call SetInitialBestSize(), not SetBestSize(), when setting the best size initially
[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / control.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/control.h
3 // Purpose: wxControl common interface
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 26.07.99
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) wxWindows team
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_
13 #define _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_
14
15 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 // headers
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
19 #if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
20 #pragma interface "controlbase.h"
21 #endif
22
23 #include "wx/defs.h"
24
25 #if wxUSE_CONTROLS
26
27 #include "wx/window.h" // base class
28
29 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxControlNameStr;
30
31 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
32 // wxControl is the base class for all controls
33 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
34
35 class WXDLLEXPORT wxControlBase : public wxWindow
36 {
37 public:
38 wxControlBase() { }
39
40 virtual ~wxControlBase();
41
42 // Create() function adds the validator parameter
43 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
44 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
45 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
46 long style = 0,
47 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
48 const wxString& name = wxControlNameStr);
49
50 // get the control alignment (left/right/centre, top/bottom/centre)
51 int GetAlignment() const { return m_windowStyle & wxALIGN_MASK; }
52
53
54 // controls by default inherit the colours of their parents, if a
55 // particular control class doesn't want to do it, it can override
56 // ShouldInheritColours() to return false
57 virtual bool ShouldInheritColours() const { return true; }
58
59
60 // WARNING: this doesn't work for all controls nor all platforms!
61 //
62 // simulates the event of given type (i.e. wxButton::Command() is just as
63 // if the button was clicked)
64 virtual void Command(wxCommandEvent &event);
65
66 protected:
67 // creates the control (calls wxWindowBase::CreateBase inside) and adds it
68 // to the list of parents children
69 bool CreateControl(wxWindowBase *parent,
70 wxWindowID id,
71 const wxPoint& pos,
72 const wxSize& size,
73 long style,
74 const wxValidator& validator,
75 const wxString& name);
76
77 // initialize the common fields of wxCommandEvent
78 void InitCommandEvent(wxCommandEvent& event) const;
79
80 // set the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
81 // components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is -1)
82 //
83 // normally just calls SetBestSize() but can be overridden not to do it for
84 // the controls which have to do some additional initialization (e.g. add
85 // strings to list box) before their best size can be accurately calculated
86 virtual void SetInitialBestSize(const wxSize& size)
87 {
88 SetBestSize(size);
89 }
90
91 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxControlBase)
92 };
93
94 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
95 // include platform-dependent wxControl declarations
96 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
97
98 #if defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
99 #include "wx/univ/control.h"
100 #elif defined(__WXMSW__)
101 #include "wx/msw/control.h"
102 #elif defined(__WXMOTIF__)
103 #include "wx/motif/control.h"
104 #elif defined(__WXGTK__)
105 #include "wx/gtk/control.h"
106 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
107 #include "wx/mac/control.h"
108 #elif defined(__WXCOCOA__)
109 #include "wx/cocoa/control.h"
110 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
111 #include "wx/os2/control.h"
112 #endif
113
114 #endif // wxUSE_CONTROLS
115
116 #endif
117 // _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_