1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: wxWidgets validator sample
4 // Author: Julian Smart
8 // Copyright: (c) Julian Smart
9 // Licence: wxWindows license
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12 // See online help for an overview of validators. In general, a
13 // validator transfers data between a control and a variable.
14 // It may also test for validity of a string transferred to or
15 // from a text control. All validators transfer data, but not
16 // all test validity, so don't be confused by the name.
18 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
19 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
23 #endif // __BORLANDC__
32 #include "wx/valgen.h"
33 #include "wx/valtext.h"
36 #include "../sample.xpm"
39 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
41 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
45 wxString g_listbox_choices
[] =
46 {wxT("one"), wxT("two"), wxT("three")};
48 wxString g_combobox_choices
[] =
49 {wxT("yes"), wxT("no (doesn't validate)"), wxT("maybe (doesn't validate)")};
51 wxString g_radiobox_choices
[] =
52 {wxT("green"), wxT("yellow"), wxT("red")};
54 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
56 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 // This string will be passed to an alpha-only validator, which
61 // will complain because spaces aren't alpha. Note that validation
62 // is performed only when 'OK' is pressed.
63 m_string
= wxT("Spaces are invalid here");
64 m_string2
= "Valid text";
65 m_listbox_choices
.Add(0);
68 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
69 // MyComboBoxValidator
70 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
72 bool MyComboBoxValidator::Validate(wxWindow
*WXUNUSED(parent
))
74 wxASSERT(GetWindow()->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxComboBox
)));
76 wxComboBox
* cb
= (wxComboBox
*)GetWindow();
77 if (cb
->GetValue() == g_combobox_choices
[1] ||
78 cb
->GetValue() == g_combobox_choices
[2])
80 // we accept any string != g_combobox_choices[1|2] !
82 wxLogError("Invalid combo box text!");
87 *m_var
= cb
->GetValue();
92 bool MyComboBoxValidator::TransferToWindow()
94 wxASSERT(GetWindow()->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxComboBox
)));
98 wxComboBox
* cb
= (wxComboBox
*)GetWindow();
102 cb
->SetValue(*m_var
);
108 bool MyComboBoxValidator::TransferFromWindow()
110 wxASSERT(GetWindow()->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxComboBox
)));
114 wxComboBox
* cb
= (wxComboBox
*)GetWindow();
118 *m_var
= cb
->GetValue();
124 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
126 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
132 if ( !wxApp::OnInit() )
135 // Create and display the main frame window.
136 MyFrame
*frame
= new MyFrame((wxFrame
*) NULL
, wxT("Validator Test"),
143 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
145 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
147 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame
, wxFrame
)
148 EVT_MENU(wxID_EXIT
, MyFrame::OnQuit
)
149 EVT_MENU(VALIDATE_TEST_DIALOG
, MyFrame::OnTestDialog
)
150 EVT_MENU(VALIDATE_TOGGLE_BELL
, MyFrame::OnToggleBell
)
153 MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame
*frame
, const wxString
&title
, int x
, int y
, int w
, int h
)
154 : wxFrame(frame
, wxID_ANY
, title
, wxPoint(x
, y
), wxSize(w
, h
)),
157 SetIcon(wxICON(sample
));
159 // Create a listbox to display the validated data.
160 m_listbox
= new wxListBox(this, wxID_ANY
);
161 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("Try 'File|Test' to see how validators work.")));
163 wxMenu
*file_menu
= new wxMenu
;
165 file_menu
->Append(VALIDATE_TEST_DIALOG
, wxT("&Test dialog..."), wxT("Demonstrate validators"));
166 file_menu
->AppendCheckItem(VALIDATE_TOGGLE_BELL
, wxT("&Bell on error"), wxT("Toggle bell on error"));
167 file_menu
->AppendSeparator();
168 file_menu
->Append(wxID_EXIT
, wxT("E&xit"));
170 wxMenuBar
*menu_bar
= new wxMenuBar
;
171 menu_bar
->Append(file_menu
, wxT("&File"));
172 SetMenuBar(menu_bar
);
174 // All validators share a common (static) flag that controls
175 // whether they beep on error. Here we turn it off:
176 wxValidator::SuppressBellOnError(m_silent
);
177 file_menu
->Check(VALIDATE_TOGGLE_BELL
, !wxValidator::IsSilent());
181 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
184 void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent
& WXUNUSED(event
))
189 void MyFrame::OnTestDialog(wxCommandEvent
& WXUNUSED(event
))
191 // The validators defined in the dialog implementation bind controls
192 // and variables together. Values are transferred between them behind
193 // the scenes, so here we don't have to query the controls for their
195 MyDialog
dialog(this, wxT("Validator demonstration"));
197 // When the dialog is displayed, validators automatically transfer
198 // data from variables to their corresponding controls.
199 if ( dialog
.ShowModal() == wxID_OK
)
201 // 'OK' was pressed, so controls that have validators are
202 // automatically transferred to the variables we specified
203 // when we created the validators.
205 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("string: ")) + g_data
.m_string
);
206 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("string #2: ")) + g_data
.m_string2
);
208 for(unsigned int i
= 0; i
< g_data
.m_listbox_choices
.GetCount(); ++i
)
210 int j
= g_data
.m_listbox_choices
[i
];
211 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("listbox choice(s): ")) + g_listbox_choices
[j
]);
214 wxString
checkbox_state(g_data
.m_checkbox_state
? wxT("checked") : wxT("unchecked"));
215 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("checkbox: ")) + checkbox_state
);
216 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("combobox: ")) + g_data
.m_combobox_choice
);
217 m_listbox
->Append(wxString(wxT("radiobox: ")) + g_radiobox_choices
[g_data
.m_radiobox_choice
]);
221 void MyFrame::OnToggleBell(wxCommandEvent
& event
)
223 m_silent
= !m_silent
;
224 wxValidator::SuppressBellOnError(m_silent
);
228 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
230 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
232 MyDialog::MyDialog( wxWindow
*parent
, const wxString
& title
,
233 const wxPoint
& pos
, const wxSize
& size
, const long WXUNUSED(style
) ) :
234 wxDialog(parent
, VALIDATE_DIALOG_ID
, title
, pos
, size
, wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE
|wxRESIZE_BORDER
)
236 // setup the flex grid sizer
237 // -------------------------
239 wxFlexGridSizer
*flexgridsizer
= new wxFlexGridSizer(3, 2, 5, 5);
241 // Create and add controls to sizers. Note that a member variable
242 // of g_data is bound to each control upon construction. There is
243 // currently no easy way to substitute a different validator or a
244 // different transfer variable after a control has been constructed.
246 // Pointers to some of these controls are saved in member variables
247 // so that we can use them elsewhere, like this one.
248 m_text
= new wxTextCtrl(this, VALIDATE_TEXT
, wxEmptyString
,
249 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
, 0,
250 wxTextValidator(wxFILTER_ALPHA
, &g_data
.m_string
));
251 m_text
->SetToolTip("uses wxTextValidator with wxFILTER_ALPHA");
252 flexgridsizer
->Add(m_text
, 1, wxGROW
);
255 // Now set a wxTextValidator with an explicit list of characters NOT allowed:
256 wxTextValidator
textVal(wxFILTER_EMPTY
|wxFILTER_EXCLUDE_LIST
, &g_data
.m_string2
);
257 textVal
.SetCharExcludes("bcwyz");
259 new wxTextCtrl(this, VALIDATE_TEXT2
, wxEmptyString
,
260 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
, 0, textVal
);
261 txt2
->SetToolTip("uses wxTextValidator with wxFILTER_EMPTY|wxFILTER_EXCLUDE_LIST (to exclude 'bcwyz')");
262 flexgridsizer
->Add(txt2
, 1, wxGROW
);
264 flexgridsizer
->Add(new wxListBox((wxWindow
*)this, VALIDATE_LIST
,
265 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
,
266 3, g_listbox_choices
, wxLB_MULTIPLE
,
267 wxGenericValidator(&g_data
.m_listbox_choices
)),
270 m_combobox
= new wxComboBox(this, VALIDATE_COMBO
, wxEmptyString
,
271 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
,
272 3, g_combobox_choices
, 0L,
273 MyComboBoxValidator(&g_data
.m_combobox_choice
));
274 m_combobox
->SetToolTip("uses a custom validator (MyComboBoxValidator)");
275 flexgridsizer
->Add(m_combobox
, 1, wxALIGN_CENTER
);
277 // This wxCheckBox* doesn't need to be assigned to any pointer
278 // because we don't use it elsewhere--it can be anonymous.
279 // We don't need any such pointer to query its state, which
280 // can be gotten directly from g_data.
281 flexgridsizer
->Add(new wxCheckBox(this, VALIDATE_CHECK
, wxT("Sample checkbox"),
282 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
, 0,
283 wxGenericValidator(&g_data
.m_checkbox_state
)),
284 1, wxALIGN_CENTER
|wxALL
, 15);
286 flexgridsizer
->AddGrowableCol(0);
287 flexgridsizer
->AddGrowableCol(1);
288 flexgridsizer
->AddGrowableRow(1);
291 // setup the button sizer
292 // ----------------------
294 wxStdDialogButtonSizer
*btn
= new wxStdDialogButtonSizer();
295 btn
->AddButton(new wxButton(this, wxID_OK
));
296 btn
->AddButton(new wxButton(this, wxID_CANCEL
));
300 // setup the main sizer
301 // --------------------
303 wxBoxSizer
*mainsizer
= new wxBoxSizer( wxVERTICAL
);
305 mainsizer
->Add(flexgridsizer
, 1, wxGROW
| wxALL
, 10);
307 mainsizer
->Add(new wxRadioBox((wxWindow
*)this, VALIDATE_RADIO
, wxT("Pick a color"),
308 wxDefaultPosition
, wxDefaultSize
,
309 3, g_radiobox_choices
, 1, wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS
,
310 wxGenericValidator(&g_data
.m_radiobox_choice
)),
311 0, wxGROW
| wxLEFT
|wxBOTTOM
|wxRIGHT
, 10);
313 mainsizer
->Add(btn
, 0, wxGROW
| wxALL
, 10);
316 mainsizer
->SetSizeHints(this);
318 // make the dialog a bit bigger than its minimal size:
319 SetSize(GetBestSize()*1.5);
322 bool MyDialog::TransferDataToWindow()
324 bool r
= wxDialog::TransferDataToWindow();
326 // These function calls have to be made here, after the
327 // dialog has been created.
329 m_combobox
->SetSelection(0);