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# wxEvtHandler (wx v2.5.4)

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The Event handler

A class that can handle events from the windowing system. `wxWindow` is (and therefore all window classes are) derived from this class.

To get events from wxwidgets objects you subscribe to them by calling `connect/3`.

If the `callback` option is not supplied events are sent as messages.

These messages will be `#wx{}` where `EventRecord` is a record that depends on the `wxEventType`. The records are defined in: `wx/include/wx.hrl`.

If a callback was supplied to connect, the callback will be invoked (in another process) to handle the event. The callback should be of arity 2.

`fun Callback (EventRecord::wx(), EventObject::wxObject()).`

Note: The callback will be in executed in new process each time.

See: Overview events

wxWidgets docs: wxEvtHandler

# Summary

## Types

event()
wx()
wxEventType()
wxEvtHandler()

## Functions

connect(This, EventType)

Equivalent to `connect(This, EventType, [])`.

connect/3

This function subscribes to events.

disconnect(This)

Equivalent to `disconnect(This, null, [])`.

disconnect(This, EventType)

Equivalent to `disconnect(This, EventType, [])`.

disconnect/3

This function unsubscribes the process or callback fun from the event handler.

# Types

# event()

    -type event() ::
              wxActivateEvent:wxActivate() |
              wxAuiManagerEvent:wxAuiManager() |
              wxAuiNotebookEvent:wxAuiNotebook() |
              wxBookCtrlEvent:wxBookCtrl() |
              wxCalendarEvent:wxCalendar() |
              wxChildFocusEvent:wxChildFocus() |
              wxClipboardTextEvent:wxClipboardText() |
              wxCloseEvent:wxClose() |
              wxColourPickerEvent:wxColourPicker() |
              wxCommandEvent:wxCommand() |
              wxContextMenuEvent:wxContextMenu() |
              wxDateEvent:wxDate() |
              wxDisplayChangedEvent:wxDisplayChanged() |
              wxDropFilesEvent:wxDropFiles() |
              wxEraseEvent:wxErase() |
              wxFileDirPickerEvent:wxFileDirPicker() |
              wxFocusEvent:wxFocus() |
              wxFontPickerEvent:wxFontPicker() |
              wxGridEvent:wxGrid() |
              wxHelpEvent:wxHelp() |
              wxHtmlLinkEvent:wxHtmlLink() |
              wxIconizeEvent:wxIconize() |
              wxIdleEvent:wxIdle() |
              wxInitDialogEvent:wxInitDialog() |
              wxJoystickEvent:wxJoystick() |
              wxKeyEvent:wxKey() |
              wxListEvent:wxList() |
              wxMaximizeEvent:wxMaximize() |
              wxMenuEvent:wxMenu() |
              wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent:wxMouseCaptureChanged() |
              wxMouseCaptureLostEvent:wxMouseCaptureLost() |
              wxMouseEvent:wxMouse() |
              wxMoveEvent:wxMove() |
              wxNavigationKeyEvent:wxNavigationKey() |
              wxPaintEvent:wxPaint() |
              wxPaletteChangedEvent:wxPaletteChanged() |
              wxQueryNewPaletteEvent:wxQueryNewPalette() |
              wxSashEvent:wxSash() |
              wxScrollEvent:wxScroll() |
              wxScrollWinEvent:wxScrollWin() |
              wxSetCursorEvent:wxSetCursor() |
              wxShowEvent:wxShow() |
              wxSizeEvent:wxSize() |
              wxSpinEvent:wxSpin() |
              wxSplitterEvent:wxSplitter() |
              wxStyledTextEvent:wxStyledText() |
              wxSysColourChangedEvent:wxSysColourChanged() |
              wxTaskBarIconEvent:wxTaskBarIcon() |
              wxTreeEvent:wxTree() |
              wxUpdateUIEvent:wxUpdateUI() |
              wxWebViewEvent:wxWebView() |
              wxWindowCreateEvent:wxWindowCreate() |
              wxWindowDestroyEvent:wxWindowDestroy().

# wx()

    -type wx() :: #wx{id :: integer(), obj :: wx:wx_object(), userData :: term(), event :: event()}.

# wxEventType()

(not exported)

    -type wxEventType() ::
              wxActivateEvent:wxActivateEventType() |
              wxAuiManagerEvent:wxAuiManagerEventType() |
              wxAuiNotebookEvent:wxAuiNotebookEventType() |
              wxBookCtrlEvent:wxBookCtrlEventType() |
              wxCalendarEvent:wxCalendarEventType() |
              wxChildFocusEvent:wxChildFocusEventType() |
              wxClipboardTextEvent:wxClipboardTextEventType() |
              wxCloseEvent:wxCloseEventType() |
              wxColourPickerEvent:wxColourPickerEventType() |
              wxCommandEvent:wxCommandEventType() |
              wxContextMenuEvent:wxContextMenuEventType() |
              wxDateEvent:wxDateEventType() |
              wxDisplayChangedEvent:wxDisplayChangedEventType() |
              wxDropFilesEvent:wxDropFilesEventType() |
              wxEraseEvent:wxEraseEventType() |
              wxFileDirPickerEvent:wxFileDirPickerEventType() |
              wxFocusEvent:wxFocusEventType() |
              wxFontPickerEvent:wxFontPickerEventType() |
              wxGridEvent:wxGridEventType() |
              wxHelpEvent:wxHelpEventType() |
              wxHtmlLinkEvent:wxHtmlLinkEventType() |
              wxIconizeEvent:wxIconizeEventType() |
              wxIdleEvent:wxIdleEventType() |
              wxInitDialogEvent:wxInitDialogEventType() |
              wxJoystickEvent:wxJoystickEventType() |
              wxKeyEvent:wxKeyEventType() |
              wxListEvent:wxListEventType() |
              wxMaximizeEvent:wxMaximizeEventType() |
              wxMenuEvent:wxMenuEventType() |
              wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent:wxMouseCaptureChangedEventType() |
              wxMouseCaptureLostEvent:wxMouseCaptureLostEventType() |
              wxMouseEvent:wxMouseEventType() |
              wxMoveEvent:wxMoveEventType() |
              wxNavigationKeyEvent:wxNavigationKeyEventType() |
              wxPaintEvent:wxPaintEventType() |
              wxPaletteChangedEvent:wxPaletteChangedEventType() |
              wxQueryNewPaletteEvent:wxQueryNewPaletteEventType() |
              wxSashEvent:wxSashEventType() |
              wxScrollEvent:wxScrollEventType() |
              wxScrollWinEvent:wxScrollWinEventType() |
              wxSetCursorEvent:wxSetCursorEventType() |
              wxShowEvent:wxShowEventType() |
              wxSizeEvent:wxSizeEventType() |
              wxSpinEvent:wxSpinEventType() |
              wxSplitterEvent:wxSplitterEventType() |
              wxStyledTextEvent:wxStyledTextEventType() |
              wxSysColourChangedEvent:wxSysColourChangedEventType() |
              wxTaskBarIconEvent:wxTaskBarIconEventType() |
              wxTreeEvent:wxTreeEventType() |
              wxUpdateUIEvent:wxUpdateUIEventType() |
              wxWebViewEvent:wxWebViewEventType() |
              wxWindowCreateEvent:wxWindowCreateEventType() |
              wxWindowDestroyEvent:wxWindowDestroyEventType().

# wxEvtHandler()

    -type wxEvtHandler() :: wx:wx_object().

# Functions

# connect(This, EventType)

    -spec connect(This :: wxEvtHandler(), EventType :: wxEventType()) -> ok.

Equivalent to `connect(This, EventType, [])`.

# connect/3

    -spec connect(This :: wxEvtHandler(), EventType :: wxEventType(), [Option]) -> ok
                     when
                         Option ::
                             {id, integer()} |
                             {lastId, integer()} |
                             {skip, boolean()} |
                             callback |
                             {callback, function()} |
                             {userData, term()}.

This function subscribes to events.

Subscribes to events of type `EventType`, in the range `id`, `lastId`.

The events will be received as messages if no callback is supplied.

Options

id:`{id, integer()}`The identifier (or first of the identifier range) to be associated with this event handler. Default is ?wxID_ANY

lastid:`{lastId,integer()}`The second part of the identifier range. If used 'id' must be set as the starting identifier range. Default is ?wxID_ANY

skip:`{skip,boolean()}`If skip is true further event_handlers will be called. This is not used if the 'callback' option is used. Default is `false`.

callback:`{callback,function()}`Use a callback`fun(EventRecord::wx(),EventObject::wxObject())`to process the event. Default not specified i.e. a message will be delivered to the process calling this function.

userData:`{userData,term()}`An erlang term that will be sent with the event. Default: [].

# disconnect(This)

    -spec disconnect(This :: wxEvtHandler()) -> boolean().

Equivalent to `disconnect(This, null, [])`.

# disconnect(This, EventType)

    -spec disconnect(This :: wxEvtHandler(), EventType :: wxEventType()) -> boolean().

Equivalent to `disconnect(This, EventType, [])`.

# disconnect/3

    -spec disconnect(This :: wxEvtHandler(), EventType :: wxEventType(), [Option]) -> boolean()
                        when Option :: {id, integer()} | {lastId, integer()} | {callback, function()}.

This function unsubscribes the process or callback fun from the event handler.

EventType may be the atom 'null' to match any eventtype. Notice that the options skip and userdata is not used to match the eventhandler.