\section{\class{wxControl}}\label{wxcontrol}

This is the base class for a control or `widget'.

A control is generally a small window which processes user input and/or displays one or more item
of data.

\wxheading{Derived from}

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

\wxheading{Include files}

<wx/control.h>

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}

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

\membersection{wxControl::Command}\label{wxcontrolcommand}

\func{void}{Command}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}

Simulates the effect of the user issuing a command to the item. See \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.

\membersection{wxControl::GetLabel}\label{wxcontrolgetlabel}

\func{wxString\&}{GetLabel}{\void}

Returns the control's text.

\membersection{wxControl::SetLabel}\label{wxcontrolsetlabel}

\func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}

Sets the item's text.