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