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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / rearrangectrl.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/rearrangectrl.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxRearrangeList
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Created: 2008-12-15
6 // RCS-ID: $Id$
7 // Copyright: (c) 2008 Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
8 // Licence: wxWindows licence
9 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
10
11 /**
12 @class wxRearrangeList
13
14 A listbox-like control allowing the user to rearrange the items and to
15 enable or disable them.
16
17 This class allows to change the order of the items shown in it as well as
18 to check or uncheck them individually. The data structure used to allow
19 this is the order array which contains the items indices indexed by their
20 position with an added twist that the unchecked items are represented by
21 the bitwise complement of the corresponding index (for any architecture
22 using two's complement for negative numbers representation (i.e. just about
23 any at all) this means that a checked item N is represented by -N-1 in
24 unchecked state). In practice this means that you must apply the C bitwise
25 complement operator when constructing the order array, e.g.
26 @code
27 wxArrayInt order;
28 order.push_back(0); // checked item #0
29 order.push_back(~1); // unchecked item #1
30 @endcode
31
32 So, for example, the array order [1 -3 0] used in conjunction with the
33 items array ["first", "second", "third"] means that the items order is
34 "second", "third", "first" and the "third" item is unchecked while the
35 other two are checked.
36
37 This convention is used both for the order argument of the control ctor or
38 Create() and for the array returned from GetCurrentOrder().
39
40 Usually this control will be used together with other controls allowing to
41 move the items around in it interactively. The simplest possible solution
42 is to use wxRearrangeCtrl which combines it with two standard buttons to
43 move the current item up or down.
44
45 @since 2.9.0
46
47 @library{wxcore}
48 @category{ctrl}
49 */
50 class wxRearrangeList : public wxCheckListBox
51 {
52 public:
53 /**
54 Default constructor.
55
56 Create() must be called later to effectively create the control.
57 */
58 wxRearrangeList();
59
60 /**
61 Constructor really creating the control.
62
63 Please see Create() for the parameters description.
64 */
65 wxRearrangeList(wxWindow *parent,
66 wxWindowID id,
67 const wxPoint& pos,
68 const wxSize& size,
69 const wxArrayInt& order,
70 const wxArrayString& items,
71 long style = 0,
72 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
73 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeListNameStr);
74
75 /**
76 Effectively creates the window for an object created using the default
77 constructor.
78
79 This function is very similar to wxCheckListBox::Create() except that
80 it has an additional parameter specifying the initial order of the
81 items. Please see the class documentation for the explanation of the
82 conventions used by the @a order argument.
83
84 @param parent
85 The parent window, must be non-@NULL.
86 @param id
87 The window identifier.
88 @param pos
89 The initial window position.
90 @param size
91 The initial window size.
92 @param order
93 Array specifying the initial order of the items in @a items array.
94 @param items
95 The items to display in the list.
96 @param style
97 The control style, there are no special styles for this class but
98 the base class styles can be used here.
99 @param validator
100 Optional window validator.
101 @param name
102 Optional window name.
103 */
104 bool Create(wxWindow *parent,
105 wxWindowID id,
106 const wxPoint& pos,
107 const wxSize& size,
108 const wxArrayInt& order,
109 const wxArrayString& items,
110 long style = 0,
111 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
112 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeListNameStr);
113
114
115 /**
116 Return the current order of the items.
117
118 The order may be different from the one passed to the constructor if
119 MoveCurrentUp() or MoveCurrentDown() were called.
120 */
121 const wxArrayInt& GetCurrentOrder() const;
122
123 /**
124 Return @true if the currently selected item can be moved up.
125
126 This function is useful for EVT_UPDATE_UI handler for the standard "Up"
127 button often used together with this control and wxRearrangeCtrl uses
128 it in this way.
129
130 @return
131 @true if the currently selected item can be moved up in the
132 listbox, @false if there is no selection or the current item is the
133 first one.
134
135 @see CanMoveCurrentDown()
136 */
137 bool CanMoveCurrentUp() const;
138
139 /**
140 Return @true if the currently selected item can be moved down.
141
142 @see CanMoveCurrentUp()
143 */
144 bool CanMoveCurrentDown() const;
145
146 /**
147 Move the currently selected item one position above.
148
149 This method is useful to implement the standard "Up" button behaviour
150 and wxRearrangeCtrl uses it for this.
151
152 @return
153 @true if the item was moved or @false if this couldn't be done.
154
155 @see MoveCurrentDown()
156 */
157 bool MoveCurrentUp();
158
159 /**
160 Move the currently selected item one position below.
161
162 @see MoveCurrentUp()
163 */
164 bool MoveCurrentDown();
165 };
166
167
168 /**
169 @class wxRearrangeCtrl
170
171 A composite control containing a wxRearrangeList and the buttons allowing
172 to move the items in it.
173
174 This control is in fact a panel containing the wxRearrangeList control and
175 the "Up" and "Down" buttons to move the currently selected item up or down.
176 It is used as the main part of a wxRearrangeDialog.
177
178 @since 2.9.0
179
180 @library{wxcore}
181 @category{ctrl}
182 */
183 class wxRearrangeCtrl : public wxPanel
184 {
185 public:
186 /**
187 Default constructor.
188
189 Create() must be called later to effectively create the control.
190 */
191 wxRearrangeCtrl();
192
193 /**
194 Constructor really creating the control.
195
196 Please see Create() for the parameters description.
197 */
198 wxRearrangeCtrl(wxWindow *parent,
199 wxWindowID id,
200 const wxPoint& pos,
201 const wxSize& size,
202 const wxArrayInt& order,
203 const wxArrayString& items,
204 long style = 0,
205 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
206 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeListNameStr);
207
208 /**
209 Effectively creates the window for an object created using the default
210 constructor.
211
212 The parameters of this method are the same as for
213 wxRearrangeList::Create().
214 */
215 bool Create(wxWindow *parent,
216 wxWindowID id,
217 const wxPoint& pos,
218 const wxSize& size,
219 const wxArrayInt& order,
220 const wxArrayString& items,
221 long style = 0,
222 const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
223 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeListNameStr);
224
225 /**
226 Return the listbox which is the main part of this control.
227 */
228 wxRearrangeList *GetList() const;
229 };
230
231 /**
232 @class wxRearrangeDialog
233
234 A dialog allowing the user to rearrange the specified items.
235
236 This dialog can be used to allow the user to modify the order of the items
237 and to enable or disable them individually. For example:
238 @code
239 wxArrayString items;
240 items.push_back("meat");
241 items.push_back("fish");
242 items.push_back("fruits");
243 items.push_back("beer");
244 wxArrayInt order;
245 order.push_back(3);
246 order.push_back(0);
247 order.push_back(1);
248 order.push_back(2);
249
250 wxRearrangeDialog dlg(NULL,
251 "You can also uncheck the items you don't like "
252 "at all.",
253 "Sort the items in order of preference",
254 order, items);
255 if ( dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK ) {
256 order = dlg.GetOrder();
257 for ( size_t n = 0; n < order.size(); n++ ) {
258 if ( order[n] >= 0 ) {
259 wxLogMessage("Your most preferred item is \"%s\"",
260 items[order[n]]);
261 break;
262 }
263 }
264 }
265 @endcode
266
267 @since 2.9.0
268
269 @library{wxcore}
270 @category{cmndlg}
271 */
272 class wxRearrangeDialog : public wxDialog
273 {
274 public:
275 /**
276 Default constructor.
277
278 Create() must be called later to effectively create the control.
279 */
280 wxRearrangeDialog();
281
282 /**
283 Constructor creating the dialog.
284
285 Please see Create() for the parameters description.
286 */
287 wxRearrangeDialog(wxWindow *parent,
288 const wxString& message,
289 const wxString& title,
290 const wxArrayInt& order,
291 const wxArrayString& items,
292 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
293 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeDialogNameStr);
294
295 /**
296 Effectively creates the dialog for an object created using the default
297 constructor.
298
299 @param parent
300 The dialog parent, possibly @NULL.
301 @param message
302 The message shown inside the dialog itself, above the items list.
303 @param title
304 The title of the dialog.
305 @param order
306 The initial order of the items in the convention used by
307 wxRearrangeList.
308 @param items
309 The items to show in the dialog.
310 @param pos
311 Optional dialog position.
312 @param name
313 Optional dialog name.
314 @return
315 @true if the dialog was successfully created or @false if creation
316 failed.
317 */
318 bool Create(wxWindow *parent,
319 const wxString& message,
320 const wxString& title,
321 const wxArrayInt& order,
322 const wxArrayString& items,
323 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
324 const wxString& name = wxRearrangeDialogNameStr);
325
326 /**
327 Customize the dialog by adding extra controls to it.
328
329 This function adds the given @a win to the dialog, putting it just
330 below the part occupied by wxRearrangeCtrl. It must be called after
331 creating the dialog and you will typically need to process the events
332 generated by the extra controls for them to do something useful.
333
334 For example:
335 @code
336 class MyRearrangeDialog : public wxRearrangeDialog
337 {
338 public:
339 MyRearrangeDialog(wxWindow *parent, ...)
340 : wxRearrangeDialog(parent, ...)
341 {
342 wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(this);
343 wxSizer *sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
344 sizer->Add(new wxStaticText(panel, wxID_ANY,
345 "Column width in pixels:"));
346 sizer->Add(new wxTextCtrl(panel, wxID_ANY, ""));
347 panel->SetSizer(sizer);
348 AddExtraControls(panel);
349 }
350
351 ... code to update the text control with the currently selected
352 item width and to react to its changes omitted ...
353 };
354 @endcode
355
356 See also the complete example of a custom rearrange dialog in the
357 dialogs sample.
358
359 @param win
360 The window containing the extra controls. It must have this dialog
361 as its parent.
362 */
363 void AddExtraControls(wxWindow *win);
364
365 /**
366 Return the list control used by the dialog.
367
368 @see wxRearrangeCtrl::GetList()
369 */
370 wxRearrangeList *GetList() const;
371
372 /**
373 Return the array describing the order of items after it was modified by
374 the user.
375
376 Please notice that the array will contain negative items if any items
377 were unchecked. See wxRearrangeList for more information about the
378 convention used for this array.
379 */
380 wxArrayInt GetOrder() const;
381 };