Correct documentation of majorDimension in wxRadioBox ctor.
[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 licence
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. The default
73 value of 0 means to use the number of items, i.e. @a n.
74 @param style
75 Window style. See wxRadioBox.
76 @param validator
77 Window validator.
78 @param name
79 Window name.
80
81 @beginWxPerlOnly
82 Not supported by wxPerl.
83 @endWxPerlOnly
84
85 @see Create(), wxValidator
86 */
87 wxRadioBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
88 const wxString& label,
89 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
90 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
91 int n = 0,
92 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
93 int majorDimension = 0,
94 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
95 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
96 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
97
98 /**
99 Constructor, creating and showing a radiobox.
100
101 @param parent
102 Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
103 @param id
104 Window identifier. The value @c wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
105 @param label
106 Label for the static box surrounding the radio buttons.
107 @param pos
108 Window position. If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a
109 default position is chosen.
110 @param size
111 Window size. If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then a default size
112 is chosen.
113 @param choices
114 An array of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.
115 @param majorDimension
116 Specifies the maximum number of rows (if style contains
117 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS) or columns (if style contains
118 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS) for a two-dimensional radiobox. The default
119 value of 0 means to use the number of items, i.e. number of
120 elements in @a choices.
121 @param style
122 Window style. See wxRadioBox.
123 @param validator
124 Window validator.
125 @param name
126 Window name.
127
128 @beginWxPerlOnly
129 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
130 @endWxPerlOnly
131
132 @see Create(), wxValidator
133 */
134 wxRadioBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
135 const wxString& label,
136 const wxPoint& pos,
137 const wxSize& size,
138 const wxArrayString& choices,
139 int majorDimension = 0,
140 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
141 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
142 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
143
144 /**
145 Destructor, destroying the radiobox item.
146 */
147 virtual ~wxRadioBox();
148
149 /**
150 Creates the radiobox for two-step construction. See wxRadioBox()
151 for further details.
152 */
153 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
154 const wxString& label,
155 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
156 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
157 int n = 0,
158 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
159 int majorDimension = 0,
160 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
161 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
162 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
163
164 /**
165 Creates the radiobox for two-step construction. See wxRadioBox()
166 for further details.
167 */
168 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
169 const wxString& label,
170 const wxPoint& pos,
171 const wxSize& size,
172 const wxArrayString& choices,
173 int majorDimension = 0,
174 long style = wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS,
175 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
176 const wxString& name = wxRadioBoxNameStr);
177
178 /**
179 Enables or disables an individual button in the radiobox.
180
181 @param enable
182 @true to enable, @false to disable.
183 @param n
184 The zero-based button to enable or disable.
185
186 @see wxWindow::Enable()
187
188 @beginWxPythonOnly
189 In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:
190
191 @beginTable
192 @row2col{Enable(flag), Enables or disables the entire radiobox.}
193 @row2col{EnableItem(n\, flag), Enables or disables an individual button in the radiobox.}
194 @endTable
195
196 @endWxPythonOnly
197 */
198 virtual bool Enable(unsigned int n, bool enable = true);
199
200 /**
201 Finds a button matching the given string, returning the position if found,
202 or @c wxNOT_FOUND if not found.
203
204 @param string
205 The string to find.
206 @param bCase
207 Should the search be case-sensitive?
208 */
209 virtual int FindString(const wxString& string, bool bCase = false) const;
210
211 /**
212 Returns the number of columns in the radiobox.
213 */
214 unsigned int GetColumnCount() const;
215
216 /**
217 Returns a radio box item under the point, a zero-based item index, or @c
218 wxNOT_FOUND if no item is under the point.
219
220 @param pt
221 Point in client coordinates.
222 */
223 virtual int GetItemFromPoint(const wxPoint& pt) const;
224
225 /**
226 Returns the helptext associated with the specified @a item if any or @c
227 wxEmptyString.
228
229 @param item
230 The zero-based item index.
231
232 @see SetItemHelpText()
233 */
234 wxString GetItemHelpText(unsigned int item) const;
235
236 /**
237 Returns the tooltip associated with the specified @a item if any or @NULL.
238
239 @see SetItemToolTip(), wxWindow::GetToolTip()
240 */
241 wxToolTip* GetItemToolTip(unsigned int item) const;
242
243 /**
244 Returns the number of rows in the radiobox.
245 */
246 unsigned int GetRowCount() const;
247
248 /**
249 Returns @true if the item is enabled or @false if it was disabled using
250 @ref Enable(unsigned int,bool) "Enable(n, false)".
251
252 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and
253 wxUniversal and always returns @true in the other ports.
254
255 @param n
256 The zero-based button position.
257 */
258 virtual bool IsItemEnabled(unsigned int n) const;
259
260 /**
261 Returns @true if the item is currently shown or @false if it was hidden
262 using @ref Show(unsigned int,bool) "Show(n, false)".
263
264 Note that this function returns @true for an item which hadn't been hidden
265 even if the entire radiobox is not currently shown.
266
267 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and
268 wxUniversal and always returns @true in the other ports.
269
270 @param n
271 The zero-based button position.
272 */
273 virtual bool IsItemShown(unsigned int n) const;
274
275 /**
276 Sets the helptext for an item. Empty string erases any existing helptext.
277
278 @param item
279 The zero-based item index.
280 @param helptext
281 The help text to set for the item.
282
283 @see GetItemHelpText()
284 */
285 void SetItemHelpText(unsigned int item, const wxString& helptext);
286
287 /**
288 Sets the tooltip text for the specified item in the radio group.
289
290 This function is currently only implemented in wxMSW and wxGTK2 and
291 does nothing in the other ports.
292
293 @param item
294 Index of the item the tooltip will be shown for.
295 @param text
296 Tooltip text for the item, the tooltip is removed if empty.
297
298 @see GetItemToolTip(), wxWindow::SetToolTip()
299 */
300 void SetItemToolTip(unsigned int item, const wxString& text);
301
302 /**
303 Shows or hides individual buttons.
304
305 @param show
306 @true to show, @false to hide.
307 @param item
308 The zero-based position of the button to show or hide.
309
310 @return
311 @true if the item has been shown or hidden or @false if nothing
312 was done because it already was in the requested state.
313
314 @see
315 wxWindow::Show()
316
317 @beginWxPythonOnly
318 In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:
319
320 @beginTable
321 @row2col{Show(flag), Shows or hides the entire radiobox.}
322 @row2col{ShowItem(n\, flag), Shows or hides individual buttons.}
323 @endTable
324
325 @endWxPythonOnly
326
327 */
328 virtual bool Show(unsigned int item, bool show = true);
329 };