samples/xrc/xrcdemo.cpp

   1 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2 // Name:        xrcdemo.cpp
   3 // Purpose:     XML resources sample: Main application file
   4 // Author:      Robert O'Connor (rob@medicalmnemonics.com), Vaclav Slavik
   5 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   6 // Copyright:   (c) Robert O'Connor and Vaclav Slavik
   7 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
   8 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9
  10 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11 // Standard wxWidgets headers
  12 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13
  14 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
  15 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
  16
  17 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
  18     #pragma hdrstop
  19 #endif
  20
  21 // For all others, include the necessary headers (this file is usually all you
  22 // need because it includes almost all "standard" wxWidgets headers)
  23 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
  24     #include "wx/wx.h"
  25 #endif
  26
  27 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  28 // Header of this .cpp file
  29 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  30
  31 #include "xrcdemo.h"
  32
  33 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  34 // Remaining headers: Needed wx headers, then wx/contrib headers, then application headers
  35 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  36
  37 #include "wx/image.h"               // wxImage
  38
  39 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  40
  41 #include "wx/xrc/xmlres.h"          // XRC XML resouces
  42
  43 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  44
  45 #include "myframe.h"
  46
  47 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  48 // wxWidgets macro: Declare the application.
  49 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  50
  51 // Create a new application object: this macro will allow wxWidgets to create
  52 // the application object during program execution (it's better than using a
  53 // static object for many reasons) and also declares the accessor function
  54 // wxGetApp() which will return the reference of the right type (i.e. the_app and
  55 // not wxApp).
  56 IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
  57
  58 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  59 // Public methods
  60 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  61
  62 // 'Main program' equivalent: the program execution "starts" here
  63 bool MyApp::OnInit()
  64 {
  65     // If there is any of a certain format of image in the xrcs, then first
  66     // load a handler for that image type. This example uses XPMs, but if
  67     // you want PNGs, then add a PNG handler, etc. See wxImage::AddHandler()
  68     // documentation for the types of image handlers available.
  69     wxImage::AddHandler(new wxXPMHandler);
  70
  71     // Initialize all the XRC handlers. Always required (unless you feel like
  72     // going through and initializing a handler of each control type you will
  73     // be using (ie initialize the spinctrl handler, initialize the textctrl
  74     // handler). However, if you are only using a few control types, it will
  75     // save some space to only initialize the ones you will be using. See
  76     // wxXRC docs for details.
  77     wxXmlResource::Get()->InitAllHandlers();
  78
  79     // Load all of the XRC files that will be used. You can put everything
  80     // into one giant XRC file if you wanted, but then they become more
  81     // diffcult to manage, and harder to reuse in later projects.
  82     // The menubar
  83     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/menu.xrc"));
  84     // The toolbar
  85     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/toolbar.xrc"));
  86     // Non-derived dialog example
  87     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/basicdlg.xrc"));
  88     // Derived dialog example
  89     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/derivdlg.xrc"));
  90     // Controls property example
  91     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/controls.xrc"));
  92     // Frame example
  93     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/frame.xrc"));
  94     // Uncentered example
  95     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/uncenter.xrc"));
  96     // Custom class example
  97     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/custclas.xrc"));
  98     // wxArtProvider example
  99     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/artprov.xrc"));
 100     // Platform property example
 101     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/platform.xrc"));
 102     // Variable expansion example
 103     wxXmlResource::Get()->Load(wxT("rc/variable.xrc"));
 104
 105     // Make an instance of your derived frame. Passing NULL (the default value
 106     // of MyFrame's constructor is NULL) as the frame doesn't have a parent
 107     // since it is the main application window.
 108     MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame();
 109
 110     // Show the frame as it's created initially hidden.
 111     frame->Show(true);
 112
 113     // Return true to tell program to continue (false would terminate).
 114     return true;
 115 }
 116