1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: interface of wxEvtHandler, wxEventBlocker and many
4 // wxEvent-derived classes
5 // Author: wxWidgets team
7 // Licence: wxWindows licence
8 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11 The predefined constants for the number of times we propagate event
12 upwards window child-parent chain.
14 enum wxEventPropagation
16 /// don't propagate it at all
17 wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_NONE
= 0,
19 /// propagate it until it is processed
20 wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX
= INT_MAX
24 The different categories for a wxEvent; see wxEvent::GetEventCategory.
26 @note They are used as OR-combinable flags by wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor.
31 This is the category for those events which are generated to update
32 the appearance of the GUI but which (usually) do not comport data
33 processing, i.e. which do not provide input or output data
34 (e.g. size events, scroll events, etc).
35 They are events NOT directly generated by the user's input devices.
37 wxEVT_CATEGORY_UI
= 1,
40 This category groups those events which are generated directly from the
41 user through input devices like mouse and keyboard and usually result in
42 data to be processed from the application
43 (e.g. mouse clicks, key presses, etc).
45 wxEVT_CATEGORY_USER_INPUT
= 2,
47 /// This category is for wxSocketEvent
48 wxEVT_CATEGORY_SOCKET
= 4,
50 /// This category is for wxTimerEvent
51 wxEVT_CATEGORY_TIMER
= 8,
54 This category is for any event used to send notifications from the
55 secondary threads to the main one or in general for notifications among
56 different threads (which may or may not be user-generated).
57 See e.g. wxThreadEvent.
59 wxEVT_CATEGORY_THREAD
= 16,
62 This mask is used in wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor to specify that all event
63 categories should be processed.
66 wxEVT_CATEGORY_UI
|wxEVT_CATEGORY_USER_INPUT
|wxEVT_CATEGORY_SOCKET
| \
67 wxEVT_CATEGORY_TIMER
|wxEVT_CATEGORY_THREAD
73 An event is a structure holding information about an event passed to a
74 callback or member function.
76 wxEvent used to be a multipurpose event object, and is an abstract base class
77 for other event classes (see below).
79 For more information about events, see the @ref overview_events overview.
82 In wxPerl custom event classes should be derived from
83 @c Wx::PlEvent and @c Wx::PlCommandEvent.
89 @see wxCommandEvent, wxMouseEvent
91 class wxEvent
: public wxObject
97 Notice that events are usually created by wxWidgets itself and creating
98 e.g. a wxPaintEvent in your code and sending it to e.g. a wxTextCtrl
99 will not usually affect it at all as native controls have no specific
100 knowledge about wxWidgets events. However you may construct objects of
101 specific types and pass them to wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent() if you
102 want to create your own custom control and want to process its events
103 in the same manner as the standard ones.
105 Also please notice that the order of parameters in this constructor is
106 different from almost all the derived classes which specify the event
107 type as the first argument.
110 The identifier of the object (window, timer, ...) which generated
113 The unique type of event, e.g. @c wxEVT_PAINT, @c wxEVT_SIZE or
114 @c wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED.
116 wxEvent(int id
= 0, wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
);
119 Returns a copy of the event.
121 Any event that is posted to the wxWidgets event system for later action
122 (via wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent, wxEvtHandler::QueueEvent or wxPostEvent())
123 must implement this method.
125 All wxWidgets events fully implement this method, but any derived events
126 implemented by the user should also implement this method just in case they
127 (or some event derived from them) are ever posted.
129 All wxWidgets events implement a copy constructor, so the easiest way of
130 implementing the Clone function is to implement a copy constructor for
131 a new event (call it MyEvent) and then define the Clone function like this:
134 wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }
137 virtual wxEvent
* Clone() const = 0;
140 Returns the object (usually a window) associated with the event, if any.
142 wxObject
* GetEventObject() const;
145 Returns the identifier of the given event type, such as @c wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED.
147 wxEventType
GetEventType() const;
150 Returns a generic category for this event.
151 wxEvent implementation returns @c wxEVT_CATEGORY_UI by default.
153 This function is used to selectively process events in wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor.
155 virtual wxEventCategory
GetEventCategory() const;
158 Returns the identifier associated with this event, such as a button command id.
163 Returns @true if the event handler should be skipped, @false otherwise.
165 bool GetSkipped() const;
168 Gets the timestamp for the event. The timestamp is the time in milliseconds
169 since some fixed moment (not necessarily the standard Unix Epoch, so only
170 differences between the timestamps and not their absolute values usually make sense).
173 wxWidgets returns a non-NULL timestamp only for mouse and key events
174 (see wxMouseEvent and wxKeyEvent).
176 long GetTimestamp() const;
179 Returns @true if the event is or is derived from wxCommandEvent else it returns @false.
181 @note exists only for optimization purposes.
183 bool IsCommandEvent() const;
186 Sets the propagation level to the given value (for example returned from an
187 earlier call to wxEvent::StopPropagation).
189 void ResumePropagation(int propagationLevel
);
192 Sets the originating object.
194 void SetEventObject(wxObject
* object
);
199 void SetEventType(wxEventType type
);
202 Sets the identifier associated with this event, such as a button command id.
207 Sets the timestamp for the event.
209 void SetTimestamp(long timeStamp
= 0);
212 Test if this event should be propagated or not, i.e. if the propagation level
213 is currently greater than 0.
215 bool ShouldPropagate() const;
218 This method can be used inside an event handler to control whether further
219 event handlers bound to this event will be called after the current one returns.
221 Without Skip() (or equivalently if Skip(@false) is used), the event will not
222 be processed any more. If Skip(@true) is called, the event processing system
223 continues searching for a further handler function for this event, even though
224 it has been processed already in the current handler.
226 In general, it is recommended to skip all non-command events to allow the
227 default handling to take place. The command events are, however, normally not
228 skipped as usually a single command such as a button click or menu item
229 selection must only be processed by one handler.
231 void Skip(bool skip
= true);
234 Stop the event from propagating to its parent window.
236 Returns the old propagation level value which may be later passed to
237 ResumePropagation() to allow propagating the event again.
239 int StopPropagation();
243 Indicates how many levels the event can propagate.
245 This member is protected and should typically only be set in the constructors
246 of the derived classes. It may be temporarily changed by StopPropagation()
247 and ResumePropagation() and tested with ShouldPropagate().
249 The initial value is set to either @c wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_NONE (by default)
250 meaning that the event shouldn't be propagated at all or to
251 @c wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX (for command events) meaning that it should be
252 propagated as much as necessary.
254 Any positive number means that the event should be propagated but no more than
255 the given number of times. E.g. the propagation level may be set to 1 to
256 propagate the event to its parent only, but not to its grandparent.
258 int m_propagationLevel
;
262 @class wxEventBlocker
264 This class is a special event handler which allows to discard
265 any event (or a set of event types) directed to a specific window.
270 void MyWindow::DoSomething()
273 // block all events directed to this window while
274 // we do the 1000 FunctionWhichSendsEvents() calls
275 wxEventBlocker blocker(this);
277 for ( int i = 0; i 1000; i++ )
278 FunctionWhichSendsEvents(i);
280 } // ~wxEventBlocker called, old event handler is restored
282 // the event generated by this call will be processed:
283 FunctionWhichSendsEvents(0)
290 @see @ref overview_events_processing, wxEvtHandler
292 class wxEventBlocker
: public wxEvtHandler
296 Constructs the blocker for the given window and for the given event type.
298 If @a type is @c wxEVT_ANY, then all events for that window are blocked.
299 You can call Block() after creation to add other event types to the list
302 Note that the @a win window @b must remain alive until the
303 wxEventBlocker object destruction.
305 wxEventBlocker(wxWindow
* win
, wxEventType type
= -1);
308 Destructor. The blocker will remove itself from the chain of event handlers for
309 the window provided in the constructor, thus restoring normal processing of events.
311 virtual ~wxEventBlocker();
314 Adds to the list of event types which should be blocked the given @a eventType.
316 void Block(wxEventType eventType
);
322 Helper class to temporarily change an event to not propagate.
324 class wxPropagationDisabler
327 wxPropagationDisabler(wxEvent
& event
);
328 ~wxPropagationDisabler();
333 Helper class to temporarily lower propagation level.
335 class wxPropagateOnce
338 wxPropagateOnce(wxEvent
& event
);
347 A class that can handle events from the windowing system.
348 wxWindow is (and therefore all window classes are) derived from this class.
350 When events are received, wxEvtHandler invokes the method listed in the
351 event table using itself as the object. When using multiple inheritance
352 <b>it is imperative that the wxEvtHandler(-derived) class is the first
353 class inherited</b> such that the @c this pointer for the overall object
354 will be identical to the @c this pointer of the wxEvtHandler portion.
359 @see @ref overview_events_processing, wxEventBlocker, wxEventLoopBase
361 class wxEvtHandler
: public wxObject
, public wxTrackable
372 If the handler is part of a chain, the destructor will unlink itself
375 virtual ~wxEvtHandler();
379 @name Event queuing and processing
384 Queue event for a later processing.
386 This method is similar to ProcessEvent() but while the latter is
387 synchronous, i.e. the event is processed immediately, before the
388 function returns, this one is asynchronous and returns immediately
389 while the event will be processed at some later time (usually during
390 the next event loop iteration).
392 Another important difference is that this method takes ownership of the
393 @a event parameter, i.e. it will delete it itself. This implies that
394 the event should be allocated on the heap and that the pointer can't be
395 used any more after the function returns (as it can be deleted at any
398 QueueEvent() can be used for inter-thread communication from the worker
399 threads to the main thread, it is safe in the sense that it uses
400 locking internally and avoids the problem mentioned in AddPendingEvent()
401 documentation by ensuring that the @a event object is not used by the
402 calling thread any more. Care should still be taken to avoid that some
403 fields of this object are used by it, notably any wxString members of
404 the event object must not be shallow copies of another wxString object
405 as this would result in them still using the same string buffer behind
406 the scenes. For example:
408 void FunctionInAWorkerThread(const wxString& str)
410 wxCommandEvent* evt = new wxCommandEvent;
412 // NOT evt->SetString(str) as this would be a shallow copy
413 evt->SetString(str.c_str()); // make a deep copy
415 wxTheApp->QueueEvent( evt );
419 Note that you can use wxThreadEvent instead of wxCommandEvent
420 to avoid this problem:
422 void FunctionInAWorkerThread(const wxString& str)
427 // wxThreadEvent::Clone() makes sure that the internal wxString
428 // member is not shared by other wxString instances:
429 wxTheApp->QueueEvent( evt.Clone() );
433 Finally notice that this method automatically wakes up the event loop
434 if it is currently idle by calling ::wxWakeUpIdle() so there is no need
435 to do it manually when using it.
440 A heap-allocated event to be queued, QueueEvent() takes ownership
441 of it. This parameter shouldn't be @c NULL.
443 virtual void QueueEvent(wxEvent
*event
);
446 Post an event to be processed later.
448 This function is similar to QueueEvent() but can't be used to post
449 events from worker threads for the event objects with wxString fields
450 (i.e. in practice most of them) because of an unsafe use of the same
451 wxString object which happens because the wxString field in the
452 original @a event object and its copy made internally by this function
453 share the same string buffer internally. Use QueueEvent() to avoid
456 A copy of @a event is made by the function, so the original can be deleted
457 as soon as function returns (it is common that the original is created
458 on the stack). This requires that the wxEvent::Clone() method be
459 implemented by event so that it can be duplicated and stored until it
463 Event to add to the pending events queue.
465 virtual void AddPendingEvent(const wxEvent
& event
);
468 Processes an event, searching event tables and calling zero or more suitable
469 event handler function(s).
471 Normally, your application would not call this function: it is called in the
472 wxWidgets implementation to dispatch incoming user interface events to the
473 framework (and application).
475 However, you might need to call it if implementing new functionality
476 (such as a new control) where you define new event types, as opposed to
477 allowing the user to override virtual functions.
479 Notice that you don't usually need to override ProcessEvent() to
480 customize the event handling, overriding the specially provided
481 TryBefore() and TryAfter() functions is usually enough. For example,
482 wxMDIParentFrame may override TryBefore() to ensure that the menu
483 events are processed in the active child frame before being processed
484 in the parent frame itself.
486 The normal order of event table searching is as follows:
487 -# wxApp::FilterEvent() is called. If it returns anything but @c -1
488 (default) the processing stops here.
489 -# TryBefore() is called (this is where wxValidator are taken into
490 account for wxWindow objects). If this returns @true, the function exits.
491 -# If the object is disabled (via a call to wxEvtHandler::SetEvtHandlerEnabled)
492 the function skips to step (7).
493 -# Dynamic event table of the handlers bound using Bind<>() is
494 searched. If a handler is found, it is executed and the function
495 returns @true unless the handler used wxEvent::Skip() to indicate
496 that it didn't handle the event in which case the search continues.
497 -# Static events table of the handlers bound using event table
498 macros is searched for this event handler. If this fails, the base
499 class event table is tried, and so on until no more tables
500 exist or an appropriate function was found. If a handler is found,
501 the same logic as in the previous step applies.
502 -# The search is applied down the entire chain of event handlers (usually the
503 chain has a length of one). This chain can be formed using wxEvtHandler::SetNextHandler():
504 @image html overview_events_chain.png
505 (referring to the image, if @c A->ProcessEvent is called and it doesn't handle
506 the event, @c B->ProcessEvent will be called and so on...).
507 Note that in the case of wxWindow you can build a stack of event handlers
508 (see wxWindow::PushEventHandler() for more info).
509 If any of the handlers of the chain return @true, the function exits.
510 -# TryAfter() is called: for the wxWindow object this may propagate the
511 event to the window parent (recursively). If the event is still not
512 processed, ProcessEvent() on wxTheApp object is called as the last
515 Notice that steps (2)-(6) are performed in ProcessEventLocally()
516 which is called by this function.
521 @true if a suitable event handler function was found and executed,
522 and the function did not call wxEvent::Skip.
524 @see SearchEventTable()
526 virtual bool ProcessEvent(wxEvent
& event
);
529 Try to process the event in this handler and all those chained to it.
531 As explained in ProcessEvent() documentation, the event handlers may be
532 chained in a doubly-linked list. This function tries to process the
533 event in this handler (including performing any pre-processing done in
534 TryBefore(), e.g. applying validators) and all those following it in
535 the chain until the event is processed or the chain is exhausted.
537 This function is called from ProcessEvent() and, in turn, calls
538 TryBefore() and TryAfter(). It is not virtual and so cannot be
539 overridden but can, and should, be called to forward an event to
540 another handler instead of ProcessEvent() which would result in a
541 duplicate call to TryAfter(), e.g. resulting in all unprocessed events
542 being sent to the application object multiple times.
549 @true if this handler of one of those chained to it processed the
552 bool ProcessEventLocally(wxEvent
& event
);
555 Processes an event by calling ProcessEvent() and handles any exceptions
556 that occur in the process.
557 If an exception is thrown in event handler, wxApp::OnExceptionInMainLoop is called.
562 @return @true if the event was processed, @false if no handler was found
563 or an exception was thrown.
565 @see wxWindow::HandleWindowEvent
567 bool SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent
& event
);
570 Processes the pending events previously queued using QueueEvent() or
571 AddPendingEvent(); you must call this function only if you are sure
572 there are pending events for this handler, otherwise a @c wxCHECK
575 The real processing still happens in ProcessEvent() which is called by this
578 Note that this function needs a valid application object (see
579 wxAppConsole::GetInstance()) because wxApp holds the list of the event
580 handlers with pending events and this function manipulates that list.
582 void ProcessPendingEvents();
585 Deletes all events queued on this event handler using QueueEvent() or
588 Use with care because the events which are deleted are (obviously) not
589 processed and this may have unwanted consequences (e.g. user actions events
592 void DeletePendingEvents();
595 Searches the event table, executing an event handler function if an appropriate
599 Event table to be searched.
601 Event to be matched against an event table entry.
603 @return @true if a suitable event handler function was found and
604 executed, and the function did not call wxEvent::Skip.
606 @remarks This function looks through the object's event table and tries
607 to find an entry that will match the event.
608 An entry will match if:
609 @li The event type matches, and
610 @li the identifier or identifier range matches, or the event table
611 entry's identifier is zero.
613 If a suitable function is called but calls wxEvent::Skip, this
614 function will fail, and searching will continue.
616 @todo this function in the header is listed as an "implementation only" function;
617 are we sure we want to document it?
621 virtual bool SearchEventTable(wxEventTable
& table
,
628 @name Connecting and disconnecting
633 Connects the given function dynamically with the event handler, id and
636 Notice that Bind() provides a more flexible and safer way to do the
637 same thing as Connect(), please use it in any new code -- while
638 Connect() is not formally deprecated due to its existing widespread
639 usage, it has no advantages compared to Bind().
641 This is an alternative to the use of static event tables. It is more
642 flexible as it allows to connect events generated by some object to an
643 event handler defined in a different object of a different class (which
644 is impossible to do directly with the event tables -- the events can be
645 only handled in another object if they are propagated upwards to it).
646 Do make sure to specify the correct @a eventSink when connecting to an
647 event of a different object.
649 See @ref overview_events_bind for more detailed explanation
650 of this function and the @ref page_samples_event sample for usage
653 This specific overload allows you to connect an event handler to a @e range
655 Do not confuse @e source IDs with event @e types: source IDs identify the
656 event generator objects (typically wxMenuItem or wxWindow objects) while the
657 event @e type identify which type of events should be handled by the
658 given @e function (an event generator object may generate many different
662 The first ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
665 The last ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
668 The event type to be associated with this event handler.
670 The event handler function. Note that this function should
671 be explicitly converted to the correct type which can be done using a macro
672 called @c wxFooEventHandler for the handler for any @c wxFooEvent.
674 Data to be associated with the event table entry.
676 Object whose member function should be called. It must be specified
677 when connecting an event generated by one object to a member
678 function of a different object. If it is omitted, @c this is used.
681 In wxPerl this function takes 4 arguments: @a id, @a lastid,
682 @a type, @a method; if @a method is undef, the handler is
688 void Connect(int id
, int lastId
, wxEventType eventType
,
689 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
690 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
691 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
694 See the Connect(int, int, wxEventType, wxObjectEventFunction, wxObject*, wxEvtHandler*)
695 overload for more info.
697 This overload can be used to attach an event handler to a single source ID:
701 frame->Connect( wxID_EXIT,
702 wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED,
703 wxCommandEventHandler(MyFrame::OnQuit) );
707 Not supported by wxPerl.
710 void Connect(int id
, wxEventType eventType
,
711 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
712 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
713 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
716 See the Connect(int, int, wxEventType, wxObjectEventFunction, wxObject*, wxEvtHandler*)
717 overload for more info.
719 This overload will connect the given event handler so that regardless of the
720 ID of the event source, the handler will be called.
723 Not supported by wxPerl.
726 void Connect(wxEventType eventType
,
727 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
728 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
729 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
732 Disconnects the given function dynamically from the event handler, using the
733 specified parameters as search criteria and returning @true if a matching
734 function has been found and removed.
736 This method can only disconnect functions which have been added using the
737 Connect() method. There is no way to disconnect functions connected using
738 the (static) event tables.
741 The event type associated with this event handler.
743 The event handler function.
745 Data associated with the event table entry.
747 Object whose member function should be called.
750 Not supported by wxPerl.
753 bool Disconnect(wxEventType eventType
,
754 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
755 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
756 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
759 See the Disconnect(wxEventType, wxObjectEventFunction, wxObject*, wxEvtHandler*)
760 overload for more info.
762 This overload takes the additional @a id parameter.
765 Not supported by wxPerl.
768 bool Disconnect(int id
= wxID_ANY
,
769 wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
,
770 wxObjectEventFunction function
= NULL
,
771 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
772 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
775 See the Disconnect(wxEventType, wxObjectEventFunction, wxObject*, wxEvtHandler*)
776 overload for more info.
778 This overload takes an additional range of source IDs.
781 In wxPerl this function takes 3 arguments: @a id,
785 bool Disconnect(int id
, int lastId
,
786 wxEventType eventType
,
787 wxObjectEventFunction function
= NULL
,
788 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
789 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
794 @name Binding and Unbinding
799 Binds the given function, functor or method dynamically with the event.
801 This offers basically the same functionality as Connect(), but it is
802 more flexible as it also allows you to use ordinary functions and
803 arbitrary functors as event handlers. It is also less restrictive then
804 Connect() because you can use an arbitrary method as an event handler,
805 whereas Connect() requires a wxEvtHandler derived handler.
807 See @ref overview_events_bind for more detailed explanation
808 of this function and the @ref page_samples_event sample for usage
812 The event type to be associated with this event handler.
814 The event handler functor. This can be an ordinary function but also
815 an arbitrary functor like boost::function<>.
817 The first ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
820 The last ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
823 Data to be associated with the event table entry.
825 @see @ref overview_cpp_rtti_disabled
829 template <typename EventTag
, typename Functor
>
830 void Bind(const EventTag
& eventType
,
833 int lastId
= wxID_ANY
,
834 wxObject
*userData
= NULL
);
837 See the Bind<>(const EventTag&, Functor, int, int, wxObject*) overload for
840 This overload will bind the given method as the event handler.
843 The event type to be associated with this event handler.
845 The event handler method. This can be an arbitrary method (doesn't need
846 to be from a wxEvtHandler derived class).
848 Object whose method should be called. It must always be specified
849 so it can be checked at compile time whether the given method is an
850 actual member of the given handler.
852 The first ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
855 The last ID of the identifier range to be associated with the event
858 Data to be associated with the event table entry.
860 @see @ref overview_cpp_rtti_disabled
864 template <typename EventTag
, typename Class
, typename EventArg
, typename EventHandler
>
865 void Bind(const EventTag
&eventType
,
866 void (Class::*method
)(EventArg
&),
867 EventHandler
*handler
,
869 int lastId
= wxID_ANY
,
870 wxObject
*userData
= NULL
);
872 Unbinds the given function, functor or method dynamically from the
873 event handler, using the specified parameters as search criteria and
874 returning @true if a matching function has been found and removed.
876 This method can only unbind functions, functors or methods which have
877 been added using the Bind<>() method. There is no way to unbind
878 functions bound using the (static) event tables.
881 The event type associated with this event handler.
883 The event handler functor. This can be an ordinary function but also
884 an arbitrary functor like boost::function<>.
886 The first ID of the identifier range associated with the event
889 The last ID of the identifier range associated with the event
892 Data associated with the event table entry.
894 @see @ref overview_cpp_rtti_disabled
898 template <typename EventTag
, typename Functor
>
899 bool Unbind(const EventTag
& eventType
,
902 int lastId
= wxID_ANY
,
903 wxObject
*userData
= NULL
);
906 See the Unbind<>(const EventTag&, Functor, int, int, wxObject*)
907 overload for more info.
909 This overload unbinds the given method from the event..
912 The event type associated with this event handler.
914 The event handler method associated with this event.
916 Object whose method was called.
918 The first ID of the identifier range associated with the event
921 The last ID of the identifier range associated with the event
924 Data associated with the event table entry.
926 @see @ref overview_cpp_rtti_disabled
930 template <typename EventTag
, typename Class
, typename EventArg
, typename EventHandler
>
931 bool Unbind(const EventTag
&eventType
,
932 void (Class::*method
)(EventArg
&),
933 EventHandler
*handler
,
935 int lastId
= wxID_ANY
,
936 wxObject
*userData
= NULL
);
939 @name User-supplied data
944 Returns user-supplied client data.
946 @remarks Normally, any extra data the programmer wishes to associate with
947 the object should be made available by deriving a new class with
952 void* GetClientData() const;
955 Returns a pointer to the user-supplied client data object.
957 @see SetClientObject(), wxClientData
959 wxClientData
* GetClientObject() const;
962 Sets user-supplied client data.
965 Data to be associated with the event handler.
967 @remarks Normally, any extra data the programmer wishes to associate
968 with the object should be made available by deriving a new
969 class with new data members. You must not call this method
970 and SetClientObject on the same class - only one of them.
974 void SetClientData(void* data
);
977 Set the client data object. Any previous object will be deleted.
979 @see GetClientObject(), wxClientData
981 void SetClientObject(wxClientData
* data
);
987 @name Event handler chaining
989 wxEvtHandler can be arranged in a double-linked list of handlers
990 which is automatically iterated by ProcessEvent() if needed.
995 Returns @true if the event handler is enabled, @false otherwise.
997 @see SetEvtHandlerEnabled()
999 bool GetEvtHandlerEnabled() const;
1002 Returns the pointer to the next handler in the chain.
1004 @see SetNextHandler(), GetPreviousHandler(), SetPreviousHandler(),
1005 wxWindow::PushEventHandler, wxWindow::PopEventHandler
1007 wxEvtHandler
* GetNextHandler() const;
1010 Returns the pointer to the previous handler in the chain.
1012 @see SetPreviousHandler(), GetNextHandler(), SetNextHandler(),
1013 wxWindow::PushEventHandler, wxWindow::PopEventHandler
1015 wxEvtHandler
* GetPreviousHandler() const;
1018 Enables or disables the event handler.
1021 @true if the event handler is to be enabled, @false if it is to be disabled.
1023 @remarks You can use this function to avoid having to remove the event
1024 handler from the chain, for example when implementing a
1025 dialog editor and changing from edit to test mode.
1027 @see GetEvtHandlerEnabled()
1029 void SetEvtHandlerEnabled(bool enabled
);
1032 Sets the pointer to the next handler.
1035 See ProcessEvent() for more info about how the chains of event handlers
1036 are internally used.
1037 Also remember that wxEvtHandler uses double-linked lists and thus if you
1038 use this function, you should also call SetPreviousHandler() on the
1039 argument passed to this function:
1041 handlerA->SetNextHandler(handlerB);
1042 handlerB->SetPreviousHandler(handlerA);
1046 The event handler to be set as the next handler.
1049 @see @ref overview_events_processing
1051 virtual void SetNextHandler(wxEvtHandler
* handler
);
1054 Sets the pointer to the previous handler.
1055 All remarks about SetNextHandler() apply to this function as well.
1058 The event handler to be set as the previous handler.
1061 @see @ref overview_events_processing
1063 virtual void SetPreviousHandler(wxEvtHandler
* handler
);
1066 Unlinks this event handler from the chain it's part of (if any);
1067 then links the "previous" event handler to the "next" one
1068 (so that the chain won't be interrupted).
1070 E.g. if before calling Unlink() you have the following chain:
1071 @image html evthandler_unlink_before.png
1072 then after calling @c B->Unlink() you'll have:
1073 @image html evthandler_unlink_after.png
1080 Returns @true if the next and the previous handler pointers of this
1081 event handler instance are @NULL.
1085 @see SetPreviousHandler(), SetNextHandler()
1087 bool IsUnlinked() const;
1092 @name Global event filters.
1094 Methods for working with the global list of event filters.
1096 Event filters can be defined to pre-process all the events that happen
1097 in an application, see wxEventFilter documentation for more information.
1102 Add an event filter whose FilterEvent() method will be called for each
1103 and every event processed by wxWidgets.
1105 The filters are called in LIFO order and wxApp is registered as an
1106 event filter by default. The pointer must remain valid until it's
1107 removed with RemoveFilter() and is not deleted by wxEvtHandler.
1111 static void AddFilter(wxEventFilter
* filter
);
1114 Remove a filter previously installed with AddFilter().
1116 It's an error to remove a filter that hadn't been previously added or
1117 was already removed.
1121 static void RemoveFilter(wxEventFilter
* filter
);
1127 Method called by ProcessEvent() before examining this object event
1130 This method can be overridden to hook into the event processing logic
1131 as early as possible. You should usually call the base class version
1132 when overriding this method, even if wxEvtHandler itself does nothing
1133 here, some derived classes do use this method, e.g. wxWindow implements
1134 support for wxValidator in it.
1138 class MyClass : public BaseClass // inheriting from wxEvtHandler
1142 virtual bool TryBefore(wxEvent& event)
1144 if ( MyPreProcess(event) )
1147 return BaseClass::TryBefore(event);
1154 virtual bool TryBefore(wxEvent
& event
);
1157 Method called by ProcessEvent() as last resort.
1159 This method can be overridden to implement post-processing for the
1160 events which were not processed anywhere else.
1162 The base class version handles forwarding the unprocessed events to
1163 wxApp at wxEvtHandler level and propagating them upwards the window
1164 child-parent chain at wxWindow level and so should usually be called
1165 when overriding this method:
1167 class MyClass : public BaseClass // inheriting from wxEvtHandler
1171 virtual bool TryAfter(wxEvent& event)
1173 if ( BaseClass::TryAfter(event) )
1176 return MyPostProcess(event);
1183 virtual bool TryAfter(wxEvent
& event
);
1188 Flags for categories of keys.
1190 These values are used by wxKeyEvent::IsKeyInCategory(). They may be
1191 combined via the bitwise operators |, &, and ~.
1195 enum wxKeyCategoryFlags
1197 /// arrow keys, on and off numeric keypads
1200 /// page up and page down keys, on and off numeric keypads
1201 WXK_CATEGORY_PAGING
,
1203 /// home and end keys, on and off numeric keypads
1206 /// tab key, on and off numeric keypads
1209 /// backspace and delete keys, on and off numeric keypads
1212 /// union of WXK_CATEGORY_ARROW, WXK_CATEGORY_PAGING, and WXK_CATEGORY_JUMP categories
1213 WXK_CATEGORY_NAVIGATION
1220 This event class contains information about key press and release events.
1222 The main information carried by this event is the key being pressed or
1223 released. It can be accessed using either GetKeyCode() function or
1224 GetUnicodeKey(). For the printable characters, the latter should be used as
1225 it works for any keys, including non-Latin-1 characters that can be entered
1226 when using national keyboard layouts. GetKeyCode() should be used to handle
1227 special characters (such as cursor arrows keys or @c HOME or @c INS and so
1228 on) which correspond to ::wxKeyCode enum elements above the @c WXK_START
1229 constant. While GetKeyCode() also returns the character code for Latin-1
1230 keys for compatibility, it doesn't work for Unicode characters in general
1231 and will return @c WXK_NONE for any non-Latin-1 ones. For this reason, it's
1232 recommended to always use GetUnicodeKey() and only fall back to GetKeyCode()
1233 if GetUnicodeKey() returned @c WXK_NONE meaning that the event corresponds
1234 to a non-printable special keys.
1236 While both of these functions can be used with the events of @c
1237 wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, @c wxEVT_KEY_UP and @c wxEVT_CHAR types, the values
1238 returned by them are different for the first two events and the last one.
1239 For the latter, the key returned corresponds to the character that would
1240 appear in e.g. a text zone if the user pressed the key in it. As such, its
1241 value depends on the current state of the Shift key and, for the letters,
1242 on the state of Caps Lock modifier. For example, if @c A key is pressed
1243 without Shift being held down, wxKeyEvent of type @c wxEVT_CHAR generated
1244 for this key press will return (from either GetKeyCode() or GetUnicodeKey()
1245 as their meanings coincide for ASCII characters) key code of 97
1246 corresponding the ASCII value of @c a. And if the same key is pressed but
1247 with Shift being held (or Caps Lock being active), then the key could would
1248 be 65, i.e. ASCII value of capital @c A.
1250 However for the key down and up events the returned key code will instead
1251 be @c A independently of the state of the modifier keys i.e. it depends
1252 only on physical key being pressed and is not translated to its logical
1253 representation using the current keyboard state. Such untranslated key
1254 codes are defined as follows:
1255 - For the letters they correspond to the @e upper case value of the
1257 - For the other alphanumeric keys (e.g. @c 7 or @c +), the untranslated
1258 key code corresponds to the character produced by the key when it is
1259 pressed without Shift. E.g. in standard US keyboard layout the
1260 untranslated key code for the key @c =/+ in the upper right corner of
1261 the keyboard is 61 which is the ASCII value of @c =.
1262 - For the rest of the keys (i.e. special non-printable keys) it is the
1263 same as the normal key code as no translation is used anyhow.
1265 Notice that the first rule applies to all Unicode letters, not just the
1266 usual Latin-1 ones. However for non-Latin-1 letters only GetUnicodeKey()
1267 can be used to retrieve the key code as GetKeyCode() just returns @c
1268 WXK_NONE in this case.
1270 To summarize: you should handle @c wxEVT_CHAR if you need the translated
1271 key and @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN if you only need the value of the key itself,
1272 independent of the current keyboard state.
1274 @note Not all key down events may be generated by the user. As an example,
1275 @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN with @c = key code can be generated using the
1276 standard US keyboard layout but not using the German one because the @c
1277 = key corresponds to Shift-0 key combination in this layout and the key
1278 code for it is @c 0, not @c =. Because of this you should avoid
1279 requiring your users to type key events that might be impossible to
1280 enter on their keyboard.
1283 Another difference between key and char events is that another kind of
1284 translation is done for the latter ones when the Control key is pressed:
1285 char events for ASCII letters in this case carry codes corresponding to the
1286 ASCII value of Ctrl-Latter, i.e. 1 for Ctrl-A, 2 for Ctrl-B and so on until
1287 26 for Ctrl-Z. This is convenient for terminal-like applications and can be
1288 completely ignored by all the other ones (if you need to handle Ctrl-A it
1289 is probably a better idea to use the key event rather than the char one).
1290 Notice that currently no translation is done for the presses of @c [, @c
1291 \\, @c ], @c ^ and @c _ keys which might be mapped to ASCII values from 27
1293 Since version 2.9.2, the enum values @c WXK_CONTROL_A - @c WXK_CONTROL_Z
1294 can be used instead of the non-descriptive constant values 1-26.
1296 Finally, modifier keys only generate key events but no char events at all.
1297 The modifiers keys are @c WXK_SHIFT, @c WXK_CONTROL, @c WXK_ALT and various
1298 @c WXK_WINDOWS_XXX from ::wxKeyCode enum.
1300 Modifier keys events are special in one additional aspect: usually the
1301 keyboard state associated with a key press is well defined, e.g.
1302 wxKeyboardState::ShiftDown() returns @c true only if the Shift key was held
1303 pressed when the key that generated this event itself was pressed. There is
1304 an ambiguity for the key press events for Shift key itself however. By
1305 convention, it is considered to be already pressed when it is pressed and
1306 already released when it is released. In other words, @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN
1307 event for the Shift key itself will have @c wxMOD_SHIFT in GetModifiers()
1308 and ShiftDown() will return true while the @c wxEVT_KEY_UP event for Shift
1309 itself will not have @c wxMOD_SHIFT in its modifiers and ShiftDown() will
1313 @b Tip: You may discover the key codes and modifiers generated by all the
1314 keys on your system interactively by running the @ref
1315 page_samples_keyboard wxWidgets sample and pressing some keys in it.
1317 @note If a key down (@c EVT_KEY_DOWN) event is caught and the event handler
1318 does not call @c event.Skip() then the corresponding char event
1319 (@c EVT_CHAR) will not happen. This is by design and enables the
1320 programs that handle both types of events to avoid processing the
1321 same key twice. As a consequence, if you do not want to suppress the
1322 @c wxEVT_CHAR events for the keys you handle, always call @c
1323 event.Skip() in your @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN handler. Not doing may also
1324 prevent accelerators defined using this key from working.
1326 @note If a key is maintained in a pressed state, you will typically get a
1327 lot of (automatically generated) key down events but only one key up
1328 one at the end when the key is released so it is wrong to assume that
1329 there is one up event corresponding to each down one.
1331 @note For Windows programmers: The key and char events in wxWidgets are
1332 similar to but slightly different from Windows @c WM_KEYDOWN and
1333 @c WM_CHAR events. In particular, Alt-x combination will generate a
1334 char event in wxWidgets (unless it is used as an accelerator) and
1335 almost all keys, including ones without ASCII equivalents, generate
1339 @beginEventTable{wxKeyEvent}
1340 @event{EVT_KEY_DOWN(func)}
1341 Process a @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN event (any key has been pressed). If this
1342 event is handled and not skipped, @c wxEVT_CHAR will not be generated
1343 at all for this key press (but @c wxEVT_KEY_UP will be).
1344 @event{EVT_KEY_UP(func)}
1345 Process a @c wxEVT_KEY_UP event (any key has been released).
1346 @event{EVT_CHAR(func)}
1347 Process a @c wxEVT_CHAR event.
1348 @event{EVT_CHAR_HOOK(func)}
1349 Process a @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK event. Unlike all the other key events,
1350 this event is propagated upwards the window hierarchy which allows
1351 intercepting it in the parent window of the focused window to which it
1352 is sent initially (if there is no focused window, this event is sent to
1353 the wxApp global object). It is also generated before any other key
1354 events and so gives the parent window an opportunity to modify the
1355 keyboard handling of its children, e.g. it is used internally by
1356 wxWidgets in some ports to intercept pressing Esc key in any child of a
1357 dialog to close the dialog itself when it's pressed. By default, if
1358 this event is handled, i.e. the handler doesn't call wxEvent::Skip(),
1359 neither @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN nor @c wxEVT_CHAR events will be generated
1360 (although @c wxEVT_KEY_UP still will be), i.e. it replaces the normal
1361 key events. However by calling the special DoAllowNextEvent() method
1362 you can handle @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK and still allow normal events
1363 generation. This is something that is rarely useful but can be required
1364 if you need to prevent a parent @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK handler from running
1365 without suppressing the normal key events. Finally notice that this
1366 event is not generated when the mouse is captured as it is considered
1367 that the window which has the capture should receive all the keyboard
1368 events too without allowing its parent wxTopLevelWindow to interfere
1369 with their processing.
1372 @see wxKeyboardState
1377 class wxKeyEvent
: public wxEvent
,
1378 public wxKeyboardState
1383 Currently, the only valid event types are @c wxEVT_CHAR and @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK.
1385 wxKeyEvent(wxEventType keyEventType
= wxEVT_NULL
);
1388 Returns the key code of the key that generated this event.
1390 ASCII symbols return normal ASCII values, while events from special
1391 keys such as "left cursor arrow" (@c WXK_LEFT) return values outside of
1392 the ASCII range. See ::wxKeyCode for a full list of the virtual key
1395 Note that this method returns a meaningful value only for special
1396 non-alphanumeric keys or if the user entered a Latin-1 character (this
1397 includes ASCII and the accented letters found in Western European
1398 languages but not letters of other alphabets such as e.g. Cyrillic).
1399 Otherwise it simply method returns @c WXK_NONE and GetUnicodeKey()
1400 should be used to obtain the corresponding Unicode character.
1402 Using GetUnicodeKey() is in general the right thing to do if you are
1403 interested in the characters typed by the user, GetKeyCode() should be
1404 only used for special keys (for which GetUnicodeKey() returns @c
1405 WXK_NONE). To handle both kinds of keys you might write:
1407 void MyHandler::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
1409 wxChar uc = event.GetUnicodeKey();
1410 if ( uc != WXK_NONE )
1412 // It's a "normal" character. Notice that this includes
1413 // control characters in 1..31 range, e.g. WXK_RETURN or
1414 // WXK_BACK, so check for them explicitly.
1417 wxLogMessage("You pressed '%c'", uc);
1421 // It's a control character
1425 else // No Unicode equivalent.
1427 // It's a special key, deal with all the known ones:
1428 switch ( GetKeyCode() )
1443 int GetKeyCode() const;
1446 Returns true if the key is in the given key category.
1449 A bitwise combination of named ::wxKeyCategoryFlags constants.
1453 bool IsKeyInCategory(int category
) const;
1457 Obtains the position (in client coordinates) at which the key was pressed.
1459 Notice that this position is simply the current mouse pointer position
1460 and has no special relationship to the key event itself.
1462 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
1463 void GetPosition(long* x
, long* y
) const;
1467 Returns the raw key code for this event.
1469 The flags are platform-dependent and should only be used if the
1470 functionality provided by other wxKeyEvent methods is insufficient.
1472 Under MSW, the raw key code is the value of @c wParam parameter of the
1473 corresponding message.
1475 Under GTK, the raw key code is the @c keyval field of the corresponding
1478 Under OS X, the raw key code is the @c keyCode field of the
1479 corresponding NSEvent.
1481 @note Currently the raw key codes are not supported by all ports, use
1482 @ifdef_ wxHAS_RAW_KEY_CODES to determine if this feature is available.
1484 wxUint32
GetRawKeyCode() const;
1487 Returns the low level key flags for this event.
1489 The flags are platform-dependent and should only be used if the
1490 functionality provided by other wxKeyEvent methods is insufficient.
1492 Under MSW, the raw flags are just the value of @c lParam parameter of
1493 the corresponding message.
1495 Under GTK, the raw flags contain the @c hardware_keycode field of the
1496 corresponding GDK event.
1498 Under OS X, the raw flags contain the modifiers state.
1500 @note Currently the raw key flags are not supported by all ports, use
1501 @ifdef_ wxHAS_RAW_KEY_CODES to determine if this feature is available.
1503 wxUint32
GetRawKeyFlags() const;
1506 Returns the Unicode character corresponding to this key event.
1508 If the key pressed doesn't have any character value (e.g. a cursor key)
1509 this method will return @c WXK_NONE. In this case you should use
1510 GetKeyCode() to retrieve the value of the key.
1512 This function is only available in Unicode build, i.e. when
1513 @c wxUSE_UNICODE is 1.
1515 wxChar
GetUnicodeKey() const;
1518 Returns the X position (in client coordinates) of the event.
1522 wxCoord
GetX() const;
1525 Returns the Y position (in client coordinates) of the event.
1529 wxCoord
GetY() const;
1532 Allow normal key events generation.
1534 Can be called from @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK handler to indicate that the
1535 generation of normal events should @em not be suppressed, as it happens
1536 by default when this event is handled.
1538 The intended use of this method is to allow some window object to
1539 prevent @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK handler in its parent window from running by
1540 defining its own handler for this event. Without calling this method,
1541 this would result in not generating @c wxEVT_KEY_DOWN nor @c wxEVT_CHAR
1542 events at all but by calling it you can ensure that these events would
1543 still be generated, even if @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK event was handled.
1547 void DoAllowNextEvent();
1550 Returns @true if DoAllowNextEvent() had been called, @false by default.
1552 This method is used by wxWidgets itself to determine whether the normal
1553 key events should be generated after @c wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK processing.
1557 bool IsNextEventAllowed() const;
1568 // Which button is down?
1571 wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
= -1,
1580 @class wxJoystickEvent
1582 This event class contains information about joystick events, particularly
1583 events received by windows.
1585 @beginEventTable{wxJoystickEvent}
1586 @event{EVT_JOY_BUTTON_DOWN(func)}
1587 Process a @c wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_DOWN event.
1588 @event{EVT_JOY_BUTTON_UP(func)}
1589 Process a @c wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_UP event.
1590 @event{EVT_JOY_MOVE(func)}
1591 Process a @c wxEVT_JOY_MOVE event.
1592 @event{EVT_JOY_ZMOVE(func)}
1593 Process a @c wxEVT_JOY_ZMOVE event.
1594 @event{EVT_JOYSTICK_EVENTS(func)}
1595 Processes all joystick events.
1603 class wxJoystickEvent
: public wxEvent
1609 wxJoystickEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int state
= 0,
1610 int joystick
= wxJOYSTICK1
,
1614 Returns @true if the event was a down event from the specified button
1618 Can be @c wxJOY_BUTTONn where @c n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or @c wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
1619 indicate any button down event.
1621 bool ButtonDown(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
1624 Returns @true if the specified button (or any button) was in a down state.
1627 Can be @c wxJOY_BUTTONn where @c n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or @c wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
1628 indicate any button down event.
1630 bool ButtonIsDown(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
1633 Returns @true if the event was an up event from the specified button
1637 Can be @c wxJOY_BUTTONn where @c n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or @c wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
1638 indicate any button down event.
1640 bool ButtonUp(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
1643 Returns the identifier of the button changing state.
1645 This is a @c wxJOY_BUTTONn identifier, where @c n is one of 1, 2, 3, 4.
1647 int GetButtonChange() const;
1650 Returns the down state of the buttons.
1652 This is a @c wxJOY_BUTTONn identifier, where @c n is one of 1, 2, 3, 4.
1654 int GetButtonState() const;
1657 Returns the identifier of the joystick generating the event - one of
1658 wxJOYSTICK1 and wxJOYSTICK2.
1660 int GetJoystick() const;
1663 Returns the x, y position of the joystick event.
1665 These coordinates are valid for all the events except wxEVT_JOY_ZMOVE.
1667 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
1670 Returns the z position of the joystick event.
1672 This method can only be used for wxEVT_JOY_ZMOVE events.
1674 int GetZPosition() const;
1677 Returns @true if this was a button up or down event
1678 (@e not 'is any button down?').
1680 bool IsButton() const;
1683 Returns @true if this was an x, y move event.
1685 bool IsMove() const;
1688 Returns @true if this was a z move event.
1690 bool IsZMove() const;
1696 @class wxScrollWinEvent
1698 A scroll event holds information about events sent from scrolling windows.
1700 Note that you can use the EVT_SCROLLWIN* macros for intercepting scroll window events
1701 from the receiving window.
1703 @beginEventTable{wxScrollWinEvent}
1704 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN(func)}
1705 Process all scroll events.
1706 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_TOP(func)}
1707 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_TOP scroll-to-top events.
1708 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_BOTTOM(func)}
1709 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_BOTTOM scroll-to-bottom events.
1710 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEUP(func)}
1711 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEUP line up events.
1712 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEDOWN(func)}
1713 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEDOWN line down events.
1714 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEUP(func)}
1715 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEUP page up events.
1716 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEDOWN(func)}
1717 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEDOWN page down events.
1718 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBTRACK(func)}
1719 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBTRACK thumbtrack events
1720 (frequent events sent as the user drags the thumbtrack).
1721 @event{EVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE(func)}
1722 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE thumb release events.
1729 @see wxScrollEvent, @ref overview_events
1731 class wxScrollWinEvent
: public wxEvent
1737 wxScrollWinEvent(wxEventType commandType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int pos
= 0,
1738 int orientation
= 0);
1741 Returns wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL, depending on the orientation of the
1744 @todo wxHORIZONTAL and wxVERTICAL should go in their own enum
1746 int GetOrientation() const;
1749 Returns the position of the scrollbar for the thumb track and release events.
1751 Note that this field can't be used for the other events, you need to query
1752 the window itself for the current position in that case.
1754 int GetPosition() const;
1756 void SetOrientation(int orient
);
1757 void SetPosition(int pos
);
1763 @class wxSysColourChangedEvent
1765 This class is used for system colour change events, which are generated
1766 when the user changes the colour settings using the control panel.
1767 This is only appropriate under Windows.
1770 The default event handler for this event propagates the event to child windows,
1771 since Windows only sends the events to top-level windows.
1772 If intercepting this event for a top-level window, remember to call the base
1773 class handler, or to pass the event on to the window's children explicitly.
1775 @beginEventTable{wxSysColourChangedEvent}
1776 @event{EVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED(func)}
1777 Process a @c wxEVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED event.
1783 @see @ref overview_events
1785 class wxSysColourChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
1791 wxSysColourChangedEvent();
1797 @class wxWindowCreateEvent
1799 This event is sent just after the actual window associated with a wxWindow
1800 object has been created.
1802 Since it is derived from wxCommandEvent, the event propagates up
1803 the window hierarchy.
1805 @beginEventTable{wxWindowCreateEvent}
1806 @event{EVT_WINDOW_CREATE(func)}
1807 Process a @c wxEVT_CREATE event.
1813 @see @ref overview_events, wxWindowDestroyEvent
1815 class wxWindowCreateEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1821 wxWindowCreateEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
1823 /// Return the window being created.
1824 wxWindow
*GetWindow() const;
1832 A paint event is sent when a window's contents needs to be repainted.
1834 The handler of this event must create a wxPaintDC object and use it for
1835 painting the window contents. For example:
1837 void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event)
1845 Notice that you must @e not create other kinds of wxDC (e.g. wxClientDC or
1846 wxWindowDC) in EVT_PAINT handlers and also don't create wxPaintDC outside
1847 of this event handlers.
1850 You can optimize painting by retrieving the rectangles that have been damaged
1851 and only repainting these. The rectangles are in terms of the client area,
1852 and are unscrolled, so you will need to do some calculations using the current
1853 view position to obtain logical, scrolled units.
1854 Here is an example of using the wxRegionIterator class:
1856 // Called when window needs to be repainted.
1857 void MyWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event)
1861 // Find Out where the window is scrolled to
1862 int vbX,vbY; // Top left corner of client
1863 GetViewStart(&vbX,&vbY);
1865 int vX,vY,vW,vH; // Dimensions of client area in pixels
1866 wxRegionIterator upd(GetUpdateRegion()); // get the update rect list
1875 // Alternatively we can do this:
1876 // wxRect rect(upd.GetRect());
1878 // Repaint this rectangle
1887 Please notice that in general it is impossible to change the drawing of a
1888 standard control (such as wxButton) and so you shouldn't attempt to handle
1889 paint events for them as even if it might work on some platforms, this is
1890 inherently not portable and won't work everywhere.
1893 @beginEventTable{wxPaintEvent}
1894 @event{EVT_PAINT(func)}
1895 Process a @c wxEVT_PAINT event.
1901 @see @ref overview_events
1903 class wxPaintEvent
: public wxEvent
1909 wxPaintEvent(int id
= 0);
1915 @class wxMaximizeEvent
1917 An event being sent when a top level window is maximized. Notice that it is
1918 not sent when the window is restored to its original size after it had been
1919 maximized, only a normal wxSizeEvent is generated in this case.
1921 Currently this event is only generated in wxMSW, wxGTK, wxOSX/Cocoa and wxOS2
1922 ports so portable programs should only rely on receiving @c wxEVT_SIZE and
1923 not necessarily this event when the window is maximized.
1925 @beginEventTable{wxMaximizeEvent}
1926 @event{EVT_MAXIMIZE(func)}
1927 Process a @c wxEVT_MAXIMIZE event.
1933 @see @ref overview_events, wxTopLevelWindow::Maximize,
1934 wxTopLevelWindow::IsMaximized
1936 class wxMaximizeEvent
: public wxEvent
1940 Constructor. Only used by wxWidgets internally.
1942 wxMaximizeEvent(int id
= 0);
1946 The possibles modes to pass to wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode().
1950 /** Send UI update events to all windows. */
1951 wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_ALL
,
1953 /** Send UI update events to windows that have
1954 the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES flag specified. */
1955 wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_SPECIFIED
1960 @class wxUpdateUIEvent
1962 This class is used for pseudo-events which are called by wxWidgets
1963 to give an application the chance to update various user interface elements.
1965 Without update UI events, an application has to work hard to check/uncheck,
1966 enable/disable, show/hide, and set the text for elements such as menu items
1967 and toolbar buttons. The code for doing this has to be mixed up with the code
1968 that is invoked when an action is invoked for a menu item or button.
1970 With update UI events, you define an event handler to look at the state of the
1971 application and change UI elements accordingly. wxWidgets will call your member
1972 functions in idle time, so you don't have to worry where to call this code.
1974 In addition to being a clearer and more declarative method, it also means you don't
1975 have to worry whether you're updating a toolbar or menubar identifier. The same
1976 handler can update a menu item and toolbar button, if the identifier is the same.
1977 Instead of directly manipulating the menu or button, you call functions in the event
1978 object, such as wxUpdateUIEvent::Check. wxWidgets will determine whether such a
1979 call has been made, and which UI element to update.
1981 These events will work for popup menus as well as menubars. Just before a menu is
1982 popped up, wxMenu::UpdateUI is called to process any UI events for the window that
1985 If you find that the overhead of UI update processing is affecting your application,
1986 you can do one or both of the following:
1987 @li Call wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode with a value of wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_SPECIFIED,
1988 and set the extra style wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES for every window that should
1989 receive update events. No other windows will receive update events.
1990 @li Call wxUpdateUIEvent::SetUpdateInterval with a millisecond value to set the delay
1991 between updates. You may need to call wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI at critical points,
1992 for example when a dialog is about to be shown, in case the user sees a slight
1993 delay before windows are updated.
1995 Note that although events are sent in idle time, defining a wxIdleEvent handler
1996 for a window does not affect this because the events are sent from wxWindow::OnInternalIdle
1997 which is always called in idle time.
1999 wxWidgets tries to optimize update events on some platforms.
2000 On Windows and GTK+, events for menubar items are only sent when the menu is about
2001 to be shown, and not in idle time.
2004 @beginEventTable{wxUpdateUIEvent}
2005 @event{EVT_UPDATE_UI(id, func)}
2006 Process a @c wxEVT_UPDATE_UI event for the command with the given id.
2007 @event{EVT_UPDATE_UI_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
2008 Process a @c wxEVT_UPDATE_UI event for any command with id included in the given range.
2014 @see @ref overview_events
2016 class wxUpdateUIEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
2022 wxUpdateUIEvent(wxWindowID commandId
= 0);
2025 Returns @true if it is appropriate to update (send UI update events to)
2028 This function looks at the mode used (see wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode),
2029 the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES flag in @a window, the time update events
2030 were last sent in idle time, and the update interval, to determine whether
2031 events should be sent to this window now. By default this will always
2032 return @true because the update mode is initially wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_ALL
2033 and the interval is set to 0; so update events will be sent as often as
2034 possible. You can reduce the frequency that events are sent by changing the
2035 mode and/or setting an update interval.
2037 @see ResetUpdateTime(), SetUpdateInterval(), SetMode()
2039 static bool CanUpdate(wxWindow
* window
);
2042 Check or uncheck the UI element.
2044 void Check(bool check
);
2047 Enable or disable the UI element.
2049 void Enable(bool enable
);
2052 Returns @true if the UI element should be checked.
2054 bool GetChecked() const;
2057 Returns @true if the UI element should be enabled.
2059 bool GetEnabled() const;
2062 Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets will send update
2063 events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that they will process
2068 static wxUpdateUIMode
GetMode();
2071 Returns @true if the application has called Check().
2072 For wxWidgets internal use only.
2074 bool GetSetChecked() const;
2077 Returns @true if the application has called Enable().
2078 For wxWidgets internal use only.
2080 bool GetSetEnabled() const;
2083 Returns @true if the application has called Show().
2084 For wxWidgets internal use only.
2086 bool GetSetShown() const;
2089 Returns @true if the application has called SetText().
2090 For wxWidgets internal use only.
2092 bool GetSetText() const;
2095 Returns @true if the UI element should be shown.
2097 bool GetShown() const;
2100 Returns the text that should be set for the UI element.
2102 wxString
GetText() const;
2105 Returns the current interval between updates in milliseconds.
2106 The value -1 disables updates, 0 updates as frequently as possible.
2108 @see SetUpdateInterval().
2110 static long GetUpdateInterval();
2113 Used internally to reset the last-updated time to the current time.
2115 It is assumed that update events are normally sent in idle time, so this
2116 is called at the end of idle processing.
2118 @see CanUpdate(), SetUpdateInterval(), SetMode()
2120 static void ResetUpdateTime();
2123 Specify how wxWidgets will send update events: to all windows, or only to
2124 those which specify that they will process the events.
2127 this parameter may be one of the ::wxUpdateUIMode enumeration values.
2128 The default mode is wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_ALL.
2130 static void SetMode(wxUpdateUIMode mode
);
2133 Sets the text for this UI element.
2135 void SetText(const wxString
& text
);
2138 Sets the interval between updates in milliseconds.
2140 Set to -1 to disable updates, or to 0 to update as frequently as possible.
2143 Use this to reduce the overhead of UI update events if your application
2144 has a lot of windows. If you set the value to -1 or greater than 0,
2145 you may also need to call wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI at appropriate points
2146 in your application, such as when a dialog is about to be shown.
2148 static void SetUpdateInterval(long updateInterval
);
2151 Show or hide the UI element.
2153 void Show(bool show
);
2159 @class wxClipboardTextEvent
2161 This class represents the events generated by a control (typically a
2162 wxTextCtrl but other windows can generate these events as well) when its
2163 content gets copied or cut to, or pasted from the clipboard.
2165 There are three types of corresponding events @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY,
2166 @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_CUT and @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_PASTE.
2168 If any of these events is processed (without being skipped) by an event
2169 handler, the corresponding operation doesn't take place which allows to
2170 prevent the text from being copied from or pasted to a control. It is also
2171 possible to examine the clipboard contents in the PASTE event handler and
2172 transform it in some way before inserting in a control -- for example,
2173 changing its case or removing invalid characters.
2175 Finally notice that a CUT event is always preceded by the COPY event which
2176 makes it possible to only process the latter if it doesn't matter if the
2177 text was copied or cut.
2180 These events are currently only generated by wxTextCtrl in wxGTK and wxOSX
2181 but are also generated by wxComboBox without wxCB_READONLY style in wxMSW.
2183 @beginEventTable{wxClipboardTextEvent}
2184 @event{EVT_TEXT_COPY(id, func)}
2185 Some or all of the controls content was copied to the clipboard.
2186 @event{EVT_TEXT_CUT(id, func)}
2187 Some or all of the controls content was cut (i.e. copied and
2189 @event{EVT_TEXT_PASTE(id, func)}
2190 Clipboard content was pasted into the control.
2199 class wxClipboardTextEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
2205 wxClipboardTextEvent(wxEventType commandType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
2209 Possible axis values for mouse wheel scroll events.
2213 enum wxMouseWheelAxis
2215 wxMOUSE_WHEEL_VERTICAL
, ///< Vertical scroll event.
2216 wxMOUSE_WHEEL_HORIZONTAL
///< Horizontal scroll event.
2223 This event class contains information about the events generated by the mouse:
2224 they include mouse buttons press and release events and mouse move events.
2226 All mouse events involving the buttons use @c wxMOUSE_BTN_LEFT for the
2227 left mouse button, @c wxMOUSE_BTN_MIDDLE for the middle one and
2228 @c wxMOUSE_BTN_RIGHT for the right one. And if the system supports more
2229 buttons, the @c wxMOUSE_BTN_AUX1 and @c wxMOUSE_BTN_AUX2 events
2230 can also be generated. Note that not all mice have even a middle button so a
2231 portable application should avoid relying on the events from it (but the right
2232 button click can be emulated using the left mouse button with the control key
2233 under Mac platforms with a single button mouse).
2235 For the @c wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW and @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW events
2236 purposes, the mouse is considered to be inside the window if it is in the
2237 window client area and not inside one of its children. In other words, the
2238 parent window receives @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW event not only when the
2239 mouse leaves the window entirely but also when it enters one of its children.
2241 The position associated with a mouse event is expressed in the window
2242 coordinates of the window which generated the event, you can use
2243 wxWindow::ClientToScreen() to convert it to screen coordinates and possibly
2244 call wxWindow::ScreenToClient() next to convert it to window coordinates of
2247 @note Note that under Windows CE mouse enter and leave events are not natively
2248 supported by the system but are generated by wxWidgets itself. This has several
2249 drawbacks: the LEAVE_WINDOW event might be received some time after the mouse
2250 left the window and the state variables for it may have changed during this time.
2252 @note Note the difference between methods like wxMouseEvent::LeftDown and
2253 the inherited wxMouseState::LeftIsDown: the former returns @true when
2254 the event corresponds to the left mouse button click while the latter
2255 returns @true if the left mouse button is currently being pressed.
2256 For example, when the user is dragging the mouse you can use
2257 wxMouseEvent::LeftIsDown to test whether the left mouse button is
2258 (still) depressed. Also, by convention, if wxMouseEvent::LeftDown
2259 returns @true, wxMouseEvent::LeftIsDown will also return @true in
2260 wxWidgets whatever the underlying GUI behaviour is (which is
2261 platform-dependent). The same applies, of course, to other mouse
2265 @beginEventTable{wxMouseEvent}
2266 @event{EVT_LEFT_DOWN(func)}
2267 Process a @c wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN event. The handler of this event should normally
2268 call event.Skip() to allow the default processing to take place as otherwise
2269 the window under mouse wouldn't get the focus.
2270 @event{EVT_LEFT_UP(func)}
2271 Process a @c wxEVT_LEFT_UP event.
2272 @event{EVT_LEFT_DCLICK(func)}
2273 Process a @c wxEVT_LEFT_DCLICK event.
2274 @event{EVT_MIDDLE_DOWN(func)}
2275 Process a @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_DOWN event.
2276 @event{EVT_MIDDLE_UP(func)}
2277 Process a @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_UP event.
2278 @event{EVT_MIDDLE_DCLICK(func)}
2279 Process a @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_DCLICK event.
2280 @event{EVT_RIGHT_DOWN(func)}
2281 Process a @c wxEVT_RIGHT_DOWN event.
2282 @event{EVT_RIGHT_UP(func)}
2283 Process a @c wxEVT_RIGHT_UP event.
2284 @event{EVT_RIGHT_DCLICK(func)}
2285 Process a @c wxEVT_RIGHT_DCLICK event.
2286 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX1_DOWN(func)}
2287 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX1_DOWN event.
2288 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX1_UP(func)}
2289 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX1_UP event.
2290 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX1_DCLICK(func)}
2291 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX1_DCLICK event.
2292 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX2_DOWN(func)}
2293 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX2_DOWN event.
2294 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX2_UP(func)}
2295 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX2_UP event.
2296 @event{EVT_MOUSE_AUX2_DCLICK(func)}
2297 Process a @c wxEVT_AUX2_DCLICK event.
2298 @event{EVT_MOTION(func)}
2299 Process a @c wxEVT_MOTION event.
2300 @event{EVT_ENTER_WINDOW(func)}
2301 Process a @c wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW event.
2302 @event{EVT_LEAVE_WINDOW(func)}
2303 Process a @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW event.
2304 @event{EVT_MOUSEWHEEL(func)}
2305 Process a @c wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL event.
2306 @event{EVT_MOUSE_EVENTS(func)}
2307 Process all mouse events.
2315 class wxMouseEvent
: public wxEvent
,
2320 Constructor. Valid event types are:
2322 @li @c wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW
2323 @li @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW
2324 @li @c wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN
2325 @li @c wxEVT_LEFT_UP
2326 @li @c wxEVT_LEFT_DCLICK
2327 @li @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_DOWN
2328 @li @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_UP
2329 @li @c wxEVT_MIDDLE_DCLICK
2330 @li @c wxEVT_RIGHT_DOWN
2331 @li @c wxEVT_RIGHT_UP
2332 @li @c wxEVT_RIGHT_DCLICK
2333 @li @c wxEVT_AUX1_DOWN
2334 @li @c wxEVT_AUX1_UP
2335 @li @c wxEVT_AUX1_DCLICK
2336 @li @c wxEVT_AUX2_DOWN
2337 @li @c wxEVT_AUX2_UP
2338 @li @c wxEVT_AUX2_DCLICK
2340 @li @c wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL
2342 wxMouseEvent(wxEventType mouseEventType
= wxEVT_NULL
);
2345 Returns @true if the event was a first extra button double click.
2347 bool Aux1DClick() const;
2350 Returns @true if the first extra button mouse button changed to down.
2352 bool Aux1Down() const;
2355 Returns @true if the first extra button mouse button changed to up.
2357 bool Aux1Up() const;
2360 Returns @true if the event was a second extra button double click.
2362 bool Aux2DClick() const;
2365 Returns @true if the second extra button mouse button changed to down.
2367 bool Aux2Down() const;
2370 Returns @true if the second extra button mouse button changed to up.
2372 bool Aux2Up() const;
2375 Returns @true if the event was generated by the specified button.
2377 @see wxMouseState::ButtoinIsDown()
2379 bool Button(wxMouseButton but
) const;
2382 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
2383 double click event. Otherwise the argument specifies which double click event
2384 was generated (see Button() for the possible values).
2386 bool ButtonDClick(wxMouseButton but
= wxMOUSE_BTN_ANY
) const;
2389 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
2390 button down event. Otherwise the argument specifies which button-down event
2391 was generated (see Button() for the possible values).
2393 bool ButtonDown(wxMouseButton but
= wxMOUSE_BTN_ANY
) const;
2396 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
2397 button up event. Otherwise the argument specifies which button-up event
2398 was generated (see Button() for the possible values).
2400 bool ButtonUp(wxMouseButton but
= wxMOUSE_BTN_ANY
) const;
2403 Returns @true if this was a dragging event (motion while a button is depressed).
2407 bool Dragging() const;
2410 Returns @true if the mouse was entering the window.
2414 bool Entering() const;
2417 Returns the mouse button which generated this event or @c wxMOUSE_BTN_NONE
2418 if no button is involved (for mouse move, enter or leave event, for example).
2419 Otherwise @c wxMOUSE_BTN_LEFT is returned for the left button down, up and
2420 double click events, @c wxMOUSE_BTN_MIDDLE and @c wxMOUSE_BTN_RIGHT
2421 for the same events for the middle and the right buttons respectively.
2423 int GetButton() const;
2426 Returns the number of mouse clicks for this event: 1 for a simple click, 2
2427 for a double-click, 3 for a triple-click and so on.
2429 Currently this function is implemented only in wxMac and returns -1 for the
2430 other platforms (you can still distinguish simple clicks from double-clicks as
2431 they generate different kinds of events however).
2435 int GetClickCount() const;
2438 Returns the configured number of lines (or whatever) to be scrolled per
2439 wheel action. Defaults to three.
2441 int GetLinesPerAction() const;
2444 Returns the logical mouse position in pixels (i.e. translated according to the
2445 translation set for the DC, which usually indicates that the window has been
2448 wxPoint
GetLogicalPosition(const wxDC
& dc
) const;
2451 Get wheel delta, normally 120.
2453 This is the threshold for action to be taken, and one such action
2454 (for example, scrolling one increment) should occur for each delta.
2456 int GetWheelDelta() const;
2459 Get wheel rotation, positive or negative indicates direction of rotation.
2461 Current devices all send an event when rotation is at least +/-WheelDelta, but
2462 finer resolution devices can be created in the future.
2464 Because of this you shouldn't assume that one event is equal to 1 line, but you
2465 should be able to either do partial line scrolling or wait until several
2466 events accumulate before scrolling.
2468 int GetWheelRotation() const;
2471 Gets the axis the wheel operation concerns.
2473 Usually the mouse wheel is used to scroll vertically so @c
2474 wxMOUSE_WHEEL_VERTICAL is returned but some mice (and most trackpads)
2475 also allow to use the wheel to scroll horizontally in which case
2476 @c wxMOUSE_WHEEL_HORIZONTAL is returned.
2478 Notice that before wxWidgets 2.9.4 this method returned @c int.
2480 wxMouseWheelAxis
GetWheelAxis() const;
2483 Returns @true if the event was a mouse button event (not necessarily a button
2484 down event - that may be tested using ButtonDown()).
2486 bool IsButton() const;
2489 Returns @true if the system has been setup to do page scrolling with
2490 the mouse wheel instead of line scrolling.
2492 bool IsPageScroll() const;
2495 Returns @true if the mouse was leaving the window.
2499 bool Leaving() const;
2502 Returns @true if the event was a left double click.
2504 bool LeftDClick() const;
2507 Returns @true if the left mouse button changed to down.
2509 bool LeftDown() const;
2512 Returns @true if the left mouse button changed to up.
2514 bool LeftUp() const;
2517 Returns @true if the Meta key was down at the time of the event.
2519 bool MetaDown() const;
2522 Returns @true if the event was a middle double click.
2524 bool MiddleDClick() const;
2527 Returns @true if the middle mouse button changed to down.
2529 bool MiddleDown() const;
2532 Returns @true if the middle mouse button changed to up.
2534 bool MiddleUp() const;
2537 Returns @true if this was a motion event and no mouse buttons were pressed.
2538 If any mouse button is held pressed, then this method returns @false and
2539 Dragging() returns @true.
2541 bool Moving() const;
2544 Returns @true if the event was a right double click.
2546 bool RightDClick() const;
2549 Returns @true if the right mouse button changed to down.
2551 bool RightDown() const;
2554 Returns @true if the right mouse button changed to up.
2556 bool RightUp() const;
2562 @class wxDropFilesEvent
2564 This class is used for drop files events, that is, when files have been dropped
2565 onto the window. This functionality is currently only available under Windows.
2567 The window must have previously been enabled for dropping by calling
2568 wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles().
2570 Important note: this is a separate implementation to the more general drag and drop
2571 implementation documented in the @ref overview_dnd. It uses the older, Windows
2572 message-based approach of dropping files.
2574 @beginEventTable{wxDropFilesEvent}
2575 @event{EVT_DROP_FILES(func)}
2576 Process a @c wxEVT_DROP_FILES event.
2584 @see @ref overview_events
2586 class wxDropFilesEvent
: public wxEvent
2592 wxDropFilesEvent(wxEventType id
= 0, int noFiles
= 0,
2593 wxString
* files
= NULL
);
2596 Returns an array of filenames.
2598 wxString
* GetFiles() const;
2601 Returns the number of files dropped.
2603 int GetNumberOfFiles() const;
2606 Returns the position at which the files were dropped.
2607 Returns an array of filenames.
2609 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
2615 @class wxCommandEvent
2617 This event class contains information about command events, which originate
2618 from a variety of simple controls.
2620 Note that wxCommandEvents and wxCommandEvent-derived event classes by default
2621 and unlike other wxEvent-derived classes propagate upward from the source
2622 window (the window which emits the event) up to the first parent which processes
2623 the event. Be sure to read @ref overview_events_propagation.
2625 More complex controls, such as wxTreeCtrl, have separate command event classes.
2627 @beginEventTable{wxCommandEvent}
2628 @event{EVT_COMMAND(id, event, func)}
2629 Process a command, supplying the window identifier, command event identifier,
2630 and member function.
2631 @event{EVT_COMMAND_RANGE(id1, id2, event, func)}
2632 Process a command for a range of window identifiers, supplying the minimum and
2633 maximum window identifiers, command event identifier, and member function.
2634 @event{EVT_BUTTON(id, func)}
2635 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED command, which is generated by a wxButton control.
2636 @event{EVT_CHECKBOX(id, func)}
2637 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_CHECKBOX_CLICKED command, which is generated by a wxCheckBox control.
2638 @event{EVT_CHOICE(id, func)}
2639 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICE_SELECTED command, which is generated by a wxChoice control.
2640 @event{EVT_COMBOBOX(id, func)}
2641 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED command, which is generated by a wxComboBox control.
2642 @event{EVT_LISTBOX(id, func)}
2643 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED command, which is generated by a wxListBox control.
2644 @event{EVT_LISTBOX_DCLICK(id, func)}
2645 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_DOUBLECLICKED command, which is generated by a wxListBox control.
2646 @event{EVT_CHECKLISTBOX(id, func)}
2647 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLED command, which is generated by a wxCheckListBox control.
2648 @event{EVT_MENU(id, func)}
2649 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED command, which is generated by a menu item.
2650 @event{EVT_MENU_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
2651 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_RANGE command, which is generated by a range of menu items.
2652 @event{EVT_CONTEXT_MENU(func)}
2653 Process the event generated when the user has requested a popup menu to appear by
2654 pressing a special keyboard key (under Windows) or by right clicking the mouse.
2655 @event{EVT_RADIOBOX(id, func)}
2656 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBOX_SELECTED command, which is generated by a wxRadioBox control.
2657 @event{EVT_RADIOBUTTON(id, func)}
2658 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBUTTON_SELECTED command, which is generated by a wxRadioButton control.
2659 @event{EVT_SCROLLBAR(id, func)}
2660 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_SCROLLBAR_UPDATED command, which is generated by a wxScrollBar
2661 control. This is provided for compatibility only; more specific scrollbar event macros
2662 should be used instead (see wxScrollEvent).
2663 @event{EVT_SLIDER(id, func)}
2664 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_SLIDER_UPDATED command, which is generated by a wxSlider control.
2665 @event{EVT_TEXT(id, func)}
2666 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED command, which is generated by a wxTextCtrl control.
2667 @event{EVT_TEXT_ENTER(id, func)}
2668 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER command, which is generated by a wxTextCtrl control.
2669 Note that you must use wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER flag when creating the control if you want it
2670 to generate such events.
2671 @event{EVT_TEXT_MAXLEN(id, func)}
2672 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_MAXLEN command, which is generated by a wxTextCtrl control
2673 when the user tries to enter more characters into it than the limit previously set
2674 with SetMaxLength().
2675 @event{EVT_TOGGLEBUTTON(id, func)}
2676 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOGGLEBUTTON_CLICKED event.
2677 @event{EVT_TOOL(id, func)}
2678 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_CLICKED event (a synonym for @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED).
2679 Pass the id of the tool.
2680 @event{EVT_TOOL_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
2681 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_CLICKED event for a range of identifiers. Pass the ids of the tools.
2682 @event{EVT_TOOL_RCLICKED(id, func)}
2683 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_RCLICKED event. Pass the id of the tool. (Not available on wxOSX.)
2684 @event{EVT_TOOL_RCLICKED_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
2685 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_RCLICKED event for a range of ids. Pass the ids of the tools. (Not available on wxOSX.)
2686 @event{EVT_TOOL_ENTER(id, func)}
2687 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_ENTER event. Pass the id of the toolbar itself.
2688 The value of wxCommandEvent::GetSelection() is the tool id, or -1 if the mouse cursor
2689 has moved off a tool. (Not available on wxOSX.)
2690 @event{EVT_COMMAND_LEFT_CLICK(id, func)}
2691 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LEFT_CLICK command, which is generated by a control (wxMSW only).
2692 @event{EVT_COMMAND_LEFT_DCLICK(id, func)}
2693 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_LEFT_DCLICK command, which is generated by a control (wxMSW only).
2694 @event{EVT_COMMAND_RIGHT_CLICK(id, func)}
2695 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_RIGHT_CLICK command, which is generated by a control (wxMSW only).
2696 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SET_FOCUS(id, func)}
2697 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_SET_FOCUS command, which is generated by a control (wxMSW only).
2698 @event{EVT_COMMAND_KILL_FOCUS(id, func)}
2699 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_KILL_FOCUS command, which is generated by a control (wxMSW only).
2700 @event{EVT_COMMAND_ENTER(id, func)}
2701 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_ENTER command, which is generated by a control.
2707 class wxCommandEvent
: public wxEvent
2713 wxCommandEvent(wxEventType commandEventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
2716 Returns client data pointer for a listbox or choice selection event
2717 (not valid for a deselection).
2719 void* GetClientData() const;
2722 Returns client object pointer for a listbox or choice selection event
2723 (not valid for a deselection).
2725 wxClientData
* GetClientObject() const;
2728 Returns extra information dependent on the event objects type.
2730 If the event comes from a listbox selection, it is a boolean
2731 determining whether the event was a selection (@true) or a
2732 deselection (@false). A listbox deselection only occurs for
2733 multiple-selection boxes, and in this case the index and string values
2734 are indeterminate and the listbox must be examined by the application.
2736 long GetExtraLong() const;
2739 Returns the integer identifier corresponding to a listbox, choice or
2740 radiobox selection (only if the event was a selection, not a deselection),
2741 or a boolean value representing the value of a checkbox.
2743 For a menu item, this method returns -1 if the item is not checkable or
2744 a boolean value (true or false) for checkable items indicating the new
2750 Returns item index for a listbox or choice selection event (not valid for
2753 int GetSelection() const;
2756 Returns item string for a listbox or choice selection event. If one
2757 or several items have been deselected, returns the index of the first
2758 deselected item. If some items have been selected and others deselected
2759 at the same time, it will return the index of the first selected item.
2761 wxString
GetString() const;
2764 This method can be used with checkbox and menu events: for the checkboxes, the
2765 method returns @true for a selection event and @false for a deselection one.
2766 For the menu events, this method indicates if the menu item just has become
2767 checked or unchecked (and thus only makes sense for checkable menu items).
2769 Notice that this method cannot be used with wxCheckListBox currently.
2771 bool IsChecked() const;
2774 For a listbox or similar event, returns @true if it is a selection, @false
2775 if it is a deselection. If some items have been selected and others deselected
2776 at the same time, it will return @true.
2778 bool IsSelection() const;
2781 Sets the client data for this event.
2783 void SetClientData(void* clientData
);
2786 Sets the client object for this event. The client object is not owned by the
2787 event object and the event object will not delete the client object in its destructor.
2789 The client object must be owned and deleted by another object (e.g. a control)
2790 that has longer life time than the event object.
2792 void SetClientObject(wxClientData
* clientObject
);
2795 Sets the @b m_extraLong member.
2797 void SetExtraLong(long extraLong
);
2800 Sets the @b m_commandInt member.
2802 void SetInt(int intCommand
);
2805 Sets the @b m_commandString member.
2807 void SetString(const wxString
& string
);
2813 @class wxActivateEvent
2815 An activate event is sent when a window or application is being activated
2818 @beginEventTable{wxActivateEvent}
2819 @event{EVT_ACTIVATE(func)}
2820 Process a @c wxEVT_ACTIVATE event.
2821 @event{EVT_ACTIVATE_APP(func)}
2822 Process a @c wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP event.
2823 This event is received by the wxApp-derived instance only.
2824 @event{EVT_HIBERNATE(func)}
2825 Process a hibernate event, supplying the member function. This event applies
2826 to wxApp only, and only on Windows SmartPhone and PocketPC.
2827 It is generated when the system is low on memory; the application should free
2828 up as much memory as possible, and restore full working state when it receives
2829 a @c wxEVT_ACTIVATE or @c wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP event.
2835 @see @ref overview_events, wxApp::IsActive
2837 class wxActivateEvent
: public wxEvent
2843 wxActivateEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, bool active
= true,
2847 Returns @true if the application or window is being activated, @false otherwise.
2849 bool GetActive() const;
2855 @class wxContextMenuEvent
2857 This class is used for context menu events, sent to give
2858 the application a chance to show a context (popup) menu for a wxWindow.
2860 Note that if wxContextMenuEvent::GetPosition returns wxDefaultPosition, this
2861 means that the event originated from a keyboard context button event, and you
2862 should compute a suitable position yourself, for example by calling wxGetMousePosition().
2864 Notice that the exact sequence of mouse events is different across the
2865 platforms. For example, under MSW the context menu event is generated after
2866 @c EVT_RIGHT_UP event and only if it was not handled but under GTK the
2867 context menu event is generated after @c EVT_RIGHT_DOWN event. This is
2868 correct in the sense that it ensures that the context menu is shown
2869 according to the current platform UI conventions and also means that you
2870 must not handle (or call wxEvent::Skip() in your handler if you do have
2871 one) neither right mouse down nor right mouse up event if you plan on
2872 handling @c EVT_CONTEXT_MENU event.
2874 @beginEventTable{wxContextMenuEvent}
2875 @event{EVT_CONTEXT_MENU(func)}
2876 A right click (or other context menu command depending on platform) has been detected.
2883 @see wxCommandEvent, @ref overview_events
2885 class wxContextMenuEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
2891 wxContextMenuEvent(wxEventType type
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0,
2892 const wxPoint
& pos
= wxDefaultPosition
);
2895 Returns the position in screen coordinates at which the menu should be shown.
2896 Use wxWindow::ScreenToClient to convert to client coordinates.
2898 You can also omit a position from wxWindow::PopupMenu in order to use
2899 the current mouse pointer position.
2901 If the event originated from a keyboard event, the value returned from this
2902 function will be wxDefaultPosition.
2904 const wxPoint
& GetPosition() const;
2907 Sets the position at which the menu should be shown.
2909 void SetPosition(const wxPoint
& point
);
2917 An erase event is sent when a window's background needs to be repainted.
2919 On some platforms, such as GTK+, this event is simulated (simply generated just
2920 before the paint event) and may cause flicker. It is therefore recommended that
2921 you set the text background colour explicitly in order to prevent flicker.
2922 The default background colour under GTK+ is grey.
2924 To intercept this event, use the EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND macro in an event table
2927 You must use the device context returned by GetDC() to draw on, don't create
2928 a wxPaintDC in the event handler.
2930 @beginEventTable{wxEraseEvent}
2931 @event{EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(func)}
2932 Process a @c wxEVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND event.
2938 @see @ref overview_events
2940 class wxEraseEvent
: public wxEvent
2946 wxEraseEvent(int id
= 0, wxDC
* dc
= NULL
);
2949 Returns the device context associated with the erase event to draw on.
2951 The returned pointer is never @NULL.
2953 wxDC
* GetDC() const;
2961 A focus event is sent when a window's focus changes. The window losing focus
2962 receives a "kill focus" event while the window gaining it gets a "set focus" one.
2964 Notice that the set focus event happens both when the user gives focus to the
2965 window (whether using the mouse or keyboard) and when it is done from the
2966 program itself using wxWindow::SetFocus.
2968 The focus event handlers should almost invariably call wxEvent::Skip() on
2969 their event argument to allow the default handling to take place. Failure
2970 to do this may result in incorrect behaviour of the native controls. Also
2971 note that wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS handler must not call wxWindow::SetFocus() as
2972 this, again, is not supported by all native controls. If you need to do
2973 this, consider using the @ref sec_delayed_action described in wxIdleEvent
2976 @beginEventTable{wxFocusEvent}
2977 @event{EVT_SET_FOCUS(func)}
2978 Process a @c wxEVT_SET_FOCUS event.
2979 @event{EVT_KILL_FOCUS(func)}
2980 Process a @c wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS event.
2986 @see @ref overview_events
2988 class wxFocusEvent
: public wxEvent
2994 wxFocusEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
2997 Returns the window associated with this event, that is the window which had the
2998 focus before for the @c wxEVT_SET_FOCUS event and the window which is
2999 going to receive focus for the @c wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS one.
3001 Warning: the window pointer may be @NULL!
3003 wxWindow
*GetWindow() const;
3005 void SetWindow(wxWindow
*win
);
3011 @class wxChildFocusEvent
3013 A child focus event is sent to a (parent-)window when one of its child windows
3014 gains focus, so that the window could restore the focus back to its corresponding
3015 child if it loses it now and regains later.
3017 Notice that child window is the direct child of the window receiving event.
3018 Use wxWindow::FindFocus() to retrieve the window which is actually getting focus.
3020 @beginEventTable{wxChildFocusEvent}
3021 @event{EVT_CHILD_FOCUS(func)}
3022 Process a @c wxEVT_CHILD_FOCUS event.
3028 @see @ref overview_events
3030 class wxChildFocusEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
3037 The direct child which is (or which contains the window which is) receiving
3040 wxChildFocusEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
3043 Returns the direct child which receives the focus, or a (grand-)parent of the
3044 control receiving the focus.
3046 To get the actually focused control use wxWindow::FindFocus.
3048 wxWindow
*GetWindow() const;
3054 @class wxMouseCaptureLostEvent
3056 A mouse capture lost event is sent to a window that had obtained mouse capture,
3057 which was subsequently lost due to an "external" event (for example, when a dialog
3058 box is shown or if another application captures the mouse).
3060 If this happens, this event is sent to all windows that are on the capture stack
3061 (i.e. called CaptureMouse, but didn't call ReleaseMouse yet). The event is
3062 not sent if the capture changes because of a call to CaptureMouse or
3065 This event is currently emitted under Windows only.
3067 @beginEventTable{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}
3068 @event{EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST(func)}
3069 Process a @c wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event.
3077 @see wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent, @ref overview_events,
3078 wxWindow::CaptureMouse, wxWindow::ReleaseMouse, wxWindow::GetCapture
3080 class wxMouseCaptureLostEvent
: public wxEvent
3086 wxMouseCaptureLostEvent(wxWindowID windowId
= 0);
3091 class wxDisplayChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
3094 wxDisplayChangedEvent();
3098 class wxPaletteChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
3101 wxPaletteChangedEvent(wxWindowID winid
= 0);
3103 void SetChangedWindow(wxWindow
* win
);
3104 wxWindow
* GetChangedWindow() const;
3108 class wxQueryNewPaletteEvent
: public wxEvent
3111 wxQueryNewPaletteEvent(wxWindowID winid
= 0);
3113 void SetPaletteRealized(bool realized
);
3114 bool GetPaletteRealized();
3121 @class wxNotifyEvent
3123 This class is not used by the event handlers by itself, but is a base class
3124 for other event classes (such as wxBookCtrlEvent).
3126 It (or an object of a derived class) is sent when the controls state is being
3127 changed and allows the program to wxNotifyEvent::Veto() this change if it wants
3128 to prevent it from happening.
3133 @see wxBookCtrlEvent
3135 class wxNotifyEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
3139 Constructor (used internally by wxWidgets only).
3141 wxNotifyEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
3144 This is the opposite of Veto(): it explicitly allows the event to be processed.
3145 For most events it is not necessary to call this method as the events are allowed
3146 anyhow but some are forbidden by default (this will be mentioned in the corresponding
3152 Returns @true if the change is allowed (Veto() hasn't been called) or @false
3153 otherwise (if it was).
3155 bool IsAllowed() const;
3158 Prevents the change announced by this event from happening.
3160 It is in general a good idea to notify the user about the reasons for vetoing
3161 the change because otherwise the applications behaviour (which just refuses to
3162 do what the user wants) might be quite surprising.
3169 @class wxThreadEvent
3171 This class adds some simple functionality to wxEvent to facilitate
3172 inter-thread communication.
3174 This event is not natively emitted by any control/class: it is just
3175 a helper class for the user.
3176 Its most important feature is the GetEventCategory() implementation which
3177 allows thread events @b NOT to be processed by wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor calls
3178 (unless the @c wxEVT_CATEGORY_THREAD is specified - which is never in wx code).
3181 @category{events,threading}
3183 @see @ref overview_thread, wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor
3187 class wxThreadEvent
: public wxEvent
3193 wxThreadEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_THREAD
, int id
= wxID_ANY
);
3196 Clones this event making sure that all internal members which use
3197 COW (only @c m_commandString for now; see @ref overview_refcount)
3198 are unshared (see wxObject::UnShare).
3200 virtual wxEvent
*Clone() const;
3203 Returns @c wxEVT_CATEGORY_THREAD.
3205 This is important to avoid unwanted processing of thread events
3206 when calling wxEventLoopBase::YieldFor().
3208 virtual wxEventCategory
GetEventCategory() const;
3211 Sets custom data payload.
3213 The @a payload argument may be of any type that wxAny can handle
3214 (i.e. pretty much anything). Note that T's copy constructor must be
3215 thread-safe, i.e. create a copy that doesn't share anything with
3216 the original (see Clone()).
3218 @note This method is not available with Visual C++ 6.
3222 @see GetPayload(), wxAny
3224 template<typename T
>
3225 void SetPayload(const T
& payload
);
3228 Get custom data payload.
3230 Correct type is checked in debug builds.
3232 @note This method is not available with Visual C++ 6.
3236 @see SetPayload(), wxAny
3238 template<typename T
>
3239 T
GetPayload() const;
3242 Returns extra information integer value.
3244 long GetExtraLong() const;
3247 Returns stored integer value.
3252 Returns stored string value.
3254 wxString
GetString() const;
3258 Sets the extra information value.
3260 void SetExtraLong(long extraLong
);
3263 Sets the integer value.
3265 void SetInt(int intCommand
);
3268 Sets the string value.
3270 void SetString(const wxString
& string
);
3277 A help event is sent when the user has requested context-sensitive help.
3278 This can either be caused by the application requesting context-sensitive help mode
3279 via wxContextHelp, or (on MS Windows) by the system generating a WM_HELP message when
3280 the user pressed F1 or clicked on the query button in a dialog caption.
3282 A help event is sent to the window that the user clicked on, and is propagated
3283 up the window hierarchy until the event is processed or there are no more event
3286 The application should call wxEvent::GetId to check the identity of the
3287 clicked-on window, and then either show some suitable help or call wxEvent::Skip()
3288 if the identifier is unrecognised.
3290 Calling Skip is important because it allows wxWidgets to generate further
3291 events for ancestors of the clicked-on window. Otherwise it would be impossible to
3292 show help for container windows, since processing would stop after the first window
3295 @beginEventTable{wxHelpEvent}
3296 @event{EVT_HELP(id, func)}
3297 Process a @c wxEVT_HELP event.
3298 @event{EVT_HELP_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
3299 Process a @c wxEVT_HELP event for a range of ids.
3305 @see wxContextHelp, wxDialog, @ref overview_events
3307 class wxHelpEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
3311 Indicates how a wxHelpEvent was generated.
3315 Origin_Unknown
, /**< unrecognized event source. */
3316 Origin_Keyboard
, /**< event generated from F1 key press. */
3318 /** event generated by wxContextHelp or from the [?] button on
3319 the title bar (Windows). */
3326 wxHelpEvent(wxEventType type
= wxEVT_NULL
,
3327 wxWindowID winid
= 0,
3328 const wxPoint
& pt
= wxDefaultPosition
,
3329 wxHelpEvent::Origin origin
= Origin_Unknown
);
3332 Returns the origin of the help event which is one of the ::wxHelpEventOrigin
3335 The application may handle events generated using the keyboard or mouse
3336 differently, e.g. by using wxGetMousePosition() for the mouse events.
3340 wxHelpEvent::Origin
GetOrigin() const;
3343 Returns the left-click position of the mouse, in screen coordinates.
3344 This allows the application to position the help appropriately.
3346 const wxPoint
& GetPosition() const;
3349 Set the help event origin, only used internally by wxWidgets normally.
3353 void SetOrigin(wxHelpEvent::Origin origin
);
3356 Sets the left-click position of the mouse, in screen coordinates.
3358 void SetPosition(const wxPoint
& pt
);
3364 @class wxScrollEvent
3366 A scroll event holds information about events sent from stand-alone
3367 scrollbars (see wxScrollBar) and sliders (see wxSlider).
3369 Note that scrolled windows send the wxScrollWinEvent which does not derive from
3370 wxCommandEvent, but from wxEvent directly - don't confuse these two kinds of
3371 events and use the event table macros mentioned below only for the scrollbar-like
3374 @section scrollevent_diff The difference between EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED
3376 The EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE event is only emitted when actually dragging the thumb
3377 using the mouse and releasing it (This EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE event is also followed
3378 by an EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED event).
3380 The EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED event also occurs when using the keyboard to change the thumb
3381 position, and when clicking next to the thumb (In all these cases the EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE
3382 event does not happen).
3384 In short, the EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED event is triggered when scrolling/ moving has finished
3385 independently of the way it had started. Please see the widgets sample ("Slider" page)
3386 to see the difference between EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED in action.
3389 Note that unless specifying a scroll control identifier, you will need to test for scrollbar
3390 orientation with wxScrollEvent::GetOrientation, since horizontal and vertical scroll events
3391 are processed using the same event handler.
3393 @beginEventTable{wxScrollEvent}
3394 You can use EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL... macros with window IDs for when intercepting
3395 scroll events from controls, or EVT_SCROLL... macros without window IDs for
3396 intercepting scroll events from the receiving window -- except for this, the
3397 macros behave exactly the same.
3398 @event{EVT_SCROLL(func)}
3399 Process all scroll events.
3400 @event{EVT_SCROLL_TOP(func)}
3401 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_TOP scroll-to-top events (minimum position).
3402 @event{EVT_SCROLL_BOTTOM(func)}
3403 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_BOTTOM scroll-to-bottom events (maximum position).
3404 @event{EVT_SCROLL_LINEUP(func)}
3405 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEUP line up events.
3406 @event{EVT_SCROLL_LINEDOWN(func)}
3407 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEDOWN line down events.
3408 @event{EVT_SCROLL_PAGEUP(func)}
3409 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEUP page up events.
3410 @event{EVT_SCROLL_PAGEDOWN(func)}
3411 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEDOWN page down events.
3412 @event{EVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK(func)}
3413 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK thumbtrack events (frequent events sent as the
3414 user drags the thumbtrack).
3415 @event{EVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE(func)}
3416 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE thumb release events.
3417 @event{EVT_SCROLL_CHANGED(func)}
3418 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED end of scrolling events (MSW only).
3419 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL(id, func)}
3420 Process all scroll events.
3421 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_TOP(id, func)}
3422 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_TOP scroll-to-top events (minimum position).
3423 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_BOTTOM(id, func)}
3424 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_BOTTOM scroll-to-bottom events (maximum position).
3425 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_LINEUP(id, func)}
3426 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEUP line up events.
3427 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_LINEDOWN(id, func)}
3428 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEDOWN line down events.
3429 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_PAGEUP(id, func)}
3430 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEUP page up events.
3431 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_PAGEDOWN(id, func)}
3432 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEDOWN page down events.
3433 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK(id, func)}
3434 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK thumbtrack events (frequent events sent
3435 as the user drags the thumbtrack).
3436 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE(func)}
3437 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE thumb release events.
3438 @event{EVT_COMMAND_SCROLL_CHANGED(func)}
3439 Process @c wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED end of scrolling events (MSW only).
3445 @see wxScrollBar, wxSlider, wxSpinButton, wxScrollWinEvent, @ref overview_events
3447 class wxScrollEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
3453 wxScrollEvent(wxEventType commandType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0, int pos
= 0,
3454 int orientation
= 0);
3457 Returns wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL, depending on the orientation of the
3460 int GetOrientation() const;
3463 Returns the position of the scrollbar.
3465 int GetPosition() const;
3468 void SetOrientation(int orient
);
3469 void SetPosition(int pos
);
3473 See wxIdleEvent::SetMode() for more info.
3477 /** Send idle events to all windows */
3480 /** Send idle events to windows that have the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE flag specified */
3481 wxIDLE_PROCESS_SPECIFIED
3488 This class is used for idle events, which are generated when the system becomes
3489 idle. Note that, unless you do something specifically, the idle events are not
3490 sent if the system remains idle once it has become it, e.g. only a single idle
3491 event will be generated until something else resulting in more normal events
3492 happens and only then is the next idle event sent again.
3494 If you need to ensure a continuous stream of idle events, you can either use
3495 wxIdleEvent::RequestMore method in your handler or call wxWakeUpIdle() periodically
3496 (for example from a timer event handler), but note that both of these approaches
3497 (and especially the first one) increase the system load and so should be avoided
3500 By default, idle events are sent to all windows, including even the hidden
3501 ones because they may be shown if some condition is met from their @c
3502 wxEVT_IDLE (or related @c wxEVT_UPDATE_UI) handler. The children of hidden
3503 windows do not receive idle events however as they can't change their state
3504 in any way noticeable by the user. Finally, the global wxApp object also
3505 receives these events, as usual, so it can be used for any global idle time
3508 If sending idle events to all windows is causing a significant overhead in
3509 your application, you can call wxIdleEvent::SetMode with the value
3510 wxIDLE_PROCESS_SPECIFIED, and set the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE extra window
3511 style for every window which should receive idle events, all the other ones
3512 will not receive them in this case.
3514 @beginEventTable{wxIdleEvent}
3515 @event{EVT_IDLE(func)}
3516 Process a @c wxEVT_IDLE event.
3522 @section sec_delayed_action Delayed Action Mechanism
3524 wxIdleEvent can be used to perform some action "at slightly later time".
3525 This can be necessary in several circumstances when, for whatever reason,
3526 something can't be done in the current event handler. For example, if a
3527 mouse event handler is called with the mouse button pressed, the mouse can
3528 be currently captured and some operations with it -- notably capturing it
3529 again -- might be impossible or lead to undesirable results. If you still
3530 want to capture it, you can do it from @c wxEVT_IDLE handler when it is
3531 called the next time instead of doing it immediately.
3533 This can be achieved in two different ways: when using static event tables,
3534 you will need a flag indicating to the (always connected) idle event
3535 handler whether the desired action should be performed. The originally
3536 called handler would then set it to indicate that it should indeed be done
3537 and the idle handler itself would reset it to prevent it from doing the
3540 Using dynamically connected event handlers things are even simpler as the
3541 original event handler can simply wxEvtHandler::Connect() or
3542 wxEvtHandler::Bind() the idle event handler which would only be executed
3543 then and could wxEvtHandler::Disconnect() or wxEvtHandler::Unbind() itself.
3546 @see @ref overview_events, wxUpdateUIEvent, wxWindow::OnInternalIdle
3548 class wxIdleEvent
: public wxEvent
3557 Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets will send idle
3558 events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that they
3559 will process the events.
3563 static wxIdleMode
GetMode();
3566 Returns @true if the OnIdle function processing this event requested more
3571 bool MoreRequested() const;
3574 Tells wxWidgets that more processing is required.
3576 This function can be called by an OnIdle handler for a window or window event
3577 handler to indicate that wxApp::OnIdle should forward the OnIdle event once
3578 more to the application windows.
3580 If no window calls this function during OnIdle, then the application will
3581 remain in a passive event loop (not calling OnIdle) until a new event is
3582 posted to the application by the windowing system.
3584 @see MoreRequested()
3586 void RequestMore(bool needMore
= true);
3589 Static function for specifying how wxWidgets will send idle events: to
3590 all windows, or only to those which specify that they will process the events.
3593 Can be one of the ::wxIdleMode values.
3594 The default is wxIDLE_PROCESS_ALL.
3596 static void SetMode(wxIdleMode mode
);
3602 @class wxInitDialogEvent
3604 A wxInitDialogEvent is sent as a dialog or panel is being initialised.
3605 Handlers for this event can transfer data to the window.
3607 The default handler calls wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow.
3609 @beginEventTable{wxInitDialogEvent}
3610 @event{EVT_INIT_DIALOG(func)}
3611 Process a @c wxEVT_INIT_DIALOG event.
3617 @see @ref overview_events
3619 class wxInitDialogEvent
: public wxEvent
3625 wxInitDialogEvent(int id
= 0);
3631 @class wxWindowDestroyEvent
3633 This event is sent as early as possible during the window destruction
3636 For the top level windows, as early as possible means that this is done by
3637 wxFrame or wxDialog destructor, i.e. after the destructor of the derived
3638 class was executed and so any methods specific to the derived class can't
3639 be called any more from this event handler. If you need to do this, you
3640 must call wxWindow::SendDestroyEvent() from your derived class destructor.
3642 For the child windows, this event is generated just before deleting the
3643 window from wxWindow::Destroy() (which is also called when the parent
3644 window is deleted) or from the window destructor if operator @c delete was
3645 used directly (which is not recommended for this very reason).
3647 It is usually pointless to handle this event in the window itself but it ca
3648 be very useful to receive notifications about the window destruction in the
3649 parent window or in any other object interested in this window.
3654 @see @ref overview_events, wxWindowCreateEvent
3656 class wxWindowDestroyEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
3662 wxWindowDestroyEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
3664 /// Return the window being destroyed.
3665 wxWindow
*GetWindow() const;
3670 @class wxNavigationKeyEvent
3672 This event class contains information about navigation events,
3673 generated by navigation keys such as tab and page down.
3675 This event is mainly used by wxWidgets implementations.
3676 A wxNavigationKeyEvent handler is automatically provided by wxWidgets
3677 when you enable keyboard navigation inside a window by inheriting it from
3678 wxNavigationEnabled<>.
3680 @beginEventTable{wxNavigationKeyEvent}
3681 @event{EVT_NAVIGATION_KEY(func)}
3682 Process a navigation key event.
3688 @see wxWindow::Navigate, wxWindow::NavigateIn
3690 class wxNavigationKeyEvent
: public wxEvent
3694 Flags which can be used with wxNavigationKeyEvent.
3696 enum wxNavigationKeyEventFlags
3698 IsBackward
= 0x0000,
3704 wxNavigationKeyEvent();
3705 wxNavigationKeyEvent(const wxNavigationKeyEvent
& event
);
3708 Returns the child that has the focus, or @NULL.
3710 wxWindow
* GetCurrentFocus() const;
3713 Returns @true if the navigation was in the forward direction.
3715 bool GetDirection() const;
3718 Returns @true if the navigation event was from a tab key.
3719 This is required for proper navigation over radio buttons.
3721 bool IsFromTab() const;
3724 Returns @true if the navigation event represents a window change
3725 (for example, from Ctrl-Page Down in a notebook).
3727 bool IsWindowChange() const;
3730 Sets the current focus window member.
3732 void SetCurrentFocus(wxWindow
* currentFocus
);
3735 Sets the direction to forward if @a direction is @true, or backward
3738 void SetDirection(bool direction
);
3741 Sets the flags for this event.
3742 The @a flags can be a combination of the ::wxNavigationKeyEventFlags values.
3744 void SetFlags(long flags
);
3747 Marks the navigation event as from a tab key.
3749 void SetFromTab(bool fromTab
);
3752 Marks the event as a window change event.
3754 void SetWindowChange(bool windowChange
);
3760 @class wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
3762 An mouse capture changed event is sent to a window that loses its
3763 mouse capture. This is called even if wxWindow::ReleaseMouse
3764 was called by the application code. Handling this event allows
3765 an application to cater for unexpected capture releases which
3766 might otherwise confuse mouse handling code.
3770 @beginEventTable{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}
3771 @event{EVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_CHANGED(func)}
3772 Process a @c wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_CHANGED event.
3778 @see wxMouseCaptureLostEvent, @ref overview_events,
3779 wxWindow::CaptureMouse, wxWindow::ReleaseMouse, wxWindow::GetCapture
3781 class wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
3787 wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent(wxWindowID windowId
= 0,
3788 wxWindow
* gainedCapture
= NULL
);
3791 Returns the window that gained the capture, or @NULL if it was a
3792 non-wxWidgets window.
3794 wxWindow
* GetCapturedWindow() const;
3802 This event class contains information about window and session close events.
3804 The handler function for EVT_CLOSE is called when the user has tried to close a
3805 a frame or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows).
3806 It can also be invoked by the application itself programmatically, for example by
3807 calling the wxWindow::Close function.
3809 You should check whether the application is forcing the deletion of the window
3810 using wxCloseEvent::CanVeto. If this is @false, you @e must destroy the window
3811 using wxWindow::Destroy.
3813 If the return value is @true, it is up to you whether you respond by destroying
3816 If you don't destroy the window, you should call wxCloseEvent::Veto to
3817 let the calling code know that you did not destroy the window.
3818 This allows the wxWindow::Close function to return @true or @false depending
3819 on whether the close instruction was honoured or not.
3821 Example of a wxCloseEvent handler:
3824 void MyFrame::OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event)
3826 if ( event.CanVeto() && m_bFileNotSaved )
3828 if ( wxMessageBox("The file has not been saved... continue closing?",
3830 wxICON_QUESTION | wxYES_NO) != wxYES )
3837 Destroy(); // you may also do: event.Skip();
3838 // since the default event handler does call Destroy(), too
3842 The EVT_END_SESSION event is slightly different as it is sent by the system
3843 when the user session is ending (e.g. because of log out or shutdown) and
3844 so all windows are being forcefully closed. At least under MSW, after the
3845 handler for this event is executed the program is simply killed by the
3846 system. Because of this, the default handler for this event provided by
3847 wxWidgets calls all the usual cleanup code (including wxApp::OnExit()) so
3848 that it could still be executed and exit()s the process itself, without
3849 waiting for being killed. If this behaviour is for some reason undesirable,
3850 make sure that you define a handler for this event in your wxApp-derived
3851 class and do not call @c event.Skip() in it (but be aware that the system
3852 will still kill your application).
3854 @beginEventTable{wxCloseEvent}
3855 @event{EVT_CLOSE(func)}
3856 Process a @c wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW command event, supplying the member function.
3857 This event applies to wxFrame and wxDialog classes.
3858 @event{EVT_QUERY_END_SESSION(func)}
3859 Process a @c wxEVT_QUERY_END_SESSION session event, supplying the member function.
3860 This event can be handled in wxApp-derived class only.
3861 @event{EVT_END_SESSION(func)}
3862 Process a @c wxEVT_END_SESSION session event, supplying the member function.
3863 This event can be handled in wxApp-derived class only.
3869 @see wxWindow::Close, @ref overview_windowdeletion
3871 class wxCloseEvent
: public wxEvent
3877 wxCloseEvent(wxEventType commandEventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
3880 Returns @true if you can veto a system shutdown or a window close event.
3881 Vetoing a window close event is not possible if the calling code wishes to
3882 force the application to exit, and so this function must be called to check this.
3884 bool CanVeto() const;
3887 Returns @true if the user is just logging off or @false if the system is
3888 shutting down. This method can only be called for end session and query end
3889 session events, it doesn't make sense for close window event.
3891 bool GetLoggingOff() const;
3894 Sets the 'can veto' flag.
3896 void SetCanVeto(bool canVeto
);
3899 Sets the 'logging off' flag.
3901 void SetLoggingOff(bool loggingOff
);
3904 Call this from your event handler to veto a system shutdown or to signal
3905 to the calling application that a window close did not happen.
3907 You can only veto a shutdown if CanVeto() returns @true.
3909 void Veto(bool veto
= true);
3917 This class is used for a variety of menu-related events. Note that
3918 these do not include menu command events, which are
3919 handled using wxCommandEvent objects.
3921 The default handler for @c wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT displays help
3922 text in the first field of the status bar.
3924 @beginEventTable{wxMenuEvent}
3925 @event{EVT_MENU_OPEN(func)}
3926 A menu is about to be opened. On Windows, this is only sent once for each
3927 navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed).
3928 @event{EVT_MENU_CLOSE(func)}
3929 A menu has been just closed.
3930 @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}
3931 The menu item with the specified id has been highlighted: used to show
3932 help prompts in the status bar by wxFrame
3933 @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT_ALL(func)}
3934 A menu item has been highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.
3940 @see wxCommandEvent, @ref overview_events
3942 class wxMenuEvent
: public wxEvent
3948 wxMenuEvent(wxEventType type
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0, wxMenu
* menu
= NULL
);
3951 Returns the menu which is being opened or closed.
3953 This method can only be used with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events.
3955 The returned value is never @NULL in the ports implementing this
3956 function, which currently includes all the major ones.
3958 wxMenu
* GetMenu() const;
3961 Returns the menu identifier associated with the event.
3962 This method should be only used with the @c HIGHLIGHT events.
3964 int GetMenuId() const;
3967 Returns @true if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
3968 @false if it is a normal one.
3970 This method should only be used with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events.
3972 bool IsPopup() const;
3978 An event being sent when the window is shown or hidden.
3979 The event is triggered by calls to wxWindow::Show(), and any user
3980 action showing a previously hidden window or vice versa (if allowed by
3981 the current platform and/or window manager).
3982 Notice that the event is not triggered when the application is iconized
3983 (minimized) or restored under wxMSW.
3985 @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxgtk,wxos2}
3987 @beginEventTable{wxShowEvent}
3988 @event{EVT_SHOW(func)}
3989 Process a @c wxEVT_SHOW event.
3995 @see @ref overview_events, wxWindow::Show,
3999 class wxShowEvent
: public wxEvent
4005 wxShowEvent(int winid
= 0, bool show
= false);
4008 Set whether the windows was shown or hidden.
4010 void SetShow(bool show
);
4013 Return @true if the window has been shown, @false if it has been
4016 bool IsShown() const;
4019 @deprecated This function is deprecated in favour of IsShown().
4021 bool GetShow() const;
4027 @class wxIconizeEvent
4029 An event being sent when the frame is iconized (minimized) or restored.
4031 Currently only wxMSW and wxGTK generate such events.
4033 @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxgtk}
4035 @beginEventTable{wxIconizeEvent}
4036 @event{EVT_ICONIZE(func)}
4037 Process a @c wxEVT_ICONIZE event.
4043 @see @ref overview_events, wxTopLevelWindow::Iconize,
4044 wxTopLevelWindow::IsIconized
4046 class wxIconizeEvent
: public wxEvent
4052 wxIconizeEvent(int id
= 0, bool iconized
= true);
4055 Returns @true if the frame has been iconized, @false if it has been
4058 bool IsIconized() const;
4061 @deprecated This function is deprecated in favour of IsIconized().
4063 bool Iconized() const;
4071 A move event holds information about wxTopLevelWindow move change events.
4073 These events are currently only generated by wxMSW port.
4075 @beginEventTable{wxMoveEvent}
4076 @event{EVT_MOVE(func)}
4077 Process a @c wxEVT_MOVE event, which is generated when a window is moved.
4078 @event{EVT_MOVE_START(func)}
4079 Process a @c wxEVT_MOVE_START event, which is generated when the user starts
4080 to move or size a window. wxMSW only.
4081 @event{EVT_MOVING(func)}
4082 Process a @c wxEVT_MOVING event, which is generated while the user is
4083 moving the window. wxMSW only.
4084 @event{EVT_MOVE_END(func)}
4085 Process a @c wxEVT_MOVE_END event, which is generated when the user stops
4086 moving or sizing a window. wxMSW only.
4092 @see wxPoint, @ref overview_events
4094 class wxMoveEvent
: public wxEvent
4100 wxMoveEvent(const wxPoint
& pt
, int id
= 0);
4103 Returns the position of the window generating the move change event.
4105 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
4107 wxRect
GetRect() const;
4108 void SetRect(const wxRect
& rect
);
4109 void SetPosition(const wxPoint
& pos
);
4116 A size event holds information about size change events of wxWindow.
4118 The EVT_SIZE handler function will be called when the window has been resized.
4120 You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as appropriate.
4122 Note that the size passed is of the whole window: call wxWindow::GetClientSize()
4123 for the area which may be used by the application.
4125 When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged
4126 and you may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the
4127 size of the window, you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window.
4128 In which case, you may need to call wxWindow::Refresh to invalidate the entire window.
4130 @b Important : Sizers ( see @ref overview_sizer ) rely on size events to function
4131 correctly. Therefore, in a sizer-based layout, do not forget to call Skip on all
4132 size events you catch (and don't catch size events at all when you don't need to).
4134 @beginEventTable{wxSizeEvent}
4135 @event{EVT_SIZE(func)}
4136 Process a @c wxEVT_SIZE event.
4142 @see wxSize, @ref overview_events
4144 class wxSizeEvent
: public wxEvent
4150 wxSizeEvent(const wxSize
& sz
, int id
= 0);
4153 Returns the entire size of the window generating the size change event.
4155 This is the new total size of the window, i.e. the same size as would
4156 be returned by wxWindow::GetSize() if it were called now. Use
4157 wxWindow::GetClientSize() if you catch this event in a top level window
4158 such as wxFrame to find the size available for the window contents.
4160 wxSize
GetSize() const;
4161 void SetSize(wxSize size
);
4163 wxRect
GetRect() const;
4164 void SetRect(wxRect rect
);
4170 @class wxSetCursorEvent
4172 A wxSetCursorEvent is generated from wxWindow when the mouse cursor is about
4173 to be set as a result of mouse motion.
4175 This event gives the application the chance to perform specific mouse cursor
4176 processing based on the current position of the mouse within the window.
4177 Use wxSetCursorEvent::SetCursor to specify the cursor you want to be displayed.
4179 @beginEventTable{wxSetCursorEvent}
4180 @event{EVT_SET_CURSOR(func)}
4181 Process a @c wxEVT_SET_CURSOR event.
4187 @see ::wxSetCursor, wxWindow::wxSetCursor
4189 class wxSetCursorEvent
: public wxEvent
4193 Constructor, used by the library itself internally to initialize the event
4196 wxSetCursorEvent(wxCoord x
= 0, wxCoord y
= 0);
4199 Returns a reference to the cursor specified by this event.
4201 const wxCursor
& GetCursor() const;
4204 Returns the X coordinate of the mouse in client coordinates.
4206 wxCoord
GetX() const;
4209 Returns the Y coordinate of the mouse in client coordinates.
4211 wxCoord
GetY() const;
4214 Returns @true if the cursor specified by this event is a valid cursor.
4216 @remarks You cannot specify wxNullCursor with this event, as it is not
4217 considered a valid cursor.
4219 bool HasCursor() const;
4222 Sets the cursor associated with this event.
4224 void SetCursor(const wxCursor
& cursor
);
4229 // ============================================================================
4230 // Global functions/macros
4231 // ============================================================================
4233 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_events */
4237 A value uniquely identifying the type of the event.
4239 The values of this type should only be created using wxNewEventType().
4241 See the macro DEFINE_EVENT_TYPE() for more info.
4243 @see @ref overview_events_introduction
4245 typedef int wxEventType
;
4248 A special event type usually used to indicate that some wxEvent has yet
4251 wxEventType wxEVT_NULL
;
4253 wxEventType wxEVT_ANY
;
4256 Generates a new unique event type.
4258 Usually this function is only used by wxDEFINE_EVENT() and not called
4261 wxEventType
wxNewEventType();
4264 Define a new event type associated with the specified event class.
4266 This macro defines a new unique event type @a name associated with the
4271 wxDEFINE_EVENT(MY_COMMAND_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
4273 class MyCustomEvent : public wxEvent { ... };
4274 wxDEFINE_EVENT(MY_CUSTOM_EVENT, MyCustomEvent);
4277 @see wxDECLARE_EVENT(), @ref overview_events_custom
4279 #define wxDEFINE_EVENT(name, cls) \
4280 const wxEventTypeTag< cls > name(wxNewEventType())
4283 Declares a custom event type.
4285 This macro declares a variable called @a name which must be defined
4286 elsewhere using wxDEFINE_EVENT().
4288 The class @a cls must be the wxEvent-derived class associated with the
4289 events of this type and its full declaration must be visible from the point
4290 of use of this macro.
4294 wxDECLARE_EVENT(MY_COMMAND_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
4296 class MyCustomEvent : public wxEvent { ... };
4297 wxDECLARE_EVENT(MY_CUSTOM_EVENT, MyCustomEvent);
4300 #define wxDECLARE_EVENT(name, cls) \
4301 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(wxEMPTY_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, cls)
4304 Variant of wxDECLARE_EVENT() used for event types defined inside a shared
4307 This is mostly used by wxWidgets internally, e.g.
4309 wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT(WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE, wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, wxCommandEvent)
4312 #define wxDECLARE_EXPORTED_EVENT( expdecl, name, cls ) \
4313 extern const expdecl wxEventTypeTag< cls > name;
4316 Helper macro for definition of custom event table macros.
4318 This macro must only be used if wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8 is 1, otherwise
4319 it is better and more clear to just use the address of the function
4320 directly as this is all this macro does in this case. However it needs to
4321 explicitly cast @a func to @a functype, which is the type of wxEvtHandler
4322 member function taking the custom event argument when
4323 wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8 is 0.
4325 See wx__DECLARE_EVT0 for an example of use.
4327 @see @ref overview_events_custom_ownclass
4329 #define wxEVENT_HANDLER_CAST(functype, func) (&func)
4332 This macro is used to define event table macros for handling custom
4337 class MyEvent : public wxEvent { ... };
4339 // note that this is not necessary unless using old compilers: for the
4340 // reasonably new ones just use &func instead of MyEventHandler(func)
4341 typedef void (wxEvtHandler::*MyEventFunction)(MyEvent&);
4342 #define MyEventHandler(func) wxEVENT_HANDLER_CAST(MyEventFunction, func)
4344 wxDEFINE_EVENT(MY_EVENT_TYPE, MyEvent);
4346 #define EVT_MY(id, func) \
4347 wx__DECLARE_EVT1(MY_EVENT_TYPE, id, MyEventHandler(func))
4351 wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
4352 EVT_MY(wxID_ANY, MyFrame::OnMyEvent)
4357 The event type to handle.
4359 The identifier of events to handle.
4361 The event handler method.
4363 #define wx__DECLARE_EVT1(evt, id, fn) \
4364 wx__DECLARE_EVT2(evt, id, wxID_ANY, fn)
4367 Generalized version of the wx__DECLARE_EVT1() macro taking a range of
4368 IDs instead of a single one.
4369 Argument @a id1 is the first identifier of the range, @a id2 is the
4370 second identifier of the range.
4372 #define wx__DECLARE_EVT2(evt, id1, id2, fn) \
4373 DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE_ENTRY(evt, id1, id2, fn, NULL),
4376 Simplified version of the wx__DECLARE_EVT1() macro, to be used when the
4377 event type must be handled regardless of the ID associated with the
4378 specific event instances.
4380 #define wx__DECLARE_EVT0(evt, fn) \
4381 wx__DECLARE_EVT1(evt, wxID_ANY, fn)
4384 Use this macro inside a class declaration to declare a @e static event table
4387 In the implementation file you'll need to use the wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE()
4388 and the wxEND_EVENT_TABLE() macros, plus some additional @c EVT_xxx macro
4391 Note that this macro requires a final semicolon.
4393 @see @ref overview_events_eventtables
4395 #define wxDECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
4398 Use this macro in a source file to start listing @e static event handlers
4399 for a specific class.
4401 Use wxEND_EVENT_TABLE() to terminate the event-declaration block.
4403 @see @ref overview_events_eventtables
4405 #define wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(theClass, baseClass)
4408 Use this macro in a source file to end listing @e static event handlers
4409 for a specific class.
4411 Use wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE() to start the event-declaration block.
4413 @see @ref overview_events_eventtables
4415 #define wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
4418 In a GUI application, this function posts @a event to the specified @e dest
4419 object using wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent().
4421 Otherwise, it dispatches @a event immediately using
4422 wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(). See the respective documentation for details
4423 (and caveats). Because of limitation of wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent()
4424 this function is not thread-safe for event objects having wxString fields,
4425 use wxQueueEvent() instead.
4429 void wxPostEvent(wxEvtHandler
* dest
, const wxEvent
& event
);
4432 Queue an event for processing on the given object.
4434 This is a wrapper around wxEvtHandler::QueueEvent(), see its documentation
4440 The object to queue the event on, can't be @c NULL.
4442 The heap-allocated and non-@c NULL event to queue, the function takes
4445 void wxQueueEvent(wxEvtHandler
* dest
, wxEvent
*event
);
4449 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED
;
4450 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_CHECKBOX_CLICKED
;
4451 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICE_SELECTED
;
4452 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_SELECTED
;
4453 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOX_DOUBLECLICKED
;
4454 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLED
;
4455 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED
;
4456 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_SLIDER_UPDATED
;
4457 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBOX_SELECTED
;
4458 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_RADIOBUTTON_SELECTED
;
4459 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_SCROLLBAR_UPDATED
;
4460 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_VLBOX_SELECTED
;
4461 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED
;
4462 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_RCLICKED
;
4463 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_DROPDOWN_CLICKED
;
4464 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_ENTER
;
4465 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN
;
4466 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_CLOSEUP
;
4467 wxEventType wxEVT_THREAD
;
4468 wxEventType wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN
;
4469 wxEventType wxEVT_LEFT_UP
;
4470 wxEventType wxEVT_MIDDLE_DOWN
;
4471 wxEventType wxEVT_MIDDLE_UP
;
4472 wxEventType wxEVT_RIGHT_DOWN
;
4473 wxEventType wxEVT_RIGHT_UP
;
4474 wxEventType wxEVT_MOTION
;
4475 wxEventType wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW
;
4476 wxEventType wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW
;
4477 wxEventType wxEVT_LEFT_DCLICK
;
4478 wxEventType wxEVT_MIDDLE_DCLICK
;
4479 wxEventType wxEVT_RIGHT_DCLICK
;
4480 wxEventType wxEVT_SET_FOCUS
;
4481 wxEventType wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS
;
4482 wxEventType wxEVT_CHILD_FOCUS
;
4483 wxEventType wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL
;
4484 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX1_DOWN
;
4485 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX1_UP
;
4486 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX1_DCLICK
;
4487 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX2_DOWN
;
4488 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX2_UP
;
4489 wxEventType wxEVT_AUX2_DCLICK
;
4490 wxEventType wxEVT_CHAR
;
4491 wxEventType wxEVT_CHAR_HOOK
;
4492 wxEventType wxEVT_NAVIGATION_KEY
;
4493 wxEventType wxEVT_KEY_DOWN
;
4494 wxEventType wxEVT_KEY_UP
;
4495 wxEventType wxEVT_HOTKEY
;
4496 wxEventType wxEVT_SET_CURSOR
;
4497 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_TOP
;
4498 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_BOTTOM
;
4499 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEUP
;
4500 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_LINEDOWN
;
4501 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEUP
;
4502 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_PAGEDOWN
;
4503 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK
;
4504 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE
;
4505 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED
;
4506 wxEventType wxEVT_SPIN_UP
;
4507 wxEventType wxEVT_SPIN_DOWN
;
4508 wxEventType wxEVT_SPIN
;
4509 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_TOP
;
4510 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_BOTTOM
;
4511 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEUP
;
4512 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_LINEDOWN
;
4513 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEUP
;
4514 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_PAGEDOWN
;
4515 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBTRACK
;
4516 wxEventType wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE
;
4517 wxEventType wxEVT_SIZE
;
4518 wxEventType wxEVT_MOVE
;
4519 wxEventType wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW
;
4520 wxEventType wxEVT_END_SESSION
;
4521 wxEventType wxEVT_QUERY_END_SESSION
;
4522 wxEventType wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP
;
4523 wxEventType wxEVT_ACTIVATE
;
4524 wxEventType wxEVT_CREATE
;
4525 wxEventType wxEVT_DESTROY
;
4526 wxEventType wxEVT_SHOW
;
4527 wxEventType wxEVT_ICONIZE
;
4528 wxEventType wxEVT_MAXIMIZE
;
4529 wxEventType wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_CHANGED
;
4530 wxEventType wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST
;
4531 wxEventType wxEVT_PAINT
;
4532 wxEventType wxEVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND
;
4533 wxEventType wxEVT_NC_PAINT
;
4534 wxEventType wxEVT_MENU_OPEN
;
4535 wxEventType wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE
;
4536 wxEventType wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT
;
4537 wxEventType wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU
;
4538 wxEventType wxEVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED
;
4539 wxEventType wxEVT_DISPLAY_CHANGED
;
4540 wxEventType wxEVT_QUERY_NEW_PALETTE
;
4541 wxEventType wxEVT_PALETTE_CHANGED
;
4542 wxEventType wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_DOWN
;
4543 wxEventType wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_UP
;
4544 wxEventType wxEVT_JOY_MOVE
;
4545 wxEventType wxEVT_JOY_ZMOVE
;
4546 wxEventType wxEVT_DROP_FILES
;
4547 wxEventType wxEVT_INIT_DIALOG
;
4548 wxEventType wxEVT_IDLE
;
4549 wxEventType wxEVT_UPDATE_UI
;
4550 wxEventType wxEVT_SIZING
;
4551 wxEventType wxEVT_MOVING
;
4552 wxEventType wxEVT_MOVE_START
;
4553 wxEventType wxEVT_MOVE_END
;
4554 wxEventType wxEVT_HIBERNATE
;
4555 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY
;
4556 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_CUT
;
4557 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_PASTE
;
4558 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LEFT_CLICK
;
4559 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LEFT_DCLICK
;
4560 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_RIGHT_CLICK
;
4561 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_RIGHT_DCLICK
;
4562 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_SET_FOCUS
;
4563 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_KILL_FOCUS
;
4564 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_ENTER
;
4565 wxEventType wxEVT_HELP
;
4566 wxEventType wxEVT_DETAILED_HELP
;
4567 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED
;
4568 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER
;
4569 wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOL_CLICKED
;
4570 wxEventType wxEVT_WINDOW_MODAL_DIALOG_CLOSED
;