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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / choicdlg.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: choicdlg.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wx[Multi|Single]ChoiceDialog
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows licence
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 Default width of the choice dialog.
11 */
12 #define wxCHOICE_WIDTH 150
13
14 /**
15 Default height of the choice dialog.
16 */
17 #define wxCHOICE_HEIGHT 200
18
19 /**
20 Default style of the choice dialog.
21
22 @remarks wxRESIZE_BORDER is not used under WinCE.
23 */
24 #define wxCHOICEDLG_STYLE (wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxOK | wxCANCEL | wxCENTRE | wxRESIZE_BORDER)
25
26
27 /**
28 @class wxMultiChoiceDialog
29
30 This class represents a dialog that shows a list of strings, and allows the
31 user to select one or more.
32
33 @library{wxbase}
34 @category{cmndlg}
35
36 @see @ref overview_cmndlg_multichoice, wxSingleChoiceDialog
37 */
38 class wxMultiChoiceDialog : public wxDialog
39 {
40 public:
41 //@{
42 /**
43 Constructor taking an array of wxString choices.
44
45 @param parent
46 Parent window.
47 @param message
48 Message to show on the dialog.
49 @param caption
50 The dialog caption.
51 @param n
52 The number of choices.
53 @param choices
54 An array of strings, or a string list, containing the choices.
55 @param style
56 A dialog style (bitlist) containing flags chosen from standard
57 dialog style and the ones listed below. The default value is
58 equivalent to wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxOK |
59 wxCANCEL | wxCENTRE.
60 @param pos
61 Dialog position. Not Windows.
62
63 @beginStyleTable
64 @style{wxOK}
65 Show an OK button.
66 @style{wxCANCEL}
67 Show a Cancel button.
68 @style{wxCENTRE}
69 Centre the message. Not Windows.
70 @endStyleTable
71
72 @remarks Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
73
74 @beginWxPythonOnly
75
76 For Python the two parameters @a n and @a choices are collapsed into a
77 multi parameter @a choices which is expected to be a Python list of
78 strings.
79
80 @endWxPythonOnly
81
82 @beginWxPerlOnly
83 Not supported by wxPerl.
84 @endWxPerlOnly
85 */
86 wxMultiChoiceDialog(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& message,
87 const wxString& caption,
88 int n, const wxString* choices,
89 long style = wxCHOICEDLG_STYLE,
90 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
91 /**
92 Constructor taking an array of wxString choices.
93
94 @param parent
95 Parent window.
96 @param message
97 Message to show on the dialog.
98 @param caption
99 The dialog caption.
100 @param choices
101 An array of strings, or a string list, containing the choices.
102 @param style
103 A dialog style (bitlist) containing flags chosen from standard
104 dialog style and the ones listed below. The default value is
105 equivalent to wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxOK |
106 wxCANCEL | wxCENTRE.
107 @param pos
108 Dialog position. Not Windows.
109
110 @beginStyleTable
111 @style{wxOK}
112 Show an OK button.
113 @style{wxCANCEL}
114 Show a Cancel button.
115 @style{wxCENTRE}
116 Centre the message. Not Windows.
117 @endStyleTable
118
119 @remarks Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
120
121 @beginWxPythonOnly
122
123 For Python the two parameters @a n and @a choices are collapsed into a
124 multi parameter @a choices which is expected to be a Python list of
125 strings.
126
127 @endWxPythonOnly
128
129 @beginWxPerlOnly
130 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
131 @endWxPerlOnly
132 */
133 wxMultiChoiceDialog(wxWindow* parent,
134 const wxString& message,
135 const wxString& caption,
136 const wxArrayString& choices,
137 long style = wxCHOICEDLG_STYLE,
138 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
139 //@}
140
141 /**
142 Returns array with indexes of selected items.
143 */
144 wxArrayInt GetSelections() const;
145
146 /**
147 Sets selected items from the array of selected items' indexes.
148 */
149 void SetSelections(const wxArrayInt& selections);
150
151 /**
152 Shows the dialog, returning either wxID_OK or wxID_CANCEL.
153 */
154 int ShowModal();
155 };
156
157
158
159 /**
160 @class wxSingleChoiceDialog
161
162 This class represents a dialog that shows a list of strings, and allows the
163 user to select one. Double-clicking on a list item is equivalent to
164 single-clicking and then pressing OK.
165
166 @library{wxbase}
167 @category{cmndlg}
168
169 @see @ref overview_cmndlg_singlechoice, wxMultiChoiceDialog
170 */
171 class wxSingleChoiceDialog : public wxDialog
172 {
173 public:
174 //@{
175 /**
176 Constructor, taking an array of wxString choices and optional client
177 data.
178
179 @param parent
180 Parent window.
181 @param message
182 Message to show on the dialog.
183 @param caption
184 The dialog caption.
185 @param n
186 The number of choices.
187 @param choices
188 An array of strings, or a string list, containing the choices.
189 @param clientData
190 An array of client data to be associated with the items. See
191 GetSelectionData().
192 @param style
193 A dialog style (bitlist) containing flags chosen from standard
194 dialog styles and the ones listed below. The default value is
195 equivalent to wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxOK |
196 wxCANCEL | wxCENTRE.
197 @param pos
198 Dialog position. Not Windows.
199
200 @beginStyleTable
201 @style{wxOK}
202 Show an OK button.
203 @style{wxCANCEL}
204 Show a Cancel button.
205 @style{wxCENTRE}
206 Centre the message. Not Windows.
207 @endStyleTable
208
209 @remarks Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
210
211 @beginWxPythonOnly
212
213 For Python the two parameters @a n and @a choices are collapsed into a
214 multi parameter @a choices which is expected to be a Python list of
215 strings.
216
217 @endWxPythonOnly
218
219 @beginWxPerlOnly
220 Not supported by wxPerl.
221 @endWxPerlOnly
222 */
223 wxSingleChoiceDialog(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& message,
224 const wxString& caption,
225 int n, const wxString* choices,
226 void** clientData = NULL,
227 long style = wxCHOICEDLG_STYLE,
228 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
229 /**
230 Constructor, taking an array of wxString choices and optional client
231 data.
232
233 @param parent
234 Parent window.
235 @param message
236 Message to show on the dialog.
237 @param caption
238 The dialog caption.
239 @param choices
240 An array of strings, or a string list, containing the choices.
241 @param clientData
242 An array of client data to be associated with the items. See
243 GetSelectionData().
244 @param style
245 A dialog style (bitlist) containing flags chosen from standard
246 dialog styles and the ones listed below. The default value is
247 equivalent to wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxOK |
248 wxCANCEL | wxCENTRE.
249 @param pos
250 Dialog position. Not Windows.
251
252 @beginStyleTable
253 @style{wxOK}
254 Show an OK button.
255 @style{wxCANCEL}
256 Show a Cancel button.
257 @style{wxCENTRE}
258 Centre the message. Not Windows.
259 @endStyleTable
260
261 @remarks Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
262
263 @beginWxPythonOnly
264
265 For Python the two parameters @a n and @a choices are collapsed into a
266 multi parameter @a choices which is expected to be a Python list of
267 strings.
268
269 @endWxPythonOnly
270
271 @beginWxPerlOnly
272 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
273 @endWxPerlOnly
274 */
275 wxSingleChoiceDialog(wxWindow* parent,
276 const wxString& message,
277 const wxString& caption,
278 const wxArrayString& choices,
279 void** clientData = NULL,
280 long style = wxCHOICEDLG_STYLE,
281 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
282 //@}
283
284 /**
285 Returns the index of selected item.
286 */
287 int GetSelection() const;
288
289 /**
290 Returns the client data associated with the selection.
291
292 @since 2.9.4
293 */
294 void* GetSelectionData() const;
295
296 /**
297 Returns the selected string.
298 */
299 wxString GetStringSelection() const;
300
301 /**
302 Sets the index of the initially selected item.
303 */
304 void SetSelection(int selection);
305
306 /**
307 Shows the dialog, returning either wxID_OK or wxID_CANCEL.
308 */
309 int ShowModal();
310 };
311
312
313
314 // ============================================================================
315 // Global functions/macros
316 // ============================================================================
317
318 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
319 //@{
320
321 /**
322 Same as wxGetSingleChoice() but returns the index representing the
323 selected string. If the user pressed cancel, -1 is returned.
324
325 @header{wx/choicdlg.h}
326
327 @beginWxPerlOnly
328 Use an array reference for the @a aChoices parameter.
329 @endWxPerlOnly
330 */
331 int wxGetSingleChoiceIndex(const wxString& message,
332 const wxString& caption,
333 const wxArrayString& aChoices,
334 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
335 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
336 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
337 bool centre = true,
338 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
339 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
340 int initialSelection = 0);
341
342 int wxGetSingleChoiceIndex(const wxString& message,
343 const wxString& caption,
344 int n,
345 const wxString& choices[],
346 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
347 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
348 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
349 bool centre = true,
350 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
351 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
352 int initialSelection = 0);
353
354
355 int wxGetSingleChoiceIndex(const wxString& message,
356 const wxString& caption,
357 const wxArrayString& choices,
358 int initialSelection,
359 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
360
361 int wxGetSingleChoiceIndex(const wxString& message,
362 const wxString& caption,
363 int n, const wxString *choices,
364 int initialSelection,
365 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
366 //@}
367
368 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
369 //@{
370
371 /**
372 Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a
373 single-selection listbox. The user may choose an item and press OK to
374 return a string or Cancel to return the empty string. Use
375 wxGetSingleChoiceIndex() if empty string is a valid choice and if you want
376 to be able to detect pressing Cancel reliably.
377
378 You may pass the list of strings to choose from either using @c choices
379 which is an array of @a n strings for the listbox or by using a single
380 @c aChoices parameter of type wxArrayString.
381
382 If @c centre is @true, the message text (which may include new line
383 characters) is centred; if @false, the message is left-justified.
384
385 @header{wx/choicdlg.h}
386
387 @beginWxPerlOnly
388 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
389 @endWxPerlOnly
390 */
391 wxString wxGetSingleChoice(const wxString& message,
392 const wxString& caption,
393 const wxArrayString& aChoices,
394 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
395 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
396 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
397 bool centre = true,
398 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
399 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
400 int initialSelection = 0);
401 wxString wxGetSingleChoice(const wxString& message,
402 const wxString& caption,
403 int n,
404 const wxString& choices[],
405 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
406 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
407 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
408 bool centre = true,
409 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
410 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
411 int initialSelection = 0);
412
413
414 wxString wxGetSingleChoice(const wxString& message,
415 const wxString& caption,
416 const wxArrayString& choices,
417 int initialSelection,
418 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
419
420 wxString wxGetSingleChoice(const wxString& message,
421 const wxString& caption,
422 int n, const wxString *choices,
423 int initialSelection,
424 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
425
426 //@}
427
428 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
429 //@{
430
431 /**
432 Same as wxGetSingleChoice but takes an array of client data pointers
433 corresponding to the strings, and returns one of these pointers or @NULL
434 if Cancel was pressed. The @c client_data array must have the same number
435 of elements as @c choices or @c aChoices!
436
437 @header{wx/choicdlg.h}
438
439 @beginWxPerlOnly
440 Use an array reference for the @a aChoices and @a client_data parameters.
441 @endWxPerlOnly
442 */
443 wxString wxGetSingleChoiceData(const wxString& message,
444 const wxString& caption,
445 const wxArrayString& aChoices,
446 const wxString& client_data[],
447 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
448 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
449 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
450 bool centre = true,
451 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
452 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
453 int initialSelection = 0);
454
455 wxString wxGetSingleChoiceData(const wxString& message,
456 const wxString& caption,
457 int n,
458 const wxString& choices[],
459 const wxString& client_data[],
460 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
461 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
462 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
463 bool centre = true,
464 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
465 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT,
466 int initialSelection = 0);
467
468 void* wxGetSingleChoiceData(const wxString& message,
469 const wxString& caption,
470 const wxArrayString& choices,
471 void **client_data,
472 int initialSelection,
473 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
474
475 void* wxGetSingleChoiceData(const wxString& message,
476 const wxString& caption,
477 int n, const wxString *choices,
478 void **client_data,
479 int initialSelection,
480 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
481
482 //@}
483
484 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
485 //@{
486
487 /**
488 Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a
489 multiple-selection listbox. The user may choose an arbitrary (including 0)
490 number of items in the listbox whose indices will be returned in
491 @c selections array. The initial contents of this array will be used to
492 select the items when the dialog is shown. If the user cancels the dialog,
493 the function returns -1 and @c selections array is left unchanged.
494
495 You may pass the list of strings to choose from either using @c choices
496 which is an array of @a n strings for the listbox or by using a single
497 @c aChoices parameter of type wxArrayString.
498
499 If @c centre is @true, the message text (which may include new line
500 characters) is centred; if @false, the message is left-justified.
501
502 @header{wx/choicdlg.h}
503
504 @beginWxPerlOnly
505 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
506 In wxPerl there is no @a selections parameter; the function
507 returns an array containing the user selections.
508 @endWxPerlOnly
509 */
510 int wxGetSelectedChoices(wxArrayInt& selections,
511 const wxString& message,
512 const wxString& caption,
513 const wxArrayString& aChoices,
514 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
515 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
516 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
517 bool centre = true,
518 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
519 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT);
520
521 int wxGetSelectedChoices(wxArrayInt& selections,
522 const wxString& message,
523 const wxString& caption,
524 int n,
525 const wxString& choices[],
526 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
527 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
528 int y = wxDefaultCoord,
529 bool centre = true,
530 int width = wxCHOICE_WIDTH,
531 int height = wxCHOICE_HEIGHT);
532
533 //@}
534