\section{\class{wxStaticText}}\label{wxstatictext}

A static text control displays one or more lines of read-only text.

\wxheading{Derived from}

\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}

\wxheading{Include files}

<wx/stattext.h>

\wxheading{Window styles}

\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_LEFT}}{Align the text to the left}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_RIGHT}}{Align the text to the right}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxALIGN\_CENTRE}}{Center the text (horizontally)}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxST\_NO\_AUTORESIZE}}{By default, the control will
adjust its size to exactly fit to the size of the text when 
\helpref{SetLabel}{wxstatictextsetlabel} is called. If this style flag is
given, the control will not change its size (this style is especially useful
with controls which also have wxALIGN\_RIGHT or CENTER style because otherwise
they won't make sense any longer after a call to SetLabel)}
\end{twocollist}

See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}, \helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}

\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}

\membersection{wxStaticText::wxStaticText}\label{wxstatictextconstr}

\func{}{wxStaticText}{\void}

Default constructor.

\func{}{wxStaticText}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{label}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``staticText"}}

Constructor, creating and showing a text control.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{parent}{Parent window. Should not be NULL.}

\docparam{id}{Control identifier. A value of -1 denotes a default value.}

\docparam{label}{Text label.}

\docparam{pos}{Window position.}

\docparam{size}{Window size.}

\docparam{style}{Window style. See \helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}.}

\docparam{name}{Window name.}

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxStaticText::Create}{wxstatictextcreate}

\membersection{wxStaticText::Create}\label{wxstatictextcreate}

\func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{label}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``staticText"}}

Creation function, for two-step construction. For details see \helpref{wxStaticText::wxStaticText}{wxstatictextconstr}.

\membersection{wxStaticText::GetLabel}\label{wxstatictextgetlabel}

\constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\void}

Returns the contents of the control.

\membersection{wxStaticText::SetLabel}\label{wxstatictextsetlabel}

\func{virtual void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{ label}}

Sets the static text label and updates the controls size to exactly fit the
label unless the control has wxST\_NO\_AUTORESIZE flag.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{label}{The new label to set. It may contain newline characters.}

