docs/latex/wx/radiobox.tex

   1 \section{\class{wxRadioBox}}\label{wxradiobox}
   2
   3 A radio box item is used to select one of number of mutually exclusive
   4 choices.  It is displayed as a vertical column or horizontal row of
   5 labelled buttons.
   6
   7 \wxheading{Derived from}
   8
   9 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
  10 \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
  11 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
  12 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
  13
  14 \wxheading{Include files}
  15
  16 <wx/radiobox.h>
  17
  18 \wxheading{Window styles}
  19
  20 \twocolwidtha{5cm}
  21 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
  22 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRA\_SPECIFY\_ROWS}}{The major dimension parameter refers to the
  23 maximum number of rows.}
  24 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS}}{The major dimension parameter refers to the
  25 maximum number of columns.}
  26 \end{twocollist}
  27
  28 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
  29
  30 \wxheading{Event handling}
  31
  32 \twocolwidtha{7cm}
  33 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
  34 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_RADIOBOX(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_RADIOBOX\_SELECTED event,
  35 when a radiobutton is clicked.}
  36 \end{twocollist}
  37
  38 \wxheading{See also}
  39
  40 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}, \helpref{wxRadioButton}{wxradiobutton},\rtfsp
  41 \helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}
  42
  43 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
  44
  45 \membersection{wxRadioBox::wxRadioBox}\label{wxradioboxconstr}
  46
  47 \func{}{wxRadioBox}{\void}
  48
  49 Default constructor.
  50
  51 \func{}{wxRadioBox}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label},\rtfsp
  52 \param{const wxPoint\& }{point = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
  53 \param{int}{ n = 0}, \param{const wxString}{ choices[] = NULL},\rtfsp
  54 \param{int}{ majorDimension = 0}, \param{long}{ style = wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS},\rtfsp
  55 \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator},\rtfsp
  56 \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``radioBox"}}
  57
  58 \func{}{wxRadioBox}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label},\rtfsp
  59 \param{const wxPoint\& }{point}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size},\rtfsp
  60 \param{const wxArrayString\&}{ choices},\rtfsp
  61 \param{int}{ majorDimension = 0}, \param{long}{ style = wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS},\rtfsp
  62 \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator},\rtfsp
  63 \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``radioBox"}}
  64
  65 Constructor, creating and showing a radiobox.
  66
  67 \wxheading{Parameters}
  68
  69 \docparam{parent}{Parent window. Must not be NULL.}
  70
  71 \docparam{id}{Window identifier. A value of -1 indicates a default value.}
  72
  73 \docparam{label}{Label for the static box surrounding the radio buttons.}
  74
  75 \docparam{pos}{Window position. If the position (-1, -1) is specified then a default position is chosen.}
  76
  77 \docparam{size}{Window size. If the default size (-1, -1) is specified then a default size is chosen.}
  78
  79 \docparam{n}{Number of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.}
  80
  81 \docparam{choices}{An array of choices with which to initialize the radiobox.}
  82
  83 \docparam{majorDimension}{Specifies the maximum number of rows (if style contains wxRA\_SPECIFY\_ROWS) or columns (if style contains wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS) for a two-dimensional
  84 radiobox.}
  85
  86 \docparam{style}{Window style. See \helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}.}
  87
  88 \docparam{validator}{Window validator.}
  89
  90 \docparam{name}{Window name.}
  91
  92 \wxheading{See also}
  93
  94 \helpref{wxRadioBox::Create}{wxradioboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
  95
  96 \pythonnote{The wxRadioBox constructor in wxPython reduces the {\tt n}
  97 and {\tt choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
  98 a list of strings.}
  99
 100 \perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt n}
 101 and {\tt choices}.}
 102
 103 \membersection{wxRadioBox::\destruct{wxRadioBox}}
 104
 105 \func{}{\destruct{wxRadioBox}}{\void}
 106
 107 Destructor, destroying the radiobox item.
 108
 109 \membersection{wxRadioBox::Create}\label{wxradioboxcreate}
 110
 111 \func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label},\rtfsp
 112 \param{const wxPoint\& }{point = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
 113 \param{int}{ n = 0}, \param{const wxString}{ choices[] = NULL},\rtfsp
 114 \param{int}{ majorDimension = 0}, \param{long}{ style = wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS},\rtfsp
 115 \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator},\rtfsp
 116 \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``radioBox"}}
 117
 118 \func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label},\rtfsp
 119 \param{const wxPoint\& }{point}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size},\rtfsp
 120 \param{const wxArrayString\&}{ choices},\rtfsp
 121 \param{int}{ majorDimension = 0}, \param{long}{ style = wxRA\_SPECIFY\_COLS},\rtfsp
 122 \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator},\rtfsp
 123 \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``radioBox"}}
 124
 125 Creates the radiobox for two-step construction. See \helpref{wxRadioBox::wxRadioBox}{wxradioboxconstr}\rtfsp
 126 for further details.
 127
 128 \membersection{wxRadioBox::Enable}\label{wxradioboxenable}
 129
 130 \func{void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
 131
 132 Enables or disables the entire radiobox.
 133
 134 \func{void}{Enable}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{bool}{ enable = {\tt true}}}
 135
 136 Enables or disables an individual button in the radiobox.
 137
 138 \wxheading{Parameters}
 139
 140 \docparam{enable}{true to enable, false to disable.}
 141
 142 \docparam{n}{The zero-based button to enable or disable.}
 143
 144 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
 145 implements the following methods:\par
 146 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
 147 \twocolitem{{\bf Enable(flag)}}{Enables or disables the entire radiobox.}
 148 \twocolitem{{\bf EnableItem(n, flag)}}{Enables or disables an
 149 individual button in the radiobox.}
 150 \end{twocollist}}
 151 }
 152
 153
 154 \membersection{wxRadioBox::FindString}\label{wxradioboxfindstring}
 155
 156 \constfunc{int}{FindString}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
 157
 158 Finds a button matching the given string, returning the position if found, or
 159 -1 if not found.
 160
 161 \wxheading{Parameters}
 162
 163 \docparam{string}{The string to find.}
 164
 165 \membersection{wxRadioBox::GetCount}\label{wxradioboxgetcount}
 166
 167 \constfunc{int}{GetCount}{\void}
 168
 169 Returns the number of items in the radiobox.
 170
 171 \membersection{wxRadioBox::GetLabel}\label{wxradioboxgetlabel}
 172
 173 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\void}
 174
 175 Returns the radiobox label.
 176
 177 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\param{int }{n}}
 178
 179 Returns the label for the given button.
 180
 181 \wxheading{Parameters}
 182
 183 \docparam{n}{The zero-based button index.}
 184
 185 \wxheading{See also}
 186
 187 \helpref{wxRadioBox::SetLabel}{wxradioboxsetlabel}
 188
 189 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
 190 implements the following methods:\par
 191 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
 192 \twocolitem{{\bf GetLabel()}}{Returns the radiobox label.}
 193 \twocolitem{{\bf GetItemLabel(n)}}{Returns the label for the given button.}
 194 \end{twocollist}}
 195 }
 196
 197
 198 \membersection{wxRadioBox::GetSelection}\label{wxradioboxgetselection}
 199
 200 \constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}
 201
 202 Returns the zero-based position of the selected button.
 203
 204 \membersection{wxRadioBox::GetStringSelection}\label{wxradioboxgetstringselection}
 205
 206 \constfunc{wxString}{GetStringSelection}{\void}
 207
 208 Returns the selected string.
 209
 210 \membersection{wxRadioBox::Number}\label{wxradioboxnumber}
 211
 212 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
 213
 214 {\bf Obsolescence note:} This method is obsolete and was replaced with
 215 \helpref{GetCount}{wxradioboxgetcount}, please use the new method in the new
 216 code. This method is only available if wxWindows was compiled with
 217 {\tt WXWIN\_COMPATIBILITY\_2\_2} defined and will disappear completely in
 218 future versions.
 219
 220 Returns the number of buttons in the radiobox.
 221
 222 \membersection{wxRadioBox::SetLabel}\label{wxradioboxsetlabel}
 223
 224 \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\&}{ label}}
 225
 226 Sets the radiobox label.
 227
 228 \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{int }{n}, \param{const wxString\&}{ label}}
 229
 230 Sets a label for a radio button.
 231
 232 \wxheading{Parameters}
 233
 234 \docparam{label}{The label to set.}
 235
 236 \docparam{n}{The zero-based button index.}
 237
 238 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
 239 implements the following methods:\par
 240 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
 241 \twocolitem{{\bf SetLabel(string)}}{Sets the radiobox label.}
 242 \twocolitem{{\bf SetItemLabel(n, string)}}{Sets a label for a radio button.}
 243 \end{twocollist}}
 244 }
 245
 246 \membersection{wxRadioBox::SetSelection}\label{wxradioboxsetselection}
 247
 248 \func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ n}}
 249
 250 Sets a button by passing the desired string position. This does not cause
 251 a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_RADIOBOX\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
 252
 253 \wxheading{Parameters}
 254
 255 \docparam{n}{The zero-based button position.}
 256
 257 \membersection{wxRadioBox::SetStringSelection}\label{wxradioboxsetstringselection}
 258
 259 \func{void}{SetStringSelection}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
 260
 261 Sets the selection to a button by passing the desired string. This does not cause
 262 a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_RADIOBOX\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
 263
 264 \wxheading{Parameters}
 265
 266 \docparam{string}{The label of the button to select.}
 267
 268 \membersection{wxRadioBox::Show}\label{wxradioboxshow}
 269
 270 \func{void}{Show}{\param{const bool}{ show}}
 271
 272 Shows or hides the entire radiobox.
 273
 274 \func{void}{Show}{\param{int }{item}, \param{const bool}{ show}}
 275
 276 Shows or hides individual buttons.
 277
 278 \wxheading{Parameters}
 279
 280 \docparam{show}{true to show, false to hide.}
 281
 282 \docparam{item}{The zero-based position of the button to show or hide.}
 283
 284 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
 285 implements the following methods:\par
 286 \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
 287 \twocolitem{{\bf Show(flag)}}{Shows or hides the entire radiobox.}
 288 \twocolitem{{\bf ShowItem(n, flag)}}{Shows or hides individual buttons.}
 289 \end{twocollist}}
 290 }
 291
 292 \membersection{wxRadioBox::GetString}\label{wxradioboxgetstring}
 293
 294 \constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}
 295
 296 Returns the label for the button at the given position.
 297
 298 \wxheading{Parameters}
 299
 300 \docparam{n}{The zero-based button position.}
 301
 302