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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: XRC format specification
4 // Author: Vaclav Slavik
5 // Licence: wxWindows licence
6 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
10 NOTE: To make doxygen happy about <custom-tags> we're forced to
11 escape all < and > symbols which appear inside a doxygen comment.
12 Also, don't use < and > symbols in section titles.
18 @page overview_xrcformat XRC File Format
22 This document describes the format of XRC resource files, as used by
25 XRC file is a XML file with all of its elements in the
26 @c http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc namespace. For backward compatibility,
27 @c http://www.wxwindows.org/wxxrc namespace is accepted as well (and treated
28 as identical to @c http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc), but it shouldn't be used
31 XRC file contains definitions for one or more @em objects -- typically
32 windows. The objects may themselves contain child objects.
34 Objects defined at the top level, under the
35 @ref overview_xrcformat_root "root element", can be accessed using
36 wxXmlResource::LoadDialog() and other LoadXXX methods. They must have
37 @c name attribute that is used as LoadXXX's argument (see
38 @ref overview_xrcformat_object for details).
40 Child objects are not directly accessible via wxXmlResource, they can only
41 be accessed using XRCCTRL().
45 @section overview_xrcformat_root Resource Root Element
47 The root element is always @c \<resource\>. It has one optional attribute, @c
48 version. If set, it specifies version of the file. In absence of @c version
49 attribute, the default is @c "0.0.0.0".
51 The version consists of four integers separated by periods. The first three
52 components are major, minor and release number of the wxWidgets release when
53 the change was introduced, the last one is revision number and is 0 for the
54 first incompatible change in given wxWidgets release, 1 for the second and so
55 on. The version changes only if there was an incompatible change introduced;
56 merely adding new kind of objects does not constitute incompatible change.
58 At the time of writing, the latest version is @c "2.5.3.0".
60 Note that even though @c version attribute is optional, it should always be
61 specified to take advantage of the latest capabilities:
65 <resource xmlns="http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc" version="2.5.3.0">
70 @c \<resource\> may have arbitrary number of
71 @ref overview_xrcformat_objects "object elements" as its children; they are referred
72 to as @em toplevel objects in the rest of this document. Unlike objects defined
73 deeper in the hierarchy, toplevel objects @em must have their @c name attribute
74 set and it must be set to a value unique among root's children.
78 @section overview_xrcformat_objects Defining Objects
80 @subsection overview_xrcformat_object Object Element
82 The @c \<object\> element represents a single object (typically a GUI element)
83 and it usually maps directly to a wxWidgets class instance. It has one
84 mandatory attribute, @c class, and optional @c name and @c subclass attributes.
86 The @c class attribute must always be present, it tells XRC what wxWidgets
87 object should be created and by which wxXmlResourceHandler.
89 @c name is the identifier used to identify the object. This name serves three
92 -# It is used by wxXmlResource's various LoadXXX() methods to find the
93 resource by name passed as argument.
94 -# wxWindow's name (see wxWindow::GetName()) is set to it.
95 -# Numeric ID of a window or menu item is derived from the name.
96 If the value represents an integer (in decimal notation), it is used for
97 the numeric ID unmodified. If it is one of the wxID_XXX literals defined
98 by wxWidgets (see @ref page_stockitems), its respective value is used.
99 Otherwise, the name is transformed into dynamically generated ID. See
100 wxXmlResource::GetXRCID() for more information.
102 Name attributes must be unique at the top level (where the name is used to
103 load resources) and should be unique among all controls within the same
104 toplevel window (wxDialog, wxFrame).
106 The @c subclass attribute optional name of class whose constructor will be
107 called instead of the constructor for "class".
108 See @ref overview_xrcformat_extending_subclass for more details.
110 @c \<object\> element may -- and almost always do -- have children elements.
111 These come in two varieties:
113 -# Object's properties. A @em property is a value describing part of object's
114 behaviour, for example the "label" property on wxButton defines its label.
115 In the most common form, property is a single element with text content
116 ("\<label\>Cancel\</label\>"), but they may use nested subelements too (e.g.
117 @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font "font property"). A property can only be
118 listed once in an object's definition.
119 -# Child objects. Window childs, sizers, sizer items or notebook pages
120 are all examples of child objects. They are represented using nested
121 @c \<object\> elements and are can be repeated more than once. The specifics
122 of which object classes are allowed as children are class-specific and
123 are documented below in @ref overview_xrcformat_controls.
127 <object class="wxDialog" name="example_dialog">
129 <title>Non-Derived Dialog Example</title>
130 <centered>1</centered>
131 <!-- child objects: -->
132 <object class="wxBoxSizer">
133 <orient>wxVERTICAL</orient>
142 @subsection overview_xrcformat_object_ref Object References
144 Anywhere an @c \<object\> element can be used, @c \<object_ref\> may be used
145 instead. @c \<object_ref\> is a @em reference to another named (i.e. with the
146 @c name attribute) @c \<object\> element. It has one mandatory attribute,
147 @c ref, with value containing the name of a named @c \<object\> element. When an
148 @c \<object_ref\> is encountered, a copy of the referenced @c \<object\> element
149 is made in place of @c \<object_ref\> occurrence and processed as usual.
151 For example, the following code:
153 <object class="wxDialog" name="my_dlg">
156 <object_ref name="my_dlg_alias" ref="my_dlg"/>
160 <object class="wxDialog" name="my_dlg">
163 <object class="wxDialog" name="my_dlg_alias">
164 ... <!-- same as in my_dlg -->
168 Additionally, it is possible to override some parts of the referenced object
169 in the @c \<object_ref\> pointing to it. This is useful for putting repetitive
170 parts of XRC definitions into a template that can be reused and customized in
171 several places. The two parts are merged as follows:
173 -# The referred object is used as the initial content.
174 -# All attributes set on @c \<object_ref\> are added to it.
175 -# All child elements of @c \<object_ref\> are scanned. If an element with
176 the same name (and, if specified, the @c name attribute too) is found
177 in the referred object, they are recursively merged.
178 -# Child elements in @c \<object_ref\> that do not have a match in the referred
179 object are appended to the list of children of the resulting element by
180 default. Optionally, they may have @c insert_at attribute with two possible
181 values, "begin" or "end". When set to "begin", the element is prepended to
182 the list of children instead of appended.
184 For example, "my_dlg" in this snippet:
186 <object class="wxDialog" name="template">
187 <title>Dummy dialog</title>
190 <object_ref ref="template" name="my_dlg">
191 <title>My dialog</title>
192 <centered>1</centered>
197 <object class="wxDialog" name="my_dlg">
198 <title>My dialog</title>
200 <centered>1</centered>
205 @section overview_xrcformat_datatypes Data Types
207 There are several property data types that are frequently reused by different
208 properties. Rather than describing their format in the documentation of
209 every property, we list commonly used types in this section and document
213 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_bool Boolean
215 Boolean values are expressed using either "1" literal (true) or "0" (false).
218 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_float Floating-point value
220 Floating point values use POSIX (C locale) formatting -- decimal separator
221 is "." regardless of the locale.
224 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_colour Colour
226 Colour specification can be either any string colour representation accepted
227 by wxColour::Set() or any wxSYS_COLOUR_XXX symbolic name accepted by
228 wxSystemSettings::GetColour(). In particular, the following forms are supported:
230 @li named colours from wxColourDatabase
231 @li HTML-like "#rrggbb" syntax (but not "#rgb")
232 @li CSS-style "rgb(r,g,b)" and "rgba(r,g,b,a)"
233 @li wxSYS_COLOUR_XXX symbolic names
239 <fg>rgb(255,0,0)</fg>
240 <fg>wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT</fg>
244 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_size Size
246 Sizes and positions have the form of string with two comma-separated integer
247 components, with optional "d" suffix. Semi-formally:
249 size := x "," y ["d"]
251 where x and y are integers. Either of the components (or both) may be "-1" to
252 signify default value. As a shortcut, empty string is equivalent to "-1,-1"
253 (= wxDefaultSize or wxDefaultPosition).
255 When the "d" suffix is used, integer values are interpreted as
256 @ref wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels() "dialog units" in the parent window.
265 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_pos Position
267 Same as @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size.
270 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_dimension Dimension
272 Similarly to @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size "sizes", dimensions are expressed
273 as integers with optional "d" suffix. When "d" suffix is used, the integer
274 preceding it is interpreted as dialog units in the parent window.
277 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_text Text
279 String properties use several escape sequences that are translated according to
282 @itemdef{ "_", "&" (used for accelerators in wxWidgets) }
283 @itemdef{ "__", "_" }
284 @itemdef{ "\n", line break }
285 @itemdef{ "\r", carriage return }
286 @itemdef{ "\t", tab }
287 @itemdef{ "\\", "\" }
290 By default, the text is translated using wxLocale::GetTranslation() before
291 it is used. This can be disabled either globally by not passing
292 wxXRC_USE_LOCALE to wxXmlResource constructor, or by setting the @c translate
293 attribute on the property node to "0":
295 <!-- this is not translated: -->
296 <label translate="0">_Unix</label>
297 <!-- but this is: -->
298 <help>Use Unix-style newlines</help>
301 @note Even though the "_" character is used instead of "&" for accelerators,
302 it is still possible to use "&". The latter has to be encoded as "&",
303 though, so using "_" is more convenient.
305 @see @ref overview_xrcformat_pre_v2530, @ref overview_xrcformat_pre_v2301
308 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_text_notrans Non-Translatable Text
310 Like @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text, but the text is never translated and
311 @c translate attribute cannot be used.
314 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_string String
316 An unformatted string. Unlike with @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text, no escaping
317 or translations are done.
320 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_url URL
322 Any URL accepted by wxFileSystem (typically relative to XRC file's location,
323 but can be absolute too). Unlike with @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text, no escaping
324 or translations are done.
327 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap Bitmap
329 Bitmap properties contain specification of a single bitmap or icon. In the most
330 basic form, their text value is simply a relative filename (or another
331 wxFileSystem URL) of the bitmap to use. For example:
333 <object class="tool" name="wxID_NEW">
334 <tooltip>New</tooltip>
335 <bitmap>new.png</bitmap>
338 The value is interpreted as path relative to the location of XRC file where the
341 Alternatively, it is possible to specify the bitmap using wxArtProvider IDs.
342 In this case, the property element has no textual value (filename) and instead
343 has the @c stock_id XML attribute that contains stock art ID as accepted by
344 wxArtProvider::GetBitmap(). This can be either custom value (if the app uses
345 app-specific art provider) or one of the predefined wxART_XXX constants.
347 Optionally, @c stock_client attribute may be specified too and contain one of
348 the predefined wxArtClient values. If it is not specified, the default client
349 ID most appropriate in the context where the bitmap is referenced will be used.
350 In most cases, specifying @c stock_client is not needed.
352 Examples of stock bitmaps usage:
354 <bitmap stock_id="fixed-width"/> <!-- custom app-specific art -->
355 <bitmap stock_id="wxART_FILE_OPEN"/> <!-- standard art -->
358 If both specifications are provided, then @c stock_id is used if it is
359 recognized by wxArtProvider and the provided bitmap file is used as a fallback.
362 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_style Style
364 Style properties (such as window's style or sizer flags) use syntax similar to
365 C++: the style value is OR-combination of individual flags. Symbolic names
366 identical to those used in C++ code are used for the flags. Flags are separated
367 with "|" (whitespace is allowed but not required around it).
369 The flags that are allowed for a given property are context-dependent.
373 <style>wxCAPTION|wxSYSTEM_MENU | wxRESIZE_BORDER</style>
374 <exstyle>wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP</exstyle>
378 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_font Font
380 XRC uses similar, but more flexible, abstract description of fonts to that
381 used by wxFont class. A font can be described either in terms of its elementary
382 properties, or it can be derived from one of system fonts or the parent window
385 The font property element is a "composite" element: unlike majority of
386 properties, it doesn't have text value but contains several child elements
387 instead. These children are handled in the same way as object properties
388 and can be one of the following "sub-properties":
391 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
392 @row3col{size, unsigned integer,
393 Pixel size of the font (default: wxNORMAL_FONT's size or @c sysfont's
394 size if the @c sysfont property is used or the current size of the font
395 of the enclosing control if the @c inherit property is used.}
396 @row3col{style, enum,
397 One of "normal", "italic" or "slant" (default: normal).}
398 @row3col{weight, enum,
399 One of "normal", "bold" or "light" (default: normal).}
400 @row3col{family, enum,
401 One of "roman", "script", "decorative", "swiss", "modern" or "teletype"
403 @row3col{underlined, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
404 Whether the font should be underlined (default: 0).}
406 Comma-separated list of face names; the first one available is used
407 (default: unspecified).}
409 Charset of the font, unused in Unicode build), as string
410 (default: unspecified).}
412 Symbolic name of system standard font(one of wxSYS_*_FONT constants).}
413 @row3col{inherit, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
414 If true, the font of the enclosing control is used. If this property and the
415 @c sysfont property are specified the @c sysfont property takes precedence.}
416 @row3col{relativesize, float,
417 Float, font size relative to chosen system font's or inherited font's size;
418 can only be used when 'sysfont' or 'inherit' is used and when 'size' is not
422 All of them are optional, if they are missing, appropriate wxFont default is
423 used. If the @c sysfont or @c inherit property is used, then the defaults are
424 taken from it instead.
429 <!-- fixed font: Arial if available, fall back to Helvetica -->
430 <face>arial,helvetica</face>
435 <!-- enlarged, enboldened standard font: -->
436 <sysfont>wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT</sysfont>
437 <weight>bold</weight>
438 <relativesize>1.5</relativesize>
442 @note You cannot use @c inherit for a font that gets used before the enclosing
443 control is created, e.g. if the control gets the font passed as parameter
444 for its constructor, or if the control is not derived from wxWindow.
447 @subsection overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist Image List
449 Defines a wxImageList.
451 The imagelist property element is a "composite" element: unlike majority of
452 properties, it doesn't have text value but contains several child elements
453 instead. These children are handled similarly to object properties
454 and can be one of the following "sub-properties":
457 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
458 @row3col{mask, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
459 If masks should be created for all images (default: 1).}
460 @row3col{size, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
461 The size of the images in the list (default: the size of the first bitmap).}
462 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
463 Adds a new image. Unlike normal object properties, @c bitmap may be used more than once
464 to add multiple images to the list. At least one @c bitmap value is required.}
471 <bitmap stock_id="wxART_QUESTION"/>
472 <bitmap stock_id="wxART_INFORMATION"/>
477 @section overview_xrcformat_windows Controls and Windows
479 This section describes support wxWindow-derived classes in XRC format.
481 @subsection overview_xrcformat_std_props Standard Properties
483 The following properties are always (unless stated otherwise in
484 control-specific docs) available for @em windows objects. They are omitted
485 from properties lists below.
488 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
489 @row3col{pos, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_pos,
490 Initial position of the window (default: wxDefaultPosition).}
491 @row3col{size, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
492 Initial size of the window (default: wxDefaultSize).}
493 @row3col{style, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
494 Window style for this control. The allowed values depend on what
495 window is being created, consult respective class' constructor
496 documentation for details (default: window-dependent default, usually
497 wxFOO_DEFAULT_STYLE if defined for class wxFoo, 0 if not).}
498 @row3col{exstyle, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
499 Extra style for the window, if any. See wxWindow::SetExtraStyle()
501 @row3col{fg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
502 Foreground colour of the window (default: window's default).}
503 @row3col{ownfg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
504 Non-inheritable foreground colour of the window, see
505 wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour() (default: none).}
506 @row3col{bg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
507 Background colour of the window (default: window's default).}
508 @row3col{ownbg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
509 Non-inheritable background colour of the window, see
510 wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour() (default: none).}
511 @row3col{enabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
512 If set to 0, the control is disabled (default: 1).}
513 @row3col{focused, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
514 If set to 1, the control has focus initially (default: 0).}
515 @row3col{hidden, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
516 If set to 1, the control is created hidden (default: 0).}
517 @row3col{tooltip, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
518 Tooltip to use for the control (default: not set).}
519 @row3col{font, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
520 Font to use for the control (default: window's default).}
521 @row3col{ownfont, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
522 Non-inheritable font to use for the control, see
523 wxWindow::SetOwnFont() (default: none).}
524 @row3col{help, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
525 Context-sensitive help for the control, used by wxHelpProvider
529 All of these properties are optional.
532 @subsection overview_xrcformat_controls Supported Controls
534 This section lists all controls supported by default. For each control, its
535 control-specific properties are listed. If the control can have child objects,
536 it is documented there too; unless said otherwise, XRC elements for these
537 controls cannot have children.
539 @subsubsection xrc_wxanimationctrl wxAnimationCtrl
542 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
543 @row3col{animation, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_url,
544 Animation file to load into the control (default: none).}
545 @row3col{inactive-bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
546 Bitmap to use when not playing the animation (default: the default).}
550 @subsubsection xrc_wxauinotebook wxAuiNotebook
552 A wxAuiNotebook can have one or more child objects of the @c notebookpage
554 @c notebookpage objects have the following properties:
557 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
558 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
559 Page label (required).}
560 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
561 Bitmap shown alongside the label (default: none).}
562 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
563 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
566 Each @c notebookpage must have exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
570 <object class="wxAuiNotebook">
571 <style>wxBK_BOTTOM</style>
572 <object class="notebookpage">
573 <label>Page 1</label>
574 <bitmap>bitmap.png</bitmap>
575 <object class="wxPanel" name="page_1">
582 Notice that wxAuiNotebook support in XRC is available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 and
583 later only and you need to explicitly register its handler using
585 #include <wx/xrc/xh_auinotbk.h>
587 AddHandler(new wxAuiNotebookXmlHandler);
592 @subsubsection xrc_wxbannerwindow wxBannerWindow
595 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
596 @row3col{direction, @c wxLEFT|wxRIGHT|wxTOP|wxBOTTOM,
597 The side along which the banner will be positioned (default: wxLEFT).}
598 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
599 Bitmap to use as the banner background (default: none).}
600 @row3col{title, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
601 Banner title, should be single line (default: none).}
602 @row3col{message, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
603 Possibly multi-line banner message (default: none).}
604 @row3col{gradient-start, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
605 Starting colour of the gradient used as banner background.
606 (Optional. Can't be used if a valid bitmap is specified. If used, both gradient values must be set.)}
607 @row3col{gradient-end, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
608 End colour of the gradient used as banner background.
609 (Optional. Can't be used if a valid bitmap is specified. If used, both gradient values must be set.)}
613 @subsubsection xrc_wxbitmapbutton wxBitmapButton
616 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
617 @row3col{default, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
618 Should this button be the default button in dialog (default: 0)?}
619 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
620 Bitmap to show on the button (required).}
621 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
622 Bitmap to show when the button is selected (default: none, same as @c bitmap).}
623 @row3col{focus, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
624 Bitmap to show when the button has focus (default: none, same as @c bitmap).}
625 @row3col{disabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
626 Bitmap to show when the button is disabled (default: none, same as @c bitmap).}
627 @row3col{hover, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
628 Bitmap to show when mouse cursor hovers above the bitmap (default: none, same as @c bitmap).}
632 @subsubsection xrc_wxbitmapcombobox wxBitmapComboBox
635 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
636 @row3col{selection, integer,
637 Index of the initially selected item or -1 for no selection (default: -1).}
638 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
639 Initial value in the control (doesn't have to be one of @ content values;
643 If both @c value and @c selection are specified and @c selection is not -1,
644 then @c selection takes precedence.
646 A wxBitmapComboBox can have one or more child objects of the @c ownerdrawnitem
647 pseudo-class. @c ownerdrawnitem objects have the following properties:
650 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
651 @row3col{text, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
652 Item's label (required).}
653 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
654 Item's bitmap (default: no bitmap).}
659 <object class="wxBitmapComboBox">
660 <selection>1</selection>
661 <object class="ownerdrawnitem">
663 <bitmap>foo.png</bitmap>
665 <object class="ownerdrawnitem">
667 <bitmap>bar.png</bitmap>
673 @subsubsection xrc_wxbitmaptogglebutton wxBitmapToggleButton
676 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
677 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
678 Label to display on the button (required).}
679 @row3col{checked, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
680 Should the button be checked/pressed initially (default: 0)?}
684 @subsubsection xrc_wxbutton wxButton
687 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
688 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
689 Label to display on the button (may be empty if only bitmap is used).}
690 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
691 Bitmap to display in the button (optional).}
692 @row3col{bitmapposition, @c wxLEFT|wxRIGHT|wxTOP|wxBOTTOM,
693 Position of the bitmap in the button, see wxButton::SetBitmapPosition() (default: wxLEFT).}
694 @row3col{default, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
695 Should this button be the default button in dialog (default: 0)?}
699 @subsubsection xrc_wxcalendarctrl wxCalendarCtrl
701 No additional properties.
704 @subsubsection xrc_wxcheckbox wxCheckBox
707 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
708 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
709 Label to use for the checkbox (required).}
710 @row3col{checked, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
711 Should the checkbox be checked initially (default: 0)?}
715 @subsubsection xrc_wxchecklistbox wxCheckListBox
718 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
719 @row3col{content, items,
720 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
721 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
725 The @c \<item\> elements have listbox items' labels as their text values. They
726 can also have optional @c checked XML attribute -- if set to "1", the value is
731 <object class="wxCheckListBox">
733 <item checked="1">Download library</item>
734 <item checked="1">Compile samples</item>
735 <item checked="1">Skim docs</item>
736 <item checked="1">Finish project</item>
737 <item>Wash car</item>
743 @subsubsection xrc_wxchoice wxChoice
746 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
747 @row3col{selection, integer,
748 Index of the initially selected item or -1 for no selection (default: -1).}
749 @row3col{content, items,
750 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
751 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
757 <object class="wxChoice" name="controls_choice">
764 <item>The Sixth Sense!</item>
770 @subsubsection xrc_wxchoicebook wxChoicebook
773 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
774 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
775 Image list to use for the images (default: none, built implicitly).}
778 Additionally, a choicebook can have one or more child objects of the @c
779 choicebookpage pseudo-class (similarly to @ref xrc_wxnotebook "wxNotebook" and
780 its @c notebookpage).
782 @c choicebookpage objects have the following properties:
785 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
786 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
787 Sheet page's title (required).}
788 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
789 Bitmap shown alongside the label (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
790 @row3col{image, integer,
791 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
792 into the image list (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
793 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
794 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
797 Each @c choicebookpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
800 @subsubsection xrc_wxcommandlinkbutton wxCommandLinkButton
802 The wxCommandLinkButton contains a main title-like @c label and an optional
803 @c note for longer description. The main @c label and the @c note can be
804 concatenated into a single string using a new line character between them
805 (notice that the @c note part can have more new lines in it).
808 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
809 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
810 First line of text on the button, typically the label of an action that
811 will be made when the button is pressed (required). }
812 @row3col{note, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
813 Second line of text describing the action performed when the button is pressed (default: none). }
817 @subsubsection xrc_wxcollapsiblepane wxCollapsiblePane
820 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
821 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
822 Label to use for the collapsible section (required).}
823 @row3col{collapsed, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
824 Should the pane be collapsed initially (default: 0)?}
827 wxCollapsiblePane may contain single optional child object of the @c panewindow
828 pseudo-class type. @c panewindow itself must contain exactly one child that
829 is a @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" or a non-toplevel window
833 @subsubsection xrc_wxcolourpickerctrl wxColourPickerCtrl
836 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
837 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
838 Initial value of the control (default: wxBLACK).}
842 @subsubsection xrc_wxcombobox wxComboBox
845 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
846 @row3col{selection, integer,
847 Index of the initially selected item or -1 for no selection (default: not used).}
848 @row3col{content, items,
849 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
850 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
852 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
853 Initial value in the control (doesn't have to be one of @ content values;
857 If both @c value and @c selection are specified and @c selection is not -1,
858 then @c selection takes precedence.
862 <object class="wxComboBox" name="controls_combobox">
863 <style>wxCB_DROPDOWN</style>
868 <item>notepad.exe</item>
875 @subsubsection xrc_wxcomboctrl wxComboCtrl
878 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
879 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
880 Initial value in the control (default: empty).}
884 @subsubsection xrc_wxdatepickerctrl wxDatePickerCtrl
886 No additional properties.
889 @subsubsection xrc_wxdialog wxDialog
892 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
893 @row3col{title, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
894 Dialog's title (default: empty).}
895 @row3col{icon, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
896 Dialog's icon (default: not used).}
897 @row3col{centered, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
898 Whether the dialog should be centered on the screen (default: 0).}
901 wxDialog may have optional children: either exactly one
902 @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of non-toplevel window
903 objects. If sizer child is used, it sets
904 @ref wxSizer::SetSizeHints() "size hints" too.
907 @subsubsection xrc_wxdirpickerctrl wxDirPickerCtrl
910 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
911 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
912 Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
913 @row3col{message, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
914 Message shown to the user in wxDirDialog shown by the control (required).}
918 @subsubsection xrc_wxeditablelistbox wxEditableListBox
921 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
922 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
923 Label shown above the list (default: empty).}
924 @row3col{content, items,
925 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
926 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
932 <object class="wxEditableListBox" name="controls_listbox">
934 <label>List of things</label>
939 <item>Orange juice</item>
940 <item>Paper towels</item>
946 @subsubsection xrc_wxfilectrl wxFileCtrl
949 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
950 @row3col{defaultdirectory, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
951 Sets the current directory displayed in the control. }
952 @row3col{defaultfilename, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
953 Selects a certain file.}
954 @row3col{wildcard, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
955 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
956 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
957 (default: all files).}
961 @subsubsection xrc_wxfilepickerctrl wxFilePickerCtrl
964 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
965 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
966 Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
967 @row3col{message, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
968 Message shown to the user in wxDirDialog shown by the control (required).}
969 @row3col{wildcard, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
970 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
971 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
972 (default: all files).}
976 @subsubsection xrc_wxfontpickerctrl wxFontPickerCtrl
979 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
980 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
981 Initial value of the control (default: wxNORMAL_FONT).}
984 @subsubsection xrc_wxfrane wxFrame
987 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
988 @row3col{title, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
989 Frame's title (default: empty).}
990 @row3col{icon, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
991 Frame's icon (default: not used).}
992 @row3col{centered, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
993 Whether the frame should be centered on the screen (default: 0).}
996 wxFrame may have optional children: either exactly one
997 @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of non-toplevel window
998 objects. If sizer child is used, it sets
999 @ref wxSizer::SetSizeHints() "size hints" too.
1002 @subsubsection xrc_wxgauge wxGauge
1005 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1006 @row3col{range, integer,
1007 Maximum value of the gauge (default: 100).}
1008 @row3col{value, integer,
1009 Initial value of the control (default: 0).}
1010 @row3col{shadow, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1011 Rendered shadow size (default: none; ignored by most platforms).}
1012 @row3col{bezel, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1013 Rendered bezel size (default: none; ignored by most platforms).}
1016 @subsubsection xrc_wxgenericdirctrl wxGenericDirCtrl
1019 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1020 @row3col{defaultfolder, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1021 Initial folder (default: empty).}
1022 @row3col{filter, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1023 Filter string, using the same syntax as used by wxFileDialog, e.g.
1024 "All files (*.*)|*.*|JPEG files (*.jpg)|*.jpg" (default: empty).}
1025 @row3col{defaultfilter, integer,
1026 Zero-based index of default filter (default: 0).}
1029 @subsubsection xrc_wxgrid wxGrid
1031 No additional properties.
1034 @subsubsection xrc_wxhtmlwindow wxHtmlWindow
1037 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1038 @row3col{url, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_url,
1039 Page to display in the window (default: none).}
1040 @row3col{htmlcode, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1041 HTML markup to display in the window (default: none).}
1042 @row3col{borders, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1043 Border around HTML content (default: 0).}
1046 At most one of @c url and @c htmlcode properties may be specified, they are
1047 mutually exclusive. If neither is set, the window is initialized to show empty
1051 @subsubsection xrc_wxhyperlinkctrl wxHyperlinkCtrl
1054 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1055 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1056 Label to display on the control (required).}
1057 @row3col{url, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_url,
1058 URL to open when the link is clicked (required).}
1062 @subsubsection xrc_wxlistbox wxListBox
1065 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1066 @row3col{selection, integer,
1067 Index of the initially selected item or -1 for no selection (default: -1).}
1068 @row3col{content, items,
1069 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
1070 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
1076 <object class="wxListBox" name="controls_listbox">
1077 <size>250,160</size>
1078 <style>wxLB_SINGLE</style>
1083 <item>Orange juice</item>
1084 <item>Paper towels</item>
1090 @subsubsection xrc_wxlistbook wxListbook
1093 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1094 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1095 Image list to use for the images (default: none, built implicitly).}
1098 Additionally, a listbook can have one or more child objects of the @c
1099 listbookpage pseudo-class (similarly to @ref xrc_wxnotebook "wxNotebook" and
1100 its @c notebookpage).
1102 @c listbookpage objects have the following properties:
1105 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1106 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1107 Sheet page's title (required).}
1108 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1109 Bitmap shown alongside the label (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
1110 @row3col{image, integer,
1111 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1112 into the image list (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
1113 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1114 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
1117 Each @c listbookpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
1120 @subsubsection xrc_wxlistctrl wxListCtrl
1123 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1124 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1125 The normal (wxIMAGE_LIST_NORMAL) image list (default: none, built implicitly).}
1126 @row3col{imagelist-small, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1127 The small (wxIMAGE_LIST_SMALL) image list (default: none, built implicitly).}
1130 A list control can have optional child objects of the @ref xrc_wxlistitem
1131 class. Report mode list controls (i.e. created with @c wxLC_REPORT style) can
1132 in addition have optional @ref xrc_wxlistcol child objects.
1134 @paragraph xrc_wxlistcol listcol
1136 The @c listcol class can only be used for wxListCtrl children. It can have the
1137 following properties (all of them optional):
1140 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1141 @row3col{align, wxListColumnFormat,
1142 The alignment for the item.
1143 Can be one of @c wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT, @c wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT or
1144 @c wxLIST_FORMAT_CENTRE.}
1145 @row3col{text, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1146 The title of the column. }
1147 @row3col{width, integer,
1149 @row3col{image, integer,
1150 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item in the 'small' image list. }
1153 The columns are appended to the control in order of their appearance and may be
1154 referenced by 0-based index in the @c col attributes of subsequent @c listitem
1157 @paragraph xrc_wxlistitem listitem
1159 The @c listitem is a child object for the class @ref xrc_wxlistctrl.
1160 It can have the following properties (all of them optional):
1163 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1164 @row3col{align, wxListColumnFormat,
1165 The alignment for the item.
1166 Can be one of @c wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT, @c wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT or
1167 @c wxLIST_FORMAT_CENTRE.}
1168 @row3col{bg, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
1169 The background color for the item.}
1170 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1171 Add a bitmap to the (normal) @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist associated with the
1172 @ref xrc_wxlistctrl parent and associate it with this item.
1173 If the imagelist is not defined it will be created implicitly
1174 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
1175 @row3col{bitmap-small, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1176 Add a bitmap in the 'small' @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist associated with the
1177 @ref xrc_wxlistctrl parent and associate it with this item.
1178 If the 'small' imagelist is not defined it will be created implicitly
1179 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image-small).}
1180 @row3col{col, integer,
1181 The zero-based column index.}
1182 @row3col{image, integer,
1183 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1184 in the (normal) image list
1185 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
1186 @row3col{image-small, integer,
1187 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1188 in the 'small' image list
1189 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap-small, only if imagelist-small was set).}
1190 @row3col{data, integer,
1191 The client data for the item.}
1192 @row3col{font, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_font,
1193 The font for the item.}
1194 @row3col{state, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
1195 The item state. Can be any combination of the following values:
1196 - @c wxLIST_STATE_FOCUSED: The item has the focus.
1197 - @c wxLIST_STATE_SELECTED: The item is selected.}
1198 @row3col{text, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1199 The text label for the item. }
1200 @row3col{textcolour, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_colour,
1201 The text colour for the item. }
1204 Notice that the item position can't be specified here, the items are appended
1205 to the list control in order of their appearance.
1208 @subsubsection xrc_wxmdiparentframe wxMDIParentFrame
1210 wxMDIParentFrame supports the same properties that @ref xrc_wxfrane does.
1212 wxMDIParentFrame may have optional children. When used, the child objects
1213 must be of wxMDIChildFrame type.
1216 @subsubsection xrc_wxmdichildframe wxMDIChildFrame
1218 wxMDIChildFrame supports the same properties that @ref xrc_wxfrane and
1219 @ref xrc_wxmdiparentframe do.
1221 wxMDIChildFrame can only be used as as immediate child of @ref
1222 xrc_wxmdiparentframe.
1224 wxMDIChildFrame may have optional children: either exactly one
1225 @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of non-toplevel window
1226 objects. If sizer child is used, it sets
1227 @ref wxSizer::SetSizeHints() "size hints" too.
1230 @subsubsection xrc_wxmenu wxMenu
1233 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1234 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1235 Menu's label (default: empty, but required for menus other
1237 @row3col{style, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
1238 Window style for the menu.}
1239 @row3col{help, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1240 Help shown in statusbar when the menu is selected (only for submenus
1241 of another wxMenu, default: none).}
1242 @row3col{enabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1243 Is the submenu item enabled (only for submenus of another wxMenu,
1247 Note that unlike most controls, wxMenu does @em not have
1248 @ref overview_xrcformat_std_props, with the exception of @c style.
1250 A menu object can have one or more child objects of the wxMenuItem or wxMenu
1251 classes or @c break or @c separator pseudo-classes.
1253 The @c separator pseudo-class is used to insert separators into the menu and
1254 has neither properties nor children. Likewise, @c break inserts a break (see
1257 wxMenuItem objects support the following properties:
1260 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1261 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1262 Item's label (required).}
1263 @row3col{accel, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text_notrans,
1264 Item's accelerator (default: none).}
1265 @row3col{radio, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1266 Item's kind is wxITEM_RADIO (default: 0)?}
1267 @row3col{checkable, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1268 Item's kind is wxITEM_CHECK (default: 0)?}
1269 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1270 Bitmap to show with the item (default: none).}
1271 @row3col{bitmap2, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1272 Bitmap for the checked state (wxMSW, if checkable; default: none).}
1273 @row3col{help, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1274 Help shown in statusbar when the item is selected (default: none).}
1275 @row3col{enabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1276 Is the item enabled (default: 1)?}
1277 @row3col{checked, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1278 Is the item checked initially (default: 0)?}
1283 <object class="wxMenu" name="menu_edit">
1284 <style>wxMENU_TEAROFF</style>
1285 <label>_Edit</label>
1286 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="wxID_FIND">
1287 <label>_Find...</label>
1288 <accel>Ctrl-F</accel>
1290 <object class="separator"/>
1291 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="menu_fuzzy">
1292 <label>Translation is _fuzzy</label>
1293 <checkable>1</checkable>
1295 <object class="wxMenu" name="submenu">
1296 <label>A submenu</label>
1297 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="foo">...</object>
1300 <object class="separator" platform="unix"/>
1301 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="wxID_PREFERENCES" platform="unix">
1302 <label>_Preferences</label>
1307 @subsubsection xrc_wxmenubar wxMenuBar
1310 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1311 @row3col{style, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
1312 Window style for the menu bar.}
1315 Note that unlike most controls, wxMenuBar does @em not have
1316 @ref overview_xrcformat_std_props, with the exception of @c style.
1318 A menubar can have one or more child objects of the @ref xrc_wxmenu "wxMenu"
1322 @subsubsection xrc_wxnotebook wxNotebook
1325 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1326 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1327 Image list to use for the images (default: none, built implicitly).}
1330 A notebook can have one or more child objects of the @c notebookpage
1333 @c notebookpage objects have the following properties:
1336 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1337 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1338 Page's title (required).}
1339 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1340 Bitmap shown alongside the label
1341 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
1342 @row3col{image, integer,
1343 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1345 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
1346 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1347 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
1350 Each @c notebookpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
1354 <object class="wxNotebook">
1355 <style>wxBK_BOTTOM</style>
1356 <object class="notebookpage">
1357 <label>Page 1</label>
1358 <object class="wxPanel" name="page_1">
1362 <object class="notebookpage">
1363 <label>Page 2</label>
1364 <object class="wxPanel" name="page_2">
1372 @subsubsection xrc_wxownerdrawncombobox wxOwnerDrawnComboBox
1374 wxOwnerDrawnComboBox has the same properties as
1375 @ref xrc_wxcombobox "wxComboBox", plus the following additional properties:
1378 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1379 @row3col{buttonsize, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
1380 Size of the dropdown button (default: default).}
1384 @subsubsection xrc_wxpanel wxPanel
1386 No additional properties.
1388 wxPanel may have optional children: either exactly one
1389 @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of non-toplevel window
1393 @subsubsection xrc_wxpropertysheetdialog wxPropertySheetDialog
1396 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1397 @row3col{title, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1398 Dialog's title (default: empty).}
1399 @row3col{icon, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1400 Dialog's icon (default: not used).}
1401 @row3col{centered, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1402 Whether the dialog should be centered on the screen (default: 0).}
1403 @row3col{buttons, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
1404 Buttons to show, combination of flags accepted by
1405 wxPropertySheetDialog::CreateButtons() (default: 0).}
1408 A sheet dialog can have one or more child objects of the @c propertysheetpage
1409 pseudo-class (similarly to @ref xrc_wxnotebook "wxNotebook" and its
1410 @c notebookpage). @c propertysheetpage objects have the following properties:
1413 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1414 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1415 Sheet page's title (required).}
1416 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1417 Bitmap shown alongside the label (default: none).}
1418 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1419 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
1422 Each @c propertysheetpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
1425 @subsubsection xrc_wxradiobutton wxRadioButton
1428 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1429 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1430 Label shown on the radio button (required).}
1431 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1432 Initial value of the control (default: 0).}
1436 @subsubsection xrc_wxradiobox wxRadioBox
1439 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1440 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1441 Label for the whole box (required).}
1442 @row3col{dimension, integer,
1443 Specifies the maximum number of rows (if style contains
1444 @c wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS) or columns (if style contains @c wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS)
1445 for a two-dimensional radiobox (default: 1).}
1446 @row3col{selection, integer,
1447 Index of the initially selected item or -1 for no selection (default: -1).}
1448 @row3col{content, items,
1449 Content of the control; this property has any number of @c \<item\> XML
1450 elements as its children, with the items text as their text values
1451 (see below; default: empty).}
1454 The @c \<item\> elements have radio buttons' labels as their text values. They
1455 can also have some optional XML @em attributes (not properties!):
1458 @hdr3col{attribute, type, description}
1459 @row3col{tooltip, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1460 Tooltip to show over this ratio button (default: none).}
1461 @row3col{helptext, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1462 Contextual help for this radio button (default: none).}
1463 @row3col{enabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1464 Is the button enabled (default: 1)?}
1465 @row3col{hidden, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1466 Is the button hidden initially (default: 0)?}
1471 <object class="wxRadioBox" name="controls_radiobox">
1472 <style>wxRA_SPECIFY_COLS</style>
1473 <label>Radio stations</label>
1474 <dimension>1</dimension>
1475 <selection>0</selection>
1477 <item tooltip="Powerful radio station" helptext="This station is for amateurs of hard rock and heavy metal">Power 108</item>
1478 <item tooltip="Disabled radio station" enabled="0">Power 0</item>
1479 <item tooltip="">WMMS 100.7</item>
1480 <item tooltip="E=mc^2">Energy 98.3</item>
1481 <item helptext="Favourite chukcha's radio">CHUM FM</item>
1483 <item hidden="1">Very quit station</item>
1489 @subsubsection xrc_wxribbon wxRibbonBar
1491 A wxRibbonBar is a container of ribbon pages which, in turn, contain elements
1492 that can be wxRibbonControl or wxRibbonGallery.
1496 <object class="wxRibbonBar" name="ribbonbar">
1497 <object class="page" name="FilePage">
1498 <label>First</label>
1499 <object class="panel">
1501 <object class="wxRibbonButtonBar">
1502 <object class="button" name="Open">
1503 <bitmap>open.xpm</bitmap>
1509 <object class="page" name="ViewPage">
1511 <object class="panel">
1513 <object class="wxRibbonGallery">
1514 <object class="item">
1515 <bitmap>zoomin.xpm</bitmap>
1517 <object class="item">
1518 <bitmap>zoomout.xpm</bitmap>
1526 Notice that wxRibbonBar support in XRC is available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 and
1527 later only and you need to explicitly register its handler using
1529 #include <wx/xrc/xh_ribbon.h>
1531 AddHandler(new wxRibbonXmlHandler);
1536 @subsubsection xrc_wxrichtextctrl wxRichTextCtrl
1539 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1540 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1541 Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
1542 @row3col{maxlength, integer,
1543 Maximum length of the text entered (default: unlimited).}
1546 Notice that wxRichTextCtrl support in XRC is available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 and
1547 later only and you need to explicitly register its handler using
1549 #include <wx/xrc/xh_richtext.h>
1551 AddHandler(new wxRichTextCtrl);
1556 @subsubsection xrc_wxscrollbar wxScrollBar
1559 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1560 @row3col{value, integer,
1561 Initial position of the scrollbar (default: 0).}
1562 @row3col{range, integer,
1563 Maximum value of the gauge (default: 10).}
1564 @row3col{thumbsize, integer,
1565 Size of the thumb (default: 1).}
1566 @row3col{pagesize, integer,
1567 Page size (default: 1).}
1570 @subsubsection xrc_wxscrolledwindow wxScrolledWindow
1573 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1574 @row3col{scrollrate, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
1575 Scroll rate in @em x and @em y directions (default: not set;
1576 required if the window has a sizer child).}
1579 wxScrolledWindow may have optional children: either exactly one
1580 @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of non-toplevel window
1581 objects. If sizer child is used, wxSizer::FitInside() is used (instead of
1582 wxSizer::Fit() as usual) and so the children don't determine scrolled window's
1583 minimal size, they only affect @em virtual size. Usually, both @c scrollrate
1584 and either @c size or @c minsize on containing sizer item should be used
1588 @subsubsection xrc_wxsimplehtmllistbox wxSimpleHtmlListBox
1590 wxSimpleHtmlListBox has same properties as @ref xrc_wxlistbox "wxListBox".
1591 The only difference is that the text contained in @c \<item\> elements is
1592 HTML markup. Note that the markup has to be escaped:
1595 <object class="wxSimpleHtmlListBox">
1597 <item><b>Bold</b> Milk</item>
1602 (X)HTML markup elements cannot be included directly:
1605 <object class="wxSimpleHtmlListBox">
1607 <!-- This is incorrect, doesn't work! -->
1608 <item><b>Bold</b> Milk</item>
1614 @subsubsection xrc_wxslider wxSlider
1617 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1618 @row3col{value, integer,
1619 Initial value of the control (default: 0).}
1620 @row3col{min, integer,
1621 Minimum allowed value (default: 0).}
1622 @row3col{max, integer,
1623 Maximum allowed value (default: 100).}
1624 @row3col{pagesize, integer,
1625 Page size; number of steps the slider moves when the user moves
1626 pages up or down (default: unset).}
1627 @row3col{linesize, integer,
1628 Line size; number of steps the slider moves when the user moves it
1629 up or down a line (default: unset).}
1630 @row3col{tickfreq, integer,
1631 Tick marks frequency (Windows only; default: unset).}
1632 @row3col{tick, integer,
1633 Tick position (Windows only; default: unset).}
1634 @row3col{thumb, integer,
1635 Thumb length (Windows only; default: unset).}
1636 @row3col{selmin, integer,
1637 Selection start position (Windows only; default: unset).}
1638 @row3col{selmax, integer,
1639 Selection end position (Windows only; default: unset).}
1643 @subsubsection xrc_wxspinbutton wxSpinButton
1646 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1647 @row3col{value, integer,
1648 Initial value of the control (default: 0).}
1649 @row3col{min, integer,
1650 Minimum allowed value (default: 0).}
1651 @row3col{max, integer,
1652 Maximum allowed value (default: 100).}
1656 @subsubsection xrc_wxspinctrl wxSpinCtrl
1658 wxSpinCtrl supports the same properties as @ref xrc_wxspinbutton and, since
1659 wxWidgets 2.9.5, another one:
1661 @row3col{base, integer,
1662 Numeric base, currently can be only 10 or 16 (default: 10).}
1666 @subsubsection xrc_wxsplitterwindow wxSplitterWindow
1669 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1670 @row3col{orientation, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1671 Orientation of the splitter, either "vertical" or "horizontal" (default: horizontal).}
1672 @row3col{sashpos, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1673 Initial position of the sash (default: 0).}
1674 @row3col{minsize, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1675 Minimum child size (default: not set).}
1676 @row3col{gravity, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_float,
1677 Sash gravity, see wxSplitterWindow::SetSashGravity() (default: not set).}
1680 wxSplitterWindow must have one or two children that are non-toplevel window
1681 objects. If there's only one child, it is used as wxSplitterWindow's only
1682 visible child. If there are two children, the first one is used for left/top
1683 child and the second one for right/bottom child window.
1686 @subsubsection xrc_wxsearchctrl wxSearchCtrl
1689 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1690 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1691 Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
1695 @subsubsection xrc_wxstatusbar wxStatusBar
1698 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1699 @row3col{fields, integer,
1700 Number of status bar fields (default: 1).}
1701 @row3col{widths, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1702 Comma-separated list of @em fields integers. Each value specifies width
1703 of one field; the values are interpreted using the same convention used
1704 by wxStatusBar::SetStatusWidths() (default: not set).}
1705 @row3col{styles, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_string,
1706 Comma-separated list of @em fields style values. Each value specifies style
1707 of one field and can be one of @c wxSB_NORMAL, @c wxSB_FLAT, @c wxSB_RAISED or
1708 @c wxSB_SUNKEN (default: not set).}
1713 @subsubsection xrc_wxstaticbitmap wxStaticBitmap
1716 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1717 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1718 Bitmap to display (required).}
1721 @subsubsection xrc_wxstaticbox wxStaticBox
1724 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1725 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1726 Static box's label (required).}
1730 @subsubsection xrc_wxstaticline wxStaticLine
1732 No additional properties.
1735 @subsubsection xrc_wxstatictext wxStaticText
1738 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1739 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1740 Label to display (required).}
1741 @row3col{wrap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
1742 Wrap the text so that each line is at most the given number of pixels, see
1743 wxStaticText::Wrap() (default: no wrap).}
1746 @subsubsection xrc_wxtextctrl wxTextCtrl
1749 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1750 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1751 Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
1752 @row3col{maxlength, integer,
1753 Maximum length of the text which can be entered by user (default: unlimited).}
1757 @subsubsection xrc_wxtimepickerctrl wxTimePickerCtrl
1759 No additional properties.
1762 @subsubsection xrc_wxtogglebutton wxToggleButton
1765 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1766 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1767 Label to display on the button (required).}
1768 @row3col{checked, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1769 Should the button be checked/pressed initially (default: 0)?}
1772 @subsubsection xrc_wxtoolbar wxToolBar
1775 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1776 @row3col{bitmapsize, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
1777 Size of toolbar bitmaps (default: not set).}
1778 @row3col{margins, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
1779 Margins (default: platform default).}
1780 @row3col{packing, integer,
1781 Packing, see wxToolBar::SetToolPacking() (default: not set).}
1782 @row3col{separation, integer,
1783 Default separator size, see wxToolBar::SetToolSeparation() (default: not set).}
1784 @row3col{dontattachtoframe, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1785 If set to 0 and the toolbar object is child of a wxFrame,
1786 wxFrame::SetToolBar() is called; otherwise, you have to add it to a frame
1787 manually. The toolbar is attached by default, you have to set this property
1788 to 1 to disable this behaviour (default: 0).}
1791 A toolbar can have one or more child objects of any wxControl-derived class or
1792 one of three pseudo-classes: @c separator, @c space or @c tool.
1794 The @c separator pseudo-class is used to insert separators into the toolbar and
1795 has neither properties nor children. Similarly, the @c space pseudo-class is
1796 used for stretchable spaces (see wxToolBar::AddStretchableSpace(), new since
1799 The @c tool pseudo-class objects specify toolbar buttons and have the following
1803 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1804 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1805 Tool's bitmap (required).}
1806 @row3col{bitmap2, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1807 Bitmap for disabled tool (default: derived from @c bitmap).}
1808 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1809 Label to display on the tool (default: no label).}
1810 @row3col{radio, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1811 Item's kind is wxITEM_RADIO (default: 0)?}
1812 @row3col{toggle, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1813 Item's kind is wxITEM_CHECK (default: 0)?}
1814 @row3col{dropdown, see below,
1815 Item's kind is wxITEM_DROPDOWN (default: 0)? (only available since wxWidgets 2.9.0)}
1816 @row3col{tooltip, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1817 Tooltip to use for the tool (default: none).}
1818 @row3col{longhelp, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1819 Help text shown in statusbar when the mouse is on the tool (default: none).}
1820 @row3col{disabled, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1821 Is the tool initially disabled (default: 0)?}
1822 @row3col{checked, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1823 Is the tool initially checked (default: 0)? (only available since wxWidgets 2.9.3)}
1826 The presence of a @c dropdown property indicates that the tool is of type
1827 wxITEM_DROPDOWN. It must be either empty or contain exactly one @ref
1828 xrc_wxmenu child object defining the drop-down button associated menu.
1830 Notice that @c radio, @c toggle and @c dropdown are mutually exclusive.
1832 Children that are not @c tool, @c space or @c separator must be instances of classes
1833 derived from wxControl and are added to the toolbar using
1834 wxToolBar::AddControl().
1838 <object class="wxToolBar">
1839 <style>wxTB_FLAT|wxTB_NODIVIDER</style>
1840 <object class="tool" name="foo">
1841 <bitmap>foo.png</bitmap>
1844 <object class="tool" name="bar">
1845 <bitmap>bar.png</bitmap>
1848 <object class="separator"/>
1849 <object class="tool" name="view_auto">
1850 <bitmap>view.png</bitmap>
1853 <object class="wxMenu">
1854 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="view_as_text">
1855 <label>View as text</label>
1857 <object class="wxMenuItem" name="view_as_hex">
1858 <label>View as binary</label>
1863 <object class="space"/>
1864 <object class="wxComboBox">
1867 <item>a combobox</item>
1868 <item>in the toolbar</item>
1876 @subsubsection xrc_wxtoolbook wxToolbook
1879 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1880 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1881 Image list to use for the images (default: none, built implicitly).}
1884 A toolbook can have one or more child objects of the @c toolbookpage
1885 pseudo-class (similarly to @ref xrc_wxnotebook "wxNotebook" and its
1888 @c toolbookpage objects have the following properties:
1891 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1892 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1893 Sheet page's title (required).}
1894 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1895 Bitmap shown alongside the label
1896 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
1897 @row3col{image, integer,
1898 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1900 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
1901 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1902 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
1905 Each @c toolbookpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
1908 @subsubsection xrc_wxtreectrl wxTreeCtrl
1911 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1912 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1913 Image list to use for the images (default: none).}
1917 @subsubsection xrc_wxtreebook wxTreebook
1920 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1921 @row3col{imagelist, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_imagelist,
1922 Image list to use for the images (default: none, built implicitly).}
1925 A treebook can have one or more child objects of the @c treebookpage
1926 pseudo-class (similarly to @ref xrc_wxnotebook "wxNotebook" and its
1929 @c treebookpage objects have the following properties:
1932 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
1933 @row3col{depth, integer,
1934 Page's depth in the labels tree (required; see below).}
1935 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
1936 Sheet page's title (required).}
1937 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
1938 Bitmap shown alongside the label (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c image).}
1939 @row3col{image, integer,
1940 The zero-based index of the image associated with the item
1942 (default: none, mutually exclusive with @c bitmap, only if imagelist was set).}
1943 @row3col{selected, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1944 Is the page selected initially (only one page can be selected; default: 0)?}
1945 @row3col{expanded, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bool,
1946 If set to 1, the page is initially expanded. By default all pages are
1947 initially collapsed.}
1950 Each @c treebookpage has exactly one non-toplevel window as its child.
1952 The tree of labels is not described using nested @c treebookpage objects, but
1953 using the @em depth property. Toplevel pages have depth 0, their child pages
1954 have depth 1 and so on. A @c treebookpage's label is inserted as child of
1955 the latest preceding page with depth equal to @em depth-1. For example, this
1959 <object class="wxTreebook">
1961 <object class="treebookpage">
1963 <label>Page 1</label>
1964 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1966 <object class="treebookpage">
1968 <label>Subpage 1A</label>
1969 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1971 <object class="treebookpage">
1973 <label>Subsubpage 1</label>
1974 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1976 <object class="treebookpage">
1978 <label>Subpage 1B</label>
1979 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1981 <object class="treebookpage">
1983 <label>Subsubpage 2</label>
1984 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1986 <object class="treebookpage">
1988 <label>Page 2</label>
1989 <object class="wxPanel">...</object>
1994 corresponds to the following tree of labels:
2004 @subsubsection xrc_wxwizard wxWizard
2007 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2008 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
2009 Bitmap to display on the left side of the wizard (default: none).}
2012 A wizard object can have one or more child objects of the wxWizardPage or
2013 wxWizardPageSimple classes. They both support the following properties
2014 (in addition to @ref overview_xrcformat_std_props):
2017 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2018 @row3col{bitmap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap,
2019 Page-specific bitmap (default: none).}
2022 wxWizardPage and wxWizardPageSimple nodes may have optional children: either
2023 exactly one @ref overview_xrcformat_sizers "sizer" child or any number of
2024 non-toplevel window objects.
2026 wxWizardPageSimple pages are automatically chained together; wxWizardPage pages
2027 transitions must be handled programmatically.
2030 @section overview_xrcformat_sizers Sizers
2032 Sizers are handled slightly differently in XRC resources than they are in
2033 wxWindow hierarchy. wxWindow's sizers hierarchy is parallel to the wxWindow
2034 children hierarchy: child windows are children of their parent window and
2035 the sizer (or sizers) form separate hierarchy attached to the window with
2036 wxWindow::SetSizer().
2038 In XRC, the two hierarchies are merged together: sizers are children of other
2039 sizers or windows and they can contain child window objects.
2041 If a sizer is child of a window object in the resource, it must be the only
2042 child and it will be attached to the parent with wxWindow::SetSizer().
2043 Additionally, if the window doesn't have its size explicitly set,
2044 wxSizer::Fit() is used to resize the window. If the parent window is
2045 toplevel window, wxSizer::SetSizeHints() is called to set its hints.
2047 A sizer object can have one or more child objects of one of two pseudo-classes:
2048 @c sizeritem or @c spacer (see @ref overview_xrcformat_wxstddialogbuttonsizer for
2049 an exception). The former specifies an element (another sizer or a window)
2050 to include in the sizer, the latter adds empty space to the sizer.
2052 @c sizeritem objects have exactly one child object: either another sizer
2053 object, or a window object. @c spacer objects don't have any children, but
2054 they have one property:
2057 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2058 @row3col{size, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size, Size of the empty space (required).}
2061 Both @c sizeritem and @c spacer objects can have any of the following
2065 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2066 @row3col{option, integer,
2067 The "option" value for sizers. Used by wxBoxSizer to set proportion of
2068 the item in the growable direction (default: 0).}
2069 @row3col{flag, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2070 wxSizerItem flags (default: 0).}
2071 @row3col{border, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension,
2072 Size of the border around the item (directions are specified in flags)
2074 @row3col{minsize, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
2075 Minimal size of this item (default: no min size).}
2076 @row3col{ratio, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
2077 Item ratio, see wxSizer::SetRatio() (default: no ratio).}
2078 @row3col{cellpos, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_pos,
2079 (wxGridBagSizer only) Position, see wxGBSizerItem::SetPos() (required). }
2080 @row3col{cellspan, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
2081 (wxGridBagSizer only) Span, see wxGBSizerItem::SetSpan() (required). }
2084 Example of sizers XRC code:
2086 <object class="wxDialog" name="derived_dialog">
2087 <title>Derived Dialog Example</title>
2088 <centered>1</centered>
2089 <!-- this sizer is set to be this dialog's sizer: -->
2090 <object class="wxFlexGridSizer">
2095 <growablecols>0:1</growablecols>
2096 <growablerows>0:1</growablerows>
2097 <object class="sizeritem">
2098 <flag>wxALIGN_CENTRE|wxALL</flag>
2100 <object class="wxButton" name="my_button">
2101 <label>My Button</label>
2104 <object class="sizeritem">
2105 <flag>wxALIGN_CENTRE|wxALL</flag>
2107 <object class="wxBoxSizer">
2108 <orient>wxHORIZONTAL</orient>
2109 <object class="sizeritem">
2110 <flag>wxALIGN_CENTRE|wxALL</flag>
2112 <object class="wxCheckBox" name="my_checkbox">
2113 <label>Enable this text control:</label>
2116 <object class="sizeritem">
2117 <flag>wxALIGN_CENTRE|wxALL</flag>
2119 <object class="wxTextCtrl" name="my_textctrl">
2131 The sizer classes that can be used are listed below, together with their
2132 class-specific properties. All classes support the following properties:
2135 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2136 @row3col{minsize, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_size,
2137 Minimal size that this sizer will have, see wxSizer::SetMinSize()
2138 (default: no min size).}
2141 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxboxsizer wxBoxSizer
2144 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2145 @row3col{orient, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2146 Sizer orientation, "wxHORIZONTAL" or "wxVERTICAL" (default: wxHORIZONTAL).}
2149 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxstaticsboxizer wxStaticBoxSizer
2152 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2153 @row3col{orient, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2154 Sizer orientation, "wxHORIZONTAL" or "wxVERTICAL" (default: wxHORIZONTAL).}
2155 @row3col{label, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
2156 Label to be used for the static box around the sizer (required).}
2159 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxgridsizer wxGridSizer
2162 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2163 @row3col{rows, integer, Number of rows in the grid (default: 0 - determine automatically).}
2164 @row3col{cols, integer, Number of columns in the grid (default: 0 - determine automatically).}
2165 @row3col{vgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Vertical gap between children (default: 0).}
2166 @row3col{hgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Horizontal gap between children (default: 0).}
2169 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxflexgridsizer wxFlexGridSizer
2172 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2173 @row3col{rows, integer, Number of rows in the grid (default: 0 - determine automatically).}
2174 @row3col{cols, integer, Number of columns in the grid (default: 0 - determine automatically).}
2175 @row3col{vgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Vertical gap between children (default: 0).}
2176 @row3col{hgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Horizontal gap between children (default: 0).}
2177 @row3col{flexibledirection, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2178 Flexible direction, @c wxVERTICAL, @c wxHORIZONTAL or @c wxBOTH (default).
2179 This property is only available since wxWidgets 2.9.5.}
2180 @row3col{nonflexiblegrowmode, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2181 Grow mode in the non-flexible direction,
2182 @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_NONE, @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_SPECIFIED (default) or
2183 @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_ALL.
2184 This property is only available since wxWidgets 2.9.5.}
2185 @row3col{growablerows, comma-separated integers list,
2186 Comma-separated list of indexes of rows that are growable (none by default).
2187 Since wxWidgets 2.9.5 optional proportion can be appended to each number
2188 after a colon (@c :).}
2189 @row3col{growablecols, comma-separated integers list,
2190 Comma-separated list of indexes of columns that are growable (none by default).
2191 Since wxWidgets 2.9.5 optional proportion can be appended to each number
2192 after a colon (@c :).}
2195 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxgridbagsizer wxGridBagSizer
2198 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2199 @row3col{vgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Vertical gap between children (default: 0).}
2200 @row3col{hgap, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_dimension, Horizontal gap between children (default: 0).}
2201 @row3col{flexibledirection, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2202 Flexible direction, @c wxVERTICAL, @c wxHORIZONTAL, @c wxBOTH (default: @c wxBOTH).}
2203 @row3col{nonflexiblegrowmode, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2204 Grow mode in the non-flexible direction,
2205 @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_NONE, @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_SPECIFIED, @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_ALL
2206 (default: @c wxFLEX_GROWMODE_SPECIFIED).}
2207 @row3col{growablerows, comma-separated integers list,
2208 Comma-separated list of indexes of rows that are growable,
2209 optionally the proportion can be appended after each number
2212 @row3col{growablecols, comma-separated integers list,
2213 Comma-separated list of indexes of columns that are growable,
2214 optionally the proportion can be appended after each number
2219 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxwrapsizer wxWrapSizer
2222 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
2223 @row3col{orient, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style,
2224 Sizer orientation, "wxHORIZONTAL" or "wxVERTICAL" (required).}
2225 @row3col{flag, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_style, wxWrapSizer flags (default: 0).}
2228 @subsection overview_xrcformat_wxstddialogbuttonsizer wxStdDialogButtonSizer
2230 Unlike other sizers, wxStdDialogButtonSizer has neither @c sizeritem
2231 nor @c spacer children. Instead, it has one or more children of the
2232 @c button pseudo-class. @c button objects have no properties and they must
2233 always have exactly one child of the @c wxButton class or a class derived from
2238 <object class="wxStdDialogButtonSizer">
2239 <object class="button">
2240 <object class="wxButton" name="wxID_OK">
2244 <object class="button">
2245 <object class="wxButton" name="wxID_CANCEL">
2246 <label>Cancel</label>
2254 @section overview_xrcformat_other_objects Other Objects
2256 In addition to describing UI elements, XRC files can contain non-windows
2257 objects such as bitmaps or icons. This is a concession to Windows developers
2258 used to storing them in Win32 resources.
2260 Note that unlike Win32 resources, bitmaps included in XRC files are @em not
2261 embedded in the XRC file itself. XRC file only contains a reference to another
2262 file with bitmap data.
2264 @subsection overview_xrcformat_bitmap wxBitmap
2266 Bitmaps are stored in @c \<object\> element with class set to @c wxBitmap. Such
2267 bitmaps can then be loaded using wxXmlResource::LoadBitmap(). The content of
2268 the element is exactly same as in the case of
2269 @ref overview_xrcformat_type_bitmap "bitmap properties", except that toplevel
2270 @c \<object\> is used.
2272 For example, instead of:
2274 <bitmap>mybmp.png</bitmap>
2275 <bitmap stock_id="wxART_NEW"/>
2277 toplevel wxBitmap resources would look like:
2279 <object class="wxBitmap" name="my_bitmap">mybmp.png</object>
2280 <object class="wxBitmap" name="my_new_bitmap" stock_id="wxART_NEW"/>
2284 @subsection overview_xrcformat_icon wxIcon
2286 wxIcon resources are identical to @ref overview_xrcformat_bitmap "wxBitmap ones",
2287 except that the class is @c wxIcon.
2290 @section overview_xrcformat_platform Platform Specific Content
2292 It is possible to conditionally process parts of XRC files on some platforms
2293 only and ignore them on other platforms. @em Any element in XRC file, be it
2294 toplevel or arbitrarily nested one, can have the @c platform attribute. When
2295 used, @c platform contains |-separated list of platforms that this element
2296 should be processed on. It is filtered out and ignored on any other platforms.
2298 Possible elemental values are:
2300 @itemdef{ @c win, Windows }
2301 @itemdef{ @c mac, Mac OS X (or Mac Classic in wxWidgets version supporting it) }
2302 @itemdef{ @c unix, Any Unix platform @em except OS X }
2303 @itemdef{ @c os2, OS/2 }
2308 <label platform="win">Windows</label>
2309 <label platform="unix">Unix</label>
2310 <label platform="mac">Mac OS X</label>
2311 <help platform="mac|unix">Not a Windows machine</help>
2316 @section overview_xrcformat_idranges ID Ranges
2318 Usually you won't care what value the XRCID macro returns for the ID of an
2319 object. Sometimes though it is convenient to have a range of IDs that are
2320 guaranteed to be consecutive. An example of this would be connecting a group of
2321 similar controls to the same event handler.
2323 The following XRC fragment 'declares' an ID range called @em foo and another
2324 called @em bar; each with some items.
2327 <object class="wxButton" name="foo[start]">
2328 <object class="wxButton" name="foo[end]">
2329 <object class="wxButton" name="foo[2]">
2331 <object class="wxButton" name="bar[0]">
2332 <object class="wxButton" name="bar[2]">
2333 <object class="wxButton" name="bar[1]">
2335 <ids-range name="foo" />
2336 <ids-range name="bar" size="30" start="10000" />
2339 For the range foo, no @em size or @em start parameters were given, so the size
2340 will be calculated from the number of range items, and IDs allocated by
2341 wxWindow::NewControlId (so they'll be negative). Range bar asked for a size of
2342 30, so this will be its minimum size: should it have more items, the range will
2343 automatically expand to fit them. It specified a start ID of 10000, so
2344 XRCID("bar[0]") will be 10000, XRCID("bar[1]") 10001 etc. Note that if you
2345 choose to supply a start value it must be positive, and it's your
2346 responsibility to avoid clashes.
2348 For every ID range, the first item can be referenced either as
2349 <em>rangename</em>[0] or <em>rangename</em>[start]. Similarly
2350 <em>rangename</em>[end] is the last item. Using [start] and [end] is more
2351 descriptive in e.g. a Bind() event range or a @em for loop, and they don't have
2352 to be altered whenever the number of items changes.
2354 Whether a range has positive or negative IDs, [start] is always a smaller
2355 number than [end]; so code like this works as expected:
2358 for (int n=XRCID("foo[start]"); n <= XRCID("foo[end]"); ++n)
2362 ID ranges can be seen in action in the <em>objref</em> dialog section of the
2366 @li All the items in an ID range must be contained in the same XRC file.
2367 @li You can't use an ID range in a situation where static initialisation
2368 occurs; in particular, they won't work as expected in an event table. This is
2369 because the event table's IDs are set to their integer values before the XRC
2370 file is loaded, and aren't subsequently altered when the XRCID value changes.
2374 @section overview_xrcformat_extending Extending the XRC Format
2376 The XRC format is designed to be extensible and allows specifying and loading
2377 custom controls. The three available mechanisms are described in the rest of
2378 this section in the order of increasing complexity.
2380 @subsection overview_xrcformat_extending_subclass Subclassing
2382 The simplest way to add custom controls is to set the @c subclass attribute
2383 of @c \<object\> element:
2386 <object name="my_value" class="wxTextCtrl" subclass="MyTextCtrl">
2387 <style>wxTE_MULTILINE</style>
2388 ...etc., setup wxTextCtrl as usual...
2392 In that case, wxXmlResource will create an instance of the specified subclass
2393 (@c MyTextCtrl in the example above) instead of the class (@c wxTextCtrl above)
2394 when loading the resource. However, the rest of the object's loading (calling
2395 its Create() method, setting its properties, loading any children etc.)
2396 will proceed in @em exactly the same way as it would without @c subclass
2397 attribute. In other words, this approach is only sufficient when the custom
2398 class is just a small modification (e.g. overridden methods or customized
2399 events handling) of an already supported classes.
2401 The subclass must satisfy a number of requirements:
2403 -# It must be derived from the class specified in @c class attribute.
2404 -# It must be visible in wxWidget's pseudo-RTTI mechanism, i.e. there must be
2405 a DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS() entry for it.
2406 -# It must support two-phase creation. In particular, this means that it has
2407 to have default constructor.
2408 -# It cannot provide custom Create() method and must be constructible using
2409 base @c class' Create() method (this is because XRC will call Create() of
2410 @c class, not @c subclass). In other words, @em creation of the control
2411 must not be customized.
2414 @subsection overview_xrcformat_extending_unknown Unknown Objects
2416 A more flexible solution is to put a @em placeholder in the XRC file and
2417 replace it with custom control after the resource is loaded. This is done by
2418 using the @c unknown pseudo-class:
2421 <object class="unknown" name="my_placeholder"/>
2424 The placeholder is inserted as dummy wxPanel that will hold custom control in
2425 it. At runtime, after the resource is loaded and a window created from it
2426 (using e.g. wxXmlResource::LoadDialog()), use code must call
2427 wxXmlResource::AttachUnknownControl() to insert the desired control into
2428 placeholder container.
2430 This method makes it possible to insert controls that are not known to XRC at
2431 all, but it's also impossible to configure the control in XRC description in
2432 any way. The only properties that can be specified are
2433 the @ref overview_xrcformat_std_props "standard window properties".
2435 @note @c unknown class cannot be combined with @c subclass attribute,
2436 they are mutually exclusive.
2439 @subsection overview_xrcformat_extending_custom Adding Custom Classes
2441 Finally, XRC allows adding completely new classes in addition to the ones
2442 listed in this document. A class for which wxXmlResourceHandler is implemented
2443 can be used as first-class object in XRC simply by passing class name as the
2444 value of @c class attribute:
2447 <object name="my_ctrl" class="MyWidget">
2448 <my_prop>foo</my_prop>
2449 ...etc., whatever MyWidget handler accepts...
2453 The only requirements on the class are that
2454 -# the class must derive from wxObject
2455 -# it must support wxWidget's pseudo-RTTI mechanism
2457 Child elements of @c \<object\> are handled by the custom handler and there are
2458 no limitations on them imposed by XRC format.
2460 This is the only mechanism that works for toplevel objects -- custom controls
2461 are accessible using the type-unsafe wxXmlResource::LoadObject() method.
2465 @section overview_xrcformat_packed Packed XRC Files
2467 In addition to plain XRC files, wxXmlResource supports (if wxFileSystem support
2468 is compiled in) compressed XRC resources. Compressed resources have either
2469 .zip or .xrs extension and are simply ZIP files that contain arbitrary
2470 number of XRC files and their dependencies (bitmaps, icons etc.).
2474 @section overview_xrcformat_oldversions Older Format Versions
2476 This section describes differences in older revisions of XRC format (i.e.
2477 files with older values of @c version attribute of @c \<resource\>).
2480 @subsection overview_xrcformat_pre_v2530 Versions Before 2.5.3.0
2482 Version 2.5.3.0 introduced C-like handling of "\\" in text. In older versions,
2483 "\n", "\t" and "\r" escape sequences were replaced with respective characters
2484 in the same matter it's done in C, but "\\" was left intact instead of being
2485 replaced with single "\", as one would expect. Starting with 2.5.3.0, all of
2486 them are handled in C-like manner.
2489 @subsection overview_xrcformat_pre_v2301 Versions Before 2.3.0.1
2491 Prior to version 2.3.0.1, "$" was used for accelerators instead of "_"
2492 or "&". For example,
2494 <label>$File</label>
2496 was used in place of current version's
2498 <label>_File</label>