///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Name: combobox.h // Purpose: interface of wxComboBox // Author: wxWidgets team // RCS-ID: $Id$ // Licence: wxWindows licence ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /** @class wxComboBox A combobox is like a combination of an edit control and a listbox. It can be displayed as static list with editable or read-only text field; or a drop-down list with text field; or a drop-down list without a text field depending on the platform and presence of wxCB_READONLY style. A combobox permits a single selection only. Combobox items are numbered from zero. If you need a customized combobox, have a look at wxComboCtrl, wxOwnerDrawnComboBox, wxComboPopup and the ready-to-use wxBitmapComboBox. Please refer to wxTextEntry documentation for the description of methods operating with the text entry part of the combobox and to wxItemContainer for the methods operating with the list of strings. Notice that at least under MSW wxComboBox doesn't behave correctly if it contains strings differing in case only so portable programs should avoid adding such strings to this control. @beginStyleTable @style{wxCB_SIMPLE} Creates a combobox with a permanently displayed list. Windows only. @style{wxCB_DROPDOWN} Creates a combobox with a drop-down list. MSW and Motif only. @style{wxCB_READONLY} A combobox with this style behaves like a wxChoice (and may look in the same way as well, although this is platform-dependent), i.e. it allows the user to choose from the list of options but doesn't allow to enter a value not present in the list. @style{wxCB_SORT} Sorts the entries in the list alphabetically. @style{wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER} The control will generate the event @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER (otherwise pressing Enter key is either processed internally by the control or used for navigation between dialog controls). Windows only. @endStyleTable @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent} @event{EVT_COMBOBOX(id, func)} Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED event, when an item on the list is selected. Note that calling GetValue() returns the new value of selection. @event{EVT_TEXT(id, func)} Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event, when the combobox text changes. @event{EVT_TEXT_ENTER(id, func)} Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER event, when RETURN is pressed in the combobox (notice that the combobox must have been created with wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER style to receive this event). @event{EVT_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN(id, func)} Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN event, which is generated when the list box part of the combo box is shown (drops down). Notice that this event is currently only supported by wxMSW and wxGTK with GTK+ 2.10 or later. @event{EVT_COMBOBOX_CLOSEUP(id, func)} Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_CLOSEUP event, which is generated when the list box of the combo box disappears (closes up). This event is only generated for the same platforms as @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN above. Also note that only wxMSW supports adding or deleting items in this event. @endEventTable @library{wxcore} @category{ctrl} @appearance{combobox.png} @see wxListBox, wxTextCtrl, wxChoice, wxCommandEvent */ class wxComboBox : public wxControl, public wxItemContainer, public wxTextEntry { public: /** Default constructor. */ wxComboBox(); /** Constructor, creating and showing a combobox. @param parent Parent window. Must not be @NULL. @param id Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value. @param value Initial selection string. An empty string indicates no selection. Notice that for the controls with @c wxCB_READONLY style this string must be one of the valid choices if it is not empty. @param pos Window position. If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen. @param size Window size. If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then the window is sized appropriately. @param n Number of strings with which to initialise the control. @param choices An array of strings with which to initialise the control. @param style Window style. See wxComboBox. @param validator Window validator. @param name Window name. @beginWxPerlOnly Not supported by wxPerl. @endWxPerlOnly @see Create(), wxValidator */ wxComboBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& value = wxEmptyString, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = NULL, long style = 0, const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator, const wxString& name = wxComboBoxNameStr); /** Constructor, creating and showing a combobox. @param parent Parent window. Must not be @NULL. @param id Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value. @param value Initial selection string. An empty string indicates no selection. @param pos Window position. @param size Window size. If wxDefaultSize is specified then the window is sized appropriately. @param choices An array of strings with which to initialise the control. @param style Window style. See wxComboBox. @param validator Window validator. @param name Window name. @beginWxPerlOnly Use an array reference for the @a choices parameter. @endWxPerlOnly @see Create(), wxValidator */ wxComboBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& value, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size, const wxArrayString& choices, long style = 0, const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator, const wxString& name = wxComboBoxNameStr); /** Destructor, destroying the combobox. */ virtual ~wxComboBox(); //@{ /** Creates the combobox for two-step construction. Derived classes should call or replace this function. See wxComboBox() for further details. */ bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& value = wxEmptyString, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, int n = 0, const wxString choices[] = (const wxString *) NULL, long style = 0, const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator, const wxString& name = wxComboBoxNameStr); bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& value, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size, const wxArrayString& choices, long style = 0, const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator, const wxString& name = wxComboBoxNameStr); //@} /** Returns the item being selected right now. This function does the same things as wxChoice::GetCurrentSelection() and returns the item currently selected in the dropdown list if it's open or the same thing as wxControlWithItems::GetSelection() otherwise. */ virtual int GetCurrentSelection() const; /** Same as wxTextEntry::GetInsertionPoint(). @note Under wxMSW, this function always returns 0 if the combobox doesn't have the focus. */ virtual long GetInsertionPoint() const; /** IsEmpty() is not available in this class. This method is documented here only to notice that it can't be used with this class because of the ambiguity between the methods with the same name inherited from wxItemContainer and wxTextEntry base classes. Because of this, any attempt to call it results in a compilation error and you should use either IsListEmpty() or IsTextEmpty() depending on what exactly do you want to test. */ bool IsEmpty() const; /** Returns true if the list of combobox choices is empty. Use this method instead of (not available in this class) IsEmpty() to test if the list of items is empty. @since 2.9.3 */ bool IsListEmpty() const; /** Returns true if the text of the combobox is empty. Use this method instead of (not available in this class) IsEmpty() to test if the text currently entered into the combobox is empty. @since 2.9.3 */ bool IsTextEmpty() const; /** Same as wxTextEntry::SetSelection(). */ virtual void SetSelection(long from, long to); /** Sets the text for the combobox text field. Notice that this method will generate a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event, use wxTextEntry::ChangeValue() if this is undesirable. @note For a combobox with @c wxCB_READONLY style the string must be in the combobox choices list, otherwise the call to SetValue() is ignored. This is case insensitive. @param text The text to set. */ virtual void SetValue(const wxString& text); /** Shows the list box portion of the combo box. Currently this method is implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and wxOSX/Cocoa. Notice that calling this function will generate a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN event except under wxOSX where generation of this event is not supported at all. @since 2.9.1 */ virtual void Popup(); /** Hides the list box portion of the combo box. Currently this method is implemented in wxMSW, wxGTK and wxOSX/Cocoa. Notice that calling this function will generate a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_CLOSEUP event except under wxOSX where generation of this event is not supported at all. @since 2.9.1 */ virtual void Dismiss(); virtual int GetSelection() const; virtual void GetSelection(long *from, long *to) const; virtual void SetSelection(int n); virtual int FindString(const wxString& s, bool bCase = false) const; virtual wxString GetString(unsigned int n) const; virtual wxString GetStringSelection() const; /** Changes the text of the specified combobox item. Notice that if the item is the currently selected one, i.e. if its text is displayed in the text part of the combobox, then the text is also replaced with the new @a text. */ virtual void SetString(unsigned int n, const wxString& text); virtual unsigned int GetCount() const; };