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1 \section{\class{wxSizer}}\label{wxsizer}
2
3 wxSizer is the abstract base class used for laying out subwindows in a window. You
4 cannot use wxSizer directly; instead, you will have to use one of the sizer
5 classes derived from it. Currently there are \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer},
6 \helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer},
7 \helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}
8 \helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer} and \helpref{wxGridBagSizer}{wxgridbagsizer}.
9
10 The layout algorithm used by sizers in wxWidgets is closely related to layout
11 in other GUI toolkits, such as Java's AWT, the GTK toolkit or the Qt toolkit. It is
12 based upon the idea of the individual subwindows reporting their minimal required
13 size and their ability to get stretched if the size of the parent window has changed.
14 This will most often mean that the programmer does not set the original size of
15 a dialog in the beginning, rather the dialog will be assigned a sizer and this sizer
16 will be queried about the recommended size. The sizer in turn will query its
17 children, which can be normal windows, empty space or other sizers, so that
18 a hierarchy of sizers can be constructed. Note that wxSizer does not derive from wxWindow
19 and thus does not interfere with tab ordering and requires very little resources compared
20 to a real window on screen.
21
22 What makes sizers so well fitted for use in wxWidgets is the fact that every control
23 reports its own minimal size and the algorithm can handle differences in font sizes
24 or different window (dialog item) sizes on different platforms without problems. If e.g.
25 the standard font as well as the overall design of Motif widgets requires more space than
26 on Windows, the initial dialog size will automatically be bigger on Motif than on Windows.
27
28 Sizers may also be used to control the layout of custom drawn items on the window. The
29 Add, Insert, and Prepend functions return a pointer to the newly added wxSizerItem. Just
30 add empty space of the desired size and attributes, and then use the wxSizerItem::GetRect
31 method to determine where the drawing operations should take place.
32
33
34 Please notice that sizers, like child windows, are owned by the library and
35 will be deleted by it which implies that they must be allocated on the heap.
36 However if you create a sizer and do not add it to another sizer or window, the
37 library wouldn't be able to delete such an orphan sizer and in this, and only
38 this, case it should be deleted explicitly.
39
40 \pythonnote{If you wish to create a sizer class in wxPython you should
41 derive the class from {\tt wxPySizer} in order to get Python-aware
42 capabilities for the various virtual methods.}
43
44 \wxheading{Derived from}
45
46 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}\\
47 \helpref{wxClientDataContainer}{wxclientdatacontainer}
48
49 \wxheading{Include files}
50
51 <wx/sizer.h>
52
53 \wxheading{See also}
54
55 \helpref{Sizer overview}{sizeroverview}
56
57 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
58
59
60 \membersection{wxSizer::wxSizer}\label{wxsizerwxsizer}
61
62 \func{}{wxSizer}{\void}
63
64 The constructor. Note that wxSizer is an abstract base class and may not
65 be instantiated.
66
67
68 \membersection{wxSizer::\destruct{wxSizer}}\label{wxsizerdtor}
69
70 \func{}{\destruct{wxSizer}}{\void}
71
72 The destructor.
73
74
75 \membersection{wxSizer::Add}\label{wxsizeradd}
76
77 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
78
79 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0},\param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
80
81 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
82
83 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
84
85 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Add}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
86
87 Appends a child to the sizer. wxSizer itself is an abstract class, but the parameters are
88 equivalent in the derived classes that you will instantiate to use it so they are described
89 here:
90
91 \docparam{window}{The window to be added to the sizer. Its initial size (either set explicitly by the
92 user or calculated internally when using wxDefaultSize) is interpreted as the minimal and in many
93 cases also the initial size. This is particularly useful in connection with \helpref{SetSizeHints}{wxsizersetsizehints}.}
94
95 \docparam{sizer}{The (child-)sizer to be added to the sizer. This allows placing a child sizer in a
96 sizer and thus to create hierarchies of sizers (typically a vertical box as the top sizer and several
97 horizontal boxes on the level beneath).}
98
99 \docparam{width and height}{The dimension of a spacer to be added to the sizer. Adding spacers to sizers
100 gives more flexibility in the design of dialogs; imagine for example a horizontal box with two buttons at the
101 bottom of a dialog: you might want to insert a space between the two buttons and make that space stretchable
102 using the \arg{proportion} flag and the result will be that the left button will be aligned with the left
103 side of the dialog and the right button with the right side - the space in between will shrink and grow with
104 the dialog.}
105
106 \docparam{proportion}{Although the meaning of this parameter is undefined in wxSizer, it is used in wxBoxSizer
107 to indicate if a child of a sizer can change its size in the main orientation of the wxBoxSizer - where
108 0 stands for not changeable and a value of more than zero is interpreted relative to the value of other
109 children of the same wxBoxSizer. For example, you might have a horizontal wxBoxSizer with three children, two
110 of which are supposed to change their size with the sizer. Then the two stretchable windows would get a
111 value of 1 each to make them grow and shrink equally with the sizer's horizontal dimension.}
112
113 \docparam{flag}{This parameter can be used to set a number of flags
114 which can be combined using the binary OR operator |. Two main
115 behaviours are defined using these flags. One is the border around a
116 window: the \arg{border} parameter determines the border width whereas
117 the flags given here determine which side(s) of the item that the
118 border will be added. The other flags determine how the sizer item
119 behaves when the space allotted to the sizer changes, and is somewhat
120 dependent on the specific kind of sizer used.
121
122 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
123 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
124 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTOP}\\
125 \windowstyle{wxBOTTOM}\\
126 \windowstyle{wxLEFT}\\
127 \windowstyle{wxRIGHT}\\
128 \windowstyle{wxALL}}{These flags are used to specify which side(s) of
129 the sizer item the \arg{border} width will apply to. }
130
131 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxEXPAND}}{The item will be expanded to fill
132 the space assigned to the item.}
133 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSHAPED}}{The item will be expanded as much
134 as possible while also maintaining its aspect ratio}
135 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFIXED\_MINSIZE}}{Normally wxSizers will use
136 \helpref{GetAdjustedBestSize}{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize} to
137 determine what the minimal size of window items should be, and will
138 use that size to calculate the layout. This allows layouts to
139 adjust when an item changes and its \arg{best size} becomes
140 different. If you would rather have a window item stay the size it
141 started with then use wxFIXED\_MINSIZE.}
142 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER wxALIGN\_CENTRE}\\
143 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_LEFT}\\
144 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_RIGHT}\\
145 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_TOP}\\
146 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_BOTTOM}\\
147 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER\_VERTICAL wxALIGN\_CENTRE\_VERTICAL}\\
148 \windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTER\_HORIZONTAL wxALIGN\_CENTRE\_HORIZONTAL}}{The wxALIGN flags allow you to
149 specify the alignment of the item within the space allotted to it by
150 the sizer, adjusted for the border if any.}
151 \end{twocollist}
152 }
153
154 \docparam{border}{Determines the border width, if the \arg{flag}
155 parameter is set to include any border flag.}
156
157 \docparam{userData}{Allows an extra object to be attached to the sizer
158 item, for use in derived classes when sizing information is more
159 complex than the \arg{proportion} and \arg{flag} will allow for.}
160
161 \docparam{flags}{A \helpref{wxSizerFlags}{wxsizerflags} object that
162 enables you to specify most of the above parameters more conveniently.}
163
164 \membersection{wxSizer::AddSpacer}\label{wxsizeraddspacer}
165
166 \func{wxSizerItem*}{AddSpacer}{\param{int }{size}}
167
168 Adds non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
169 \helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd}(size, size, 0).
170
171
172 \membersection{wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizeraddstretchspacer}
173
174 \func{wxSizerItem*}{AddStretchSpacer}{\param{int }{prop = 1}}
175
176 Adds stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
177 \helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd}(0, 0, prop).
178
179
180 \membersection{wxSizer::CalcMin}\label{wxsizercalcmin}
181
182 \func{wxSize}{CalcMin}{\void}
183
184 This method is abstract and has to be overwritten by any derived class.
185 Here, the sizer will do the actual calculation of its children minimal sizes.
186
187
188 \membersection{wxSizer::Clear}\label{wxsizerclear}
189
190 \func{void}{Clear}{\param{bool }{delete\_windows = false}}
191
192 Detaches all children from the sizer. If \arg{delete\_windows} is \true then child windows will also be deleted.
193
194
195 \membersection{wxSizer::Detach}\label{wxsizerdetach}
196
197 \func{bool}{Detach}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
198
199 \func{bool}{Detach}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
200
201 \func{bool}{Detach}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
202
203 Detach a child from the sizer without destroying it. \arg{window} is the window to be
204 detached, \arg{sizer} is the equivalent sizer and \arg{index} is the position of
205 the child in the sizer, typically 0 for the first item. This method does not
206 cause any layout or resizing to take place, call \helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout}
207 to update the layout "on screen" after detaching a child from the sizer.
208
209 Returns true if the child item was found and detached, false otherwise.
210
211 \wxheading{See also}
212
213 \helpref{wxSizer::Remove}{wxsizerremove}
214
215
216 \membersection{wxSizer::Fit}\label{wxsizerfit}
217
218 \func{wxSize}{Fit}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
219
220 Tell the sizer to resize the \arg{window} to match the sizer's minimal size. This
221 is commonly done in the constructor of the window itself, see sample in the description
222 of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}. Returns the new size.
223
224 For a top level window this is the total window size, not client size.
225
226
227 \membersection{wxSizer::FitInside}\label{wxsizerfitinside}
228
229 \func{void}{FitInside}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
230
231 Tell the sizer to resize the virtual size of the \arg{window} to match the sizer's
232 minimal size. This will not alter the on screen size of the window, but may cause
233 the addition/removal/alteration of scrollbars required to view the virtual area in
234 windows which manage it.
235
236 \wxheading{See also}
237
238 \helpref{wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars}{wxscrolledwindowsetscrollbars},\rtfsp
239 \helpref{wxSizer::SetVirtualSizeHints}{wxsizersetvirtualsizehints}
240
241
242 \membersection{wxSizer::GetContainingWindow}\label{wxsizergetcontainingwindow}
243
244 \constfunc{wxWindow *}{GetContainingWindow}{\void}
245
246 Returns the window this sizer is used in or \NULL if none.
247
248
249 \membersection{wxSizer::GetItem}\label{wxsizergetitem}
250
251 \func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
252
253 \func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
254
255 \func{wxSizerItem *}{GetItem}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
256
257 Finds item of the sizer which holds given \arg{window}, \arg{sizer} or is located
258 in sizer at position \arg{index}.
259 Use parameter \arg{recursive} to search in subsizers too.
260
261 Returns pointer to item or NULL.
262
263
264 \membersection{wxSizer::GetSize}\label{wxsizergetsize}
265
266 \func{wxSize}{GetSize}{\void}
267
268 Returns the current size of the sizer.
269
270
271 \membersection{wxSizer::GetPosition}\label{wxsizergetposition}
272
273 \func{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
274
275 Returns the current position of the sizer.
276
277
278 \membersection{wxSizer::GetMinSize}\label{wxsizergetminsize}
279
280 \func{wxSize}{GetMinSize}{\void}
281
282 Returns the minimal size of the sizer. This is either the combined minimal
283 size of all the children and their borders or the minimal size set by
284 \helpref{SetMinSize}{wxsizersetminsize}, depending on which is bigger.
285
286
287 \membersection{wxSizer::Hide}\label{wxsizerhide}
288
289 \func{bool}{Hide}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
290
291 \func{bool}{Hide}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
292
293 \func{bool}{Hide}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
294
295 Hides the \arg{window}, \arg{sizer}, or item at \arg{index}.
296 To make a sizer item disappear, use Hide() followed by \helpref{Layout()}{wxsizerlayout}.
297 Use parameter \arg{recursive} to hide elements found in subsizers.
298
299 Returns \true if the child item was found, \false otherwise.
300
301 \wxheading{See also}
302
303 \helpref{wxSizer::IsShown}{wxsizerisshown},\rtfsp
304 \helpref{wxSizer::Show}{wxsizershow}
305
306
307 \membersection{wxSizer::Insert}\label{wxsizerinsert}
308
309 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
310
311 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0},\param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
312
313 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
314
315 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
316
317 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
318
319 Insert a child into the sizer before any existing item at \arg{index}.
320
321 \docparam{index}{The position this child should assume in the sizer.}
322
323 See \helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd} for the meaning of the other parameters.
324
325
326 \membersection{wxSizer::InsertSpacer}\label{wxsizerinsertspacer}
327
328 \func{wxSizerItem*}{InsertSpacer}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{size}}
329
330 Inserts non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
331 \helpref{Insert}{wxsizerinsert}(size, size, 0).
332
333
334 \membersection{wxSizer::InsertStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizerinsertstretchspacer}
335
336 \func{wxSizerItem*}{InsertStretchSpacer}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int }{prop = 1}}
337
338 Inserts stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
339 \helpref{Insert}{wxsizerinsert}(0, 0, prop).
340
341
342 \membersection{wxSizer::IsShown}\label{wxsizerisshown}
343
344 \constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
345
346 \constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
347
348 \constfunc{bool}{IsShown}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
349
350 Returns \true if the \arg{window}, \arg{sizer}, or item at \arg{index} is shown.
351
352 \wxheading{See also}
353
354 \helpref{wxSizer::Hide}{wxsizerhide},\rtfsp
355 \helpref{wxSizer::Show}{wxsizershow}
356
357
358 \membersection{wxSizer::Layout}\label{wxsizerlayout}
359
360 \func{void}{Layout}{\void}
361
362 Call this to force layout of the children anew, e.g. after having added a child
363 to or removed a child (window, other sizer or space) from the sizer while keeping
364 the current dimension.
365
366
367 \membersection{wxSizer::Prepend}\label{wxsizerprepend}
368
369 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
370
371 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
372
373 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{const wxSizerFlags\& }{flags}}
374
375 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border = 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
376
377 \func{wxSizerItem*}{Prepend}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}, \param{int }{proportion = 0}, \param{int }{flag = 0}, \param{int }{border= 0}, \param{wxObject* }{userData = NULL}}
378
379 Same as \helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd}, but prepends the items to the beginning of the
380 list of items (windows, subsizers or spaces) owned by this sizer.
381
382
383 \membersection{wxSizer::PrependSpacer}\label{wxsizerprependspacer}
384
385 \func{wxSizerItem*}{PrependSpacer}{\param{int }{size}}
386
387 Prepends non-stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
388 \helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend}(size, size, 0).
389
390
391 \membersection{wxSizer::PrependStretchSpacer}\label{wxsizerprependstretchspacer}
392
393 \func{wxSizerItem*}{PrependStretchSpacer}{\param{int }{prop = 1}}
394
395 Prepends stretchable space to the sizer. More readable way of calling
396 \helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend}(0, 0, prop).
397
398
399 \membersection{wxSizer::RecalcSizes}\label{wxsizerrecalcsizes}
400
401 \func{void}{RecalcSizes}{\void}
402
403 This method is abstract and has to be overwritten by any derived class.
404 Here, the sizer will do the actual calculation of its children's positions
405 and sizes.
406
407
408 \membersection{wxSizer::Remove}\label{wxsizerremove}
409
410 \func{bool}{Remove}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
411
412 \func{bool}{Remove}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}}
413
414 \func{bool}{Remove}{\param{size\_t }{index}}
415
416 Removes a child from the sizer and destroys it if it is a sizer or a spacer,
417 but not if it is a window (because windows are owned by their parent window,
418 not the sizer). \arg{sizer} is the wxSizer to be removed,
419 \arg{index} is the position of the child in the sizer, e.g. $0$ for the first item.
420 This method does not cause any layout or resizing to take place, call
421 \helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout} to update the layout "on screen" after removing a
422 child from the sizer.
423
424 {\bf NB:} The method taking a wxWindow* parameter is deprecated as it does not
425 destroy the window as would usually be expected from Remove. You should use
426 \helpref{wxSizer::Detach}{wxsizerdetach} in new code instead. There is
427 currently no wxSizer method that will both detach and destroy a wxWindow item.
428
429 Returns true if the child item was found and removed, false otherwise.
430
431
432 \membersection{wxSizer::Replace}\label{wxsizerreplace}
433
434 \func{bool}{Replace}{\param{wxWindow* }{oldwin}, \param{wxWindow* }{newwin}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
435
436 \func{bool}{Replace}{\param{wxSizer* }{oldsz}, \param{wxSizer* }{newsz}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
437
438 \func{bool}{Remove}{\param{size\_t }{oldindex}, \param{wxSizerItem* }{newitem}}
439
440 Detaches the given \arg{oldwin}, \arg{oldsz} child from the sizer and
441 replaces it with the given window, sizer, or wxSizerItem.
442
443 The detached child is removed {\bf only} if it is a sizer or a spacer
444 (because windows are owned by their parent window, not the sizer).
445
446 Use parameter \arg{recursive} to search the given element recursively in subsizers.
447
448
449 This method does not cause any layout or resizing to take place, call
450 \helpref{wxSizer::Layout}{wxsizerlayout} to update the layout "on screen" after replacing a
451 child from the sizer.
452
453 Returns true if the child item was found and removed, false otherwise.
454
455
456 \membersection{wxSizer::SetDimension}\label{wxsizersetdimension}
457
458 \func{void}{SetDimension}{\param{int }{x}, \param{int }{y}, \param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}}
459
460 Call this to force the sizer to take the given dimension and thus force the items owned
461 by the sizer to resize themselves according to the rules defined by the parameter in the
462 \helpref{Add}{wxsizeradd} and \helpref{Prepend}{wxsizerprepend} methods.
463
464
465 \membersection{wxSizer::SetMinSize}\label{wxsizersetminsize}
466
467 \func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{int }{width}, \param{int }{height}}
468
469 \func{void}{SetMinSize}{\param{const wxSize\& }{size}}
470
471 Call this to give the sizer a minimal size. Normally, the sizer will calculate its
472 minimal size based purely on how much space its children need. After calling this
473 method \helpref{GetMinSize}{wxsizergetminsize} will return either the minimal size
474 as requested by its children or the minimal size set here, depending on which is
475 bigger.
476
477
478 \membersection{wxSizer::SetItemMinSize}\label{wxsizersetitemminsize}
479
480 \func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
481
482 \func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
483
484 \func{void}{SetItemMinSize}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
485
486 Set an item's minimum size by window, sizer, or position. The item will be found recursively
487 in the sizer's descendants. This function enables an application to set the size of an item
488 after initial creation.
489
490
491 \membersection{wxSizer::SetSizeHints}\label{wxsizersetsizehints}
492
493 \func{void}{SetSizeHints}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
494
495 Tell the sizer to set (and \helpref{Fit}{wxsizerfit}) the minimal size of the \arg{window} to
496 match the sizer's minimal size. This is commonly done in the constructor of the window itself,
497 see sample in the description of \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer} if the window is resizable
498 (as are many dialogs under Unix and frames on probably all platforms).
499
500
501 \membersection{wxSizer::SetVirtualSizeHints}\label{wxsizersetvirtualsizehints}
502
503 \func{void}{SetVirtualSizeHints}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}}
504
505 Tell the sizer to set the minimal size of the \arg{window} virtual area to match the sizer's
506 minimal size. For windows with managed scrollbars this will set them appropriately.
507
508 \wxheading{See also}
509
510 \helpref{wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars}{wxscrolledwindowsetscrollbars}
511
512
513 \membersection{wxSizer::Show}\label{wxsizershow}
514
515 \func{bool}{Show}{\param{wxWindow* }{window}, \param{bool }{show = true}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
516
517 \func{bool}{Show}{\param{wxSizer* }{sizer}, \param{bool }{show = true}, \param{bool }{recursive = false}}
518
519 \func{bool}{Show}{\param{size\_t }{index}, \param{bool }{show = true}}
520
521 Shows or hides the \arg{window}, \arg{sizer}, or item at \arg{index}.
522 To make a sizer item disappear or reappear, use Show() followed by \helpref{Layout()}{wxsizerlayout}.
523 Use parameter \arg{recursive} to show or hide elements found in subsizers.
524
525 Returns true if the child item was found, false otherwise.
526
527 \wxheading{See also}
528
529 \helpref{wxSizer::Hide}{wxsizerhide},\rtfsp
530 \helpref{wxSizer::IsShown}{wxsizerisshown}
531
532
533
534
535 \section{\class{wxSizerFlags}}\label{wxsizerflags}
536
537 Normally, when you add an item to a sizer via
538 \helpref{wxSizer::Add}{wxsizeradd}, you have to specify a lot of flags and
539 parameters which can be unwieldy. This is where wxSizerFlags comes in: it
540 allows you to specify all parameters using the named methods instead. For
541 example, instead of
542
543 \begin{verbatim}
544 sizer->Add(ctrl, 0, wxEXPAND | wxBORDER, 10);
545 \end{verbatim}
546
547 you can now write
548
549 \begin{verbatim}
550 sizer->Add(ctrl, wxSizerFlags().Expand().Border(10));
551 \end{verbatim}
552
553 This is more readable and also allows you to create wxSizerFlags objects which
554 can be reused for several sizer items.
555 \begin{verbatim}
556 wxSizerFlags flagsExpand(1);
557 flagsExpand.Expand().Border(10);
558
559 sizer->Add(ctrl1, flagsExpand);
560 sizer->Add(ctrl2, flagsExpand);
561 \end{verbatim}
562
563 Note that by specification, all methods of wxSizerFlags return the wxSizerFlags
564 object itself to allowing chaining multiple methods calls like in the examples
565 above.
566
567
568 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::wxSizerFlags}\label{wxsizerflagsctor}
569
570 \func{}{wxSizerFlags}{\param{int }{proportion = 0}}
571
572 Creates the wxSizer with the proportion specified by \arg{proportion}.
573
574
575 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Align}\label{wxsizerflagsalign}
576
577 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Align}{\param{int }{align = 0}}
578
579 Sets the alignment of this wxSizerFlags to \arg{align}.
580
581 Note that if this method is not called, the wxSizerFlags has no specified alignment.
582
583 \wxheading{See also}
584
585 \helpref{Left}{wxsizerflagsleft},\\
586 \helpref{Right}{wxsizerflagsright},\\
587 \helpref{Centre}{wxsizerflagscentre}
588
589
590 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Border}\label{wxsizerflagsborder}
591
592 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Border}{\param{int }{direction}, \param{int }{borderinpixels}}
593
594 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Border}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}
595
596 Sets the wxSizerFlags to have a border of a number of pixels specified by
597 \arg{borderinpixels} with the directions specified by \arg{direction}.
598
599 In the overloaded version without \arg{borderinpixels} parameter, the border of
600 default size, as returned by \helpref{GetDefaultBorder}{wxsizerflagsgetdefaultborder},
601 is used.
602
603
604 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Center}\label{wxsizerflagscenter}
605
606 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Center}{\void}
607
608 Sets the object of the wxSizerFlags to center itself in the area it is given.
609
610
611 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Centre}\label{wxsizerflagscentre}
612
613 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Centre}{\void}
614
615 \helpref{wxSizerFlags::Center}{wxsizerflagscenter} for people with the other dialect of english.
616
617
618 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::DoubleBorder}\label{wxsizerflagsdoubleborder}
619
620 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{DoubleBorder}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}
621
622 Sets the border in the given \arg{direction} having twice the default border
623 size.
624
625
626 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::DoubleHorzBorder}\label{wxsizerflagsdoublehorzborder}
627
628 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{DoubleHorzBorder}{\void}
629
630 Sets the border in left and right directions having twice the default border
631 size.
632
633
634 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Expand}\label{wxsizerflagsexpand}
635
636 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Expand}{\void}
637
638 Sets the object of the wxSizerFlags to expand to fill as much area as it can.
639
640
641 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::GetDefaultBorder}\label{wxsizerflagsgetdefaultborder}
642
643 \func{static int}{GetDefaultBorder}{\void}
644
645 Returns the border used by default in \helpref{Border}{wxsizerflagsborder} method.
646
647
648 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Left}\label{wxsizerflagsleft}
649
650 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Left}{\void}
651
652 Aligns the object to the left, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_LEFT)}
653
654 \wxheading{See also}
655
656 \helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
657
658
659 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Proportion}\label{wxsizerflagsproportion}
660
661 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Proportion}{\param{int }{proportion = 0}}
662
663 Sets the proportion of this wxSizerFlags to \arg{proportion}
664
665
666 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::Right}\label{wxsizerflagsright}
667
668 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{Right}{\void}
669
670 Aligns the object to the right, shortcut for \texttt{Align(wxALIGN\_RIGHT)}
671
672 \wxheading{See also}
673
674 \helpref{Align}{wxsizerflagsalign}
675
676
677 \membersection{wxSizerFlags::TripleBorder}\label{wxsizerflagstriplebleborder}
678
679 \func{wxSizerFlags\& }{TripleBorder}{\param{int }{direction = wxALL}}
680
681 Sets the border in the given \arg{direction} having thrice the default border
682 size.
683
684