\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
1580
1581\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
1582
1583Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
1584is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
1585
1586\wxheading{See also}
1587
1588\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
1589
1590
1591\membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
1592
1593\constfunc{bool}{IsTopLevel}{\void}
1594
1595Returns {\tt true} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1596dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1597window).
1598
1599
1600\membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
1601
1602\func{void}{Layout}{\void}
1603
1604Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1605for this window.
1606
1607See \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout}: when auto
1608layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
1609
1610
1611\membersection{wxWindow::LineDown}\label{wxwindowlinedown}
1612
1613This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(1)$.
1614
1615
1616\membersection{wxWindow::LineUp}\label{wxwindowlineup}
1617
1618This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}$(-1)$.
1619
1620
1621\membersection{wxWindow::Lower}\label{wxwindowlower}
1622
1623\func{void}{Lower}{\void}
1624
1625Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy (z-order).
1626
1627\wxheading{See also}
1628
1629\helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
1630
1631
1632\membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal}\label{wxwindowmakemodal}
1633
1634\func{virtual void}{MakeModal}{\param{bool }{flag}}
1635
1636Disables all other windows in the application so that
1637the user can only interact with this window.
1638
1639\wxheading{Parameters}
1640
1641\docparam{flag}{If {\tt true}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1642the user can only interact with this window. If {\tt false}, the effect is reversed.}
1643
1644
1645\membersection{wxWindow::Move}\label{wxwindowmove}
1646
1647\func{void}{Move}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
1648
1649\func{void}{Move}{\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pt}}
1650
1651Moves the window to the given position.
1652
1653\wxheading{Parameters}
1654
1655\docparam{x}{Required x position.}
1656
1657\docparam{y}{Required y position.}
1658
1659\docparam{pt}{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint} object representing the position.}
1660
1661\wxheading{Remarks}
1662
1663Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1664wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1665as the call:
1666
1667\begin{verbatim}
1668 SetSize(x, y, wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1669\end{verbatim}
1670
1671\wxheading{See also}
1672
1673\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}
1674
1675\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1676implements the following methods:\par
1677\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
1678\twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)}}{Accepts a wxPoint}
1679\twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)}}{Accepts a pair of integers}
1680\end{twocollist}}
1681}
1682
1683
1684\membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder}
1685
1686\func{void}{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1687
1688Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified \arg{win}.
1689This means that when the user presses \texttt{TAB} key on that other window,
1690the focus switches to this window.
1691
1692Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1693\helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} allow to change
1694it after creating all the windows.
1695
1696\wxheading{Parameters}
1697
1698\docparam{win}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1699must not be NULL}
1700
1701
1702\membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder}
1703
1704\func{void}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder}{\param{wxWindow *}{win}}
1705
1706Same as \helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} except that
1707it inserts this window just before \arg{win} instead of putting it right after
1708it.
1709
1710
1711\membersection{wxWindow::Navigate}\label{wxwindownavigate}
1712
1713\func{bool}{Navigate}{\param{int}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward}}
1714
1715Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1716a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1717
1718\wxheading{Parameters}
1719
1720\docparam{flags}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.}
1721
1722\wxheading{Remarks}
1723
1724You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1725navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1726a multiline text control with the wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1727and not navigate to the next control.
1728
1729%% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1730%% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1731%% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1732%%
1733%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1734%%
1735%% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1736%%
1737%% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1738%%
1739%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1740%%
1741%% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1742%%
1743%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1744%%
1745%% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1746%% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
1747%%
1748%% \wxheading{See also}
1749%%
1750%% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1751%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1752%%
1753%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1754%%
1755%% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1756%%
1757%% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1758%%
1759%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1760%%
1761%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1762%% details about this class.}
1763%%
1764%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1765%%
1766%% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1767%% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1768%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1769%%
1770%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1771%% values.
1772%%
1773%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1774%% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1775%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1776%%
1777%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1778%%
1779%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1780%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1781%%
1782%% \wxheading{See also}
1783%%
1784%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1785%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1786%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1787%%
1788%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1789%%
1790%% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1791%%
1792%% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1793%% before they are processed by child windows.
1794%%
1795%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1796%%
1797%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1798%% details about this class.}
1799%%
1800%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1801%%
1802%% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1803%% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1804%% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1805%%
1806%% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1807%% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1808%%
1809%% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1810%% values.
1811%%
1812%% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1813%% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1814%% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1815%% the window won't get the event.
1816%%
1817%% \wxheading{See also}
1818%%
1819%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1820%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1821%% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1822%% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1823%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1824%%
1825%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1826%%
1827%% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1828%%
1829%% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1830%%
1831%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1832%%
1833%% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1834%%
1835%% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1836%%
1837%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1838%%
1839%% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1840%% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1841%% the control(s) in question.
1842%%
1843%% \wxheading{See also}
1844%%
1845%% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1846%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1847%%
1848%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1849%%
1850%% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1851%%
1852%% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1853%% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1854%%
1855%% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
1856%% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
1857%% handler.
1858%%
1859%% \wxheading{Return value}
1860%%
1861%% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
1862%% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1863%% you may delete other windows.
1864%%
1865%% \wxheading{See also}
1866%%
1867%% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1868%% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1869%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1870%% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1871%%
1872%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1873%%
1874%% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1875%%
1876%% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1877%% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1878%%
1879%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1880%%
1881%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1882%% details about this class.}
1883%%
1884%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1885%%
1886%% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1887%% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1888%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1889%%
1890%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1891%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1892%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1893%%
1894%% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1895%%
1896%% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1897%% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1898%%
1899%% \wxheading{See also}
1900%%
1901%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1902%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1903%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1904%%
1905%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1906%%
1907%% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1908%%
1909%% Called when the user has released a key.
1910%%
1911%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1912%%
1913%% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1914%% details about this class.}
1915%%
1916%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1917%%
1918%% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1919%% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1920%% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1921%%
1922%% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1923%% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1924%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1925%%
1926%% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1927%%
1928%% \wxheading{See also}
1929%%
1930%% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1931%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1932%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1933%%
1934%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
1935%%
1936%% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1937%%
1938%% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1939%%
1940%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1941%%
1942%% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1943%%
1944%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1945%%
1946%% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1947%% the validator that each control has.
1948%%
1949%% \wxheading{See also}
1950%%
1951%% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1952%%
1953%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1954%%
1955%% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1956%%
1957%% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1958%% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1959%% pressed.
1960%%
1961%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1962%%
1963%% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1964%%
1965%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1966%%
1967%% You can choose any member function to receive
1968%% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1969%% for all menu items.
1970%%
1971%% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1972%% text in the first field of the status bar.
1973%%
1974%% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
1975%% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1976%%
1977%% \wxheading{See also}
1978%%
1979%% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1980%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1981%%
1982%%
1983%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1984%%
1985%% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1986%%
1987%% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1988%% mouse.
1989%%
1990%% \wxheading{Parameters}
1991%%
1992%% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1993%% more details.}
1994%%
1995%% \wxheading{Remarks}
1996%%
1997%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1998%%
1999%% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
2000%% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
2001%%
2002%% \wxheading{See also}
2003%%
2004%% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
2005%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2006%%
2007%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
2008%%
2009%% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
2010%%
2011%% Called when a window is moved.
2012%%
2013%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2014%%
2015%% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
2016%%
2017%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2018%%
2019%% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
2020%%
2021%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2022%%
2023%% Not currently implemented.
2024%%
2025%% \wxheading{See also}
2026%%
2027%% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
2028%% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
2029%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2030%%
2031%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
2032%%
2033%% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
2034%%
2035%% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
2036%%
2037%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2038%%
2039%% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
2040%%
2041%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2042%%
2043%% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
2044%%
2045%% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
2046%% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
2047%%
2048%% For example:
2049%%
2050%% \small{%
2051%% \begin{verbatim}
2052%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2053%% {
2054%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2055%%
2056%% DrawMyDocument(dc);
2057%% }
2058%% \end{verbatim}
2059%% }%
2060%%
2061%% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
2062%% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
2063%% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
2064%% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
2065%% scrolled units.
2066%%
2067%% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
2068%%
2069%% {\small%
2070%% \begin{verbatim}
2071%% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
2072%% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
2073%% {
2074%% wxPaintDC dc(this);
2075%%
2076%% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
2077%% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
2078%% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
2079%%
2080%% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
2081%% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
2082%%
2083%% while (upd)
2084%% {
2085%% vX = upd.GetX();
2086%% vY = upd.GetY();
2087%% vW = upd.GetW();
2088%% vH = upd.GetH();
2089%%
2090%% // Alternatively we can do this:
2091%% // wxRect rect;
2092%% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
2093%%
2094%% // Repaint this rectangle
2095%% ...some code...
2096%%
2097%% upd ++ ;
2098%% }
2099%% }
2100%% \end{verbatim}
2101%% }%
2102%%
2103%% \wxheading{See also}
2104%%
2105%% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
2106%% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
2107%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2108%%
2109%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
2110%%
2111%% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
2112%%
2113%% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
2114%%
2115%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2116%%
2117%% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2118%% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2119%% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2120%%
2121%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2122%%
2123%% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2124%% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2125%% for horizontal events).
2126%%
2127%% \wxheading{See also}
2128%%
2129%% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2130%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2131%%
2132%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2133%%
2134%% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2135%%
2136%% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2137%%
2138%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2139%%
2140%% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2141%%
2142%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2143%%
2144%% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2145%%
2146%% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2147%%
2148%% \wxheading{See also}
2149%%
2150%% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2151%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2152%%
2153%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2154%%
2155%% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2156%%
2157%% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2158%% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2159%% in an event table definition.
2160%%
2161%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2162%%
2163%% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2164%%
2165%% \wxheading{Remarks}
2166%%
2167%% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2168%%
2169%% Note that the size passed is of
2170%% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2171%% used by the application.
2172%%
2173%% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2174%% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2175%% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2176%% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2177%%
2178%% \wxheading{See also}
2179%%
2180%% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2181%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2182%%
2183%% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2184%%
2185%% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2186%%
2187%% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2188%%
2189%% \wxheading{Parameters}
2190%%
2191%% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2192%%
2193%% \wxheading{See also}
2194%%
2195%% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2196%% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2197
2198
2199\membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle}
2200
2201\func{virtual void}{OnInternalIdle}{\void}
2202
2203This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2204sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2205that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2206handler in a derived class.
2207
2208This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2209and most implementations call \helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
2210in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2211
2212
2213\membersection{wxWindow::PageDown}\label{wxwindowpagedown}
2214
2215This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(1)$.
2216
2217
2218\membersection{wxWindow::PageUp}\label{wxwindowpageup}
2219
2220This is just a wrapper for \helpref{ScrollPages()}{wxwindowscrollpages}$(-1)$.
2221
2222
2223\membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2224
2225\constfunc{wxEvtHandler*}{PopEventHandler}{\param{bool }{deleteHandler = {\tt false}}}
2226
2227Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2228
2229\wxheading{Parameters}
2230
2231\docparam{deleteHandler}{If this is {\tt true}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2232default value is {\tt false}.}
2233
2234\wxheading{See also}
2235
2236\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2237\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2238\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2239\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2240\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\rtfsp
2241
2242
2243\membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu}
2244
2245\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
2246
2247\func{bool}{PopupMenu}{\param{wxMenu* }{menu}, \param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}}
2248
2249Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2250window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
2251menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
2252processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2253cursor position is used.
2254
2255\wxheading{Parameters}
2256
2257\docparam{menu}{Menu to pop up.}
2258
2259\docparam{pos}{The position where the menu will appear.}
2260
2261\docparam{x}{Required x position for the menu to appear.}
2262
2263\docparam{y}{Required y position for the menu to appear.}
2264
2265\wxheading{See also}
2266
2267\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}
2268
2269\wxheading{Remarks}
2270
2271Just before the menu is popped up, \helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI}{wxmenuupdateui}
2272is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2273not get deleted by the window.
2274
2275It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2276in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2277a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
2278
2279\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2280implements the following methods:\par
2281\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2282\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint}
2283\twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)}
2284\end{twocollist}}
2285}
2286
2287
2288\membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler}
2289
2290\func{void}{PushEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2291
2292Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2293
2294\wxheading{Parameters}
2295
2296\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.}
2297
2298\wxheading{Remarks}
2299
2300An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2301sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2302an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2303central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2304window classes.
2305
2306\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} allows
2307an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2308handed to the next one in the chain. Use \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler} to
2309remove the event handler.
2310
2311\wxheading{See also}
2312
2313\helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}{wxwindowseteventhandler},\rtfsp
2314\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2315\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2316\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2317\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2318
2319
2320\membersection{wxWindow::Raise}\label{wxwindowraise}
2321
2322\func{void}{Raise}{\void}
2323
2324Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy (z-order).
2325
2326In current version of wxWidgets this works both for managed and child windows.
2327
2328\wxheading{See also}
2329
2330\helpref{Lower}{wxwindowlower}
2331
2332
2333\membersection{wxWindow::Refresh}\label{wxwindowrefresh}
2334
2335\func{virtual void}{Refresh}{\param{bool}{ eraseBackground = {\tt true}}, \param{const wxRect* }{rect = NULL}}
2336
2337Causes this window, and all of its children recursively (except under wxGTK1
2338where this is not implemented), to be repainted. Note that repainting doesn't
2339happen immediately but only during the next event loop iteration, if you need
2340to update the window immediately you should use \helpref{Update}{wxwindowupdate}
2341instead.
2342
2343\wxheading{Parameters}
2344
2345\docparam{eraseBackground}{If {\tt true}, the background will be
2346erased.}
2347
2348\docparam{rect}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2349be treated as damaged.}
2350
2351\wxheading{See also}
2352
2353\helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect}{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2354
2355
2356\membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect}
2357
2358\func{void}{RefreshRect}{\param{const wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{bool }{eraseBackground = \true}}
2359
2360Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2361repainted.
2362
2363This is the same as \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} but has a nicer syntax
2364as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2365\texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))}.
2366
2367
2368\membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
2369
2370\func{bool}{RegisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}, \param{int}{ modifiers}, \param{int}{ virtualKeyCode}}
2371
2372Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2373will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2374and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2375
2376\wxheading{Parameters}
2377
2378\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between 0 and 0xBFFF. If
2379this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between 0xC000 and 0xFFFF.
2380This is a MSW specific detail.}
2381
2382\docparam{modifiers}{A bitwise combination of {\tt wxMOD\_SHIFT}, {\tt wxMOD\_CONTROL}, {\tt wxMOD\_ALT}
2383or {\tt wxMOD\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.}
2384
2385\docparam{virtualKeyCode}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.}
2386
2387\wxheading{Return value}
2388
2389{\tt true} if the hotkey was registered successfully. {\tt false} if some other application already registered a
2390hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2391
2392\wxheading{Remarks}
2393
2394Use EVT\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2395This function is currently only implemented under Windows. It is used
2396in the \helpref{Windows CE port}{wxwince} for detecting hardware button presses.
2397
2398\wxheading{See also}
2399
2400\helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
2401
2402
2403\membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse}
2404
2405\func{virtual void}{ReleaseMouse}{\void}
2406
2407Releases mouse input captured with \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse}.
2408
2409\wxheading{See also}
2410
2411\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse}{wxwindowcapturemouse},
2412\helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture}{wxwindowhascapture},
2413\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse}{wxwindowreleasemouse},
2414\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}
2415\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}
2416
2417
2418\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild}\label{wxwindowremovechild}
2419
2420\func{virtual void}{RemoveChild}{\param{wxWindow* }{child}}
2421
2422Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2423functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2424
2425Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
2426called by the user code.
2427
2428\wxheading{Parameters}
2429
2430\docparam{child}{Child window to remove.}
2431
2432
2433\membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler}
2434
2435\func{bool}{RemoveEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{handler}}
2436
2437Find the given {\it handler} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2438not delete) it from it.
2439
2440\wxheading{Parameters}
2441
2442\docparam{handler}{The event handler to remove, must be non-{\tt NULL} and
2443must be present in this windows event handlers chain}
2444
2445\wxheading{Return value}
2446
2447Returns {\tt true} if it was found and {\tt false} otherwise (this also results
2448in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2449handler is supposed to be there).
2450
2451\wxheading{See also}
2452
2453\helpref{PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2454\helpref{PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}
2455
2456
2457\membersection{wxWindow::Reparent}\label{wxwindowreparent}
2458
2459\func{virtual bool}{Reparent}{\param{wxWindow* }{newParent}}
2460
2461Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
2462current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
2463and then re-inserted into another.
2464
2465\wxheading{Parameters}
2466
2467\docparam{newParent}{New parent.}
2468
2469
2470\membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient}
2471
2472\constfunc{virtual void}{ScreenToClient}{\param{int* }{x}, \param{int* }{y}}
2473
2474\constfunc{virtual wxPoint}{ScreenToClient}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}}
2475
2476Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2477
2478\wxheading{Parameters}
2479
2480\docparam{x}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2481
2482\docparam{y}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.}
2483
2484\docparam{pt}{The screen position for the second form of the function.}
2485
2486\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2487implements the following methods:\par
2488\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2489\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint}
2490\twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)}}{Returns a 2-tuple, (x, y)}
2491\end{twocollist}}
2492}
2493
2494
2495\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines}\label{wxwindowscrolllines}
2496
2497\func{virtual bool}{ScrollLines}{\param{int }{lines}}
2498
2499Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if {\it lines} is
2500positive) or up.
2501
2502\wxheading{Return value}
2503
2504Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2505on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2506
2507\wxheading{Remarks}
2508
2509This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2510wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2511platforms).
2512
2513\wxheading{See also}
2514
2515\helpref{ScrollPages}{wxwindowscrollpages}
2516
2517
2518\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages}\label{wxwindowscrollpages}
2519
2520\func{virtual bool}{ScrollPages}{\param{int }{pages}}
2521
2522Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if {\it pages} is
2523positive) or up.
2524
2525\wxheading{Return value}
2526
2527Returns {\tt true} if the window was scrolled, {\tt false} if it was already
2528on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2529
2530\wxheading{Remarks}
2531
2532This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxGTK.
2533
2534\wxheading{See also}
2535
2536\helpref{ScrollLines}{wxwindowscrolllines}
2537
2538
2539\membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow}
2540
2541\func{virtual void}{ScrollWindow}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}, \param{const wxRect*}{ rect = NULL}}
2542
2543Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
2544
2545\wxheading{Parameters}
2546
2547\docparam{dx}{Amount to scroll horizontally.}
2548
2549\docparam{dy}{Amount to scroll vertically.}
2550
2551\docparam{rect}{Rectangle to scroll, if it is \NULL, the whole window is
2552scrolled (this is always the case under wxGTK which doesn't support this
2553parameter)}
2554
2555\wxheading{Remarks}
2556
2557Note that you can often use \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
2558instead of using this function directly.
2559
2560
2561\membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable}
2562
2563\func{virtual void}{SetAcceleratorTable}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&}{ accel}}
2564
2565Sets the accelerator table for this window. See \helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}.
2566
2567
2568\membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible}
2569
2570\func{void}{SetAccessible}{\param{wxAccessible*}{ accessible}}
2571
2572Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2573will be deleted first, if not identical to {\it accessible}.
2574
2575See also \helpref{wxAccessible}{wxaccessible}.
2576
2577
2578\membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout}
2579
2580\func{void}{SetAutoLayout}{\param{bool}{ autoLayout}}
2581
2582Determines whether the \helpref{wxWindow::Layout}{wxwindowlayout} function will
2583be called automatically when the window is resized. Please note that this only
2584happens for the windows usually used to contain children, namely
2585\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel} and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}
2586(and the classes deriving from them).
2587
2588This method is called implicitly by
2589\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer} but if you use
2590\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints} you should call it
2591manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2592size changes.
2593
2594\wxheading{Parameters}
2595
2596\docparam{autoLayout}{Set this to \true if you wish the Layout function to be
2597called automatically when the window is resized.}
2598
2599\wxheading{See also}
2600
2601\helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints}{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2602
2603
2604\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour}
2605
2606\func{virtual bool}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2607
2608Sets the background colour of the window.
2609
2610Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2611explanation of the difference between this method and
2612\helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}.
2613
2614\wxheading{Parameters}
2615
2616\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2617 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2618
2619\wxheading{Remarks}
2620
2621The background colour is usually painted by the default\rtfsp
2622\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent} event handler function
2623under Windows and automatically under GTK.
2624
2625Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
2626may wish to call \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground} or \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} after
2627calling this function.
2628
2629Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2630window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2631themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2632applications on the system.
2633
2634
2635\wxheading{See also}
2636
2637\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2638\helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2639\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2640\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground}{wxwindowclearbackground},\rtfsp
2641\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh},\rtfsp
2642\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}
2643
2644\membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle}
2645
2646\func{virtual void}{SetBackgroundStyle}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle}{ style}}
2647
2648Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2649whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2650be set to a specific colour (wxBG\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2651application to implement (wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2652
2653On GTK+, use of wxBG\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2654background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2655
2656\wxheading{See also}
2657
2658\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2659\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2660\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle}
2661
2662
2663\membersection{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize}\label{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize}
2664
2665\func{void}{SetBestFittingSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize}}
2666
2667A {\it smart} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
2668window's {\it best} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2669the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2670partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2671size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2672needs of the window for layout.
2673
2674\wxheading{See also}
2675
2676\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize},\rtfsp
2677\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize}{wxwindowgetbestsize},\rtfsp
2678\helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize},\rtfsp
2679\helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}{wxwindowsetsizehints}
2680
2681
2682\membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret}\label{wxwindowsetcaret}
2683
2684\constfunc{void}{SetCaret}{\param{wxCaret *}{caret}}
2685
2686Sets the \helpref{caret}{wxcaret} associated with the window.
2687
2688
2689\membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize}
2690
2691\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
2692
2693\func{virtual void}{SetClientSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
2694
2695This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2696tends to be more device-independent than \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize}{wxwindowsetsize}, since the application need not
2697worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2698around panel items, for example.
2699
2700\wxheading{Parameters}
2701
2702\docparam{width}{The required client area width.}
2703
2704\docparam{height}{The required client area height.}
2705
2706\docparam{size}{The required client size.}
2707
2708\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2709implements the following methods:\par
2710\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
2711\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)}}{Accepts a wxSize}
2712\twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)}}{}
2713\end{twocollist}}
2714}
2715
2716
2717\membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints}
2718
2719\func{void}{SetConstraints}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints* }{constraints}}
2720
2721Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2722will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2723If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2724window, it will be deleted.
2725
2726\wxheading{Parameters}
2727
2728\docparam{constraints}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2729constraints.}
2730
2731\wxheading{Remarks}
2732
2733You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
2734the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
2735explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}, only the
2736sizer will have effect.
2737
2738\membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer}
2739
2740\func{void}{SetContainingSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
2741
2742This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2743when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2744remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2745
2746
2747\membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor}\label{wxwindowsetcursor}
2748
2749\func{virtual void}{SetCursor}{\param{const wxCursor\&}{cursor}}
2750
2751% VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2752% changed
2753Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2754children of the window implicitly.
2755
2756The {\it cursor} may be {\tt wxNullCursor} in which case the window cursor will
2757be reset back to default.
2758
2759\wxheading{Parameters}
2760
2761\docparam{cursor}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.}
2762
2763\wxheading{See also}
2764
2765\helpref{::wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}, \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}
2766
2767
2768\membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget}
2769
2770\func{void}{SetDropTarget}{\param{wxDropTarget*}{ target}}
2771
2772Associates a drop target with this window.
2773
2774If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2775
2776\wxheading{See also}
2777
2778\helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget}{wxwindowgetdroptarget},
2779\helpref{Drag and drop overview}{wxdndoverview}
2780
2781
2782
2783\membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize}
2784
2785\func{virtual void}{SetInitialBestSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2786
2787Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2788components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2789
2790\membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler}
2791
2792\func{void}{SetEventHandler}{\param{wxEvtHandler* }{handler}}
2793
2794Sets the event handler for this window.
2795
2796\wxheading{Parameters}
2797
2798\docparam{handler}{Specifies the handler to be set.}
2799
2800\wxheading{Remarks}
2801
2802An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2803sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2804an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2805central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2806window classes.
2807
2808It is usually better to use \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} since
2809this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2810handed to the next one in the chain.
2811
2812\wxheading{See also}
2813
2814\helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler}{wxwindowgeteventhandler},\rtfsp
2815\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2816\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler}{wxwindowpusheventhandler},\rtfsp
2817\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent},\rtfsp
2818\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}
2819
2820
2821\membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle}
2822
2823\func{void}{SetExtraStyle}{\param{long }{exStyle}}
2824
2825Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2826bits are:
2827
2828\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
2829\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
2830\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2831and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2832window if it has this style flag set.}
2833\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2834events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
2835for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2836propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
2837default for the reasons explained in the
2838\helpref{event processing overview}{eventprocessing}.}
2839\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2840window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2841created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2842any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.}
2843\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query
2844button on the caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive
2845help mode and wxWidgets will send a wxEVT\_HELP event if the user clicked on an
2846application window.
2847This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE\_BOX, so
2848these two styles are automatically turned of if this one is used.}
2849\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2850if the mode set by \helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode}{wxidleeventsetmode} is wxIDLE\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2851\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2852even if the mode set by \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} is wxUPDATE\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.}
2853\end{twocollist}
2854
2855
2856\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus}\label{wxwindowsetfocus}
2857
2858\func{virtual void}{SetFocus}{\void}
2859
2860This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2861
2862\wxheading{See also}
2863
2864\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}
2865\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus}{wxpanelsetfocus}
2866\helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren}
2867
2868
2869\membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd}
2870
2871\func{virtual void}{SetFocusFromKbd}{\void}
2872
2873This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
2874gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using {\tt TAB} key).
2875By default this method simply calls \helpref{SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus} but
2876can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2877
2878
2879\membersection{wxWindow::SetFont}\label{wxwindowsetfont}
2880
2881\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
2882
2883Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2884parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
2885use \helpref{SetOwnFont}{wxwindowsetownfont} instead in this case and
2886see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for more
2887explanations.
2888
2889Please notice that the given font is \emph{not} automatically used for
2890\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} objects associated with this window, you need to
2891call \helpref{wxDC::SetFont()}{wxdcsetfont} too. However this font is used by
2892any standard controls for drawing their text as well as by
2893\helpref{wxWindow::GetTextExtent()}{wxwindowgettextextent}.
2894
2895\wxheading{Parameters}
2896
2897\docparam{font}{Font to associate with this window, pass
2898{\tt wxNullFont} to reset to the default font.}
2899
2900\wxheading{See also}
2901
2902\helpref{wxWindow::GetFont}{wxwindowgetfont},\\
2903\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
2904
2905
2906\membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour}
2907
2908\func{virtual void}{SetForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
2909
2910Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2911
2912Please see \helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes} for
2913explanation of the difference between this method and
2914\helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}.
2915
2916\wxheading{Parameters}
2917
2918\docparam{colour}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
2919 {\tt wxNullColour} to reset to the default colour.}
2920
2921\wxheading{Remarks}
2922
2923The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2924to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2925be used at all.
2926
2927Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2928window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2929themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2930applications on the system.
2931
2932\wxheading{See also}
2933
2934\helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
2935\helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2936\helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
2937\helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
2938
2939
2940\membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText}\label{wxwindowsethelptext}
2941
2942\func{virtual void}{SetHelpText}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpText}}
2943
2944Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2945
2946Note that the text is actually stored by the current \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider} implementation,
2947and not in the window object itself.
2948
2949\wxheading{See also}
2950
2951\helpref{GetHelpText}{wxwindowgethelptext}, \helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}
2952
2953
2954\membersection{wxWindow::SetId}\label{wxwindowsetid}
2955
2956\func{void}{SetId}{\param{int}{ id}}
2957
2958Sets the identifier of the window.
2959
2960\wxheading{Remarks}
2961
2962Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2963an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2964on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2965
2966\wxheading{See also}
2967
2968\helpref{wxWindow::GetId}{wxwindowgetid},\rtfsp
2969\helpref{Window identifiers}{windowids}
2970
2971
2972
2973\membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel}\label{wxwindowsetlabel}
2974
2975\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
2976
2977Sets the window's label.
2978
2979\wxheading{Parameters}
2980
2981\docparam{label}{The window label.}
2982
2983\wxheading{See also}
2984
2985\helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel}{wxwindowgetlabel}
2986
2987
2988\membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize}
2989
2990\func{void}{SetMaxSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2991
2992Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2993that this is the maximum possible size.
2994
2995\membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize}\label{wxwindowsetminsize}
2996
2997\func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
2998
2999Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
3000that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
3001if you change the window size after construction and before adding
3002to its parent sizer.
3003
3004\membersection{wxWindow::SetName}\label{wxwindowsetname}
3005
3006\func{virtual void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
3007
3008Sets the window's name.
3009
3010\wxheading{Parameters}
3011
3012\docparam{name}{A name to set for the window.}
3013
3014\wxheading{See also}
3015
3016\helpref{wxWindow::GetName}{wxwindowgetname}
3017
3018
3019\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour}
3020
3021\func{void}{SetOwnBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3022
3023Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3024by the children of this window.
3025
3026\wxheading{See also}
3027
3028\helpref{SetBackgroundColour}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour},\rtfsp
3029\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3030
3031
3032\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont}\label{wxwindowsetownfont}
3033
3034\func{void}{SetOwnFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
3035
3036Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
3037children of this window.
3038
3039\wxheading{See also}
3040
3041\helpref{SetFont}{wxwindowsetfont},\rtfsp
3042\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3043
3044
3045\membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour}
3046
3047\func{void}{SetOwnForegroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
3048
3049Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
3050by the children of this window.
3051
3052\wxheading{See also}
3053
3054\helpref{SetForegroundColour}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour},\rtfsp
3055\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}
3056
3057
3058\membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette}\label{wxwindowsetpalette}
3059
3060\func{virtual void}{SetPalette}{\param{wxPalette* }{palette}}
3061
3062Obsolete - use \helpref{wxDC::SetPalette}{wxdcsetpalette} instead.
3063
3064
3065\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar}
3066
3067\func{virtual void}{SetScrollbar}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{position},\rtfsp
3068\param{int }{thumbSize}, \param{int }{range},\rtfsp
3069\param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3070
3071Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
3072
3073\wxheading{Parameters}
3074
3075\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3076
3077\docparam{position}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.}
3078
3079\docparam{thumbSize}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.}
3080
3081\docparam{range}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.}
3082
3083\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3084
3085\wxheading{Remarks}
3086
3087Let's say you wish to display 50 lines of text, using the same font.
3088The window is sized so that you can only see 16 lines at a time.
3089
3090You would use:
3091
3092{\small%
3093\begin{verbatim}
3094 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL, 0, 16, 50);
3095\end{verbatim}
3096}
3097
3098Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
3099above 50 minus 16, or 34.
3100
3101You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
3102size by the character height in pixels.
3103
3104When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
3105the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
3106scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
3107call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
3108from your \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent} handler function.
3109
3110\wxheading{See also}
3111
3112\helpref{Scrolling overview}{scrollingoverview},\rtfsp
3113\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow},\rtfsp
3114\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}
3115
3116\begin{comment}
3117
3118
3119\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage}
3120
3121\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPage}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pageSize}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3122
3123Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3124
3125\wxheading{Parameters}
3126
3127\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3128
3129\docparam{pageSize}{Page size in scroll units.}
3130
3131\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3132
3133\wxheading{Remarks}
3134
3135The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3136click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3137page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3138value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3139
3140In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3141the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the document. When the
3142document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3143will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3144disappear.
3145
3146Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3147handling of pages and ranges.
3148
3149\wxheading{See also}
3150
3151\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3152\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3153\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3154\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3155\end{comment}
3156
3157
3158\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos}
3159
3160\func{virtual void}{SetScrollPos}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{pos}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3161
3162Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3163
3164\wxheading{Parameters}
3165
3166\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3167
3168\docparam{pos}{Position in scroll units.}
3169
3170\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3171
3172\wxheading{Remarks}
3173
3174This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3175application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3176
3177\wxheading{See also}
3178
3179\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar}{wxwindowsetscrollbar},\rtfsp
3180\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3181\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb},\rtfsp
3182\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3183
3184\begin{comment}
3185
3186
3187\membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange}
3188
3189\func{virtual void}{SetScrollRange}{\param{int }{orientation}, \param{int }{range}, \param{bool }{refresh = {\tt true}}}
3190
3191Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3192
3193\wxheading{Parameters}
3194
3195\docparam{orientation}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.}
3196
3197\docparam{range}{Scroll range.}
3198
3199\docparam{refresh}{{\tt true} to redraw the scrollbar, {\tt false} otherwise.}
3200
3201\wxheading{Remarks}
3202
3203The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
3204object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3205would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3206total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
3207and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3208
3209\wxheading{See also}
3210
3211\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos}{wxwindowsetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3212\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage}{wxwindowsetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3213\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos}{wxwindowgetscrollpos},\rtfsp
3214\helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage}{wxwindowgetscrollpage},\rtfsp
3215\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}, \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
3216\end{comment}
3217
3218
3219\membersection{wxWindow::SetSize}\label{wxwindowsetsize}
3220
3221\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height},
3222 \param{int}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE\_AUTO}}
3223
3224\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxRect\&}{ rect}}
3225
3226Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3227
3228\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3229
3230\func{virtual void}{SetSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3231
3232Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3233
3234\wxheading{Parameters}
3235
3236\docparam{x}{Required x position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3237value should be used.}
3238
3239\docparam{y}{Required y position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3240value should be used.}
3241
3242\docparam{width}{Required width in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3243value should be used.}
3244
3245\docparam{height}{Required height position in pixels, or wxDefaultCoord to indicate that the existing
3246value should be used.}
3247
3248\docparam{size}{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object for setting the size.}
3249
3250\docparam{rect}{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect} object for setting the position and size.}
3251
3252\docparam{sizeFlags}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3253
3254{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ width value is taken to indicate
3255a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3256{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a $wxDefaultCoord$ height value is taken to indicate
3257a wxWidgets-supplied default height.\\
3258{\bf wxSIZE\_AUTO}: $wxDefaultCoord$ size values are taken to indicate
3259a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
3260{\bf wxSIZE\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3261if $wxDefaultCoord$ values are supplied.\\
3262{\bf wxSIZE\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow negative dimensions (ie. value of $wxDefaultCoord$) to be interpreted
3263as real dimensions, not default values.
3264{\bf wxSIZE\_FORCE}: normally, if the position and the size of the window are
3265already the same as the parameters of this function, nothing is done. but with
3266this flag a window resize may be forced even in this case (supported in wx
32672.6.2 and later and only implemented for MSW and ignored elsewhere currently)
3268}
3269
3270\wxheading{Remarks}
3271
3272The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3273x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3274
3275The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3276Parameters may be $wxDefaultCoord$ to indicate either that a default should be supplied
3277by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
3278
3279\wxheading{See also}
3280
3281\helpref{wxWindow::Move}{wxwindowmove}
3282
3283\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3284implements the following methods:\par
3285\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
3286\twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE\_AUTO)}}{}
3287\twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)}}{}
3288\twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)}}{}
3289\end{twocollist}}
3290}
3291
3292
3293\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints}
3294
3295\func{virtual void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW}, \param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1},
3296 \param{int}{ incW=-1}, \param{int}{ incH=-1}}
3297
3298\func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize},
3299\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3300
3301
3302Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
3303If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values will be used.
3304
3305\wxheading{Parameters}
3306
3307\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3308
3309\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3310
3311\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3312
3313\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3314
3315\docparam{incW}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).}
3316
3317\docparam{incH}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).}
3318
3319\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3320
3321\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3322
3323\docparam{incSize}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).}
3324
3325\wxheading{Remarks}
3326
3327If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3328given bounds.
3329
3330The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3331
3332
3333\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer}\label{wxwindowsetsizer}
3334
3335\func{void}{SetSizer}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3336
3337Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3338will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3339If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3340window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
3341
3342Note that this function will also call
3343\helpref{SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} implicitly with {\tt true}
3344parameter if the {\it sizer}\/ is non-NULL and {\tt false} otherwise.
3345
3346\wxheading{Parameters}
3347
3348\docparam{sizer}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3349the window's sizer. See below.}
3350
3351\docparam{deleteOld}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer.
3352Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.}
3353
3354\wxheading{Remarks}
3355
3356SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets 2.3.3
3357the following applied:
3358
3359You must call \helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout}{wxwindowsetautolayout} to tell a window to use
3360the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3361explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints},
3362only the sizer will have effect.
3363
3364
3365\membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit}
3366
3367\func{void}{SetSizerAndFit}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{deleteOld=true}}
3368
3369The same as \helpref{SetSizer}{wxwindowsetsizer}, except it also sets the size hints
3370for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3371
3372
3373\membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled}
3374
3375\func{virtual void}{SetThemeEnabled}{\param{bool }{enable}}
3376
3377This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3378to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3379code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3380obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3381One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3382defined by a user's selected theme.
3383
3384Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
3385by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3386
3387
3388\membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip}\label{wxwindowsettooltip}
3389
3390\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{const wxString\& }{tip}}
3391
3392\func{void}{SetToolTip}{\param{wxToolTip* }{tip}}
3393
3394Attach a tooltip to the window.
3395
3396See also: \helpref{GetToolTip}{wxwindowgettooltip},
3397 \helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}
3398
3399
3400\membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator}
3401
3402\func{virtual void}{SetValidator}{\param{const wxValidator\&}{ validator}}
3403
3404Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3405create a new validator of this type.
3406
3407
3408\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize}
3409
3410\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
3411
3412\func{void}{SetVirtualSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}
3413
3414Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3415
3416
3417\membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints}
3418
3419\func{virtual void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{int}{ minW},\param{int}{ minH}, \param{int}{ maxW=-1}, \param{int}{ maxH=-1}}
3420
3421\func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize},
3422\param{const wxSize\&}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize}}
3423
3424
3425Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3426If a pair of values is not set (or set to -1), the default values
3427will be used.
3428
3429\wxheading{Parameters}
3430
3431\docparam{minW}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.}
3432
3433\docparam{minH}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.}
3434
3435\docparam{maxW}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.}
3436
3437\docparam{maxH}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.}
3438
3439\docparam{minSize}{Minimum size.}
3440
3441\docparam{maxSize}{Maximum size.}
3442
3443\wxheading{Remarks}
3444
3445If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3446of the window outside the given bounds.
3447
3448
3449\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle}
3450
3451\func{void}{SetWindowStyle}{\param{long}{ style}}
3452
3453Identical to \helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}.
3454
3455
3456\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag}
3457
3458\func{virtual void}{SetWindowStyleFlag}{\param{long}{ style}}
3459
3460Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3461after the window creation and that \helpref{Refresh()}{wxwindowrefresh} might
3462be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3463
3464See \helpref{Window styles}{windowstyles} for more information about flags.
3465
3466\wxheading{See also}
3467
3468\helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag}
3469
3470
3471\membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant}
3472
3473\func{void}{SetWindowVariant}{\param{wxWindowVariant}{variant}}
3474
3475This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3476Mac OS X 10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3477exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3478enum:
3479\begin{verbatim}
3480enum wxWindowVariant
3481{
3482 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3483 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about 25 % smaller than normal )
3484 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about 33 % smaller than normal )
3485 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about 25 % larger than normal )
3486};
3487\end{verbatim}
3488
3489By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3490be used to change this.
3491
3492
3493\membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours}
3494
3495\func{virtual bool}{ShouldInheritColours}{\void}
3496
3497Return \true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3498\helpref{InheritAttributes}{wxwindowinheritattributes}, returning \false
3499forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3500
3501The base class version returns \false, but this method is overridden in
3502\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol} where it returns \true.
3503
3504
3505\membersection{wxWindow::Show}\label{wxwindowshow}
3506
3507\func{virtual bool}{Show}{\param{bool}{ show = {\tt true}}}
3508
3509Shows or hides the window. You may need to call \helpref{Raise}{wxwindowraise}
3510for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3511needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
3512
3513\wxheading{Parameters}
3514
3515\docparam{show}{If {\tt true} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.}
3516
3517\wxheading{Return value}
3518
3519{\tt true} if the window has been shown or hidden or {\tt false} if nothing was
3520done because it already was in the requested state.
3521
3522\wxheading{See also}
3523
3524\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown},\rtfsp
3525\helpref{wxWindow::Hide}{wxwindowhide},\rtfsp
3526\helpref{wxRadioBox::Show}{wxradioboxshow}
3527
3528
3529\membersection{wxWindow::Thaw}\label{wxwindowthaw}
3530
3531\func{virtual void}{Thaw}{\void}
3532
3533Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3534\helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3535exactly the same number of times as \helpref{Freeze}{wxwindowfreeze}.
3536
3537\wxheading{See also}
3538
3539\helpref{wxWindowUpdateLocker}{wxwindowupdatelocker}
3540
3541
3542\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
3543
3544\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataFromWindow}{\void}
3545
3546Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
3547{\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3548
3549If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3550the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3551
3552\wxheading{See also}
3553
3554\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3555\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3556
3557
3558\membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
3559
3560\func{virtual bool}{TransferDataToWindow}{\void}
3561
3562Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3563
3564If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3565the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3566
3567\wxheading{Return value}
3568
3569Returns {\tt false} if a transfer failed.
3570
3571\wxheading{See also}
3572
3573\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3574\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::Validate}{wxwindowvalidate}
3575
3576
3577\membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey}
3578
3579\func{bool}{UnregisterHotKey}{\param{int}{ hotkeyId}}
3580
3581Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3582
3583\wxheading{Parameters}
3584
3585\docparam{hotkeyId}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.}
3586
3587\wxheading{Return value}
3588
3589{\tt true} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully, {\tt false} if the id was invalid.
3590
3591\wxheading{Remarks}
3592
3593This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3594
3595\wxheading{See also}
3596
3597\helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey}{wxwindowregisterhotkey}
3598
3599
3600\membersection{wxWindow::Update}\label{wxwindowupdate}
3601
3602\func{virtual void}{Update}{\void}
3603
3604Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window and
3605all of its children recursively while this would usually only happen when the
3606flow of control returns to the event loop.
3607Notice that this function doesn't invalidate any area of the window so
3608nothing happens if nothing has been invalidated (i.e. marked as requiring
3609a redraw). Use \helpref{Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} first if you want to
3610immediately redraw the window unconditionally.
3611
3612
3613\membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui}
3614
3615\func{virtual void}{UpdateWindowUI}{\param{long}{ flags = wxUPDATE\_UI\_NONE}}
3616
3617This function sends \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents}{wxupdateuievent} to
3618the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3619example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3620and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3621You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3622UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3623are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3624\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode}{wxupdateuieventsetmode} or
3625\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval} to
3626limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3627
3628{\it flags} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3629
3630\begin{verbatim}
3631enum wxUpdateUI
3632{
3633 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE = 0x0000, // No particular value
3634 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE = 0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3635 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE = 0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3636};
3637\end{verbatim}
3638
3639If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3640function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3641this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3642to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3643only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3644The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3645an idle function.
3646
3647\begin{verbatim}
3648void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3649{
3650 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3651 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3652}
3653\end{verbatim}
3654
3655\wxheading{See also}
3656
3657\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent},
3658\helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui},
3659\helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle}{wxwindowoninternalidle}
3660
3661
3662\membersection{wxWindow::Validate}\label{wxwindowvalidate}
3663
3664\func{virtual bool}{Validate}{\void}
3665
3666Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3667
3668If the window has {\tt wxWS\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3669the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3670
3671\wxheading{Return value}
3672
3673Returns {\tt false} if any of the validations failed.
3674
3675\wxheading{See also}
3676
3677\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow},\rtfsp
3678\helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow},\rtfsp
3679\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
3680
3681
3682\membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer}\label{wxwindowwarppointer}
3683
3684\func{void}{WarpPointer}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
3685
3686Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3687
3688{\bf NB: } This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3689Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3690
3691\wxheading{Parameters}
3692
3693\docparam{x}{The new x position for the cursor.}
3694
3695\docparam{y}{The new y position for the cursor.}
3696