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\section{\class{wxComboBox}}\label{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.
A combobox permits a single selection only. Combobox items are numbered from zero.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}\\
\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/combobox.h>
\wxheading{Window styles}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_SIMPLE}}{Creates a combobox with a permanently displayed list. Windows only. }
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_DROPDOWN}}{Creates a combobox with a drop-down list.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_READONLY}}{Same as wxCB\_DROPDOWN but only the
strings specified as the combobox choices can be selected, it is impossible to
select (even from a program) a string which is not in the choices list.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxCB\_SORT}}{Sorts the entries in the list alphabetically.}
\end{twocollist}
See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
\wxheading{Event handling}
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_COMBOBOX(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_COMBOBOX\_SELECTED event,
when an item on the list is selected.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_TEXT(id, func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_COMMAND\_TEXT\_UPDATED event,
when the combobox text changes.}
\end{twocollist}
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}, \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}, \helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice},
\rtfsp\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxComboBox::wxComboBox}\label{wxcomboboxconstr}
\func{}{wxComboBox}{\void}
Default constructor.
\func{}{wxComboBox}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{value = ``"}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString }{choices[]},\rtfsp
\param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``comboBox"}}
Constructor, creating and showing a combobox.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{parent}{Parent window. Must not be NULL.}
\docparam{id}{Window identifier. A value of -1 indicates a default value.}
\docparam{pos}{Window position.}
\docparam{size}{Window size. If the default size (-1, -1) is specified then the window is sized
appropriately.}
\docparam{n}{Number of strings with which to initialise the control.}
\docparam{choices}{An array of strings with which to initialise the control.}
\docparam{style}{Window style. See \helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}.}
\docparam{validator}{Window validator.}
\docparam{name}{Window name.}
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxComboBox::Create}{wxcomboboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
\pythonnote{The wxComboBox constructor in wxPython reduces the {\tt n}
and {\tt choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
a list of strings.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::\destruct{wxComboBox}}
\func{}{\destruct{wxComboBox}}{\void}
Destructor, destroying the combobox.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Append}\label{wxcomboboxappend}
\func{void}{Append}{\param{const wxString\& }{item}}
Adds the item to the end of the combobox.
\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}{The string to add.}
\docparam{clientData}{Client data to associate with the item.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::Clear}\label{wxcomboboxclear}
\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
Clears all strings from the combobox.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Create}\label{wxcomboboxcreate}
\func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID}{ id},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{value = ``"}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\&}{ size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString }{choices[]},\rtfsp
\param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxValidator\& }{validator = wxDefaultValidator}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``comboBox"}}
Creates the combobox for two-step construction. Derived classes
should call or replace this function. See \helpref{wxComboBox::wxComboBox}{wxcomboboxconstr}\rtfsp
for further details.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Copy}\label{wxcomboboxcopy}
\func{void}{Copy}{\void}
Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Cut}\label{wxcomboboxcut}
\func{void}{Cut}{\void}
Copies the selected text to the clipboard and removes the selection.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Delete}\label{wxcomboboxdelete}
\func{void}{Delete}{\param{int}{ n}}
Deletes an item from the combobox.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{n}{The item to delete, starting from zero.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::FindString}\label{wxcomboboxfindstring}
\func{int}{FindString}{\param{const wxString\& }{string}}
Finds a choice matching the given string.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{string}{The item to find.}
\wxheading{Return value}
The position if found, or -1 if not found.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetClientData}\label{wxcomboboxgetclientdata}
\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{wxComboBox::GetInsertionPoint}\label{wxcomboboxgetinsertionpoint}
\constfunc{long}{GetInsertionPoint}{\void}
Returns the insertion point for the combobox's text field.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetLastPosition}\label{wxcomboboxgetlastposition}
\constfunc{long}{GetLastPosition}{\void}
Returns the last position in the combobox text field.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetSelection}\label{wxcomboboxgetselection}
\constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}
Gets the position of the selected string, or -1 if there is no selection.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetString}\label{wxcomboboxgetstring}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}
Returns the string at position {\it n}.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{n}{The item position, starting from zero.}
\wxheading{Return value}
The string if the item is found, otherwise the empty string.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetStringSelection}\label{wxcomboboxgetstringselection}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetStringSelection}{\void}
Gets the selected string.
\membersection{wxComboBox::GetValue}\label{wxcomboboxgetvalue}
\constfunc{wxString}{GetValue}{\void}
Returns the current value in the combobox text field.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Number}\label{wxcomboboxnumber}
\constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
Returns the number of items in the combobox list.
%TODO: make this GetNumber or GetCount?
\membersection{wxComboBox::Paste}\label{wxcomboboxpaste}
\func{void}{Paste}{\void}
Pastes text from the clipboard to the text field.
\membersection{wxComboBox::Replace}\label{wxcomboboxreplace}
\func{void}{Replace}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}, \param{const wxString\& }{text}}
Replaces the text between two positions with the given text, in the combobox text field.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{from}{The first position.}
\docparam{to}{The second position.}
\docparam{text}{The text to insert.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::Remove}\label{wxcomboboxremove}
\func{void}{Remove}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}}
Removes the text between the two positions in the combobox text field.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{from}{The first position.}
\docparam{to}{The last position.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::SetClientData}\label{wxcomboboxsetclientdata}
\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{wxComboBox::SetInsertionPoint}\label{wxcomboboxsetinsertionpoint}
\func{void}{SetInsertionPoint}{\param{long}{ pos}}
Sets the insertion point in the combobox text field.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{pos}{The new insertion point.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::SetInsertionPointEnd}\label{wxcomboboxsetinsertionpointend}
\func{void}{SetInsertionPointEnd}{\void}
Sets the insertion point at the end of the combobox text field.
\membersection{wxComboBox::SetSelection}\label{wxcomboboxsetselection}
\func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ n}}
Selects the given item in the combobox list. This does not cause a
wxEVT\_COMMAND\_COMBOBOX\_SELECTED event to get emitted.
\func{void}{SetSelection}{\param{long}{ from}, \param{long}{ to}}
Selects the text between the two positions, in the combobox text field.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{n}{The zero-based item to select.}
\docparam{from}{The first position.}
\docparam{to}{The second position.}
\pythonnote{The second form of this method is called {\tt SetMark} in
wxPython.}
\membersection{wxComboBox::SetValue}\label{wxcomboboxsetvalue}
\func{void}{SetValue}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}
Sets the text for the combobox text field.
{\bf NB:} For a combobox with {\tt wxCB\_READONLY} style the string must be in
the combobox choices list, otherwise the call to SetValue() is ignored.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\docparam{text}{The text to set.}