1 \section{\class{wxWindow
}}\label{wxwindow
}
3 wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on
4 screen. All controls, top level windows and so on are windows. Sizers and
5 device contexts are not, however, as they don't appear on screen themselves.
7 Please note that all children of the window will be deleted automatically by
8 the destructor before the window itself is deleted which means that you don't
9 have to worry about deleting them manually. Please see the
\helpref{window
10 deletion overview
}{windowdeletionoverview
} for more information.
12 Also note that in this, and many others, wxWidgets classes some
13 \texttt{GetXXX()
} methods may be overloaded (as, for example,
14 \helpref{GetSize
}{wxwindowgetsize
} or
15 \helpref{GetClientSize
}{wxwindowgetclientsize
}). In this case, the overloads
16 are non-virtual because having multiple virtual functions with the same name
17 results in a virtual function name hiding at the derived class level (in
18 English, this means that the derived class has to override all overloaded
19 variants if it overrides any of them). To allow overriding them in the derived
20 class, wxWidgets uses a unique protected virtual
\texttt{DoGetXXX()
} method
21 and all
\texttt{GetXXX()
} ones are forwarded to it, so overriding the former
22 changes the behaviour of the latter.
24 \wxheading{Derived from
}
26 \helpref{wxEvtHandler
}{wxevthandler
}\\
27 \helpref{wxObject
}{wxobject
}
29 \wxheading{Include files
}
33 \wxheading{Window styles
}
35 The following styles can apply to all windows, although they will not always make sense for a particular
36 window class or on all platforms.
39 \begin{twocollist
}\itemsep=
0pt
40 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSIMPLE
\_BORDER}}{Displays a thin border around the window. wxBORDER is the old name
42 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDOUBLE
\_BORDER}}{Displays a double border. Windows and Mac only.
}
43 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSUNKEN
\_BORDER}}{Displays a sunken border.
}
44 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxRAISED
\_BORDER}}{Displays a raised border.
}
45 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxSTATIC
\_BORDER}}{Displays a border suitable for a static control. Windows only.
}
46 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO
\_BORDER}}{Displays no border, overriding the default border style for the window.
}
47 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTRANSPARENT
\_WINDOW}}{The window is transparent, that is, it will not receive paint
48 events. Windows only.
}
49 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTAB
\_TRAVERSAL}}{Use this to enable tab traversal for non-dialog windows.
}
50 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWANTS
\_CHARS}}{Use this to indicate that
51 the window wants to get all char/key events for all keys - even for
52 keys like TAB or ENTER which are usually used for dialog navigation
53 and which wouldn't be generated without this style. If you need to
54 use this style in order to get the arrows or etc., but would still like to have
55 normal keyboard navigation take place, you should create and send a
56 wxNavigationKeyEvent in response to the key events for Tab and
58 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO
\_FULL\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Disables repainting
59 the window completely when its size is changed - you will have to repaint the
60 new window area manually if you use this style. Currently only has an effect for
62 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxVSCROLL
}}{Use this style to enable a vertical scrollbar.
}
63 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL
}}{Use this style to enable a horizontal scrollbar.
}
64 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALWAYS
\_SHOW\_SB}}{If a window has scrollbars,
65 disable them instead of hiding them when they are not needed (i.e. when the
66 size of the window is big enough to not require the scrollbars to navigate it).
67 This style is currently only implemented for wxMSW and wxUniversal and does
68 nothing on the other platforms.
}
69 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCLIP
\_CHILDREN}}{Use this style to eliminate flicker caused by the background being
70 repainted, then children being painted over them. Windows only.
}
71 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFULL
\_REPAINT\_ON\_RESIZE}}{Use this style to force
72 a complete redraw of the window whenever it is resized instead of redrawing
73 just the part of the window affected by resizing. Note that this was the
74 behaviour by default before
2.5.1 release and that if you experience redraw
75 problems with the code which previously used to work you may want to try this.
}
78 See also
\helpref{window styles overview
}{windowstyles
}.
80 \wxheading{Extra window styles
}
82 The following are extra styles, set using
\helpref{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle
}{wxwindowsetextrastyle
}.
85 \begin{twocollist
}\itemsep=
0pt
86 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{By default, Validate/TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
87 only work on direct children of the window (compatible behaviour). Set this flag to make them recursively
88 descend into all subwindows.
}
89 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{wxCommandEvents and the objects of the derived classes are forwarded to the
90 parent window and so on recursively by default. Using this flag for the
91 given window allows to block this propagation at this window, i.e. prevent
92 the events from being propagated further upwards. Dialogs have this
94 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{Don't use this window as an implicit parent for the other windows: this must
95 be used with transient windows as otherwise there is the risk of creating a
96 dialog/frame with this window as a parent which would lead to a crash if the
97 parent is destroyed before the child.
}
98 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
99 if the mode set by
\helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode
}{wxidleeventsetmode
} is wxIDLE
\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.
}
100 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
101 even if the mode set by
\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode
}{wxupdateuieventsetmode
} is wxUPDATE
\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.
}
106 \helpref{Event handling overview
}{eventhandlingoverview
}
108 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members
}}}
111 \membersection{wxWindow::wxWindow
}\label{wxwindowctor
}
113 \func{}{wxWindow
}{\void}
117 \func{}{wxWindow
}{\param{wxWindow*
}{ parent
},
\param{wxWindowID
}{id
},
118 \param{const wxPoint\&
}{pos = wxDefaultPosition
},
119 \param{const wxSize\&
}{size = wxDefaultSize
},
120 \param{long
}{style =
0},
121 \param{const wxString\&
}{name = wxPanelNameStr
}}
123 Constructs a window, which can be a child of a frame, dialog or any other non-control window.
125 \wxheading{Parameters
}
127 \docparam{parent
}{Pointer to a parent window.
}
129 \docparam{id
}{Window identifier. If -
1, will automatically create an identifier.
}
131 \docparam{pos
}{Window position. wxDefaultPosition is (-
1, -
1) which indicates that wxWidgets
132 should generate a default position for the window. If using the wxWindow class directly, supply
135 \docparam{size
}{Window size. wxDefaultSize is (-
1, -
1) which indicates that wxWidgets
136 should generate a default size for the window. If no suitable size can be found, the
137 window will be sized to
20x20 pixels so that the window is visible but obviously not
140 \docparam{style
}{Window style. For generic window styles, please see
\helpref{wxWindow
}{wxwindow
}.
}
142 \docparam{name
}{Window name.
}
145 \membersection{wxWindow::
\destruct{wxWindow
}}\label{wxwindowdtor
}
147 \func{}{\destruct{wxWindow
}}{\void}
149 Destructor. Deletes all subwindows, then deletes itself. Instead of using
150 the
{\bf delete
} operator explicitly, you should normally
151 use
\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy
}{wxwindowdestroy
} so that wxWidgets
152 can delete a window only when it is safe to do so, in idle time.
156 \helpref{Window deletion overview
}{windowdeletionoverview
},
\rtfsp
157 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy
}{wxwindowdestroy
},
\rtfsp
158 \helpref{wxCloseEvent
}{wxcloseevent
}
161 \membersection{wxWindow::AddChild
}\label{wxwindowaddchild
}
163 \func{virtual void
}{AddChild
}{\param{wxWindow*
}{child
}}
165 Adds a child window. This is called automatically by window creation
166 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
168 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
169 called by the user code.
171 \wxheading{Parameters
}
173 \docparam{child
}{Child window to add.
}
176 \membersection{wxWindow::CacheBestSize
}\label{wxwindowcachebestsize
}
178 \constfunc{void
}{CacheBestSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{size
}}
180 Sets the cached best size value.
183 \membersection{wxWindow::CaptureMouse
}\label{wxwindowcapturemouse
}
185 \func{virtual void
}{CaptureMouse
}{\void}
187 Directs all mouse input to this window. Call
\helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}{wxwindowreleasemouse
} to
190 Note that wxWidgets maintains the stack of windows having captured the mouse
191 and when the mouse is released the capture returns to the window which had had
192 captured it previously and it is only really released if there were no previous
193 window. In particular, this means that you must release the mouse as many times
198 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}{wxwindowreleasemouse
}
201 \membersection{wxWindow::Center
}\label{wxwindowcenter
}
203 \func{void
}{Center
}{\param{int
}{ direction
}}
205 A synonym for
\helpref{Centre
}{wxwindowcentre
}.
208 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnParent
}\label{wxwindowcenteronparent
}
210 \func{void
}{CenterOnParent
}{\param{int
}{ direction
}}
212 A synonym for
\helpref{CentreOnParent
}{wxwindowcentreonparent
}.
215 \membersection{wxWindow::CenterOnScreen
}\label{wxwindowcenteronscreen
}
217 \func{void
}{CenterOnScreen
}{\param{int
}{ direction
}}
219 A synonym for
\helpref{CentreOnScreen
}{wxwindowcentreonscreen
}.
222 \membersection{wxWindow::Centre
}\label{wxwindowcentre
}
224 \func{void
}{Centre
}{\param{int
}{ direction = wxBOTH
}}
228 \wxheading{Parameters
}
230 \docparam{direction
}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be
{\tt wxHORIZONTAL
},
{\tt wxVERTICAL
}\rtfsp
231 or
{\tt wxBOTH
}. It may also include
{\tt wxCENTRE
\_ON\_SCREEN} flag
232 if you want to center the window on the entire screen and not on its
235 The flag
{\tt wxCENTRE
\_FRAME} is obsolete and should not be used any longer
240 If the window is a top level one (i.e. doesn't have a parent), it will be
241 centered relative to the screen anyhow.
245 \helpref{wxWindow::Center
}{wxwindowcenter
}
248 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnParent
}\label{wxwindowcentreonparent
}
250 \func{void
}{CentreOnParent
}{\param{int
}{ direction = wxBOTH
}}
252 Centres the window on its parent. This is a more readable synonym for
253 \helpref{Centre
}{wxwindowcentre
}.
255 \wxheading{Parameters
}
257 \docparam{direction
}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be
{\tt wxHORIZONTAL
},
{\tt wxVERTICAL
}\rtfsp
262 This methods provides for a way to center top level windows over their
263 parents instead of the entire screen. If there is no parent or if the
264 window is not a top level window, then behaviour is the same as
265 \helpref{wxWindow::Centre
}{wxwindowcentre
}.
269 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen
}{wxwindowcenteronscreen
}
272 \membersection{wxWindow::CentreOnScreen
}\label{wxwindowcentreonscreen
}
274 \func{void
}{CentreOnScreen
}{\param{int
}{ direction = wxBOTH
}}
276 Centres the window on screen. This only works for top level windows -
277 otherwise, the window will still be centered on its parent.
279 \wxheading{Parameters
}
281 \docparam{direction
}{Specifies the direction for the centering. May be
{\tt wxHORIZONTAL
},
{\tt wxVERTICAL
}\rtfsp
286 \helpref{wxWindow::CentreOnParent
}{wxwindowcenteronparent
}
289 \membersection{wxWindow::ClearBackground
}\label{wxwindowclearbackground
}
291 \func{void
}{ClearBackground
}{\void}
293 Clears the window by filling it with the current background colour. Does not
294 cause an erase background event to be generated.
297 \membersection{wxWindow::ClientToScreen
}\label{wxwindowclienttoscreen
}
299 \constfunc{virtual void
}{ClientToScreen
}{\param{int*
}{x
},
\param{int*
}{y
}}
301 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method returns a
2-element list instead of
302 modifying its parameters.
}
304 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint
}{ClientToScreen
}{\param{const wxPoint\&
}{ pt
}}
306 Converts to screen coordinates from coordinates relative to this window.
308 \docparam{x
}{A pointer to a integer value for the x coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
309 a screen coordinate will be passed out.
}
311 \docparam{y
}{A pointer to a integer value for the y coordinate. Pass the client coordinate in, and
312 a screen coordinate will be passed out.
}
314 \docparam{pt
}{The client position for the second form of the function.
}
316 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
317 implements the following methods:
\par
318 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
319 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreen(point)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint
}
320 \twocolitem{{\bf ClientToScreenXY(x, y)
}}{Returns a
2-tuple, (x, y)
}
325 \membersection{wxWindow::Close
}\label{wxwindowclose
}
327 \func{bool
}{Close
}{\param{bool
}{ force =
{\tt false
}}}
329 This function simply generates a
\helpref{wxCloseEvent
}{wxcloseevent
} whose
330 handler usually tries to close the window. It doesn't close the window itself,
333 \wxheading{Parameters
}
335 \docparam{force
}{{\tt false
} if the window's close handler should be able to veto the destruction
336 of this window,
{\tt true
} if it cannot.
}
340 Close calls the
\helpref{close handler
}{wxcloseevent
} for the window, providing
341 an opportunity for the window to choose whether to destroy the window.
342 Usually it is only used with the top level windows (wxFrame and wxDialog
343 classes) as the others are not supposed to have any special OnClose() logic.
345 The close handler should check whether the window is being deleted forcibly,
346 using
\helpref{wxCloseEvent::GetForce
}{wxcloseeventgetforce
}, in which case it
347 should destroy the window using
\helpref{wxWindow::Destroy
}{wxwindowdestroy
}.
349 {\it Note
} that calling Close does not guarantee that the window will be
350 destroyed; but it provides a way to simulate a manual close of a window, which
351 may or may not be implemented by destroying the window. The default
352 implementation of wxDialog::OnCloseWindow does not necessarily delete the
353 dialog, since it will simply simulate an wxID
\_CANCEL event which is handled by
354 the appropriate button event handler and may do anything at all.
356 To guarantee that the window will be destroyed, call
357 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy
}{wxwindowdestroy
} instead
361 \helpref{Window deletion overview
}{windowdeletionoverview
},
\rtfsp
362 \helpref{wxWindow::Destroy
}{wxwindowdestroy
},
\rtfsp
363 \helpref{wxCloseEvent
}{wxcloseevent
}
366 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels
}\label{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels
}
368 \func{wxPoint
}{ConvertDialogToPixels
}{\param{const wxPoint\&
}{ pt
}}
370 \func{wxSize
}{ConvertDialogToPixels
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ sz
}}
372 Converts a point or size from dialog units to pixels.
374 For the x dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character width
375 and then divided by
4.
377 For the y dimension, the dialog units are multiplied by the average character height
378 and then divided by
8.
382 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
384 You can also use these functions programmatically. A convenience macro is defined:
388 #define wxDLG_UNIT(parent, pt) parent->ConvertDialogToPixels(pt)
394 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog
}{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog
}
396 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
397 implements the following methods:
\par
398 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
399 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint
}
400 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize
}
403 Additionally, the following helper functions are defined:
\par
404 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
405 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG
\_PNT(win, point)
}}{Converts a wxPoint from dialog
407 \twocolitem{{\bf wxDLG
\_SZE(win, size)
}}{Converts a wxSize from dialog
414 \membersection{wxWindow::ConvertPixelsToDialog
}\label{wxwindowconvertpixelstodialog
}
416 \func{wxPoint
}{ConvertPixelsToDialog
}{\param{const wxPoint\&
}{ pt
}}
418 \func{wxSize
}{ConvertPixelsToDialog
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ sz
}}
420 Converts a point or size from pixels to dialog units.
422 For the x dimension, the pixels are multiplied by
4 and then divided by the average
425 For the y dimension, the pixels are multiplied by
8 and then divided by the average
430 Dialog units are used for maintaining a dialog's proportions even if the font changes.
434 \helpref{wxWindow::ConvertDialogToPixels
}{wxwindowconvertdialogtopixels
}
436 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:
\par
437 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
438 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogPointToPixels(point)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint
}
439 \twocolitem{{\bf ConvertDialogSizeToPixels(size)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxSize
}
444 \membersection{wxWindow::Destroy
}\label{wxwindowdestroy
}
446 \func{virtual bool
}{Destroy
}{\void}
448 Destroys the window safely. Use this function instead of the delete operator, since
449 different window classes can be destroyed differently. Frames and dialogs
450 are not destroyed immediately when this function is called -- they are added
451 to a list of windows to be deleted on idle time, when all the window's events
452 have been processed. This prevents problems with events being sent to non-existent
455 \wxheading{Return value
}
457 {\tt true
} if the window has either been successfully deleted, or it has been added
458 to the list of windows pending real deletion.
461 \membersection{wxWindow::DestroyChildren
}\label{wxwindowdestroychildren
}
463 \func{virtual void
}{DestroyChildren
}{\void}
465 Destroys all children of a window. Called automatically by the destructor.
468 \membersection{wxWindow::Disable
}\label{wxwindowdisable
}
470 \func{bool
}{Disable
}{\void}
472 Disables the window, same as
\helpref{Enable(
{\tt false
})
}{wxwindowenable
}.
474 \wxheading{Return value
}
476 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window has been disabled,
{\tt false
} if it had been
477 already disabled before the call to this function.
480 \membersection{wxWindow::DoGetBestSize
}\label{wxwindowdogetbestsize
}
482 \constfunc{virtual wxSize
}{DoGetBestSize
}{\void}
484 Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be
485 the minimal size which doesn't truncate the control, for a panel - the
486 same size as it would have after a call to
\helpref{Fit()
}{wxwindowfit
}.
489 \membersection{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI
}\label{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui
}
491 \func{virtual void
}{DoUpdateWindowUI
}{\param{wxUpdateUIEvent\&
}{ event
}}
493 Does the window-specific updating after processing the update event.
494 This function is called by
\helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI
}{wxwindowupdatewindowui
}
495 in order to check return values in the
\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent
}{wxupdateuievent
} and
496 act appropriately. For example, to allow frame and dialog title updating, wxWidgets
497 implements this function as follows:
500 // do the window-specific processing after processing the update event
501 void wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoUpdateWindowUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
503 if ( event.GetSetEnabled() )
504 Enable(event.GetEnabled());
506 if ( event.GetSetText() )
508 if ( event.GetText() != GetTitle() )
509 SetTitle(event.GetText());
516 \membersection{wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles
}\label{wxwindowdragacceptfiles
}
518 \func{virtual void
}{DragAcceptFiles
}{\param{bool
}{ accept
}}
520 Enables or disables eligibility for drop file events (OnDropFiles).
522 \wxheading{Parameters
}
524 \docparam{accept
}{If
{\tt true
}, the window is eligible for drop file events. If
{\tt false
}, the window
525 will not accept drop file events.
}
532 \membersection{wxWindow::Enable
}\label{wxwindowenable
}
534 \func{virtual bool
}{Enable
}{\param{bool
}{ enable =
{\tt true
}}}
536 Enable or disable the window for user input. Note that when a parent window is
537 disabled, all of its children are disabled as well and they are reenabled again
540 \wxheading{Parameters
}
542 \docparam{enable
}{If
{\tt true
}, enables the window for input. If
{\tt false
}, disables the window.
}
544 \wxheading{Return value
}
546 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window has been enabled or disabled,
{\tt false
} if
547 nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.
551 \helpref{wxWindow::IsEnabled
}{wxwindowisenabled
},
\rtfsp
552 \helpref{wxWindow::Disable
}{wxwindowdisable
}
555 \membersection{wxWindow::FindFocus
}\label{wxwindowfindfocus
}
557 \func{static wxWindow*
}{FindFocus
}{\void}
559 Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
563 Note that this is a static function, so it can be called without needing a wxWindow pointer.
567 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus
}{wxwindowsetfocus
}
571 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindow
}\label{wxwindowfindwindow
}
573 \constfunc{wxWindow*
}{FindWindow
}{\param{long
}{ id
}}
575 Find a child of this window, by identifier.
577 \constfunc{wxWindow*
}{FindWindow
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{ name
}}
579 Find a child of this window, by name.
581 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
582 implements the following methods:
\par
583 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
584 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowById(id)
}}{Accepts an integer
}
585 \twocolitem{{\bf FindWindowByName(name)
}}{Accepts a string
}
590 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowById
}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyid
}
592 \func{static wxWindow*
}{FindWindowById
}{\param{long
}{ id
},
\param{wxWindow*
}{ parent = NULL
}}
594 Find the first window with the given
{\it id
}.
596 If
{\it parent
} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
597 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
598 The search is recursive in both cases.
602 \helpref{FindWindow
}{wxwindowfindwindow
}
605 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByName
}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbyname
}
607 \func{static wxWindow*
}{FindWindowByName
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{ name
},
\param{wxWindow*
}{ parent = NULL
}}
609 Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or
{\bf Create
} function call).
610 If
{\it parent
} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
611 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
612 The search is recursive in both cases.
614 If no window with such name is found,
615 \helpref{FindWindowByLabel
}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel
} is called.
619 \helpref{FindWindow
}{wxwindowfindwindow
}
622 \membersection{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel
}\label{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel
}
624 \func{static wxWindow*
}{FindWindowByLabel
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{ label
},
\param{wxWindow*
}{ parent = NULL
}}
626 Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
627 or panel item label. If
{\it parent
} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
628 frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
629 The search is recursive in both cases.
633 \helpref{FindWindow
}{wxwindowfindwindow
}
636 \membersection{wxWindow::Fit
}\label{wxwindowfit
}
638 \func{virtual void
}{Fit
}{\void}
640 Sizes the window so that it fits around its subwindows. This function won't do
641 anything if there are no subwindows and will only really work correctly if the
642 sizers are used for the subwindows layout. Also, if the window has exactly one
643 subwindow it is better (faster and the result is more precise as Fit adds some
644 margin to account for fuzziness of its calculations) to call
647 window->SetClientSize(child->GetSize());
650 instead of calling Fit.
653 \membersection{wxWindow::FitInside
}\label{wxwindowfitinside
}
655 \func{virtual void
}{FitInside
}{\void}
657 Similar to
\helpref{Fit
}{wxwindowfit
}, but sizes the interior (virtual) size
658 of a window. Mainly useful with scrolled windows to reset scrollbars after
659 sizing changes that do not trigger a size event, and/or scrolled windows without
660 an interior sizer. This function similarly won't do anything if there are no
664 \membersection{wxWindow::Freeze
}\label{wxwindowfreeze
}
666 \func{virtual void
}{Freeze
}{\void}
668 Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place
669 on screen, the window is not redrawn at all.
\helpref{Thaw
}{wxwindowthaw
} must
670 be called to reenable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be
673 This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it
674 is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into
675 a wxTextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all
676 controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory
680 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAcceleratorTable
}\label{wxwindowgetacceleratortable
}
682 \constfunc{wxAcceleratorTable*
}{GetAcceleratorTable
}{\void}
684 Gets the accelerator table for this window. See
\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable
}{wxacceleratortable
}.
687 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAccessible
}\label{wxwindowgetaccessible
}
689 \func{wxAccessible*
}{GetAccessible
}{\void}
691 Returns the accessible object for this window, if any.
693 See also
\helpref{wxAccessible
}{wxaccessible
}.
696 \membersection{wxWindow::GetAdjustedBestSize
}\label{wxwindowgetadjustedbestsize
}
698 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetAdjustedBestSize
}{\void}
700 This method is similar to
\helpref{GetBestSize
}{wxwindowgetbestsize
}, except
701 in one thing. GetBestSize should return the minimum untruncated size of the
702 window, while this method will return the largest of BestSize and any user
703 specified minimum size. ie. it is the minimum size the window should currently
704 be drawn at, not the minimal size it can possibly tolerate.
707 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour
}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour
}
709 \constfunc{virtual wxColour
}{GetBackgroundColour
}{\void}
711 Returns the background colour of the window.
715 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
716 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
717 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
}
719 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle
}\label{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle
}
721 \constfunc{virtual wxBackgroundStyle
}{GetBackgroundStyle
}{\void}
723 Returns the background style of the window. The background style indicates
724 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG
\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
725 be set to a specific colour (wxBG
\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
726 application to implement (wxBG
\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
728 On GTK+, use of wxBG
\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
729 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
733 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
734 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
735 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle
}
737 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize
}\label{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize
}
739 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetBestFittingSize
}{\void}
741 Merges the window's best size into the min size and returns the result.
745 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize
}{wxwindowgetbestsize
},
\rtfsp
746 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize
}{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize
},
\rtfsp
747 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints
}{wxwindowsetsizehints
}
750 \membersection{wxWindow::GetBestSize
}\label{wxwindowgetbestsize
}
752 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetBestSize
}{\void}
754 This functions returns the best acceptable minimal size for the window. For
755 example, for a static control, it will be the minimal size such that the
756 control label is not truncated. For windows containing subwindows (typically
757 \helpref{wxPanel
}{wxpanel
}), the size returned by this function will be the
758 same as the size the window would have had after calling
759 \helpref{Fit
}{wxwindowfit
}.
762 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCaret
}\label{wxwindowgetcaret
}
764 \constfunc{wxCaret *
}{GetCaret
}{\void}
766 Returns the
\helpref{caret
}{wxcaret
} associated with the window.
769 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCapture
}\label{wxwindowgetcapture
}
771 \func{static wxWindow *
}{GetCapture
}{\void}
773 Returns the currently captured window.
777 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture
}{wxwindowhascapture
},
778 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse
}{wxwindowcapturemouse
},
779 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}{wxwindowreleasemouse
},
780 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
}{wxmousecapturechangedevent
}
783 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharHeight
}\label{wxwindowgetcharheight
}
785 \constfunc{virtual int
}{GetCharHeight
}{\void}
787 Returns the character height for this window.
790 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCharWidth
}\label{wxwindowgetcharwidth
}
792 \constfunc{virtual int
}{GetCharWidth
}{\void}
794 Returns the average character width for this window.
797 \membersection{wxWindow::GetChildren
}\label{wxwindowgetchildren
}
799 \func{wxList\&
}{GetChildren
}{\void}
801 Returns a reference to the list of the window's children.
804 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClassDefaultAttributes
}\label{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes
}
806 \func{static wxVisualAttributes
}{GetClassDefaultAttributes
}{\param{wxWindowVariant
}{ variant =
\texttt{wxWINDOW
\_VARIANT\_NORMAL}}}
808 Returns the default font and colours which are used by the control. This is
809 useful if you want to use the same font or colour in your own control as in a
810 standard control -- which is a much better idea than hard coding specific
811 colours or fonts which might look completely out of place on the users
812 system, especially if it uses themes.
814 The
\arg{variant
} parameter is only relevant under Mac currently and is
815 ignore under other platforms. Under Mac, it will change the size of the
816 returned font. See
\helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant
}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant
}
819 This static method is ``overridden'' in many derived classes and so calling,
820 for example,
\helpref{wxButton
}{wxbutton
}::GetClassDefaultAttributes() will typically
821 return the values appropriate for a button which will be normally different
822 from those returned by, say,
\helpref{wxListCtrl
}{wxlistctrl
}::GetClassDefaultAttributes().
824 The
\texttt{wxVisualAttributes
} structure has at least the fields
825 \texttt{font
},
\texttt{colFg
} and
\texttt{colBg
}. All of them may be invalid
826 if it was not possible to determine the default control appearance or,
827 especially for the background colour, if the field doesn't make sense as is
828 the case for
\texttt{colBg
} for the controls with themed background.
832 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
835 \membersection{wxWindow::GetClientSize
}\label{wxwindowgetclientsize
}
837 \constfunc{void
}{GetClientSize
}{\param{int*
}{width
},
\param{int*
}{height
}}
839 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns
840 a
2-element list
{\tt (width, height)
}.
}
842 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetClientSize
}{\void}
844 This gets the size of the window `client area' in pixels.
845 The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer,
846 excluding title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
848 \wxheading{Parameters
}
850 \docparam{width
}{Receives the client width in pixels.
}
852 \docparam{height
}{Receives the client height in pixels.
}
854 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
855 implements the following methods:
\par
856 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
857 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSizeTuple()
}}{Returns a
2-tuple of (width, height)
}
858 \twocolitem{{\bf GetClientSize()
}}{Returns a wxSize object
}
864 \helpref{GetSize
}{wxwindowgetsize
},
\rtfsp
865 \helpref{GetVirtualSize
}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize
}
869 \membersection{wxWindow::GetConstraints
}\label{wxwindowgetconstraints
}
871 \constfunc{wxLayoutConstraints*
}{GetConstraints
}{\void}
873 Returns a pointer to the window's layout constraints, or NULL if there are none.
876 \membersection{wxWindow::GetContainingSizer
}\label{wxwindowgetcontainingsizer
}
878 \constfunc{const wxSizer *
}{GetContainingSizer
}{\void}
880 Return the sizer that this window is a member of, if any, otherwise
884 \membersection{wxWindow::GetCursor
}\label{wxwindowgetcursor
}
886 \constfunc{const wxCursor\&
}{GetCursor
}{\void}
888 Return the cursor associated with this window.
892 \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor
}{wxwindowsetcursor
}
895 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDefaultAttributes
}\label{wxwindowgetdefaultattributes
}
897 \constfunc{virtual wxVisualAttributes
}{GetDefaultAttributes
}{\void}
899 Currently this is the same as calling
900 \helpref{GetClassDefaultAttributes
}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes
}(
\helpref{GetWindowVariant
}{wxwindowgetwindowvariant
}()).
902 One advantage of using this function compared to the static version is that
903 the call is automatically dispatched to the correct class (as usual with
904 virtual functions) and you don't have to specify the class name explicitly.
906 The other one is that in the future this function could return different
907 results, for example it might return a different font for an ``Ok'' button
908 than for a generic button if the users GUI is configured to show such buttons
909 in bold font. Of course, the down side is that it is impossible to call this
910 function without actually having an object to apply it to whereas the static
911 version can be used without having to create an object first.
914 \membersection{wxWindow::GetDropTarget
}\label{wxwindowgetdroptarget
}
916 \constfunc{wxDropTarget*
}{GetDropTarget
}{\void}
918 Returns the associated drop target, which may be NULL.
922 \helpref{wxWindow::SetDropTarget
}{wxwindowsetdroptarget
},
923 \helpref{Drag and drop overview
}{wxdndoverview
}
926 \membersection{wxWindow::GetEventHandler
}\label{wxwindowgeteventhandler
}
928 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*
}{GetEventHandler
}{\void}
930 Returns the event handler for this window. By default, the window is its
935 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler
}{wxwindowseteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
936 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
937 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
938 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent
}{wxevthandlerprocessevent
},
\rtfsp
939 \helpref{wxEvtHandler
}{wxevthandler
}\rtfsp
942 \membersection{wxWindow::GetExtraStyle
}\label{wxwindowgetextrastyle
}
944 \constfunc{long
}{GetExtraStyle
}{\void}
946 Returns the extra style bits for the window.
949 \membersection{wxWindow::GetFont
}\label{wxwindowgetfont
}
951 \constfunc{wxFont
}{GetFont
}{\void}
953 Returns the font for this window.
957 \helpref{wxWindow::SetFont
}{wxwindowsetfont
}
960 \membersection{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}\label{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
}
962 \func{virtual wxColour
}{GetForegroundColour
}{\void}
964 Returns the foreground colour of the window.
968 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
969 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
974 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
975 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
976 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour
}
979 \membersection{wxWindow::GetGrandParent
}\label{wxwindowgetgrandparent
}
981 \constfunc{wxWindow*
}{GetGrandParent
}{\void}
983 Returns the grandparent of a window, or NULL if there isn't one.
986 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHandle
}\label{wxwindowgethandle
}
988 \constfunc{void*
}{GetHandle
}{\void}
990 Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate
991 handle, such as
{\bf HWND
} for Windows,
{\bf Widget
} for Motif,
{\bf GtkWidget
} for GTK or
{\bf WinHandle
} for PalmOS.
993 \pythonnote{This method will return an integer in wxPython.
}
995 \perlnote{This method will return an integer in wxPerl.
}
998 \membersection{wxWindow::GetHelpText
}\label{wxwindowgethelptext
}
1000 \constfunc{virtual wxString
}{GetHelpText
}{\void}
1002 Gets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
1004 Note that the text is actually stored by the current
\helpref{wxHelpProvider
}{wxhelpprovider
} implementation,
1005 and not in the window object itself.
1007 \wxheading{See also
}
1009 \helpref{SetHelpText
}{wxwindowsethelptext
},
\helpref{wxHelpProvider
}{wxhelpprovider
}
1012 \membersection{wxWindow::GetId
}\label{wxwindowgetid
}
1014 \constfunc{int
}{GetId
}{\void}
1016 Returns the identifier of the window.
1020 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one
1021 (or the default Id -
1) an unique identifier with a negative value will be generated.
1023 \wxheading{See also
}
1025 \helpref{wxWindow::SetId
}{wxwindowsetid
},
\rtfsp
1026 \helpref{Window identifiers
}{windowids
}
1029 \membersection{wxWindow::GetLabel
}\label{wxwindowgetlabel
}
1031 \constfunc{virtual wxString
}{GetLabel
}{\void}
1033 Generic way of getting a label from any window, for
1034 identification purposes.
1038 The interpretation of this function differs from class to class.
1039 For frames and dialogs, the value returned is the title. For buttons or static text controls, it is
1040 the button text. This function can be useful for meta-programs (such as testing
1041 tools or special-needs access programs) which need to identify windows
1044 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMaxSize
}\label{wxwindowgetmaxsize
}
1046 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetMaxSize
}{\void}
1048 Returns the maximum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1049 that this is the maximum possible size.
1051 \membersection{wxWindow::GetMinSize
}\label{wxwindowgetminsize
}
1053 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetMinSize
}{\void}
1055 Returns the minimum size of the window, an indication to the sizer layout mechanism
1056 that this is the minimum required size.
1058 \membersection{wxWindow::GetName
}\label{wxwindowgetname
}
1060 \constfunc{virtual wxString
}{GetName
}{\void}
1062 Returns the window's name.
1066 This name is not guaranteed to be unique; it is up to the programmer to supply an appropriate
1067 name in the window constructor or via
\helpref{wxWindow::SetName
}{wxwindowsetname
}.
1069 \wxheading{See also
}
1071 \helpref{wxWindow::SetName
}{wxwindowsetname
}
1074 \membersection{wxWindow::GetParent
}\label{wxwindowgetparent
}
1076 \constfunc{virtual wxWindow*
}{GetParent
}{\void}
1078 Returns the parent of the window, or NULL if there is no parent.
1081 \membersection{wxWindow::GetPosition
}\label{wxwindowgetposition
}
1083 \constfunc{virtual void
}{GetPosition
}{\param{int*
}{x
},
\param{int*
}{y
}}
1085 \constfunc{wxPoint
}{GetPosition
}{\void}
1087 This gets the position of the window in pixels, relative to the parent window
1088 for the child windows or relative to the display origin for the top level
1091 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1093 \docparam{x
}{Receives the x position of the window.
}
1095 \docparam{y
}{Receives the y position of the window.
}
1097 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1098 implements the following methods:
\par
1099 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1100 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()
}}{Returns a wxPoint
}
1101 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionTuple()
}}{Returns a tuple (x, y)
}
1105 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1107 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1108 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPosition()
}}{Returns a Wx::Point
}
1109 \twocolitem{{\bf GetPositionXY()
}}{Returns a
2-element list
1115 \membersection{wxWindow::GetRect
}\label{wxwindowgetrect
}
1117 \constfunc{virtual wxRect
}{GetRect
}{\void}
1119 Returns the size and position of the window as a
\helpref{wxRect
}{wxrect
} object.
1122 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollPos
}\label{wxwindowgetscrollpos
}
1124 \func{virtual int
}{GetScrollPos
}{\param{int
}{orientation
}}
1126 Returns the built-in scrollbar position.
1128 \wxheading{See also
}
1130 See
\helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar
}{wxwindowsetscrollbar
}
1133 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollRange
}\label{wxwindowgetscrollrange
}
1135 \func{virtual int
}{GetScrollRange
}{\param{int
}{orientation
}}
1137 Returns the built-in scrollbar range.
1139 \wxheading{See also
}
1141 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar
}{wxwindowsetscrollbar
}
1144 \membersection{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb
}\label{wxwindowgetscrollthumb
}
1146 \func{virtual int
}{GetScrollThumb
}{\param{int
}{orientation
}}
1148 Returns the built-in scrollbar thumb size.
1150 \wxheading{See also
}
1152 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar
}{wxwindowsetscrollbar
}
1155 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSize
}\label{wxwindowgetsize
}
1157 \constfunc{void
}{GetSize
}{\param{int*
}{width
},
\param{int*
}{height
}}
1159 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetSize
}{\void}
1161 This gets the size of the entire window in pixels,
1162 including title bar, border, scrollbars, etc.
1164 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1166 \docparam{width
}{Receives the window width.
}
1168 \docparam{height
}{Receives the window height.
}
1170 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1171 implements the following methods:
\par
1172 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1173 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()
}}{Returns a wxSize
}
1174 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeTuple()
}}{Returns a
2-tuple (width, height)
}
1178 \perlnote{In wxPerl there are two methods instead of a single overloaded
1180 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1181 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSize()
}}{Returns a Wx::Size
}
1182 \twocolitem{{\bf GetSizeWH()
}}{Returns a
2-element list
1183 {\tt ( width, height )
}}
1187 \wxheading{See also
}
1189 \helpref{GetClientSize
}{wxwindowgetclientsize
},
\rtfsp
1190 \helpref{GetVirtualSize
}{wxwindowgetvirtualsize
}
1193 \membersection{wxWindow::GetSizer
}\label{wxwindowgetsizer
}
1195 \constfunc{wxSizer *
}{GetSizer
}{\void}
1197 Return the sizer associated with the window by a previous call to
1198 \helpref{SetSizer()
}{wxwindowsetsizer
} or
{\tt NULL
}.
1201 \membersection{wxWindow::GetTextExtent
}\label{wxwindowgettextextent
}
1203 \constfunc{virtual void
}{GetTextExtent
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{string
},
\param{int*
}{x
},
\param{int*
}{y
},
1204 \param{int*
}{descent = NULL
},
\param{int*
}{externalLeading = NULL
},
1205 \param{const wxFont*
}{font = NULL
},
\param{bool
}{ use16 =
{\tt false
}}}
1207 Gets the dimensions of the string as it would be drawn on the
1208 window with the currently selected font.
1210 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1212 \docparam{string
}{String whose extent is to be measured.
}
1214 \docparam{x
}{Return value for width.
}
1216 \docparam{y
}{Return value for height.
}
1218 \docparam{descent
}{Return value for descent (optional).
}
1220 \docparam{externalLeading
}{Return value for external leading (optional).
}
1222 \docparam{font
}{Font to use instead of the current window font (optional).
}
1224 \docparam{use16
}{If
{\tt true
},
{\it string
} contains
16-bit characters. The default is
{\tt false
}.
}
1226 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1227 implements the following methods:
\par
1228 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1229 \twocolitem{{\bf GetTextExtent(string)
}}{Returns a
2-tuple, (width, height)
}
1230 \twocolitem{{\bf GetFullTextExtent(string, font=NULL)
}}{Returns a
1231 4-tuple, (width, height, descent, externalLeading)
}
1235 \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the
{\tt string
} and optionally
1236 {\tt font
} parameters, and returns a
4-element list
1237 {\tt ( x, y, descent, externalLeading )
}.
}
1240 \membersection{wxWindow::GetTitle
}\label{wxwindowgettitle
}
1242 \func{virtual wxString
}{GetTitle
}{\void}
1244 Gets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
1246 \wxheading{See also
}
1248 \helpref{wxWindow::SetTitle
}{wxwindowsettitle
}
1251 \membersection{wxWindow::GetToolTip
}\label{wxwindowgettooltip
}
1253 \constfunc{wxToolTip*
}{GetToolTip
}{\void}
1255 Get the associated tooltip or NULL if none.
1258 \membersection{wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion
}\label{wxwindowgetupdateregion
}
1260 \constfunc{virtual wxRegion
}{GetUpdateRegion
}{\void}
1262 Returns the region specifying which parts of the window have been damaged. Should
1263 only be called within an
\helpref{wxPaintEvent
}{wxpaintevent
} handler.
1265 \wxheading{See also
}
1267 \helpref{wxRegion
}{wxregion
},
\rtfsp
1268 \helpref{wxRegionIterator
}{wxregioniterator
}
1271 \membersection{wxWindow::GetValidator
}\label{wxwindowgetvalidator
}
1273 \constfunc{wxValidator*
}{GetValidator
}{\void}
1275 Returns a pointer to the current validator for the window, or NULL if there is none.
1278 \membersection{wxWindow::GetVirtualSize
}\label{wxwindowgetvirtualsize
}
1280 \constfunc{void
}{GetVirtualSize
}{\param{int*
}{width
},
\param{int*
}{height
}}
1282 \constfunc{wxSize
}{GetVirtualSize
}{\void}
1284 This gets the virtual size of the window in pixels. By default it
1285 returns the client size of the window, but after a call to
1286 \helpref{SetVirtualSize
}{wxwindowsetvirtualsize
} it will return
1289 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1291 \docparam{width
}{Receives the window virtual width.
}
1293 \docparam{height
}{Receives the window virtual height.
}
1295 \helpref{GetSize
}{wxwindowgetsize
},
\rtfsp
1296 \helpref{GetClientSize
}{wxwindowgetclientsize
}
1299 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowStyleFlag
}\label{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag
}
1301 \constfunc{long
}{GetWindowStyleFlag
}{\void}
1303 Gets the window style that was passed to the constructor or
{\bf Create
}
1304 method.
{\bf GetWindowStyle()
} is another name for the same function.
1307 \membersection{wxWindow::GetWindowVariant
}\label{wxwindowgetwindowvariant
}
1309 \constfunc{wxWindowVariant
}{GetWindowVariant
}{\void}
1311 Returns the value previous passed to
1312 \helpref{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant
}{wxwindowsetwindowvariant
}.
1315 \membersection{wxWindow::HasCapture
}\label{wxwindowhascapture
}
1317 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{HasCapture
}{\void}
1319 Returns
{\tt true
} if this window has the current mouse capture.
1321 \wxheading{See also
}
1323 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse
}{wxwindowcapturemouse
},
1324 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}{wxwindowreleasemouse
},
1325 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
}{wxmousecapturechangedevent
}
1328 \membersection{wxWindow::HasScrollbar
}\label{wxwindowhasscrollbar
}
1330 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{HasScrollbar
}{\param{int
}{orient
}}
1332 Returns
{\tt true
} if this window has a scroll bar for this orientation.
1334 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1336 \docparam{orient
}{Orientation to check, either
{\tt wxHORIZONTAL
} or
{\tt wxVERTICAL
}.
}
1339 \membersection{wxWindow::HasTransparentBackground
}\label{wxwindowhastransparentbackground
}
1341 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{HasTransparentBackground
}{\void}
1343 Returns
\true if this window background is transparent (as, for example, for
1344 wxStaticText) and should show the parent window background.
1346 This method is mostly used internally by the library itself and you normally
1347 shouldn't have to call it. You may, however, have to override it in your
1348 wxWindow-derived class to ensure that background is painted correctly.
1351 \membersection{wxWindow::Hide
}\label{wxwindowhide
}
1353 \func{bool
}{Hide
}{\void}
1355 Equivalent to calling
\helpref{Show
}{wxwindowshow
}(
{\tt false
}).
1358 \membersection{wxWindow::InheritAttributes
}\label{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
1360 \func{void
}{InheritAttributes
}{\void}
1362 This function is (or should be, in case of custom controls) called during
1363 window creation to intelligently set up the window visual attributes, that is
1364 the font and the foreground and background colours.
1366 By ``intelligently'' the following is meant: by default, all windows use their
1367 own
\helpref{default
}{wxwindowgetclassdefaultattributes
} attributes. However
1368 if some of the parents attributes are explicitly (that is, using
1369 \helpref{SetFont
}{wxwindowsetfont
} and not
1370 \helpref{SetOwnFont
}{wxwindowsetownfont
}) changed
\emph{and
} if the
1371 corresponding attribute hadn't been explicitly set for this window itself,
1372 then this window takes the same value as used by the parent. In addition, if
1373 the window overrides
\helpref{ShouldInheritColours
}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours
}
1374 to return
\false, the colours will not be changed no matter what and only the
1377 This rather complicated logic is necessary in order to accommodate the
1378 different usage scenarios. The most common one is when all default attributes
1379 are used and in this case, nothing should be inherited as in modern GUIs
1380 different controls use different fonts (and colours) than their siblings so
1381 they can't inherit the same value from the parent. However it was also deemed
1382 desirable to allow to simply change the attributes of all children at once by
1383 just changing the font or colour of their common parent, hence in this case we
1384 do inherit the parents attributes.
1387 \membersection{wxWindow::InitDialog
}\label{wxwindowinitdialog
}
1389 \func{void
}{InitDialog
}{\void}
1391 Sends an
{\tt wxEVT
\_INIT\_DIALOG} event, whose handler usually transfers data
1392 to the dialog via validators.
1395 \membersection{wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize
}\label{wxwindowinvalidatebestsize
}
1397 \func{void
}{InvalidateBestSize
}{\void}
1399 Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.
1402 \membersection{wxWindow::IsEnabled
}\label{wxwindowisenabled
}
1404 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{IsEnabled
}{\void}
1406 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window is enabled for input,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
1408 \wxheading{See also
}
1410 \helpref{wxWindow::Enable
}{wxwindowenable
}
1413 \membersection{wxWindow::IsExposed
}\label{wxwindowisexposed
}
1415 \constfunc{bool
}{IsExposed
}{\param{int
}{x
},
\param{int
}{y
}}
1417 \constfunc{bool
}{IsExposed
}{\param{wxPoint
}{\&pt
}}
1419 \constfunc{bool
}{IsExposed
}{\param{int
}{x
},
\param{int
}{y
},
\param{int
}{w
},
\param{int
}{h
}}
1421 \constfunc{bool
}{IsExposed
}{\param{wxRect
}{\&rect
}}
1423 Returns
{\tt true
} if the given point or rectangle area has been exposed since the
1424 last repaint. Call this in an paint event handler to optimize redrawing by
1425 only redrawing those areas, which have been exposed.
1427 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1428 implements the following methods:
\par
1429 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1430 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposed(x,y, w=
0,h=
0)
}}{}
1431 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedPoint(pt)
}}{}
1432 \twocolitem{{\bf IsExposedRect(rect)
}}{}
1436 \membersection{wxWindow::IsRetained
}\label{wxwindowisretained
}
1438 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{IsRetained
}{\void}
1440 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window is retained,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
1444 Retained windows are only available on X platforms.
1447 \membersection{wxWindow::IsShown
}\label{wxwindowisshown
}
1449 \constfunc{virtual bool
}{IsShown
}{\void}
1451 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window is shown,
{\tt false
} if it has been hidden.
1454 \membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel
}\label{wxwindowistoplevel
}
1456 \constfunc{bool
}{IsTopLevel
}{\void}
1458 Returns
{\tt true
} if the given window is a top-level one. Currently all frames and
1459 dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
1463 \membersection{wxWindow::Layout
}\label{wxwindowlayout
}
1465 \func{void
}{Layout
}{\void}
1467 Invokes the constraint-based layout algorithm or the sizer-based algorithm
1470 See
\helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout
}{wxwindowsetautolayout
}: when auto
1471 layout is on, this function gets called automatically when the window is resized.
1474 \membersection{wxWindow::LineDown
}\label{wxwindowlinedown
}
1476 This is just a wrapper for
\helpref{ScrollLines()
}{wxwindowscrolllines
}$(
1)$.
1479 \membersection{wxWindow::LineUp
}\label{wxwindowlineup
}
1481 This is just a wrapper for
\helpref{ScrollLines()
}{wxwindowscrolllines
}$(-
1)$.
1484 \membersection{wxWindow::Lower
}\label{wxwindowlower
}
1486 \func{void
}{Lower
}{\void}
1488 Lowers the window to the bottom of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
1492 \membersection{wxWindow::MakeModal
}\label{wxwindowmakemodal
}
1494 \func{virtual void
}{MakeModal
}{\param{bool
}{flag
}}
1496 Disables all other windows in the application so that
1497 the user can only interact with this window.
1499 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1501 \docparam{flag
}{If
{\tt true
}, this call disables all other windows in the application so that
1502 the user can only interact with this window. If
{\tt false
}, the effect is reversed.
}
1505 \membersection{wxWindow::Move
}\label{wxwindowmove
}
1507 \func{void
}{Move
}{\param{int
}{ x
},
\param{int
}{ y
}}
1509 \func{void
}{Move
}{\param{const wxPoint\&
}{ pt
}}
1511 Moves the window to the given position.
1513 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1515 \docparam{x
}{Required x position.
}
1517 \docparam{y
}{Required y position.
}
1519 \docparam{pt
}{\helpref{wxPoint
}{wxpoint
} object representing the position.
}
1523 Implementations of SetSize can also implicitly implement the
1524 wxWindow::Move function, which is defined in the base wxWindow class
1528 SetSize(x, y, -
1, -
1, wxSIZE_USE_EXISTING);
1531 \wxheading{See also
}
1533 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize
}{wxwindowsetsize
}
1535 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
1536 implements the following methods:
\par
1537 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
1538 \twocolitem{{\bf Move(point)
}}{Accepts a wxPoint
}
1539 \twocolitem{{\bf MoveXY(x, y)
}}{Accepts a pair of integers
}
1544 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveAfterInTabOrder
}\label{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder
}
1546 \func{void
}{MoveAfterInTabOrder
}{\param{wxWindow *
}{win
}}
1548 Moves this window in the tab navigation order after the specified
\arg{win
}.
1549 This means that when the user presses
\texttt{TAB
} key on that other window,
1550 the focus switches to this window.
1552 Default tab order is the same as creation order, this function and
1553 \helpref{MoveBeforeInTabOrder()
}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder
} allow to change
1554 it after creating all the windows.
1556 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1558 \docparam{win
}{A sibling of this window which should precede it in tab order,
1562 \membersection{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder
}\label{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder
}
1564 \func{void
}{MoveBeforeInTabOrder
}{\param{wxWindow *
}{win
}}
1566 Same as
\helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder
}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder
} except that
1567 it inserts this window just before
\arg{win
} instead of putting it right after
1571 \membersection{wxWindow::Navigate
}\label{wxwindownavigate
}
1573 \func{bool
}{Navigate
}{\param{int
}{ flags = wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward
}}
1575 Does keyboard navigation from this window to another, by sending
1576 a wxNavigationKeyEvent.
1578 \wxheading{Parameters
}
1580 \docparam{flags
}{A combination of wxNavigationKeyEvent::IsForward and wxNavigationKeyEvent::WinChange.
}
1584 You may wish to call this from a text control custom keypress handler to do the default
1585 navigation behaviour for the tab key, since the standard default behaviour for
1586 a multiline text control with the wxTE
\_PROCESS\_TAB style is to insert a tab
1587 and not navigate to the next control.
1589 %% VZ: wxWindow::OnXXX() functions should not be documented but I'm leaving
1590 %% the old docs here in case we want to move any still needed bits to
1591 %% the right location (i.e. probably the corresponding events docs)
1593 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnActivate}\label{wxwindowonactivate}
1595 %% \func{void}{OnActivate}{\param{wxActivateEvent\&}{ event}}
1597 %% Called when a window is activated or deactivated.
1599 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1601 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing activation information.}
1603 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1605 %% If the window is being activated, \helpref{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}{wxactivateeventgetactive} returns {\tt true},
1606 %% otherwise it returns {\tt false} (it is being deactivated).
1608 %% \wxheading{See also}
1610 %% \helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent},\rtfsp
1611 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1613 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnChar}\label{wxwindowonchar}
1615 %% \func{void}{OnChar}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1617 %% Called when the user has pressed a key that is not a modifier (SHIFT, CONTROL or ALT).
1619 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1621 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1622 %% details about this class.}
1624 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1626 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress. To intercept this event,
1627 %% use the EVT\_CHAR macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnChar} handler may call this
1628 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1630 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1633 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept modifier
1634 %% keypresses, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1635 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1637 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1639 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1640 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1642 %% \wxheading{See also}
1644 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1645 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1646 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1648 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCharHook}\label{wxwindowoncharhook}
1650 %% \func{void}{OnCharHook}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1652 %% This member is called to allow the window to intercept keyboard events
1653 %% before they are processed by child windows.
1655 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1657 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1658 %% details about this class.}
1660 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1662 %% This member function is called in response to a keypress, if the window is active. To intercept this event,
1663 %% use the EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK macro in an event table definition. If you do not process a particular
1664 %% keypress, call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip} to allow default processing.
1666 %% An example of using this function is in the implementation of escape-character processing for wxDialog,
1667 %% where pressing ESC dismisses the dialog by {\bf OnCharHook} 'forging' a cancel button press event.
1669 %% Note that the ASCII values do not have explicit key codes: they are passed as ASCII
1672 %% This function is only relevant to top-level windows (frames and dialogs), and under
1673 %% Windows only. Under GTK the normal EVT\_CHAR\_ event has the functionality, i.e.
1674 %% you can intercept it, and if you don't call \helpref{wxEvent::Skip}{wxeventskip}
1675 %% the window won't get the event.
1677 %% \wxheading{See also}
1679 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent},\rtfsp
1680 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1681 %% %% GD: OnXXX functions are not documented
1682 %% %%\helpref{wxApp::OnCharHook}{wxapponcharhook},\rtfsp
1683 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1685 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnCommand}\label{wxwindowoncommand}
1687 %% \func{virtual void}{OnCommand}{\param{wxEvtHandler\& }{object}, \param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1689 %% This virtual member function is called if the control does not handle the command event.
1691 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1693 %% \docparam{object}{Object receiving the command event.}
1695 %% \docparam{event}{Command event}
1697 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1699 %% This virtual function is provided mainly for backward compatibility. You can also intercept commands
1700 %% from child controls by using an event table, with identifiers or identifier ranges to identify
1701 %% the control(s) in question.
1703 %% \wxheading{See also}
1705 %% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1706 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1708 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnClose}\label{wxwindowonclose}
1710 %% \func{virtual bool}{OnClose}{\void}
1712 %% Called when the user has tried to close a a frame
1713 %% or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
1715 %% {\bf Note:} This is an obsolete function.
1716 %% It is superseded by the \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} event
1719 %% \wxheading{Return value}
1721 %% If {\tt true} is returned by OnClose, the window will be deleted by the system, otherwise the
1722 %% attempt will be ignored. Do not delete the window from within this handler, although
1723 %% you may delete other windows.
1725 %% \wxheading{See also}
1727 %% \helpref{Window deletion overview}{windowdeletionoverview},\rtfsp
1728 %% \helpref{wxWindow::Close}{wxwindowclose},\rtfsp
1729 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow},\rtfsp
1730 %% \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}
1732 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}\label{wxwindowonkeydown}
1734 %% \func{void}{OnKeyDown}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1736 %% Called when the user has pressed a key, before it is translated into an ASCII value using other
1737 %% modifier keys that might be pressed at the same time.
1739 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1741 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1742 %% details about this class.}
1744 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1746 %% This member function is called in response to a key down event. To intercept this event,
1747 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_DOWN macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyDown} handler may call this
1748 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1750 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1751 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1752 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1754 %% Most, but not all, windows allow keypresses to be intercepted.
1756 %% {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in this function,
1757 %% otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
1759 %% \wxheading{See also}
1761 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup},\rtfsp
1762 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1763 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1765 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}\label{wxwindowonkeyup}
1767 %% \func{void}{OnKeyUp}{\param{wxKeyEvent\&}{ event}}
1769 %% Called when the user has released a key.
1771 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1773 %% \docparam{event}{Object containing keypress information. See \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} for
1774 %% details about this class.}
1776 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1778 %% This member function is called in response to a key up event. To intercept this event,
1779 %% use the EVT\_KEY\_UP macro in an event table definition. Your {\bf OnKeyUp} handler may call this
1780 %% default function to achieve default keypress functionality.
1782 %% Note that not all keypresses can be intercepted this way. If you wish to intercept special
1783 %% keys, such as shift, control, and function keys, then you will need to use \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown} or
1784 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}.
1786 %% Most, but not all, windows allow key up events to be intercepted.
1788 %% \wxheading{See also}
1790 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},\rtfsp
1791 %% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},\rtfsp
1792 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1794 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnInitDialog}\label{wxwindowoninitdialog}
1796 %% \func{void}{OnInitDialog}{\param{wxInitDialogEvent\&}{ event}}
1798 %% Default handler for the wxEVT\_INIT\_DIALOG event. Calls \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}.
1800 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1802 %% \docparam{event}{Dialog initialisation event.}
1804 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1806 %% Gives the window the default behaviour of transferring data to child controls via
1807 %% the validator that each control has.
1809 %% \wxheading{See also}
1811 %% \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}, \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow}
1813 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}\label{wxwindowonmenucommand}
1815 %% \func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
1817 %% Called when a menu command is received from a menu bar.
1819 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1821 %% \docparam{event}{The menu command event. For more information, see \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.}
1823 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1825 %% A function with this name doesn't actually exist; you can choose any member function to receive
1826 %% menu command events, using the EVT\_COMMAND macro for individual commands or EVT\_COMMAND\_RANGE for
1827 %% a range of commands.
1829 %% \wxheading{See also}
1831 %% \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent},\rtfsp
1832 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}{wxwindowonmenuhighlight},\rtfsp
1833 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1835 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMenuHighlight}\label{wxwindowonmenuhighlight}
1837 %% \func{void}{OnMenuHighlight}{\param{wxMenuEvent\& }{event}}
1839 %% Called when a menu select is received from a menu bar: that is, the
1840 %% mouse cursor is over a menu item, but the left mouse button has not been
1843 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1845 %% \docparam{event}{The menu highlight event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}.}
1847 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1849 %% You can choose any member function to receive
1850 %% menu select events, using the EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT macro for individual menu items or EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL macro
1851 %% for all menu items.
1853 %% The default implementation for \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
1854 %% text in the first field of the status bar.
1856 %% This function was known as {\bf OnMenuSelect} in earlier versions of wxWidgets, but this was confusing
1857 %% since a selection is normally a left-click action.
1859 %% \wxheading{See also}
1861 %% \helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent},\rtfsp
1862 %% \helpref{wxWindow::OnMenuCommand}{wxwindowonmenucommand},\rtfsp
1863 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1866 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMouseEvent}\label{wxwindowonmouseevent}
1868 %% \func{void}{OnMouseEvent}{\param{wxMouseEvent\&}{ event}}
1870 %% Called when the user has initiated an event with the
1873 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1875 %% \docparam{event}{The mouse event. See \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent} for
1878 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1880 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
1882 %% To intercept this event, use the EVT\_MOUSE\_EVENTS macro in an event table definition, or individual
1883 %% mouse event macros such as EVT\_LEFT\_DOWN.
1885 %% \wxheading{See also}
1887 %% \helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent},\rtfsp
1888 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1890 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnMove}\label{wxwindowonmove}
1892 %% \func{void}{OnMove}{\param{wxMoveEvent\& }{event}}
1894 %% Called when a window is moved.
1896 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1898 %% \docparam{event}{The move event. For more information, see \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}.}
1900 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1902 %% Use the EVT\_MOVE macro to intercept move events.
1904 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1906 %% Not currently implemented.
1908 %% \wxheading{See also}
1910 %% \helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent},\rtfsp
1911 %% \helpref{wxFrame::OnSize}{wxframeonsize},\rtfsp
1912 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1914 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnPaint}\label{wxwindowonpaint}
1916 %% \func{void}{OnPaint}{\param{wxPaintEvent\& }{event}}
1918 %% Sent to the event handler when the window must be refreshed.
1920 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
1922 %% \docparam{event}{Paint event. For more information, see \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}.}
1924 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
1926 %% Use the EVT\_PAINT macro in an event table definition to intercept paint events.
1928 %% Note that In a paint event handler, the application must {\it always} create a \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc} object,
1929 %% even if you do not use it. Otherwise, under MS Windows, refreshing for this and other windows will go wrong.
1935 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1937 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1939 %% DrawMyDocument(dc);
1944 %% You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles
1945 %% that have been damaged and only repainting these. The rectangles are in
1946 %% terms of the client area, and are unscrolled, so you will need to do
1947 %% some calculations using the current view position to obtain logical,
1950 %% Here is an example of using the \helpref{wxRegionIterator}{wxregioniterator} class:
1954 %% // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1955 %% void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent\& event)
1957 %% wxPaintDC dc(this);
1959 %% // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1960 %% int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1961 %% GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1963 %% int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1964 %% wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1973 %% // Alternatively we can do this:
1975 %% // upd.GetRect(&rect);
1977 %% // Repaint this rectangle
1986 %% \wxheading{See also}
1988 %% \helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent},\rtfsp
1989 %% \helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc},\rtfsp
1990 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
1992 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnScroll}\label{wxwindowonscroll}
1994 %% \func{void}{OnScroll}{\param{wxScrollWinEvent\& }{event}}
1996 %% Called when a scroll window event is received from one of the window's built-in scrollbars.
1998 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2000 %% \docparam{event}{Command event. Retrieve the new scroll position by
2001 %% calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetPosition}{wxscrolleventgetposition}, and the
2002 %% scrollbar orientation by calling \helpref{wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation}{wxscrolleventgetorientation}.}
2004 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2006 %% Note that it is not possible to distinguish between horizontal and vertical scrollbars
2007 %% until the function is executing (you can't have one function for vertical, another
2008 %% for horizontal events).
2010 %% \wxheading{See also}
2012 %% \helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent},\rtfsp
2013 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2015 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSetFocus}\label{wxwindowonsetfocus}
2017 %% \func{void}{OnSetFocus}{\param{wxFocusEvent\& }{event}}
2019 %% Called when a window's focus is being set.
2021 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2023 %% \docparam{event}{The focus event. For more information, see \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}.}
2025 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2027 %% To intercept this event, use the macro EVT\_SET\_FOCUS in an event table definition.
2029 %% Most, but not all, windows respond to this event.
2031 %% \wxheading{See also}
2033 %% \helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}, \helpref{wxWindow::OnKillFocus}{wxwindowonkillfocus},\rtfsp
2034 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2036 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSize}\label{wxwindowonsize}
2038 %% \func{void}{OnSize}{\param{wxSizeEvent\& }{event}}
2040 %% Called when the window has been resized. This is not a virtual function; you should
2041 %% provide your own non-virtual OnSize function and direct size events to it using EVT\_SIZE
2042 %% in an event table definition.
2044 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2046 %% \docparam{event}{Size event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}.}
2048 %% \wxheading{Remarks}
2050 %% You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
2052 %% Note that the size passed is of
2053 %% the whole window: call \helpref{wxWindow::GetClientSize}{wxwindowgetclientsize} for the area which may be
2054 %% used by the application.
2056 %% When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged and you
2057 %% may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the size of the window,
2058 %% you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which case, you
2059 %% may need to call \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh}{wxwindowrefresh} to invalidate the entire window.
2061 %% \wxheading{See also}
2063 %% \helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent},\rtfsp
2064 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2066 %% \membersection{wxWindow::OnSysColourChanged}\label{wxwindowonsyscolourchanged}
2068 %% \func{void}{OnSysColourChanged}{\param{wxOnSysColourChangedEvent\& }{event}}
2070 %% Called when the user has changed the system colours. Windows only.
2072 %% \wxheading{Parameters}
2074 %% \docparam{event}{System colour change event. For more information, see \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}.}
2076 %% \wxheading{See also}
2078 %% \helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent},\rtfsp
2079 %% \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
2082 \membersection{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle
}\label{wxwindowoninternalidle
}
2084 \func{virtual void
}{OnInternalIdle
}{\void}
2086 This virtual function is normally only used internally, but
2087 sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality
2088 that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle
2089 handler in a derived class.
2091 This function may be used to do delayed painting, for example,
2092 and most implementations call
\helpref{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI
}{wxwindowupdatewindowui
}
2093 in order to send update events to the window in idle time.
2096 \membersection{wxWindow::PageDown
}\label{wxwindowpagedown
}
2098 This is just a wrapper for
\helpref{ScrollPages()
}{wxwindowscrollpages
}$(
1)$.
2101 \membersection{wxWindow::PageUp
}\label{wxwindowpageup
}
2103 This is just a wrapper for
\helpref{ScrollPages()
}{wxwindowscrollpages
}$(-
1)$.
2106 \membersection{wxWindow::PopEventHandler
}\label{wxwindowpopeventhandler
}
2108 \constfunc{wxEvtHandler*
}{PopEventHandler
}{\param{bool
}{deleteHandler =
{\tt false
}}}
2110 Removes and returns the top-most event handler on the event handler stack.
2112 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2114 \docparam{deleteHandler
}{If this is
{\tt true
}, the handler will be deleted after it is removed. The
2115 default value is
{\tt false
}.
}
2117 \wxheading{See also
}
2119 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler
}{wxwindowseteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2120 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler
}{wxwindowgeteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2121 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2122 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent
}{wxevthandlerprocessevent
},
\rtfsp
2123 \helpref{wxEvtHandler
}{wxevthandler
}\rtfsp
2126 \membersection{wxWindow::PopupMenu
}\label{wxwindowpopupmenu
}
2128 \func{bool
}{PopupMenu
}{\param{wxMenu*
}{menu
},
\param{const wxPoint\&
}{pos = wxDefaultPosition
}}
2130 \func{bool
}{PopupMenu
}{\param{wxMenu*
}{menu
},
\param{int
}{x
},
\param{int
}{y
}}
2132 Pops up the given menu at the specified coordinates, relative to this
2133 window, and returns control when the user has dismissed the menu. If a
2134 menu item is selected, the corresponding menu event is generated and will be
2135 processed as usually. If the coordinates are not specified, current mouse
2136 cursor position is used.
2138 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2140 \docparam{menu
}{Menu to pop up.
}
2142 \docparam{pos
}{The position where the menu will appear.
}
2144 \docparam{x
}{Required x position for the menu to appear.
}
2146 \docparam{y
}{Required y position for the menu to appear.
}
2148 \wxheading{See also
}
2150 \helpref{wxMenu
}{wxmenu
}
2154 Just before the menu is popped up,
\helpref{wxMenu::UpdateUI
}{wxmenuupdateui
}
2155 is called to ensure that the menu items are in the correct state. The menu does
2156 not get deleted by the window.
2158 It is recommended to not explicitly specify coordinates when calling PopupMenu
2159 in response to mouse click, because some of the ports (namely, wxGTK) can do
2160 a better job of positioning the menu in that case.
2162 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2163 implements the following methods:
\par
2164 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
2165 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenu(menu, point)
}}{Specifies position with a wxPoint
}
2166 \twocolitem{{\bf PopupMenuXY(menu, x, y)
}}{Specifies position with two integers (x, y)
}
2171 \membersection{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}\label{wxwindowpusheventhandler
}
2173 \func{void
}{PushEventHandler
}{\param{wxEvtHandler*
}{handler
}}
2175 Pushes this event handler onto the event stack for the window.
2177 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2179 \docparam{handler
}{Specifies the handler to be pushed.
}
2183 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2184 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2185 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2186 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2189 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
} allows
2190 an application to set up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2191 handed to the next one in the chain. Use
\helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler
}{wxwindowpopeventhandler
} to
2192 remove the event handler.
2194 \wxheading{See also
}
2196 \helpref{wxWindow::SetEventHandler
}{wxwindowseteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2197 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler
}{wxwindowgeteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2198 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2199 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent
}{wxevthandlerprocessevent
},
\rtfsp
2200 \helpref{wxEvtHandler
}{wxevthandler
}
2203 \membersection{wxWindow::Raise
}\label{wxwindowraise
}
2205 \func{void
}{Raise
}{\void}
2207 Raises the window to the top of the window hierarchy if it is a managed window (dialog
2211 \membersection{wxWindow::Refresh
}\label{wxwindowrefresh
}
2213 \func{virtual void
}{Refresh
}{\param{bool
}{ eraseBackground =
{\tt true
}},
\param{const wxRect*
}{rect
2216 Causes an event to be generated to repaint the
2219 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2221 \docparam{eraseBackground
}{If
{\tt true
}, the background will be
2224 \docparam{rect
}{If non-NULL, only the given rectangle will
2225 be treated as damaged.
}
2227 \wxheading{See also
}
2229 \helpref{wxWindow::RefreshRect
}{wxwindowrefreshrect
}
2232 \membersection{wxWindow::RefreshRect
}\label{wxwindowrefreshrect
}
2234 \func{void
}{RefreshRect
}{\param{const wxRect\&
}{rect
},
\param{bool
}{eraseBackground =
\true}}
2236 Redraws the contents of the given rectangle: only the area inside it will be
2239 This is the same as
\helpref{Refresh
}{wxwindowrefresh
} but has a nicer syntax
2240 as it can be called with a temporary wxRect object as argument like this
2241 \texttt{RefreshRect(wxRect(x, y, w, h))
}.
2244 \membersection{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey
}\label{wxwindowregisterhotkey
}
2246 \func{bool
}{RegisterHotKey
}{\param{int
}{ hotkeyId
},
\param{int
}{ modifiers
},
\param{int
}{ virtualKeyCode
}}
2248 Registers a system wide hotkey. Every time the user presses the hotkey registered here, this window
2249 will receive a hotkey event. It will receive the event even if the application is in the background
2250 and does not have the input focus because the user is working with some other application.
2252 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2254 \docparam{hotkeyId
}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. For applications this must be between
0 and
0xBFFF. If
2255 this function is called from a shared DLL, it must be a system wide unique identifier between
0xC000 and
0xFFFF.
2256 This is a MSW specific detail.
}
2258 \docparam{modifiers
}{A bitwise combination of
{\tt wxMOD
\_SHIFT},
{\tt wxMOD
\_CONTROL},
{\tt wxMOD
\_ALT}
2259 or
{\tt wxMOD
\_WIN} specifying the modifier keys that have to be pressed along with the key.
}
2261 \docparam{virtualKeyCode
}{The virtual key code of the hotkey.
}
2263 \wxheading{Return value
}
2265 {\tt true
} if the hotkey was registered successfully.
{\tt false
} if some other application already registered a
2266 hotkey with this modifier/virtualKeyCode combination.
2270 Use EVT
\_HOTKEY(hotkeyId, fnc) in the event table to capture the event.
2271 This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
2273 \wxheading{See also
}
2275 \helpref{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey
}{wxwindowunregisterhotkey
}
2278 \membersection{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}\label{wxwindowreleasemouse
}
2280 \func{virtual void
}{ReleaseMouse
}{\void}
2282 Releases mouse input captured with
\helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse
}{wxwindowcapturemouse
}.
2284 \wxheading{See also
}
2286 \helpref{wxWindow::CaptureMouse
}{wxwindowcapturemouse
},
2287 \helpref{wxWindow::HasCapture
}{wxwindowhascapture
},
2288 \helpref{wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
}{wxwindowreleasemouse
},
2289 \helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
}{wxmousecapturechangedevent
}
2292 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveChild
}\label{wxwindowremovechild
}
2294 \func{virtual void
}{RemoveChild
}{\param{wxWindow*
}{child
}}
2296 Removes a child window. This is called automatically by window deletion
2297 functions so should not be required by the application programmer.
2299 Notice that this function is mostly internal to wxWidgets and shouldn't be
2300 called by the user code.
2302 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2304 \docparam{child
}{Child window to remove.
}
2307 \membersection{wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler
}\label{wxwindowremoveeventhandler
}
2309 \func{bool
}{RemoveEventHandler
}{\param{wxEvtHandler *
}{handler
}}
2311 Find the given
{\it handler
} in the windows event handler chain and remove (but
2312 not delete) it from it.
2314 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2316 \docparam{handler
}{The event handler to remove, must be non
{\tt NULL
} and
2317 must be present in this windows event handlers chain
}
2319 \wxheading{Return value
}
2321 Returns
{\tt true
} if it was found and
{\tt false
} otherwise (this also results
2322 in an assert failure so this function should only be called when the
2323 handler is supposed to be there).
2325 \wxheading{See also
}
2327 \helpref{PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2328 \helpref{PopEventHandler
}{wxwindowpopeventhandler
}
2331 \membersection{wxWindow::Reparent
}\label{wxwindowreparent
}
2333 \func{virtual bool
}{Reparent
}{\param{wxWindow*
}{newParent
}}
2335 Reparents the window, i.e the window will be removed from its
2336 current parent window (e.g. a non-standard toolbar in a wxFrame)
2337 and then re-inserted into another. Available on Windows and GTK.
2339 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2341 \docparam{newParent
}{New parent.
}
2344 \membersection{wxWindow::ScreenToClient
}\label{wxwindowscreentoclient
}
2346 \constfunc{virtual void
}{ScreenToClient
}{\param{int*
}{x
},
\param{int*
}{y
}}
2348 \constfunc{virtual wxPoint
}{ScreenToClient
}{\param{const wxPoint\&
}{pt
}}
2350 Converts from screen to client window coordinates.
2352 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2354 \docparam{x
}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.
}
2356 \docparam{y
}{Stores the screen x coordinate and receives the client x coordinate.
}
2358 \docparam{pt
}{The screen position for the second form of the function.
}
2360 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2361 implements the following methods:
\par
2362 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
2363 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClient(point)
}}{Accepts and returns a wxPoint
}
2364 \twocolitem{{\bf ScreenToClientXY(x, y)
}}{Returns a
2-tuple, (x, y)
}
2369 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollLines
}\label{wxwindowscrolllines
}
2371 \func{virtual bool
}{ScrollLines
}{\param{int
}{lines
}}
2373 Scrolls the window by the given number of lines down (if
{\it lines
} is
2376 \wxheading{Return value
}
2378 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window was scrolled,
{\tt false
} if it was already
2379 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2383 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2384 wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2387 \wxheading{See also
}
2389 \helpref{ScrollPages
}{wxwindowscrollpages
}
2392 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollPages
}\label{wxwindowscrollpages
}
2394 \func{virtual bool
}{ScrollPages
}{\param{int
}{pages
}}
2396 Scrolls the window by the given number of pages down (if
{\it pages
} is
2399 \wxheading{Return value
}
2401 Returns
{\tt true
} if the window was scrolled,
{\tt false
} if it was already
2402 on top/bottom and nothing was done.
2406 This function is currently only implemented under MSW and wxTextCtrl under
2407 wxGTK (it also works for wxScrolledWindow derived classes under all
2410 \wxheading{See also
}
2412 \helpref{ScrollLines
}{wxwindowscrolllines
}
2415 \membersection{wxWindow::ScrollWindow
}\label{wxwindowscrollwindow
}
2417 \func{virtual void
}{ScrollWindow
}{\param{int
}{dx
},
\param{int
}{dy
},
\param{const wxRect*
}{ rect = NULL
}}
2419 Physically scrolls the pixels in the window and move child windows accordingly.
2421 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2423 \docparam{dx
}{Amount to scroll horizontally.
}
2425 \docparam{dy
}{Amount to scroll vertically.
}
2427 \docparam{rect
}{Rectangle to invalidate. If this is NULL, the whole window is invalidated. If you
2428 pass a rectangle corresponding to the area of the window exposed by the scroll, your painting handler
2429 can optimize painting by checking for the invalidated region. This parameter is ignored under GTK.
}
2433 Use this function to optimise your scrolling implementations, to minimise the area that must be
2434 redrawn. Note that it is rarely required to call this function from a user program.
2437 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAcceleratorTable
}\label{wxwindowsetacceleratortable
}
2439 \func{virtual void
}{SetAcceleratorTable
}{\param{const wxAcceleratorTable\&
}{ accel
}}
2441 Sets the accelerator table for this window. See
\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable
}{wxacceleratortable
}.
2444 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAccessible
}\label{wxwindowsetaccessible
}
2446 \func{void
}{SetAccessible
}{\param{wxAccessible*
}{ accessible
}}
2448 Sets the accessible for this window. Any existing accessible for this window
2449 will be deleted first, if not identical to
{\it accessible
}.
2451 See also
\helpref{wxAccessible
}{wxaccessible
}.
2454 \membersection{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout
}\label{wxwindowsetautolayout
}
2456 \func{void
}{SetAutoLayout
}{\param{bool
}{ autoLayout
}}
2458 Determines whether the
\helpref{wxWindow::Layout
}{wxwindowlayout
} function will
2459 be called automatically when the window is resized. It is called implicitly by
2460 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizer
}{wxwindowsetsizer
} but if you use
2461 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints
}{wxwindowsetconstraints
} you should call it
2462 manually or otherwise the window layout won't be correctly updated when its
2465 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2467 \docparam{autoLayout
}{Set this to
{\tt true
} if you wish the Layout function to be called
2468 from within wxWindow::OnSize functions.
}
2470 \wxheading{See also
}
2472 \helpref{wxWindow::SetConstraints
}{wxwindowsetconstraints
}
2475 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
}
2477 \func{virtual bool
}{SetBackgroundColour
}{\param{const wxColour\&
}{colour
}}
2479 Sets the background colour of the window.
2481 Please see
\helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
} for
2482 explanation of the difference between this method and
2483 \helpref{SetOwnBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour
}.
2485 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2487 \docparam{colour
}{The colour to be used as the background colour, pass
2488 {\tt wxNullColour
} to reset to the default colour.
}
2492 The background colour is usually painted by the default
\rtfsp
2493 \helpref{wxEraseEvent
}{wxeraseevent
} event handler function
2494 under Windows and automatically under GTK.
2496 Note that setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you
2497 may wish to call
\helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground
}{wxwindowclearbackground
} or
\helpref{wxWindow::Refresh
}{wxwindowrefresh
} after
2498 calling this function.
2500 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2501 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2502 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2503 applications on the system.
2506 \wxheading{See also
}
2508 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2509 \helpref{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2510 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2511 \helpref{wxWindow::ClearBackground
}{wxwindowclearbackground
},
\rtfsp
2512 \helpref{wxWindow::Refresh
}{wxwindowrefresh
},
\rtfsp
2513 \helpref{wxEraseEvent
}{wxeraseevent
}
2515 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBackgroundStyle
}\label{wxwindowsetbackgroundstyle
}
2517 \func{virtual void
}{SetBackgroundStyle
}{\param{wxBackgroundStyle
}{ style
}}
2519 Sets the background style of the window. The background style indicates
2520 whether background colour should be determined by the system (wxBG
\_STYLE\_SYSTEM),
2521 be set to a specific colour (wxBG
\_STYLE\_COLOUR), or should be left to the
2522 application to implement (wxBG
\_STYLE\_CUSTOM).
2524 On GTK+, use of wxBG
\_STYLE\_CUSTOM allows the flicker-free drawing of a custom
2525 background, such as a tiled bitmap. Currently the style has no effect on other platforms.
2527 \wxheading{See also
}
2529 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2530 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2531 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundStyle
}{wxwindowgetbackgroundstyle
}
2534 \membersection{wxWindow::SetBestFittingSize
}\label{wxwindowsetbestfittingsize
}
2536 \func{void
}{SetBestFittingSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{size = wxDefaultSize
}}
2538 A
{\it smart
} SetSize that will fill in default size components with the
2539 window's
{\it best
} size values. Also sets the window's minsize to
2540 the value passed in for use with sizers. This means that if a full or
2541 partial size is passed to this function then the sizers will use that
2542 size instead of the results of GetBestSize to determine the minimum
2543 needs of the window for layout.
2545 \wxheading{See also
}
2547 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSize
}{wxwindowsetsize
},
\rtfsp
2548 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestSize
}{wxwindowgetbestsize
},
\rtfsp
2549 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBestFittingSize
}{wxwindowgetbestfittingsize
},
\rtfsp
2550 \helpref{wxWindow::SetSizeHints
}{wxwindowsetsizehints
}
2553 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCaret
}\label{wxwindowsetcaret
}
2555 \constfunc{void
}{SetCaret
}{\param{wxCaret *
}{caret
}}
2557 Sets the
\helpref{caret
}{wxcaret
} associated with the window.
2560 \membersection{wxWindow::SetClientSize
}\label{wxwindowsetclientsize
}
2562 \func{virtual void
}{SetClientSize
}{\param{int
}{ width
},
\param{int
}{ height
}}
2564 \func{virtual void
}{SetClientSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ size
}}
2566 This sets the size of the window client area in pixels. Using this function to size a window
2567 tends to be more device-independent than
\helpref{wxWindow::SetSize
}{wxwindowsetsize
}, since the application need not
2568 worry about what dimensions the border or title bar have when trying to fit the window
2569 around panel items, for example.
2571 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2573 \docparam{width
}{The required client area width.
}
2575 \docparam{height
}{The required client area height.
}
2577 \docparam{size
}{The required client size.
}
2579 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
2580 implements the following methods:
\par
2581 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
2582 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSize(size)
}}{Accepts a wxSize
}
2583 \twocolitem{{\bf SetClientSizeWH(width, height)
}}{}
2588 \membersection{wxWindow::SetContainingSizer
}\label{wxwindowsetcontainingsizer
}
2590 \func{void
}{SetContainingSizer
}{\param{wxSizer*
}{sizer
}}
2592 This normally does not need to be called by user code. It is called
2593 when a window is added to a sizer, and is used so the window can
2594 remove itself from the sizer when it is destroyed.
2597 \membersection{wxWindow::SetCursor
}\label{wxwindowsetcursor
}
2599 \func{virtual void
}{SetCursor
}{\param{const wxCursor\&
}{cursor
}}
2601 % VZ: the docs are correct, if the code doesn't behave like this, it must be
2603 Sets the window's cursor. Notice that the window cursor also sets it for the
2604 children of the window implicitly.
2606 The
{\it cursor
} may be
{\tt wxNullCursor
} in which case the window cursor will
2607 be reset back to default.
2609 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2611 \docparam{cursor
}{Specifies the cursor that the window should normally display.
}
2613 \wxheading{See also
}
2615 \helpref{::wxSetCursor
}{wxsetcursor
},
\helpref{wxCursor
}{wxcursor
}
2618 \membersection{wxWindow::SetConstraints
}\label{wxwindowsetconstraints
}
2620 \func{void
}{SetConstraints
}{\param{wxLayoutConstraints*
}{constraints
}}
2622 Sets the window to have the given layout constraints. The window
2623 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
2624 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
2625 window, it will be deleted.
2627 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2629 \docparam{constraints
}{The constraints to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and delete the window's
2634 You must call
\helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout
}{wxwindowsetautolayout
} to tell a window to use
2635 the constraints automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
2636 explicitly. When setting both a wxLayoutConstraints and a
\helpref{wxSizer
}{wxsizer
}, only the
2637 sizer will have effect.
2639 \membersection{wxWindow::SetInitialBestSize
}\label{wxwindowsetinitialbestsize
}
2641 \func{virtual void
}{SetInitialBestSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{size
}}
2643 Sets the initial window size if none is given (i.e. at least one of the
2644 components of the size passed to ctor/Create() is wxDefaultCoord).
2646 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMaxSize
}\label{wxwindowsetmaxsize
}
2648 \func{void
}{SetMaxSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{size
}}
2650 Sets the maximum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2651 that this is the maximum possible size.
2653 \membersection{wxWindow::SetMinSize
}\label{wxwindowsetminsize
}
2655 \func{void
}{SetMinSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{size
}}
2657 Sets the minimum size of the window, to indicate to the sizer layout mechanism
2658 that this is the minimum required size. You may need to call this
2659 if you change the window size after construction and before adding
2660 to its parent sizer.
2662 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnBackgroundColour
}\label{wxwindowsetownbackgroundcolour
}
2664 \func{void
}{SetOwnBackgroundColour
}{\param{const wxColour\&
}{colour
}}
2666 Sets the background colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2667 by the children of this window.
2669 \wxheading{See also
}
2671 \helpref{SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2672 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
2675 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnFont
}\label{wxwindowsetownfont
}
2677 \func{void
}{SetOwnFont
}{\param{const wxFont\&
}{font
}}
2679 Sets the font of the window but prevents it from being inherited by the
2680 children of this window.
2682 \wxheading{See also
}
2684 \helpref{SetFont
}{wxwindowsetfont
},
\rtfsp
2685 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
2688 \membersection{wxWindow::SetOwnForegroundColour
}\label{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour
}
2690 \func{void
}{SetOwnForegroundColour
}{\param{const wxColour\&
}{colour
}}
2692 Sets the foreground colour of the window but prevents it from being inherited
2693 by the children of this window.
2695 \wxheading{See also
}
2697 \helpref{SetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2698 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
2701 \membersection{wxWindow::SetDropTarget
}\label{wxwindowsetdroptarget
}
2703 \func{void
}{SetDropTarget
}{\param{wxDropTarget*
}{ target
}}
2705 Associates a drop target with this window.
2707 If the window already has a drop target, it is deleted.
2709 \wxheading{See also
}
2711 \helpref{wxWindow::GetDropTarget
}{wxwindowgetdroptarget
},
2712 \helpref{Drag and drop overview
}{wxdndoverview
}
2716 \membersection{wxWindow::SetEventHandler
}\label{wxwindowseteventhandler
}
2718 \func{void
}{SetEventHandler
}{\param{wxEvtHandler*
}{handler
}}
2720 Sets the event handler for this window.
2722 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2724 \docparam{handler
}{Specifies the handler to be set.
}
2728 An event handler is an object that is capable of processing the events
2729 sent to a window. By default, the window is its own event handler, but
2730 an application may wish to substitute another, for example to allow
2731 central implementation of event-handling for a variety of different
2734 It is usually better to use
\helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
} since
2735 this sets up a chain of event handlers, where an event not handled by one event handler is
2736 handed to the next one in the chain.
2738 \wxheading{See also
}
2740 \helpref{wxWindow::GetEventHandler
}{wxwindowgeteventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2741 \helpref{wxWindow::PushEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2742 \helpref{wxWindow::PopEventHandler
}{wxwindowpusheventhandler
},
\rtfsp
2743 \helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent
}{wxevthandlerprocessevent
},
\rtfsp
2744 \helpref{wxEvtHandler
}{wxevthandler
}
2747 \membersection{wxWindow::SetExtraStyle
}\label{wxwindowsetextrastyle
}
2749 \func{void
}{SetExtraStyle
}{\param{long
}{exStyle
}}
2751 Sets the extra style bits for the window. The currently defined extra style
2755 \begin{twocollist
}\itemsep=
0pt
2756 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY}}{TransferDataTo/FromWindow()
2757 and Validate() methods will recursively descend into all children of the
2758 window if it has this style flag set.
}
2759 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_BLOCK\_EVENTS}}{Normally, the command
2760 events are propagated upwards to the window parent recursively until a handler
2761 for them is found. Using this style allows to prevent them from being
2762 propagated beyond this window. Notice that wxDialog has this style on by
2763 default for the reasons explained in the
2764 \helpref{event processing overview
}{eventprocessing
}.
}
2765 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_TRANSIENT}}{This can be used to prevent a
2766 window from being used as an implicit parent for the dialogs which were
2767 created without a parent. It is useful for the windows which can disappear at
2768 any moment as creating children of such windows results in fatal problems.
}
2769 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFRAME
\_EX\_CONTEXTHELP}}{Under Windows, puts a query button on the
2770 caption. When pressed, Windows will go into a context-sensitive help mode and wxWidgets will send
2771 a wxEVT
\_HELP event if the user clicked on an application window.
2772 This style cannot be used together with wxMAXIMIZE
\_BOX or wxMINIMIZE
\_BOX, so
2773 you should use the style of
2774 {\tt wxDEFAULT
\_FRAME\_STYLE \&
\textasciitilde(wxMINIMIZE
\_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE
\_BOX)
} for the
2775 frames having this style (the dialogs don't have minimize nor maximize box by
2777 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_PROCESS\_IDLE}}{This window should always process idle events, even
2778 if the mode set by
\helpref{wxIdleEvent::SetMode
}{wxidleeventsetmode
} is wxIDLE
\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.
}
2779 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxWS
\_EX\_PROCESS\_UI\_UPDATES}}{This window should always process UI update events,
2780 even if the mode set by
\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode
}{wxupdateuieventsetmode
} is wxUPDATE
\_UI\_PROCESS\_SPECIFIED.
}
2784 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocus
}\label{wxwindowsetfocus
}
2786 \func{virtual void
}{SetFocus
}{\void}
2788 This sets the window to receive keyboard input.
2790 \wxheading{See also
}
2792 \helpref{wxFocusEvent
}{wxfocusevent
}
2793 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocus
}{wxpanelsetfocus
}
2794 \helpref{wxPanel::SetFocusIgnoringChildren
}{wxpanelsetfocusignoringchildren
}
2797 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFocusFromKbd
}\label{wxwindowsetfocusfromkbd
}
2799 \func{virtual void
}{SetFocusFromKbd
}{\void}
2801 This function is called by wxWidgets keyboard navigation code when the user
2802 gives the focus to this window from keyboard (e.g. using
{\tt TAB
} key).
2803 By default this method simply calls
\helpref{SetFocus
}{wxwindowsetfocus
} but
2804 can be overridden to do something in addition to this in the derived classes.
2807 \membersection{wxWindow::SetFont
}\label{wxwindowsetfont
}
2809 \func{void
}{SetFont
}{\param{const wxFont\&
}{font
}}
2811 Sets the font for this window. This function should not be called for the
2812 parent window if you don't want its font to be inherited by its children,
2813 use
\helpref{SetOwnFont
}{wxwindowsetownfont
} instead in this case and
2814 see
\helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
} for more
2817 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2819 \docparam{font
}{Font to associate with this window, pass
2820 {\tt wxNullFont
} to reset to the default font.
}
2822 \wxheading{See also
}
2824 \helpref{wxWindow::GetFont
}{wxwindowgetfont
},\\
2825 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}
2828 \membersection{wxWindow::SetForegroundColour
}\label{wxwindowsetforegroundcolour
}
2830 \func{virtual void
}{SetForegroundColour
}{\param{const wxColour\&
}{colour
}}
2832 Sets the foreground colour of the window.
2834 Please see
\helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
} for
2835 explanation of the difference between this method and
2836 \helpref{SetOwnForegroundColour
}{wxwindowsetownforegroundcolour
}.
2838 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2840 \docparam{colour
}{The colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass
2841 {\tt wxNullColour
} to reset to the default colour.
}
2845 The interpretation of foreground colour is open to interpretation according
2846 to the window class; it may be the text colour or other colour, or it may not
2849 Using this function will disable attempts to use themes for this
2850 window, if the system supports them. Use with care since usually the
2851 themes represent the appearance chosen by the user to be used for all
2852 applications on the system.
2854 \wxheading{See also
}
2856 \helpref{wxWindow::GetForegroundColour
}{wxwindowgetforegroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2857 \helpref{wxWindow::SetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowsetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2858 \helpref{wxWindow::GetBackgroundColour
}{wxwindowgetbackgroundcolour
},
\rtfsp
2859 \helpref{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours
}{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours
}
2862 \membersection{wxWindow::SetHelpText
}\label{wxwindowsethelptext
}
2864 \func{virtual void
}{SetHelpText
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{helpText
}}
2866 Sets the help text to be used as context-sensitive help for this window.
2868 Note that the text is actually stored by the current
\helpref{wxHelpProvider
}{wxhelpprovider
} implementation,
2869 and not in the window object itself.
2871 \wxheading{See also
}
2873 \helpref{GetHelpText
}{wxwindowgethelptext
},
\helpref{wxHelpProvider
}{wxhelpprovider
}
2876 \membersection{wxWindow::SetId
}\label{wxwindowsetid
}
2878 \func{void
}{SetId
}{\param{int
}{ id
}}
2880 Sets the identifier of the window.
2884 Each window has an integer identifier. If the application has not provided one,
2885 an identifier will be generated. Normally, the identifier should be provided
2886 on creation and should not be modified subsequently.
2888 \wxheading{See also
}
2890 \helpref{wxWindow::GetId
}{wxwindowgetid
},
\rtfsp
2891 \helpref{Window identifiers
}{windowids
}
2895 \membersection{wxWindow::SetLabel
}\label{wxwindowsetlabel
}
2897 \func{virtual void
}{SetLabel
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{label
}}
2899 Sets the window's label.
2901 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2903 \docparam{label
}{The window label.
}
2905 \wxheading{See also
}
2907 \helpref{wxWindow::GetLabel
}{wxwindowgetlabel
}
2910 \membersection{wxWindow::SetName
}\label{wxwindowsetname
}
2912 \func{virtual void
}{SetName
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{name
}}
2914 Sets the window's name.
2916 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2918 \docparam{name
}{A name to set for the window.
}
2920 \wxheading{See also
}
2922 \helpref{wxWindow::GetName
}{wxwindowgetname
}
2925 \membersection{wxWindow::SetPalette
}\label{wxwindowsetpalette
}
2927 \func{virtual void
}{SetPalette
}{\param{wxPalette*
}{palette
}}
2929 Obsolete - use
\helpref{wxDC::SetPalette
}{wxdcsetpalette
} instead.
2932 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollbar
}\label{wxwindowsetscrollbar
}
2934 \func{virtual void
}{SetScrollbar
}{\param{int
}{orientation
},
\param{int
}{position
},
\rtfsp
2935 \param{int
}{thumbSize
},
\param{int
}{range
},
\rtfsp
2936 \param{bool
}{refresh =
{\tt true
}}}
2938 Sets the scrollbar properties of a built-in scrollbar.
2940 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2942 \docparam{orientation
}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
}
2944 \docparam{position
}{The position of the scrollbar in scroll units.
}
2946 \docparam{thumbSize
}{The size of the thumb, or visible portion of the scrollbar, in scroll units.
}
2948 \docparam{range
}{The maximum position of the scrollbar.
}
2950 \docparam{refresh
}{{\tt true
} to redraw the scrollbar,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
}
2954 Let's say you wish to display
50 lines of text, using the same font.
2955 The window is sized so that you can only see
16 lines at a time.
2961 SetScrollbar(wxVERTICAL,
0,
16,
50);
2965 Note that with the window at this size, the thumb position can never go
2966 above
50 minus
16, or
34.
2968 You can determine how many lines are currently visible by dividing the current view
2969 size by the character height in pixels.
2971 When defining your own scrollbar behaviour, you will always need to recalculate
2972 the scrollbar settings when the window size changes. You could therefore put your
2973 scrollbar calculations and SetScrollbar
2974 call into a function named AdjustScrollbars, which can be called initially and also
2975 from your
\helpref{wxSizeEvent
}{wxsizeevent
} handler function.
2977 \wxheading{See also
}
2979 \helpref{Scrolling overview
}{scrollingoverview
},
\rtfsp
2980 \helpref{wxScrollBar
}{wxscrollbar
},
\helpref{wxScrolledWindow
}{wxscrolledwindow
}
2985 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPage
}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpage
}
2987 \func{virtual void
}{SetScrollPage
}{\param{int
}{orientation
},
\param{int
}{pageSize
},
\param{bool
}{refresh =
{\tt true
}}}
2989 Sets the page size of one of the built-in scrollbars.
2991 \wxheading{Parameters
}
2993 \docparam{orientation
}{Determines the scrollbar whose page size is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
}
2995 \docparam{pageSize
}{Page size in scroll units.
}
2997 \docparam{refresh
}{{\tt true
} to redraw the scrollbar,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
}
3001 The page size of a scrollbar is the number of scroll units that the scroll thumb travels when you
3002 click on the area above/left of or below/right of the thumb. Normally you will want a whole visible
3003 page to be scrolled, i.e. the size of the current view (perhaps the window client size). This
3004 value has to be adjusted when the window is resized, since the page size will have changed.
3006 In addition to specifying how far the scroll thumb travels when paging, in Motif and some versions of Windows
3007 the thumb changes size to reflect the page size relative to the length of the
document. When the
3008 document size is only slightly bigger than the current view (window) size, almost all of the scrollbar
3009 will be taken up by the thumb. When the two values become the same, the scrollbar will (on some systems)
3012 Currently, this function should be called before SetPageRange, because of a quirk in the Windows
3013 handling of pages and ranges.
3015 \wxheading{See also
}
3017 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos
}{wxwindowsetscrollpos
},
\rtfsp
3018 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos
}{wxwindowgetscrollpos
},
\rtfsp
3019 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage
}{wxwindowgetscrollpage
},
\rtfsp
3020 \helpref{wxScrollBar
}{wxscrollbar
},
\helpref{wxScrolledWindow
}{wxscrolledwindow
}
3024 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollPos
}\label{wxwindowsetscrollpos
}
3026 \func{virtual void
}{SetScrollPos
}{\param{int
}{orientation
},
\param{int
}{pos
},
\param{bool
}{refresh =
{\tt true
}}}
3028 Sets the position of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3030 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3032 \docparam{orientation
}{Determines the scrollbar whose position is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
}
3034 \docparam{pos
}{Position in scroll units.
}
3036 \docparam{refresh
}{{\tt true
} to redraw the scrollbar,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
}
3040 This function does not directly affect the contents of the window: it is up to the
3041 application to take note of scrollbar attributes and redraw contents accordingly.
3043 \wxheading{See also
}
3045 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollbar
}{wxwindowsetscrollbar
},
\rtfsp
3046 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos
}{wxwindowgetscrollpos
},
\rtfsp
3047 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollThumb
}{wxwindowgetscrollthumb
},
\rtfsp
3048 \helpref{wxScrollBar
}{wxscrollbar
},
\helpref{wxScrolledWindow
}{wxscrolledwindow
}
3053 \membersection{wxWindow::SetScrollRange
}\label{wxwindowsetscrollrange
}
3055 \func{virtual void
}{SetScrollRange
}{\param{int
}{orientation
},
\param{int
}{range
},
\param{bool
}{refresh =
{\tt true
}}}
3057 Sets the range of one of the built-in scrollbars.
3059 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3061 \docparam{orientation
}{Determines the scrollbar whose range is to be set. May be wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL.
}
3063 \docparam{range
}{Scroll range.
}
3065 \docparam{refresh
}{{\tt true
} to redraw the scrollbar,
{\tt false
} otherwise.
}
3069 The range of a scrollbar is the number of steps that the thumb may travel, rather than the total
3070 object length of the scrollbar. If you are implementing a scrolling window, for example, you
3071 would adjust the scroll range when the window is resized, by subtracting the window view size from the
3072 total virtual window size. When the two sizes are the same (all the window is visible), the range goes to zero
3073 and usually the scrollbar will be automatically hidden.
3075 \wxheading{See also
}
3077 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPos
}{wxwindowsetscrollpos
},
\rtfsp
3078 \helpref{wxWindow::SetScrollPage
}{wxwindowsetscrollpage
},
\rtfsp
3079 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPos
}{wxwindowgetscrollpos
},
\rtfsp
3080 \helpref{wxWindow::GetScrollPage
}{wxwindowgetscrollpage
},
\rtfsp
3081 \helpref{wxScrollBar
}{wxscrollbar
},
\helpref{wxScrolledWindow
}{wxscrolledwindow
}
3085 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSize
}\label{wxwindowsetsize
}
3087 \func{virtual void
}{SetSize
}{\param{int
}{ x
},
\param{int
}{ y
},
\param{int
}{ width
},
\param{int
}{ height
},
3088 \param{int
}{ sizeFlags = wxSIZE
\_AUTO}}
3090 \func{virtual void
}{SetSize
}{\param{const wxRect\&
}{ rect
}}
3092 Sets the size and position of the window in pixels.
3094 \func{virtual void
}{SetSize
}{\param{int
}{ width
},
\param{int
}{ height
}}
3096 \func{virtual void
}{SetSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ size
}}
3098 Sets the size of the window in pixels.
3100 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3102 \docparam{x
}{Required x position in pixels, or -
1 to indicate that the existing
3103 value should be used.
}
3105 \docparam{y
}{Required y position in pixels, or -
1 to indicate that the existing
3106 value should be used.
}
3108 \docparam{width
}{Required width in pixels, or -
1 to indicate that the existing
3109 value should be used.
}
3111 \docparam{height
}{Required height position in pixels, or -
1 to indicate that the existing
3112 value should be used.
}
3114 \docparam{size
}{\helpref{wxSize
}{wxsize
} object for setting the size.
}
3116 \docparam{rect
}{\helpref{wxRect
}{wxrect
} object for setting the position and size.
}
3118 \docparam{sizeFlags
}{Indicates the interpretation of other parameters. It is a bit list of the following:
3120 {\bf wxSIZE
\_AUTO\_WIDTH}: a -
1 width value is taken to indicate
3121 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3122 {\bf wxSIZE
\_AUTO\_HEIGHT}: a -
1 height value is taken to indicate
3123 a wxWidgets-supplied default width.\\
3124 {\bf wxSIZE
\_AUTO}: -
1 size values are taken to indicate
3125 a wxWidgets-supplied default size.\\
3126 {\bf wxSIZE
\_USE\_EXISTING}: existing dimensions should be used
3127 if -
1 values are supplied.\\
3128 {\bf wxSIZE
\_ALLOW\_MINUS\_ONE}: allow dimensions of -
1 and less to be interpreted
3129 as real dimensions, not default values.
3134 The second form is a convenience for calling the first form with default
3135 x and y parameters, and must be used with non-default width and height values.
3137 The first form sets the position and optionally size, of the window.
3138 Parameters may be -
1 to indicate either that a default should be supplied
3139 by wxWidgets, or that the current value of the dimension should be used.
3141 \wxheading{See also
}
3143 \helpref{wxWindow::Move
}{wxwindowmove
}
3145 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
3146 implements the following methods:
\par
3147 \indented{2cm
}{\begin{twocollist
}
3148 \twocolitem{{\bf SetDimensions(x, y, width, height, sizeFlags=wxSIZE
\_AUTO)
}}{}
3149 \twocolitem{{\bf SetSize(size)
}}{}
3150 \twocolitem{{\bf SetPosition(point)
}}{}
3155 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizeHints
}\label{wxwindowsetsizehints
}
3157 \func{virtual void
}{SetSizeHints
}{\param{int
}{ minW=-
1},
\param{int
}{ minH=-
1},
\param{int
}{ maxW=-
1},
\param{int
}{ maxH=-
1},
3158 \param{int
}{ incW=-
1},
\param{int
}{ incH=-
1}}
3160 \func{void
}{SetSizeHints
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ minSize
},
3161 \param{const wxSize\&
}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize
},
\param{const wxSize\&
}{ incSize=wxDefaultSize
}}
3164 Allows specification of minimum and maximum window sizes, and window size increments.
3165 If a pair of values is not set (or set to -
1), the default values will be used.
3167 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3169 \docparam{minW
}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.
}
3171 \docparam{minH
}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.
}
3173 \docparam{maxW
}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.
}
3175 \docparam{maxH
}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.
}
3177 \docparam{incW
}{Specifies the increment for sizing the width (Motif/Xt only).
}
3179 \docparam{incH
}{Specifies the increment for sizing the height (Motif/Xt only).
}
3181 \docparam{minSize
}{Minimum size.
}
3183 \docparam{maxSize
}{Maximum size.
}
3185 \docparam{incSize
}{Increment size (Motif/Xt only).
}
3189 If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the window outside the
3192 The resizing increments are only significant under Motif or Xt.
3195 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizer
}\label{wxwindowsetsizer
}
3197 \func{void
}{SetSizer
}{\param{wxSizer*
}{sizer
},
\param{bool
}{deleteOld=true
}}
3199 Sets the window to have the given layout sizer. The window
3200 will then own the object, and will take care of its deletion.
3201 If an existing layout constraints object is already owned by the
3202 window, it will be deleted if the deleteOld parameter is true.
3204 Note that this function will also call
3205 \helpref{SetAutoLayout
}{wxwindowsetautolayout
} implicitly with
{\tt true
}
3206 parameter if the
{\it sizer
}\/ is non-NULL and
{\tt false
} otherwise.
3208 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3210 \docparam{sizer
}{The sizer to set. Pass NULL to disassociate and conditionally delete
3211 the window's sizer. See below.
}
3213 \docparam{deleteOld
}{If true (the default), this will delete any prexisting sizer.
3214 Pass false if you wish to handle deleting the old sizer yourself.
}
3218 SetSizer now enables and disables Layout automatically, but prior to wxWidgets
2.3.3
3219 the following applied:
3221 You must call
\helpref{wxWindow::SetAutoLayout
}{wxwindowsetautolayout
} to tell a window to use
3222 the sizer automatically in OnSize; otherwise, you must override OnSize and call Layout()
3223 explicitly. When setting both a wxSizer and a
\helpref{wxLayoutConstraints
}{wxlayoutconstraints
},
3224 only the sizer will have effect.
3227 \membersection{wxWindow::SetSizerAndFit
}\label{wxwindowsetsizerandfit
}
3229 \func{void
}{SetSizerAndFit
}{\param{wxSizer*
}{sizer
},
\param{bool
}{deleteOld=true
}}
3231 The same as
\helpref{SetSizer
}{wxwindowsetsizer
}, except it also sets the size hints
3232 for the window based on the sizer's minimum size.
3235 \membersection{wxWindow::SetTitle
}\label{wxwindowsettitle
}
3237 \func{virtual void
}{SetTitle
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{title
}}
3239 Sets the window's title. Applicable only to frames and dialogs.
3241 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3243 \docparam{title
}{The window's title.
}
3245 \wxheading{See also
}
3247 \helpref{wxWindow::GetTitle
}{wxwindowgettitle
}
3250 \membersection{wxWindow::SetThemeEnabled
}\label{wxwindowsetthemeenabled
}
3252 \func{virtual void
}{SetThemeEnabled
}{\param{bool
}{enable
}}
3254 This function tells a window if it should use the system's "theme" code
3255 to draw the windows' background instead if its own background drawing
3256 code. This does not always have any effect since the underlying platform
3257 obviously needs to support the notion of themes in user defined windows.
3258 One such platform is GTK+ where windows can have (very colourful) backgrounds
3259 defined by a user's selected theme.
3261 Dialogs, notebook pages and the status bar have this flag set to true
3262 by default so that the default look and feel is simulated best.
3265 \membersection{wxWindow::SetToolTip
}\label{wxwindowsettooltip
}
3267 \func{void
}{SetToolTip
}{\param{const wxString\&
}{tip
}}
3269 \func{void
}{SetToolTip
}{\param{wxToolTip*
}{tip
}}
3271 Attach a tooltip to the window.
3273 See also:
\helpref{GetToolTip
}{wxwindowgettooltip
},
3274 \helpref{wxToolTip
}{wxtooltip
}
3277 \membersection{wxWindow::SetValidator
}\label{wxwindowsetvalidator
}
3279 \func{virtual void
}{SetValidator
}{\param{const wxValidator\&
}{ validator
}}
3281 Deletes the current validator (if any) and sets the window validator, having called wxValidator::Clone to
3282 create a new validator of this type.
3285 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSize
}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsize
}
3287 \func{void
}{SetVirtualSize
}{\param{int
}{ width
},
\param{int
}{ height
}}
3289 \func{void
}{SetVirtualSize
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ size
}}
3291 Sets the virtual size of the window in pixels.
3294 \membersection{wxWindow::SetVirtualSizeHints
}\label{wxwindowsetvirtualsizehints
}
3296 \func{virtual void
}{SetVirtualSizeHints
}{\param{int
}{ minW
},
\param{int
}{ minH
},
\param{int
}{ maxW=-
1},
\param{int
}{ maxH=-
1}}
3298 \func{void
}{SetVirtualSizeHints
}{\param{const wxSize\&
}{ minSize=wxDefaultSize
},
3299 \param{const wxSize\&
}{ maxSize=wxDefaultSize
}}
3302 Allows specification of minimum and maximum virtual window sizes.
3303 If a pair of values is not set (or set to -
1), the default values
3306 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3308 \docparam{minW
}{Specifies the minimum width allowable.
}
3310 \docparam{minH
}{Specifies the minimum height allowable.
}
3312 \docparam{maxW
}{Specifies the maximum width allowable.
}
3314 \docparam{maxH
}{Specifies the maximum height allowable.
}
3316 \docparam{minSize
}{Minimum size.
}
3318 \docparam{maxSize
}{Maximum size.
}
3322 If this function is called, the user will not be able to size the virtual area
3323 of the window outside the given bounds.
3326 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyle
}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyle
}
3328 \func{void
}{SetWindowStyle
}{\param{long
}{ style
}}
3330 Identical to
\helpref{SetWindowStyleFlag
}{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag
}.
3333 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowStyleFlag
}\label{wxwindowsetwindowstyleflag
}
3335 \func{virtual void
}{SetWindowStyleFlag
}{\param{long
}{ style
}}
3337 Sets the style of the window. Please note that some styles cannot be changed
3338 after the window creation and that
\helpref{Refresh()
}{wxwindowrefresh
} might
3339 be called after changing the others for the change to take place immediately.
3341 See
\helpref{Window styles
}{windowstyles
} for more information about flags.
3343 \wxheading{See also
}
3345 \helpref{GetWindowStyleFlag
}{wxwindowgetwindowstyleflag
}
3348 \membersection{wxWindow::SetWindowVariant
}\label{wxwindowsetwindowvariant
}
3350 \func{void
}{SetWindowVariant
}{\param{wxWindowVariant
}{variant
}}
3352 This function can be called under all platforms but only does anything under
3353 Mac OS X
10.3+ currently. Under this system, each of the standard control can
3354 exist in several sizes which correspond to the elements of wxWindowVariant
3357 enum wxWindowVariant
3359 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL, // Normal size
3360 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL, // Smaller size (about
25 % smaller than normal )
3361 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_MINI, // Mini size (about
33 % smaller than normal )
3362 wxWINDOW_VARIANT_LARGE, // Large size (about
25 % larger than normal )
3366 By default the controls use the normal size, of course, but this function can
3367 be used to change this.
3370 \membersection{wxWindow::ShouldInheritColours
}\label{wxwindowshouldinheritcolours
}
3372 \func{virtual bool
}{ShouldInheritColours
}{\void}
3374 Return
\true from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by
3375 \helpref{InheritAttributes
}{wxwindowinheritattributes
}, returning
\false
3376 forbids inheriting them from the parent window.
3378 The base class version returns
\false, but this method is overridden in
3379 \helpref{wxControl
}{wxcontrol
} where it returns
\true.
3382 \membersection{wxWindow::Show
}\label{wxwindowshow
}
3384 \func{virtual bool
}{Show
}{\param{bool
}{ show =
{\tt true
}}}
3386 Shows or hides the window. You may need to call
\helpref{Raise
}{wxwindowraise
}
3387 for a top level window if you want to bring it to top, although this is not
3388 needed if Show() is called immediately after the frame creation.
3390 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3392 \docparam{show
}{If
{\tt true
} displays the window. Otherwise, hides it.
}
3394 \wxheading{Return value
}
3396 {\tt true
} if the window has been shown or hidden or
{\tt false
} if nothing was
3397 done because it already was in the requested state.
3399 \wxheading{See also
}
3401 \helpref{wxWindow::IsShown
}{wxwindowisshown
}
3405 \membersection{wxWindow::Thaw
}\label{wxwindowthaw
}
3407 \func{virtual void
}{Thaw
}{\void}
3409 Reenables window updating after a previous call to
3410 \helpref{Freeze
}{wxwindowfreeze
}. To really thaw the control, it must be called
3411 exactly the same number of times as
\helpref{Freeze
}{wxwindowfreeze
}.
3414 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow
}\label{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow
}
3416 \func{virtual bool
}{TransferDataFromWindow
}{\void}
3418 Transfers values from child controls to data areas specified by their validators. Returns
3419 {\tt false
} if a transfer failed.
3421 If the window has
{\tt wxWS
\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3422 the method will also call TransferDataFromWindow() of all child windows.
3424 \wxheading{See also
}
3426 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow
}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow
},
\rtfsp
3427 \helpref{wxValidator
}{wxvalidator
},
\helpref{wxWindow::Validate
}{wxwindowvalidate
}
3430 \membersection{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow
}\label{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow
}
3432 \func{virtual bool
}{TransferDataToWindow
}{\void}
3434 Transfers values to child controls from data areas specified by their validators.
3436 If the window has
{\tt wxWS
\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3437 the method will also call TransferDataToWindow() of all child windows.
3439 \wxheading{Return value
}
3441 Returns
{\tt false
} if a transfer failed.
3443 \wxheading{See also
}
3445 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow
}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow
},
\rtfsp
3446 \helpref{wxValidator
}{wxvalidator
},
\helpref{wxWindow::Validate
}{wxwindowvalidate
}
3449 \membersection{wxWindow::UnregisterHotKey
}\label{wxwindowunregisterhotkey
}
3451 \func{bool
}{UnregisterHotKey
}{\param{int
}{ hotkeyId
}}
3453 Unregisters a system wide hotkey.
3455 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3457 \docparam{hotkeyId
}{Numeric identifier of the hotkey. Must be the same id that was passed to RegisterHotKey.
}
3459 \wxheading{Return value
}
3461 {\tt true
} if the hotkey was unregistered successfully,
{\tt false
} if the id was invalid.
3465 This function is currently only implemented under MSW.
3467 \wxheading{See also
}
3469 \helpref{wxWindow::RegisterHotKey
}{wxwindowregisterhotkey
}
3472 \membersection{wxWindow::Update
}\label{wxwindowupdate
}
3474 \func{virtual void
}{Update
}{\void}
3476 Calling this method immediately repaints the invalidated area of the window
3477 while this would usually only happen when the flow of control returns to the
3478 event loop. Notice that this function doesn't refresh the window and does
3479 nothing if the window hadn't been already repainted. Use
3480 \helpref{Refresh
}{wxwindowrefresh
} first if you want to immediately redraw the
3481 window unconditionally.
3484 \membersection{wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI
}\label{wxwindowupdatewindowui
}
3486 \func{virtual void
}{UpdateWindowUI
}{\param{long
}{ flags = wxUPDATE
\_UI\_NONE}}
3488 This function sends
\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvents
}{wxupdateuievent
} to
3489 the window. The particular implementation depends on the window; for
3490 example a wxToolBar will send an update UI event for each toolbar button,
3491 and a wxFrame will send an update UI event for each menubar menu item.
3492 You can call this function from your application to ensure that your
3493 UI is up-to-date at this point (as far as your wxUpdateUIEvent handlers
3494 are concerned). This may be necessary if you have called
3495 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode
}{wxupdateuieventsetmode
} or
3496 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval
}{wxupdateuieventsetupdateinterval
} to
3497 limit the overhead that wxWidgets incurs by sending update UI events in idle time.
3499 {\it flags
} should be a bitlist of one or more of the following values.
3504 wxUPDATE_UI_NONE =
0x0000, // No particular value
3505 wxUPDATE_UI_RECURSE =
0x0001, // Call the function for descendants
3506 wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE =
0x0002 // Invoked from On(Internal)Idle
3510 If you are calling this function from an OnInternalIdle or OnIdle
3511 function, make sure you pass the wxUPDATE
\_UI\_FROMIDLE flag, since
3512 this tells the window to only update the UI elements that need
3513 to be updated in idle time. Some windows update their elements
3514 only when necessary, for example when a menu is about to be shown.
3515 The following is an example of how to call UpdateWindowUI from
3519 void MyWindow::OnInternalIdle()
3521 if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
3522 UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
3526 \wxheading{See also
}
3528 \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent
}{wxupdateuievent
},
3529 \helpref{wxWindow::DoUpdateWindowUI
}{wxwindowdoupdatewindowui
},
3530 \helpref{wxWindow::OnInternalIdle
}{wxwindowoninternalidle
}
3533 \membersection{wxWindow::Validate
}\label{wxwindowvalidate
}
3535 \func{virtual bool
}{Validate
}{\void}
3537 Validates the current values of the child controls using their validators.
3539 If the window has
{\tt wxWS
\_EX\_VALIDATE\_RECURSIVELY} extra style flag set,
3540 the method will also call Validate() of all child windows.
3542 \wxheading{Return value
}
3544 Returns
{\tt false
} if any of the validations failed.
3546 \wxheading{See also
}
3548 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataFromWindow
}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow
},
\rtfsp
3549 \helpref{wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow
}{wxwindowtransferdatatowindow
},
\rtfsp
3550 \helpref{wxValidator
}{wxvalidator
}
3553 \membersection{wxWindow::WarpPointer
}\label{wxwindowwarppointer
}
3555 \func{void
}{WarpPointer
}{\param{int
}{ x
},
\param{int
}{ y
}}
3557 Moves the pointer to the given position on the window.
3559 {\bf NB:
} This function is not supported under Mac because Apple Human
3560 Interface Guidelines forbid moving the mouse cursor programmatically.
3562 \wxheading{Parameters
}
3564 \docparam{x
}{The new x position for the cursor.
}
3566 \docparam{y
}{The new y position for the cursor.
}