Some work on GTK focus handling and events.

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / combobox.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex b/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
index b503434fd58a73d73fff805759e2722e6af3a637..1d2b124cda8a382fdeb2a7e246f05886c0a32ab0 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ A combobox permits a single selection only. Combobox items are numbered from zer
 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
 
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/combobox.h>
+
 \wxheading{Window styles}
 
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_SIMPLE}}{Creates a combobox with a permanently displayed list.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_SIMPLE}}{Creates a combobox with a permanently displayed list. Windows only. }
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_DROPDOWN}}{Creates a combobox with a drop-down list.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_READONLY}}{Creates a combo box consisting of a drop-down list and static text item
-displaying the current selection.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_READONLY}}{Same as wxCB\_DROPDOWN but only the
+strings specified as the combobox choices can be selected, it is impossible to
+select (even from a program) a string which is not in the choices list.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_SORT}}{Sorts the entries in the list alphabetically.}
 \end{twocollist}
 
@@ -81,6 +86,13 @@ appropriately.}
 
 \helpref{wxComboBox::Create}{wxcomboboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 
+\pythonnote{The wxComboBox constructor in wxPython reduces the {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
+a list of strings.}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices}.}
+
 \membersection{wxComboBox::\destruct{wxComboBox}}
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxComboBox}}{\void}
@@ -93,7 +105,7 @@ Destructor, destroying the combobox.
 
 Adds the item to the end of the combobox.
 
-\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{char* }{clientData}}
+\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{void* }{clientData}}
 
 Adds the item to the end of the combobox, associating the given data
 with the item.
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ The position if found, or -1 if not found.
 
 \membersection{wxComboBox::GetClientData}\label{wxcomboboxgetclientdata}
 
-\constfunc{char*}{GetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}}
+\constfunc{void*}{GetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}}
 
 Returns a pointer to the client data associated with the given item (if any).
 
@@ -171,6 +183,12 @@ Returns a pointer to the client data associated with the given item (if any).
 
 A pointer to the client data, or NULL if the item was not found.
 
+\membersection{wxComboBox::GetCount}\label{wxcomboboxgetcount}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetCount}{\void}
+
+Returns the number of items in the combobox.
+
 \membersection{wxComboBox::GetInsertionPoint}\label{wxcomboboxgetinsertionpoint}
 
 \constfunc{long}{GetInsertionPoint}{\void}
@@ -219,8 +237,13 @@ Returns the current value in the combobox text field.
 
 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
 
+{\bf Obsolescence note:} This method is obsolete and was replaced with 
+\helpref{GetCount}{wxcomboboxgetcount}, please use the new method in the new
+code. This method is only available if wxWindows was compiled with 
+{\tt WXWIN\_COMPATIBILITY\_2\_2} defined and will disappear completely in
+future versions.
+
 Returns the number of items in the combobox list.
-%TODO: make this GetNumber or GetCount?
 
 \membersection{wxComboBox::Paste}\label{wxcomboboxpaste}
 
@@ -256,7 +279,7 @@ Removes the text between the two positions in the combobox text field.
 
 \membersection{wxComboBox::SetClientData}\label{wxcomboboxsetclientdata}
 
-\func{void}{SetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{char* }{data}}
+\func{void}{SetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{void* }{data}}
 
 Associates the given client data pointer with the given item.
 
@@ -286,7 +309,8 @@ Sets the insertion point at the end of the combobox text field.
 
 \func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ n}}
 
-Selects the given item in the combobox list.
+Selects the given item in the combobox list. This does not cause a
+wxEVT\_COMMAND\_COMBOBOX\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
 
 \func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}}
 
@@ -300,12 +324,32 @@ Selects the text between the two positions, in the combobox text field.
 
 \docparam{to}{The second position.}
 
+\pythonnote{The second form of this method is called {\tt SetMark} in
+wxPython.}
+
+\membersection{wxComboBox::SetString}\label{wxcomboboxsetstring}
+
+\func{void}{SetString}{\param{int }{n}, \param{const wxString\& }{text}}
+
+Replaces the specified string in the control with another one.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{n}{The zero-based index of the string to replace}
+
+\docparam{text}{The new value for this item}
+
+{\bf NB:} This method is currently not implemented in wxGTK.
+
 \membersection{wxComboBox::SetValue}\label{wxcomboboxsetvalue}
 
 \func{void}{SetValue}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}
 
 Sets the text for the combobox text field.
 
+{\bf NB:} For a combobox with {\tt wxCB\_READONLY} style the string must be in
+the combobox choices list, otherwise the call to SetValue() is ignored.
+
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 \docparam{text}{The text to set.}