\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PROCESS\_ENTER}}{The callback function will
-receive the message wxEVENT\_TYPE\_TEXT\_ENTER\_COMMAND. Note
-that this will break tab traversal for this panel item under
-Windows.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PROCESS\_ENTER}}{The control will generate
+the message wxEVENT\_TYPE\_TEXT\_ENTER\_COMMAND (otherwise pressing <Enter> is
+either processed internally by the control or used for navigation between
+dialog controls).}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PROCESS\_TAB}}{The control will receieve
+EVT\_CHAR messages for TAB pressed - normally, TAB is used for passing to the
+next control in a dialog instead. For the control created with this style,
+you can still use Ctrl-Enter to pass to the next control from the keyboard.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_MULTILINE}}{The text control allows multiple lines.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_PASSWORD}}{The text will be echoed as asterisks.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxTE\_READONLY}}{The text will not be user-editable.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{A horizontal scrollbar will be created.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHSCROLL}}{A horizontal scrollbar will be created. No effect under GTK+.}
\end{twocollist}
See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles} and
\wxheading{Remarks}
-This class multiply-inherits from {\bf streambuf} where compilers allow, allowing code such as the following:
+This class multiply-inherits from {\bf streambuf} where compilers allow, allowing code such as
+the following:
{\small%
\begin{verbatim}
\end{verbatim}
}%
-If your compiler does not support derivation from {\bf streambuf} and gives a compile error, define the symbol {\bf NO\_TEXT\_WINDOW\_STREAM} in the
-wxTextCtrl header file.
+If your compiler does not support derivation from {\bf streambuf} and gives a compile error, define the symbol
+{\bf NO\_TEXT\_WINDOW\_STREAM} in the wxTextCtrl header file.
+
+Note that any use of C++ iostreams (including this one) deprecated and might get completely removed
+in the future.
\wxheading{Event handling}
\twocolwidtha{7cm}%
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_TEXT(id, func)}}{Respond to a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_TEXT\_UPDATED event,
-generated when the text changes.}
+generated when the text changes. Notice that this event will always be sent
+when the text controls contents changes - whether this is due to user input or
+comes from the program itself (for example, if SetValue() is called)}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_TEXT\_ENTER(id, func)}}{Respond to a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_TEXT\_ENTER event,
generated when enter is pressed in a single-line text control.}
\end{twocollist}%
\wxheading{Remarks}
-The horizontal scrollbar ({\bf wxTE\_HSCROLL} style flag) will only be created for multi-line text controls.
-Without a horizontal scrollbar, text lines that don't fit in the control's
+The horizontal scrollbar ({\bf wxTE\_HSCROLL} style flag) will only be created for multi-line text controls.
+Without a horizontal scrollbar, text lines that don't fit in the control's
size will be wrapped (but no newline character is inserted). Single line
controls don't have a horizontal scrollbar, the text is automatically scrolled
-so that the \helpref{insertion point}{wxtextctrlgetinsertionpoint} is always
+so that the \helpref{insertion point}{wxtextctrlgetinsertionpoint} is always
visible.
Under Windows, if the {\bf wxTE\_MULTILINE} style is used, the window is implemented
Returns the insertion point. This is defined as the zero based index of the
character position to the right of the insertion point. For example, if
the insertion point is at the end of the text control, it is equal to
-both \helpref{GetValue()}{wxtextctrlgetvalue}.Length() and
-\helpref{GetLastPosition()}{wxtextctrlgetlastposition}.
+both \helpref{GetValue()}{wxtextctrlgetvalue}.Length() and
+\helpref{GetLastPosition()}{wxtextctrlgetlastposition}.
The following code snippet safely returns the character at the insertion
point or the zero character if the point is at the end of the control.
if (tc->GetInsertionPoint() == tc->GetLastPosition())
return '\0';
return tc->GetValue[tc->GetInsertionPoint()];
- }
+ }
\end{verbatim}
}%
\constfunc{virtual long}{GetLastPosition}{\void}
-Returns the zero based index of the last position in the text control,
+Returns the zero based index of the last position in the text control,
which is equal to the number of characters in the control.
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetLineLength}\label{wxtextctrlgetlinelength}
\constfunc{int}{GetLineLength}{\param{long}{ lineNo}}
-Gets the length of the specified line, not including any trailing newline
+Gets the length of the specified line, not including any trailing newline
character(s).
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{to}{The returned last position.}
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a tuple
+consisting of the from and to values.}
+
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::GetValue}\label{wxtextctrlgetvalue}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetValue}{\void}
-Gets the contents of the control.
+Gets the contents of the control. Notice that for a multiline text control,
+the lines will be separated by (Unix-style) $\backslash$n characters, even under
+Windows where they are separated by a $\backslash$r$\backslash$n sequence in the native control.
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::IsModified}\label{wxtextctrlismodified}
\wxheading{Remarks}
-This is not yet implemented for the GTK.
+This is not implemented on non-Windows platforms.
\wxheading{See also}
\membersection{wxTextCtrl::PositionToXY}\label{wxtextctrlpositiontoxy}
-\constfunc{long}{PositionToXY}{\param{long }{pos}, \param{long *}{x}, \param{long *}{y}}
+\constfunc{bool}{PositionToXY}{\param{long }{pos}, \param{long *}{x}, \param{long *}{y}}
Converts given position to a zero-based column, line number pair.
\wxheading{Return value}
-Non-zero on success, zero on failure (most likely due to a too large position
+TRUE on success, FALSE on failure (most likely due to a too large position
parameter).
\wxheading{See also}
\func{virtual void}{Replace}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}, \param{const wxString\& }{value}}
-Replaces the text starting at the first position up to (but not including)
+Replaces the text starting at the first position up to (but not including)
the character at the last position with the given text.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\func{virtual void}{SetEditable}{\param{const bool}{ editable}}
-Makes the text item editable or read-only, overriding the {\bf wxTE\_READONLY}
-flag.
+Makes the text item editable or read-only, overriding the {\bf wxTE\_READONLY} flag.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\func{void}{WriteText}{\param{const wxString\& }{ text}}
-Writes the text into the text control at the current insertion position.
+Writes the text into the text control at the current insertion position.
\wxheading{Parameters}
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