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+%% Purpose: wxListCtrl docs
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\section{\class{wxListCtrl}}\label{wxlistctrl}
A list control presents lists in a number of formats: list view, report view,
control is a virtual control in which the items data (including text, images
and attributes) is managed by the main program and is requested by the control
itself only when needed which allows to have controls with millions of items
-without consuming much memory. To use virtual list control you must use
-\helpref{SetItemCount}{wxlistctrlsetitemcount} first and overload at least
-\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext} (and optionally
-\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage} and
+without consuming much memory. To use virtual list control you must use
+\helpref{SetItemCount}{wxlistctrlsetitemcount} first and overload at least
+\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext} (and optionally
+\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage} or \helpref{OnGetItemColumnImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemcolumnimage} and
\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}) to return the information
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
To intercept events from a list control, use the event table macros described
in \helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent}.
+{\bf Mac Note:} Starting with 2.8, wxListCtrl uses a native implementation for
+report mode, and uses a generic implementation for other modes. You can use the
+generic implementation for report mode as well by setting the
+mac.listctrl.always\_use\_generic \helpref{wxSystemOption}{wxsystemoptions} to
+1.
+
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
<wx/listctrl.h>
+\wxheading{Library}
+
+\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
+
\wxheading{Window styles}
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_LIST}}{multicolumn list view, with optional small icons.
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_LIST}}{Multicolumn list view, with optional small icons.
Columns are computed automatically, i.e. you don't set columns as in wxLC\_REPORT. In other words,
the list wraps, unlike a wxListBox.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_REPORT}}{single or multicolumn report view, with optional header.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_VIRTUAL}}{virtual control, may only be used with wxLC\_REPORT}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_REPORT}}{Single or multicolumn report view, with optional header.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_VIRTUAL}}{The application provides items text on demand. May only be used with wxLC\_REPORT.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_ICON}}{Large icon view, with optional labels.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SMALL\_ICON}}{Small icon view, with optional labels.}
\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\_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. }
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLC\_SINGLE\_SEL}}{Single selection (default is multiple).}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LIST\_CACHE\_HINT(id, func)}}{Prepare cache for a virtual list control}
\end{twocollist}%
+\wxheading{Column ordering}
+
+In report view, the control has several columns which are identified by their
+internal indices. By default, these indices correspond to their order on
+screen, i.e. the column $0$ appears first (in the left-to-right or maybe
+right-to-left if the current language uses this writing direction), the column
+$1$ next and so on. However it is possible to reorder the columns visual order
+using \helpref{SetColumnsOrder}{wxlistctrlsetcolumnsorder} method and the
+user can also rearrange the columns interactively by dragging them. In this
+case, the index of the column is not the same as its order and the functions
+\helpref{GetColumnOrder}{wxlistctrlgetcolumnorder} and
+\helpref{GetColumnIndexFromOrder}{wxlistctrlgetcolumnindexfromorder} should be
+used to translate between them.
+
+Please notice that current column reordering is implemented only in wxMSW.
+
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxListCtrl overview}{wxlistctrloverview}, \helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}, \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}, \helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent},
+\helpref{wxListCtrl overview}{wxlistctrloverview}, \helpref{wxListView}{wxlistview}, \helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}, \helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}, \helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent},
\helpref{wxListItem}{wxlistitem}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxListCtrl::wxListCtrl}\label{wxlistctrlconstr}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::wxListCtrl}\label{wxlistctrlctor}
\func{}{wxListCtrl}{\void}
\func{}{wxListCtrl}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
-\param{long}{ style = wxLC\_ICON}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``listCtrl"}}
+\param{long}{ style = wxLC\_ICON}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxListCtrlNameStr}}
Constructor, creating and showing a list control.
\helpref{wxListCtrl::Create}{wxlistctrlcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
-\membersection{wxListCtrl::\destruct{wxListCtrl}}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::\destruct{wxListCtrl}}\label{wxlistctrldtor}
\func{void}{\destruct{wxListCtrl}}{\void}
\func{void}{AssignImageList}{\param{wxImageList*}{ imageList}, \param{int }{which}}
-Sets the image list associated with the control and
+Sets the image list associated with the control and
takes ownership of it (i.e. the control will, unlike when using
SetImageList, delete the list when destroyed). {\it which} is one of
wxIMAGE\_LIST\_NORMAL, wxIMAGE\_LIST\_SMALL, wxIMAGE\_LIST\_STATE (the last is unimplemented).
\func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
-\param{long}{ style = wxLC\_ICON}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``listCtrl"}}
+\param{long}{ style = wxLC\_ICON}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = wxListCtrlNameStr}}
-Creates the list control. See \helpref{wxListCtrl::wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrlconstr} for further details.
+Creates the list control. See \helpref{wxListCtrl::wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrlctor} for further details.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::DeleteAllItems}\label{wxlistctrldeleteallitems}
\func{bool}{DeleteAllItems}{}
-Deletes all the items in the list control.
+Deletes all items in the list control.
{\bf NB:} This function does {\it not} send the
{\tt wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LIST\_DELETE\_ITEM} event because deleting many items
\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{bool }{partial = false}}
Find an item whose label matches this string, starting from {\it start} or
-the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
+the beginning if {\it start} is -1. The string comparison is case
+insensitive. If {\it partial} is true then this method will look for
+items which begin with {\it str}.
\func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{long }{data}}
\func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}, \param{int }{direction}}
-Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from
+Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from
{\it start} or the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
Gets the column width (report view only).
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetColumnIndexFromOrder}\label{wxlistctrlgetcolumnindexfromorder}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetColumnIndexFromOrder}{\param{int }{order}}
+
+Gets the column number by visual order index (report view only).
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetColumnOrder}\label{wxlistctrlgetcolumnorder}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetColumnOrder}{\param{int }{col}}
+
+Gets the column visual order index (valid in report view only).
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetColumnsOrder}\label{wxlistctrlgetcolumnsorder}
+
+\constfunc{wxArrayInt}{GetColumnsOrder}{\void}
+
+Returns the array containing the orders of all columns. On error, an empty
+array is returned.
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetCountPerPage}\label{wxlistctrlgetcountperpage}
\constfunc{int}{GetCountPerPage}{\void}
Returns the edit control being currently used to edit a label. Returns {\tt NULL}
if no label is being edited.
-{\bf NB:} It is currently only implemented for wxMSW.
+{\bf NB:} It is currently only implemented for wxMSW and the generic version,
+not for the native Mac OS X version.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetImageList}\label{wxlistctrlgetimagelist}
Gets the application-defined data associated with this item.
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetItemFont}\label{wxlistctrlgetitemfont}
+
+\constfunc{wxFont}{GetItemFont}{\param{long }{item}}
+
+Returns the item's font.
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetItemPosition}\label{wxlistctrlgetitemposition}
\constfunc{bool}{GetItemPosition}{\param{long }{item}, \param{wxPoint\& }{pos}}
\constfunc{bool}{GetItemRect}{\param{long }{item}, \param{wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{int }{code = wxLIST\_RECT\_BOUNDS}}
-Returns the rectangle representing the item's size and position, in client coordinates.
+Returns the rectangle representing the item's size and position, in physical
+coordinates.
{\it code} is one of wxLIST\_RECT\_BOUNDS, wxLIST\_RECT\_ICON, wxLIST\_RECT\_LABEL.
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect}\label{wxlistctrlgetsubitemrect}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{GetSubItemRect}{\param{long }{item}, \param{long }{subItem}, \param{wxRect\& }{rect}, \param{int }{code = wxLIST\_RECT\_BOUNDS}}
+
+Returns the rectangle representing the size and position, in physical
+coordinates, of the given subitem, i.e. the part of the row \arg{item} in the
+column \arg{subItem}.
+
+This method is only meaningfull when the wxListCtrl is in the report mode. If
+\arg{subItem} parameter is equal to the special value
+\texttt{wxLIST\_GETSUBITEMRECT\_WHOLEITEM} the return value is the same as
+for \helpref{GetItemRect}{wxlistctrlgetitemrect}.
+
+\arg{code} can be one of \texttt{wxLIST\_RECT\_BOUNDS},
+\texttt{wxLIST\_RECT\_ICON} or \texttt{wxLIST\_RECT\_LABEL}.
+
+\newsince{2.7.0}
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetItemSpacing}\label{wxlistctrlgetitemspacing}
\constfunc{wxSize}{GetItemSpacing}{\void}
break;
// this item is selected - do whatever is needed with it
- wxLogMessage("Item %ld is selected."), item);
+ wxLogMessage("Item %ld is selected.", item);
}
\end{verbatim}
\twocolitem{wxLIST\_NEXT\_RIGHT}{Searches for an item to the right of the specified item.}
\end{twocollist}
-{\bf NB:} this parameters is only supported by wxMSW currently and ignored on
+{\bf NB:} this parameter is only supported by wxMSW currently and ignored on
other platforms.
{\it state} can be a bitlist of the following:
-\membersection{wxRect}{wxListCtrl::GetViewRect}\label{wxlistctrlgetviewrect}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::GetViewRect}\label{wxlistctrlgetviewrect}
\constfunc{wxRect}{GetViewRect}{\void}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::HitTest}\label{wxlistctrlhittest}
-\func{long}{HitTest}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{point}, \param{int\& }{flags}}
+\constfunc{long}{HitTest}{\param{const wxPoint\& }{point}, \param{int\& }{flags}, \param{long *}{ptrSubItem}}
Determines which item (if any) is at the specified point,
-giving details in {\it flags}. {\it flags} will be a combination of the following flags:
+giving details in {\it flags}. Returns index of the item or {\tt wxNOT\_FOUND}
+if no item is at the specified point.
+{\it flags} will be a combination of the following flags:
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
wxLIST\_HITTEST\_ONITEMSTATEICON.}
\end{twocollist}
+If \arg{ptrSubItem} is not \NULL and the wxListCtrl is in the report
+mode the subitem (or column) number will also be provided.
+This feature is only available in version 2.7.0 or higher and is currently only
+implemented under wxMSW and requires at least comctl32.dll of verion 4.70 on
+the host system or the value stored in \arg{ptrSubItem} will be always -1. To
+compile this feature into wxWidgets library you need to have access to
+commctrl.h of version 4.70 that is provided by Microsoft.
+
\pythonnote{A tuple of values is returned in the wxPython version of
this method. The first value is the item id and the second is the
flags value mentioned above.}
\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
\twocolitem{{\bf InsertColumn(col, heading, format=wxLIST\_FORMAT\_LEFT,
width=-1)}}{Creates a column using a header string only.}
-\twocolitem{{\bf InsertColumnInfo(col, item)}}{Creates a column using a
-wxListInfo.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf InsertColumnItem(col, item)}}{Creates a column using a
+wxListItem.}
\end{twocollist}}
}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemAttr}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
-\func{virtual wxListItemAttr *}{OnGetItemAttr}{\param{long }{item}}
+\constfunc{virtual wxListItemAttr *}{OnGetItemAttr}{\param{long }{item}}
-This function may be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
+This function may be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style. It should return the attribute for the
for the specified {\tt item} or {\tt NULL} to use the default appearance
parameters.
+wxListCtrl will not delete the pointer or keep a reference of it. You can
+return the same wxListItemAttr pointer for every OnGetItemAttr call.
+
The base class version always returns {\tt NULL}.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage},\\
+\helpref{OnGetItemColumnImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemcolumnimage},\\
\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemimage}
-\func{virtual int}{OnGetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}}
+\constfunc{virtual int}{OnGetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}}
-This function must be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
-{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style having an \helpref{image list}{wxlistctrlsetimagelist}
+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.
+In a control with {\tt wxLC\_REPORT} style, OnGetItemImage only gets called for
+the first column of each line.
The base class version always returns $-1$.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext},\\
+\helpref{OnGetItemColumnImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemcolumnimage},\\
\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemColumnImage}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemcolumnimage}
+
+\constfunc{virtual int}{OnGetItemColumnImage}{\param{long }{item}, \param{long }{column}}
+
+Overload this function in the derived class for a control with
+{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} and {\tt wxLC\_REPORT} styles in order to specify the image
+index for the given line and column.
+
+The base class version always calls OnGetItemImage for the first column, else
+it returns $-1$.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{OnGetItemText}{wxlistctrlongetitemtext},\\
+\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage},\\
+\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText}\label{wxlistctrlongetitemtext}
-\func{virtual wxString}{OnGetItemText}{\param{long }{item}, \param{long }{column}}
+\constfunc{virtual wxString}{OnGetItemText}{\param{long }{item}, \param{long }{column}}
-This function {\bf must} be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
+This function {\bf must} be overloaded in the derived class for a control with
{\tt wxLC\_VIRTUAL} style. It should return the string containing the text of
the given {\it column} for the specified {\tt item}.
\helpref{SetItemCount}{wxlistctrlsetitemcount},\\
\helpref{OnGetItemImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemimage},\\
+\helpref{OnGetItemColumnImage}{wxlistctrlongetitemcolumnimage},\\
\helpref{OnGetItemAttr}{wxlistctrlongetitemattr}
\func{bool}{ScrollList}{\param{int }{dx}, \param{int }{dy}}
-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,
+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.
In small or normal icon view, {\it col} must be -1, and the column width is set for all columns.
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetColumnsOrder}\label{wxlistctrlsetcolumnsorder}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{SetColumnOrder}{\param{const wxArrayInt\& }{orders}}
+
+Sets the order of all columns at once. The \arg{orders} array must have the
+same number elements as the number of columns and contain each position exactly
+once.
+
+This function is valid in report view only.
+
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetImageList}\label{wxlistctrlsetimagelist}
\func{void}{SetImageList}{\param{wxImageList*}{ imageList}, \param{int }{which}}
The {\bf m\_stateMask} and {\bf m\_state} members take flags from the following:
-The wxListItem object can also contain item-specific colour and font
-information: for this you need to call one of SetTextColour(),
-SetBackgroundColour() or SetFont() functions on it passing it the colour/font
-to use. If the colour/font is not specified, the default list control
-colour/font is used.
-
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{wxLIST\_STATE\_DONTCARE}{Don't care what the state is. Win32 only. }
\twocolitem{wxLIST\_STATE\_CUT}{The item is in the cut state. Win32 only. }
\end{twocollist}
+The wxListItem object can also contain item-specific colour and font
+information: for this you need to call one of SetTextColour(),
+SetBackgroundColour() or SetFont() functions on it passing it the colour/font
+to use. If the colour/font is not specified, the default list control
+colour/font is used.
+
\func{long}{SetItem}{\param{long }{index}, \param{int }{col}, \param{const wxString\& }{label}, \param{int }{imageId = -1}}
Sets a string field at a particular column.
Sets the background colour for this item. This function only works in report view.
-The colour can be retrieved using
+The colour can be retrieved using
\helpref{GetItemBackgroundColour}{wxlistctrlgetitembackgroundcolour}.
Associates application-defined data with this item.
+Notice that this function cannot be used to associate pointers with the control
+items, use \helpref{SetItemPtrData}{wxlistctrlsetitemptrdata} instead.
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemFont}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemfont}
+
+\func{void}{SetItemFont}{\param{long }{item}, \param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
+
+Sets the item's font.
+
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemImage}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemimage}
+\func{bool}{SetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}, \param{int }{image}}
+
+Sets the image associated with the item. The image is an index into the
+image list associated with the list control. In report view, this only sets
+the image for the first column.
+
\func{bool}{SetItemImage}{\param{long }{item}, \param{int }{image}, \param{int }{selImage}}
Sets the unselected and selected images associated with the item. The images are indices into the
-image list associated with the list control.
+image list associated with the list control. This form is deprecated: {\it selImage} is not
+used.
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemColumnImage}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemcolumnimage}
+
+\func{bool}{SetItemColumnImage}{\param{long }{item}, \param{long }{column}, \param{int }{image}}
+
+Sets the image associated with the item. In report view, you can specify the column.
+The image is an index into the image list associated with the list control.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemPosition}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemposition}
\func{bool}{SetItemPosition}{\param{long }{item}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos}}
-Sets the position of the item, in icon or small icon view.
+Sets the position of the item, in icon or small icon view. Windows only.
+
+
+\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemPtrData}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemptrdata}
+
+\func{bool}{SetItemPtrData}{\param{long }{item}, \param{wxUIntPtr }{data}}
+
+Associates application-defined data with this item. The \arg{data} parameter may
+be either an integer or a pointer cast to the \texttt{wxUIntPtr} type which is
+guaranteed to be large enough to be able to contain all integer types and
+pointers.
+
+\newsince{2.8.4}
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetItemState}\label{wxlistctrlsetitemstate}
Sets the colour for this item. This function only works in report view.
-The colour can be retrieved using
+The colour can be retrieved using
\helpref{GetItemTextColour}{wxlistctrlgetitemtextcolour}.
\membersection{wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle}\label{wxlistctrlsetsinglestyle}
-\func{void}{SetSingleStyle}{\param{long }{style}, \param{const bool }{add = true}}
+\func{void}{SetSingleStyle}{\param{long }{style}, \param{bool }{add = true}}
Adds or removes a single window style.
parameters.}
\perlnote{In wxPerl the comparison function must take just two parameters;
- however, you may use a closure to achieve an effect similar to the
- SortItems third parameter.}
+however, you may use a closure to achieve an effect similar to the
+SortItems third parameter.}