docs/latex/wx/button.tex

   1 \section{\class{wxButton}}\label{wxbutton}
   2
   3 A button is a control that contains a text string,
   4 and is one of the most common elements of a GUI. It may be placed on a
   5 \rtfsp\helpref{dialog box}{wxdialog} or \helpref{panel}{wxpanel}, or indeed
   6 almost any other window.
   7
   8 \wxheading{Derived from}
   9
  10 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
  11 \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
  12 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
  13 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
  14
  15 \wxheading{Include files}
  16
  17 <wx/button.h>
  18
  19 \wxheading{Library}
  20
  21 \helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
  22
  23 \wxheading{Window styles}
  24
  25 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
  26 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
  27 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBU\_LEFT}}{Left-justifies the label. Windows and GTK+ only.}
  28 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBU\_TOP}}{Aligns the label to the top of the button. Windows and GTK+ only.}
  29 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBU\_RIGHT}}{Right-justifies the bitmap label. Windows and GTK+ only.}
  30 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBU\_BOTTOM}}{Aligns the label to the bottom of the button. Windows and GTK+ only.}
  31 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxBU\_EXACTFIT}}{Creates the button as small as possible instead of making it of the standard size (which is the default behaviour ).}
  32 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNO\_BORDER}}{Creates a flat button. Windows and GTK+ only.}
  33 \end{twocollist}
  34
  35 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
  36
  37 \wxheading{Event handling}
  38
  39 \twocolwidtha{7cm}%
  40 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
  41 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_BUTTON(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_BUTTON\_CLICKED event,
  42 when the button is clicked.}
  43 \end{twocollist}
  44
  45 \wxheading{See also}
  46
  47 \helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}
  48
  49 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
  50
  51 \membersection{wxButton::wxButton}\label{wxbuttonctor}
  52
  53 \func{}{wxButton}{\void}
  54
  55 Default constructor.
  56
  57 \func{}{wxButton}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label = wxEmptyString},\rtfsp
  58 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
  59 \param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``button"}}
  60
  61 Constructor, creating and showing a button.
  62
  63 The preferred way to create standard buttons is to use default value of
  64 \arg{label}. If no label is supplied and \arg{id} is one of standard IDs from
  65 \helpref{this list}{stockitems}, standard label will be used. In addition to
  66 that, the button will be decorated with stock icons under GTK+ 2.
  67
  68 \wxheading{Parameters}
  69
  70 \docparam{parent}{Parent window. Must not be NULL.}
  71
  72 \docparam{id}{Button identifier. A value of \texttt{wxID\_ANY} indicates a default value.}
  73
  74 \docparam{label}{Text to be displayed on the button.}
  75
  76 \docparam{pos}{Button position.}
  77
  78 \docparam{size}{Button size. If the default size is specified then the button is sized
  79 appropriately for the text.}
  80
  81 \docparam{style}{Window style. See \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}.}
  82
  83 \docparam{validator}{Window validator.}
  84
  85 \docparam{name}{Window name.}
  86
  87 \wxheading{See also}
  88
  89 \helpref{wxButton::Create}{wxbuttoncreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
  90
  91 \membersection{wxButton::\destruct{wxButton}}\label{wxbuttondtor}
  92
  93 \func{}{\destruct{wxButton}}{\void}
  94
  95 Destructor, destroying the button.
  96
  97 \membersection{wxButton::Create}\label{wxbuttoncreate}
  98
  99 \func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label = wxEmptyString},\rtfsp
 100 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
 101 \param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``button"}}
 102
 103 Button creation function for two-step creation. For more details, see
 104 \helpref{wxButton::wxButton}{wxbuttonctor}.
 105
 106 \membersection{wxButton::GetLabel}\label{wxbuttongetlabel}
 107
 108 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\void}
 109
 110 Returns the string label for the button.
 111
 112 \wxheading{Return value}
 113
 114 The button's label.
 115
 116 \wxheading{See also}
 117
 118 \helpref{wxButton::SetLabel}{wxbuttonsetlabel}
 119
 120 \membersection{wxButton::GetDefaultSize}\label{wxbuttongetdefaultsize}
 121
 122 \func{wxSize}{GetDefaultSize}{\void}
 123
 124 Returns the default size for the buttons. It is advised to make all the dialog
 125 buttons of the same size and this function allows to retrieve the (platform and
 126 current font dependent size) which should be the best suited for this.
 127
 128 \membersection{wxButton::SetDefault}\label{wxbuttonsetdefault}
 129
 130 \func{void}{SetDefault}{\void}
 131
 132 This sets the button to be the default item for the panel or dialog
 133 box.
 134
 135 \wxheading{Remarks}
 136
 137 Under Windows, only dialog box buttons respond to this function.  As
 138 normal under Windows and Motif, pressing return causes the default button to
 139 be depressed when the return key is pressed. See also \helpref{wxWindow::SetFocus}{wxwindowsetfocus}\rtfsp
 140 which sets the keyboard focus for windows and text panel items,\rtfsp
 141 and \helpref{wxTopLevelWindow::SetDefaultItem}{wxtoplevelwindowsetdefaultitem}.
 142
 143 Note that under Motif, calling this function immediately after
 144 creation of a button and before the creation of other buttons
 145 will cause misalignment of the row of buttons, since default
 146 buttons are larger. To get around this, call {\it SetDefault}\rtfsp
 147 after you have created a row of buttons: wxWidgets will
 148 then set the size of all buttons currently on the panel to
 149 the same size.
 150
 151 \membersection{wxButton::SetLabel}\label{wxbuttonsetlabel}
 152
 153 \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
 154
 155 Sets the string label for the button.
 156
 157 \wxheading{Parameters}
 158
 159 \docparam{label}{The label to set.}
 160
 161 \wxheading{See also}
 162
 163 \helpref{wxButton::GetLabel}{wxbuttongetlabel}
 164