1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: interface of wxKeyEvent
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
13 This event class contains information about keypress (character) events.
15 Notice that there are three different kinds of keyboard events in wxWidgets:
16 key down and up events and char events. The difference between the first two
17 is clear - the first corresponds to a key press and the second to a key
18 release - otherwise they are identical. Just note that if the key is
19 maintained in a pressed state you will typically get a lot of (automatically
20 generated) down events but only one up so it is wrong to assume that there is
21 one up event corresponding to each down one.
23 Both key events provide untranslated key codes while the char event carries
24 the translated one. The untranslated code for alphanumeric keys is always
25 an upper case value. For the other keys it is one of @c WXK_XXX values
26 from the @ref overview_keycodes "keycodes table". The translated key is, in
27 general, the character the user expects to appear as the result of the key
28 combination when typing the text into a text entry zone, for example.
30 A few examples to clarify this (all assume that CAPS LOCK is unpressed
31 and the standard US keyboard): when the @c 'A' key is pressed, the key down
32 event key code is equal to @c ASCII A == 65. But the char event key code
33 is @c ASCII a == 97. On the other hand, if you press both SHIFT and
34 @c 'A' keys simultaneously , the key code in key down event will still be
35 just @c 'A' while the char event key code parameter will now be @c 'A'
38 Although in this simple case it is clear that the correct key code could be
39 found in the key down event handler by checking the value returned by
40 wxKeyEvent::ShiftDown, in general you should use
41 @c EVT_CHAR for this as for non-alphanumeric keys the translation is
42 keyboard-layout dependent and can only be done properly by the system itself.
44 Another kind of translation is done when the control key is pressed: for
45 example, for CTRL-A key press the key down event still carries the
46 same key code @c 'a' as usual but the char event will have key code of
47 1, the ASCII value of this key combination.
49 You may discover how the other keys on your system behave interactively by
50 running the text() wxWidgets sample and pressing some keys
51 in any of the text controls shown in it.
53 @b Note: If a key down (@c EVT_KEY_DOWN) event is caught and
54 the event handler does not call @c event.Skip() then the corresponding
55 char event (@c EVT_CHAR) will not happen. This is by design and
56 enables the programs that handle both types of events to be a bit
59 @b Note for Windows programmers: The key and char events in wxWidgets are
60 similar to but slightly different from Windows @c WM_KEYDOWN and
61 @c WM_CHAR events. In particular, Alt-x combination will generate a char
62 event in wxWidgets (unless it is used as an accelerator).
64 @b Tip: be sure to call @c event.Skip() for events that you don't process in
65 key event function, otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
70 class wxKeyEvent
: public wxEvent
74 Constructor. Currently, the only valid event types are wxEVT_CHAR and
77 wxKeyEvent(WXTYPE keyEventType
);
80 Returns @true if the Alt key was down at the time of the key event.
81 Notice that GetModifiers() is easier to use
82 correctly than this function so you should consider using it in new code.
87 CMD is a pseudo key which is the same as Control for PC and Unix
88 platforms but the special APPLE (a.k.a as COMMAND) key under
89 Macs: it makes often sense to use it instead of, say, ControlDown() because Cmd
90 key is used for the same thing under Mac as Ctrl elsewhere (but Ctrl still
91 exists, just not used for this purpose under Mac). So for non-Mac platforms
92 this is the same as ControlDown() and under
93 Mac this is the same as MetaDown().
98 Returns @true if the control key was down at the time of the key event.
99 Notice that GetModifiers() is easier to use
100 correctly than this function so you should consider using it in new code.
102 bool ControlDown() const;
105 Returns the virtual key code. ASCII events return normal ASCII values,
106 while non-ASCII events return values such as @b WXK_LEFT for the
107 left cursor key. See Keycodes() for a full list of
108 the virtual key codes.
109 Note that in Unicode build, the returned value is meaningful only if the
110 user entered a character that can be represented in current locale's default
111 charset. You can obtain the corresponding Unicode character using
114 int GetKeyCode() const;
117 Return the bitmask of modifier keys which were pressed when this event
118 happened. See @ref overview_keymodifiers "key modifier constants" for the full
121 Notice that this function is easier to use correctly than, for example,
122 ControlDown() because when using the latter you
123 also have to remember to test that none of the other modifiers is pressed:
125 and forgetting to do it can result in serious program bugs (e.g. program not
126 working with European keyboard layout where ALTGR key which is seen by
127 the program as combination of CTRL and ALT is used). On the
128 other hand, you can simply write
132 int GetModifiers() const;
136 Obtains the position (in client coordinates) at which the key was pressed.
138 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
139 const void GetPosition(long* x
, long* y
) const;
143 Returns the raw key code for this event. This is a platform-dependent scan code
144 which should only be used in advanced applications.
145 @b NB: Currently the raw key codes are not supported by all ports, use
146 @c #ifdef wxHAS_RAW_KEY_CODES to determine if this feature is available.
148 wxUint32
GetRawKeyCode() const;
151 Returns the low level key flags for this event. The flags are
152 platform-dependent and should only be used in advanced applications.
153 @b NB: Currently the raw key flags are not supported by all ports, use
154 @c #ifdef wxHAS_RAW_KEY_CODES to determine if this feature is available.
156 wxUint32
GetRawKeyFlags() const;
159 Returns the Unicode character corresponding to this key event.
160 This function is only available in Unicode build, i.e. when
161 @c wxUSE_UNICODE is 1.
163 wxChar
GetUnicodeKey() const;
166 Returns the X position (in client coordinates) of the event.
171 Returns the Y (in client coordinates) position of the event.
176 Returns @true if either CTRL or ALT keys was down
177 at the time of the key event. Note that this function does not take into
178 account neither SHIFT nor META key states (the reason for ignoring
179 the latter is that it is common for NUMLOCK key to be configured as
180 META under X but the key presses even while NUMLOCK is on should
181 be still processed normally).
183 bool HasModifiers() const;
186 Returns @true if the Meta key was down at the time of the key event.
187 Notice that GetModifiers() is easier to use
188 correctly than this function so you should consider using it in new code.
190 bool MetaDown() const;
193 Returns @true if the shift key was down at the time of the key event.
194 Notice that GetModifiers() is easier to use
195 correctly than this function so you should consider using it in new code.
197 bool ShiftDown() const;
201 @b Deprecated: Please use GetModifiers()
203 @true if the Alt key is pressed down.
209 @b Deprecated: Please use GetModifiers()
211 @true if control is pressed down.
217 @b Deprecated: Please use GetKeyCode()
219 Virtual keycode. See Keycodes() for a list of identifiers.
225 @b Deprecated: Please use GetModifiers()
227 @true if the Meta key is pressed down.
233 @b Deprecated: Please use GetModifiers()
235 @true if shift is pressed down.
241 @b Deprecated: Please use GetX() instead!
242 X position of the event.
248 @b Deprecated: Please use GetY() instead!
249 Y position of the event.
256 @class wxJoystickEvent
259 This event class contains information about mouse events, particularly
260 events received by windows.
267 class wxJoystickEvent
: public wxEvent
273 wxJoystickEvent(WXTYPE eventType
= 0, int state
= 0,
274 int joystick
= wxJOYSTICK1
,
278 Returns @true if the event was a down event from the specified button (or any
282 Can be wxJOY_BUTTONn where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
283 indicate any button down event.
285 bool ButtonDown(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
288 Returns @true if the specified button (or any button) was in a down state.
291 Can be wxJOY_BUTTONn where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
292 indicate any button down event.
294 bool ButtonIsDown(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
297 Returns @true if the event was an up event from the specified button (or any
301 Can be wxJOY_BUTTONn where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; or wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY to
302 indicate any button down event.
304 bool ButtonUp(int button
= wxJOY_BUTTON_ANY
) const;
307 Returns the identifier of the button changing state. This is a wxJOY_BUTTONn
309 n is one of 1, 2, 3, 4.
311 int GetButtonChange() const;
314 Returns the down state of the buttons. This is a bitlist of wxJOY_BUTTONn
316 n is one of 1, 2, 3, 4.
318 int GetButtonState() const;
321 Returns the identifier of the joystick generating the event - one of
322 wxJOYSTICK1 and wxJOYSTICK2.
324 int GetJoystick() const;
327 Returns the x, y position of the joystick event.
329 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
332 Returns the z position of the joystick event.
334 int GetZPosition() const;
337 Returns @true if this was a button up or down event (@e not 'is any button
340 bool IsButton() const;
343 Returns @true if this was an x, y move event.
348 Returns @true if this was a z move event.
350 bool IsZMove() const;
356 @class wxScrollWinEvent
359 A scroll event holds information about events sent from scrolling windows.
364 @see wxScrollEvent, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
366 class wxScrollWinEvent
: public wxEvent
372 wxScrollWinEvent(WXTYPE commandType
= 0, int pos
= 0,
373 int orientation
= 0);
376 Returns wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL, depending on the orientation of the
379 int GetOrientation() const;
382 Returns the position of the scrollbar for the thumb track and release events.
383 Note that this field can't be used for the other events, you need to query
384 the window itself for the current position in that case.
386 int GetPosition() const;
392 @class wxSysColourChangedEvent
395 This class is used for system colour change events, which are generated
396 when the user changes the colour settings using the control panel.
397 This is only appropriate under Windows.
402 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
404 class wxSysColourChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
410 wxSysColourChangedEvent();
416 @class wxWindowCreateEvent
419 This event is sent just after the actual window associated with a wxWindow
421 has been created. Since it is derived from wxCommandEvent, the event propagates
423 the window hierarchy.
428 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxWindowDestroyEvent
430 class wxWindowCreateEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
436 wxWindowCreateEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
445 A paint event is sent when a window's contents needs to be repainted.
447 Please notice that in general it is impossible to change the drawing of a
448 standard control (such as wxButton) and so you shouldn't
449 attempt to handle paint events for them as even if it might work on some
450 platforms, this is inherently not portable and won't work everywhere.
455 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
457 class wxPaintEvent
: public wxEvent
463 wxPaintEvent(int id
= 0);
469 @class wxMaximizeEvent
472 An event being sent when a top level window is maximized. Notice that it is
473 not sent when the window is restored to its original size after it had been
474 maximized, only a normal wxSizeEvent is generated in
480 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxTopLevelWindow::Maximize,
481 wxTopLevelWindow::IsMaximized
483 class wxMaximizeEvent
: public wxEvent
487 Constructor. Only used by wxWidgets internally.
489 wxMaximizeEvent(int id
= 0);
495 @class wxUpdateUIEvent
498 This class is used for pseudo-events which are called by wxWidgets
499 to give an application the chance to update various user interface elements.
504 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
506 class wxUpdateUIEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
512 wxUpdateUIEvent(wxWindowID commandId
= 0);
515 Returns @true if it is appropriate to update (send UI update events to)
517 This function looks at the mode used (see wxUpdateUIEvent::SetMode),
518 the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES flag in @e window,
519 the time update events were last sent in idle time, and
520 the update interval, to determine whether events should be sent to
521 this window now. By default this will always return @true because
522 the update mode is initially wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_ALL and
523 the interval is set to 0; so update events will be sent as
524 often as possible. You can reduce the frequency that events
525 are sent by changing the mode and/or setting an update interval.
527 @see ResetUpdateTime(), SetUpdateInterval(),
530 static bool CanUpdate(wxWindow
* window
);
533 Check or uncheck the UI element.
535 void Check(bool check
);
538 Enable or disable the UI element.
540 void Enable(bool enable
);
543 Returns @true if the UI element should be checked.
545 bool GetChecked() const;
548 Returns @true if the UI element should be enabled.
550 bool GetEnabled() const;
553 Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets
554 will send update events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that
556 will process the events.
559 static wxUpdateUIMode
GetMode();
562 Returns @true if the application has called Check(). For wxWidgets internal use
565 bool GetSetChecked() const;
568 Returns @true if the application has called Enable(). For wxWidgets internal use
571 bool GetSetEnabled() const;
574 Returns @true if the application has called Show(). For wxWidgets internal use
577 bool GetSetShown() const;
580 Returns @true if the application has called SetText(). For wxWidgets internal
583 bool GetSetText() const;
586 Returns @true if the UI element should be shown.
588 bool GetShown() const;
591 Returns the text that should be set for the UI element.
593 wxString
GetText() const;
596 Returns the current interval between updates in milliseconds.
597 -1 disables updates, 0 updates as frequently as possible.
598 See SetUpdateInterval().
600 static long GetUpdateInterval();
603 Used internally to reset the last-updated time to the
604 current time. It is assumed that update events are
605 normally sent in idle time, so this is called at the end of
608 @see CanUpdate(), SetUpdateInterval(),
611 static void ResetUpdateTime();
614 Specify how wxWidgets will send update events: to
615 all windows, or only to those which specify that they
616 will process the events.
617 @a mode may be one of the following values.
618 The default is wxUPDATE_UI_PROCESS_ALL.
620 static void SetMode(wxUpdateUIMode mode
);
623 Sets the text for this UI element.
625 void SetText(const wxString
& text
);
628 Sets the interval between updates in milliseconds.
629 Set to -1 to disable updates, or to 0 to update as frequently as possible.
631 Use this to reduce the overhead of UI update events if your application
632 has a lot of windows. If you set the value to -1 or greater than 0,
633 you may also need to call wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI
634 at appropriate points in your application, such as when a dialog
635 is about to be shown.
637 static void SetUpdateInterval(long updateInterval
);
640 Show or hide the UI element.
642 void Show(bool show
);
648 @class wxClipboardTextEvent
651 This class represents the events generated by a control (typically a
652 wxTextCtrl but other windows can generate these events as
653 well) when its content gets copied or cut to, or pasted from the clipboard.
654 There are three types of corresponding events wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY,
655 wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_CUT and wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_PASTE.
657 If any of these events is processed (without being skipped) by an event
658 handler, the corresponding operation doesn't take place which allows to
659 prevent the text from being copied from or pasted to a control. It is also
660 possible to examine the clipboard contents in the PASTE event handler and
661 transform it in some way before inserting in a control -- for example,
662 changing its case or removing invalid characters.
664 Finally notice that a CUT event is always preceded by the COPY event which
665 makes it possible to only process the latter if it doesn't matter if the
666 text was copied or cut.
669 @event{EVT_TEXT_COPY(id, func)}:
670 Some or all of the controls content was copied to the clipboard.
671 @event{EVT_TEXT_CUT(id, func)}:
672 Some or all of the controls content was cut (i.e. copied and
674 @event{EVT_TEXT_PASTE(id, func)}:
675 Clipboard content was pasted into the control.
679 These events are currently only generated by wxComboBox and under Windows
680 and wxTextCtrl under Windows and GTK and are not generated for the text
681 controls with wxTE_RICH style under Windows.
688 class wxClipboardTextEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
694 wxClipboardTextEvent(wxEventType commandType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
703 This event class contains information about the events generated by the mouse:
704 they include mouse buttons press and release events and mouse move events.
706 All mouse events involving the buttons use @c wxMOUSE_BTN_LEFT for the
707 left mouse button, @c wxMOUSE_BTN_MIDDLE for the middle one and
708 @c wxMOUSE_BTN_RIGHT for the right one. And if the system supports more
709 buttons, the @c wxMOUSE_BTN_AUX1 and @c wxMOUSE_BTN_AUX2 events
710 can also be generated. Note that not all mice have even a middle button so a
711 portable application should avoid relying on the events from it (but the right
712 button click can be emulated using the left mouse button with the control key
713 under Mac platforms with a single button mouse).
715 For the @c wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW and @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW events
716 purposes, the mouse is considered to be inside the window if it is in the
717 window client area and not inside one of its children. In other words, the
718 parent window receives @c wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW event not only when the
719 mouse leaves the window entirely but also when it enters one of its children.
721 @b NB: Note that under Windows CE mouse enter and leave events are not natively
723 by the system but are generated by wxWidgets itself. This has several
724 drawbacks: the LEAVE_WINDOW event might be received some time after the mouse
725 left the window and the state variables for it may have changed during this
728 @b NB: Note the difference between methods like
729 wxMouseEvent::LeftDown and
730 wxMouseEvent::LeftIsDown: the former returns @true
731 when the event corresponds to the left mouse button click while the latter
732 returns @true if the left mouse button is currently being pressed. For
733 example, when the user is dragging the mouse you can use
734 wxMouseEvent::LeftIsDown to test
735 whether the left mouse button is (still) depressed. Also, by convention, if
736 wxMouseEvent::LeftDown returns @true,
737 wxMouseEvent::LeftIsDown will also return @true in
738 wxWidgets whatever the underlying GUI behaviour is (which is
739 platform-dependent). The same applies, of course, to other mouse buttons as
745 @see wxKeyEvent::CmdDown
747 class wxMouseEvent
: public wxEvent
751 Constructor. Valid event types are:
753 @b wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW
754 @b wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW
760 @b wxEVT_MIDDLE_DCLICK
763 @b wxEVT_RIGHT_DCLICK
764 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX1_DOWN
765 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX1_UP
766 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX1_DCLICK
767 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX2_DOWN
768 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX2_UP
769 @b wxEVT_MOUSE_AUX2_DCLICK
773 wxMouseEvent(WXTYPE mouseEventType
= 0);
776 Returns @true if the Alt key was down at the time of the event.
781 Returns @true if the event was a first extra button double click.
783 bool Aux1DClick() const;
786 Returns @true if the first extra button mouse button changed to down.
788 bool Aux1Down() const;
791 Returns @true if the first extra button mouse button is currently down,
793 of the current event type.
795 bool Aux1IsDown() const;
798 Returns @true if the first extra button mouse button changed to up.
803 Returns @true if the event was a second extra button double click.
805 bool Aux2DClick() const;
808 Returns @true if the second extra button mouse button changed to down.
810 bool Aux2Down() const;
813 Returns @true if the second extra button mouse button is currently down,
815 of the current event type.
817 bool Aux2IsDown() const;
820 Returns @true if the second extra button mouse button changed to up.
825 Returns @true if the identified mouse button is changing state. Valid
826 values of @a button are:
830 check if left button was pressed
832 @c wxMOUSE_BTN_MIDDLE
834 check if middle button was pressed
838 check if right button was pressed
842 check if the first extra button was pressed
846 check if the second extra button was pressed
850 check if any button was pressed
852 bool Button(int button
);
855 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
856 double click event. Otherwise the argument specifies which double click event
857 was generated (see Button() for the possible
860 bool ButtonDClick(int but
= wxMOUSE_BTN_ANY
);
863 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
864 button down event. Otherwise the argument specifies which button-down event
865 was generated (see Button() for the possible
868 bool ButtonDown(int but
= -1);
871 If the argument is omitted, this returns @true if the event was a mouse
872 button up event. Otherwise the argument specifies which button-up event
873 was generated (see Button() for the possible
876 bool ButtonUp(int but
= -1);
879 Same as MetaDown() under Mac, same as
880 ControlDown() elsewhere.
882 @see wxKeyEvent::CmdDown
884 bool CmdDown() const;
887 Returns @true if the control key was down at the time of the event.
892 Returns @true if this was a dragging event (motion while a button is depressed).
899 Returns @true if the mouse was entering the window.
905 Returns the mouse button which generated this event or @c wxMOUSE_BTN_NONE
906 if no button is involved (for mouse move, enter or leave event, for example).
907 Otherwise @c wxMOUSE_BTN_LEFT is returned for the left button down, up and
908 double click events, @c wxMOUSE_BTN_MIDDLE and @c wxMOUSE_BTN_RIGHT
909 for the same events for the middle and the right buttons respectively.
911 int GetButton() const;
914 Returns the number of mouse clicks for this event: 1 for a simple click, 2
915 for a double-click, 3 for a triple-click and so on.
916 Currently this function is implemented only in wxMac and returns -1 for the
917 other platforms (you can still distinguish simple clicks from double-clicks as
918 they generate different kinds of events however).
922 int GetClickCount() const;
925 Returns the configured number of lines (or whatever) to be scrolled per
926 wheel action. Defaults to three.
928 int GetLinesPerAction() const;
931 Returns the logical mouse position in pixels (i.e. translated according to the
932 translation set for the DC, which usually indicates that the window has been
935 wxPoint
GetLogicalPosition(const wxDC
& dc
) const;
939 Sets *x and *y to the position at which the event occurred.
940 Returns the physical mouse position in pixels.
941 Note that if the mouse event has been artificially generated from a special
942 keyboard combination (e.g. under Windows when the "menu'' key is pressed), the
943 returned position is @c wxDefaultPosition.
945 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
946 const void GetPosition(wxCoord
* x
, wxCoord
* y
) const;
947 const void GetPosition(long* x
, long* y
) const;
951 Get wheel delta, normally 120. This is the threshold for action to be
952 taken, and one such action (for example, scrolling one increment)
953 should occur for each delta.
955 int GetWheelDelta() const;
958 Get wheel rotation, positive or negative indicates direction of
959 rotation. Current devices all send an event when rotation is at least
960 +/-WheelDelta, but finer resolution devices can be created in the future.
961 Because of this you shouldn't assume that one event is equal to 1 line, but you
962 should be able to either do partial line scrolling or wait until several
963 events accumulate before scrolling.
965 int GetWheelRotation() const;
968 Returns X coordinate of the physical mouse event position.
973 Returns Y coordinate of the physical mouse event position.
978 Returns @true if the event was a mouse button event (not necessarily a button
980 that may be tested using @e ButtonDown).
982 bool IsButton() const;
985 Returns @true if the system has been setup to do page scrolling with
986 the mouse wheel instead of line scrolling.
988 bool IsPageScroll() const;
991 Returns @true if the mouse was leaving the window.
994 bool Leaving() const;
997 Returns @true if the event was a left double click.
999 bool LeftDClick() const;
1002 Returns @true if the left mouse button changed to down.
1004 bool LeftDown() const;
1007 Returns @true if the left mouse button is currently down, independent
1008 of the current event type.
1009 Please notice that it is not the same as
1010 LeftDown() which returns @true if the event was
1011 generated by the left mouse button being pressed. Rather, it simply describes
1012 the state of the left mouse button at the time when the event was generated
1013 (so while it will be @true for a left click event, it can also be @true for
1014 a right click if it happened while the left mouse button was pressed).
1015 This event is usually used in the mouse event handlers which process "move
1016 mouse" messages to determine whether the user is (still) dragging the mouse.
1018 bool LeftIsDown() const;
1021 Returns @true if the left mouse button changed to up.
1023 bool LeftUp() const;
1026 Returns @true if the Meta key was down at the time of the event.
1028 bool MetaDown() const;
1031 Returns @true if the event was a middle double click.
1033 bool MiddleDClick() const;
1036 Returns @true if the middle mouse button changed to down.
1038 bool MiddleDown() const;
1041 Returns @true if the middle mouse button is currently down, independent
1042 of the current event type.
1044 bool MiddleIsDown() const;
1047 Returns @true if the middle mouse button changed to up.
1049 bool MiddleUp() const;
1052 Returns @true if this was a motion event and no mouse buttons were pressed.
1053 If any mouse button is held pressed, then this method returns @false and
1054 Dragging() returns @true.
1056 bool Moving() const;
1059 Returns @true if the event was a right double click.
1061 bool RightDClick() const;
1064 Returns @true if the right mouse button changed to down.
1066 bool RightDown() const;
1069 Returns @true if the right mouse button is currently down, independent
1070 of the current event type.
1072 bool RightIsDown() const;
1075 Returns @true if the right mouse button changed to up.
1077 bool RightUp() const;
1080 Returns @true if the shift key was down at the time of the event.
1082 bool ShiftDown() const;
1086 @true if the Alt key is pressed down.
1092 @true if control key is pressed down.
1098 @true if the left mouse button is currently pressed down.
1103 int m_linesPerAction
1104 The configured number of lines (or whatever) to be scrolled per wheel
1111 @true if the Meta key is pressed down.
1117 @true if the middle mouse button is currently pressed down.
1123 @true if the right mouse button is currently pressed down.
1129 @true if shift is pressed down.
1135 The wheel delta, normally 120.
1141 The distance the mouse wheel is rotated.
1147 X-coordinate of the event.
1153 Y-coordinate of the event.
1160 @class wxDropFilesEvent
1163 This class is used for drop files events, that is, when files have been dropped
1164 onto the window. This functionality is currently only available under Windows.
1165 The window must have previously been enabled for dropping by calling
1166 wxWindow::DragAcceptFiles.
1168 Important note: this is a separate implementation to the more general
1169 drag and drop implementation documented here(). It uses the
1170 older, Windows message-based approach of dropping files.
1175 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1177 class wxDropFilesEvent
: public wxEvent
1183 wxDropFilesEvent(WXTYPE id
= 0, int noFiles
= 0,
1184 wxString
* files
= NULL
);
1187 Returns an array of filenames.
1189 wxString
* GetFiles() const;
1192 Returns the number of files dropped.
1194 int GetNumberOfFiles() const;
1197 Returns the position at which the files were dropped.
1198 Returns an array of filenames.
1200 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
1204 An array of filenames.
1210 The number of files dropped.
1216 The point at which the drop took place.
1223 @class wxCommandEvent
1226 This event class contains information about command events, which originate
1228 simple controls. More complex controls, such as wxTreeCtrl, have separate
1229 command event classes.
1234 class wxCommandEvent
: public wxEvent
1240 wxCommandEvent(WXTYPE commandEventType
= 0, int id
= 0);
1243 Deprecated, use IsChecked() instead.
1245 bool Checked() const;
1248 Returns client data pointer for a listbox or choice selection event
1249 (not valid for a deselection).
1251 void* GetClientData();
1254 Returns client object pointer for a listbox or choice selection event
1255 (not valid for a deselection).
1257 wxClientData
* GetClientObject();
1260 Returns extra information dependant on the event objects type.
1261 If the event comes from a listbox selection, it is a boolean
1262 determining whether the event was a selection (@true) or a
1263 deselection (@false). A listbox deselection only occurs for
1264 multiple-selection boxes, and in this case the index and string values
1265 are indeterminate and the listbox must be examined by the application.
1267 long GetExtraLong();
1270 Returns the integer identifier corresponding to a listbox, choice or
1271 radiobox selection (only if the event was a selection, not a
1272 deselection), or a boolean value representing the value of a checkbox.
1277 Returns item index for a listbox or choice selection event (not valid for
1283 Returns item string for a listbox or choice selection event (not valid for
1286 wxString
GetString();
1289 This method can be used with checkbox and menu events: for the checkboxes, the
1290 method returns @true for a selection event and @false for a
1291 deselection one. For the menu events, this method indicates if the menu item
1292 just has become checked or unchecked (and thus only makes sense for checkable
1294 Notice that this method can not be used with
1295 wxCheckListBox currently.
1297 bool IsChecked() const;
1300 For a listbox or similar event, returns @true if it is a selection, @false if it
1306 Sets the client data for this event.
1308 void SetClientData(void* clientData
);
1311 Sets the client object for this event. The client object is not owned by the
1313 object and the event object will not delete the client object in its destructor.
1314 The client object must be owned and deleted by another object (e.g. a control)
1315 that has longer life time than the event object.
1317 void SetClientObject(wxClientData
* clientObject
);
1320 Sets the @b m_extraLong member.
1322 void SetExtraLong(long extraLong
);
1325 Sets the @b m_commandInt member.
1327 void SetInt(int intCommand
);
1330 Sets the @b m_commandString member.
1332 void SetString(const wxString
& string
);
1338 @class wxActivateEvent
1341 An activate event is sent when a window or application is being activated
1347 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxApp::IsActive
1349 class wxActivateEvent
: public wxEvent
1355 wxActivateEvent(WXTYPE eventType
= 0, bool active
= true,
1359 Returns @true if the application or window is being activated, @false otherwise.
1361 bool GetActive() const;
1367 @class wxContextMenuEvent
1370 This class is used for context menu events, sent to give
1371 the application a chance to show a context (popup) menu.
1373 Note that if wxContextMenuEvent::GetPosition returns wxDefaultPosition, this
1374 means that the event originated
1375 from a keyboard context button event, and you should compute a suitable
1377 for example by calling wxGetMousePosition().
1379 When a keyboard context menu button is pressed on Windows, a right-click event
1380 with default position is sent first,
1381 and if this event is not processed, the context menu event is sent. So if you
1382 process mouse events and you find your context menu event handler
1383 is not being called, you could call wxEvent::Skip for mouse right-down events.
1388 @see @ref overview_wxcommandevent "Command events", @ref
1389 overview_eventhandlingoverview
1391 class wxContextMenuEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1397 wxContextMenuEvent(WXTYPE id
= 0, int id
= 0,
1398 const wxPoint
& pos
= wxDefaultPosition
);
1401 Returns the position in screen coordinates at which the menu should be shown.
1402 Use wxWindow::ScreenToClient to
1403 convert to client coordinates. You can also omit a position from
1404 wxWindow::PopupMenu in order to use
1405 the current mouse pointer position.
1406 If the event originated from a keyboard event, the value returned from this
1407 function will be wxDefaultPosition.
1409 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
1412 Sets the position at which the menu should be shown.
1414 void SetPosition(const wxPoint
& point
);
1423 An erase event is sent when a window's background needs to be repainted.
1425 On some platforms, such as GTK+, this event is simulated (simply generated just
1427 paint event) and may cause flicker. It is therefore recommended that
1428 you set the text background colour explicitly in order to prevent flicker.
1429 The default background colour under GTK+ is grey.
1431 To intercept this event, use the EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND macro in an event table
1434 You must call wxEraseEvent::GetDC and use the returned device context if it is
1436 If it is @NULL, create your own temporary wxClientDC object.
1441 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1443 class wxEraseEvent
: public wxEvent
1449 wxEraseEvent(int id
= 0, wxDC
* dc
= NULL
);
1452 Returns the device context associated with the erase event to draw on.
1454 wxDC
* GetDC() const;
1463 A focus event is sent when a window's focus changes. The window losing focus
1464 receives a "kill focus'' event while the window gaining it gets a "set
1467 Notice that the set focus event happens both when the user gives focus to the
1468 window (whether using the mouse or keyboard) and when it is done from the
1469 program itself using wxWindow::SetFocus.
1474 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1476 class wxFocusEvent
: public wxEvent
1482 wxFocusEvent(WXTYPE eventType
= 0, int id
= 0);
1485 Returns the window associated with this event, that is the window which had the
1486 focus before for the @c wxEVT_SET_FOCUS event and the window which is
1487 going to receive focus for the @c wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS one.
1488 Warning: the window pointer may be @NULL!
1495 @class wxChildFocusEvent
1498 A child focus event is sent to a (parent-)window when one of its child windows
1500 so that the window could restore the focus back to its corresponding child
1501 if it loses it now and regains later.
1503 Notice that child window is the direct child of the window receiving event.
1504 Use wxWindow::FindFocus to retreive the window which is actually getting focus.
1509 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1511 class wxChildFocusEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1518 The direct child which is (or which contains the window which is) receiving
1521 wxChildFocusEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
1524 Returns the direct child which receives the focus, or a (grand-)parent of the
1525 control receiving the focus.
1526 To get the actually focused control use wxWindow::FindFocus.
1533 @class wxMouseCaptureLostEvent
1536 An mouse capture lost event is sent to a window that obtained mouse capture,
1537 which was subsequently loss due to "external" event, for example when a dialog
1538 box is shown or if another application captures the mouse.
1540 If this happens, this event is sent to all windows that are on capture stack
1541 (i.e. called CaptureMouse, but didn't call ReleaseMouse yet). The event is
1542 not sent if the capture changes because of a call to CaptureMouse or
1545 This event is currently emitted under Windows only.
1550 @see wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview,
1551 wxWindow::CaptureMouse, wxWindow::ReleaseMouse, wxWindow::GetCapture
1553 class wxMouseCaptureLostEvent
: public wxEvent
1559 wxMouseCaptureLostEvent(wxWindowID windowId
= 0);
1565 @class wxNotifyEvent
1568 This class is not used by the event handlers by itself, but is a base class
1569 for other event classes (such as wxNotebookEvent).
1571 It (or an object of a derived class) is sent when the controls state is being
1572 changed and allows the program to wxNotifyEvent::Veto this
1573 change if it wants to prevent it from happening.
1578 @see wxNotebookEvent
1580 class wxNotifyEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1584 Constructor (used internally by wxWidgets only).
1586 wxNotifyEvent(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
, int id
= 0);
1589 This is the opposite of Veto(): it explicitly
1590 allows the event to be processed. For most events it is not necessary to call
1591 this method as the events are allowed anyhow but some are forbidden by default
1592 (this will be mentioned in the corresponding event description).
1597 Returns @true if the change is allowed (Veto()
1598 hasn't been called) or @false otherwise (if it was).
1600 bool IsAllowed() const;
1603 Prevents the change announced by this event from happening.
1604 It is in general a good idea to notify the user about the reasons for vetoing
1605 the change because otherwise the applications behaviour (which just refuses to
1606 do what the user wants) might be quite surprising.
1617 A help event is sent when the user has requested context-sensitive help.
1618 This can either be caused by the application requesting
1619 context-sensitive help mode via wxContextHelp, or
1620 (on MS Windows) by the system generating a WM_HELP message when the user
1621 pressed F1 or clicked
1622 on the query button in a dialog caption.
1624 A help event is sent to the window that the user clicked on, and is propagated
1626 window hierarchy until the event is processed or there are no more event
1628 The application should call wxEvent::GetId to check the identity of the
1630 and then either show some suitable help or call wxEvent::Skip if the identifier
1632 Calling Skip is important because it allows wxWidgets to generate further
1633 events for ancestors
1634 of the clicked-on window. Otherwise it would be impossible to show help for
1636 since processing would stop after the first window found.
1641 @see wxContextHelp, wxDialog, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1643 class wxHelpEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1649 wxHelpEvent(WXTYPE eventType
= 0, wxWindowID id
= 0,
1650 const wxPoint
& point
);
1653 Returns the origin of the help event which is one of the following values:
1657 Unrecognized event source.
1661 Event generated by @c F1 key press.
1663 @b Origin_HelpButton
1666 wxContextHelp or using the "?" title bur button under
1669 The application may handle events generated using the keyboard or mouse
1670 differently, e.g. by using wxGetMousePosition()
1671 for the mouse events.
1675 wxHelpEvent::Origin
GetOrigin() const;
1678 Returns the left-click position of the mouse, in screen coordinates. This allows
1679 the application to position the help appropriately.
1681 const wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
1684 Set the help event origin, only used internally by wxWidgets normally.
1688 void SetOrigin(wxHelpEvent::Origin origin
);
1691 Sets the left-click position of the mouse, in screen coordinates.
1693 void SetPosition(const wxPoint
& pt
);
1699 @class wxScrollEvent
1702 A scroll event holds information about events sent from stand-alone
1703 scrollbars() and sliders(). Note that
1704 starting from wxWidgets 2.1, scrolled windows send the
1705 wxScrollWinEvent which does not derive from
1706 wxCommandEvent, but from wxEvent directly - don't confuse these two kinds of
1707 events and use the event table macros mentioned below only for the
1708 scrollbar-like controls.
1713 @see wxScrollBar, wxSlider, wxSpinButton, , wxScrollWinEvent, @ref
1714 overview_eventhandlingoverview
1716 class wxScrollEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1722 wxScrollEvent(WXTYPE commandType
= 0, int id
= 0, int pos
= 0,
1723 int orientation
= 0);
1726 Returns wxHORIZONTAL or wxVERTICAL, depending on the orientation of the
1729 int GetOrientation() const;
1732 Returns the position of the scrollbar.
1734 int GetPosition() const;
1743 This class is used for idle events, which are generated when the system becomes
1744 idle. Note that, unless you do something specifically, the idle events are not
1745 sent if the system remains idle once it has become it, e.g. only a single idle
1746 event will be generated until something else resulting in more normal events
1747 happens and only then is the next idle event sent again. If you need to ensure
1748 a continuous stream of idle events, you can either use
1749 wxIdleEvent::RequestMore method in your handler or call
1750 wxWakeUpIdle() periodically (for example from timer
1751 event), but note that both of these approaches (and especially the first one)
1752 increase the system load and so should be avoided if possible.
1754 By default, idle events are sent to all windows (and also
1755 wxApp, as usual). If this is causing a significant
1756 overhead in your application, you can call wxIdleEvent::SetMode with
1757 the value wxIDLE_PROCESS_SPECIFIED, and set the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE extra
1758 window style for every window which should receive idle events.
1763 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxUpdateUIEvent,
1764 wxWindow::OnInternalIdle
1766 class wxIdleEvent
: public wxEvent
1775 Returns @true if it is appropriate to send idle events to
1777 This function looks at the mode used (see wxIdleEvent::SetMode),
1778 and the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE style in @a window to determine whether idle
1779 events should be sent to
1780 this window now. By default this will always return @true because
1781 the update mode is initially wxIDLE_PROCESS_ALL. You can change the mode
1782 to only send idle events to windows with the wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE extra window
1787 static bool CanSend(wxWindow
* window
);
1790 Static function returning a value specifying how wxWidgets
1791 will send idle events: to all windows, or only to those which specify that they
1792 will process the events.
1795 static wxIdleMode
GetMode();
1798 Returns @true if the OnIdle function processing this event requested more
1803 bool MoreRequested() const;
1806 Tells wxWidgets that more processing is required. This function can be called
1808 handler for a window or window event handler to indicate that wxApp::OnIdle
1810 forward the OnIdle event once more to the application windows. If no window
1812 during OnIdle, then the application will remain in a passive event loop (not
1813 calling OnIdle) until a
1814 new event is posted to the application by the windowing system.
1816 @see MoreRequested()
1818 void RequestMore(bool needMore
= true);
1821 Static function for specifying how wxWidgets will send idle events: to
1822 all windows, or only to those which specify that they
1823 will process the events.
1824 @a mode can be one of the following values.
1825 The default is wxIDLE_PROCESS_ALL.
1827 static void SetMode(wxIdleMode mode
);
1833 @class wxInitDialogEvent
1836 A wxInitDialogEvent is sent as a dialog or panel is being initialised.
1837 Handlers for this event can transfer data to the window.
1838 The default handler calls wxWindow::TransferDataToWindow.
1843 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
1845 class wxInitDialogEvent
: public wxEvent
1851 wxInitDialogEvent(int id
= 0);
1857 @class wxWindowDestroyEvent
1860 This event is sent from the wxWindow destructor wxWindow::~wxWindow() when a
1861 window is destroyed.
1863 When a class derived from wxWindow is destroyed its destructor will have
1864 already run by the time this event is sent. Therefore this event will not
1865 usually be received at all.
1867 To receive this event wxEvtHandler::Connect
1868 must be used (using an event table macro will not work). Since it is
1869 received after the destructor has run, an object should not handle its
1870 own wxWindowDestroyEvent, but it can be used to get notification of the
1871 destruction of another window.
1876 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxWindowCreateEvent
1878 class wxWindowDestroyEvent
: public wxCommandEvent
1884 wxWindowDestroyEvent(wxWindow
* win
= NULL
);
1890 @class wxNavigationKeyEvent
1893 This event class contains information about navigation events,
1894 generated by navigation keys such as tab and page down.
1896 This event is mainly used by wxWidgets implementations. A
1897 wxNavigationKeyEvent handler is automatically provided by wxWidgets
1898 when you make a class into a control container with the macro
1899 WX_DECLARE_CONTROL_CONTAINER.
1904 @see wxWindow::Navigate, wxWindow::NavigateIn
1906 class wxNavigationKeyEvent
1913 wxNavigationKeyEvent();
1914 wxNavigationKeyEvent(const wxNavigationKeyEvent
& event
);
1918 Returns the child that has the focus, or @NULL.
1920 wxWindow
* GetCurrentFocus() const;
1923 Returns @true if the navigation was in the forward direction.
1925 bool GetDirection() const;
1928 Returns @true if the navigation event was from a tab key. This is required
1929 for proper navigation over radio buttons.
1931 bool IsFromTab() const;
1934 Returns @true if the navigation event represents a window change (for
1935 example, from Ctrl-Page Down
1938 bool IsWindowChange() const;
1941 Sets the current focus window member.
1943 void SetCurrentFocus(wxWindow
* currentFocus
);
1946 Sets the direction to forward if @a direction is @true, or backward if @c
1949 void SetDirection(bool direction
);
1954 void SetFlags(long flags
);
1957 Marks the navigation event as from a tab key.
1959 void SetFromTab(bool fromTab
);
1962 Marks the event as a window change event.
1964 void SetWindowChange(bool windowChange
);
1970 @class wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
1973 An mouse capture changed event is sent to a window that loses its
1974 mouse capture. This is called even if wxWindow::ReleaseCapture
1975 was called by the application code. Handling this event allows
1976 an application to cater for unexpected capture releases which
1977 might otherwise confuse mouse handling code.
1979 This event is implemented under Windows only.
1984 @see wxMouseCaptureLostEvent, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview,
1985 wxWindow::CaptureMouse, wxWindow::ReleaseMouse, wxWindow::GetCapture
1987 class wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
: public wxEvent
1993 wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent(wxWindowID windowId
= 0,
1994 wxWindow
* gainedCapture
= NULL
);
1997 Returns the window that gained the capture, or @NULL if it was a non-wxWidgets
2000 wxWindow
* GetCapturedWindow() const;
2009 This event class contains information about window and session close events.
2011 The handler function for EVT_CLOSE is called when the user has tried to close a
2013 or dialog box using the window manager (X) or system menu (Windows). It can
2014 also be invoked by the application itself programmatically, for example by
2015 calling the wxWindow::Close function.
2017 You should check whether the application is forcing the deletion of the window
2018 using wxCloseEvent::CanVeto. If this is @false,
2019 you @e must destroy the window using wxWindow::Destroy.
2020 If the return value is @true, it is up to you whether you respond by destroying
2023 If you don't destroy the window, you should call wxCloseEvent::Veto to
2024 let the calling code know that you did not destroy the window. This allows the
2025 wxWindow::Close function
2026 to return @true or @false depending on whether the close instruction was
2032 @see wxWindow::Close, @ref overview_windowdeletionoverview "Window deletion
2035 class wxCloseEvent
: public wxEvent
2041 wxCloseEvent(WXTYPE commandEventType
= 0, int id
= 0);
2044 Returns @true if you can veto a system shutdown or a window close event.
2045 Vetoing a window close event is not possible if the calling code wishes to
2046 force the application to exit, and so this function must be called to check
2052 Returns @true if the user is just logging off or @false if the system is
2053 shutting down. This method can only be called for end session and query end
2054 session events, it doesn't make sense for close window event.
2056 bool GetLoggingOff() const;
2059 Sets the 'can veto' flag.
2061 void SetCanVeto(bool canVeto
);
2064 Sets the 'force' flag.
2066 void SetForce(bool force
) const;
2069 Sets the 'logging off' flag.
2071 void SetLoggingOff(bool loggingOff
) const;
2074 Call this from your event handler to veto a system shutdown or to signal
2075 to the calling application that a window close did not happen.
2076 You can only veto a shutdown if CanVeto() returns
2079 void Veto(bool veto
= true);
2088 This class is used for a variety of menu-related events. Note that
2089 these do not include menu command events, which are
2090 handled using wxCommandEvent objects.
2092 The default handler for wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT displays help
2093 text in the first field of the status bar.
2098 @see @ref overview_wxcommandevent "Command events", @ref
2099 overview_eventhandlingoverview
2101 class wxMenuEvent
: public wxEvent
2107 wxMenuEvent(WXTYPE id
= 0, int id
= 0, wxMenu
* menu
= NULL
);
2110 Returns the menu which is being opened or closed. This method should only be
2111 used with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events and even for them the
2112 returned pointer may be @NULL in some ports.
2114 wxMenu
* GetMenu() const;
2117 Returns the menu identifier associated with the event. This method should be
2118 only used with the @c HIGHLIGHT events.
2120 int GetMenuId() const;
2123 Returns @true if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
2124 @false if it is a normal one.
2125 This method should only be used with the @c OPEN and @c CLOSE events.
2127 bool IsPopup() const;
2133 @class wxEventBlocker
2136 This class is a special event handler which allows to discard
2137 any event (or a set of event types) directed to a specific window.
2143 // block all events directed to this window while
2144 // we do the 1000 FuncWhichSendsEvents() calls
2145 wxEventBlocker blocker(this);
2147 for ( int i = 0; i 1000; i++ )
2148 FuncWhichSendsEvents(i);
2150 } // ~wxEventBlocker called, old event handler is restored
2152 // the event generated by this call will be processed
2153 FuncWhichSendsEvents(0)
2159 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxEvtHandler
2161 class wxEventBlocker
: public wxEvtHandler
2165 Constructs the blocker for the given window and for the given event type.
2166 If @a type is @c wxEVT_ANY, then all events for that window are
2167 blocked. You can call Block() after creation to
2168 add other event types to the list of events to block.
2169 Note that the @a win window @b must remain alive until the
2170 wxEventBlocker object destruction.
2172 wxEventBlocker(wxWindow
* win
, wxEventType type
= wxEVT_ANY
);
2175 Destructor. The blocker will remove itself from the chain of event handlers for
2176 the window provided in the constructor, thus restoring normal processing of
2182 Adds to the list of event types which should be blocked the given @e eventType.
2184 void Block(wxEventType eventType
);
2193 A class that can handle events from the windowing system.
2194 wxWindow (and therefore all window classes) are derived from
2197 When events are received, wxEvtHandler invokes the method listed in the
2198 event table using itself as the object. When using multiple inheritance
2199 it is imperative that the wxEvtHandler(-derived) class be the first
2200 class inherited such that the "this" pointer for the overall object
2201 will be identical to the "this" pointer for the wxEvtHandler portion.
2206 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
2208 class wxEvtHandler
: public wxObject
2217 Destructor. If the handler is part of a chain, the destructor will
2218 unlink itself and restore the previous and next handlers so that they point to
2224 This function posts an event to be processed later.
2227 Event to add to process queue.
2229 @remarks The difference between sending an event (using the ProcessEvent
2230 method) and posting it is that in the first case the
2231 event is processed before the function returns, while
2232 in the second case, the function returns immediately
2233 and the event will be processed sometime later (usually
2234 during the next event loop iteration).
2236 virtual void AddPendingEvent(const wxEvent
& event
);
2240 Connects the given function dynamically with the event handler, id and event
2242 is an alternative to the use of static event tables. See the 'event' or the old
2243 'dynamic' sample for usage.
2246 The identifier (or first of the identifier range) to be
2247 associated with the event handler function. For the version not taking this
2248 argument, it defaults to wxID_ANY.
2250 The second part of the identifier range to be associated with the event
2253 The event type to be associated with this event handler.
2255 The event handler function. Note that this function should
2256 be explicitly converted to the correct type which can be done using a macro
2257 called wxFooEventHandler for the handler for any wxFooEvent.
2259 Data to be associated with the event table entry.
2261 Object whose member function should be called. If this is @NULL,
2264 void Connect(int id
, int lastId
, wxEventType eventType
,
2265 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
2266 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2267 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2268 void Connect(int id
, wxEventType eventType
,
2269 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
2270 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2271 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2272 void Connect(wxEventType eventType
,
2273 wxObjectEventFunction function
,
2274 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2275 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2280 Disconnects the given function dynamically from the event handler, using the
2282 parameters as search criteria and returning @true if a matching function has been
2283 found and removed. This method can only disconnect functions which have been
2285 using the Connect() method. There is no way
2286 to disconnect functions connected using the (static) event tables.
2289 The identifier (or first of the identifier range) associated with the event
2292 The second part of the identifier range associated with the event handler
2295 The event type associated with this event handler.
2297 The event handler function.
2299 Data associated with the event table entry.
2301 Object whose member function should be called.
2303 bool Disconnect(wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
,
2304 wxObjectEventFunction function
= NULL
,
2305 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2306 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2307 bool Disconnect(int id
= wxID_ANY
,
2308 wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
,
2309 wxObjectEventFunction function
= NULL
,
2310 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2311 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2312 bool Disconnect(int id
, int lastId
= wxID_ANY
,
2313 wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
,
2314 wxObjectEventFunction function
= NULL
,
2315 wxObject
* userData
= NULL
,
2316 wxEvtHandler
* eventSink
= NULL
);
2320 Gets user-supplied client data.
2322 @remarks Normally, any extra data the programmer wishes to associate with
2323 the object should be made available by deriving a new
2324 class with new data members.
2326 @see SetClientData()
2328 void* GetClientData();
2331 Get a pointer to the user-supplied client data object.
2333 @see SetClientObject(), wxClientData
2335 wxClientData
* GetClientObject() const;
2338 Returns @true if the event handler is enabled, @false otherwise.
2340 @see SetEvtHandlerEnabled()
2342 bool GetEvtHandlerEnabled();
2345 Gets the pointer to the next handler in the chain.
2347 @see SetNextHandler(), GetPreviousHandler(),
2348 SetPreviousHandler(), wxWindow::PushEventHandler,
2349 wxWindow::PopEventHandler
2351 wxEvtHandler
* GetNextHandler();
2354 Gets the pointer to the previous handler in the chain.
2356 @see SetPreviousHandler(), GetNextHandler(),
2357 SetNextHandler(), wxWindow::PushEventHandler,
2358 wxWindow::PopEventHandler
2360 wxEvtHandler
* GetPreviousHandler();
2363 Processes an event, searching event tables and calling zero or more suitable
2364 event handler function(s).
2369 @returns @true if a suitable event handler function was found and
2370 executed, and the function did not call wxEvent::Skip.
2372 @remarks Normally, your application would not call this function: it is
2373 called in the wxWidgets implementation to dispatch
2374 incoming user interface events to the framework (and
2377 @see SearchEventTable()
2379 virtual bool ProcessEvent(wxEvent
& event
);
2382 Processes an event by calling ProcessEvent()
2383 and handles any exceptions that occur in the process. If an exception is
2384 thrown in event handler, wxApp::OnExceptionInMainLoop
2390 @returns @true if the event was processed, @false if no handler was found
2391 or an exception was thrown.
2393 @see wxWindow::HandleWindowEvent
2395 bool SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent
& event
);
2398 Searches the event table, executing an event handler function if an appropriate
2403 Event table to be searched.
2405 Event to be matched against an event table entry.
2407 @returns @true if a suitable event handler function was found and
2408 executed, and the function did not call wxEvent::Skip.
2410 @remarks This function looks through the object's event table and tries
2411 to find an entry that will match the event.
2415 virtual bool SearchEventTable(wxEventTable
& table
,
2419 Sets user-supplied client data.
2422 Data to be associated with the event handler.
2424 @remarks Normally, any extra data the programmer wishes to associate with
2425 the object should be made available by deriving a new
2426 class with new data members. You must not call this
2427 method and SetClientObject on the same class - only one
2430 @see GetClientData()
2432 void SetClientData(void* data
);
2435 Set the client data object. Any previous object will be deleted.
2437 @see GetClientObject(), wxClientData
2439 void SetClientObject(wxClientData
* data
);
2442 Enables or disables the event handler.
2445 @true if the event handler is to be enabled, @false if it is to be disabled.
2447 @remarks You can use this function to avoid having to remove the event
2448 handler from the chain, for example when implementing a
2449 dialog editor and changing from edit to test mode.
2451 @see GetEvtHandlerEnabled()
2453 void SetEvtHandlerEnabled(bool enabled
);
2456 Sets the pointer to the next handler.
2459 Event handler to be set as the next handler.
2461 @see GetNextHandler(), SetPreviousHandler(),
2462 GetPreviousHandler(), wxWindow::PushEventHandler,
2463 wxWindow::PopEventHandler
2465 void SetNextHandler(wxEvtHandler
* handler
);
2468 Sets the pointer to the previous handler.
2471 Event handler to be set as the previous handler.
2473 void SetPreviousHandler(wxEvtHandler
* handler
);
2479 @class wxIconizeEvent
2482 An event being sent when the frame is iconized (minimized) or restored.
2484 Currently only wxMSW and wxGTK generate such events.
2489 @see @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview, wxTopLevelWindow::Iconize,
2490 wxTopLevelWindow::IsIconized
2492 class wxIconizeEvent
: public wxEvent
2498 wxIconizeEvent(int id
= 0, bool iconized
= true);
2501 Returns @true if the frame has been iconized, @false if it has been
2504 bool Iconized() const;
2513 A move event holds information about move change events.
2518 @see wxPoint, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
2520 class wxMoveEvent
: public wxEvent
2526 wxMoveEvent(const wxPoint
& pt
, int id
= 0);
2529 Returns the position of the window generating the move change event.
2531 wxPoint
GetPosition() const;
2540 An event is a structure holding information about an event passed to a
2541 callback or member function. @b wxEvent used to be a multipurpose
2542 event object, and is an abstract base class for other event classes (see below).
2544 For more information about events, see the @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview.
2546 @b wxPerl note: In wxPerl custom event classes should be derived from
2547 @c Wx::PlEvent and @c Wx::PlCommandEvent.
2552 @see wxCommandEvent, wxMouseEvent
2554 class wxEvent
: public wxObject
2558 Constructor. Should not need to be used directly by an application.
2560 wxEvent(int id
= 0, wxEventType eventType
= wxEVT_NULL
);
2563 Returns a copy of the event.
2564 Any event that is posted to the wxWidgets event system for later action (via
2565 wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent or
2566 wxPostEvent()) must implement this method. All wxWidgets
2567 events fully implement this method, but any derived events implemented by the
2568 user should also implement this method just in case they (or some event
2569 derived from them) are ever posted.
2570 All wxWidgets events implement a copy constructor, so the easiest way of
2571 implementing the Clone function is to implement a copy constructor for
2572 a new event (call it MyEvent) and then define the Clone function like this:
2574 virtual wxEvent
* Clone() const;
2577 Returns the object (usually a window) associated with the
2580 wxObject
* GetEventObject();
2583 Returns the identifier of the given event type,
2584 such as @c wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED.
2586 wxEventType
GetEventType();
2589 Returns the identifier associated with this event, such as a button command id.
2594 Returns @true if the event handler should be skipped, @false otherwise.
2596 bool GetSkipped() const;
2599 Gets the timestamp for the event. The timestamp is the time in milliseconds
2600 since some fixed moment (not necessarily the standard Unix Epoch, so
2601 only differences between the timestamps and not their absolute values usually
2604 long GetTimestamp();
2607 Returns @true if the event is or is derived from
2608 wxCommandEvent else it returns @false.
2609 Note: Exists only for optimization purposes.
2611 bool IsCommandEvent() const;
2614 Sets the propagation level to the given value (for example returned from an
2615 earlier call to wxEvent::StopPropagation).
2617 void ResumePropagation(int propagationLevel
);
2620 Sets the originating object.
2622 void SetEventObject(wxObject
* object
);
2625 Sets the event type.
2627 void SetEventType(wxEventType type
);
2630 Sets the identifier associated with this event, such as a button command id.
2635 Sets the timestamp for the event.
2637 void SetTimestamp(long timeStamp
);
2640 Test if this event should be propagated or not, i.e. if the propagation level
2641 is currently greater than 0.
2643 bool ShouldPropagate() const;
2646 This method can be used inside an event handler to control whether further
2647 event handlers bound to this event will be called after the current one
2648 returns. Without Skip() (or equivalently if Skip(@false) is used),
2649 the event will not be processed any more. If Skip(@true) is called, the event
2650 processing system continues searching for a further handler function for this
2651 event, even though it has been processed already in the current handler.
2652 In general, it is recommended to skip all non-command events to allow the
2653 default handling to take place. The command events are, however, normally not
2654 skipped as usually a single command such as a button click or menu item
2655 selection must only be processed by one handler.
2657 void Skip(bool skip
= true);
2660 Stop the event from propagating to its parent window.
2661 Returns the old propagation level value which may be later passed to
2662 ResumePropagation() to allow propagating the
2665 int StopPropagation();
2668 int m_propagationLevel
2669 Indicates how many levels the event can propagate. This member is protected and
2670 should typically only be set in the constructors of the derived classes. It
2671 may be temporarily changed by StopPropagation()
2672 and ResumePropagation() and tested with
2674 The initial value is set to either @c wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_NONE (by
2675 default) meaning that the event shouldn't be propagated at all or to
2676 @c wxEVENT_PROPAGATE_MAX (for command events) meaning that it should be
2677 propagated as much as necessary.
2678 Any positive number means that the event should be propagated but no more than
2679 the given number of times. E.g. the propagation level may be set to 1 to
2680 propagate the event to its parent only, but not to its grandparent.
2690 A size event holds information about size change events.
2692 The EVT_SIZE handler function will be called when the window has been resized.
2694 You may wish to use this for frames to resize their child windows as
2697 Note that the size passed is of
2698 the whole window: call wxWindow::GetClientSize for the area which may be
2699 used by the application.
2701 When a window is resized, usually only a small part of the window is damaged
2703 may only need to repaint that area. However, if your drawing depends on the
2705 you may need to clear the DC explicitly and repaint the whole window. In which
2707 may need to call wxWindow::Refresh to invalidate the entire window.
2712 @see wxSize, @ref overview_eventhandlingoverview
2714 class wxSizeEvent
: public wxEvent
2720 wxSizeEvent(const wxSize
& sz
, int id
= 0);
2723 Returns the entire size of the window generating the size change event.
2725 wxSize
GetSize() const;
2731 @class wxSetCursorEvent
2734 A SetCursorEvent is generated when the mouse cursor is about to be set as a
2735 result of mouse motion. This event gives the application the chance to perform
2736 specific mouse cursor processing based on the current position of the mouse
2737 within the window. Use wxSetCursorEvent::SetCursor to
2738 specify the cursor you want to be displayed.
2743 @see ::wxSetCursor, wxWindow::wxSetCursor
2745 class wxSetCursorEvent
: public wxEvent
2749 Constructor, used by the library itself internally to initialize the event
2752 wxSetCursorEvent(wxCoord x
= 0, wxCoord y
= 0);
2755 Returns a reference to the cursor specified by this event.
2757 wxCursor
GetCursor() const;
2760 Returns the X coordinate of the mouse in client coordinates.
2762 wxCoord
GetX() const;
2765 Returns the Y coordinate of the mouse in client coordinates.
2767 wxCoord
GetY() const;
2770 Returns @true if the cursor specified by this event is a valid cursor.
2772 @remarks You cannot specify wxNullCursor with this event, as it is not
2773 considered a valid cursor.
2775 bool HasCursor() const;
2778 Sets the cursor associated with this event.
2780 void SetCursor(const wxCursor
& cursor
);
2786 In a GUI application, this function posts @a event to the specified @e dest
2787 object using wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent.
2789 Otherwise, it dispatches @a event immediately using wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent.
2790 See the respective documentation for details (and caveats).
2792 void wxPostEvent(wxEvtHandler
* dest
, wxEvent
& event
);