Cleaned up SetMenuStrings, factoring out redo and undo label accessors at the same...

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex b/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
index 2c6fabcb206435b45345f5711c2cb6c7d8e1b16f..fea3ae559c18bf4114032c8f4abea5762a185393 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/combobox.tex
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ A combobox permits a single selection only. Combobox items are numbered from zer
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
-<wx/combo.h>
+<wx/combobox.h>
 
 \wxheading{Window styles}
 
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
 \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}
 
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ Constructor, creating and showing a combobox.
 
 \docparam{id}{Window identifier. A value of -1 indicates a default value.}
 
+\docparam{value}{Initial selection string. An empty string indicates no selection.}
+
 \docparam{pos}{Window position.}
 
 \docparam{size}{Window size. If the default size (-1, -1) is specified then the window is sized
@@ -85,10 +88,12 @@ 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
+\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}}
 
@@ -98,11 +103,11 @@ Destructor, destroying the combobox.
 
 \membersection{wxComboBox::Append}\label{wxcomboboxappend}
 
-\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}}
+\func{int}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}}
 
 Adds the item to the end of the combobox.
 
-\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{void* }{clientData}}
+\func{int}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{void* }{clientData}}
 
 Adds the item to the end of the combobox, associating the given data
 with the item.
@@ -113,6 +118,11 @@ with the item.
 
 \docparam{clientData}{Client data to associate with the item.}
 
+\wxheading{Return value}
+
+The index of the newly added item, may be different from the last one if the
+control has {\tt wxLB\_SORT} style.
+
 \membersection{wxComboBox::Clear}\label{wxcomboboxclear}
 
 \func{void}{Clear}{\void}
@@ -180,6 +190,12 @@ 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}
@@ -228,8 +244,13 @@ 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}
 
@@ -310,12 +331,32 @@ 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.}