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2 // Name: categories.h
3 // Purpose: Classes-by-category page of the Doxygen manual
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
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10 /*!
11
12 @page categories_page Classes by category
13
14 A classification of wxWidgets classes by category.
15
16 @li @ref cat_manwnd
17 @li @ref cat_miscwnd
18 @li @ref cat_cmndlg
19 @li @ref cat_ctrl
20 @li @ref cat_miscpickers
21 @li @ref cat_menus
22 @li @ref cat_wxaui
23 @li @ref cat_winlayout
24 @li @ref cat_dc
25 @li @ref cat_gdi
26 @li @ref cat_events
27 @li @ref cat_val
28 @li @ref cat_data
29 @li @ref cat_containers
30 @li @ref cat_smartpointers
31 @li @ref cat_rtti
32 @li @ref cat_logging
33 @li @ref cat_debugging
34 @li @ref cat_net
35 @li @ref cat_ipc
36 @li @ref cat_dvf
37 @li @ref cat_printing
38 @li @ref cat_dd
39 @li @ref cat_file
40 @li @ref cat_streams
41 @li @ref cat_threading
42 @li @ref cat_html
43 @li @ref cat_rich
44 @li @ref cat_stc
45 @li @ref cat_vfs
46 @li @ref cat_xml
47 @li @ref cat_xrc
48 @li @ref cat_help
49 @li @ref cat_media
50 @li @ref cat_gl
51 @li @ref cat_appmanagement
52 @li @ref cat_misc
53
54
55 <hr>
56
57
58
59 @section cat_manwnd Managed windows
60
61 There are several types of window that are directly controlled by the
62 window manager (such as MS Windows, or the Motif Window Manager).
63 Frames and dialogs are similar in wxWidgets, but only dialogs may be modal.
64
65 @li wxTopLevelWindow: Any top level window, dialog or frame
66 @li wxDialog: Dialog box
67 @li wxFrame: Normal frame
68 @li wxMDIChildFrame: MDI child frame
69 @li wxMDIParentFrame: MDI parent frame
70 @li wxMiniFrame: A frame with a small title bar
71 @li wxPropertySheetDialog: Property sheet dialog
72 @li wxSplashScreen: Splash screen class
73 @li wxTipWindow: Shows text in a small window
74 @li wxWizard: A wizard dialog
75
76 See also the @ref commondialogs_overview.
77
78
79 @section cat_miscwnd Miscellaneous windows
80
81 The following are a variety of classes that are derived from wxWindow.
82
83 @li wxPanel: A window whose colour changes according to current user settings
84 @li wxScrolledWindow: Window with automatically managed scrollbars
85 @li wxGrid: A grid (table) window
86 @li wxSplitterWindow: Window which can be split vertically or horizontally
87 @li wxStatusBar: Implements the status bar on a frame
88 @li wxToolBar: Toolbar class
89 @li wxNotebook: Notebook class
90 @li wxListbook: Similar to notebook but using list control
91 @li wxChoicebook: Similar to notebook but using choice control
92 @li wxTreebook: Similar to notebook but using tree control
93 @li wxSashWindow: Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged
94 @li wxSashLayoutWindow: Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement
95 @li wxVScrolledWindow: As wxScrolledWindow but supports lines of variable height
96 @li wxWizardPage: A base class for the page in wizard dialog.
97 @li wxWizardPageSimple: A page in wizard dialog.
98
99
100 @section cat_cmndlg Common dialogs
101
102 @ref commondialogs_overview
103
104 Common dialogs are ready-made dialog classes which are frequently used
105 in an application.
106
107 @li wxDialog: Base class for common dialogs
108 @li wxColourDialog: Colour chooser dialog
109 @li wxDirDialog: Directory selector dialog
110 @li wxFileDialog: File selector dialog
111 @li wxFindReplaceDialog: Text search/replace dialog
112 @li wxMultiChoiceDialog: Dialog to get one or more selections from a list
113 @li wxSingleChoiceDialog: Dialog to get a single selection from a list and return the string
114 @li wxTextEntryDialog: Dialog to get a single line of text from the user
115 @li wxPasswordEntryDialog: Dialog to get a password from the user
116 @li wxFontDialog: Font chooser dialog
117 @li wxPageSetupDialog: Standard page setup dialog
118 @li wxPrintDialog: Standard print dialog
119 @li wxProgressDialog: Progress indication dialog
120 @li wxMessageDialog: Simple message box dialog
121 @li wxSymbolPickerDialog: Symbol selector dialog
122 @li wxRichTextFormattingDialog: A dialog for formatting the content of a wxRichTextCtrl
123 @li wxWizard: A wizard dialog.
124
125
126 @section cat_ctrl Controls
127
128 Typically, these are small windows which provide interaction with the user. Controls
129 that are not static can have wxValidator associated with them.
130
131 @li wxAnimationCtrl: A control to display an animation
132 @li wxControl: The base class for controls
133 @li wxButton: Push button control, displaying text
134 @li wxBitmapButton: Push button control, displaying a bitmap
135 @li wxBitmapComboBox: A combobox with bitmaps next to text items
136 @li wxToggleButton: A button which stays pressed when clicked by user.
137 @li wxBitmapToggleButton: A toggle button with bitmaps.
138 @li wxCalendarCtrl: Control showing an entire calendar month
139 @li wxCheckBox: Checkbox control
140 @li wxCheckListBox: A listbox with a checkbox to the left of each item
141 @li wxChoice: Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)
142 @li wxCollapsiblePane: A panel which can be shown/hidden by the user
143 @li wxComboBox: A choice with an editable area
144 @li wxComboCtrl: A combobox with application defined popup
145 @li wxDataViewCtrl: A control to tabular or tree like data
146 @li wxDataViewTreeCtrl: A specialized wxDataViewCtrl with wxTreeCtrl-like API
147 @li wxGauge: A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining
148 @li wxGenericDirCtrl: A control for displaying a directory tree
149 @li wxHtmlListBox: An abstract class for creating listboxes showing HTML content
150 @li wxSimpleHtmlListBox: A listbox showing HTML content
151 @li wxStaticBox: A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls
152 @li wxListBox: A list of strings for single or multiple selection
153 @li wxListCtrl: A control for displaying lists of strings and/or icons, plus a multicolumn report view
154 @li wxListView: A simpler interface (fa&ccedil;ade) for wxListCtrl in report mode
155 @li wxOwnerDrawnComboBox: A combobox with owner-drawn list items
156 @li wxRichTextCtrl: Generic rich text editing control
157 @li wxTextCtrl: Single or multiline text editing control
158 @li wxTreeCtrl: Tree (hierarchy) control
159 @li wxScrollBar: Scrollbar control
160 @li wxSpinButton: A spin or `up-down' control
161 @li wxSpinCtrl: A spin control - i.e. spin button and text control
162 @li wxStaticText: One or more lines of non-editable text
163 @li wxHyperlinkCtrl: A static text which opens an URL when clicked
164 @li wxStaticBitmap: A control to display a bitmap
165 @li wxRadioBox: A group of radio buttons
166 @li wxRadioButton: A round button to be used with others in a mutually exclusive way
167 @li wxSlider: A slider that can be dragged by the user
168 @li wxVListBox: A listbox supporting variable height rows
169
170
171
172 @section cat_miscpickers Miscellaneous pickers
173
174 A picker control is a control whose appearance and behaviour is highly platform-dependent.
175
176 @li wxColourPickerCtrl: A control which allows the user to choose a colour
177 @li wxDirPickerCtrl: A control which allows the user to choose a directory
178 @li wxFilePickerCtrl: A control which allows the user to choose a file
179 @li wxFontPickerCtrl: A control which allows the user to choose a font
180 @li wxDatePickerCtrl: Small date picker control
181
182
183
184 @section cat_menus Menus
185
186 @li wxMenu: Displays a series of menu items for selection
187 @li wxMenuBar: Contains a series of menus for use with a frame
188 @li wxMenuItem: Represents a single menu item
189
190
191
192 @section cat_wxaui wxAUI - advanced user interface
193
194 This is a new set of classes for writing a customizable application
195 interface with built-in docking, floatable panes and a flexible
196 MDI-like interface. Further classes for custom notebooks with
197 draggable tabs etc. are in progress. See also @ref wxaui_overview.
198
199 @li wxAuiManager: The central class for managing the interface
200 @li wxAuiNotebook: A replacement notebook class with extra features
201 @li wxAuiPaneInfo: Describes a single pane
202 @li wxAuiDockArt: Art and metrics provider for customizing the docking user interface
203 @li wxAuiTabArt: Art and metrics provider for customizing the notebook user interface
204
205
206
207 @section cat_winlayout Window layout
208
209 There are two different systems for laying out windows (and dialogs in particular).
210 One is based upon so-called sizers and it requires less typing, thinking and calculating
211 and will in almost all cases produce dialogs looking equally well on all platforms, the
212 other is based on so-called constraints and is deprecated, though still available.
213
214 @ref sizer_overview describes sizer-based layout.
215
216 These are the classes relevant to sizer-based layout.
217
218 @li wxSizer: Abstract base class
219 @li wxGridSizer: A sizer for laying out windows in a grid with all fields having the same size
220 @li wxFlexGridSizer: A sizer for laying out windows in a flexible grid
221 @li wxGridBagSizer: Another grid sizer that lets you specify the cell an item is in, and items can span rows and/or columns.
222 @li wxBoxSizer: A sizer for laying out windows in a row or column
223 @li wxStaticBoxSizer: Same as wxBoxSizer, but with a surrounding static box
224 @li wxWrapSizer: A sizer which wraps its child controls as size permits
225
226 @ref constraints_overview describes constraints-based layout.
227
228 These are the classes relevant to constraints-based window layout.
229
230 @li wxIndividualLayoutConstraint: Represents a single constraint dimension
231 @li wxLayoutConstraints: Represents the constraints for a window class
232
233 Other layouting classes:
234
235 @li wxLayoutAlgorithm: An alternative window layout facility
236
237
238 @section cat_dc Device contexts
239
240 @ref dc_overview
241
242 Device contexts are surfaces that may be drawn on, and provide an
243 abstraction that allows parameterisation of your drawing code
244 by passing different device contexts.
245
246 @li wxAutoBufferedPaintDC: A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside @b OnPaint.
247 @li wxBufferedDC: A helper device context for double buffered drawing.
248 @li wxBufferedPaintDC: A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside @b OnPaint.
249 @li wxClientDC: A device context to access the client area outside @b OnPaint events
250 @li wxPaintDC: A device context to access the client area inside @b OnPaint events
251 @li wxWindowDC: A device context to access the non-client area
252 @li wxScreenDC: A device context to access the entire screen
253 @li wxDC: The device context base class
254 @li wxMemoryDC: A device context for drawing into bitmaps
255 @li wxMetafileDC: A device context for drawing into metafiles
256 @li wxMirrorDC: A proxy device context allowing for simple mirroring.
257 @li wxPostScriptDC: A device context for drawing into PostScript files
258 @li wxPrinterDC: A device context for drawing to printers
259
260
261 @section cat_gdi Graphics device interface
262
263 @ref bitmap_overview
264
265 These classes are related to drawing on device contexts and windows.
266
267 @li wxColour: Represents the red, blue and green elements of a colour
268 @li wxDCClipper: Wraps the operations of setting and destroying the clipping region
269 @li wxBitmap: Represents a bitmap
270 @li wxBrush: Used for filling areas on a device context
271 @li wxBrushList: The list of previously-created brushes
272 @li wxCursor: A small, transparent bitmap representing the cursor
273 @li wxFont: Represents fonts
274 @li wxFontList: The list of previously-created fonts
275 @li wxIcon: A small, transparent bitmap for assigning to frames and drawing on device contexts
276 @li wxImage: A platform-independent image class
277 @li wxImageList: A list of images, used with some controls
278 @li wxMask: Represents a mask to be used with a bitmap for transparent drawing
279 @li wxPen: Used for drawing lines on a device context
280 @li wxPenList: The list of previously-created pens
281 @li wxPalette: Represents a table of indices into RGB values
282 @li wxRegion: Represents a simple or complex region on a window or device context
283 @li wxRendererNative: Abstracts high-level drawing primitives
284
285
286 @section cat_events Events
287
288 @ref eventhandling_overview
289
290 An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers
291 (usually member functions) have a single, event argument.
292
293 @li wxActivateEvent: A window or application activation event
294 @li wxCalendarEvent: Used with wxCalendarCtrl
295 @li wxCalculateLayoutEvent: Used to calculate window layout
296 @li wxChildFocusEvent: A child window focus event
297 @li wxClipboardTextEvent: A clipboard copy/cut/paste treebook event event
298 @li wxCloseEvent: A close window or end session event
299 @li wxCommandEvent: An event from a variety of standard controls
300 @li wxContextMenuEvent: An event generated when the user issues a context menu command
301 @li wxDateEvent: Used with wxDatePickerCtrl
302 @li wxDialUpEvent: Event send by wxDialUpManager
303 @li wxDropFilesEvent: A drop files event
304 @li wxEraseEvent: An erase background event
305 @li wxEvent: The event base class
306 @li wxFindDialogEvent: Event sent by wxFindReplaceDialog
307 @li wxFocusEvent: A window focus event
308 @li wxKeyEvent: A keypress event
309 @li wxIconizeEvent: An iconize/restore event
310 @li wxIdleEvent: An idle event
311 @li wxInitDialogEvent: A dialog initialisation event
312 @li wxJoystickEvent: A joystick event
313 @li wxListEvent: A list control event
314 @li wxMaximizeEvent: A maximize event
315 @li wxMenuEvent: A menu event
316 @li wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent: A mouse capture changed event
317 @li wxMouseCaptureLostEvent: A mouse capture lost event
318 @li wxMouseEvent: A mouse event
319 @li wxMoveEvent: A move event
320 @li wxNavigationKeyEvent: An event set by navigation keys such as tab
321 @li wxNotebookEvent: A notebook control event
322 @li wxNotifyEvent: A notification event, which can be vetoed
323 @li wxPaintEvent: A paint event
324 @li wxProcessEvent: A process ending event
325 @li wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent: Used to query layout information
326 @li wxRichTextEvent: A rich text editing event
327 @li wxScrollEvent: A scroll event from sliders, stand-alone scrollbars and spin buttons
328 @li wxScrollWinEvent: A scroll event from scrolled windows
329 @li wxSizeEvent: A size event
330 @li wxSocketEvent: A socket event
331 @li wxSpinEvent: An event from wxSpinButton
332 @li wxSplitterEvent: An event from wxSplitterWindow
333 @li wxSysColourChangedEvent: A system colour change event
334 @li wxTimerEvent: A timer expiration event
335 @li wxTreebookEvent: A treebook control event
336 @li wxTreeEvent: A tree control event
337 @li wxUpdateUIEvent: A user interface update event
338 @li wxWindowCreateEvent: A window creation event
339 @li wxWindowDestroyEvent: A window destruction event
340 @li wxWizardEvent: A wizard event
341
342
343 @section cat_val Validators
344
345 @ref validator_overview
346
347 These are the window validators, used for filtering and validating
348 user input.
349
350 @li wxValidator: Base validator class
351 @li wxTextValidator: Text control validator class
352 @li wxGenericValidator: Generic control validator class
353
354
355 @section cat_data Data structures
356
357 These are the data structure classes supported by wxWidgets.
358
359 @li wxCmdLineParser: Command line parser class
360 @li wxDateSpan: A logical time interval.
361 @li wxDateTime: A class for date/time manipulations
362 @li wxLongLong: A portable 64 bit integer type
363 @li wxObject: The root class for most wxWidgets classes
364 @li wxPathList: A class to help search multiple paths
365 @li wxPoint: Representation of a point
366 @li wxRect: A class representing a rectangle
367 @li wxRegEx: Regular expression support
368 @li wxRegion: A class representing a region
369 @li wxString: A string class
370 @li wxStringTokenizer: A class for interpreting a string as a list of tokens or words
371 @li wxRealPoint: Representation of a point using floating point numbers
372 @li wxSize: Representation of a size
373 @li wxTimeSpan: A time interval.
374 @li wxURI: Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier
375 @li wxVariant: A class for storing arbitrary types that may change at run-time
376
377
378 @section cat_containers Container classes
379
380 @ref container_overview
381
382 These are classes, templates and class macros are used by wxWidgets. Most
383 of these classes provide a subset or almost complete STL API.
384
385 @li wxArray<T>: A type-safe dynamic array implementation (macro based)
386 @li wxArrayString: An efficient container for storing wxString objects
387 @li wxHashMap<T>: A type-safe hash map implementation (macro based)
388 @li wxHashSet<T>: A type-safe hash set implementation(macro based)
389 @li wxHashTable: A simple hash table implementation (deprecated, use wxHashMap)
390 @li wxList<T>: A type-safe linked list implementation (macro based)
391 @li wxVector<T>: Template base vector implementation identical to std::vector
392
393
394 @section cat_smartpointers Smart pointers
395
396 wxWidgets provides a few smart pointer class templates.
397
398 @li wxObjectDataPtr<T>: A shared pointer (using intrusive reference counting)
399 @li wxScopedPtr<T>: A scoped pointer
400 @li wxSharedPtr<T>: A shared pointer (using non-intrusive reference counting)
401 @li wxWeakRef<T>: A weak reference
402
403
404 @section cat_rtti Run-time class information system
405
406 @ref runtimeclass_overview
407
408 wxWidgets supports run-time manipulation of class information, and dynamic
409 creation of objects given class names.
410
411 @li wxClassInfo: Holds run-time class information
412 @li wxObject: Root class for classes with run-time information
413 @li RTTI macros: Macros for manipulating run-time information
414
415
416 @section cat_logging Logging features
417
418 @ref log_overview
419
420 wxWidgets provides several classes and functions for message logging.
421 Please see the @ref log_overview for more details.
422
423 @li wxLog: The base log class
424 @li wxLogStderr: Log messages to a C STDIO stream
425 @li wxLogStream: Log messages to a C++ iostream
426 @li wxLogTextCtrl: Log messages to a wxTextCtrl
427 @li wxLogWindow: Log messages to a log frame
428 @li wxLogGui: Default log target for GUI programs
429 @li wxLogNull: Temporarily suppress message logging
430 @li wxLogChain: Allows to chain two log targets
431 @li wxLogInterposer: Allows to filter the log messages
432 @li wxLogInterposerTemp: Allows to filter the log messages
433 @li wxStreamToTextRedirector: Allows to redirect output sent to @c cout to a wxTextCtrl
434 @li Log functions: Error and warning logging functions
435
436
437 @section cat_debugging Debugging features
438
439 @ref debugging_overview
440
441 wxWidgets supports some aspects of debugging an application through
442 classes, functions and macros.
443
444 @li wxDebugContext: Provides memory-checking facilities
445 @li Debugging macros: Debug macros for assertion and checking
446 @li WXDEBUG\_NEW: Use this macro to give further debugging information
447 @li wxDebugReport: Base class for creating debug reports in case of a program crash.
448 @li wxDebugReportCompress: Class for creating compressed debug reports.
449 @li wxDebugReportUpload: Class for uploading compressed debug reports via HTTP.
450 @li wxDebugReportPreview: Abstract base class for previewing the contents of a debug report.
451 @li wxDebugReportPreviewStd: Standard implementation of wxDebugReportPreview.
452
453
454 @section cat_net Networking classes
455
456 wxWidgets provides its own classes for socket based networking.
457
458 @li wxDialUpManager: Provides functions to check the status of network connection and to establish one
459 @li wxIPV4address: Represents an Internet address
460 @li wxIPaddress: Represents an Internet address
461 @li wxSocketBase: Represents a socket base object
462 @li wxSocketClient: Represents a socket client
463 @li wxSocketServer: Represents a socket server
464 @li wxSocketEvent: A socket event
465 @li wxFTP: FTP protocol class
466 @li wxHTTP: HTTP protocol class
467 @li wxURL: Represents a Universal Resource Locator
468
469
470
471 @section cat_ipc Interprocess communication
472
473 @ref ipc_overview
474
475 wxWidgets provides simple interprocess communications facilities
476 based on Windows DDE, but available on most platforms using TCP.
477
478 @li wxClient, wxDDEClient: Represents a client
479 @li wxConnection, wxDDEConnection: Represents the connection between a client and a server
480 @li wxServer, wxDDEServer: Represents a server
481
482
483
484 @section cat_dvf Document-view framework
485
486 @ref docview_overview
487
488 wxWidgets supports a document/view framework which provides
489 housekeeping for a document-centric application.
490
491 @li wxDocument: Represents a document
492 @li wxView: Represents a view
493 @li wxDocTemplate: Manages the relationship between a document class and a view class
494 @li wxDocManager: Manages the documents and views in an application
495 @li wxDocChildFrame: A child frame for showing a document view
496 @li wxDocParentFrame: A parent frame to contain views
497 <!-- %@li wxMDIDocChildFrame: An MDI child frame for showing a document view
498 %@li wxMDIDocParentFrame: An MDI parent frame to contain views -->
499
500
501 @section cat_printing Printing framework
502
503 @ref printing_overview
504
505 A printing and previewing framework is implemented to
506 make it relatively straightforward to provide document printing
507 facilities.
508
509 @li wxPreviewFrame: Frame for displaying a print preview
510 @li wxPreviewCanvas: Canvas for displaying a print preview
511 @li wxPreviewControlBar: Standard control bar for a print preview
512 @li wxPrintDialog: Standard print dialog
513 @li wxPageSetupDialog: Standard page setup dialog
514 @li wxPrinter: Class representing the printer
515 @li wxPrinterDC: Printer device context
516 @li wxPrintout: Class representing a particular printout
517 @li wxPrintPreview: Class representing a print preview
518 @li wxPrintData: Represents information about the document being printed
519 @li wxPrintDialogData: Represents information about the print dialog
520 @li wxPageSetupDialogData: Represents information about the page setup dialog
521
522
523
524 @section cat_dd Drag and drop and clipboard classes
525
526 @ref dnd_overview
527
528 @li wxDataObject: Data object class
529 @li wxDataFormat: Represents a data format
530 @li wxTextDataObject: Text data object class
531 @li wxFileDataObject: File data object class
532 @li wxBitmapDataObject: Bitmap data object class
533 @li wxURLDataObject: URL data object class
534 @li wxCustomDataObject: Custom data object class
535 @li wxClipboard: Clipboard class
536 @li wxDropTarget: Drop target class
537 @li wxFileDropTarget: File drop target class
538 @li wxTextDropTarget: Text drop target class
539 @li wxDropSource: Drop source class
540
541
542 @section cat_file File related classes
543
544 wxWidgets has several small classes to work with disk files, see wxfileoverview for more details.
545
546 @li wxFileName: Operations with the file name and attributes
547 @li wxDir: Class for enumerating files/subdirectories.
548 @li wxDirTraverser: Class used together with wxDir for recursively enumerating the files/subdirectories
549 @li wxFile: Low-level file input/output class.
550 @li wxFFile: Another low-level file input/output class.
551 @li wxTempFile: Class to safely replace an existing file
552 @li wxTextFile: Class for working with text files as with arrays of lines
553 @li wxStandardPaths: Paths for standard directories
554 @li wxPathList: A class to help search multiple paths
555
556
557 @section cat_streams Stream classes
558
559 wxWidgets has its own set of stream classes, as an alternative to often buggy standard stream
560 libraries, and to provide enhanced functionality.
561
562 @li wxStreamBase: Stream base class
563 @li wxStreamBuffer: Stream buffer class
564 @li wxInputStream: Input stream class
565 @li wxOutputStream: Output stream class
566 @li wxCountingOutputStream: Stream class for querying what size a stream would have.
567 @li wxFilterInputStream: Filtered input stream class
568 @li wxFilterOutputStream: Filtered output stream class
569 @li wxBufferedInputStream: Buffered input stream class
570 @li wxBufferedOutputStream: Buffered output stream class
571 @li wxMemoryInputStream: Memory input stream class
572 @li wxMemoryOutputStream: Memory output stream class
573 @li wxDataInputStream: Platform-independent binary data input stream class
574 @li wxDataOutputStream: Platform-independent binary data output stream class
575 @li wxTextInputStream: Platform-independent text data input stream class
576 @li wxTextOutputStream: Platform-independent text data output stream class
577 @li wxFileInputStream: File input stream class
578 @li wxFileOutputStream: File output stream class
579 @li wxFFileInputStream: Another file input stream class
580 @li wxFFileOutputStream: Another file output stream class
581 @li wxTempFileOutputStream: Stream to safely replace an existing file
582 @li wxStringInputStream: String input stream class
583 @li wxStringOutputStream: String output stream class
584 @li wxZlibInputStream: Zlib and gzip (compression) input stream class
585 @li wxZlibOutputStream: Zlib and gzip (compression) output stream class
586 @li wxZipInputStream: Input stream for reading from ZIP archives
587 @li wxZipOutputStream: Output stream for writing from ZIP archives
588 @li wxTarInputStream: Input stream for reading from tar archives
589 @li wxTarOutputStream: Output stream for writing from tar archives
590 @li wxSocketInputStream: Socket input stream class
591 @li wxSocketOutputStream: Socket output stream class
592
593
594 @section cat_threading Threading classes
595
596 @ref thread_overview
597
598 wxWidgets provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread
599 capabilities of the various platforms.
600
601 @li wxThread: Thread class
602 @li wxThreadHelper: Manages background threads easily
603 @li wxMutex: Mutex class
604 @li wxMutexLocker: Mutex locker utility class
605 @li wxCriticalSection: Critical section class
606 @li wxCriticalSectionLocker: Critical section locker utility class
607 @li wxCondition: Condition class
608 @li wxSemaphore: Semaphore class
609
610
611 @section cat_html HTML classes
612
613 wxWidgets provides a set of classes to display text in HTML format. These
614 class include a help system based on the HTML widget.
615
616 @li wxHtmlHelpController: HTML help controller class
617 @li wxHtmlWindow: HTML window class
618 @li wxHtmlEasyPrinting: Simple class for printing HTML
619 @li wxHtmlPrintout: Generic HTML wxPrintout class
620 @li wxHtmlParser: Generic HTML parser class
621 @li wxHtmlTagHandler: HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlParser
622 @li wxHtmlWinParser: HTML parser class for wxHtmlWindow
623 @li wxHtmlWinTagHandler: HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlWinParser
624
625
626 @section cat_rich Rich text classes
627
628 wxWidgets provides a set of generic classes to edit and print simple rich text with character
629 and paragraph formatting.
630
631 @li wxTextAttr: Attributes specifying text styling.
632 @li wxRichTextCtrl: A rich text control.
633 @li wxRichTextBuffer: The content of a rich text control.
634 @li wxRichTextCharacterStyleDefinition: Definition of character styling.
635 @li wxRichTextParagraphStyleDefinition: Definition of paragraph styling.
636 @li wxRichTextListStyleDefinition: Definition of list styling.
637 @li wxRichTextStyleSheet: A set of style definitions.
638 @li wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl: A drop-down control for applying styles.
639 @li wxRichTextStyleListBox: A listbox for applying styles.
640 @li wxRichTextStyleOrganiserDialog: A dialog that can be used for managing or browsing styles.
641 @li wxRichTextEvent: A rich text event.
642 @li wxRichTextRange: Specification for ranges in a rich text control or buffer.
643 @li wxRichTextFileHandler: File handler base class.
644 @li wxRichTextHTMLHandler: A handler for converting rich text to HTML.
645 @li wxRichTextXMLHandler: A handler for loading and saving rich text XML.
646 @li wxRichTextFormattingDialog: A dialog for rich text formatting.
647 @li wxRichTextPrinting: A class for easy printing of rich text buffers.
648 @li wxRichTextPrintout: A class used by wxRichTextPrinting.
649 @li wxRichTextHeaderFooterData: Header and footer data specification.
650
651
652 @section cat_stc Scintilla text editor classes
653
654 wxWidgets also provides a wrapper around the Scintilla text editor control, which is
655 a control for plain-text editing with support for highlighting, smart indentation, etc.
656
657 @li wxStyledTextCtrl: A wxWidgets implementation of the Scintilla source code editing component.
658
659
660 @section cat_vfs Virtual file system classes
661
662 wxWidgets provides a set of classes that implement an extensible virtual file system,
663 used internally by the HTML classes.
664
665 @li wxFSFile: Represents a file in the virtual file system
666 @li wxFileSystem: Main interface for the virtual file system
667 @li wxFileSystemHandler: Class used to announce file system type
668
669
670 @section cat_xml XML classes
671
672 @li wxXmlDocument: A class to parse XML files
673 @li wxXmlNode: A class which represents XML nodes
674 @li wxXmlAttribute: A class which represent an XML attribute
675
676
677 @section cat_xrc XML-based resource system classes
678
679 @ref xrc_overview
680
681 Resources allow your application to create controls and other user interface elements
682 from specifications stored in an XML format.
683
684 @li wxXmlResource: The main class for working with resources
685 @li wxXmlResourceHandler: The base class for XML resource handlers
686
687
688 @section cat_help Online help
689
690 @li wxHelpController: Family of classes for controlling help windows
691 @li wxHtmlHelpController: HTML help controller class
692 @li wxContextHelp: Class to put application into context-sensitive help mode
693 @li wxContextHelpButton: Button class for putting application into context-sensitive help mode
694 @li wxHelpProvider: Abstract class for context-sensitive help provision
695 @li wxSimpleHelpProvider: Class for simple context-sensitive help provision
696 @li wxHelpControllerHelpProvider: Class for context-sensitive help provision via a help controller
697 @li wxToolTip: Class implementing tooltips
698
699
700 @section cat_media Multimedia classes
701
702 @li wxMediaCtrl: Display multimedia contents.
703
704
705 @section cat_gl OpenGL classes
706
707 @li wxGLCanvas: Canvas that you can render OpenGL calls to.
708 @li wxGLContext: Class to ease sharing of OpenGL data resources.
709
710
711 @section cat_appmanagement Application and process-management classes
712
713 @li wxApp: Application class
714 @li wxCmdLineParser: Command line parser class
715 @li wxDllLoader: Class to work with shared libraries.
716 @li wxProcess: Process class
717
718
719 @section cat_misc Miscellaneous
720
721 @li wxCaret: A caret (cursor) object
722 @li wxConfig: Classes for configuration reading/writing (using either INI files or registry)
723 @li wxTimer: Timer class
724 @li wxStopWatch: Stop watch class
725 @li wxMimeTypesManager: MIME-types manager class
726 @li wxSystemSettings: System settings class for obtaining various global parameters
727 @li wxSystemOptions: System options class for run-time configuration
728 @li wxAcceleratorTable: Accelerator table
729 @li wxAutomationObject: OLE automation class
730 @li wxFontMapper: Font mapping, finding suitable font for given encoding
731 @li wxEncodingConverter: Encoding conversions
732 @li wxCalendarDateAttr: Used with wxCalendarCtrl
733 @li wxQuantize: Class to perform quantization, or colour reduction
734 @li wxSingleInstanceChecker: Check that only single program instance is running
735
736 */