fix tests for WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8, closes #13800

[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / statbox.h

diff --git a/interface/wx/statbox.h b/interface/wx/statbox.h
index c612133138d2eda5e2d07de2ccba9479fc0188c6..d10a693c128e1abe42fbf7d9573edc46804ab8a3 100644 (file)
--- a/interface/wx/statbox.h
+++ b/interface/wx/statbox.h
@@ -3,30 +3,50 @@
 // Purpose:     interface of wxStaticBox
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /**
     @class wxStaticBox
 
-    A static box is a rectangle drawn around other panel items to denote
+    A static box is a rectangle drawn around other windows to denote
     a logical grouping of items.
 
-    Please note that a static box should @b not be used as the parent for the
-    controls it contains, instead they should be siblings of each other. Although
-    using a static box as a parent might work in some versions of wxWidgets, it
-    results in a crash under, for example, wxGTK.
+    Note that while the previous versions required that windows appearing
+    inside a static box be created as its siblings (i.e. use the same parent as
+    the static box itself), since wxWidgets 2.9.1 it is also possible to create
+    them as children of wxStaticBox itself and you are actually encouraged to
+    do it like this if compatibility with the previous versions is not
+    important.
 
-    Also, please note that because of this, the order in which you create new
-    controls is important. Create your wxStaticBox control @b before any
-    siblings that are to appear inside the wxStaticBox in order to preserve the
-    correct Z-Order of controls.
+    So the new recommended way to create static box is:
+    @code
+        void MyFrame::CreateControls()
+        {
+            wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(this);
+            wxStaticBox *box = new wxStaticBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "StaticBox");
+
+            new wxStaticText(box, wxID_ANY "This window is a child of the staticbox");
+            ...
+        }
+    @endcode
+
+    While the compatible -- and now deprecated -- way is
+    @code
+            wxStaticBox *box = new wxStaticBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "StaticBox");
+
+            new wxStaticText(panel, wxID_ANY "This window is a child of the panel");
+            ...
+    @endcode
+
+    Also note that there is a specialized wxSizer class (wxStaticBoxSizer) which can
+    be used as an easier way to pack items into a static box.
 
     @library{wxcore}
     @category{ctrl}
-    <!-- @appearance{staticbox.png} -->
+    @appearance{staticbox.png}
 
-    @see wxStaticText
+    @see wxStaticText, wxStaticBoxSizer
 */
 class wxStaticBox : public wxControl
 {
@@ -35,7 +55,7 @@ public:
       Default constructor
     */
     wxStaticBox();
-    
+
     /**
         Constructor, creating and showing a static box.
 
@@ -46,11 +66,11 @@ public:
         @param label
             Text to be displayed in the static box, the empty string for no label.
         @param pos
-            Window position. If wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default
-        position is chosen.
+            Window position.
+            If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.
         @param size
-            Checkbox size. If the size (-1, -1) is specified then a default size is
-        chosen.
+            Checkbox size.
+            If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then a default size is chosen.
         @param style
             Window style. See wxStaticBox.
         @param name
@@ -63,7 +83,7 @@ public:
                 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
                 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
                 long style = 0,
-                const wxString& name = "staticBox");
+                const wxString& name = wxStaticBoxNameStr);
 
     /**
         Destructor, destroying the group box.
@@ -71,14 +91,12 @@ public:
     virtual ~wxStaticBox();
 
     /**
-        Creates the static box for two-step construction. See wxStaticBox()
-        for further details.
+        Creates the static box for two-step construction.
+        See wxStaticBox() for further details.
     */
-    bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
-                const wxString& label,
+    bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& label,
                 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
-                const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
-                long style = 0,
-                const wxString& name = "staticBox");
+                const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
+                const wxString& name = wxStaticBoxNameStr);
 };