mention that Add/RemoveChild() are internal

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ is selected, the previous selection is removed) or multiple selection
 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
 selections).
 
 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
 selections).
 

-List box elements are numbered from zero.
+List box elements are numbered from zero. Their number is limited in
+some platforms (e.g. ca. 2000 on GTK).

 
 A listbox callback gets an event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECT for single clicks, and
 
 A listbox callback gets an event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECT for single clicks, and

-wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLE\_CLICKED for double clicks. Another way of intercepting
-double clicks is to override \helpref{wxWindow::OnDefaultAction}{wxwindowondefaultaction}.
+wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLE\_CLICKED for double clicks.

 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 

+\helpref{wxControlWithItems}{wxcontrolwithitems}\\

 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
 \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
 
 \helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
 \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
 

+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/listbox.h>
+

 \wxheading{Window styles}
 
 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%
 \wxheading{Window styles}
 
 \twocolwidtha{5cm}%


@@ -35,11 +40,26 @@ select multiple items using the SHIFT key and the mouse or special key combinati
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.}
 \end{twocollist}
 
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.}
 \end{twocollist}
 

+Note that {\tt wxLB\_SINGLE}, {\tt wxLB\_MULTIPLE} and {\tt wxLB\_EXTENDED}
+styles are mutually exclusive and you can specify at most one of them (single
+selection is the default).
+

 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 
 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 

+\wxheading{Event handling}
+
+\twocolwidtha{7cm}
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LISTBOX(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECTED event,
+when an item on the list is selected.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_LISTBOX\_DCLICK(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLECLICKED event,
+when the listbox is double-clicked.}
+\end{twocollist}
+

 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 

-\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}, \helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}
+\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}, \helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}, \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl},
+\rtfsp\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}

 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 


@@ -81,35 +101,19 @@ appropriately.}
 
 \helpref{wxListBox::Create}{wxlistboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 
 
 \helpref{wxListBox::Create}{wxlistboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 

+\pythonnote{The wxListBox 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{wxListBox::\destruct{wxListBox}}
 
 \func{void}{\destruct{wxListBox}}{\void}
 
 Destructor, destroying the list box.
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::\destruct{wxListBox}}
 
 \func{void}{\destruct{wxListBox}}{\void}
 
 Destructor, destroying the list box.
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::Append}\label{wxlistboxappend}
-
-\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}}
-
-Adds the item to the end of the list box.
-
-\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{char* }{clientData}}
-
-Adds the item to the end of the list box, associating the given data
-with the item.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{item}{String to add.}
-
-\docparam{clientData}{Client data to associate with the item.}
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::Clear}\label{wxlistboxclear}
-
-\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
-
-Clears all strings from the list box.
-

 \membersection{wxListBox::Create}\label{wxlistboxcreate}
 
 \func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
 \membersection{wxListBox::Create}\label{wxlistboxcreate}
 
 \func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp


@@ -120,16 +124,6 @@ Clears all strings from the list box.
 Creates the listbox for two-step construction. See \helpref{wxListBox::wxListBox}{wxlistboxconstr}\rtfsp
 for further details.
 
 Creates the listbox for two-step construction. See \helpref{wxListBox::wxListBox}{wxlistboxconstr}\rtfsp
 for further details.
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::Delete}\label{wxlistboxdelete}
-
-\func{void}{Delete}{\param{int}{ n}}
-
-Deletes an item from the listbox.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based item index.}
-

 \membersection{wxListBox::Deselect}\label{wxlistboxdeselect}
 
 \func{void}{Deselect}{\param{int}{ n}}
 \membersection{wxListBox::Deselect}\label{wxlistboxdeselect}
 
 \func{void}{Deselect}{\param{int}{ n}}


@@ -144,64 +138,15 @@ Deselects an item in the list box.
 
 This applies to multiple selection listboxes only.
 
 
 This applies to multiple selection listboxes only.
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::FindString}\label{wxlistboxfindstring}
-
-\func{int}{FindString}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
-
-Finds an item matching the given string.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{string}{String to find.}
-
-\wxheading{Return value}
-
-The zero-based position of the item, or -1 if the string was not found.
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::GetClientData}\label{wxlistboxgetclientdata}
-
-\constfunc{char*}{GetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}}
-
-Returns a pointer to the client data associated with the given item (if any).
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based position of the item.}
-
-\wxheading{Return value}
-
-A pointer to the client data, or NULL if not present.
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::GetSelection}\label{wxlistboxgetselection}
-
-\constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}
-
-Gets the position of the selected item.
-
-\wxheading{Return value}
-
-The position of the current selection.
-
-\wxheading{Remarks}
-
-Applicable to single selection list boxes only.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxListBox::SetSelection}{wxlistboxsetselection},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::GetStringSelection}{wxlistboxgetstringselection},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::GetSelections}{wxlistboxgetselections}
-

 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelections}\label{wxlistboxgetselections}
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelections}\label{wxlistboxgetselections}
 

-\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{int **}{selections}}
+\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{wxArrayInt\& }{selections}}

 
 

-Gets an array containing the positions of the selected strings.
+Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.

 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 

-\docparam{selections}{A pointer to an integer array, which will be allocated by the function if
-selects are present. Do not deallocate the returned array - it will be deallocated by the listbox.}
+\docparam{selections}{A reference to an wxArrayInt instance that is used to store the result of the query.}

 
 \wxheading{Return value}
 
 
 \wxheading{Return value}
 


@@ -213,43 +158,36 @@ Use this with a multiple selection listbox.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 

-\helpref{wxListBox::GetSelection}{wxlistboxgetselection},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::GetStringSelection}{wxlistboxgetstringselection},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::SetSelection}{wxlistboxsetselection}
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::GetString}\label{wxlistboxgetstring}
-
-\constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}
+\helpref{wxControlWithItems::GetSelection}{wxcontrolwithitemsgetselection},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxControlWithItems::GetStringSelection}{wxcontrolwithitemsgetstringselection},\rtfsp
+\helpref{wxControlWithItems::SetSelection}{wxcontrolwithitemssetselection}

 
 

-Returns the string at the given position.
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method takes no parameters
+and returns a tuple of the selected items.}

 
 

-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based position.}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and return the
+selected items as a list.}

 
 

-\wxheading{Return value}
+\membersection{wxListBox::InsertItems}\label{wxlistboxinsertitems}

 
 

-The string, or an empty string if the position was invalid.
+\func{void}{InsertItems}{\param{int}{ nItems}, \param{const wxString}{ *items}, \param{int}{ pos}}

 
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::GetStringSelection}\label{wxlistboxgetstringselection}
+Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.

 
 

-\constfunc{wxString}{GetStringSelection}{\void}
-
-Gets the selected string - for single selection list boxes only. This
-must be copied by the calling program if long term use is to be made of
-it.
+\wxheading{Parameters}

 
 

-\wxheading{See also}
+\docparam{nItems}{Number of items in the array {\it items}}

 
 

-\helpref{wxListBox::GetSelection}{wxlistboxgetselection},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::GetSelections}{wxlistboxgetselections},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxListBox::SetSelection}{wxlistboxsetselection}
+\docparam{items}{Labels of items to be inserted}

 
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::Number}\label{wxlistboxnumber}
+\docparam{pos}{Position before which to insert the items: for example, if {\it pos} is 0 the items
+will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox}

 
 

-\constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
+\pythonnote{The first two parameters are collapsed into a single
+parameter for wxPython, which is a list of strings.}

 
 

-Returns the number of items in the listbox.
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt nItems}
+and {\tt items}.}

 
 \membersection{wxListBox::Selected}\label{wxlistboxselected}
 
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::Selected}\label{wxlistboxselected}
 


@@ -263,13 +201,15 @@ Determines whether an item is selected.
 
 \wxheading{Return value}
 
 
 \wxheading{Return value}
 

-TRUE if the given item is selected, FALSE otherwise.
+true if the given item is selected, false otherwise.

 
 \membersection{wxListBox::Set}\label{wxlistboxset}
 
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::Set}\label{wxlistboxset}
 

-\func{void}{Set}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString*}{ choices}}
+\func{void}{Set}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString*}{ choices}, \param{void}{ **clientData = {\tt NULL}}}

 
 

-Clears the list box and adds the given strings.
+\func{void}{Set}{\param{const wxArrayString\&}{ choices}, \param{void}{ **clientData = {\tt NULL}}}
+
+Clears the list box and adds the given strings to it.

 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 


@@ -277,22 +217,12 @@ Clears the list box and adds the given strings.
 
 \docparam{choices}{An array of strings to set.}
 
 
 \docparam{choices}{An array of strings to set.}
 

-\wxheading{Remarks}
-
-Deallocate the array from the calling program
-after this function has been called.
+\docparam{clientData}{Options array of client data pointers}

 
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::SetClientData}\label{wxlistboxsetclientdata}
-
-\func{void}{SetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{char* }{data}}
-
-Associates the given client data pointer with the given item.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based item index.}
+\wxheading{Remarks}

 
 

-\docparam{data}{The client data to associate with the item.}
+You may free the array from the calling program after this function has been
+called.

 
 \membersection{wxListBox::SetFirstItem}\label{wxlistboxsetfirstitem}
 
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::SetFirstItem}\label{wxlistboxsetfirstitem}
 


@@ -300,7 +230,7 @@ Associates the given client data pointer with the given item.
 
 \func{void}{SetFirstItem}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
 
 
 \func{void}{SetFirstItem}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
 

-Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
+Set the specified item to be the first visible item. Windows only.

 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 


@@ -308,39 +238,3 @@ Set the specified item to be the first visible item.
 
 \docparam{string}{The string that should be visible.}
 
 
 \docparam{string}{The string that should be visible.}
 

-\membersection{wxListBox::SetSelection}\label{wxlistboxsetselection}
-
-\func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{const bool }{select = TRUE}}
-
-Selects or deselects the given item.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based item index.}
-
-\docparam{select}{If TRUE, will select the item. If FALSE, will deselect it.}
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::SetString}\label{wxlistboxsetstring}
-
-\func{void}{SetString}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{ string}}
-
-Sets the string value of an item.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{n}{The zero-based item index.}
-
-\docparam{string}{The string to set.}
-
-\membersection{wxListBox::SetStringSelection}\label{wxlistboxsetstringselection}
-
-\func{void}{SetStringSelection}{\param{const wxString\& }{ string}, \param{const bool}{ select = TRUE}}
-
-Sets the current selection.
-
-\wxheading{Parameters}
-
-\docparam{string}{The item to select.}
-
-\docparam{select}{If TRUE, will select the item. If FALSE, will deselect it.}
-