Some work on GTK focus handling and events.

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex b/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
index b0902a599896089edb488ca73e5bc77730df4c38..d09ec492a4eeae6eca542bb6e045496931fb8318 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/choice.tex
@@ -11,15 +11,28 @@ menu of choices.
 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
 
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/choice.h>
+
 \wxheading{Window styles}
 
 There are no special styles for wxChoice.
 
 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 
+\wxheading{Event handling}
+
+\twocolwidtha{7cm}
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_CHOICE(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_CHOICE\_SELECTED event,
+when an item on the list is selected.}
+\end{twocollist}
+
 \wxheading{See also}
 
-\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}
+\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}, \helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox},
+\rtfsp\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
@@ -61,6 +74,13 @@ appropriately.}
 
 \helpref{wxChoice::Create}{wxchoicecreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 
+\pythonnote{The wxChoice 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{wxChoice::\destruct{wxChoice}}
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxChoice}}{\void}
@@ -73,10 +93,17 @@ Destructor, destroying the choice item.
 
 Adds the item to the end of the choice control.
 
+\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{void* }{clientData}}
+
+Adds the item to the end of the combobox, associating the given data
+with the item.
+
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 \docparam{item}{String to add.}
 
+\docparam{clientData}{Client data to associate with the item.}
+
 \membersection{wxChoice::Clear}\label{wxchoiceclear}
 
 \func{void}{Clear}{\void}
@@ -116,6 +143,26 @@ Gets the number of columns in this choice item.
 
 This is implemented for Motif only.
 
+\membersection{wxChoice::GetClientData}\label{wxchoicegetclientdata}
+
+\constfunc{void*}{GetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}}
+
+Returns a pointer to the client data associated with the given item (if any).
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{n}{An item, starting from zero.}
+
+\wxheading{Return value}
+
+A pointer to the client data, or NULL if the item was not found.
+
+\membersection{wxChoice::GetCount}\label{wxchoicegetcount}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetCount}{\void}
+
+Returns the number of items in the choice.
+
 \membersection{wxChoice::GetSelection}\label{wxchoicegetselection}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}
@@ -146,8 +193,26 @@ Gets the selected string, or the empty string if no string is selected.
 
 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
 
+{\bf Obsolescence note:} This method is obsolete and was replaced with 
+\helpref{GetCount}{wxchoicegetcount}, 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 strings in the choice control.
 
+\membersection{wxChoice::SetClientData}\label{wxchoicesetclientdata}
+
+\func{void}{SetClientData}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{void* }{data}}
+
+Associates the given client data pointer with the given item.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{n}{The zero-based item.}
+
+\docparam{data}{The client data.}
+
 \membersection{wxChoice::SetColumns}\label{wxchoicesetcolumns}
 
 \func{void}{SetColumns}{\param{int}{ n = 1}}
@@ -166,7 +231,8 @@ This is implemented for Motif only.
 
 \func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ n}}
 
-Sets the choice by passing the desired string position.
+Sets the choice by passing the desired string position. This does not cause
+a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_CHOICE\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
@@ -174,13 +240,28 @@ Sets the choice by passing the desired string position.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
+\membersection{wxChoice::SetString}\label{wxchoicesetstring}
+
+\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.
+
 \helpref{wxChoice::SetStringSelection}{wxchoicesetstringselection}
 
 \membersection{wxChoice::SetStringSelection}\label{wxchoicesetstringselection}
 
 \func{void}{SetStringSelection}{\param{const wxString\& }{ string}}
 
-Sets the choice by passing the desired string.
+Sets the choice by passing the desired string. This does not cause
+a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_CHOICE\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}