Version: 3.2.5
wxGenericAboutDialog Class Reference

#include <wx/generic/aboutdlgg.h>

Detailed Description

This class defines a customizable About dialog.

Note that if you don't need customization, you should use the global wxAboutBox() function that is both easier to use and shows the native dialog if available.

To use this class, you need to derive your own class from it and override the virtual method DoAddCustomControls().

To instantiate an object from your wxGenericAboutDialog-based class, you can use either the default constructor followed by a call to Create(), or directly using the alternate constructor. In either case, you have to prepare a wxAboutDialogInfo containing standard information to display in an about-box.

Example of usage, MyAboutDlg being a class derived from wxGenericAboutDialog:

void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
{
wxAboutDialogInfo aboutInfo;
aboutInfo.SetName("MyApp");
aboutInfo.SetVersion(MY_APP_VERSION_STRING);
aboutInfo.SetDescription(_("My wxWidgets-based application!"));
aboutInfo.SetCopyright("(C) 1992-2024");
aboutInfo.SetWebSite("http://myapp.org");
aboutInfo.AddDeveloper("My Self");
MyAboutDlg dlgAbout(aboutInfo, this);
dlgAbout.ShowModal();
}
wxAboutDialogInfo contains information shown in the standard About dialog displayed by the wxAboutBox...
Definition: aboutdlg.h:54
void SetCopyright(const wxString &copyright)
Set the short string containing the program copyright information.
void AddDeveloper(const wxString &developer)
Adds a developer name to be shown in the program credits.
void SetDescription(const wxString &desc)
Set brief, but possibly multiline, description of the program.
void SetName(const wxString &name)
Set the name of the program.
void SetVersion(const wxString &version, const wxString &longVersion=wxString())
Set the version of the program.
void SetWebSite(const wxString &url, const wxString &desc=wxEmptyString)
Set the web site for the program and its description (which defaults to url itself if empty).
This event class contains information about command events, which originate from a variety of simple ...
Definition: event.h:2032
const wxString & _(const wxString &string)
Macro to be used around all literal strings that should be translated.

Library:  wxCore
Category:  Common Dialogs
See also
wxAboutDialogInfo

Public Member Functions

 wxGenericAboutDialog ()
 Default constructor, Create() must be called later. More...
 
 wxGenericAboutDialog (const wxAboutDialogInfo &info, wxWindow *parent=NULL)
 Creates the dialog and initializes it with the given information. More...
 
bool Create (const wxAboutDialogInfo &info, wxWindow *parent=NULL)
 Initializes the dialog created using the default constructor. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void DoAddCustomControls ()
 This virtual method may be overridden to add more controls to the dialog. More...
 
void AddControl (wxWindow *win, const wxSizerFlags &flags)
 Add arbitrary control to the sizer content with the specified flags. More...
 
void AddControl (wxWindow *win)
 Add arbitrary control to the sizer content and centre it. More...
 
void AddText (const wxString &text)
 Add the given (not empty) text to the sizer content. More...
 
void AddCollapsiblePane (const wxString &title, const wxString &text)
 Add a wxCollapsiblePane containing the given text. More...
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ wxGenericAboutDialog() [1/2]

wxGenericAboutDialog::wxGenericAboutDialog ( )

Default constructor, Create() must be called later.

◆ wxGenericAboutDialog() [2/2]

wxGenericAboutDialog::wxGenericAboutDialog ( const wxAboutDialogInfo info,
wxWindow parent = NULL 
)

Creates the dialog and initializes it with the given information.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddCollapsiblePane()

void wxGenericAboutDialog::AddCollapsiblePane ( const wxString title,
const wxString text 
)
protected

Add a wxCollapsiblePane containing the given text.

◆ AddControl() [1/2]

void wxGenericAboutDialog::AddControl ( wxWindow win)
protected

Add arbitrary control to the sizer content and centre it.

◆ AddControl() [2/2]

void wxGenericAboutDialog::AddControl ( wxWindow win,
const wxSizerFlags flags 
)
protected

Add arbitrary control to the sizer content with the specified flags.

For example, here is how to add an expandable line with a border of 3 pixels, then a line of text:

AddControl(new wxStaticLine(this), wxSizerFlags().Expand().Border(wxALL, 3));
AddText(_("This line is just an example of custom text."));
void AddText(const wxString &text)
Add the given (not empty) text to the sizer content.
void AddControl(wxWindow *win, const wxSizerFlags &flags)
Add arbitrary control to the sizer content with the specified flags.
Container for sizer items flags providing readable names for them.
Definition: sizer.h:1402
A static line is just a line which may be used in a dialog to separate the groups of controls.
Definition: statline.h:32
@ wxALL
Definition: defs.h:57

◆ AddText()

void wxGenericAboutDialog::AddText ( const wxString text)
protected

Add the given (not empty) text to the sizer content.

◆ Create()

bool wxGenericAboutDialog::Create ( const wxAboutDialogInfo info,
wxWindow parent = NULL 
)

Initializes the dialog created using the default constructor.

◆ DoAddCustomControls()

virtual void wxGenericAboutDialog::DoAddCustomControls ( )
inlineprotectedvirtual

This virtual method may be overridden to add more controls to the dialog.

Use the protected AddControl(), AddText() and AddCollapsiblePane() methods to add custom controls.

This method is called during the dialog creation and you don't need to call it, only to override it.