\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext} (and optionally
\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage} and
\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}) to return the information
-about the items when the control requests it.
+about the items when the control requests it. Virtual list control can be used
+as a normal one except that no operations which can take time proportional to
+the number of items in the control happen -- this is required to allow having a
+practically infinite number of items. For example, in a multiple selection
+virtual list control, the selections won't be sent when many items are selected
+at once because this could mean iterating over all the items.
Using many of wxListCtrl features is shown in the
\helpref{corresponding sample}{samplelistctrl}.
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_ALIGN\_TOP}}{Icons align to the top. Win32 default, Win32 only. }
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_ALIGN\_LEFT}}{Icons align to the left. }
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_AUTOARRANGE}}{Icons arrange themselves. Win32 only. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_USER\_TEXT}}{The application provides label text on demand, except for column headers. Win32 only. }
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_VIRTUAL}}{The application provides items text on demand.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_EDIT\_LABELS}}{Labels are editable: the application will be notified when editing starts.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_NO\_HEADER}}{No header in report mode. Win32 only. }
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SINGLE\_SEL}}{Single selection.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_NO\_HEADER}}{No header in report mode. }
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SINGLE\_SEL}}{Single selection (default is multiple).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SORT\_ASCENDING}}{Sort in ascending order (must still supply a comparison callback in SortItems.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SORT\_DESCENDING}}{Sort in descending order (must still supply a comparison callback in SortItems.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_HRULES}}{Draws light horizontal rules between rows in report mode.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_DESELECTED(id, func)}}{The item has been deselected.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_ACTIVATED(id, func)}}{The item has been activated (ENTER or double click).}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_FOCUSED(id, func)}}{The currently focused item has changed.}
-\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_RIGHT\_CLICK(id, func)}}{An item has been right-clicked.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_MIDDLE\_CLICK(id, func)}}{The middle mouse button has been clicked on an item.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_ITEM\_RIGHT\_CLICK(id, func)}}{The right mouse button has been clicked on an item.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_KEY\_DOWN(id, func)}}{A key has been pressed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_INSERT\_ITEM(id, func)}}{An item has been inserted.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_COL\_CLICK(id, func)}}{A column ({\bf m\_col}) has been left-clicked.}
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxListCtrl overview}{wxlistctrloverview}, \helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}, \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}, \helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent}
+\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}, \helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent},
+\helpref{wxListItem}{wxlistitem}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::FindItem}\label{wxlistctrlfinditem}
-\func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{const bool }{partial = FALSE}}
+\func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{const bool }{partial = false}}
Find an item whose label matches this string, starting from the item after {\it start} or
the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
implements the following methods:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{{\bf FindItem(start, str, partial=FALSE)}}{}
+\twocolitem{{\bf FindItem(start, str, partial=false)}}{}
\twocolitem{{\bf FindItemData(start, data)}}{}
\twocolitem{{\bf FindItemAtPos(start, point, direction)}}{}
\end{twocollist}}
\perlnote{In wxPerl there are three methods instead of a single overloaded
method:\par
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
-\twocolitem{{\bf FindItem( start, str, partial = FALSE ) }}{}
+\twocolitem{{\bf FindItem( start, str, partial = false ) }}{}
\twocolitem{{\bf FindItemData( start, data ) }}{}
\twocolitem{{\bf FindItemAtPos( start, point, direction )}}{}
\end{twocollist}
\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\bf col} parameter and
returns a Wx::ListItem ( or undef ).}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetColumnCount}\label{wxlistctrlgetcolumncount}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetColumnCount}{\void}
+
+Returns the number of columns.
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetColumnWidth}\label{wxlistctrlgetcolumnwidth}
\constfunc{int}{GetColumnWidth}{\param{int }{col}}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetEditControl}\label{wxlistctrlgeteditcontrol}
-\constfunc{wxTextCtrl\&}{GetEditControl}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxTextCtrl *}{GetEditControl}{\void}
+
+Returns the edit control being currently used to edit a label. Returns {\tt NULL}
+if no label is being edited.
-Gets the edit control for editing labels.
+{\bf NB:} It is currently only implemented for wxMSW.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetImageList}\label{wxlistctrlgetimagelist}
ID and code and returns the wxRect.}
\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes only the {\bf item} parameter and
-retutrns a Wx::Rect ( or undef ).}
+returns a Wx::Rect ( or undef ).}
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetItemSpacing}\label{wxlistctrlgetitemspacing}
-\constfunc{int}{GetItemSpacing}{\param{bool }{isSmall}}
+\constfunc{wxSize}{GetItemSpacing}{\void}
+
+Retrieves the spacing between icons in pixels: horizontal spacing is returned
+as \texttt{x} component of the \helpref{wxSize}{wxsize} object and the vertical
+spacing as its \texttt{y} component.
-Retrieves the spacing between icons in pixels.
-If {\it small} is TRUE, gets the spacing for the small icon
-view, otherwise the large icon view.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetItemState}\label{wxlistctrlgetitemstate}
\constfunc{long}{GetNextItem}{\param{long }{item}, \param{int }{geometry = wxLIST\_NEXT\_ALL}, \param{int }{state = wxLIST\_STATE\_DONTCARE}}
-Searches for an item with the given goemetry or state, starting from
+Searches for an item with the given geometry or state, starting from
{\it item} but excluding the {\it item} itself. If {\it item} is -1,
the first item that matches the specified flags will be returned.
Gets the index of the topmost visible item when in
list or report view.
+
+\membersection{wxRect}{wxListCtrl::GetViewRect}\label{wxlistctrlgetviewrect}
+
+\constfunc{wxRect}{GetViewRect}{\void}
+
+Returns the rectangle taken by all items in the control. In other words, if the
+controls client size were equal to the size of this rectangle, no scrollbars
+would be needed and no free space would be left.
+
+Note that this function only works in the icon and small icon views, not in
+list or report views (this is a limitation of the native Win32 control).
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::HitTest}\label{wxlistctrlhittest}
\func{long}{HitTest}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{point}, \param{int\& }{flags}}
flags value mentioned above.}
\perlnote{In wxPerl this method only takes the {\bf point} parameter
- and returns a 2-element list ( item, flags ).}
+ and returns a 2-element list {\tt ( item, flags )}.}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::InsertColumn}\label{wxlistctrlinsertcolumn}
\func{long}{InsertColumn}{\param{long }{col}, \param{wxListItem\& }{info}}
-For list view mode (only), inserts a column. For more details, see \helpref{wxListCtrl::SetItem}{wxlistctrlsetitem}.
-
\func{long}{InsertColumn}{\param{long }{col}, \param{const wxString\& }{heading}, \param{int }{format = wxLIST\_FORMAT\_LEFT},\rtfsp
\param{int }{width = -1}}
-For list view mode (only), inserts a column. For more details, see \helpref{wxListCtrl::SetItem}{wxlistctrlsetitem}.
+For report view mode (only), inserts a column. For more details, see \helpref{wxListCtrl::SetItem}{wxlistctrlsetitem}.
\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
implements the following methods:\par
\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemAttr}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
-\func{virtual wxString}{OnGetItemAttr}{\param{long }{item}}
+\func{virtual wxListItemAttr *}{OnGetItemAttr}{\param{long }{item}}
This function may be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style. It should return the attribute for the
\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemimage}
-\func{virtual wxString}{OnGetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}}
+\func{virtual int}{OnGetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}}
-This function may be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
-{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style. It should return the index of the items image in the
-controls image list or $-1$ for no image.
+This function must be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
+{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style having an \helpref{image list}{wxlistctrlsetimagelist}
+(if the control doesn't have an image list, it is not necessary to overload
+ it). It should return the index of the items image in the controls image list
+or $-1$ for no image.
The base class version always returns $-1$.
\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage},\\
\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::RefreshItem}\label{wxlistctrlrefreshitem}
+
+\func{void}{RefreshItem}{\param{long }{item}}
+
+Redraws the given {\it item}. This is only useful for the virtual list controls
+as without calling this function the displayed value of the item doesn't change
+even when the underlying data does change.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{RefreshItems}{wxlistctrlrefreshitems}
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::RefreshItems}\label{wxlistctrlrefreshitems}
+
+\func{void}{RefreshItems}{\param{long }{itemFrom}, \param{long }{itemTo}}
+
+Redraws the items between {\it itemFrom} and {\it itemTo}. The starting item
+must be less than or equal to the ending one.
+
+Just as \helpref{RefreshItem}{wxlistctrlrefreshitem} this is only useful for
+virtual list controls.
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::ScrollList}\label{wxlistctrlscrolllist}
\func{bool}{ScrollList}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}}
-Scrolls the list control. If in icon, small icon or report view mode,
-dx specifies the number of pixels to scroll. If in list view mode, dx
-specifies the number of columns to scroll.
+Scrolls the list control. If in icon, small icon or report view mode,
+{\it dx} specifies the number of pixels to scroll. If in list view mode,
+{\it dx} specifies the number of columns to scroll. {\it dy} always specifies
+the number of pixels to scroll vertically.
-If in icon, small icon or list view mode, dy specifies the number of pixels
-to scroll. If in report view mode, dy specifies the number of lines to scroll.
+{\bf NB:} This method is currently only implemented in the Windows version.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxlistctrlsetbackgroundcolour}
This method can only be used with virtual list controls. It is used to indicate
to the control the number of items it contains. After calling it, the main
program should be ready to handle calls to various item callbacks (such as
-\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext}) for all vitems in the range
+\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext}) for all items in the range
from $0$ to {\it count}.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemData}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemdata}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle}\label{wxlistctrlsetsinglestyle}
-\func{void}{SetSingleStyle}{\param{long }{style}, \param{const bool }{add = TRUE}}
+\func{void}{SetSingleStyle}{\param{long }{style}, \param{const bool }{add = true}}
Adds or removes a single window style.