<wx/textctrl.h>
+\wxheading{Typedefs}
+
+\texttt{wxTextPos} is the type containing the index of a position in a text
+control. \texttt{wxTextCoord} contains the index of a column or a row in the
+control.
+
+Note that alghough both of these types should probably have been unsigned, due
+to backwards compatibility reasons, are defined as \texttt{long} currently.
+Their use (instead of plain \texttt{long}) is still encouraged as it makes the
+code more readable.
+
\wxheading{Constants}
The following values can be passed to SetAlignment to determine
\end{verbatim}
}
+The values below are the possible return codes of the
+\helpref{HitTest}{wxtextctrlhittest} method:
+{\small
+\begin{verbatim}
+// the point asked is ...
+enum wxTextCtrlHitTestResult
+{
+ wxTE_HT_UNKNOWN = -2, // this means HitTest() is simply not implemented
+ wxTE_HT_BEFORE, // either to the left or upper
+ wxTE_HT_ON_TEXT, // directly on
+ wxTE_HT_BELOW, // below [the last line]
+ wxTE_HT_BEYOND // after [the end of line]
+};
+// ... the character returned
+\end{verbatim}
+}
+
+
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::wxTextAttr}\label{wxtextattrctor}
\func{}{wxTextAttr}{\void}
later, otherwise \helpref{wxTextCtrl::SetStyle}{wxtextctrlsetstyle} will use
the default values for them.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetAlignment}\label{wxtextattrgetalignment}
\constfunc{wxTextAttrAlignment}{GetAlignment}{\void}
Returns the paragraph alignment.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxtextattrgetbackgroundcolour}
\constfunc{const wxColour\&}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
Return the background colour specified by this attribute.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetFont}\label{wxtextattrgetfont}
\constfunc{const wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
Return the text font specified by this attribute.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetLeftIndent}\label{wxtextattrgetleftindent}
\constfunc{int}{GetLeftIndent}{\void}
Returns the left indent in tenths of a millimetre.
+
+\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetLeftSubIndent}\label{wxtextattrgetleftsubindent}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetLeftSubIndent}{\void}
+
+Returns the left sub indent for all lines but the first line in a paragraph in
+tenths of a millimetre.
+
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetRightIndent}\label{wxtextattrgetrightindent}
\constfunc{int}{GetRightIndent}{\void}
Returns the right indent in tenths of a millimetre.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetTabs}\label{wxtextattrgettabs}
\constfunc{const wxArrayInt\&}{GetTabs}{\void}
Returns the array of integers representing the tab stops. Each
array element specifies the tab stop in tenths of a millimetre.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetTextColour}\label{wxtextattrgettextcolour}
\constfunc{const wxColour\&}{GetTextColour}{\void}
Return the text colour specified by this attribute.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::HasBackgroundColour}\label{wxtextattrhasbackgroundcolour}
\constfunc{bool}{HasBackgroundColour}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if this style specifies the background colour to use.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::HasFont}\label{wxtextattrhasfont}
\constfunc{bool}{HasFont}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if this style specifies the font to use.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::HasTextColour}\label{wxtextattrhastextcolour}
\constfunc{bool}{HasTextColour}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if this style specifies the foreground colour to use.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::GetFlags}\label{wxtextattrgetflags}
\func{long}{GetFlags}{\void}
Returns a bitlist indicating which attributes will be set.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::IsDefault}\label{wxtextattrisdefault}
\constfunc{bool}{IsDefault}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if this style specifies any non-default attributes.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetAlignment}\label{wxtextattrsetalignment}
\func{void}{SetAlignment}{\param{wxTextAttrAlignment}{ alignment}}
Sets the paragraph alignment.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxtextattrsetbackgroundcolour}
\func{void}{SetBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
Sets the background colour.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetFlags}\label{wxtextattrsetflags}
\func{void}{SetFlags}{\param{long}{ flags}}
Pass a bitlist indicating which attributes will be set.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetFont}\label{wxtextattrsetfont}
\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\&}{ font}}
Sets the text font.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetLeftIndent}\label{wxtextattrsetleftindent}
-\func{void}{SetLeftIndent}{\param{int }{indent}}
+\func{void}{SetLeftIndent}{\param{int }{indent}, \param{int }{subIndent = 0}}
Sets the left indent in tenths of a millimetre.
+subIndent sets the indent for all lines but the first line in a paragraph
+relative to the first line.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetRightIndent}\label{wxtextattrsetrightindent}
Sets the right indent in tenths of a millimetre.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetTabs}\label{wxtextattrsettabs}
\func{void}{SetTabs}{\param{const wxArrayInt\&}{ tabs}}
Sets the array of integers representing the tab stops. Each
array element specifies the tab stop in tenths of a millimetre.
+
\membersection{wxTextAttr::SetTextColour}\label{wxtextattrsettextcolour}
\func{void}{SetTextColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PROCESS\_ENTER}}{The control will generate
-the message wxEVENT\_TYPE\_TEXT\_ENTER\_COMMAND (otherwise pressing Enter key
+the event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_TEXT\_ENTER (otherwise pressing Enter key
is either processed internally by the control or used for navigation between
dialog controls).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB}}{The control will receive
-EVT\_CHAR messages for TAB pressed - normally, TAB is used for passing to the
+wxEVT\_CHAR events for TAB pressed - normally, TAB is used for passing to the
next control in a dialog instead. For the control created with this style,
you can still use Ctrl-Enter to pass to the next control from the keyboard.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_MULTILINE}}{The text control allows multiple lines.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PASSWORD}}{The text will be echoed as asterisks.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_READONLY}}{The text will not be user-editable.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_RICH}}{Use rich text control under Win32, this
-allows to have more than 64Kb of text in the control even under Win9x. This
+allows to have more than 64KB of text in the control even under Win9x. This
style is ignored under other platforms.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_RICH2}}{Use rich text control version 2.0 or 3.0
under Win32, this style is ignored under other platforms}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{A horizontal scrollbar will be created and
used, so that text won't be wrapped. No effect under GTK+.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_LEFT}}{The text in the control will be left-justified (default).}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_CENTRE}}{The text in the control will be centered.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_RIGHT}}{The text in the control will be right-justified.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_CENTRE}}{The text in the control will be centered (currently wxMSW and wxGTK2 only).}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_RIGHT}}{The text in the control will be right-justified (currently wxMSW and wxGTK2 only).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_DONTWRAP}}{Same as {\tt wxHSCROLL} style.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_LINEWRAP}}{Wrap the lines too long to be shown entirely at any position (wxUniv only currently).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_WORDWRAP}}{Wrap the lines too long to be shown entirely at word boundaries only (wxUniv only currently).}
\end{twocollist}
See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles} and
-\helpref{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrlconstr}.
+\helpref{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrlctor}.
\wxheading{wxTextCtrl text format}
\end{verbatim}
}%
-But wxWindows provides a convenient class to make it even simpler so instead
+But wxWidgets provides a convenient class to make it even simpler so instead
you may just do
{\small%
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}\label{wxtextctrlconstr}
+
+\membersection{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}\label{wxtextctrlctor}
\func{}{wxTextCtrl}{\void}
\helpref{wxTextCtrl::Create}{wxtextctrlcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
-\membersection{wxTextCtrl::\destruct{wxTextCtrl}}
+
+\membersection{wxTextCtrl::\destruct{wxTextCtrl}}\label{wxtextctrldtor}
\func{}{\destruct{wxTextCtrl}}{\void}
Destructor, destroying the text control.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::AppendText}\label{wxtextctrlappendtext}
\func{void}{AppendText}{\param{const wxString\& }{ text}}
\helpref{wxTextCtrl::WriteText}{wxtextctrlwritetext}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::CanCopy}\label{wxtextctrlcancopy}
\func{virtual bool}{CanCopy}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if the selection can be copied to the clipboard.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::CanCut}\label{wxtextctrlcancut}
\func{virtual bool}{CanCut}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if the selection can be cut to the clipboard.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::CanPaste}\label{wxtextctrlcanpaste}
\func{virtual bool}{CanPaste}{\void}
text control. On some platforms (Motif, GTK) this is an approximation
and returns {\tt true} if the control is editable, {\tt false} otherwise.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::CanRedo}\label{wxtextctrlcanredo}
\func{virtual bool}{CanRedo}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if there is a redo facility available and the last operation
can be redone.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::CanUndo}\label{wxtextctrlcanundo}
\func{virtual bool}{CanUndo}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if there is an undo facility available and the last operation
can be undone.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Clear}\label{wxtextctrlclear}
\func{virtual void}{Clear}{\void}
Note that this function will generate a {\tt wxEVT\_COMMAND\_TEXT\_UPDATED}
event.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Copy}\label{wxtextctrlcopy}
\func{virtual void}{Copy}{\void}
Copies the selected text to the clipboard under Motif and MS Windows.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Create}\label{wxtextctrlcreate}
\func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxTextCtrlNameStr}}
Creates the text control for two-step construction. Derived classes
-should call or replace this function. See \helpref{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrlconstr}\rtfsp
+should call or replace this function. See \helpref{wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrlctor}\rtfsp
for further details.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Cut}\label{wxtextctrlcut}
\func{virtual void}{Cut}{\void}
Copies the selected text to the clipboard and removes the selection.
-\membersection{wxTextCtrl::DiscardEdits}
+
+\membersection{wxTextCtrl::DiscardEdits}\label{wxtextctrldiscardedits}
\func{void}{DiscardEdits}{\void}
Resets the internal `modified' flag as if the current edits had been saved.
-\membersection{wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress}
+
+\membersection{wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress}\label{wxtextctrlemulatekeypress}
\func{bool}{EmulateKeyPress}{\param{const wxKeyEvent\& }{event}}
This functions inserts into the control the character which would have been
inserted if the given key event had occured in the text control. The
{\it event} object should be the same as the one passed to {\tt EVT\_KEY\_DOWN}
-handler previously by wxWindows.
+handler previously by wxWidgets.
Please note that this function doesn't currently work correctly for all keys
under any platform but MSW.
{\tt true} if the event resulted in a change to the control, {\tt false}
otherwise.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetDefaultStyle}\label{wxtextctrlgetdefaultstyle}
\constfunc{const wxTextAttr\& }{GetDefaultStyle}{\void}
\helpref{SetDefaultStyle}{wxtextctrlsetdefaultstyle}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetInsertionPoint}\label{wxtextctrlgetinsertionpoint}
\constfunc{virtual long}{GetInsertionPoint}{\void}
\end{verbatim}
}%
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetLastPosition}\label{wxtextctrlgetlastposition}
\constfunc{virtual long}{GetLastPosition}{\void}
Returns the zero based index of the last position in the text control,
which is equal to the number of characters in the control.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetLineLength}\label{wxtextctrlgetlinelength}
\constfunc{int}{GetLineLength}{\param{long}{ lineNo}}
The length of the line, or -1 if {\it lineNo} was invalid.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetLineText}\label{wxtextctrlgetlinetext}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetLineText}{\param{long}{ lineNo}}
The contents of the line.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetNumberOfLines}\label{wxtextctrlgetnumberoflines}
\constfunc{int}{GetNumberOfLines}{\void}
may wish to avoid using functions that work with line numbers if you are
working with controls that contain large amounts of text.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetRange}\label{wxtextctrlgetrange}
\constfunc{virtual wxString}{GetRange}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}}
obtain the correct results instead of extracting parts of the entire value. It
may also be more efficient, especially if the control contains a lot of data.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetSelection}\label{wxtextctrlgetselection}
\constfunc{virtual void}{GetSelection}{\param{long*}{ from}, \param{long*}{ to}}
\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameter and returns a
2-element list {\tt ( from, to )}.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetStringSelection}\label{wxtextctrlgetstringselection}
\func{virtual wxString}{GetStringSelection}{\void}
Gets the text currently selected in the control. If there is no selection, the
returned string is empty.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetStyle}\label{wxtextctrlgetstyle}
\func{bool}{GetStyle}{\param{long }{position}, \param{wxTextAttr\& }{style}}
\helpref{wxTextCtrl::SetStyle}{wxtextctrlsetstyle}, \helpref{wxTextAttr}{wxtextattr}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetValue}\label{wxtextctrlgetvalue}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetValue}{\void}
under Windows where they are separated by a $\backslash$r$\backslash$n
sequence in the native control.
+
+\membersection{wxTextCtrl::HitTest}\label{wxtextctrlhittest}
+
+\constfunc{wxTextCtrlHitTestResult}{HitTest}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}, \param{wxTextCoord }{*col}, \param{wxTextCoord }{*row}}
+
+This function finds the character at the specified position expressed in
+pixels. If the return code is not \texttt{wxTE\_HT\_UNKNOWN} the row and column
+of the character closest to this position are returned in the \arg{col} and
+\arg{row} parameters (unless the pointers are {\tt NULL} which is allowed).
+
+Please note that this function is currently only implemented in wxUniv,
+wxMSW and wxGTK2 ports.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{PositionToXY}{wxtextctrlpositiontoxy}, \helpref{XYToPosition}{wxtextctrlxytoposition}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this function takes only the position argument and
+returns a 3-element list \texttt{(result, col, row)}}.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::IsEditable}\label{wxtextctrliseditable}
\constfunc{bool}{IsEditable}{\void}
read-only mode by a previous call to
\helpref{SetEditable}{wxtextctrlseteditable}.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::IsModified}\label{wxtextctrlismodified}
\constfunc{bool}{IsModified}{\void}
Returns {\tt true} if the text has been modified by user. Note that calling
\helpref{SetValue}{wxtextctrlsetvalue} doesn't make the control modified.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::IsMultiLine}\label{wxtextctrlismultiline}
\constfunc{bool}{IsMultiLine}{\void}
\helpref{IsSingleLine}{wxtextctrlissingleline}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::IsSingleLine}\label{wxtextctrlissingleline}
\constfunc{bool}{IsSingleLine}{\void}
\helpref{IsMultiLine}{wxtextctrlissingleline}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::LoadFile}\label{wxtextctrlloadfile}
\func{bool}{LoadFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{ filename}}
%%
%% \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::OnDropFiles}\label{wxtextctrlondropfiles}
\func{void}{OnDropFiles}{\param{wxDropFilesEvent\& }{event}}
\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Paste}\label{wxtextctrlpaste}
\func{virtual void}{Paste}{\void}
Pastes text from the clipboard to the text item.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::PositionToXY}\label{wxtextctrlpositiontoxy}
\constfunc{bool}{PositionToXY}{\param{long }{pos}, \param{long *}{x}, \param{long *}{y}}
\perlnote{In wxPerl this method only takes the {\tt pos} parameter, and
returns a 2-element list {\tt ( x, y )}.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Redo}\label{wxtextctrlredo}
\func{virtual void}{Redo}{\void}
If there is a redo facility and the last operation can be redone, redoes the last operation. Does nothing
if there is no redo facility.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Remove}\label{wxtextctrlremove}
\func{virtual void}{Remove}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}}
\docparam{to}{The last position.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Replace}\label{wxtextctrlreplace}
\func{virtual void}{Replace}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}, \param{const wxString\& }{value}}
\docparam{value}{The value to replace the existing text with.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SaveFile}\label{wxtextctrlsavefile}
\func{bool}{SaveFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{ filename}}
{\tt true} if the operation was successful, {\tt false} otherwise.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetDefaultStyle}\label{wxtextctrlsetdefaultstyle}
\func{bool}{SetDefaultStyle}{\param{const wxTextAttr\& }{style}}
\helpref{GetDefaultStyle}{wxtextctrlgetdefaultstyle}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetEditable}\label{wxtextctrlseteditable}
\func{virtual void}{SetEditable}{\param{const bool}{ editable}}
\helpref{IsEditable}{wxtextctrliseditable}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPoint}\label{wxtextctrlsetinsertionpoint}
\func{virtual void}{SetInsertionPoint}{\param{long}{ pos}}
\docparam{pos}{Position to set.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPointEnd}\label{wxtextctrlsetinsertionpointend}
\func{virtual void}{SetInsertionPointEnd}{\void}
Sets the insertion point at the end of the text control. This is equivalent
to \helpref{SetInsertionPoint}{wxtextctrlsetinsertionpoint}(\helpref{GetLastPosition}{wxtextctrlgetlastposition}()).
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength}\label{wxtextctrlsetmaxlength}
\func{virtual void}{SetMaxLength}{\param{unsigned long }{len}}
(giving it the possibility to show an explanatory message, for example) and the
extra input is discarded.
-Note that this function may only be used with single line text controls.
+Note that under GTK+, this function may only be used with single line text controls.
\wxheading{Compatibility}
-Only implemented in wxMSW/wxGTK starting with wxWindows 2.3.2.
+Only implemented in wxMSW/wxGTK starting with wxWidgets 2.3.2.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetSelection}\label{wxtextctrlsetselection}
\docparam{to}{The last position.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetStyle}\label{wxtextctrlsetstyle}
\func{bool}{SetStyle}{\param{long }{start}, \param{long }{end}, \param{const wxTextAttr\& }{style}}
\helpref{wxTextCtrl::GetStyle}{wxtextctrlgetstyle}, \helpref{wxTextAttr}{wxtextattr}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::SetValue}\label{wxtextctrlsetvalue}
\func{virtual void}{SetValue}{\param{const wxString\& }{ value}}
\docparam{value}{The new value to set. It may contain newline characters if the text control is multi-line.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::ShowPosition}\label{wxtextctrlshowposition}
\func{void}{ShowPosition}{\param{long}{ pos}}
\docparam{pos}{The position that should be visible.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::Undo}\label{wxtextctrlundo}
\func{virtual void}{Undo}{\void}
If there is an undo facility and the last operation can be undone, undoes the last operation. Does nothing
if there is no undo facility.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::WriteText}\label{wxtextctrlwritetext}
\func{void}{WriteText}{\param{const wxString\& }{ text}}
After the write operation, the insertion point will be at the end of the inserted text, so subsequent write operations will be appended. To append text after the user may have interacted with the control, call \helpref{wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPointEnd}{wxtextctrlsetinsertionpointend} before writing.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::XYToPosition}\label{wxtextctrlxytoposition}
\func{long}{XYToPosition}{\param{long}{ x}, \param{long}{ y}}
The position value.
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::operator \cinsert}\label{wxtextctrlinsert}
\func{wxTextCtrl\&}{operator \cinsert}{\param{const wxString\& }{s}}