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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / choice.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: choice.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxChoice
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // Licence: wxWindows licence
6 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
7
8 /**
9 @class wxChoice
10
11 A choice item is used to select one of a list of strings. Unlike a
12 wxListBox, only the selection is visible until the user pulls down the
13 menu of choices.
14
15 @beginStyleTable
16 @style{wxCB_SORT}
17 Sorts the entries alphabetically.
18 @endStyleTable
19
20 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent}
21 @event{EVT_CHOICE(id, func)}
22 Process a @c wxEVT_CHOICE event, when an item on the
23 list is selected.
24 @endEventTable
25
26 @library{wxcore}
27 @category{ctrl}
28 @appearance{choice}
29
30 @see wxListBox, wxComboBox, wxCommandEvent
31 */
32 class wxChoice : public wxControl,
33 public wxItemContainer
34 {
35 public:
36 /**
37 Default constructor.
38
39 @see Create(), wxValidator
40 */
41 wxChoice();
42
43 /**
44 Constructor, creating and showing a choice.
45
46 @param parent
47 Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
48 @param id
49 Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
50 @param pos
51 Window position.
52 If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.
53 @param size
54 Window size.
55 If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then the choice is sized appropriately.
56 @param n
57 Number of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
58 @param choices
59 An array of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
60 @param style
61 Window style. See wxChoice.
62 @param validator
63 Window validator.
64 @param name
65 Window name.
66
67 @see Create(), wxValidator
68
69 @beginWxPerlOnly
70 Not supported by wxPerl.
71 @endWxPerlOnly
72 */
73 wxChoice( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
74 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
75 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
76 int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = NULL,
77 long style = 0,
78 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
79 const wxString& name = wxChoiceNameStr );
80
81 /**
82 Constructor, creating and showing a choice.
83
84 @param parent
85 Parent window. Must not be @NULL.
86 @param id
87 Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value.
88 @param pos
89 Window position.
90 @param size
91 Window size. If wxDefaultSize is specified then the choice is sized
92 appropriately.
93 @param choices
94 An array of strings with which to initialise the choice control.
95 @param style
96 Window style. See wxChoice.
97 @param validator
98 Window validator.
99 @param name
100 Window name.
101
102 @see Create(), wxValidator
103
104 @beginWxPerlOnly
105 Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter.
106 @endWxPerlOnly
107 */
108 wxChoice( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
109 const wxPoint& pos,
110 const wxSize& size,
111 const wxArrayString& choices,
112 long style = 0,
113 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
114 const wxString& name = wxChoiceNameStr );
115
116 /**
117 Destructor, destroying the choice item.
118 */
119 virtual ~wxChoice();
120
121 //@{
122 /**
123 Creates the choice for two-step construction. See wxChoice().
124 */
125 bool Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
126 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
127 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
128 int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = NULL,
129 long style = 0,
130 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
131 const wxString& name = wxChoiceNameStr );
132 bool Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
133 const wxPoint& pos,
134 const wxSize& size,
135 const wxArrayString& choices,
136 long style = 0,
137 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
138 const wxString& name = wxChoiceNameStr );
139 //@}
140
141 /**
142 Gets the number of columns in this choice item.
143
144 @remarks This is implemented for GTK and Motif only and always
145 returns 1 for the other platforms.
146 */
147 virtual int GetColumns() const;
148
149 /**
150 Unlike wxControlWithItems::GetSelection() which only returns the
151 accepted selection value, i.e. the selection in the control once the
152 user closes the dropdown list, this function returns the current
153 selection. That is, while the dropdown list is shown, it returns the
154 currently selected item in it. When it is not shown, its result is the
155 same as for the other function.
156
157 @since 2.6.2.
158 In older versions, wxControlWithItems::GetSelection() itself
159 behaved like this.
160 */
161 virtual int GetCurrentSelection() const;
162
163 /**
164 Sets the number of columns in this choice item.
165
166 @param n
167 Number of columns.
168
169 @remarks This is implemented for GTK and Motif only and doesn’t do
170 anything under other platforms.
171 */
172 virtual void SetColumns(int n = 1);
173
174 virtual bool IsSorted() const;
175
176 virtual unsigned int GetCount() const ;
177 virtual int GetSelection() const ;
178 virtual void SetSelection(int n);
179
180 virtual int FindString(const wxString& s, bool bCase = false) const;
181 virtual wxString GetString(unsigned int n) const ;
182 virtual void SetString(unsigned int pos, const wxString& s);
183 };
184