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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / radiobox.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: radiobox.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxRadioBox
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 @class wxRadioBox
11
12 A radio box item is used to select one of number of mutually exclusive
13 choices. It is displayed as a vertical column or horizontal row of
14 labelled buttons.
15
16 @beginStyleTable
17 @style{wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS}
18 The major dimension parameter refers to the maximum number of rows.
19 @style{wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS}
20 The major dimension parameter refers to the maximum number of
21 columns.
22 @style{wxRA_USE_CHECKBOX}
23 Use of the checkbox controls instead of radio buttons (currently
24 supported only on PalmOS)
25 @endStyleTable
26
27 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent}
28 @event{EVT_RADIOBOX(id, func)}
29 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBOX_SELECTED event, when a radiobutton
30 is clicked.
31 @endEventTable
32
33 @library{wxcore}
34 @category{ctrl}
35 @appearance{radiobox.png}
36
37 @see @ref overview_events, wxRadioButton, wxCheckBox
38 */
39 class wxRadioBox : public wxControl, wxItemContainerImmutable
40 {
41 public:
42
43 /**
44 Default constructor.
45
46 @see Create(), wxValidator
47 */
48 wxRadioBox();
49
50 /**
51 Constructor, creating and showing a radiobox.
52
53 @param parent
54 Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
55 @param id
56 Window identifier. The value @c wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
57 @param label
58 Label for the static box surrounding the radio buttons.
59 @param pos
60 Window position. If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a
61 default position is chosen.
62 @param size
63 Window size. If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then a default size
64 is chosen.
65 @param n
66 Number of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.
67 @param choices
68 An array of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.
69 @param majorDimension
70 Specifies the maximum number of rows (if style contains
71 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS) or columns (if style contains
72 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS) for a two-dimensional radiobox.
73 @param style
74 Window style. See wxRadioBox.
75 @param validator
76 Window validator.
77 @param name
78 Window name.
79
80 @beginWxPerlOnly
81 Not supported by wxPerl.
82 @endWxPerlOnly
83
84 @see Create(), wxValidator
85 */
86 wxRadioBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
87 const wxString& label,
88 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
89 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
90 int n = 0,
91 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
92 int majorDimension = 1,
93 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
94 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
95 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
96
97 /**
98 Constructor, creating and showing a radiobox.
99
100 @param parent
101 Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
102 @param id
103 Window identifier. The value @c wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
104 @param label
105 Label for the static box surrounding the radio buttons.
106 @param pos
107 Window position. If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a
108 default position is chosen.
109 @param size
110 Window size. If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then a default size
111 is chosen.
112 @param choices
113 An array of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.
114 @param majorDimension
115 Specifies the maximum number of rows (if style contains
116 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS) or columns (if style contains
117 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS) for a two-dimensional radiobox.
118 @param style
119 Window style. See wxRadioBox.
120 @param validator
121 Window validator.
122 @param name
123 Window name.
124
125 @beginWxPerlOnly
126 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
127 @endWxPerlOnly
128
129 @see Create(), wxValidator
130 */
131 wxRadioBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
132 const wxString& label,
133 const wxPoint& pos,
134 const wxSize& size,
135 const wxArrayString& choices,
136 int majorDimension = 1,
137 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
138 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
139 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
140
141 /**
142 Destructor, destroying the radiobox item.
143 */
144 virtual ~wxRadioBox();
145
146 /**
147 Creates the radiobox for two-step construction. See wxRadioBox()
148 for further details.
149 */
150 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
151 const wxString& label,
152 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
153 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
154 int n = 0,
155 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
156 int majorDimension = 0,
157 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
158 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
159 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
160
161 /**
162 Creates the radiobox for two-step construction. See wxRadioBox()
163 for further details.
164 */
165 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
166 const wxString& label,
167 const wxPoint& pos,
168 const wxSize& size,
169 const wxArrayString& choices,
170 int majorDimension = 0,
171 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
172 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
173 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
174
175 /**
176 Enables or disables an individual button in the radiobox.
177
178 @param enable
179 @true to enable, @false to disable.
180 @param n
181 The zero-based button to enable or disable.
182
183 @see wxWindow::Enable()
184
185 @beginWxPythonOnly
186 In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:
187
188 @beginTable
189 @row2col{Enable(flag), Enables or disables the entire radiobox.}
190 @row2col{EnableItem(n\, flag), Enables or disables an individual button in the radiobox.}
191 @endTable
192
193 @endWxPythonOnly
194 */
195 virtual bool Enable(unsigned int n, bool enable = true);
196
197 /**
198 Finds a button matching the given string, returning the position if found,
199 or @c wxNOT_FOUND if not found.
200
201 @param string
202 The string to find.
203 @param bCase
204 Should the search be case-sensitive?
205 */
206 virtual int FindString(const wxString& string, bool bCase = false) const;
207
208 /**
209 Returns the number of columns in the radiobox.
210 */
211 unsigned int GetColumnCount() const;
212
213 /**
214 Returns a radio box item under the point, a zero-based item index, or @c
215 wxNOT_FOUND if no item is under the point.
216
217 @param pt
218 Point in client coordinates.
219 */
220 virtual int GetItemFromPoint(const wxPoint& pt) const;
221
222 /**
223 Returns the helptext associated with the specified @a item if any or @c
224 wxEmptyString.
225
226 @param item
227 The zero-based item index.
228
229 @see SetItemHelpText()
230 */
231 wxString GetItemHelpText(unsigned int item) const;
232
233 /**
234 Returns the tooltip associated with the specified @a item if any or @NULL.
235
236 @see SetItemToolTip(), wxWindow::GetToolTip()
237 */
238 wxToolTip* GetItemToolTip(unsigned int item) const;
239
240 /**
241 Returns the number of rows in the radiobox.
242 */
243 unsigned int GetRowCount() const;
244
245 /**
246 Returns @true if the item is enabled or @false if it was disabled using
247 @ref Enable(unsigned int,bool) "Enable(n, false)".
248
249 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and
250 wxUniversal and always returns @true in the other ports.
251
252 @param n
253 The zero-based button position.
254 */
255 virtual bool IsItemEnabled(unsigned int n) const;
256
257 /**
258 Returns @true if the item is currently shown or @false if it was hidden
259 using @ref Show(unsigned int,bool) "Show(n, false)".
260
261 Note that this function returns @true for an item which hadn't been hidden
262 even if the entire radiobox is not currently shown.
263
264 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and
265 wxUniversal and always returns @true in the other ports.
266
267 @param n
268 The zero-based button position.
269 */
270 virtual bool IsItemShown(unsigned int n) const;
271
272 /**
273 Sets the helptext for an item. Empty string erases any existing helptext.
274
275 @param item
276 The zero-based item index.
277 @param helptext
278 The help text to set for the item.
279
280 @see GetItemHelpText()
281 */
282 void SetItemHelpText(unsigned int item, const wxString& helptext);
283
284 /**
285 Sets the tooltip text for the specified item in the radio group.
286
287 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW and wxGTK2 and
288 does nothing in the other ports.
289
290 @param item
291 Index of the item the tooltip will be shown for.
292 @param text
293 Tooltip text for the item, the tooltip is removed if empty.
294
295 @see GetItemToolTip(), wxWindow::SetToolTip()
296 */
297 void SetItemToolTip(unsigned int item, const wxString& text);
298
299 /**
300 Shows or hides individual buttons.
301
302 @param show
303 @true to show, @false to hide.
304 @param item
305 The zero-based position of the button to show or hide.
306
307 @return
308 @true if the item has been shown or hidden or @false if nothing
309 was done because it already was in the requested state.
310
311 @see
312 wxWindow::Show()
313
314 @beginWxPythonOnly
315 In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:
316
317 @beginTable
318 @row2col{Show(flag), Shows or hides the entire radiobox.}
319 @row2col{ShowItem(n\, flag), Shows or hides individual buttons.}
320 @endTable
321
322 @endWxPythonOnly
323
324 */
325 virtual bool Show(unsigned int item, bool show = true);
326 };