Clean up wxListBox documentation.
[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / listbox.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: listbox.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxListBox
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows licence
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 @class wxListBox
11
12 A listbox is used to select one or more of a list of strings.
13
14 The strings are displayed in a scrolling box, with the selected string(s)
15 marked in reverse video. A listbox can be single selection (if an item is
16 selected, the previous selection is removed) or multiple selection
17 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
18 selections).
19
20 List box elements are numbered from zero.
21 Their number may be limited under some platforms.
22
23 A listbox callback gets an event @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED for
24 single clicks, and @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_DOUBLECLICKED for double clicks.
25
26 @beginStyleTable
27 @style{wxLB_SINGLE}
28 Single-selection list.
29 @style{wxLB_MULTIPLE}
30 Multiple-selection list: the user can toggle multiple items on and off.
31 This is the same as wxLB_EXTENDED in wxGTK2 port.
32 @style{wxLB_EXTENDED}
33 Extended-selection list: the user can extend the selection by using
34 @c SHIFT or @c CTRL keys together with the cursor movement keys or
35 the mouse.
36 @style{wxLB_HSCROLL}
37 Create horizontal scrollbar if contents are too wide (Windows only).
38 @style{wxLB_ALWAYS_SB}
39 Always show a vertical scrollbar.
40 @style{wxLB_NEEDED_SB}
41 Only create a vertical scrollbar if needed.
42 @style{wxLB_NO_SB}
43 Don't create vertical scrollbar (wxMSW only).
44 @style{wxLB_SORT}
45 The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.
46 @endStyleTable
47
48 Note that @c wxLB_SINGLE, @c wxLB_MULTIPLE and @c wxLB_EXTENDED styles are
49 mutually exclusive and you can specify at most one of them (single selection
50 is the default). See also @ref overview_windowstyles.
51
52 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent}
53 @event{EVT_LISTBOX(id, func)}
54 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED event, when an item on the
55 list is selected or the selection changes.
56 @event{EVT_LISTBOX_DCLICK(id, func)}
57 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_DOUBLECLICKED event, when the listbox
58 is double-clicked.
59 @endEventTable
60
61 @library{wxcore}
62 @category{ctrl}
63 @appearance{listbox.png}
64
65 @see wxEditableListBox, wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListCtrl, wxCommandEvent
66 */
67 class wxListBox : public wxControlWithItems
68 {
69 public:
70 /**
71 Default constructor.
72 */
73 wxListBox();
74
75 /**
76 Constructor, creating and showing a list box.
77
78 @param parent
79 The parent window.
80 @param id
81 The ID of this control. A value of @c wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
82 @param pos
83 The initial position.
84 If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.
85 @param size
86 The initial size.
87 If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then the window is sized appropriately.
88 @param n
89 Number of strings with which to initialise the control.
90 @param choices
91 The strings to use to initialize the control.
92 @param style
93 Window style. See wxListBox.
94 @param validator
95 The validator for this control.
96 @param name
97 The name of this class.
98
99 @beginWxPerlOnly
100 Not supported by wxPerl.
101 @endWxPerlOnly
102 */
103
104 wxListBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
105 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
106 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
107 int n = 0,
108 const wxString choices[] = NULL,
109 long style = 0,
110 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
111 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
112
113 /**
114 Constructor, creating and showing a list box.
115
116 See the other wxListBox() constructor; the only difference is that
117 this overload takes a wxArrayString instead of a pointer to an array
118 of wxString.
119
120 @beginWxPerlOnly
121 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
122 @endWxPerlOnly
123 */
124
125 wxListBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
126 const wxPoint& pos,
127 const wxSize& size,
128 const wxArrayString& choices,
129 long style = 0,
130 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
131 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
132
133 /**
134 Destructor, destroying the list box.
135 */
136 virtual ~wxListBox();
137
138 //@{
139 /**
140 Creates the listbox for two-step construction.
141 See wxListBox() for further details.
142 */
143 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
144 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
145 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
146 int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = NULL,
147 long style = 0,
148 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
149 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
150 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
151 const wxPoint& pos,
152 const wxSize& size,
153 const wxArrayString& choices,
154 long style = 0,
155 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
156 const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
157 //@}
158
159 /**
160 Deselects an item in the list box.
161
162 @param n
163 The zero-based item to deselect.
164
165 @remarks This applies to multiple selection listboxes only.
166 */
167 void Deselect(int n);
168
169 virtual void SetSelection(int n);
170
171 virtual int GetSelection() const;
172
173 virtual bool SetStringSelection(const wxString& s, bool select);
174 virtual bool SetStringSelection(const wxString& s);
175
176 /**
177 Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.
178
179 @param selections
180 A reference to an wxArrayInt instance that is used to store the result of
181 the query.
182
183 @return The number of selections.
184
185 @remarks Use this with a multiple selection listbox.
186
187 @beginWxPerlOnly
188 In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and return the
189 selected items as a list.
190 @endWxPerlOnly
191
192 @see wxControlWithItems::GetSelection, wxControlWithItems::GetStringSelection,
193 wxControlWithItems::SetSelection
194 */
195 virtual int GetSelections(wxArrayInt& selections) const;
196
197 /**
198 Returns the item located at @a point, or @c wxNOT_FOUND if there
199 is no item located at @a point.
200
201 It is currently implemented for wxMSW, wxMac and wxGTK2 ports.
202
203 @param point
204 Point of item (in client coordinates) to obtain
205
206 @return Item located at point, or wxNOT_FOUND if unimplemented or the
207 item does not exist.
208
209 @since 2.7.0
210 */
211 int HitTest(const wxPoint& point) const;
212
213 /**
214 @overload
215 */
216 int HitTest(int x, int y) const;
217
218 /**
219 Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
220
221 @param nItems
222 Number of items in the array items
223 @param items
224 Labels of items to be inserted
225 @param pos
226 Position before which to insert the items: if pos is 0 the
227 items will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox
228
229 @beginWxPerlOnly
230 Not supported by wxPerl.
231 @endWxPerlOnly
232 */
233 void InsertItems(unsigned int nItems, const wxString *items,
234 unsigned int pos);
235
236 /**
237 Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
238
239 @param items
240 Labels of items to be inserted
241 @param pos
242 Position before which to insert the items: if pos is @c 0 the
243 items will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox
244
245 @beginWxPerlOnly
246 Use an array reference for the @a items parameter.
247 @endWxPerlOnly
248 */
249 void InsertItems(const wxArrayString& items,
250 unsigned int pos);
251
252 /**
253 Determines whether an item is selected.
254
255 @param n
256 The zero-based item index.
257
258 @return @true if the given item is selected, @false otherwise.
259 */
260 virtual bool IsSelected(int n) const;
261
262 /**
263 Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
264
265 @param n
266 The zero-based item index that should be visible.
267 */
268 void SetFirstItem(int n);
269
270 /**
271 Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
272
273 @param string
274 The string that should be visible.
275 */
276 void SetFirstItem(const wxString& string);
277
278 /**
279 Ensure that the item with the given index is currently shown.
280
281 Scroll the listbox if necessary.
282
283 This method is currently only implemented in wxGTK and wxOSX and does
284 nothing in other ports.
285
286 @see SetFirstItem()
287 */
288 virtual void EnsureVisible(int n);
289
290 /**
291 Return true if the listbox has ::wxLB_SORT style.
292
293 This method is mostly meant for internal use only.
294 */
295 virtual bool IsSorted() const;
296 };
297