Add skeleton documentation for wxMessageDialog::ButtonLabel.
[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / msgdlg.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: msgdlg.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxMessageDialog
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows licence
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 @class wxMessageDialog
11
12 This class represents a dialog that shows a single or multi-line message,
13 with a choice of OK, Yes, No and Cancel buttons.
14
15 @beginStyleTable
16 @style{wxOK}
17 Puts an Ok button in the message box. May be combined with @c wxCANCEL.
18 @style{wxCANCEL}
19 Puts a Cancel button in the message box. Must be combined with
20 either @c wxOK or @c wxYES_NO.
21 @style{wxYES_NO}
22 Puts Yes and No buttons in the message box. It is recommended to always
23 use @c wxCANCEL with this style as otherwise the message box won't have
24 a close button under wxMSW and the user will be forced to answer it.
25 @style{wxHELP}
26 Puts a Help button to the message box. This button can have special
27 appearance or be specially positioned if its label is not changed from
28 the default one. Notice that using this button is not supported when
29 showing a message box from non-main thread in wxOSX/Cocoa and it is not
30 supported in wxOSX/Carbon at all. @since 2.9.3.
31 @style{wxNO_DEFAULT}
32 Makes the "No" button default, can only be used with @c wxYES_NO.
33 @style{wxCANCEL_DEFAULT}
34 Makes the "Cancel" button default, can only be used with @c wxCANCEL
35 @style{wxYES_DEFAULT}
36 Makes the "Yes" button default, this is the default behaviour and
37 this flag exists solely for symmetry with @c wxNO_DEFAULT.
38 @style{wxOK_DEFAULT}
39 Makes the "OK" button default, this is the default behaviour and
40 this flag exists solely for symmetry with @c wxCANCEL_DEFAULT.
41 @style{wxICON_NONE}
42 Displays no icon in the dialog if possible (an icon might still be
43 displayed if the current platform mandates its use). This style may be
44 used to prevent the dialog from using the default icon based on @c
45 wxYES_NO presence as explained in @c wxICON_QUESTION and @c
46 wxICON_INFORMATION documentation below.
47 @style{wxICON_EXCLAMATION}
48 Displays an exclamation, or warning, icon in the dialog.
49 @style{wxICON_ERROR}
50 Displays an error icon in the dialog.
51 @style{wxICON_HAND}
52 Displays an error symbol, this is a MSW-inspired synonym for @c wxICON_ERROR.
53 @style{wxICON_QUESTION}
54 Displays a question mark symbol. This icon is automatically used
55 with @c wxYES_NO so it's usually unnecessary to specify it explicitly.
56 This style is not supported for message dialogs under wxMSW when a task
57 dialog is used to implement them (i.e. when running under Windows Vista
58 or later) because <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511273.aspx">Microsoft
59 guidelines</a> indicate that no icon should be used for routine
60 confirmations. If it is specified, no icon will be displayed.
61 @style{wxICON_INFORMATION}
62 Displays an information symbol. This icon is used by default if
63 @c wxYES_NO is not given so it is usually unnecessary to specify it
64 explicitly.
65 @style{wxSTAY_ON_TOP}
66 Makes the message box stay on top of all other windows and not only
67 just its parent (currently implemented only under MSW and GTK).
68 @style{wxCENTRE}
69 Centre the message box on its parent or on the screen if parent is not
70 specified.
71 Setting this style under MSW makes no differences as the dialog is
72 always centered on the parent.
73 @endStyleTable
74
75 @library{wxcore}
76 @category{cmndlg}
77
78 @see @ref overview_cmndlg_msg
79 @see wxRichMessageDialog
80 */
81 class wxMessageDialog : public wxDialog
82 {
83 public:
84 /**
85 Helper class allowing to use either stock id or string labels.
86
87 This class should never be used explicitly and is not really part of
88 wxWidgets API but rather is just an implementation helper allowing the
89 methods such as SetYesNoLabels() and SetOKCancelLabels() below to be
90 callable with either stock ids (e.g. ::wxID_CLOSE) or strings
91 ("&Close").
92 */
93 class ButtonLabel
94 {
95 public:
96 /// Construct the label from a stock id.
97 ButtonLabel(int stockId);
98
99 /// Construct the label from the specified string.
100 ButtonLabel(const wxString& label);
101
102 /**
103 Return the associated label as string.
104
105 Get the string label, whether it was originally specified directly
106 or as a stock id -- this is only useful for platforms without native
107 stock items id support
108 */
109 wxString GetAsString() const;
110
111 /**
112 Return the stock id or wxID_NONE if this is not a stock label.
113 */
114 int GetStockId() const;
115 };
116
117 /**
118 Constructor specifying the message box properties.
119 Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
120
121 @a style may be a bit list of the identifiers described above.
122
123 Notice that not all styles are compatible: only one of @c wxOK and
124 @c wxYES_NO may be specified (and one of them must be specified) and at
125 most one default button style can be used and it is only valid if the
126 corresponding button is shown in the message box.
127
128 @param parent
129 Parent window.
130 @param message
131 Message to show in the dialog.
132 @param caption
133 The dialog title.
134 @param style
135 Combination of style flags described above.
136 @param pos
137 Dialog position (ignored under MSW).
138 */
139 wxMessageDialog(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& message,
140 const wxString& caption = wxMessageBoxCaptionStr,
141 long style = wxOK | wxCENTRE,
142 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition);
143
144 /**
145 Sets the extended message for the dialog: this message is usually an
146 extension of the short message specified in the constructor or set with
147 SetMessage().
148
149 If it is set, the main message appears highlighted -- if supported --
150 and this message appears beneath it in normal font. On the platforms
151 which don't support extended messages, it is simply appended to the
152 normal message with an empty line separating them.
153
154 @since 2.9.0
155 */
156 virtual void SetExtendedMessage(const wxString& extendedMessage);
157
158 /**
159 Sets the label for the Help button.
160
161 Please see the remarks in SetYesNoLabels() documentation.
162
163 Notice that changing the label of the help button resets its special
164 status (if any, this depends on the platform) and it will be treated
165 just like another button in this case.
166
167 @since 2.9.3
168 */
169 virtual bool SetHelpLabel(const ButtonLabel& help);
170
171 /**
172 Sets the message shown by the dialog.
173
174 @since 2.9.0
175 */
176 virtual void SetMessage(const wxString& message);
177
178 /**
179 Overrides the default labels of the OK and Cancel buttons.
180
181 Please see the remarks in SetYesNoLabels() documentation.
182
183 @since 2.9.0
184 */
185 virtual bool SetOKCancelLabels(const ButtonLabel& ok,
186 const ButtonLabel& cancel);
187
188 /**
189 Overrides the default label of the OK button.
190
191 Please see the remarks in SetYesNoLabels() documentation.
192
193 @since 2.9.0
194 */
195 virtual bool SetOKLabel(const ButtonLabel& ok);
196
197 /**
198 Overrides the default labels of the Yes, No and Cancel buttons.
199
200 Please see the remarks in SetYesNoLabels() documentation.
201
202 @since 2.9.0
203 */
204 virtual bool SetYesNoCancelLabels(const ButtonLabel& yes,
205 const ButtonLabel& no,
206 const ButtonLabel& cancel);
207
208 /**
209 Overrides the default labels of the Yes and No buttons.
210
211 The arguments of this function can be either strings or one of the
212 standard identifiers, such as @c wxID_APPLY or @c wxID_OPEN. Notice
213 that even if the label is specified as an identifier, the return value
214 of the dialog ShowModal() method still remains one of @c wxID_OK, @c
215 wxID_CANCEL, @c wxID_YES or @c wxID_NO values, i.e. this identifier
216 changes only the label appearance but not the return code generated by
217 the button. It is possible to mix stock identifiers and string labels
218 in the same function call, for example:
219 @code
220 wxMessageDialog dlg(...);
221 dlg.SetYesNoLabels(wxID_SAVE, _("&Don't save"));
222 @endcode
223
224 Also notice that this function is not currently available on all
225 platforms (although as of wxWidgets 2.9.0 it is implemented in all
226 major ports), so it may return @false to indicate that the labels
227 couldn't be changed. If it returns @true, the labels were set
228 successfully.
229
230 Typically, if the function was used successfully, the main dialog
231 message may need to be changed, e.g.:
232 @code
233 wxMessageDialog dlg(...);
234 if ( dlg.SetYesNoLabels(_("&Quit"), _("&Don't quit")) )
235 dlg.SetMessage(_("What do you want to do?"));
236 else // buttons have standard "Yes"/"No" values, so rephrase the question
237 dlg.SetMessage(_("Do you really want to quit?"));
238 @endcode
239
240 @since 2.9.0
241 */
242 virtual bool SetYesNoLabels(const ButtonLabel& yes, const ButtonLabel& no);
243
244 /**
245 Shows the dialog, returning one of wxID_OK, wxID_CANCEL, wxID_YES,
246 wxID_NO or wxID_HELP.
247
248 Notice that this method returns the identifier of the button which was
249 clicked unlike wxMessageBox() function.
250 */
251 virtual int ShowModal();
252
253
254 wxString GetCaption() const;
255 wxString GetMessage() const;
256 wxString GetExtendedMessage() const;
257 long GetMessageDialogStyle() const;
258 bool HasCustomLabels() const;
259 wxString GetYesLabel() const;
260 wxString GetNoLabel() const;
261 wxString GetOKLabel() const;
262 wxString GetCancelLabel() const;
263 wxString GetHelpLabel() const;
264 long GetEffectiveIcon() const;
265
266 };
267
268
269
270 // ============================================================================
271 // Global functions/macros
272 // ============================================================================
273
274 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
275 //@{
276
277 /**
278 Show a general purpose message dialog.
279
280 This is a convenient function which is usually used instead of using
281 wxMessageDialog directly. Notice however that some of the features, such as
282 extended text and custom labels for the message box buttons, are not
283 provided by this function but only by wxMessageDialog.
284
285 The return value is one of: @c wxYES, @c wxNO, @c wxCANCEL, @c wxOK or @c
286 wxHELP (notice that this return value is @b different from the return value
287 of wxMessageDialog::ShowModal()).
288
289 For example:
290 @code
291 int answer = wxMessageBox("Quit program?", "Confirm",
292 wxYES_NO | wxCANCEL, main_frame);
293 if (answer == wxYES)
294 main_frame->Close();
295 @endcode
296
297 @a message may contain newline characters, in which case the message will
298 be split into separate lines, to cater for large messages.
299
300 @param message
301 Message to show in the dialog.
302 @param caption
303 The dialog title.
304 @param parent
305 Parent window.
306 @param style
307 Combination of style flags described in wxMessageDialog documentation.
308 @param x
309 Horizontal dialog position (ignored under MSW). Use ::wxDefaultCoord
310 for @a x and @a y to let the system position the window.
311 @param y
312 Vertical dialog position (ignored under MSW).
313
314 @header{wx/msgdlg.h}
315 */
316 int wxMessageBox(const wxString& message,
317 const wxString& caption = "Message",
318 int style = wxOK,
319 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
320 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
321 int y = wxDefaultCoord);
322
323 //@}
324