\section{\class{wxActivateEvent}}\label{wxactivateevent} An activate event is sent when a window or application is being activated or deactivated. \wxheading{Derived from} \helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\ \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} \wxheading{Event table macros} To process an activate event, use these event handler macros to direct input to a member function that takes a wxActivateEvent argument. \twocolwidtha{7cm} \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_ACTIVATE(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_ACTIVATE event.} \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_ACTIVATE\_APP(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_ACTIVATE\_APP event.} \end{twocollist}% \wxheading{Remarks} A top-level window (a dialog or frame) receives an activate event when is being activated or deactivated. This is indicated visually by the title bar changing colour, and a subwindow gaining the keyboard focus. An application is activated or deactivated when one of its frames becomes activated, or a frame becomes inactivate resulting in all application frames being inactive. (Windows only) \wxheading{See also} \helpref{wxWindow::OnActivate}{wxwindowonactivate},\rtfsp \helpref{wxApp::OnActivate}{wxapponactivate},\rtfsp \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} \membersection{wxActivateEvent::wxActivateEvent} \func{}{wxActivateEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{eventType = 0}, \param{int }{id = 0}} Constructor. \membersection{wxActivateEvent::m\_active} \member{bool}{m\_active} TRUE if the window or application was activated. \membersection{wxActivateEvent::GetActive}\label{wxactivateeventgetactive} \constfunc{bool}{GetActive}{\void} Returns TRUE if the application or window is being activated, FALSE otherwise.