Document wxPopupTransientWindow.
[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / popupwin.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: popupwin.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxPoppWindow
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows licence
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 @class wxPopupWindow
11
12 A special kind of top level window used for popup menus,
13 combobox popups and such.
14
15 @library{wxcore}
16 @category{managedwnd}
17
18 @see wxDialog, wxFrame
19 */
20
21 class wxPopupWindow: public wxNonOwnedWindow
22 {
23 public:
24
25 /**
26 Constructor
27 */
28 wxPopupWindow(wxWindow *parent, int flags = wxBORDER_NONE);
29
30 /**
31 Create method for two-step creation
32 */
33 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, int flags = wxBORDER_NONE);
34
35 /**
36 Move the popup window to the right position, i.e. such that it is
37 entirely visible.
38
39 The popup is positioned at ptOrigin + size if it opens below and to the
40 right (default), at ptOrigin - sizePopup if it opens above and to the
41 left etc.
42
43 @param ptOrigin
44 Must be given in screen coordinates!
45 @param sizePopup
46 The size of the popup window
47 */
48 virtual void Position(const wxPoint& ptOrigin,
49 const wxSize& sizePopup);
50 };
51
52 /**
53 @class wxPopupTransientWindow
54
55 A wxPopupWindow which disappears automatically when the user clicks mouse
56 outside it or if it loses focus in any other way.
57
58 This window can be useful for implementing custom combobox-like controls
59 for example.
60
61 @library{wxcore}
62 @category{managedwnd}
63
64 @see wxPopupWindow
65 */
66
67 class wxPopupTransientWindow : public wxPopupWindow
68 {
69 public:
70 /**
71 Constructor.
72 */
73 wxPopupTransientWindow(wxWindow *parent, int flags = wxBORDER_NONE);
74
75 /**
76 Popup the window (this will show it too).
77
78 If @a winFocus is non-@NULL, it will be kept focused while this window
79 is shown, otherwise this window itself will receive focus. In any case,
80 the popup will disappear automatically if it loses focus because of a
81 user action.
82
83 @see Dismiss()
84 */
85 virtual void Popup(wxWindow *focus = NULL);
86
87 /**
88 Hide the window.
89 */
90 virtual void Dismiss();
91
92 /**
93 Called when a mouse is pressed while the popup is shown.
94
95 Return @true from here to prevent its normal processing by the popup
96 (which consists in dismissing it if the mouse is clicked outside it).
97 */
98 virtual bool ProcessLeftDown(wxMouseEvent& event);
99 };