View Source wxListCtrl (wx v2.4.2)
Functions for wxListCtrl class
A list control presents lists in a number of formats: list view, report view,
icon view and small icon view. In any case, elements are numbered from zero. For
all these modes, the items are stored in the control and must be added to it
using insertItem/4
method.
A special case of report view quite different from the other modes of the list
control is a virtual control in which the items data (including text, images and
attributes) is managed by the main program and is requested by the control
itself only when needed which allows having controls with millions of items
without consuming much memory. To use virtual list control you must use
setItemCount/2
first and override at least wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText
(not
implemented in wx) (and optionally wxListCtrl::OnGetItemImage
(not implemented
in wx) or wxListCtrl::OnGetItemColumnImage
(not implemented in wx) and
wxListCtrl::OnGetItemAttr
(not implemented in wx)) to return the information
about the items when the control requests it.
Virtual list control can be used as a normal one except that no operations which can take time proportional to the number of items in the control happen - this is required to allow having a practically infinite number of items. For example, in a multiple selection virtual list control, the selections won't be sent when many items are selected at once because this could mean iterating over all the items.
Using many of wxListCtrl
features is shown in the corresponding sample.
To intercept events from a list control, use the event table macros described in
wxListEvent
.
wxMac Note
: Starting with wxWidgets 2.8, wxListCtrl
uses a native
implementation for report mode, and uses a generic implementation for other
modes. You can use the generic implementation for report mode as well by setting
the mac.listctrl.always_use_generic
system option (see wxSystemOptions
)
to 1.
Styles
This class supports the following styles:
Note: Under wxMSW this control uses wxSystemThemedControl
(not implemented in
wx) for an explorer style appearance by default since wxWidgets 3.1.0. If this
is not desired, you can call wxSystemThemedControl::EnableSystemTheme
(not
implemented in wx) with false
argument to disable this.
See:
Overview listctrl,
wxListView
, wxListBox
, wxTreeCtrl
, wxImageList
, wxListEvent
,
wxListItem
, wxEditableListBox
(not implemented in wx)
This class is derived (and can use functions) from: wxControl
wxWindow
wxEvtHandler
wxWidgets docs: wxListCtrl
Events
Event types emitted from this class:
command_list_begin_drag
,
command_list_begin_rdrag
,
command_list_begin_label_edit
,
command_list_end_label_edit
,
command_list_delete_item
,
command_list_delete_all_items
,
command_list_item_selected
,
command_list_item_deselected
,
command_list_item_activated
,
command_list_item_focused
,
command_list_item_middle_click
,
command_list_item_right_click
,
command_list_key_down
,
command_list_insert_item
,
command_list_col_click
,
command_list_col_right_click
,
command_list_col_begin_drag
,
command_list_col_dragging
,
command_list_col_end_drag
,
command_list_cache_hint
Summary
Functions
Arranges the items in icon or small icon view.
Sets the image list associated with the control and takes ownership of it (i.e.
Deletes all items and all columns.
Creates the list control.
Deletes all items in the list control.
Deletes a column.
Deletes the specified item.
Destructor, destroying the list control.
Starts editing the label of the given item.
Ensures this item is visible.
Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from
start
or the beginning if start
is -1.
Gets information about this column.
Returns the number of columns.
Gets the column width (report view only).
Gets the number of items that can fit vertically in the visible area of the list control (list or report view) or the total number of items in the list control (icon or small icon view).
Returns the edit control being currently used to edit a label.
Returns the specified image list.
Gets information about the item.
Returns the colour for this item.
Returns the number of items in the list control.
Gets the application-defined data associated with this item.
Returns the item's font.
Returns the position of the item, in icon or small icon view.
Returns the rectangle representing the item's size and position, in physical coordinates.
Retrieves the spacing between icons in pixels: horizontal spacing is returned as
x
component of the {Width,Height} object and the vertical spacing as its y
component.
Gets the item state.
Gets the item text for this item.
Returns the colour for this item.
Searches for an item with the given geometry or state, starting from item
but
excluding the item
itself.
Returns the number of selected items in the list control.
Gets the text colour of the list control.
Gets the index of the topmost visible item when in list or report view.
Returns the rectangle taken by all items in the control.
Determines which item (if any) is at the specified point, giving details in
flags
.
For report view mode (only), inserts a column.
For report view mode (only), inserts a column.
Inserts an item, returning the index of the new item if successful, -1 otherwise.
Insert a string item.
Insert an image/string item.
Default constructor.
Constructor, creating and showing a list control.
Redraws the given item
.
Redraws the items between itemFrom
and itemTo
.
Scrolls the list control.
Sets the background colour.
Sets information about this column.
Sets the column width.
Sets the image list associated with the control.
Sets the data of an item.
Sets an item string field at a particular column.
Sets the background colour for this item.
Sets the image associated with the item.
This method can only be used with virtual list controls.
Associates application-defined data with this item.
Sets the item's font.
Sets the unselected and selected images associated with the item.
Sets the position of the item, in icon or small icon view.
Sets the item state.
Sets the item text for this item.
Sets the colour for this item.
Adds or removes a single window style.
Sets the text colour of the list control.
Sets the whole window style, deleting all items.
Sort the items in the list control.
Types
-type wxListCtrl() :: wx:wx_object().
Functions
-spec arrange(This) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl().
-spec arrange(This, [Option]) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Option :: {flag, integer()}.
Arranges the items in icon or small icon view.
This only has effect on Win32. flag
is one of:
-spec assignImageList(This, ImageList, Which) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), ImageList :: wxImageList:wxImageList(), Which :: integer().
Sets the image list associated with the control and takes ownership of it (i.e.
the control will, unlike when using setImageList/3
, delete the list when
destroyed). which
is one of wxIMAGE_LIST_NORMAL
, wxIMAGE_LIST_SMALL
,
wxIMAGE_LIST_STATE
(the last is unimplemented).
See: setImageList/3
-spec clearAll(This) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl().
Deletes all items and all columns.
Note: This sends an event of type wxEVT_LIST_DELETE_ALL_ITEMS
under all
platforms.
-spec create(This, Parent, [Option]) -> boolean() when This :: wxWindow:wxWindow(), Parent :: wxWindow:wxWindow(), Option :: {winid, integer()} | {pos, {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}} | {size, {W :: integer(), H :: integer()}} | {style, integer()} | {validator, wx:wx_object()} | {onGetItemText, function()} | {onGetItemAttr, function()} | {onGetItemColumnImage, function()}.
Creates the list control.
See new/2
for further details.
-spec deleteAllItems(This) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Deletes all items in the list control.
This function does not
send the wxEVT_LIST_DELETE_ITEM
event because
deleting many items from the control would be too slow then (unlike
deleteItem/2
) but it does send the special wxEVT_LIST_DELETE_ALL_ITEMS
event
if the control was not empty. If it was already empty, nothing is done and no
event is sent.
Return: true if the items were successfully deleted or if the control was already empty, false if an error occurred while deleting the items.
-spec deleteColumn(This, Col) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer().
Deletes a column.
-spec deleteItem(This, Item) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Deletes the specified item.
This function sends the wxEVT_LIST_DELETE_ITEM
event for the item being
deleted.
See: deleteAllItems/1
-spec destroy(This :: wxListCtrl()) -> ok.
Destructor, destroying the list control.
-spec editLabel(This, Item) -> wxTextCtrl:wxTextCtrl() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Starts editing the label of the given item.
This function generates a EVT_LIST_BEGIN_LABEL_EDIT
event which can be vetoed
so that no text control will appear for in-place editing.
If the user changed the label (i.e. s/he does not press ESC or leave the text
control without changes, a EVT_LIST_END_LABEL_EDIT
event will be sent which
can be vetoed as well.
-spec ensureVisible(This, Item) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Ensures this item is visible.
-spec findItem(This, Start, Str) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Start :: integer(), Str :: unicode:chardata().
-spec findItem(This, Start, Str, [Option]) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Start :: integer(), Str :: unicode:chardata(), Option :: {partial, boolean()}; (This, Start, Pt, Direction) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Start :: integer(), Pt :: {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}, Direction :: integer().
Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from
start
or the beginning if start
is -1.
Return: The next matching item if any or -1
(wxNOT_FOUND) otherwise.
-spec getColumn(This, Col, Item) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Item :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
Gets information about this column.
See setItem/5
for more information.
-spec getColumnCount(This) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Returns the number of columns.
-spec getColumnWidth(This, Col) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer().
Gets the column width (report view only).
-spec getCountPerPage(This) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Gets the number of items that can fit vertically in the visible area of the list control (list or report view) or the total number of items in the list control (icon or small icon view).
-spec getEditControl(This) -> wxTextCtrl:wxTextCtrl() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Returns the edit control being currently used to edit a label.
Returns NULL if no label is being edited.
Note: It is currently only implemented for wxMSW and the generic version, not for the native macOS version.
-spec getImageList(This, Which) -> wxImageList:wxImageList() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Which :: integer().
Returns the specified image list.
which
may be one of:
-spec getItem(This, Info) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Info :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
Gets information about the item.
See setItem/5
for more information.
You must call info.SetId()
to set the ID of item you're interested in before
calling this method, and info.SetMask()
with the flags indicating what fields
you need to retrieve from info
.
-spec getItemBackgroundColour(This, Item) -> wx:wx_colour4() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Returns the colour for this item.
If the item has no specific colour, returns an invalid colour (and not the default background control of the control itself).
See: getItemTextColour/2
-spec getItemCount(This) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Returns the number of items in the list control.
-spec getItemData(This, Item) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Gets the application-defined data associated with this item.
-spec getItemFont(This, Item) -> wxFont:wxFont() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Returns the item's font.
-spec getItemPosition(This, Item) -> Result when Result :: {Res :: boolean(), Pos :: {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}}, This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Returns the position of the item, in icon or small icon view.
-spec getItemRect(This, Item, [Option]) -> Result when Result :: {Res :: boolean(), Rect :: {X :: integer(), Y :: integer(), W :: integer(), H :: integer()}}, This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Option :: {code, integer()}.
Returns the rectangle representing the item's size and position, in physical coordinates.
code
is one of wxLIST_RECT_BOUNDS, wxLIST_RECT_ICON, wxLIST_RECT_LABEL.
-spec getItemSpacing(This) -> {W :: integer(), H :: integer()} when This :: wxListCtrl().
Retrieves the spacing between icons in pixels: horizontal spacing is returned as
x
component of the {Width,Height} object and the vertical spacing as its y
component.
-spec getItemState(This, Item, StateMask) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), StateMask :: integer().
Gets the item state.
For a list of state flags, see setItem/5
. The stateMask
indicates which
state flags are of interest.
-spec getItemText(This, Item) -> unicode:charlist() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
-spec getItemText(This, Item, [Option]) -> unicode:charlist() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Option :: {col, integer()}.
Gets the item text for this item.
-spec getItemTextColour(This, Item) -> wx:wx_colour4() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Returns the colour for this item.
If the item has no specific colour, returns an invalid colour (and not the default foreground control of the control itself as this wouldn't allow distinguishing between items having the same colour as the current control foreground and items with default colour which, hence, have always the same colour as the control).
-spec getNextItem(This, Item) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
-spec getNextItem(This, Item, [Option]) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Option :: {geometry, integer()} | {state, integer()}.
Searches for an item with the given geometry or state, starting from item
but
excluding the item
itself.
If item
is -1, the first item that matches the specified flags will be
returned. Returns the first item with given state following item
or -1 if no
such item found. This function may be used to find all selected items in the
control like this:
geometry
can be one of:
Note: this parameter is only supported by wxMSW currently and ignored on other platforms.
state
can be a bitlist of the following:
-spec getSelectedItemCount(This) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Returns the number of selected items in the list control.
-spec getTextColour(This) -> wx:wx_colour4() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Gets the text colour of the list control.
-spec getTopItem(This) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl().
Gets the index of the topmost visible item when in list or report view.
-spec getViewRect(This) -> {X :: integer(), Y :: integer(), W :: integer(), H :: integer()} when This :: wxListCtrl().
Returns the rectangle taken by all items in the control.
In other words, if the controls client size were equal to the size of this rectangle, no scrollbars would be needed and no free space would be left.
Note that this function only works in the icon and small icon views, not in list or report views (this is a limitation of the native Win32 control).
-spec hitTest(This, Point) -> Result when Result :: {Res :: integer(), Flags :: integer(), PtrSubItem :: integer()}, This :: wxListCtrl(), Point :: {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}.
Determines which item (if any) is at the specified point, giving details in
flags
.
Returns index of the item or wxNOT_FOUND
if no item is at the specified point.
flags
will be a combination of the following flags:
If ptrSubItem
is not NULL and the wxListCtrl
is in the report mode the
subitem (or column) number will also be provided. This feature is only available
in version 2.7.0 or higher and is currently only implemented under wxMSW and
requires at least comctl32.dll of version 4.70 on the host system or the value
stored in ptrSubItem
will be always -1. To compile this feature into wxWidgets
library you need to have access to commctrl.h of version 4.70 that is provided
by Microsoft.
-spec insertColumn(This, Col, Heading) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Heading :: unicode:chardata(); (This, Col, Info) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Info :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
For report view mode (only), inserts a column.
For more details, see setItem/5
. Also see insertColumn/4
overload for a
usually more convenient alternative to this method and the description of how
the item width is interpreted by this method.
-spec insertColumn(This, Col, Heading, [Option]) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Heading :: unicode:chardata(), Option :: {format, integer()} | {width, integer()}.
For report view mode (only), inserts a column.
Insert a new column in the list control in report view mode at the given position specifying its most common attributes.
Notice that to set the image for the column you need to use insertColumn/4
overload and specify ?wxLIST_MASK_IMAGE in the item mask.
Return: The index of the inserted column or -1 if adding it failed.
-spec insertItem(This, Info) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Info :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
Inserts an item, returning the index of the new item if successful, -1 otherwise.
-spec insertItem(This, Index, ImageIndex) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Index :: integer(), ImageIndex :: integer(); (This, Index, Label) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Index :: integer(), Label :: unicode:chardata().
Insert a string item.
-spec insertItem(This, Index, Label, ImageIndex) -> integer() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Index :: integer(), Label :: unicode:chardata(), ImageIndex :: integer().
Insert an image/string item.
-spec new() -> wxListCtrl().
Default constructor.
-spec new(Parent, [Option]) -> wxListCtrl() when Parent :: wxWindow:wxWindow(), Option :: {winid, integer()} | {pos, {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}} | {size, {W :: integer(), H :: integer()}} | {style, integer()} | {validator, wx:wx_object()} | {onGetItemText, function()} | {onGetItemAttr, function()} | {onGetItemColumnImage, function()}.
Constructor, creating and showing a list control.
See: create/3
, wxValidator
(not implemented in wx)
-spec refreshItem(This, Item) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer().
Redraws the given item
.
This is only useful for the virtual list controls as without calling this function the displayed value of the item doesn't change even when the underlying data does change.
See: refreshItems/3
-spec refreshItems(This, ItemFrom, ItemTo) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), ItemFrom :: integer(), ItemTo :: integer().
Redraws the items between itemFrom
and itemTo
.
The starting item must be less than or equal to the ending one.
Just as refreshItem/2
this is only useful for virtual list controls.
-spec scrollList(This, Dx, Dy) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Dx :: integer(), Dy :: integer().
Scrolls the list control.
If in icon, small icon or report view mode, dx
specifies the number of pixels
to scroll. If in list view mode, dx
specifies the number of columns to scroll.
dy
always specifies the number of pixels to scroll vertically.
Note: This method is currently only implemented in the Windows version.
-spec setBackgroundColour(This, Col) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: wx:wx_colour().
Sets the background colour.
Note that the wxWindow:getBackgroundColour/1
function of wxWindow
base
class can be used to retrieve the current background colour.
-spec setColumn(This, Col, Item) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Item :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
Sets information about this column.
See setItem/5
for more information.
-spec setColumnWidth(This, Col, Width) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: integer(), Width :: integer().
Sets the column width.
width
can be a width in pixels or wxLIST_AUTOSIZE
(-1) or
wxLIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER
(-2).
wxLIST_AUTOSIZE
will resize the column to the length of its longest item.
wxLIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER
will resize the column to the length of the header
(Win32) or 80 pixels (other platforms).
In small or normal icon view, col
must be -1, and the column width is set for
all columns.
-spec setImageList(This, ImageList, Which) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), ImageList :: wxImageList:wxImageList(), Which :: integer().
Sets the image list associated with the control.
which
is one of wxIMAGE_LIST_NORMAL
, wxIMAGE_LIST_SMALL
,
wxIMAGE_LIST_STATE
(the last is unimplemented).
This method does not take ownership of the image list, you have to delete it yourself.
See: assignImageList/3
-spec setItem(This, Info) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Info :: wxListItem:wxListItem().
Sets the data of an item.
Using the wxListItem
's mask and state mask, you can change only selected
attributes of a wxListCtrl
item.
Return: true if the item was successfully updated or false if the update failed for some reason (e.g. an invalid item index).
-spec setItem(This, Index, Column, Label) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Index :: integer(), Column :: integer(), Label :: unicode:chardata().
-spec setItem(This, Index, Column, Label, [Option]) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Index :: integer(), Column :: integer(), Label :: unicode:chardata(), Option :: {imageId, integer()}.
Sets an item string field at a particular column.
Return: true if the item was successfully updated or false if the update failed for some reason (e.g. an invalid item index).
-spec setItemBackgroundColour(This, Item, Col) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Col :: wx:wx_colour().
Sets the background colour for this item.
This function only works in report view mode. The colour can be retrieved using
getItemBackgroundColour/2
.
-spec setItemColumnImage(This, Item, Column, Image) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Column :: integer(), Image :: integer().
Sets the image associated with the item.
In report view, you can specify the column. The image is an index into the image list associated with the list control.
-spec setItemCount(This, Count) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Count :: integer().
This method can only be used with virtual list controls.
It is used to indicate to the control the number of items it contains. After
calling it, the main program should be ready to handle calls to various item
callbacks (such as wxListCtrl::OnGetItemText
(not implemented in wx)) for all
items in the range from 0 to count
.
Notice that the control is not necessarily redrawn after this call as it may be
undesirable if an item which is not visible on the screen anyhow was added to or
removed from a control displaying many items, if you do need to refresh the
display you can just call wxWindow:refresh/2
manually.
-spec setItemData(This, Item, Data) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Data :: integer().
Associates application-defined data with this item.
Notice that this function cannot be used to associate pointers with the control
items, use SetItemPtrData()
(not implemented in wx) instead.
-spec setItemFont(This, Item, Font) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Font :: wxFont:wxFont().
Sets the item's font.
-spec setItemImage(This, Item, Image) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Image :: integer().
-spec setItemImage(This, Item, Image, [Option]) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Image :: integer(), Option :: {selImage, integer()}.
Sets the unselected and selected images associated with the item.
The images are indices into the image list associated with the list control.
-spec setItemPosition(This, Item, Pos) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Pos :: {X :: integer(), Y :: integer()}.
Sets the position of the item, in icon or small icon view.
Windows only.
-spec setItemState(This, Item, State, StateMask) -> boolean() when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), State :: integer(), StateMask :: integer().
Sets the item state.
The stateMask
is a combination of wxLIST_STATE_XXX
constants described in
wxListItem
documentation. For each of the bits specified in stateMask
, the
corresponding state is set or cleared depending on whether state
argument
contains the same bit or not.
So to select an item you can use while to deselect it you should use
Consider using wxListView
if possible to avoid dealing with this error-prone
and confusing method.
Also notice that contrary to the usual rule that only user actions generate events, this method does generate wxEVT_LIST_ITEM_SELECTED event when it is used to select an item.
-spec setItemText(This, Item, Text) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Text :: unicode:chardata().
Sets the item text for this item.
-spec setItemTextColour(This, Item, Col) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Item :: integer(), Col :: wx:wx_colour().
Sets the colour for this item.
This function only works in report view. The colour can be retrieved using
getItemTextColour/2
.
-spec setSingleStyle(This, Style) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Style :: integer().
-spec setSingleStyle(This, Style, [Option]) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Style :: integer(), Option :: {add, boolean()}.
Adds or removes a single window style.
-spec setTextColour(This, Col) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Col :: wx:wx_colour().
Sets the text colour of the list control.
-spec setWindowStyleFlag(This, Style) -> ok when This :: wxListCtrl(), Style :: integer().
Sets the whole window style, deleting all items.
-spec sortItems(This :: wxListCtrl(), SortCallBack) -> boolean() when SortCallBack :: fun((integer(), integer()) -> integer()).
Sort the items in the list control.
Sorts the items with supplied SortCallBack
fun.
SortCallBack receives the client data associated with two items to compare
(NOT
the the index), and should return 0 if the items are equal, a negative
value if the first item is less than the second one and a positive value if the
first item is greater than the second one.
Remark: Notice that the control may only be sorted on client data associated with the items, so you must use SetItemData if you want to be able to sort the items in the control.
The callback may not call other (wx) processes.