1\chapter{Classes by category}\label{classesbycat} 2\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}% 3\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}% 4 5A classification of wxWidgets classes by category. 6 7{\large {\bf Managed windows}} 8 9There are several types of window that are directly controlled by the 10window manager (such as MS Windows, or the Motif Window Manager). 11Frames and dialogs are similar in wxWidgets, but only dialogs may be modal. 12 13\twocolwidtha{6cm} 14\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 15\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTopLevelWindow}{wxtoplevelwindow}}{Any top level window, dialog or frame} 16\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Dialog box} 17\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}{Normal frame} 18\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIChildFrame}{wxmdichildframe}}{MDI child frame} 19\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIParentFrame}{wxmdiparentframe}}{MDI parent frame} 20\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMiniFrame}{wxminiframe}}{A frame with a small title bar} 21\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPropertySheetDialog}{wxpropertysheetdialog}}{Property sheet dialog} 22\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen}}{Splash screen class} 23%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedDialog}{wxtabbeddialog}}{Tabbed dialog 24%(deprecated, use wxNotebook instead)} 25\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTipWindow}{wxtipwindow}}{Shows text in a small window} 26\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog} 27\end{twocollist} 28 29See also {\bf Common dialogs}. 30 31{\large {\bf Miscellaneous windows}} 32 33The following are a variety of classes that are derived from wxWindow. 34 35\twocolwidtha{6cm} 36\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 37\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPanel}{wxpanel}}{A window whose colour changes according to current user settings} 38\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}}{Window with automatically managed scrollbars} 39\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid}}{A grid (table) window} 40\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}}{Window which can be split vertically or horizontally} 41\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStatusBar}{wxstatusbar}}{Implements the status bar on a frame} 42\twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar}}{Toolbar class} 43%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTabbedPanel}{wxtabbedpanel}}{Tabbed panel (to be replaced with wxNotebook)} 44\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}}{Notebook class} 45\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook}}{Similar to notebook but using list control} 46\twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoicebook}{wxchoicebook}}{Similar to notebook but using choice control} 47\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook}}{Similar to notebook but using tree control} 48\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow}}{Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged} 49\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow}}{Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement} 50\twocolitem{\helpref{wxVScrolledWindow}{wxvscrolledwindow}}{As wxScrolledWindow but supports lines of variable height} 51\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage}}{A base class for the page in wizard dialog.} 52\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardPageSimple}{wxwizardpagesimple}}{A page in wizard dialog.} 53\end{twocollist} 54 55{\large {\bf Common dialogs}} 56 57\overview{Overview}{commondialogsoverview} 58 59Common dialogs are ready-made dialog classes which are frequently used 60in an application. 61 62\twocolwidtha{6cm} 63\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 64\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}}{Base class for common dialogs} 65\twocolitem{\helpref{wxColourDialog}{wxcolourdialog}}{Colour chooser dialog} 66\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirDialog}{wxdirdialog}}{Directory selector dialog} 67\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog}}{File selector dialog} 68\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFindReplaceDialog}{wxfindreplacedialog}}{Text search/replace dialog} 69\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMultiChoiceDialog}{wxmultichoicedialog}}{Dialog to get one or more selections from a list} 70\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSingleChoiceDialog}{wxsinglechoicedialog}}{Dialog to get a single selection from a list and return the string} 71\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextEntryDialog}{wxtextentrydialog}}{Dialog to get a single line of text from the user} 72\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPasswordEntryDialog}{wxpasswordentrydialog}}{Dialog to get a password from the user} 73\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontDialog}{wxfontdialog}}{Font chooser dialog} 74\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog} 75\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog} 76\twocolitem{\helpref{wxProgressDialog}{wxprogressdialog}}{Progress indication dialog} 77\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMessageDialog}{wxmessagedialog}}{Simple message box dialog} 78\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSymbolPickerDialog}{wxsymbolpickerdialog}}{Symbol selector dialog} 79\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFormattingDialog}{wxrichtextformattingdialog}}{A dialog for formatting the content of a wxRichTextCtrl} 80\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard}}{A wizard dialog.} 81\end{twocollist} 82 83{\large {\bf Controls}} 84 85Typically, these are small windows which provide interaction with the user. Controls 86that are not static can have \helpref{validators}{wxvalidator} associated with them. 87 88\twocolwidtha{6cm} 89\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 90\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAnimationCtrl}{wxanimationctrl}}{A control to display an animation} 91\twocolitem{\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}}{The base class for controls} 92\twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text} 93\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap} 94\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapComboBox}{wxbitmapcombobox}}{A combobox with bitmaps next to text items} 95\twocolitem{\helpref{wxToggleButton}{wxtogglebutton}}{A button which stays pressed when clicked by user.} 96\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}}{Control showing an entire calendar month} 97\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}}{Checkbox control} 98\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckListBox}{wxchecklistbox}}{A listbox with a checkbox to the left of each item} 99\twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}}{Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)} 100\twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}}{A choice with an editable area} 101\twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboCtrl}{wxcomboctrl}}{A combobox with application defined popup} 102\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataViewCtrl}{wxdataviewctrl}}{A control to tabular or tree like data} 103\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGauge}{wxgauge}}{A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining} 104\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericDirCtrl}{wxgenericdirctrl}}{A control for displaying a directory tree} 105\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}}{An abstract class for creating listboxes showing HTML content} 106\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHtmlListBox}{wxsimplehtmllistbox}}{A listbox showing HTML content} 107\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}}{A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls} 108\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}}{A list of strings for single or multiple selection} 109\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl}}{A control for displaying lists of strings and/or icons, plus a multicolumn report view} 110\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListView}{wxlistview}}{A simpler interface ({\it fa\c{c}ade}) for wxListCtrl in report mode} 111\twocolitem{\helpref{wxOwnerDrawnComboBox}{wxownerdrawncombobox}}{A combobox with owner-drawn list items} 112\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCtrl}{wxrichtextctrl}}{Generic rich text editing control} 113\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}}{Single or multiline text editing control} 114\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl}}{Tree (hierarchy) control} 115\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollBar}{wxscrollbar}}{Scrollbar control} 116\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}{A spin or `up-down' control} 117\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinCtrl}{wxspinctrl}}{A spin control - i.e. spin button and text control} 118\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}}{One or more lines of non-editable text} 119\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHyperlinkCtrl}{wxhyperlinkctrl}}{A static text which opens an URL when clicked} 120\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}}{A control to display a bitmap} 121\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}}{A group of radio buttons} 122\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioButton}{wxradiobutton}}{A round button to be used with others in a mutually exclusive way} 123\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSlider}{wxslider}}{A slider that can be dragged by the user} 124\twocolitem{\helpref{wxVListBox}{wxvlistbox}}{A listbox supporting variable height rows} 125\end{twocollist} 126 127 128{\large {\bf Miscellaneous pickers}} 129 130A picker control is a control whose appearance and behaviour is highly platform-dependent. 131 132\twocolwidtha{6cm} 133\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 134\twocolitem{\helpref{wxColourPickerCtrl}{wxcolourpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a colour} 135\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirPickerCtrl}{wxdirpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a directory} 136\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilePickerCtrl}{wxfilepickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a file} 137\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontPickerCtrl}{wxfontpickerctrl}}{A control which allows the user to choose a font} 138\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDatePickerCtrl}{wxdatepickerctrl}}{Small date picker control} 139\end{twocollist} 140 141 142{\large {\bf Menus}} 143 144\twocolwidtha{6cm} 145\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 146\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}}{Displays a series of menu items for selection} 147\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar}}{Contains a series of menus for use with a frame} 148\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}}{Represents a single menu item} 149\end{twocollist} 150 151{\large {\bf wxAUI - advanced user interface}} 152 153This is a new set of classes for writing a customizable application 154interface with built-in docking, floatable panes and a flexible 155MDI-like interface. Further classes for custom notebooks with 156draggable tabs etc. are in progress. See also \helpref{wxAUI overview}{wxauioverview}. 157 158\twocolwidtha{6cm} 159\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 160\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAuiManager}{wxauimanager}}{The central class for managing the interface} 161\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAuiNotebook}{wxauinotebook}}{A replacement notebook class with extra features} 162\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAuiPaneInfo}{wxauipaneinfo}}{Describes a single pane} 163\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAuiDockArt}{wxauidockart}}{Art and metrics provider for customizing the docking user interface} 164\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAuiTabArt}{wxauitabart}}{Art and metrics provider for customizing the notebook user interface} 165\end{twocollist} 166 167 168{\large {\bf Window layout}} 169 170There are two different systems for laying out windows (and dialogs in particular). 171One is based upon so-called sizers and it requires less typing, thinking and calculating 172and will in almost all cases produce dialogs looking equally well on all platforms, the 173other is based on so-called constraints and is deprecated, though still available. 174 175\overview{Sizer overview}{sizeroverview} describes sizer-based layout. 176 177These are the classes relevant to sizer-based layout. 178 179\twocolwidtha{6cm} 180\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 181\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}}{Abstract base class} 182\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridSizer}{wxgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a grid with all fields having the same size} 183\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFlexGridSizer}{wxflexgridsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a flexible grid} 184\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGridBagSizer}{wxgridbagsizer}}{Another grid sizer that lets you specify the cell an item is in, and items can span rows and/or columns.} 185\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}}{A sizer for laying out windows in a row or column} 186\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBoxSizer}{wxstaticboxsizer}}{Same as wxBoxSizer, but with a surrounding static box} 187\end{twocollist} 188 189\overview{Constraints overview}{constraintsoverview} describes constraints-based layout. 190 191These are the classes relevant to constraints-based window layout. 192 193\twocolwidtha{6cm} 194\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 195\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}}{Represents a single constraint dimension} 196\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}}{Represents the constraints for a window class} 197\end{twocollist} 198 199{\large {\bf Device contexts}} 200 201\overview{Overview}{dcoverview} 202 203Device contexts are surfaces that may be drawn on, and provide an 204abstraction that allows parameterisation of your drawing code 205by passing different device contexts. 206 207\twocolwidtha{6cm} 208\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 209\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutoBufferedPaintDC}{wxautobufferedpaintdc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside \textbf{OnPaint}.} 210\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing.} 211\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedPaintDC}{wxbufferedpaintdc}}{A helper device context for double buffered drawing inside \textbf{OnPaint}.} 212\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClientDC}{wxclientdc}}{A device context to access the client area outside {\bf OnPaint} events} 213\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintDC}{wxpaintdc}}{A device context to access the client area inside {\bf OnPaint} events} 214\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowDC}{wxwindowdc}}{A device context to access the non-client area} 215\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScreenDC}{wxscreendc}}{A device context to access the entire screen} 216\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDC}{wxdc}}{The device context base class} 217\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}}{A device context for drawing into bitmaps} 218\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMetafileDC}{wxmetafiledc}}{A device context for drawing into metafiles} 219\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMirrorDC}{wxmirrordc}}{A proxy device context allowing for simple mirroring.} 220\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPostScriptDC}{wxpostscriptdc}}{A device context for drawing into PostScript files} 221\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{A device context for drawing to printers} 222\end{twocollist} 223 224{\large {\bf Graphics device interface}} 225 226\overview{Bitmaps overview}{wxbitmapoverview} 227 228These classes are related to drawing on device contexts and windows. 229 230\twocolwidtha{6cm} 231\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 232\twocolitem{\helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour}}{Represents the red, blue and green elements of a colour} 233\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDCClipper}{wxdcclipper}}{Wraps the operations of setting and destroying the clipping region} 234\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}}{Represents a bitmap} 235\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrush}{wxbrush}}{Used for filling areas on a device context} 236\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBrushList}{wxbrushlist}}{The list of previously-created brushes} 237\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}}{A small, transparent bitmap representing the cursor} 238\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}}{Represents fonts} 239\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontList}{wxfontlist}}{The list of previously-created fonts} 240\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIcon}{wxicon}}{A small, transparent bitmap for assigning to frames and drawing on device contexts} 241\twocolitem{\helpref{wxImage}{wximage}}{A platform-independent image class} 242\twocolitem{\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}}{A list of images, used with some controls} 243\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMask}{wxmask}}{Represents a mask to be used with a bitmap for transparent drawing} 244\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPen}{wxpen}}{Used for drawing lines on a device context} 245\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPenList}{wxpenlist}}{The list of previously-created pens} 246\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPalette}{wxpalette}}{Represents a table of indices into RGB values} 247\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{Represents a simple or complex region on a window or device context} 248\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRendererNative}{wxrenderernative}}{Abstracts high-level drawing primitives} 249\end{twocollist} 250 251{\large {\bf Events}} 252 253\overview{Overview}{eventhandlingoverview} 254 255An event object contains information about a specific event. Event handlers 256(usually member functions) have a single, event argument. 257 258\twocolwidtha{6cm} 259\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 260\twocolitem{\helpref{wxActivateEvent}{wxactivateevent}}{A window or application activation event} 261\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarEvent}{wxcalendarevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}} 262\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalculateLayoutEvent}{wxcalculatelayoutevent}}{Used to calculate window layout} 263\twocolitem{\helpref{wxChildFocusEvent}{wxchildfocusevent}}{A child window focus event} 264\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboardTextEvent}{wxclipboardtextevent}}{A clipboard copy/cut/paste treebook event event} 265\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent}}{A close window or end session event} 266\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}}{An event from a variety of standard controls} 267\twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextMenuEvent}{wxcontextmenuevent}}{An event generated when the user issues a context menu command} 268\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateEvent}{wxdateevent}}{Used with \helpref{wxDatePickerCtrl}{wxdatepickerctrl}} 269\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpEvent}{wxdialupevent}}{Event send by \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}} 270\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropFilesEvent}{wxdropfilesevent}}{A drop files event} 271\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEraseEvent}{wxeraseevent}}{An erase background event} 272\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}}{The event base class} 273\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFindDialogEvent}{wxfinddialogevent}}{Event sent by 274\helpref{wxFindReplaceDialog}{wxfindreplacedialog}} 275\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFocusEvent}{wxfocusevent}}{A window focus event} 276\twocolitem{\helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent}}{A keypress event} 277\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIconizeEvent}{wxiconizeevent}}{An iconize/restore event} 278\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIdleEvent}{wxidleevent}}{An idle event} 279\twocolitem{\helpref{wxInitDialogEvent}{wxinitdialogevent}}{A dialog initialisation event} 280\twocolitem{\helpref{wxJoystickEvent}{wxjoystickevent}}{A joystick event} 281\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListEvent}{wxlistevent}}{A list control event} 282\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMaximizeEvent}{wxmaximizeevent}}{A maximize event} 283\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMenuEvent}{wxmenuevent}}{A menu event} 284\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent}{wxmousecapturechangedevent}}{A mouse capture changed event} 285\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseCaptureLostEvent}{wxmousecapturelostevent}}{A mouse capture lost event} 286\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMouseEvent}{wxmouseevent}}{A mouse event} 287\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMoveEvent}{wxmoveevent}}{A move event} 288\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}}{A notebook control event} 289\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNotifyEvent}{wxnotifyevent}}{A notification event, which can be vetoed} 290\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPaintEvent}{wxpaintevent}}{A paint event} 291\twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcessEvent}{wxprocessevent}}{A process ending event} 292\twocolitem{\helpref{wxQueryLayoutInfoEvent}{wxquerylayoutinfoevent}}{Used to query layout information} 293\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextEvent}{wxrichtextevent}}{A rich text editing event} 294\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollEvent}{wxscrollevent}}{A scroll event from sliders, stand-alone scrollbars and spin buttons} 295\twocolitem{\helpref{wxScrollWinEvent}{wxscrollwinevent}}{A scroll event from scrolled windows} 296\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSizeEvent}{wxsizeevent}}{A size event} 297\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event} 298\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinEvent}{wxspinevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}} 299\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSplitterEvent}{wxsplitterevent}}{An event from \helpref{wxSplitterWindow}{wxsplitterwindow}} 300\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSysColourChangedEvent}{wxsyscolourchangedevent}}{A system colour change event} 301\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimerEvent}{wxtimerevent}}{A timer expiration event} 302\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreebookEvent}{wxtreebookevent}}{A treebook control event} 303\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeEvent}{wxtreeevent}}{A tree control event} 304\twocolitem{\helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent}}{A user interface update event} 305\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowCreateEvent}{wxwindowcreateevent}}{A window creation event} 306\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWindowDestroyEvent}{wxwindowdestroyevent}}{A window destruction event} 307\twocolitem{\helpref{wxWizardEvent}{wxwizardevent}}{A wizard event} 308\end{twocollist} 309 310{\large {\bf Validators}} 311 312\overview{Overview}{validatoroverview} 313 314These are the window validators, used for filtering and validating 315user input. 316 317\twocolwidtha{6cm} 318\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 319\twocolitem{\helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}}{Base validator class} 320\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextValidator}{wxtextvalidator}}{Text control validator class} 321\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGenericValidator}{wxgenericvalidator}}{Generic control validator class} 322\end{twocollist} 323 324{\large {\bf Data structures}} 325 326These are the data structure classes supported by wxWidgets. 327 328\twocolwidtha{6cm} 329\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 330\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class} 331\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateSpan}{wxdatespan}}{A logical time interval.} 332\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime}}{A class for date/time manipulations} 333%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxExpr}{wxexpr}}{A class for flexible I/O} 334%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxExprDatabase}{wxexprdatabase}}{A class for flexible I/O} 335\twocolitem{\helpref{wxArray}{wxarray}}{A dynamic array implementation} 336\twocolitem{\helpref{wxArrayString}{wxarraystring}}{An efficient container for storing \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} objects} 337\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashMap}{wxhashmap}}{A simple hash map implementation} 338\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashSet}{wxhashset}}{A simple hash set implementation} 339\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTable}{wxhashtable}}{A simple hash table implementation (deprecated, use wxHashMap)} 340% \twocolitem{\helpref{wxHashTableLong}{wxhashtablelong}}{A wxHashTable version for storing long data} 341\twocolitem{\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}}{A simple linked list implementation} 342\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLongLong}{wxlonglong}}{A portable 64 bit integer type} 343\twocolitem{\helpref{wxNode}{wxnode}}{Represents a node in the wxList implementation} 344\twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{The root class for most wxWidgets classes} 345\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPathList}{wxpathlist}}{A class to help search multiple paths} 346\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPoint}{wxpoint}}{Representation of a point} 347\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRect}{wxrect}}{A class representing a rectangle} 348\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegEx}{wxregex}}{Regular expression support} 349\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRegion}{wxregion}}{A class representing a region} 350\twocolitem{\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}}{A string class} 351\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringTokenizer}{wxstringtokenizer}}{A class for interpreting a string as a list of tokens or words} 352\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRealPoint}{wxrealpoint}}{Representation of a point using floating point numbers} 353\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSize}{wxsize}}{Representation of a size} 354\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimeSpan}{wxtimespan}}{A time interval.} 355\twocolitem{\helpref{wxURI}{wxuri}}{Represents a Uniform Resource Identifier} 356\twocolitem{\helpref{wxVariant}{wxvariant}}{A class for storing arbitrary types that may change at run-time} 357\end{twocollist} 358 359{\large {\bf Run-time class information system}} 360 361\overview{Overview}{runtimeclassoverview} 362 363wxWidgets supports run-time manipulation of class information, and dynamic 364creation of objects given class names. 365 366\twocolwidtha{6cm} 367\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 368\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClassInfo}{wxclassinfo}}{Holds run-time class information} 369\twocolitem{\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}}{Root class for classes with run-time information} 370\twocolitem{\helpref{RTTI macros}{rttimacros}}{Macros for manipulating run-time information} 371\end{twocollist} 372 373{\large {\bf Logging features}} 374 375\overview{Overview}{wxlogoverview} 376 377wxWidgets provides several classes and functions for message logging. 378Please see the \helpref{wxLog overview}{wxlogoverview} for more details. 379 380\twocolwidtha{6cm} 381\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 382\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLog}{wxlog}}{The base log class} 383\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogStderr}{wxlogstderr}}{Log messages to a C STDIO stream} 384\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogStream}{wxlogstream}}{Log messages to a C++ iostream} 385\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogTextCtrl}{wxlogtextctrl}}{Log messages to a \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}} 386\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogWindow}{wxlogwindow}}{Log messages to a log frame} 387\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogGui}{wxloggui}}{Default log target for GUI programs} 388\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogNull}{wxlognull}}{Temporarily suppress message logging} 389\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogChain}{wxlogchain}}{Allows to chain two log targets} 390\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLogPassThrough}{wxlogpassthrough}}{Allows to filter the log messages} 391\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamToTextRedirector}{wxstreamtotextredirector}}{Allows 392to redirect output sent to {\tt cout} to a \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl}} 393\twocolitem{\helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}}{Error and warning logging functions} 394\end{twocollist} 395 396{\large {\bf Debugging features}} 397 398\overview{Overview}{debuggingoverview} 399 400wxWidgets supports some aspects of debugging an application through 401classes, functions and macros. 402 403\twocolwidtha{6cm} 404\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 405\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontext}}{Provides memory-checking facilities} 406\twocolitem{\helpref{Debugging macros}{debugmacros}}{Debug macros for assertion and checking} 407\twocolitem{\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}}{Use this macro to give further debugging information} 408\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReport}{wxdebugreport}}{Base class for creating debug reports in case of a program crash.} 409\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportCompress}{wxdebugreportcompress}}{Class for creating compressed debug reports.} 410\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportUpload}{wxdebugreportupload}}{Class for uploading compressed debug reports via HTTP.} 411\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportPreview}{wxdebugreportpreview}}{Abstract base class for previewing the contents of a debug report.} 412\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDebugReportPreviewStd}{wxdebugreportpreviewstd}}{Standard implementation of wxDebugReportPreview.} 413\end{twocollist} 414 415{\large {\bf Networking classes}} 416 417wxWidgets provides its own classes for socket based networking. 418 419\twocolwidtha{6cm} 420\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 421\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}}{Provides functions to check the status of network connection and to establish one} 422\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPV4address}{wxipv4address}}{Represents an Internet address} 423\twocolitem{\helpref{wxIPaddress}{wxipaddress}}{Represents an Internet address} 424\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase}}{Represents a socket base object} 425\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}}{Represents a socket client} 426\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver}}{Represents a socket server} 427\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent}}{A socket event} 428\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFTP}{wxftp}}{FTP protocol class} 429\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHTTP}{wxhttp}}{HTTP protocol class} 430\twocolitem{\helpref{wxURL}{wxurl}}{Represents a Universal Resource Locator} 431\end{twocollist} 432 433 434{\large {\bf Interprocess communication}} 435 436\overview{Overview}{ipcoverview} 437 438wxWidgets provides simple interprocess communications facilities 439based on Windows DDE, but available on most platforms using TCP. 440 441\twocolwidtha{6cm} 442\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 443\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClient}{wxclient}, \helpref{wxDDEClient}{wxddeclient}}{Represents a client} 444\twocolitem{\helpref{wxConnection}{wxconnection}, \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection}}{Represents the connection between a client and a server} 445\twocolitem{\helpref{wxServer}{wxserver}, \helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}}{Represents a server} 446%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketHandler}{wxsockethandler}}{Represents a socket handler} 447\end{twocollist} 448 449{\large {\bf Document/view framework}} 450 451\overview{Overview}{docviewoverview} 452 453wxWidgets supports a document/view framework which provides 454housekeeping for a document-centric application. 455 456\twocolwidtha{6cm} 457\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 458\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument}}{Represents a document} 459\twocolitem{\helpref{wxView}{wxview}}{Represents a view} 460\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}}{Manages the relationship between a document class and a view class} 461\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager}}{Manages the documents and views in an application} 462\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocChildFrame}{wxdocchildframe}}{A child frame for showing a document view} 463\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDocParentFrame}{wxdocparentframe}}{A parent frame to contain views} 464%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocChildFrame}{wxmdidocchildframe}}{An MDI child frame for showing a document view} 465%\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMDIDocParentFrame}{wxmdidocparentframe}}{An MDI parent frame to contain views} 466\end{twocollist} 467 468{\large {\bf Printing framework}} 469 470\overview{Overview}{printingoverview} 471 472A printing and previewing framework is implemented to 473make it relatively straightforward to provide document printing 474facilities. 475 476\twocolwidtha{6cm} 477\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 478\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewFrame}{wxpreviewframe}}{Frame for displaying a print preview} 479\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewCanvas}{wxpreviewcanvas}}{Canvas for displaying a print preview} 480\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPreviewControlBar}{wxpreviewcontrolbar}}{Standard control bar for a print preview} 481\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog}}{Standard print dialog} 482\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog}}{Standard page setup dialog} 483\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinter}{wxprinter}}{Class representing the printer} 484\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc}}{Printer device context} 485\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintout}{wxprintout}}{Class representing a particular printout} 486\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintPreview}{wxprintpreview}}{Class representing a print preview} 487\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintData}{wxprintdata}}{Represents information about the document being printed} 488\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata}}{Represents information about the print dialog} 489\twocolitem{\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata}}{Represents information about the page setup dialog} 490\end{twocollist} 491 492{\large {\bf Drag and drop and clipboard classes}} 493 494\overview{Drag and drop and clipboard overview}{wxdndoverview} 495 496\twocolwidtha{6cm} 497\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 498\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject}}{Data object class} 499\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat}}{Represents a data format} 500\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDataObject}{wxtextdataobject}}{Text data object class} 501\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDataObject}{wxfiledataobject}}{File data object class} 502\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapDataObject}{wxbitmapdataobject}}{Bitmap data object class} 503\twocolitem{\helpref{wxURLDataObject}{wxurldataobject}}{URL data object class} 504\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCustomDataObject}{wxcustomdataobject}}{Custom data object class} 505\twocolitem{\helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard}}{Clipboard class} 506\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget}}{Drop target class} 507\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget}}{File drop target class} 508\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget}}{Text drop target class} 509\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDropSource}{wxdropsource}}{Drop source class} 510\end{twocollist} 511 512{\large {\bf File related classes}} 513 514wxWidgets has several small classes to work with disk files, see \helpref{file classes 515overview}{wxfileoverview} for more details. 516 517\twocolwidtha{6cm} 518\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 519\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileName}{wxfilename}}{Operations with the file name and attributes} 520\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDir}{wxdir}}{Class for enumerating files/subdirectories.} 521\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDirTraverser}{wxdirtraverser}}{Class used together with wxDir for recursively enumerating the files/subdirectories} 522\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFile}{wxfile}}{Low-level file input/output class.} 523\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile}}{Another low-level file input/output class.} 524\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFile}{wxtempfile}}{Class to safely replace an existing file} 525\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextFile}{wxtextfile}}{Class for working with text files as with arrays of lines} 526\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStandardPaths}{wxstandardpaths}}{Paths for standard directories} 527\end{twocollist} 528 529{\large {\bf Stream classes}} 530 531wxWidgets has its own set of stream classes, as an alternative to often buggy standard stream 532libraries, and to provide enhanced functionality. 533 534\twocolwidtha{6cm} 535\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 536\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBase}{wxstreambase}}{Stream base class} 537\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStreamBuffer}{wxstreambuffer}}{Stream buffer class} 538\twocolitem{\helpref{wxInputStream}{wxinputstream}}{Input stream class} 539\twocolitem{\helpref{wxOutputStream}{wxoutputstream}}{Output stream class} 540\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCountingOutputStream}{wxcountingoutputstream}}{Stream class for querying what size a stream would have.} 541\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterInputStream}{wxfilterinputstream}}{Filtered input stream class} 542\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFilterOutputStream}{wxfilteroutputstream}}{Filtered output stream class} 543\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedInputStream}{wxbufferedinputstream}}{Buffered input stream class} 544\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBufferedOutputStream}{wxbufferedoutputstream}}{Buffered output stream class} 545\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryInputStream}{wxmeminputstream}}{Memory input stream class} 546\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMemoryOutputStream}{wxmemoutputstream}}{Memory output stream class} 547\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataInputStream}{wxdatainputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data input stream class} 548\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDataOutputStream}{wxdataoutputstream}}{Platform-independent binary data output stream class} 549\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextInputStream}{wxtextinputstream}}{Platform-independent text data input stream class} 550\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTextOutputStream}{wxtextoutputstream}}{Platform-independent text data output stream class} 551\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileInputStream}{wxfileinputstream}}{File input stream class} 552\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileOutputStream}{wxfileoutputstream}}{File output stream class} 553\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileInputStream}{wxffileinputstream}}{Another file input stream class} 554\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFFileOutputStream}{wxffileoutputstream}}{Another file output stream class} 555\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTempFileOutputStream}{wxtempfileoutputstream}}{Stream to safely replace an existing file} 556\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringInputStream}{wxstringinputstream}}{String input stream class} 557\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStringOutputStream}{wxstringoutputstream}}{String output stream class} 558\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibInputStream}{wxzlibinputstream}}{Zlib and gzip (compression) input stream class} 559\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZlibOutputStream}{wxzliboutputstream}}{Zlib and gzip (compression) output stream class} 560\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipInputStream}{wxzipinputstream}}{Input stream for reading from ZIP archives} 561\twocolitem{\helpref{wxZipOutputStream}{wxzipoutputstream}}{Output stream for writing from ZIP archives} 562\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTarInputStream}{wxtarinputstream}}{Input stream for reading from tar archives} 563\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTarOutputStream}{wxtaroutputstream}}{Output stream for writing from tar archives} 564\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream}}{Socket input stream class} 565\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream}}{Socket output stream class} 566\end{twocollist} 567 568{\large {\bf Threading classes}} 569 570\overview{Multithreading overview}{wxthreadoverview} 571 572wxWidgets provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread 573capabilities of the various platforms. 574 575\twocolwidtha{6cm} 576\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 577\twocolitem{\helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}}{Thread class} 578\twocolitem{\helpref{wxThreadHelper}{wxthreadhelper}}{Manages background threads easily} 579\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}}{Mutex class} 580\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMutexLocker}{wxmutexlocker}}{Mutex locker utility class} 581\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSection}{wxcriticalsection}}{Critical section class} 582\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCriticalSectionLocker}{wxcriticalsectionlocker}}{Critical section locker utility class} 583\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCondition}{wxcondition}}{Condition class} 584\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSemaphore}{wxsemaphore}}{Semaphore class} 585\end{twocollist} 586 587{\large {\bf HTML classes}} 588 589wxWidgets provides a set of classes to display text in HTML format. These 590class include a help system based on the HTML widget. 591 592\twocolwidtha{6cm} 593\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 594\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class} 595\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}}{HTML window class} 596\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}}{Simple class for printing HTML} 597\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlPrintout}{wxhtmlprintout}}{Generic HTML wxPrintout class} 598\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlParser}{wxhtmlparser}}{Generic HTML parser class} 599\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlTagHandler}{wxhtmltaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlParser} 600\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinParser}{wxhtmlwinparser}}{HTML parser class for wxHtmlWindow} 601\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlWinTagHandler}{wxhtmlwintaghandler}}{HTML tag handler, pluginable into wxHtmlWinParser} 602\end{twocollist} 603 604{\large {\bf Rich text classes}} 605 606wxWidgets provides a set of generic classes to edit and print simple rich text with character 607and paragraph formatting. 608 609\twocolwidtha{6cm} 610\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 611\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCtrl}{wxrichtextctrl}}{A rich text control.} 612\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextBuffer}{wxrichtextbuffer}}{The content of a rich text control.} 613\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextAttr}{wxrichtextattr}}{Attributes specifying rich text styling.} 614\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextCharacterStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextcharacterstyledefinition}}{Definition of character styling.} 615\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextParagraphStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextparagraphstyledefinition}}{Definition of paragraph styling.} 616\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextListStyleDefinition}{wxrichtextliststyledefinition}}{Definition of list styling.} 617\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleSheet}{wxrichtextstylesheet}}{A set of style definitions.} 618\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl}{wxrichtextstylecomboctrl}}{A drop-down control for applying styles.} 619\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleListBox}{wxrichtextstylelistbox}}{A listbox for applying styles.} 620\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextStyleOrganiserDialog}{wxrichtextstyleorganiserdialog}}{A dialog that can be used for managing or browsing styles.} 621\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextEvent}{wxrichtextevent}}{A rich text event.} 622\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextRange}{wxrichtextrange}}{Specification for ranges in a rich text control or buffer.} 623\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFileHandler}{wxrichtextfilehandler}}{File handler base class.} 624\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextHTMLHandler}{wxrichtexthtmlhandler}}{A handler for converting rich text to HTML.} 625\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextXMLHandler}{wxrichtextxmlhandler}}{A handler for loading and saving rich text XML.} 626\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextFormattingDialog}{wxrichtextformattingdialog}}{A dialog for rich text formatting.} 627\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextPrinting}{wxrichtextprinting}}{A class for easy printing of rich text buffers.} 628\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextPrintout}{wxrichtextprintout}}{A class used by wxRichTextPrinting.} 629\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRichTextHeaderFooterData}{wxrichtextheaderfooterdata}}{Header and footer data specification.} 630\end{twocollist} 631 632{\large {\bf Virtual file system classes}} 633 634wxWidgets provides a set of classes that implement an extensible virtual file system, 635used internally by the HTML classes. 636 637\twocolwidtha{6cm} 638\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 639\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfile}}{Represents a file in the virtual file system} 640\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystem}{wxfilesystem}}{Main interface for the virtual file system} 641\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFileSystemHandler}{wxfilesystemhandler}}{Class used to announce file system type} 642\end{twocollist} 643 644{\large {\bf XML classes}} 645 646\twocolwidtha{6cm} 647\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 648\twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlDocument}{wxxmldocument}}{A class to parse XML files.} 649\twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlNode}{wxxmlnode}}{A class which represents XML nodes.} 650\twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlProperty}{wxxmlproperty}}{A class which represents XML properties.} 651\end{twocollist} 652 653{\large {\bf XML-based resource system classes}} 654 655\overview{XML-based resource system (XRC) overview}{xrcoverview} 656 657Resources allow your application to create controls and other user interface elements 658from specifications stored in an XML format. 659 660\twocolwidtha{6cm} 661\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 662\twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlResource}{wxxmlresource}}{The main class for working with resources.} 663\twocolitem{\helpref{wxXmlResourceHandler}{wxxmlresourcehandler}}{The base class for XML resource handlers.} 664\end{twocollist} 665 666{\large {\bf Online help}} 667 668\twocolwidtha{6cm} 669\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 670\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}}{Family of classes for controlling help windows} 671\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller}}{HTML help controller class} 672\twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelp}{wxcontexthelp}}{Class to put application into context-sensitive help mode} 673\twocolitem{\helpref{wxContextHelpButton}{wxcontexthelpbutton}}{Button class for putting application into context-sensitive help mode} 674\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpProvider}{wxhelpprovider}}{Abstract class for context-sensitive help provision} 675\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSimpleHelpProvider}{wxsimplehelpprovider}}{Class for simple context-sensitive help provision} 676\twocolitem{\helpref{wxHelpControllerHelpProvider}{wxhelpcontrollerhelpprovider}}{Class for context-sensitive help provision via a help controller} 677\twocolitem{\helpref{wxToolTip}{wxtooltip}}{Class implementing tooltips} 678\end{twocollist} 679 680{\large {\bf Database classes}} 681 682\overview{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview} 683 684wxWidgets provides a set of classes for accessing Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) 685product, donated by Remstar. This is known as wxODBC. 686 687\twocolwidtha{6cm} 688\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 689\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDb}{wxdb}}{ODBC database connection} 690\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}}{Provides access to a database table} 691\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbInf}{wxdbinf}}{} 692\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbTableInf}{wxdbtableinf}}{} 693\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDef}{wxdbcoldef}}{} 694\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColInf}{wxdbcolinf}}{} 695\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColDataPtr}{wxdbcoldataptr}}{} 696\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbColFor}{wxdbcolfor}}{} 697\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbConnectInf}{wxdbconnectinf}}{} 698\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDbIdxDef}{wxdbidxdef}}{} 699\end{twocollist} 700 701{\large {\bf Miscellaneous}} 702 703\twocolwidtha{6cm} 704\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt 705\twocolitem{\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}}{Application class} 706\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCaret}{wxcaret}}{A caret (cursor) object} 707\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCmdLineParser}{wxcmdlineparser}}{Command line parser class} 708\twocolitem{\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}}{Classes for configuration reading/writing (using either INI files or registry)} 709\twocolitem{\helpref{wxDllLoader}{wxdllloader}}{Class to work with shared libraries.} 710\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGLCanvas}{wxglcanvas}}{Canvas that you can render OpenGL calls to.} 711\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGLContext}{wxglcontext}}{Class to ease sharing of OpenGL data resources.} 712\twocolitem{\helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm}}{An alternative window layout facility} 713\twocolitem{\helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}}{Process class} 714\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}}{Timer class} 715\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStopWatch}{wxstopwatch}}{Stop watch class} 716\twocolitem{\helpref{wxMimeTypesManager}{wxmimetypesmanager}}{MIME-types manager class} 717\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemSettings}{wxsystemsettings}}{System settings class for obtaining various global parameters} 718\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSystemOptions}{wxsystemoptions}}{System options class for run-time configuration} 719\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAcceleratorTable}{wxacceleratortable}}{Accelerator table} 720\twocolitem{\helpref{wxAutomationObject}{wxautomationobject}}{OLE automation class} 721\twocolitem{\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper}}{Font mapping, finding suitable font for given encoding} 722\twocolitem{\helpref{wxEncodingConverter}{wxencodingconverter}}{Encoding conversions} 723\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarDateAttr}{wxcalendardateattr}}{Used with \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl}} 724\twocolitem{\helpref{wxQuantize}{wxquantize}}{Class to perform quantization, or colour reduction} 725\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSingleInstanceChecker}{wxsingleinstancechecker}}{Check that only single program instance is running} 726\end{twocollist} 727