///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Name: statbox.h // Purpose: interface of wxStaticBox // Author: wxWidgets team // RCS-ID: $Id$ // Licence: wxWindows license ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /** @class wxStaticBox A static box is a rectangle drawn around other windows to denote a logical grouping of items. Note that while the previous versions required that windows appearing inside a static box be created as its siblings (i.e. use the same parent as the static box itself), since wxWidgets 2.9.1 it is also possible to create them as children of wxStaticBox itself and you are actually encouraged to do it like this if compatibility with the previous versions is not important. So the new recommended way to create static box is: @code void MyFrame::CreateControls() { wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(this); wxStaticBox *box = new wxStaticBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "StaticBox"); new wxStaticText(box, wxID_ANY "This window is a child of the staticbox"); ... } @endcode While the compatible -- and now deprecated -- way is @code wxStaticBox *box = new wxStaticBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "StaticBox"); new wxStaticText(panel, wxID_ANY "This window is a child of the panel"); ... @endcode Also note that there is a specialized wxSizer class (wxStaticBoxSizer) which can be used as an easier way to pack items into a static box. @library{wxcore} @category{ctrl} @appearance{staticbox.png} @see wxStaticText, wxStaticBoxSizer */ class wxStaticBox : public wxControl { public: /** Default constructor */ wxStaticBox(); /** Constructor, creating and showing a static box. @param parent Parent window. Must not be @NULL. @param id Window identifier. The value wxID_ANY indicates a default value. @param label Text to be displayed in the static box, the empty string for no label. @param pos Window position. If ::wxDefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen. @param size Checkbox size. If ::wxDefaultSize is specified then a default size is chosen. @param style Window style. See wxStaticBox. @param name Window name. @see Create() */ wxStaticBox(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& label, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0, const wxString& name = wxStaticBoxNameStr); /** Destructor, destroying the group box. */ virtual ~wxStaticBox(); /** Creates the static box for two-step construction. See wxStaticBox() for further details. */ bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& label, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0, const wxString& name = wxStaticBoxNameStr); };