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1 \chapter{Classes by category}\label{classesbycat}
2 \setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
3 \setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
4
5 A classification of wxWindows classes by category.
6 \twocolwidtha{5cm}
7
8 {\large {\bf Managed windows}}
9
10 There are several types of window that are directly controlled by the
11 window manager (such as MS Windows, or the Motif Window Manager).
12 Frames may contain windows, and dialog boxes may directly contain controls.
13
14 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
15 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Dialog box}
16 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}{Normal frame}
17 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe}}{MDI child frame}
18 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIParentFrame}{wxmdiparentframe}}{MDI parent frame}
19 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMiniFrame}{wxminiframe}}{A frame with a small title bar}
20 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen}}{Splash screen class}
21 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedDialog}{wxtabbeddialog}}{Tabbed dialog
22 (deprecated, use wxNotebook instead)}
23 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTipWindow}{wxtipwindow}}{Shows text in a small window}
24 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog}
25 \end{twocollist}
26
27 See also {\bf Common dialogs}.
28
29 {\large {\bf Miscellaneous windows}}
30
31 The following are a variety of classes that are derived from wxWindow.
32
33 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
34 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}}{A window whose colour changes according to current user settings}
35 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}}{Window with automatically managed scrollbars}
36 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid}}{A grid (table) window}
37 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}}{Window which can be split vertically or horizontally}
38 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar}}{Implements the status bar on a frame}
39 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar}}{Toolbar class}
40 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedPanel}{wxtabbedpanel}}{Tabbed panel (to be replaced with wxNotebook)}
41 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}}{Notebook class}
42 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPlotWindow}{wxplotwindow}}{A class to display data.}
43 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow}}{Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged}
44 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow}}{Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement}
45 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage}}{A base class for the page in wizard dialog.}
46 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPageSimple}{wxwizardpagesimple}}{A page in wizard dialog.}
47 \end{twocollist}
48
49 {\large {\bf Common dialogs}}
50
51 \overview{Overview}{commondialogsoverview}
52
53 Common dialogs are ready-made dialog classes which are frequently used
54 in an application.
55
56 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
57 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Base class for common dialogs}
58 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxColourDialog}{wxcolourdialog}}{Colour chooser dialog}
59 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirDialog}{wxdirdialog}}{Directory selector dialog}
60 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog}}{File selector dialog}
61 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMultipleChoiceDialog}{wxmultiplechoicedialog}}{Dialog to get one or more selections from a list}
62 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSingleChoiceDialog}{wxsinglechoicedialog}}{Dialog to get a single selection from a list and return the string}
63 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextEntryDialog}{wxtextentrydialog}}{Dialog to get a single line of text from the user}
64 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}}{Font chooser dialog}
65 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog}
66 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog}
67 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog}
68 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMessageDialog}{wxmessagedialog}}{Simple message box dialog}
69 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog.}
70 \end{twocollist}
71
72 {\large {\bf Controls}}
73
74 Typically, these are small windows which provide interaction with the user. Controls
75 that are not static can have \helpref{validators}{wxvalidator} associated with them.
76
77 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
78 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}}{The base class for controls}
79 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text}
80 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap}
81 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}{Date picker control}
82 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}}{Checkbox control}
83 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckListBox}{wxchecklistbox}}{A listbox with a checkbox to the left of each item}
84 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}}{Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)}
85 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}}{A choice with an editable area}
86 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGauge}{wxgauge}}{A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining}
87 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericDirCtrl}{wxgenericdirctrl}}{A control for displaying a directory tree}
88 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}}{A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls}
89 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}}{A list of strings for single or multiple selection}
90 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}}{A control for displaying lists of strings and/or icons, plus a multicolumn report view}
91 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabCtrl}{wxtabctrl}}{Manages several tabs}
92 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}{Single or multiline text editing control}
93 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}}{Tree (hierarchy) control}
94 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}}{Scrollbar control}
95 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}{A spin or `up-down' control}
96 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinCtrl}{wxspinctrl}}{A spin control - i.e. spin button and text control}
97 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}}{One or more lines of non-editable text}
98 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}}{A control to display a bitmap}
99 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}}{A group of radio buttons}
100 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioButton}{wxradiobutton}}{A round button to be used with others in a mutually exclusive way}
101 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSlider}{wxslider}}{A slider that can be dragged by the user}
102 \end{twocollist}
103
104 {\large {\bf Menus}}
105
106 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
107 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}}{Displays a series of menu items for selection}
108 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar}}{Contains a series of menus for use with a frame}
109 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}}{Represents a single menu item}
110 \end{twocollist}
111
112 {\large {\bf Window layout}}
113
114 There are two different systems for layouting windows (and dialogs in particular).
115 One is based upon so-called sizers and it requires less typing, thinking and calculating
116 and will in almost all cases produce dialogs looking equally well on all platforms, the
117 other is based on so-called constraints and allows for more detailed layouts.
118
119 These are the classes relevant to the sizer-based layout.
120
121 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
122 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}}{Abstract base class}
123 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a grid with all fields having the same size}
124 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a flexible grid}
125 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a row or column}
126 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer}}{Same as wxBoxSizer, but with surrounding static box}
127 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer}}{Sizer to use with the wxNotebook control.}
128 \end{twocollist}
129
130 \overview{Overview}{constraintsoverview} over the constraints-based layout.
131
132 These are the classes relevant to constraints-based window layout.
133
134 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
135 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}}{Represents a single constraint dimension}
136 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}}{Represents the constraints for a window class}
137 \end{twocollist}
138
139 {\large {\bf Device contexts}}
140
141 \overview{Overview}{dcoverview}
142
143 Device contexts are surfaces that may be drawn on, and provide an
144 abstraction that allows parameterisation of your drawing code
145 by passing different device contexts.
146
147 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
148 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClientDC}{wxclientdc}}{A device context to access the client area outside {\bf OnPaint} events}
149 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc}}{A device context to access the client area inside {\bf OnPaint} events}
150 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowDC}{wxwindowdc}}{A device context to access the non-client area}
151 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScreenDC}{wxscreendc}}{A device context to access the entire screen}
152 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDC}{wxdc}}{The device context base class}
153 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}}{A device context for drawing into bitmaps}
154 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMetafileDC}{wxmetafiledc}}{A device context for drawing into metafiles}
155 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPostScriptDC}{wxpostscriptdc}}{A device context for drawing into PostScript files}
156 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{A device context for drawing to printers}
157 \end{twocollist}
158
159 {\large {\bf Graphics device interface}}
160
161 \overview{Bitmaps overview}{wxbitmapoverview}
162
163 These classes are related to drawing on device contexts and windows.
164
165 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
166 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour}}{Represents the red, blue and green elements of a colour}
167 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}}{Represents a bitmap}
168 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrush}{wxbrush}}{Used for filling areas on a device context}
169 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrushList}{wxbrushlist}}{The list of previously-created brushes}
170 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}}{A small, transparent bitmap representing the cursor}
171 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}}{Represents fonts}
172 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontList}{wxfontlist}}{The list of previously-created fonts}
173 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}}{A small, transparent bitmap for assigning to frames and drawing on device contexts}
174 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxImage}{wximage}}{A platform-independent image class}
175 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}}{A list of images, used with some controls}
176 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMask}{wxmask}}{Represents a mask to be used with a bitmap for transparent drawing}
177 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPen}{wxpen}}{Used for drawing lines on a device context}
178 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPenList}{wxpenlist}}{The list of previously-created pens}
179 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPalette}{wxpalette}}{Represents a table of indices into RGB values}
180 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{Represents a simple or complex region on a window or device context}
181 \end{twocollist}
182
183 {\large {\bf Events}}
184
185 \overview{Overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
186
187 An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers
188 (usually member functions) have a single, event argument.
189
190 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
191 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent}}{A window or application activation event}
192 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarEvent}{wxcalendarevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}
193 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalculateLayoutEvent}{wxcalculatelayoutevent}}{Used to calculate window layout}
194 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}}{A close window or end session event}
195 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}}{An event from a variety of standard controls}
196 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpEvent}{wxdialupevent}}{Event send by \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}
197 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}}{A drop files event}
198 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}}{An erase background event}
199 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}}{The event base class}
200 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}}{A window focus event}
201 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}}{A keypress event}
202 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIdleEvent}{wxidleevent}}{An idle event}
203 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxInitDialogEvent}{wxinitdialogevent}}{A dialog initialisation event}
204 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxJoystickEvent}{wxjoystickevent}}{A joystick event}
205 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent}}{A list control event}
206 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}}{A menu event}
207 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{A mouse event}
208 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{A move event}
209 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}}{A notebook control event}
210 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotifyEvent}{wxnotifyevent}}{A notification event, which can be vetoed}
211 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event}
212 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcessEvent}{wxprocessevent}}{A process ending event}
213 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information}
214 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{A scroll event from sliders, stand-alone scrollbars and spin buttons}
215 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}}{A scroll event from scrolled windows}
216 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event}
217 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event}
218 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinEvent}{wxspinevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}
219 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event}
220 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabEvent}{wxtabevent}}{A tab control event}
221 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{A tree control event}
222 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event}
223 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardEvent}{wxwizardevent}}{A wizard event}
224 \end{twocollist}
225
226 {\large {\bf Validators}}
227
228 \overview{Overview}{validatoroverview}
229
230 These are the window validators, used for filtering and validating
231 user input.
232
233 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
234 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}}{Base validator class}
235 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator}}{Text control validator class}
236 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericValidator}{wxgenericvalidator}}{Generic control validator class}
237 \end{twocollist}
238
239 {\large {\bf Data structures}}
240
241 These are the data structure classes supported by wxWindows.
242
243 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
244 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class}
245 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDate}{wxdate}}{A class for date manipulation (deprecated in favour of wxDateTime)}
246 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateSpan}{wxdatespan}}{A logical time interval.}
247 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime}}{A class for date/time manipulations}
248 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxExpr}{wxexpr}}{A class for flexible I/O}
249 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxExprDatabase}{wxexprdatabase}}{A class for flexible I/O}
250 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTable}{wxhashtable}}{A simple hash table implementation}
251 % \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTableLong}{wxhashtablelong}}{A wxHashTable version for storing long data}
252 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}}{A simple linked list implementation}
253 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLongLong}{wxlonglong}}{A portable 64 bit integer type}
254 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNode}{wxnode}}{Represents a node in the wxList implementation}
255 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{The root class for most wxWindows classes}
256 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPathList}{wxpathlist}}{A class to help search multiple paths}
257 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint}}{Representation of a point}
258 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect}}{A class representing a rectangle}
259 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{A class representing a region}
260 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}}{A string class}
261 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringList}{wxstringlist}}{A class representing a list of strings}
262 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringTokenizer}{wxstringtokenizer}}{A class for interpreting a string as a list of tokens or words}
263 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRealPoint}{wxrealpoint}}{Representation of a point using floating point numbers}
264 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize}}{Representation of a size}
265 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTime}{wxtime}}{A class for time manipulation (deprecated in favour of wxDateTime)}
266 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimeSpan}{wxtimespan}}{A time interval.}
267 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxVariant}{wxvariant}}{A class for storing arbitrary types that may change at run-time}
268 \end{twocollist}
269
270 {\large {\bf Run-time class information system}}
271
272 \overview{Overview}{runtimeclassoverview}
273
274 wxWindows supports run-time manipulation of class information, and dynamic
275 creation of objects given class names.
276
277 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
278 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClassInfo}{wxclassinfo}}{Holds run-time class information}
279 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{Root class for classes with run-time information}
280 \twocolitem{\helpref{Macros}{macros}}{Macros for manipulating run-time information}
281 \end{twocollist}
282
283 {\large {\bf Debugging features}}
284
285 \overview{Overview}{debuggingoverview}
286
287 wxWindows supports some aspects of debugging an application through
288 classes, functions and macros.
289
290 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
291 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontext}}{Provides memory-checking facilities}
292 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugStreamBuf}{wxdebugstreambuf}}{A stream buffer writing to the debug stream}
293 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLog}{wxlog}}{Logging facility}
294 \twocolitem{\helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}}{Error and warning logging functions}
295 \twocolitem{\helpref{Debugging macros}{debugmacros}}{Debug macros for assertion and checking}
296 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTrace}{wxtrace}}{Tracing facility}
297 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTraceLevel}{wxtracelevel}}{Tracing facility with levels}
298 \twocolitem{\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}}{Use this macro to give further debugging information}
299 %\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACE}{trace}}{Trace macro}
300 %\twocolitem{\helpref{WXTRACELEVEL}{tracelevel}}{Trace macro with levels}
301 \end{twocollist}
302
303 {\large {\bf Networking classes}}
304
305 wxWindows provides its own classes for socket based networking.
306
307 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
308 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}{Provides functions to check the status of network connection and to establish one}
309 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPV4address}{wxipv4address}}{Represents an Internet address}
310 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase}}{Represents a socket base object}
311 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}}{Represents a socket client}
312 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver}}{Represents a socket server}
313 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event}
314 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFTP}{wxftp}}{FTP protocol class}
315 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHTTP}{wxhttp}}{HTTP protocol class}
316 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxURL}{wxurl}}{Represents a Universal Resource Locator}
317 \end{twocollist}
318
319
320 {\large {\bf Interprocess communication}}
321
322 \overview{Overview}{ipcoverview}
323
324 wxWindows provides a simple interprocess communications facilities
325 based on DDE.
326
327 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
328 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient}}{Represents a client}
329 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server}
330 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}}{Represents a server}
331 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxtcpclient}}{Represents a client}
332 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxtcpconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server}
333 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxtcpserver}}{Represents a server}
334 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketHandler}{wxsockethandler}}{Represents a socket handler}
335 \end{twocollist}
336
337 {\large {\bf Document/view framework}}
338
339 \overview{Overview}{docviewoverview}
340
341 wxWindows supports a document/view framework which provides
342 housekeeping for a document-centric application.
343
344 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
345 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument}}{Represents a document}
346 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxView}{wxview}}{Represents a view}
347 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}}{Manages the relationship between a document class and a view class}
348 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager}}{Manages the documents and views in an application}
349 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocChildFrame}{wxdocchildframe}}{A child frame for showing a document view}
350 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocParentFrame}{wxdocparentframe}}{A parent frame to contain views}
351 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocChildFrame}{wxmdidocchildframe}}{An MDI child frame for showing a document view}
352 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocParentFrame}{wxmdidocparentframe}}{An MDI parent frame to contain views}
353 \end{twocollist}
354
355 {\large {\bf Printing framework}}
356
357 \overview{Overview}{printingoverview}
358
359 A printing and previewing framework is implemented to
360 make it relatively straightforward to provide document printing
361 facilities.
362
363 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
364 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewFrame}{wxpreviewframe}}{Frame for displaying a print preview}
365 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewCanvas}{wxpreviewcanvas}}{Canvas for displaying a print preview}
366 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewControlBar}{wxpreviewcontrolbar}}{Standard control bar for a print preview}
367 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog}
368 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog}
369 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinter}{wxprinter}}{Class representing the printer}
370 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{Printer device context}
371 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintout}{wxprintout}}{Class representing a particular printout}
372 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintPreview}{wxprintpreview}}{Class representing a print preview}
373 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintData}{wxprintdata}}{Represents information about the document being printed}
374 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata}}{Represents information about the print dialog}
375 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata}}{Represents information about the page setup dialog}
376 \end{twocollist}
377
378 {\large {\bf Drag and drop and clipboard classes}}
379
380 \overview{Drag and drop and clipboard overview}{wxdndoverview}
381
382 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
383 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}}{Data object class}
384 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat}}{Represents a data format}
385 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{Text data object class}
386 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{File data object class}
387 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapDataObject}{wxbitmapdataobject}}{Bitmap data object class}
388 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCustomDataObject}{wxcustomdataobject}}{Custom data object class}
389 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard}}{Clipboard class}
390 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget}}{Drop target class}
391 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget}}{File drop target class}
392 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget}}{Text drop target class}
393 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropSource}{wxdropsource}}{Drop source class}
394 \end{twocollist}
395
396 {\large {\bf File related classes}}
397
398 wxWindows has several small classes to work with disk files, see \helpref{file classes
399 overview}{wxfileoverview} for more details.
400
401 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
402 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDir}{wxdir}}{Class for enumerating files/subdirectories.}
403 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirTraverser}{wxdirtraverser}}{Class used together with wxDir for recursively enumerating the files/subdirectories}
404 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFile}{wxfile}}{Low-level file input/output class.}
405 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile}}{Another low-level file input/output class.}
406 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFile}{wxtempfile}}{Class to safely replace an existing file}
407 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextFile}{wxtextfile}}{Class for working with text files as with arrays of lines}
408 \end{twocollist}
409
410 {\large {\bf Stream classes}}
411
412 wxWindows has its own set of stream classes, as an alternative to often buggy standard stream
413 libraries, and to provide enhanced functionality.
414
415 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
416 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBase}{wxstreambase}}{Stream base class}
417 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBuffer}{wxstreambuffer}}{Stream buffer class}
418 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxInputStream}{wxinputstream}}{Input stream class}
419 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxOutputStream}{wxoutputstream}}{Output stream class}
420 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCountingOutputStream}{wxcountingoutputstream}}{Stream class for querying what size a stream would have.}
421 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterInputStream}{wxfilterinputstream}}{Filtered input stream class}
422 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterOutputStream}{wxfilteroutputstream}}{Filtered output stream class}
423 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedInputStream}{wxbufferedinputstream}}{Buffered input stream class}
424 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedOutputStream}{wxbufferedoutputstream}}{Buffered output stream class}
425 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryInputStream}{wxmeminputstream}}{Memory input stream class}
426 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryOutputStream}{wxmemoutputstream}}{Memory output stream class}
427 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataInputStream}{wxdatainputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data input stream class}
428 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataOutputStream}{wxdataoutputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data output stream class}
429 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextInputStream}{wxtextinputstream}}{Platform-independent text data input stream class}
430 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextOutputStream}{wxtextoutputstream}}{Platform-independent text data output stream class}
431 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileInputStream}{wxfileinputstream}}{File input stream class}
432 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileOutputStream}{wxfileoutputstream}}{File output stream class}
433 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileInputStream}{wxffileinputstream}}{Another file input stream class}
434 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileOutputStream}{wxffileoutputstream}}{Another file output stream class}
435 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibInputStream}{wxzlibinputstream}}{Zlib (compression) input stream class}
436 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibOutputStream}{wxzliboutputstream}}{Zlib (compression) output stream class}
437 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipInputStream}{wxzipinputstream}}{Input stream for reading from ZIP archives}
438 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream}}{Socket input stream class}
439 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream}}{Socket output stream class}
440 \end{twocollist}
441
442 {\large {\bf Threading classes}}
443
444 \overview{Multithreading overview}{wxthreadoverview}
445
446 wxWindows provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread
447 capabilities of the various platforms.
448
449 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
450 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}}{Thread class}
451 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}}{Mutex class}
452 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutexLocker}{wxmutexlocker}}{Mutex locker utility class}
453 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSection}{wxcriticalsection}}{Critical section class}
454 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSectionLocker}{wxcriticalsectionlocker}}{Critical section locker utility class}
455 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCondition}{wxcondition}}{Condition class}
456 \end{twocollist}
457
458 {\large {\bf HTML classes}}
459
460 wxWindows provides a set of classes to display text in HTML format. These
461 class include a help system based on the HTML widget.
462
463 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
464 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class}
465 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}}{HTML window class}
466 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}}{Simple class for printing HTML}
467 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlPrintout}{wxhtmlprintout}}{Generic HTML wxPrintout class}
468 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlParser}{wxhtmlparser}}{Generic HTML parser class}
469 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlTagHandler}{wxhtmltaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlParser}
470 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinParser}{wxhtmlwinparser}}{HTML parser class for wxHtmlWindow}
471 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinTagHandler}{wxhtmlwintaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlWinParser}
472 \end{twocollist}
473
474 {\large {\bf Virtual file system classes}}
475
476 wxWindows provides a set of classes that implement an extensible virtual file system,
477 used internally by the HTML classes.
478
479 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
480 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfile}}{Represents a file in the virtual file system}
481 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystem}{wxfilesystem}}{Main interface for the virtual file system}
482 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystemHandler}{wxfilesystemhandler}}{Class used to announce file system type}
483 \end{twocollist}
484
485 {\large {\bf Online help}}
486
487 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
488 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}}{Family of classes for controlling help windows}
489 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class}
490 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp}}{Class to put application into context-sensitive help mode}
491 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}}{Button class for putting application into context-sensitive help mode}
492 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}}{Abstract class for context-sensitive help provision}
493 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHelpProvider}{wxsimplehelpprovider}}{Class for simple context-sensitive help provision}
494 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpControllerHelpProvider}{wxhelpcontrollerhelpprovider}}{Class for context-sensitive help provision via a help controller}
495 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}}{Class implementing tooltips}
496 \end{twocollist}
497
498 {\large {\bf Database classes}}
499
500 \overview{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
501
502 wxWindows provides two alternative sets of classes for accessing Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
503 product. The new version by Remstar, known as wxODBC, is more powerful,
504 portable, flexible and better supported, so please use the classes below for
505 working with databases:
506
507 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
508 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDb}{wxdb}}{ODBC database connection}
509 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}}{Provides access to a database table}
510 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbInf}{wxdbinf}}{}
511 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTableInf}{wxdbtableinf}}{}
512 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDef}{wxdbcoldef}}{}
513 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColInf}{wxdbcolinf}}{}
514 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDataPtr}{wxdbcoldataptr}}{}
515 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColFor}{wxdbcolfor}}{}
516 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbConnectInf}{wxdbconnectinf}}{}
517 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbIdxDef}{wxdbidxdef}}{}
518 \end{twocollist}
519
520 The documentation for the older classes is still included, but you should avoid
521 using any of them in the new programs:
522
523 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
524 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDatabase}{wxdatabase}}{Database class}
525 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryCol}{wxquerycol}}{Class representing a column}
526 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryField}{wxqueryfield}}{Class representing a field}
527 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRecordSet}{wxrecordset}}{Class representing one or more record}
528 \end{twocollist}
529
530 {\large {\bf Miscellaneous}}
531
532 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
533 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}}{Application class}
534 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCaret}{wxcaret}}{A caret (cursor) object}
535 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class}
536 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}}{Classes for configuration reading/writing (using either INI files or registry)}
537 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDllLoader}{wxdllloader}}{Class to work with shared libraries.}
538 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm}}{An alternative window layout facility}
539 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}}{Process class}
540 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}}{Timer class}
541 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStopWatch}{wxstopwatch}}{Stop watch class}
542 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMimeTypesManager}{wxmimetypesmanager}}{MIME-types manager class}
543 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}}{System settings class}
544 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}}{Accelerator table}
545 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutomationObject}{wxautomationobject}}{OLE automation class}
546 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper}}{Font mapping, finding suitable font for given encoding}
547 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEncodingConverter}{wxencodingconverter}}{Encoding conversions}
548 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarDateAttr}{wxcalendardateattr}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}
549 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQuantize}{wxquantize}}{Class to perform quantization, or colour reduction}
550 \end{twocollist}
551