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[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / msw / control.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: control.h
3 // Purpose: wxControl class
4 // Author: Julian Smart
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 01/02/97
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) Julian Smart
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_CONTROL_H_
13 #define _WX_CONTROL_H_
14
15 #if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
16 #pragma interface "control.h"
17 #endif
18
19 #include "wx/dynarray.h"
20
21 // General item class
22 class WXDLLEXPORT wxControl : public wxControlBase
23 {
24 public:
25 wxControl();
26 wxControl(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
27 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
28 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
29 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
30 const wxString& name = wxControlNameStr)
31 {
32 Create(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name);
33 }
34
35 bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
36 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
37 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
38 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
39 const wxString& name = wxControlNameStr);
40
41 virtual ~wxControl();
42
43 // Simulates an event
44 virtual void Command(wxCommandEvent& event) { ProcessCommand(event); }
45
46 // implementation from now on
47 // --------------------------
48
49 // Calls the callback and appropriate event handlers
50 bool ProcessCommand(wxCommandEvent& event);
51
52 // MSW-specific
53 #ifdef __WIN95__
54 virtual bool MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result);
55 #endif // Win95
56
57 // For ownerdraw items
58 virtual bool MSWOnDraw(WXDRAWITEMSTRUCT *WXUNUSED(item)) { return FALSE; };
59 virtual bool MSWOnMeasure(WXMEASUREITEMSTRUCT *WXUNUSED(item)) { return FALSE; };
60
61 wxArrayLong GetSubcontrols() { return m_subControls; }
62
63 void OnEraseBackground(wxEraseEvent& event);
64
65 virtual WXHBRUSH OnCtlColor(WXHDC pDC, WXHWND pWnd, WXUINT nCtlColor,
66 WXUINT message, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam);
67
68 protected:
69 // choose the default border for this window
70 virtual wxBorder GetDefaultBorder() const;
71
72 // return default best size (doesn't really make any sense, override this)
73 virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
74
75 // create the control of the given Windows class: this is typically called
76 // from Create() method of the derived class passing its label, pos and
77 // size parameter (style parameter is not needed because m_windowStyle is
78 // supposed to had been already set and so is used instead when this
79 // function is called)
80 bool MSWCreateControl(const wxChar *classname,
81 const wxString& label,
82 const wxPoint& pos,
83 const wxSize& size);
84
85 // NB: the method below is deprecated now, with MSWGetStyle() the method
86 // above should be used instead! Once all the controls are updated to
87 // implement MSWGetStyle() this version will disappear.
88 //
89 // create the control of the given class with the given style (combination
90 // of WS_XXX flags, i.e. Windows style, not wxWindows one), returns
91 // FALSE if creation failed
92 //
93 // All parameters except classname and style are optional, if the
94 // size/position are not given, they should be set later with SetSize()
95 // and, label (the title of the window), of course, is left empty. The
96 // extended style is determined from the style and the app 3D settings
97 // automatically if it's not specified explicitly.
98 bool MSWCreateControl(const wxChar *classname,
99 WXDWORD style,
100 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
101 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
102 const wxString& label = wxEmptyString,
103 WXDWORD exstyle = (WXDWORD)-1);
104
105 // default style for the control include WS_TABSTOP if it AcceptsFocus()
106 virtual WXDWORD MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const;
107
108 // for controls like radiobuttons which are really composite this array
109 // holds the ids (not HWNDs!) of the sub controls
110 wxArrayLong m_subControls;
111
112 private:
113 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_COPY(wxControl)
114 DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
115 };
116
117 #endif
118 // _WX_CONTROL_H_