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[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / control.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/control.h
3 // Purpose: wxControl common interface
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 26.07.99
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) wxWidgets team
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_
13 #define _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_
14
15 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 // headers
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
19 #include "wx/defs.h"
20
21 #if wxUSE_CONTROLS
22
23 #include "wx/window.h" // base class
24
25 extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar) wxControlNameStr[];
26
27 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
28 // wxControl is the base class for all controls
29 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
30
31 class WXDLLEXPORT wxControlBase : public wxWindow
32 {
33 public:
34 wxControlBase() { }
35
36 virtual ~wxControlBase();
37
38 // Create() function adds the validator parameter
39 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
40 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
41 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
42 long style = 0,
43 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
44 const wxString& name = wxControlNameStr);
45
46 // get the control alignment (left/right/centre, top/bottom/centre)
47 int GetAlignment() const { return m_windowStyle & wxALIGN_MASK; }
48
49
50 // controls by default inherit the colours of their parents, if a
51 // particular control class doesn't want to do it, it can override
52 // ShouldInheritColours() to return false
53 virtual bool ShouldInheritColours() const { return true; }
54
55
56 // WARNING: this doesn't work for all controls nor all platforms!
57 //
58 // simulates the event of given type (i.e. wxButton::Command() is just as
59 // if the button was clicked)
60 virtual void Command(wxCommandEvent &event);
61
62 virtual void SetLabel( const wxString &label );
63 virtual bool SetFont(const wxFont& font);
64
65 // wxControl-specific processing after processing the update event
66 virtual void DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
67
68 // Reserved for future use
69 virtual void ReservedControlFunc1() {}
70 virtual void ReservedControlFunc2() {}
71 virtual void ReservedControlFunc3() {}
72 virtual void ReservedControlFunc4() {}
73 virtual void ReservedControlFunc5() {}
74 virtual void ReservedControlFunc6() {}
75 virtual void ReservedControlFunc7() {}
76 virtual void ReservedControlFunc8() {}
77 virtual void ReservedControlFunc9() {}
78
79 protected:
80 // creates the control (calls wxWindowBase::CreateBase inside) and adds it
81 // to the list of parents children
82 bool CreateControl(wxWindowBase *parent,
83 wxWindowID id,
84 const wxPoint& pos,
85 const wxSize& size,
86 long style,
87 const wxValidator& validator,
88 const wxString& name);
89
90 // initialize the common fields of wxCommandEvent
91 void InitCommandEvent(wxCommandEvent& event) const;
92
93 // set the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
94 // components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is -1)
95 //
96 // normally just calls SetBestSize() but can be overridden not to do it for
97 // the controls which have to do some additional initialization (e.g. add
98 // strings to list box) before their best size can be accurately calculated
99 virtual void SetInitialBestSize(const wxSize& size)
100 {
101 SetBestSize(size);
102 }
103
104 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxControlBase)
105 };
106
107 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
108 // include platform-dependent wxControl declarations
109 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
110
111 #if defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
112 #include "wx/univ/control.h"
113 #elif defined(__WXPALMOS__)
114 #include "wx/palmos/control.h"
115 #elif defined(__WXMSW__)
116 #include "wx/msw/control.h"
117 #elif defined(__WXMOTIF__)
118 #include "wx/motif/control.h"
119 #elif defined(__WXGTK20__)
120 #include "wx/gtk/control.h"
121 #elif defined(__WXGTK__)
122 #include "wx/gtk1/control.h"
123 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
124 #include "wx/mac/control.h"
125 #elif defined(__WXCOCOA__)
126 #include "wx/cocoa/control.h"
127 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
128 #include "wx/os2/control.h"
129 #endif
130
131 #endif // wxUSE_CONTROLS
132
133 #endif
134 // _WX_CONTROL_H_BASE_