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