#include <wx/pen.h>

Inheritance diagram for wxPen:

Detailed Description

A pen is a drawing tool for drawing outlines.

It is used for drawing lines and painting the outline of rectangles, ellipses, etc. It has a colour, a width and a style.

Note: On a monochrome display, wxWidgets shows all non-white pens as black.

Do not initialize objects on the stack before the program commences, since other required structures may not have been set up yet. Instead, define global pointers to objects and create them in wxApp::OnInit() or when required.

An application may wish to dynamically create pens with different characteristics, and there is the consequent danger that a large number of duplicate pens will be created. Therefore an application may wish to get a pointer to a pen by using the global list of pens wxThePenList, and calling the member function wxPenList::FindOrCreatePen(). See wxPenList for more info.

This class uses reference counting and copy-on-write internally so that assignments between two instances of this class are very cheap. You can therefore use actual objects instead of pointers without efficiency problems. If an instance of this class is changed it will create its own data internally so that other instances, which previously shared the data using the reference counting, are not affected.

Library: wxCore

Category: Graphics Device Interface (GDI)

Predefined objects/pointers:

See also: wxPenList, wxDC, wxDC::SetPen()

Public Member Functions
	wxPen ()
	Default constructor. More...

	wxPen (const wxPenInfo &info)
	Creates a pen object using the specified pen description. More...

	wxPen (const wxColour &colour, int width=1, wxPenStyle style=wxPENSTYLE_SOLID)
	Constructs a pen from a colour object, pen width and style. More...

	wxPen (const wxBitmap &stipple, int width)
	Constructs a stippled pen from a stipple bitmap and a width. More...

	wxPen (const wxPen &pen)
	Copy constructor, uses Reference Counting. More...

virtual wxPenCap	GetCap () const
	Returns the pen cap style, which may be one of `wxCAP_ROUND`, `wxCAP_PROJECTING` and `wxCAP_BUTT`. More...

wxPenQuality	GetQuality () const
	Returns the pen quality. More...

virtual wxColour	GetColour () const
	Returns a reference to the pen colour. More...

virtual int	GetDashes (wxDash **dashes) const
	Gets an array of dashes (defined as `char` in X, `DWORD` under Windows). More...

virtual wxPenJoin	GetJoin () const
	Returns the pen join style, which may be one of `wxJOIN_BEVEL`, `wxJOIN_ROUND` and `wxJOIN_MITER`. More...

virtual wxBitmap *	GetStipple () const
	Gets a pointer to the stipple bitmap. More...

virtual wxPenStyle	GetStyle () const
	Returns the pen style. More...

virtual int	GetWidth () const
	Returns the pen width. More...

virtual bool	IsOk () const
	Returns true if the pen is initialised. More...

bool	IsNonTransparent () const
	Returns true if the pen is a valid non-transparent pen. More...

bool	IsTransparent () const
	Returns true if the pen is transparent. More...

virtual void	SetCap (wxPenCap capStyle)
	Sets the pen cap style, which may be one of `wxCAP_ROUND`, `wxCAP_PROJECTING` and `wxCAP_BUTT`. More...

void	SetQuality (wxPenQuality quality)
	Sets the pen quality. More...

virtual void	SetDashes (int n, const wxDash *dash)
	Associates an array of dash values (defined as `char` in X, `DWORD` under Windows) with the pen. More...

virtual void	SetJoin (wxPenJoin join_style)
	Sets the pen join style, which may be one of `wxJOIN_BEVEL`, `wxJOIN_ROUND` and `wxJOIN_MITER`. More...

virtual void	SetStipple (const wxBitmap &stipple)
	Sets the bitmap for stippling. More...

virtual void	SetStyle (wxPenStyle style)
	Set the pen style. More...

virtual void	SetWidth (int width)
	Sets the pen width. More...

bool	operator!= (const wxPen &pen) const
	Inequality operator. More...

wxPen &	operator= (const wxPen &pen)
	Assignment operator, using Reference Counting. More...

bool	operator== (const wxPen &pen) const
	Equality operator. More...


virtual void	SetColour (wxColour &colour)
	The pen's colour is changed to the given colour. More...

virtual void	SetColour (unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
	The pen's colour is changed to the given colour. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from wxGDIObject
	wxGDIObject ()
	Default constructor. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from wxObject
	wxObject ()
	Default ctor; initializes to nullptr the internal reference data. More...

	wxObject (const wxObject &other)
	Copy ctor. More...

virtual	~wxObject ()
	Destructor. More...

virtual wxClassInfo *	GetClassInfo () const
	This virtual function is redefined for every class that requires run-time type information, when using the wxDECLARE_CLASS macro (or similar). More...

wxObjectRefData *	GetRefData () const
	Returns the wxObject::m_refData pointer, i.e. the data referenced by this object. More...

bool	IsKindOf (const wxClassInfo *info) const
	Determines whether this class is a subclass of (or the same class as) the given class. More...

bool	IsSameAs (const wxObject &obj) const
	Returns true if this object has the same data pointer as obj. More...

void	Ref (const wxObject &clone)
	Makes this object refer to the data in clone. More...

void	SetRefData (wxObjectRefData *data)
	Sets the wxObject::m_refData pointer. More...

void	UnRef ()
	Decrements the reference count in the associated data, and if it is zero, deletes the data. More...

void	UnShare ()
	This is the same of AllocExclusive() but this method is public. More...

void	operator delete (void *buf)
	The delete operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier `__WXDEBUG__` is defined. More...

void *	operator new (size_t size, const wxString &filename=nullptr, int lineNum=0)
	The new operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier `__WXDEBUG__` is defined. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from wxObject
void	AllocExclusive ()
	Ensure that this object's data is not shared with any other object. More...

virtual wxObjectRefData *	CreateRefData () const
	Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to this object and returns it. More...

virtual wxObjectRefData *	CloneRefData (const wxObjectRefData *data) const
	Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to this object and initializes it copying data. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from wxObject
wxObjectRefData *	m_refData
	Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data. More...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ wxPen() [1/5]

wxPen::wxPen ( )

Default constructor.

The pen will be uninitialised, and IsOk() will return false.

◆ wxPen() [2/5]

wxPen::wxPen ( const wxPenInfo & info )

Creates a pen object using the specified pen description.

◆ wxPen() [3/5]

wxPen::wxPen	(	const wxColour &	colour,
		int	width = `1`,
		wxPenStyle	style = `wxPENSTYLE_SOLID`
	)

Constructs a pen from a colour object, pen width and style.

Parameters

colour	A colour object.
width	Pen width. Under Windows, the pen width cannot be greater than 1 if the style is `wxPENSTYLE_DOT`, `wxPENSTYLE_LONG_DASH`, `wxPENSTYLE_SHORT_DASH`, `wxPENSTYLE_DOT_DASH`, or `wxPENSTYLE_USER_DASH`.
style	The style may be one of the wxPenStyle values.

Remarks: Different versions of Windows and different versions of other platforms support very different subsets of the styles above so handle with care.

See also: SetStyle(), SetColour(), SetWidth()

◆ wxPen() [4/5]

wxPen::wxPen	(	const wxBitmap &	stipple,
		int	width
	)

Constructs a stippled pen from a stipple bitmap and a width.

Parameters

width	Pen width. Under Windows, the pen width cannot be greater than 1 if the style is `wxPENSTYLE_DOT`, `wxPENSTYLE_LONG_DASH`, `wxPENSTYLE_SHORT_DASH`, `wxPENSTYLE_DOT_DASH`, or `wxPENSTYLE_USER_DASH`.
stipple	A stipple bitmap.

Availability: only available for the wxMSW, wxOSX/Cocoa ports.

See also: SetWidth(), SetStipple()

◆ wxPen() [5/5]

wxPen::wxPen ( const wxPen & pen )

Copy constructor, uses Reference Counting.

Parameters

pen	A pointer or reference to a pen to copy.

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetCap()

virtual wxPenCap wxPen::GetCap ( ) const

virtual

Returns the pen cap style, which may be one of wxCAP_ROUND, wxCAP_PROJECTING and wxCAP_BUTT.

The default is wxCAP_ROUND.

See also: SetCap()

◆ GetColour()

virtual wxColour wxPen::GetColour ( ) const

virtual

Returns a reference to the pen colour.

See also: SetColour()

◆ GetDashes()

virtual int wxPen::GetDashes ( wxDash ** dashes ) const

virtual

Gets an array of dashes (defined as char in X, DWORD under Windows).

dashes is a pointer to the internal array. Do not deallocate or store this pointer.

Returns: The number of dashes associated with this pen.

See also: SetDashes()

◆ GetJoin()

virtual wxPenJoin wxPen::GetJoin ( ) const

virtual

Returns the pen join style, which may be one of wxJOIN_BEVEL, wxJOIN_ROUND and wxJOIN_MITER.

The default is wxJOIN_ROUND.

See also: SetJoin()

◆ GetQuality()

wxPenQuality wxPen::GetQuality ( ) const

Returns the pen quality.

The default is wxPEN_QUALITY_DEFAULT.

See also: wxPenQuality, SetQuality()

◆ GetStipple()

virtual wxBitmap* wxPen::GetStipple ( ) const

virtual

Gets a pointer to the stipple bitmap.

See also: SetStipple()

◆ GetStyle()

virtual wxPenStyle wxPen::GetStyle ( ) const

virtual

Returns the pen style.

See also: wxPen(), SetStyle()

◆ GetWidth()

virtual int wxPen::GetWidth ( ) const

virtual

Returns the pen width.

See also: SetWidth()

◆ IsNonTransparent()

bool wxPen::IsNonTransparent ( ) const

Returns true if the pen is a valid non-transparent pen.

This method returns true if the pen object is initialized and has a non-transparent style. Notice that this should be used instead of simply testing whether GetStyle() returns a style different from wxPENSTYLE_TRANSPARENT if the pen may be invalid as GetStyle() would assert in this case.

See also: IsTransparent()

Since: 2.9.2.

◆ IsOk()

virtual bool wxPen::IsOk ( ) const

virtual

Returns true if the pen is initialised.

Notice that an uninitialized pen object can't be queried for any pen properties and all calls to the accessor methods on it will result in an assert failure.

◆ IsTransparent()

bool wxPen::IsTransparent ( ) const

Returns true if the pen is transparent.

A transparent pen is simply a pen with wxPENSTYLE_TRANSPARENT style.

Notice that this function works even for non-initialized pens (for which it returns false) unlike tests of the form GetStyle() == wxPENSTYLE_TRANSPARENT which would assert if the pen is invalid.

See also: IsNonTransparent()

Since: 2.9.2.

◆ operator!=()

bool wxPen::operator!= ( const wxPen & pen ) const

Inequality operator.

See reference-counted object comparison for more info.

◆ operator=()

wxPen& wxPen::operator= ( const wxPen & pen )

Assignment operator, using Reference Counting.

◆ operator==()

bool wxPen::operator== ( const wxPen & pen ) const

Equality operator.

See reference-counted object comparison for more info.

◆ SetCap()

virtual void wxPen::SetCap ( wxPenCap capStyle )

virtual

Sets the pen cap style, which may be one of wxCAP_ROUND, wxCAP_PROJECTING and wxCAP_BUTT.

The default is wxCAP_ROUND.

See also: GetCap()

◆ SetColour() [1/2]

virtual void wxPen::SetColour	(	unsigned char	red,
		unsigned char	green,
		unsigned char	blue
	)

virtual

The pen's colour is changed to the given colour.

See also: GetColour()

◆ SetColour() [2/2]

virtual void wxPen::SetColour ( wxColour & colour )

virtual

The pen's colour is changed to the given colour.

See also: GetColour()

◆ SetDashes()

virtual void wxPen::SetDashes	(	int	n,
		const wxDash *	dash
	)

virtual

Associates an array of dash values (defined as char in X, DWORD under Windows) with the pen.

The array is not deallocated by wxPen, but neither must it be deallocated by the calling application until the pen is deleted or this function is called with a nullptr array.

See also: GetDashes()

◆ SetJoin()

virtual void wxPen::SetJoin ( wxPenJoin join_style )

virtual

Sets the pen join style, which may be one of wxJOIN_BEVEL, wxJOIN_ROUND and wxJOIN_MITER.

The default is wxJOIN_ROUND.

See also: GetJoin()

◆ SetQuality()

void wxPen::SetQuality ( wxPenQuality quality )

Sets the pen quality.

Explicitly selecting low pen quality may be useful in wxMSW if drawing performance is more important than the exact appearance of the lines drawn with this pen.

See also: wxPenQuality

Since: 3.1.5

◆ SetStipple()

virtual void wxPen::SetStipple ( const wxBitmap & stipple )

virtual

Sets the bitmap for stippling.

See also: GetStipple()

◆ SetStyle()

virtual void wxPen::SetStyle ( wxPenStyle style )

virtual

Set the pen style.

See also: wxPen()

◆ SetWidth()

virtual void wxPen::SetWidth ( int width )

virtual

Sets the pen width.

See also: GetWidth()

Detailed Description

Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ wxPen() [1/5]

◆ wxPen() [2/5]

◆ wxPen() [3/5]

◆ wxPen() [4/5]

◆ wxPen() [5/5]

Member Function Documentation

◆ GetCap()

◆ GetColour()

◆ GetDashes()

◆ GetJoin()

◆ GetQuality()

◆ GetStipple()

◆ GetStyle()

◆ GetWidth()

◆ IsNonTransparent()

◆ IsOk()

◆ IsTransparent()

◆ operator!=()

◆ operator=()

◆ operator==()

◆ SetCap()

◆ SetColour() [1/2]

◆ SetColour() [2/2]

◆ SetDashes()

◆ SetJoin()

◆ SetQuality()

◆ SetStipple()

◆ SetStyle()

◆ SetWidth()