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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: listbox.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxListBox
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 @class wxListBox
11
12 A listbox is used to select one or more of a list of strings.
13
14 The strings are displayed in a scrolling box, with the selected string(s)
15 marked in reverse video. A listbox can be single selection (if an item is
16 selected, the previous selection is removed) or multiple selection
17 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
18 selections).
19
20 List box elements are numbered from zero.
21 Their number may be limited under some platforms.
22
23 A listbox callback gets an event @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED for
24 single clicks, and @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_DOUBLECLICKED for double clicks.
25
26 @beginStyleTable
27 @style{wxLB_SINGLE}
28 Single-selection list.
29 @style{wxLB_MULTIPLE}
30 Multiple-selection list: the user can toggle multiple items on and off.
31 This is the same as wxLB_EXTENDED in wxGTK2 port.
32 @style{wxLB_EXTENDED}
33 Extended-selection list: the user can extend the selection by using
34 @c SHIFT or @c CTRL keys together with the cursor movement keys or
35 the mouse.
36 @style{wxLB_HSCROLL}
37 Create horizontal scrollbar if contents are too wide (Windows only).
38 @style{wxLB_ALWAYS_SB}
39 Always show a vertical scrollbar.
40 @style{wxLB_NEEDED_SB}
41 Only create a vertical scrollbar if needed.
42 @style{wxLB_NO_SB}
43 Don't create vertical scrollbar (wxMSW only).
44 @style{wxLB_SORT}
45 The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.
46 @endStyleTable
47
48 Note that @c wxLB_SINGLE, @c wxLB_MULTIPLE and @c wxLB_EXTENDED styles are
49 mutually exclusive and you can specify at most one of them (single selection
50 is the default). See also @ref overview_windowstyles.
51
52 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent}
53 @event{EVT_LISTBOX(id, func)}
54 Process a wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED event, when an item on the
55 list is selected or the selection changes.
56 @event{EVT_LISTBOX_DCLICK(id, func)}
57 Process a wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOXDOUBLECLICKED event, when the listbox
58 is double-clicked.
59 @endEventTable
60
61 @library{wxcore}
62 @category{ctrl}
63 @appearance{listbox.png}
64
65 @see wxEditableListBox, wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListCtrl, wxCommandEvent
66 */
67 class wxListBox : public wxControlWithItems
68 {
69 public:
70 /**
71 Default constructor.
72 */
73 wxListBox();
74
75 /**
76 Constructor, creating and showing a list box.
77
78 @param parent
79 The parent window.
80 @param id
81 The ID of this control. A value of @c wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
82 @param pos
83 The initial position.
84 If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.
85 @param size
86 The initial size.
87 If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then the window is sized appropriately.
88 @param n
89 Number of strings with which to initialise the control.
90 @param choices
91 The strings to use to initialize the control.
92 @param style
93 Window style. See wxListBox.
94 @param validator
95 The validator for this control.
96 @param name
97 The name of this class.
98
99 @beginWxPerlOnly
100 Not supported by wxPerl.
101 @endWxPerlOnly
102 */
103
104 wxListBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
105 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
106 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
107 int n = 0,
108 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
109 long style = 0,
110 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
111 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
112
113 /**
114 Constructor, creating and showing a list box.
115
116 See the other wxListBox() constructor; the only difference is that
117 this overload takes a wxArrayString instead of a pointer to an array
118 of wxString.
119
120 @beginWxPerlOnly
121 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
122 @endWxPerlOnly
123 */
124
125 wxListBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
126 const wxPoint& pos,
127 const wxSize& size,
128 const wxArrayString& choices,
129 long style = 0,
130 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
131 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
132
133 /**
134 Destructor, destroying the list box.
135 */
136 virtual ~wxListBox();
137
138 //@{
139 /**
140 Creates the listbox for two-step construction.
141 See wxListBox() for further details.
142 */
143 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
144 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
145 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
146 int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = NULL,
147 long style = 0,
148 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
149 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
150 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
151 const wxPoint& pos,
152 const wxSize& size,
153 const wxArrayString& choices,
154 long style = 0,
155 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
156 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
157 //@}
158
159 /**
160 Deselects an item in the list box.
161
162 @param n
163 The zero-based item to deselect.
164
165 @remarks This applies to multiple selection listboxes only.
166 */
167 void Deselect(int n);
168
169 /**
170 Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.
171
172 @param selections
173 A reference to an wxArrayInt instance that is used to store the result of
174 the query.
175
176 @return The number of selections.
177
178 @remarks Use this with a multiple selection listbox.
179
180 @beginWxPerlOnly
181 In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and return the
182 selected items as a list.
183 @endWxPerlOnly
184
185 @see wxControlWithItems::GetSelection, wxControlWithItems::GetStringSelection,
186 wxControlWithItems::SetSelection
187 */
188 virtual int GetSelections(wxArrayInt& selections) const;
189
190 /**
191 Returns the item located at @a point, or @c wxNOT_FOUND if there
192 is no item located at @a point.
193
194 It is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxMac and wxGTK2 ports.
195
196 @param point
197 Point of item (in client coordinates) to obtain
198
199 @return Item located at point, or wxNOT_FOUND if unimplemented or the
200 item does not exist.
201
202 @since 2.7.0
203 */
204 int HitTest(const wxPoint& point) const;
205
206 /**
207 @overload
208 */
209 int HitTest(int x, int y) const;
210
211 /**
212 Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
213
214 @param nItems
215 Number of items in the array items
216 @param items
217 Labels of items to be inserted
218 @param pos
219 Position before which to insert the items: if pos is 0 the
220 items will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox
221
222 @beginWxPerlOnly
223 Not supported by wxPerl.
224 @endWxPerlOnly
225 */
226 void InsertItems(unsigned int nItems, const wxString *items,
227 unsigned int pos);
228
229 /**
230 Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
231
232 @param items
233 Labels of items to be inserted
234 @param pos
235 Position before which to insert the items: if pos is @c 0 the
236 items will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox
237
238 @beginWxPerlOnly
239 Use an array reference for the @a items parameter.
240 @endWxPerlOnly
241 */
242 void InsertItems(const wxArrayString& items,
243 unsigned int pos);
244
245 /**
246 Determines whether an item is selected.
247
248 @param n
249 The zero-based item index.
250
251 @return @true if the given item is selected, @false otherwise.
252 */
253 virtual bool IsSelected(int n) const;
254
255 /**
256 Clears the list box and adds the given strings to it.
257
258 @param n
259 The number of strings to set.
260 @param choices
261 An array of strings to set.
262 @param clientData
263 Options array of client data pointers
264 */
265 void Set(unsigned int n, const wxString* choices, void *clientData);
266
267 /**
268 Clears the list box and adds the given strings to it.
269 You may free the array from the calling program after this method
270 has been called.
271
272 @param choices
273 An array of strings to set.
274 @param clientData
275 Options array of client data pointers
276 */
277 void Set(const wxArrayString& choices, void *clientData);
278
279 /**
280 Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
281
282 @param n
283 The zero-based item index that should be visible.
284 */
285 void SetFirstItem(int n);
286
287 /**
288 Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
289
290 @param string
291 The string that should be visible.
292 */
293 void SetFirstItem(const wxString& string);
294 };
295