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wxMDIChildFrame

An MDI child frame is a frame that can only exist on a wxMDIClientWindow, which is itself a child of wxMDIParentFrame.

Derived from

wxFrame
wxWindow
wxEvtHandler
wxObject

Include files

<wx/mdi.h>

Window styles

wxCAPTION Puts a caption on the frame.
wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE Defined as wxMINIMIZE_BOX | wxMAXIMIZE_BOX | wxTHICK_FRAME | wxSYSTEM_MENU | wxCAPTION.
wxICONIZE Display the frame iconized (minimized) (Windows only).
wxMAXIMIZE Displays the frame maximized (Windows only).
wxMAXIMIZE_BOX Displays a maximize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
wxMINIMIZE Identical to wxICONIZE.
wxMINIMIZE_BOX Displays a minimize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
wxRESIZE_BORDER Displays a resizeable border around the window (Motif only; for Windows, it is implicit in wxTHICK_FRAME).
wxSTAY_ON_TOP Stay on top of other windows (Windows only).
wxSYSTEM_MENU Displays a system menu (Windows and Motif only).
wxTHICK_FRAME Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).

See also window styles overview.

Remarks

Although internally an MDI child frame is a child of the MDI client window, in wxWidgets you create it as a child of wxMDIParentFrame. You can usually forget that the client window exists.

MDI child frames are clipped to the area of the MDI client window, and may be iconized on the client window.

You can associate a menubar with a child frame as usual, although an MDI child doesn't display its menubar under its own title bar. The MDI parent frame's menubar will be changed to reflect the currently active child frame. If there are currently no children, the parent frame's own menubar will be displayed.

See also

wxMDIClientWindow, wxMDIParentFrame, wxFrame

Members

wxMDIChildFrame::wxMDIChildFrame
wxMDIChildFrame::~wxMDIChildFrame
wxMDIChildFrame::Activate
wxMDIChildFrame::Create
wxMDIChildFrame::Maximize
wxMDIChildFrame::Restore


wxMDIChildFrame::wxMDIChildFrame

wxMDIChildFrame()

Default constructor.

wxMDIChildFrame(wxMDIParentFrame* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, const wxString& name = "frame")

Constructor, creating the window.

Parameters

parent

id

title

pos

size

style

name

Remarks

None.

See also

wxMDIChildFrame::Create


wxMDIChildFrame::~wxMDIChildFrame

~wxMDIChildFrame()

Destructor. Destroys all child windows and menu bar if present.


wxMDIChildFrame::Activate

void Activate()

Activates this MDI child frame.

See also

wxMDIChildFrame::Maximize, wxMDIChildFrame::Restore


wxMDIChildFrame::Create

bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, const wxString& name = "frame")

Used in two-step frame construction. See wxMDIChildFrame::wxMDIChildFrame for further details.


wxMDIChildFrame::Maximize

void Maximize(boolmaximize)

Maximizes this MDI child frame.

See also

wxMDIChildFrame::Activate, wxMDIChildFrame::Restore


wxMDIChildFrame::Restore

void Restore()

Restores this MDI child frame (unmaximizes).

See also

wxMDIChildFrame::Activate, wxMDIChildFrame::Maximize