/**
@class wxFrame
- @wxheader{frame.h}
A frame is a window whose size and position can (usually) be changed by the user.
data and subwindows can be cleaned up.
- @section wxframe_defaultevent Default event processing
+ @section frame_defaultevent Default event processing
wxFrame processes the following events:
associated with the selected item in the first pane of the status bar, if there is one.
+ @section frame_styles
+
+ wxFrame supports the following styles:
+
@beginStyleTable
@style{wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE}
Defined as wxMINIMIZE_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE_BOX | wxRESIZE_BORDER |
combination of styles:
@code
- wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE & ~(wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxRESIZE_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE_BOX)
+ wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE & ~(wxRESIZE_BORDER | wxMAXIMIZE_BOX)
@endcode
See also the @ref overview_windowstyles.
class wxFrame : public wxTopLevelWindow
{
public:
- //@{
+ /**
+ Default constructor.
+ */
+ wxFrame();
+
/**
Constructor, creating the window.
The window parent. This may be @NULL. If it is non-@NULL, the frame will
always be displayed on top of the parent window on Windows.
@param id
- The window identifier. It may take a value of -1 to indicate a default
- value.
+ The window identifier. It may take a value of -1 to indicate a default value.
@param title
The caption to be displayed on the frame's title bar.
@param pos
The window position. The value wxDefaultPosition indicates a default position,
- chosen by
- either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
+ chosen by either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
@param size
The window size. The value wxDefaultSize indicates a default size, chosen by
either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
@param style
- The window style. See wxFrame.
+ The window style. See wxFrame class description.
@param name
- The name of the window. This parameter is used to associate a name with the
- item,
- allowing the application user to set Motif resource values for
+ The name of the window. This parameter is used to associate a name with
+ the item, allowing the application user to set Motif resource values for
individual windows.
@remarks For Motif, MWM (the Motif Window Manager) should be running for
- any window styles to work (otherwise all styles take
- effect).
+ any window styles to work (otherwise all styles take effect).
@see Create()
*/
- wxFrame();
wxFrame(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& title,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE,
const wxString& name = "frame");
- //@}
/**
Destructor. Destroys all child windows and menu bar if present.
*/
- ~wxFrame();
+ virtual ~wxFrame();
/**
Centres the frame on the display.
void Centre(int direction = wxBOTH);
/**
- Used in two-step frame construction. See wxFrame()
- for further details.
+ Used in two-step frame construction.
+ See wxFrame() for further details.
*/
bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& title,
The number of fields to create. Specify a
value greater than 1 to create a multi-field status bar.
@param style
- The status bar style. See wxStatusBar for a list
- of valid styles.
+ The status bar style. See wxStatusBar for a list of valid styles.
@param id
- The status bar window identifier. If -1, an identifier will be chosen by
- wxWidgets.
+ The status bar window identifier. If -1, an identifier will be chosen
+ by wxWidgets.
@param name
The status bar window name.
@return A pointer to the status bar if it was created successfully, @NULL
- otherwise.
+ otherwise.
@remarks The width of the status bar is the whole width of the frame
(adjusted automatically when resizing), and the height
Creates a toolbar at the top or left of the frame.
@param style
- The toolbar style. See wxToolBar for a list
- of valid styles.
+ The toolbar style. See wxToolBar for a list of valid styles.
@param id
- The toolbar window identifier. If -1, an identifier will be chosen by
- wxWidgets.
+ The toolbar window identifier. If -1, an identifier will be chosen
+ by wxWidgets.
@param name
The toolbar window name.
@return A pointer to the toolbar if it was created successfully, @NULL
- otherwise.
+ otherwise.
@remarks By default, the toolbar is an instance of wxToolBar (which is
defined to be a suitable toolbar class on each
platform, such as wxToolBar95). To use a different
class, override OnCreateToolBar().
-
- @see CreateStatusBar(), OnCreateToolBar(), SetToolBar(),
- GetToolBar()
+ When a toolbar has been created with this function, or made
+ known to the frame with wxFrame::SetToolBar, the frame will
+ manage the toolbar position and adjust the return value from
+ wxWindow::GetClientSize to reflect the available space for
+ application windows.
+ Under Pocket PC, you should always use this function for creating
+ the toolbar to be managed by the frame, so that wxWidgets can
+ use a combined menubar and toolbar.
+ Where you manage your own toolbars, create a wxToolBar as usual.
+
+ @see CreateStatusBar(), OnCreateToolBar(), SetToolBar(), GetToolBar()
*/
virtual wxToolBar* CreateToolBar(long style = wxBORDER_NONE | wxTB_HORIZONTAL,
wxWindowID id = -1,
const wxString& name = "toolBar");
/**
- Returns the origin of the frame client area (in client coordinates). It may be
- different from (0, 0) if the frame has a toolbar.
+ Returns the origin of the frame client area (in client coordinates).
+ It may be different from (0, 0) if the frame has a toolbar.
*/
- wxPoint GetClientAreaOrigin() const;
+ virtual wxPoint GetClientAreaOrigin() const;
/**
Returns a pointer to the menubar currently associated with the frame (if any).
@see SetMenuBar(), wxMenuBar, wxMenu
*/
- wxMenuBar* GetMenuBar() const;
+ virtual wxMenuBar* GetMenuBar() const;
/**
- Returns a pointer to the status bar currently associated with the frame (if
- any).
+ Returns a pointer to the status bar currently associated with the frame
+ (if any).
@see CreateStatusBar(), wxStatusBar
*/
- wxStatusBar* GetStatusBar() const;
+ virtual wxStatusBar* GetStatusBar() const;
/**
Returns the status bar pane used to display menu and toolbar help.
@see SetStatusBarPane()
*/
- int GetStatusBarPane();
+ int GetStatusBarPane() const;
/**
Returns a pointer to the toolbar currently associated with the frame (if any).
@see CreateToolBar(), wxToolBar, SetToolBar()
*/
- wxToolBar* GetToolBar() const;
+ virtual wxToolBar* GetToolBar() const;
/**
Virtual function called when a status bar is requested by CreateStatusBar().
*/
void ProcessCommand(int id);
- /**
- This function sends a dummy @ref overview_wxsizeevent "size event" to the frame
- forcing it to reevaluate its children positions. It is sometimes useful to call
- this function after adding or deleting a children after the frame creation or
- if a child size changes.
- Note that if the frame is using either sizers or constraints for the children
- layout, it is enough to call wxWindow::Layout directly and
- this function should not be used in this case.
- */
- void SendSizeEvent();
-
/**
Tells the frame to show the given menu bar.
destroyed also, so do not delete the menu bar
explicitly (except by resetting the frame's menu bar to
another frame or @NULL).
+ Under Windows, a size event is generated, so be sure to
+ initialize data members properly before calling SetMenuBar().
+ Note that on some platforms, it is not possible to call this
+ function twice for the same frame object.
@see GetMenuBar(), wxMenuBar, wxMenu.
*/
- void SetMenuBar(wxMenuBar* menuBar);
+ virtual void SetMenuBar(wxMenuBar* menuBar);
/**
Associates a status bar with the frame.
@see CreateStatusBar(), wxStatusBar, GetStatusBar()
*/
- void SetStatusBar(wxStatusBar* statusBar);
+ virtual void SetStatusBar(wxStatusBar* statusBar);
/**
Set the status bar pane used to display menu and toolbar help.
@param widths
Must contain an array of n integers, each of which is a status field width
in pixels. A value of -1 indicates that the field is variable width; at
- least one
- field must be -1. You should delete this array after calling
- SetStatusWidths.
+ least one field must be -1. You should delete this array after calling
+ SetStatusWidths().
@remarks The widths of the variable fields are calculated from the total
width of all fields, minus the sum of widths of the
- non-variable fields, divided by the number of variable
- fields.
+ non-variable fields, divided by the number of variable fields.
*/
virtual void SetStatusWidths(int n, int* widths);
/**
Associates a toolbar with the frame.
*/
- void SetToolBar(wxToolBar* toolBar);
+ virtual void SetToolBar(wxToolBar* toolBar);
};