1\section{Notes on using the reference}\label{referencenotes} 2 3In the descriptions of the wxWidgets classes and their member 4functions, note that descriptions of inherited member functions are not 5duplicated in derived classes unless their behaviour is different. So in 6using a class such as wxScrolledWindow, be aware that wxWindow functions may be 7relevant. 8 9Note also that arguments with default values may be omitted from a 10function call, for brevity. Size and position arguments may usually be 11given a value of -1 (the default), in which case wxWidgets will choose a 12suitable value. 13 14Most strings are returned as wxString objects. However, for remaining 15char * return values, the strings are allocated and 16deallocated by wxWidgets. Therefore, return values should always be 17copied for long-term use, especially since the same buffer is often 18used by wxWidgets. 19 20The member functions are given in alphabetical order except for 21constructors and destructors which appear first. 22 23