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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 wxWidgets classes by category.
6
7 {\large {\bf Managed windows}}
8
9 There are several types of window that are directly controlled by the
10 window manager (such as MS Windows, or the Motif Window Manager).
11 Frames and dialogs are similar in wxWidgets, but only dialogs may be modal.
12
13 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
14 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
15 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}}{Any top level window, dialog or frame}
16 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Dialog box}
17 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}{Normal frame}
18 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe}}{MDI child frame}
19 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIParentFrame}{wxmdiparentframe}}{MDI parent frame}
20 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMiniFrame}{wxminiframe}}{A frame with a small title bar}
21 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPropertySheetDialog}{wxpropertysheetdialog}}{Property sheet dialog}
22 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen}}{Splash screen class}
23 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedDialog}{wxtabbeddialog}}{Tabbed dialog
24 %(deprecated, use wxNotebook instead)}
25 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTipWindow}{wxtipwindow}}{Shows text in a small window}
26 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog}
27 \end{twocollist}
28
29 See also {\bf Common dialogs}.
30
31 {\large {\bf Miscellaneous windows}}
32
33 The following are a variety of classes that are derived from wxWindow.
34
35 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
36 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
37 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}}{A window whose colour changes according to current user settings}
38 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}}{Window with automatically managed scrollbars}
39 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid}}{A grid (table) window}
40 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}}{Window which can be split vertically or horizontally}
41 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar}}{Implements the status bar on a frame}
42 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar}}{Toolbar class}
43 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedPanel}{wxtabbedpanel}}{Tabbed panel (to be replaced with wxNotebook)}
44 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}}{Notebook class}
45 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook}}{Similar to notebook but using list control}
46 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoicebook}{wxchoicebook}}{Similar to notebook but using choice control}
47 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook}}{Similar to notebook but using tree control}
48 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow}}{Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged}
49 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow}}{Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement}
50 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxVScrolledWindow}{wxvscrolledwindow}}{As wxScrolledWindow but supports lines of variable height}
51 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage}}{A base class for the page in wizard dialog.}
52 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPageSimple}{wxwizardpagesimple}}{A page in wizard dialog.}
53 \end{twocollist}
54
55 {\large {\bf Common dialogs}}
56
57 \overview{Overview}{commondialogsoverview}
58
59 Common dialogs are ready-made dialog classes which are frequently used
60 in an application.
61
62 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
63 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
64 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Base class for common dialogs}
65 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxColourDialog}{wxcolourdialog}}{Colour chooser dialog}
66 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirDialog}{wxdirdialog}}{Directory selector dialog}
67 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog}}{File selector dialog}
68 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFindReplaceDialog}{wxfindreplacedialog}}{Text search/replace dialog}
69 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMultiChoiceDialog}{wxmultichoicedialog}}{Dialog to get one or more selections from a list}
70 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSingleChoiceDialog}{wxsinglechoicedialog}}{Dialog to get a single selection from a list and return the string}
71 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextEntryDialog}{wxtextentrydialog}}{Dialog to get a single line of text from the user}
72 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPasswordEntryDialog}{wxpasswordentrydialog}}{Dialog to get a password from the user}
73 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}}{Font chooser dialog}
74 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog}
75 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog}
76 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxProgressDialog}{wxprogressdialog}}{Progress indication dialog}
77 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMessageDialog}{wxmessagedialog}}{Simple message box dialog}
78 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSymbolPickerDialog}{wxsymbolpickerdialog}}{Symbol selector dialog}
79 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFormattingDialog}{wxrichtextformattingdialog}}{A dialog for formatting the content of a wxRichTextCtrl}
80 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog.}
81 \end{twocollist}
82
83 {\large {\bf Controls}}
84
85 Typically, these are small windows which provide interaction with the user. Controls
86 that are not static can have \helpref{validators}{wxvalidator} associated with them.
87
88 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
89 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
90 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAnimationCtrl}{wxanimationctrl}}{A control to display an animation}
91 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}}{The base class for controls}
92 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text}
93 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap}
94 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapComboBox}{wxbitmapcombobox}}{A combobox with bitmaps next to text items}
95 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToggleButton}{wxtogglebutton}}{A button which stays pressed when clicked by user.}
96 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}{Control showing an entire calendar month}
97 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}}{Checkbox control}
98 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckListBox}{wxchecklistbox}}{A listbox with a checkbox to the left of each item}
99 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}}{Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)}
100 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}}{A choice with an editable area}
101 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboCtrl}{wxcomboctrl}}{A combobox with application defined popup}
102 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataViewCtrl}{wxdataviewctrl}}{A control to tabular or tree like data}
103 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGauge}{wxgauge}}{A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining}
104 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericDirCtrl}{wxgenericdirctrl}}{A control for displaying a directory tree}
105 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}}{An abstract class for creating listboxes showing HTML content}
106 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHtmlListBox}{wxsimplehtmllistbox}}{A listbox showing HTML content}
107 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}}{A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls}
108 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}}{A list of strings for single or multiple selection}
109 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}}{A control for displaying lists of strings and/or icons, plus a multicolumn report view}
110 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListView}{wxlistview}}{A simpler interface ({\it fa\c{c}ade} for wxListCtrl in report mode}
111 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxOwnerDrawnComboBox}{wxownerdrawncombobox}}{A combobox with owner-drawn list items}
112 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCtrl}{wxrichtextctrl}}{Generic rich text editing control}
113 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}{Single or multiline text editing control}
114 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}}{Tree (hierarchy) control}
115 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}}{Scrollbar control}
116 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}{A spin or `up-down' control}
117 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinCtrl}{wxspinctrl}}{A spin control - i.e. spin button and text control}
118 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}}{One or more lines of non-editable text}
119 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHyperlinkCtrl}{wxhyperlinkctrl}}{A static text which opens an URL when clicked}
120 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}}{A control to display a bitmap}
121 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}}{A group of radio buttons}
122 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioButton}{wxradiobutton}}{A round button to be used with others in a mutually exclusive way}
123 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSlider}{wxslider}}{A slider that can be dragged by the user}
124 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxVListBox}{wxvlistbox}}{A listbox supporting variable height rows}
125 \end{twocollist}
126
127
128 {\large {\bf Miscellaneous pickers}}
129
130 A picker control is a control whose appearance and behaviour is highly platform-dependent.
131
132 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
133 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
134 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxColourPickerCtrl}{wxcolourpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a colour}
135 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirPickerCtrl}{wxdirpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a directory}
136 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilePickerCtrl}{wxfilepickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a file}
137 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontPickerCtrl}{wxfontpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a font}
138 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDatePickerCtrl}{wxdatepickerctrl}}{Small date picker control}
139 \end{twocollist}
140
141
142 {\large {\bf Menus}}
143
144 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
145 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
146 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}}{Displays a series of menu items for selection}
147 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar}}{Contains a series of menus for use with a frame}
148 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}}{Represents a single menu item}
149 \end{twocollist}
150
151 {\large {\bf Window layout}}
152
153 There are two different systems for laying out windows (and dialogs in particular).
154 One is based upon so-called sizers and it requires less typing, thinking and calculating
155 and will in almost all cases produce dialogs looking equally well on all platforms, the
156 other is based on so-called constraints and is deprecated, though still available.
157
158 \overview{Sizer overview}{sizeroverview} describes sizer-based layout.
159
160 These are the classes relevant to sizer-based layout.
161
162 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
163 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
164 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}}{Abstract base class}
165 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a grid with all fields having the same size}
166 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a flexible grid}
167 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridBagSizer}{wxgridbagsizer}}{Another grid sizer that lets you specify the cell an item is in, and items can span rows and/or columns.}
168 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a row or column}
169 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer}}{Same as wxBoxSizer, but with a surrounding static box}
170 \end{twocollist}
171
172 \overview{Constraints overview}{constraintsoverview} describes constraints-based layout.
173
174 These are the classes relevant to constraints-based window layout.
175
176 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
177 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
178 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}}{Represents a single constraint dimension}
179 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}}{Represents the constraints for a window class}
180 \end{twocollist}
181
182 {\large {\bf Device contexts}}
183
184 \overview{Overview}{dcoverview}
185
186 Device contexts are surfaces that may be drawn on, and provide an
187 abstraction that allows parameterisation of your drawing code
188 by passing different device contexts.
189
190 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
191 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
192 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutoBufferedPaintDC}{wxautobufferedpaintdc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside \textbf{OnPaint}.}
193 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing.}
194 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedPaintDC}{wxbufferedpaintdc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside \textbf{OnPaint}.}
195 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClientDC}{wxclientdc}}{A device context to access the client area outside {\bf OnPaint} events}
196 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc}}{A device context to access the client area inside {\bf OnPaint} events}
197 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowDC}{wxwindowdc}}{A device context to access the non-client area}
198 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScreenDC}{wxscreendc}}{A device context to access the entire screen}
199 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDC}{wxdc}}{The device context base class}
200 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}}{A device context for drawing into bitmaps}
201 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMetafileDC}{wxmetafiledc}}{A device context for drawing into metafiles}
202 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMirrorDC}{wxmirrordc}}{A proxy device context allowing for simple mirroring.}
203 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPostScriptDC}{wxpostscriptdc}}{A device context for drawing into PostScript files}
204 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{A device context for drawing to printers}
205 \end{twocollist}
206
207 {\large {\bf Graphics device interface}}
208
209 \overview{Bitmaps overview}{wxbitmapoverview}
210
211 These classes are related to drawing on device contexts and windows.
212
213 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
214 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
215 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour}}{Represents the red, blue and green elements of a colour}
216 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDCClipper}{wxdcclipper}}{Wraps the operations of setting and destroying the clipping region}
217 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}}{Represents a bitmap}
218 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrush}{wxbrush}}{Used for filling areas on a device context}
219 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrushList}{wxbrushlist}}{The list of previously-created brushes}
220 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}}{A small, transparent bitmap representing the cursor}
221 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}}{Represents fonts}
222 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontList}{wxfontlist}}{The list of previously-created fonts}
223 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}}{A small, transparent bitmap for assigning to frames and drawing on device contexts}
224 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxImage}{wximage}}{A platform-independent image class}
225 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}}{A list of images, used with some controls}
226 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMask}{wxmask}}{Represents a mask to be used with a bitmap for transparent drawing}
227 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPen}{wxpen}}{Used for drawing lines on a device context}
228 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPenList}{wxpenlist}}{The list of previously-created pens}
229 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPalette}{wxpalette}}{Represents a table of indices into RGB values}
230 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{Represents a simple or complex region on a window or device context}
231 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRendererNative}{wxrenderernative}}{Abstracts high-level drawing primitives}
232 \end{twocollist}
233
234 {\large {\bf Events}}
235
236 \overview{Overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
237
238 An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers
239 (usually member functions) have a single, event argument.
240
241 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
242 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
243 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent}}{A window or application activation event}
244 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarEvent}{wxcalendarevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}
245 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalculateLayoutEvent}{wxcalculatelayoutevent}}{Used to calculate window layout}
246 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxChildFocusEvent}{wxchildfocusevent}}{A child window focus event}
247 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboardTextEvent}{wxclipboardtextevent}}{A clipboard copy/cut/paste treebook event event}
248 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}}{A close window or end session event}
249 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}}{An event from a variety of standard controls}
250 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextMenuEvent}{wxcontextmenuevent}}{An event generated when the user issues a context menu command}
251 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateEvent}{wxdateevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxDatePickerCtrl}{wxdatepickerctrl}}
252 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpEvent}{wxdialupevent}}{Event send by \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}
253 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}}{A drop files event}
254 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}}{An erase background event}
255 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}}{The event base class}
256 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFindDialogEvent}{wxfinddialogevent}}{Event sent by
257 \helpref{wxFindReplaceDialog}{wxfindreplacedialog}}
258 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}}{A window focus event}
259 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}}{A keypress event}
260 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIconizeEvent}{wxiconizeevent}}{An iconize/restore event}
261 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIdleEvent}{wxidleevent}}{An idle event}
262 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxInitDialogEvent}{wxinitdialogevent}}{A dialog initialisation event}
263 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxJoystickEvent}{wxjoystickevent}}{A joystick event}
264 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent}}{A list control event}
265 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMaximizeEvent}{wxmaximizeevent}}{A maximize event}
266 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}}{A menu event}
267 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}}{A mouse capture changed event}
268 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}}{A mouse capture lost event}
269 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{A mouse event}
270 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{A move event}
271 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}}{A notebook control event}
272 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotifyEvent}{wxnotifyevent}}{A notification event, which can be vetoed}
273 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event}
274 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcessEvent}{wxprocessevent}}{A process ending event}
275 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information}
276 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextEvent}{wxrichtextevent}}{A rich text editing event}
277 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{A scroll event from sliders, stand-alone scrollbars and spin buttons}
278 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}}{A scroll event from scrolled windows}
279 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event}
280 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event}
281 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinEvent}{wxspinevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}
282 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterEvent}{wxsplitterevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}}
283 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event}
284 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimerEvent}{wxtimerevent}}{A timer expiration event}
285 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreebookEvent}{wxtreebookevent}}{A treebook control event}
286 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{A tree control event}
287 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event}
288 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowCreateEvent}{wxwindowcreateevent}}{A window creation event}
289 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowDestroyEvent}{wxwindowdestroyevent}}{A window destruction event}
290 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardEvent}{wxwizardevent}}{A wizard event}
291 \end{twocollist}
292
293 {\large {\bf Validators}}
294
295 \overview{Overview}{validatoroverview}
296
297 These are the window validators, used for filtering and validating
298 user input.
299
300 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
301 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
302 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}}{Base validator class}
303 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator}}{Text control validator class}
304 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericValidator}{wxgenericvalidator}}{Generic control validator class}
305 \end{twocollist}
306
307 {\large {\bf Data structures}}
308
309 These are the data structure classes supported by wxWidgets.
310
311 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
312 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
313 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class}
314 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateSpan}{wxdatespan}}{A logical time interval.}
315 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime}}{A class for date/time manipulations}
316 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxExpr}{wxexpr}}{A class for flexible I/O}
317 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxExprDatabase}{wxexprdatabase}}{A class for flexible I/O}
318 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxArray}{wxarray}}{A dynamic array implementation}
319 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxArrayString}{wxarraystring}}{An efficient container for storing \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} objects}
320 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashMap}{wxhashmap}}{A simple hash map implementation}
321 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashSet}{wxhashset}}{A simple hash set implementation}
322 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTable}{wxhashtable}}{A simple hash table implementation (deprecated, use wxHashMap)}
323 % \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTableLong}{wxhashtablelong}}{A wxHashTable version for storing long data}
324 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}}{A simple linked list implementation}
325 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLongLong}{wxlonglong}}{A portable 64 bit integer type}
326 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxNode}{wxnode}}{Represents a node in the wxList implementation}
327 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{The root class for most wxWidgets classes}
328 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPathList}{wxpathlist}}{A class to help search multiple paths}
329 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint}}{Representation of a point}
330 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect}}{A class representing a rectangle}
331 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegEx}{wxregex}}{Regular expression support}
332 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{A class representing a region}
333 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}}{A string class}
334 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringTokenizer}{wxstringtokenizer}}{A class for interpreting a string as a list of tokens or words}
335 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRealPoint}{wxrealpoint}}{Representation of a point using floating point numbers}
336 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize}}{Representation of a size}
337 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimeSpan}{wxtimespan}}{A time interval.}
338 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxURI}{wxuri}}{Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier}
339 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxVariant}{wxvariant}}{A class for storing arbitrary types that may change at run-time}
340 \end{twocollist}
341
342 {\large {\bf Run-time class information system}}
343
344 \overview{Overview}{runtimeclassoverview}
345
346 wxWidgets supports run-time manipulation of class information, and dynamic
347 creation of objects given class names.
348
349 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
350 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
351 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClassInfo}{wxclassinfo}}{Holds run-time class information}
352 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{Root class for classes with run-time information}
353 \twocolitem{\helpref{RTTI macros}{rttimacros}}{Macros for manipulating run-time information}
354 \end{twocollist}
355
356 {\large {\bf Logging features}}
357
358 \overview{Overview}{wxlogoverview}
359
360 wxWidgets provides several classes and functions for message logging.
361 Please see the \helpref{wxLog overview}{wxlogoverview} for more details.
362
363 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
364 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
365 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLog}{wxlog}}{The base log class}
366 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogStderr}{wxlogstderr}}{Log messages to a C STDIO stream}
367 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogStream}{wxlogstream}}{Log messages to a C++ iostream}
368 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogTextCtrl}{wxlogtextctrl}}{Log messages to a \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}
369 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogWindow}{wxlogwindow}}{Log messages to a log frame}
370 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogGui}{wxloggui}}{Default log target for GUI programs}
371 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogNull}{wxlognull}}{Temporarily suppress message logging}
372 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogChain}{wxlogchain}}{Allows to chain two log targets}
373 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogPassThrough}{wxlogpassthrough}}{Allows to filter the log messages}
374 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamToTextRedirector}{wxstreamtotextredirector}}{Allows
375 to redirect output sent to {\tt cout} to a \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}
376 \twocolitem{\helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}}{Error and warning logging functions}
377 \end{twocollist}
378
379 {\large {\bf Debugging features}}
380
381 \overview{Overview}{debuggingoverview}
382
383 wxWidgets supports some aspects of debugging an application through
384 classes, functions and macros.
385
386 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
387 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
388 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontext}}{Provides memory-checking facilities}
389 \twocolitem{\helpref{Debugging macros}{debugmacros}}{Debug macros for assertion and checking}
390 \twocolitem{\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}}{Use this macro to give further debugging information}
391 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReport}{wxdebugreport}}{Base class for creating debug reports in case of a program crash.}
392 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportCompress}{wxdebugreportcompress}}{Class for creating compressed debug reports.}
393 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportUpload}{wxdebugreportupload}}{Class for uploading compressed debug reports via HTTP.}
394 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportPreview}{wxdebugreportpreview}}{Abstract base class for previewing the contents of a debug report.}
395 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportPreviewStd}{wxdebugreportpreviewstd}}{Standard implementation of wxDebugReportPreview.}
396 \end{twocollist}
397
398 {\large {\bf Networking classes}}
399
400 wxWidgets provides its own classes for socket based networking.
401
402 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
403 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
404 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}{Provides functions to check the status of network connection and to establish one}
405 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPV4address}{wxipv4address}}{Represents an Internet address}
406 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPaddress}{wxipaddress}}{Represents an Internet address}
407 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase}}{Represents a socket base object}
408 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}}{Represents a socket client}
409 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver}}{Represents a socket server}
410 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event}
411 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFTP}{wxftp}}{FTP protocol class}
412 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHTTP}{wxhttp}}{HTTP protocol class}
413 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxURL}{wxurl}}{Represents a Universal Resource Locator}
414 \end{twocollist}
415
416
417 {\large {\bf Interprocess communication}}
418
419 \overview{Overview}{ipcoverview}
420
421 wxWidgets provides simple interprocess communications facilities
422 based on Windows DDE, but available on most platforms using TCP.
423
424 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
425 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
426 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClient}{wxclient}, \helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient}}{Represents a client}
427 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxConnection}{wxconnection}, \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server}
428 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxServer}{wxserver}, \helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}}{Represents a server}
429 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketHandler}{wxsockethandler}}{Represents a socket handler}
430 \end{twocollist}
431
432 {\large {\bf Document/view framework}}
433
434 \overview{Overview}{docviewoverview}
435
436 wxWidgets supports a document/view framework which provides
437 housekeeping for a document-centric application.
438
439 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
440 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
441 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument}}{Represents a document}
442 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxView}{wxview}}{Represents a view}
443 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}}{Manages the relationship between a document class and a view class}
444 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager}}{Manages the documents and views in an application}
445 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocChildFrame}{wxdocchildframe}}{A child frame for showing a document view}
446 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocParentFrame}{wxdocparentframe}}{A parent frame to contain views}
447 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocChildFrame}{wxmdidocchildframe}}{An MDI child frame for showing a document view}
448 %\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocParentFrame}{wxmdidocparentframe}}{An MDI parent frame to contain views}
449 \end{twocollist}
450
451 {\large {\bf Printing framework}}
452
453 \overview{Overview}{printingoverview}
454
455 A printing and previewing framework is implemented to
456 make it relatively straightforward to provide document printing
457 facilities.
458
459 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
460 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
461 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewFrame}{wxpreviewframe}}{Frame for displaying a print preview}
462 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewCanvas}{wxpreviewcanvas}}{Canvas for displaying a print preview}
463 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewControlBar}{wxpreviewcontrolbar}}{Standard control bar for a print preview}
464 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog}
465 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog}
466 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinter}{wxprinter}}{Class representing the printer}
467 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{Printer device context}
468 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintout}{wxprintout}}{Class representing a particular printout}
469 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintPreview}{wxprintpreview}}{Class representing a print preview}
470 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintData}{wxprintdata}}{Represents information about the document being printed}
471 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata}}{Represents information about the print dialog}
472 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata}}{Represents information about the page setup dialog}
473 \end{twocollist}
474
475 {\large {\bf Drag and drop and clipboard classes}}
476
477 \overview{Drag and drop and clipboard overview}{wxdndoverview}
478
479 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
480 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
481 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}}{Data object class}
482 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat}}{Represents a data format}
483 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{Text data object class}
484 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDataObject}{wxfiledataobject}}{File data object class}
485 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapDataObject}{wxbitmapdataobject}}{Bitmap data object class}
486 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxURLDataObject}{wxurldataobject}}{URL data object class}
487 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCustomDataObject}{wxcustomdataobject}}{Custom data object class}
488 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard}}{Clipboard class}
489 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget}}{Drop target class}
490 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget}}{File drop target class}
491 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget}}{Text drop target class}
492 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropSource}{wxdropsource}}{Drop source class}
493 \end{twocollist}
494
495 {\large {\bf File related classes}}
496
497 wxWidgets has several small classes to work with disk files, see \helpref{file classes
498 overview}{wxfileoverview} for more details.
499
500 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
501 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
502 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileName}{wxfilename}}{Operations with the file name and attributes}
503 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDir}{wxdir}}{Class for enumerating files/subdirectories.}
504 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirTraverser}{wxdirtraverser}}{Class used together with wxDir for recursively enumerating the files/subdirectories}
505 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFile}{wxfile}}{Low-level file input/output class.}
506 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile}}{Another low-level file input/output class.}
507 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFile}{wxtempfile}}{Class to safely replace an existing file}
508 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextFile}{wxtextfile}}{Class for working with text files as with arrays of lines}
509 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStandardPaths}{wxstandardpaths}}{Paths for standard directories}
510 \end{twocollist}
511
512 {\large {\bf Stream classes}}
513
514 wxWidgets has its own set of stream classes, as an alternative to often buggy standard stream
515 libraries, and to provide enhanced functionality.
516
517 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
518 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
519 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBase}{wxstreambase}}{Stream base class}
520 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBuffer}{wxstreambuffer}}{Stream buffer class}
521 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxInputStream}{wxinputstream}}{Input stream class}
522 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxOutputStream}{wxoutputstream}}{Output stream class}
523 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCountingOutputStream}{wxcountingoutputstream}}{Stream class for querying what size a stream would have.}
524 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterInputStream}{wxfilterinputstream}}{Filtered input stream class}
525 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterOutputStream}{wxfilteroutputstream}}{Filtered output stream class}
526 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedInputStream}{wxbufferedinputstream}}{Buffered input stream class}
527 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedOutputStream}{wxbufferedoutputstream}}{Buffered output stream class}
528 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryInputStream}{wxmeminputstream}}{Memory input stream class}
529 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryOutputStream}{wxmemoutputstream}}{Memory output stream class}
530 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataInputStream}{wxdatainputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data input stream class}
531 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataOutputStream}{wxdataoutputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data output stream class}
532 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextInputStream}{wxtextinputstream}}{Platform-independent text data input stream class}
533 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextOutputStream}{wxtextoutputstream}}{Platform-independent text data output stream class}
534 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileInputStream}{wxfileinputstream}}{File input stream class}
535 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileOutputStream}{wxfileoutputstream}}{File output stream class}
536 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileInputStream}{wxffileinputstream}}{Another file input stream class}
537 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileOutputStream}{wxffileoutputstream}}{Another file output stream class}
538 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFileOutputStream}{wxtempfileoutputstream}}{Stream to safely replace an existing file}
539 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringInputStream}{wxstringinputstream}}{String input stream class}
540 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringOutputStream}{wxstringoutputstream}}{String output stream class}
541 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibInputStream}{wxzlibinputstream}}{Zlib (compression) input stream class}
542 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibOutputStream}{wxzliboutputstream}}{Zlib (compression) output stream class}
543 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipInputStream}{wxzipinputstream}}{Input stream for reading from ZIP archives}
544 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipOutputStream}{wxzipoutputstream}}{Output stream for writing from ZIP archives}
545 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream}}{Socket input stream class}
546 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream}}{Socket output stream class}
547 \end{twocollist}
548
549 {\large {\bf Threading classes}}
550
551 \overview{Multithreading overview}{wxthreadoverview}
552
553 wxWidgets provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread
554 capabilities of the various platforms.
555
556 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
557 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
558 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}}{Thread class}
559 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxThreadHelper}{wxthreadhelper}}{Manages background threads easily}
560 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}}{Mutex class}
561 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutexLocker}{wxmutexlocker}}{Mutex locker utility class}
562 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSection}{wxcriticalsection}}{Critical section class}
563 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSectionLocker}{wxcriticalsectionlocker}}{Critical section locker utility class}
564 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCondition}{wxcondition}}{Condition class}
565 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSemaphore}{wxsemaphore}}{Semaphore class}
566 \end{twocollist}
567
568 {\large {\bf HTML classes}}
569
570 wxWidgets provides a set of classes to display text in HTML format. These
571 class include a help system based on the HTML widget.
572
573 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
574 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
575 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class}
576 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}}{HTML window class}
577 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}}{Simple class for printing HTML}
578 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlPrintout}{wxhtmlprintout}}{Generic HTML wxPrintout class}
579 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlParser}{wxhtmlparser}}{Generic HTML parser class}
580 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlTagHandler}{wxhtmltaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlParser}
581 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinParser}{wxhtmlwinparser}}{HTML parser class for wxHtmlWindow}
582 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinTagHandler}{wxhtmlwintaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlWinParser}
583 \end{twocollist}
584
585 {\large {\bf Rich text classes}}
586
587 wxWidgets provides a set of generic classes to edit and print simple rich text with character
588 and paragraph formatting.
589
590 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
591 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
592 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCtrl}{wxrichtextctrl}}{A rich text control.}
593 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextBuffer}{wxrichtextbuffer}}{The content of a rich text control.}
594 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextAttr}{wxrichtextattr}}{Attributes specifying rich text styling.}
595 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCharacterStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextcharacterstyledefinition}}{Definition of character styling.}
596 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextParagraphStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextparagraphstyledefinition}}{Definition of paragraph styling.}
597 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextListStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextliststyledefinition}}{Definition of list styling.}
598 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleSheet}{wxrichtextstylesheet}}{A set of style definitions.}
599 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl}{wxrichtextstylecomboctrl}}{A drop-down control for applying styles.}
600 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleListBox}{wxrichtextstylelistbox}}{A listbox for applying styles.}
601 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextEvent}{wxrichtextevent}}{A rich text event.}
602 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextRange}{wxrichtextrange}}{Specification for ranges in a rich text control or buffer.}
603 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFileHandler}{wxrichtextfilehandler}}{File handler base class.}
604 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextHTMLHandler}{wxrichtexthtmlhandler}}{A handler for converting rich text to HTML.}
605 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextXMLHandler}{wxrichtextxmlhandler}}{A handler for loading and saving rich text XML.}
606 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFormattingDialog}{wxrichtextformattingdialog}}{A dialog for rich text formatting.}
607 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextPrinting}{wxrichtextprinting}}{A class for easy printing of rich text buffers.}
608 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextPrintout}{wxrichtextprintout}}{A class used by wxRichTextPrinting.}
609 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextHeaderFooterData}{wxrichtextheaderfooterdata}}{Header and footer data specification.}
610 \end{twocollist}
611
612 {\large {\bf Virtual file system classes}}
613
614 wxWidgets provides a set of classes that implement an extensible virtual file system,
615 used internally by the HTML classes.
616
617 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
618 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
619 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfile}}{Represents a file in the virtual file system}
620 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystem}{wxfilesystem}}{Main interface for the virtual file system}
621 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystemHandler}{wxfilesystemhandler}}{Class used to announce file system type}
622 \end{twocollist}
623
624 {\large {\bf XML classes}}
625
626 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
627 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
628 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlDocument}{wxxmldocument}}{A class to parse XML files.}
629 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlNode}{wxxmlnode}}{A class which represents XML nodes.}
630 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlProperty}{wxxmlproperty}}{A class which represents XML properties.}
631 \end{twocollist}
632
633 {\large {\bf XML-based resource system classes}}
634
635 \overview{XML-based resource system (XRC) overview}{xrcoverview}
636
637 Resources allow your application to create controls and other user interface elements
638 from specifications stored in an XML format.
639
640 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
641 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
642 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlResource}{wxxmlresource}}{The main class for working with resources.}
643 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlResourceHandler}{wxxmlresourcehandler}}{The base class for XML resource handlers.}
644 \end{twocollist}
645
646 {\large {\bf Online help}}
647
648 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
649 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
650 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}}{Family of classes for controlling help windows}
651 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class}
652 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp}}{Class to put application into context-sensitive help mode}
653 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}}{Button class for putting application into context-sensitive help mode}
654 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}}{Abstract class for context-sensitive help provision}
655 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHelpProvider}{wxsimplehelpprovider}}{Class for simple context-sensitive help provision}
656 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpControllerHelpProvider}{wxhelpcontrollerhelpprovider}}{Class for context-sensitive help provision via a help controller}
657 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}}{Class implementing tooltips}
658 \end{twocollist}
659
660 {\large {\bf Database classes}}
661
662 \overview{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
663
664 wxWidgets provides a set of classes for accessing Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
665 product, donated by Remstar. This is known as wxODBC.
666
667 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
668 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
669 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDb}{wxdb}}{ODBC database connection}
670 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}}{Provides access to a database table}
671 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbInf}{wxdbinf}}{}
672 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTableInf}{wxdbtableinf}}{}
673 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDef}{wxdbcoldef}}{}
674 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColInf}{wxdbcolinf}}{}
675 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDataPtr}{wxdbcoldataptr}}{}
676 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColFor}{wxdbcolfor}}{}
677 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbConnectInf}{wxdbconnectinf}}{}
678 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbIdxDef}{wxdbidxdef}}{}
679 \end{twocollist}
680
681 {\large {\bf Miscellaneous}}
682
683 \twocolwidtha{6cm}
684 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
685 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}}{Application class}
686 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCaret}{wxcaret}}{A caret (cursor) object}
687 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class}
688 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}}{Classes for configuration reading/writing (using either INI files or registry)}
689 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxDllLoader}{wxdllloader}}{Class to work with shared libraries.}
690 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGLCanvas}{wxglcanvas}}{Canvas that you can render OpenGL calls to.}
691 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxGLContext}{wxglcontext}}{Class to ease sharing of OpenGL data resources.}
692 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm}}{An alternative window layout facility}
693 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}}{Process class}
694 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}}{Timer class}
695 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxStopWatch}{wxstopwatch}}{Stop watch class}
696 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxMimeTypesManager}{wxmimetypesmanager}}{MIME-types manager class}
697 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}}{System settings class for obtaining various global parameters}
698 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemOptions}{wxsystemoptions}}{System options class for run-time configuration}
699 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}}{Accelerator table}
700 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutomationObject}{wxautomationobject}}{OLE automation class}
701 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper}}{Font mapping, finding suitable font for given encoding}
702 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxEncodingConverter}{wxencodingconverter}}{Encoding conversions}
703 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarDateAttr}{wxcalendardateattr}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}
704 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxQuantize}{wxquantize}}{Class to perform quantization, or colour reduction}
705 \twocolitem{\helpref{wxSingleInstanceChecker}{wxsingleinstancechecker}}{Check that only single program instance is running}
706 \end{twocollist}