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

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

TODO: should a static text have a validator? E.g. if you wanted
to use it to initialise the control with some text taken from
the validator.

\wxheading{Derived from}

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

\wxheading{Window styles}

There are no special styles for this control.

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{const wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{label = ``"}, \param{const wxPosition\& }{pos}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{const 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{const wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{label = ``"}, \param{const wxPosition\& }{pos}, \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{const 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.

\wxheading{Parameters}

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


