FCCtrlComboBox Class Reference

UI class that handles a combo box, which is a combination of a edit field and a popup list. More...

#include <ff_dialogs.h>

Inheritance diagram for FCCtrlComboBox:

Public Member Functions
const char *	ClassName () const override
	Returns the name of the class, for diagnostic purposes. This method MUST be overwritten in each child class.
	FCCtrlComboBox (twobyte id)
	The constructor.
bool	AssureWidthForText () override
	Override of FCControl::AssureWidthForText.
void	Clear ()
	Removes all strings from the popup part of the combo box.
void	AddString (FCString *pString)
	Appends a string to the end of the popup prt of the combo box.
void	SetStrings (FCStrings *pStrings)
	Sets a string collection to the popup part of the combo box.
int	GetCount ()
	Returns the number of items in the popup part of the combo box.
int	GetSelectedItem ()
	Returns the 0-based selected index for the popup/dropdown control.
void	SetSelectedItem (int index)
	Select the 0-based index of the dropdown.
Public Member Functions inherited from FCCtrlEdit
const char *	ClassName () const override
	Returns the name of the class, for diagnostic purposes. This method MUST be overwritten in each child class.
	FCCtrlEdit (twobyte id)
	The constructor.
int	GetInteger ()
	Returns the edit field as an integer value.
int	GetRangeInteger (int minimum, int maximum)
	Returns the edit field as an integer value, but only within a specific range.
double	GetMeasurement (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	Gets the measurement value from the edit field.
double	GetRangeMeasurement (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit, double min, double max)
	Gets the measurement value from the edit field, within a specific range.
float	GetMeasurementEfix (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	Gets the measurement value in EFIXes from the edit field.
float	GetRangeMeasurementEfix (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit, float min, float max)
	Gets the measurement value in EFIXes from the edit field, within a specific range.
void	SetMeasurement (double value, _ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	Sets the EVPU value to the edit field, using the indicated measurement unit.
void	SetMeasurementEfix (float value, _ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	Sets the EFIX value to the edit field, using the indicated measurement unit.
double	GetMeasurementInteger (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	GetMeasurement version without the fractional part.
double	GetRangeMeasurementInteger (_ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit, int min, int max)
	GetMeasurement version without the fractional part, within a specific range.
void	SetMeasurementInteger (double value, _ENUMCODE(MEASUREMENTUNITS) _LUACODE(twobyte) measurementunit)
	A SetMeasurement version without the fractional part.
void	SetInteger (int anint)
	Sets the edit control to an integer value.
void	SetFloat (double value)
	Sets the edit control to a floating point value.
double	GetFloat (double min, double max)
	Reads a floating point value from the edit control.
void	AdjustIntegerWithin (int min, int max)
	Assures that the edit control displays an integer value within a specific range.
void	SetFocus ()
	Moves the keyboard focus to the edit control.
void	SelectAll ()
	Selects all text in the edit box.
void	SetMaxLength (twobyte maxlength)
	Sets the maximum length of the edit control.
void	SetReadOnly (bool readonly)
	Sets the edit field to be read-only or editable.
void	ScrollToBottom ()
	Scrolls to the bottom of a multiline control.
Public Member Functions inherited from FCControl
	FCControl (twobyte id, const __FCControlTypedPtr &subclassPtr)
	The constructor.
	FCControl (twobyte id)
	The constructor for external C++ subclasses.
virtual	~FCControl ()
	Destructor.
bool	GetPointsMeasurement ()
	Returns if the measurements and positioning is in points or in a system-native unit.
__FCUserWindow *	GetParent () const
	Returns the parent window object for the control.
bool	WindowExists () const
	Returns true if a valid parent window handle (and control handle) is available.
HWND	_GetWinControlHandle () const
	For internal use only. Returns the handle for the control.
virtual void	Repaint ()
	Force a visual update of the control.
int	GetControlID () const
	Returns the control ID for the control.
int	GetAssignedID () const
	Gets the connected ID regardless of platform.
CONTROL_ACTIONS	GetAction () const
	Returns the dialog acction assigned to the control.
void	SetAction (CONTROL_ACTIONS action)
	Sets the dialog acction assigned to the control.
virtual void	SetEnable (bool state)
	Sets the enable/grayed state of the control (if user input should be allowed or not).
virtual bool	GetEnable () const
	Returns the enable/grayed state of the control (if user input should be allowed or not).
virtual void	SetVisible (bool bShow)
	Sets the visibility of the control.
virtual void	SetBold (bool state)
	Sets the boldface appearance for the control.
virtual void	SetFont (const FCFontInfo *fontInfo)
	Sets the font information for the text of the control.
virtual FCFontInfo *	CreateFontInfo () const
	Creates font information from the current text font of the control.
virtual void	SetKeyboardFocus ()
	Sets the keyboard focus to the control.
void	SetTextAndResize (FCString *pString)
	Cocoa only: Sets the text and resizes the view inside a NSScrollView.
void	AssureNoHorizontalOverlap (const FCControl &control, int padding)
	Shift the control right as needed to the extent necessary so that its GetLeft position will accommodate the width of the specified control plus the specified padding. You can call this function with more than one reference control.
void	HorizontallyAlignLeftWith (const FCControl *pControl, double offset=0)
	Specifies a control with which to horizontally align left. All controls set to align with this control align at the location of the one with the largest GetLeft value. This function replaces any previous horizontal alignment options.
void	HorizontallyAlignRightWith (const FCControl *pControl, double offset=0)
	Specifies a control with which to horizontally align right. All controls set to align with this control align at the location of the one with the largest right value (GetLeft + GetWidth). This function replaces any previous horizontal alignment options.
void	HorizontallyAlignRightWithFurthest (double offset=0)
	Specifies that this control should align with the control that extends furthest to the right. Calling this function replaces any other control that has been set for horizontal alignment.
void	DoAutoResizeWidth (std::optional< double > minimumwidth=std::nullopt)
	Sets the autoresize width option for the control. When this value is set, the control calls AssureWidthForText automatically when the window initializes and every time SetText is called while the window is running.
void	StretchToAlignWithRight ()
	Sets a control to stretch its width to align with the furthest right control.
virtual void	SetText (const FCString *pString)
	Sets the text for the control.
virtual void	GetText (FCString *pString) const
	Gets the text of the control.
void	SetLeft (float pos)
	Sets the left position of the control.
float	GetLeft ()
	Returns the left position of the control.
void	SetTop (float pos)
	Sets the top position of the control.
float	GetTop ()
	Returns the top position of the control.
float	GetHeight ()
	Returns the height of the control.
float	GetWidth ()
	Returns the width of the control.
bool	GetVisible ()
	Returns the visibility state of a control.
void	SetWidth (float width)
	Sets the width of the control.
void	SetHeight (float height)
	Sets the height of the control.
void	MoveRelative (float horizmove, float vertmove)
	Moves the control relatively to the current position.
void	MoveAbsolute (float x, float y)
	Moves the control in absolute coordinates.
virtual void	ResizeRelative (float horizresize, float vertresize)
	Resizes the control relatively to the current size. Top left corner will stay fixed.
bool	RedrawImmediate () const
	Redraws the control immediately. Calling this allows your program that has blocked the main thread to show immediate results without relinquishing control back to the operating system.
Public Member Functions inherited from __FCBase
virtual const PDKFRAMEWORK_CLASSID	GetClassID () const
	Returns the internal class ID for the PDK Framework class. This is implemented mostly because Lua has problems to resolve the true classes of inherited objects.
virtual	~__FCBase ()
	Virtual destructor, so all inherited classes get the virtual destructor.
void	DebugMsgInt (const char *pszPrefixText, int i)
	Creates a simple Message Box for debug purposes. The text appears with the extra digit (in decimal presentation) appearing afterwards.
void	DebugMsgHex (const char *pszPrefixText, int i)
	Creates a simple Message Box for debug purposes. The text appears with the extra digit (as a hexadecimal number) appearing afterwards.
void	DebugMsgString (const char *pszPrefixText, const char *thestring)
	Creates a simple Message Box for debug purposes. The text appears with the extra string appearing afterwards.
void	DebugMsg (const char *pszMsg)
	Creates a simple Message Box for debug purposes with just one text string.
void	DebugOutMenuInfo (FCUI *pUI, int menuixd_horiz, int menuixd_vert) const
	Outputs the menu command info for debugging purposes.
int	DebugOutFormat (const char *fmt,...)
	Outputs debug text using C style "printf" syntax.
virtual void	DebugDump ()
	Outputs the class data/information for debugging purposes.
virtual void	DebugDataDump ()
	Outputs a memory dump of the data block in the object for debugging purposes.
virtual void	DebugDataByteArrayDump ()
	Outputs a memory dump of the data block in the object for debugging purposes, as a C++ byte array.
void	Set16BitFlag (FLAG_16 *flag, FLAG_16 flagbits, bool state)
	Sets a 16 bit flag.
void	Set32BitFlag (FLAG_32 *flag, FLAG_32 flagbits, bool state)
	Sets/resets a 32 bit flag, by using a bit mask.
bool	GetBitFlag (FLAG_32 flag, FLAG_32 flagbits) const
	Gets a state from flag bits. Returns true if any bit in the mask is set.
int	GetBitCount (FLAG_32 flag)
	Returns the total number of set bits in a 32-bit unsigned int.
void	SetSpecific32Bit (FLAG_32 *flag, int bitnumber, bool state)
	Sets/resets a single bit in a 32 bit flag, by specifying one specific bit.
void	SetUserData (void *pData)
	Sets the user data attached to the instance of an object.
void	SetUserData2 (void *pData)
	Sets the additional user data attached to the instance of an object.
void *	GetUserData () const
	Gets the user data attached to the instance of an object.
void *	GetUserData2 () const
	Gets the additional user data attached to the instance of an object.
virtual bool	IsIdentical (const __FCBase *pCompareObject) const
	Returns true if the data in the passed object is considered to be identical to the current object, otherwise false.
void	StoreXML_String (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, FCString *pStringValue)
	Helper function to store FCString objects in the XML file.
void	StoreXML_Integer (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, int value)
	Helper function to store integer objects in the XML file.
void	StoreXML_Bool (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, bool value)
	Helper function to store boolean objects in the XML file.
void	StoreXML_StringAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, FCString *pStringValue)
	Helper function to store FCString objects in the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
void	StoreXML_IntegerAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, int value)
	Helper function to store integer objects in the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
void	StoreXML_BoolAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, bool value)
	Helper function to store boolean objects in the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
void	StoreXML_FloatAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, float value)
	Helper function to store floating point objects in the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
virtual void	StoreToXML (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode)
	Virtual method that is used to store an object's data.
bool	ReadXML_String (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, FCString *pStringValue)
	Helper method to read FCString objects from the XML file.
bool	ReadXML_Integer (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, int *pValue)
	Helper method to read integer objects from the XML file.
bool	ReadXML_Bool (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode, const char *pszElementName, bool *pValue)
	Helper method to read boolean objects from the XML file.
bool	ReadXML_StringAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, FCString *pStringValue)
	Helper method to read FCString objects from the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
bool	ReadXML_IntegerAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, int *pValue)
	Helper method to read integer objects from the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
bool	ReadXML_BoolAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, bool *pValue)
	Helper method to read boolean objects from the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
bool	ReadXML_FloatAttribute (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode, const char *pszAttributeName, float *pValue)
	Helper method to read floating point objects from the XML file, as an attribute to a node.
virtual bool	ReadFromXML (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pParentNode)
	Virtual method that is used to read object data.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from FCControl
enum	CONTROL_ACTIONS { ACTION_NONE = 0 , ACTION_OK = 1 , ACTION_CLOSE = 2 , ACTION_CANCEL = 3 }
	Predefined actions for controls. More...
Public Types inherited from __FCBase
enum	PDKFRAMEWORK_CLASSID {   FCID_UNKNOWN = 0 , FCID_ACCIDENTALMOD , FCID_ACTIVELYRIC , FCID_ALLOTMENT ,   FCID_ARTICULATION , FCID_ARTICULATIONDEF , FCID_BACKWARDREPEAT , FCID_BASELINE ,   FCID_BEAMMOD , FCID_BEATCHARTELEMENT , FCID_BOOKMARK , FCID_BROKENBEAMMOD ,   FCID_CATEGORYDEF , FCID_CELLCLEFCHANGE , FCID_CELLFRAMEHOLD , FCID_CELLGRAPHIC ,   FCID_CELLTEXT , FCID_CENTERSMARTSHAPE , FCID_CHORD , FCID_CHORDPREFS ,   FCID_CHORDSUFFIXELEMENT , FCID_CHORUSSYLLABLE , FCID_CLEFDEF , FCID_COMPOSITETIMESIGBOTTOMELEMENT ,   FCID_COMPOSITETIMESIGTOPELEMENT , FCID_CROSSSTAFFMOD , FCID_CUSTOMSMARTLINEDEF , FCID_CUSTOMSTEMMOD ,   FCID_DISTANCEPREFS , FCID_DOTMOD , FCID_ENCLOSURE , FCID_ENDINGREPEAT ,   FCID_ENIGMATEXTSTYLE , FCID_ENTRYALTERMOD , FCID_EXECUTABLESHAPEDEF , FCID_EXPRESSION ,   FCID_FONTINFO , FCID_FONTPREFS , FCID_FREEZESYSTEM , FCID_FRETBOARDSTYLEDEF ,   FCID_FRETBOARDSTYLEDEFS , FCID_FRETBOARDGROUPDEF , FCID_FRETBOARDGROUPDEFS , FCID_FRETINSTRUMENTDEF ,   FCID_GENERALPREFS , FCID_GRIDSGUIDESPREFS , FCID_GROUP , FCID_GROUPNAMEPOSITIONPREFS ,   FCID_HUMANPLAYBACKPREFS , FCID_INDEPENDENTCELLDETAIL , FCID_INSTRUMENTDEF , FCID_INSTRUMENTPLAYBACKDATA ,   FCID_KEYMODEDEF , FCID_KEYSIGNATURE , FCID_LAYERPREFS , FCID_LYRICSBASELINE ,   FCID_LYRICSPREFS , FCID_MEASURE , FCID_MEASURENUMBERREGION , FCID_METATOOLASSIGNMENT ,   FCID_MIDIEXPRESSION , FCID_MISCDOCPREFS , FCID_MULTIMEASUREREST , FCID_MULTIMEASURERESTPREFS ,   FCID_MULTISTAFFINSTRUMENT , FCID_MULTISTAFFINSTRUMENTS , FCID_MUSICCHARACTERPREFS , FCID_MUSICSPACINGPREFS ,   FCID_NUMBER , FCID_NOTEHEADMOD , FCID_OTHERINCI , FCID_PERCUSSIONLAYOUTNOTE ,   FCID_PERCUSSIONSTAFF , FCID_PERFORMANCEMOD , FCID_PAGE , FCID_PAGEFORMATPREFS ,   FCID_PAGEGRAPHIC , FCID_PAGETEXT , FCID_PART , FCID_PARTEXTRACTPREFS ,   FCID_PARTSCOPEPREFS , FCID_PARTSTAFFVOICING , FCID_PERCUSSIONNOTEMOD , FCID_PIANOBRACEPREFS ,   FCID_PLAYBACKPREFS , FCID_RAWTEXT , FCID_REPEATPREFS , FCID_SECONDARYBEAMBREAKMOD ,   FCID_BEAMEXTENSIONMOD , FCID_SECTIONSYLLABLE , FCID_SEPARATEMEASURENUMBER , FCID_SEPARATEPLACEMENT ,   FCID_SHAPEDEF , FCID_SHAPEEXPRESSIONDEF , FCID_SLURCONTOURPREFS , FCID_SIZEPREFS ,   FCID_SMARTSHAPE , FCID_SMARTSHAPEENTRYMARK , FCID_SMARTSHAPEMEASUREMARK , FCID_SMARTSHAPEPREFS ,   FCID_STAFF , FCID_STAFFLIST , FCID_STAFFNAMEPOSITION , FCID_STAFFNAMEPOSITIONPREFS ,   FCID_STAFFSTYLEASSIGN , FCID_STAFFSTYLEDEF , FCID_STAFFSYSTEM , FCID_STEMCONNECTIONTABLE ,   FCID_STEMMOD , FCID_STRING , FCID_SYLLABLEENTRYMOD , FCID_SYSTEMSTAFF ,   FCID_TABLATURENOTEMOD , FCID_TEMPOELEMENT , FCID_TEXTBLOCK , FCID_TEXTEXPRESSIONDEF ,   FCID_TEXTREPEAT , FCID_TEXTREPEATDEF , FCID_TIEMOD , FCID_TIEPREFS ,   FCID_TIECONTOURPREFS , FCID_TIEPLACEMENTPREFS , FCID_TIMESIGNATURE , FCID_TUPLET ,   FCID_TUPLETPREFS , FCID_VERSESYLLABLE }
	Constants for the GetClassID method. More...
enum	MEASUREMENTUNITS {   MEASUREMENTUNIT_DEFAULT = UNIT_DEFAULT , MEASUREMENTUNIT_EVPUS = UNIT_EVPUS , MEASUREMENTUNIT_INCHES = UNIT_INCHES , MEASUREMENTUNIT_CENTIMETERS = UNIT_CENTS ,   MEASUREMENTUNIT_POINTS = UNIT_POINTS , MEASUREMENTUNIT_PICAS = UNIT_PICAS , MEASUREMENTUNIT_SPACES = UNIT_SPACES , MEASUREMENTUNIT_MILLIMETERS = 100 }
	Constants for Finale's standard measurement units. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from __FCBase
static void	DebugOutPtr (const char *pszPrefixText, void *ptr)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The prefix text appears with the extra ptr (in hexadeximal representation) appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutInt (const char *pszPrefixText, int i)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The text appears with the extra digit (in decimal presentation) appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutFloat (const char *pszPrefixText, double f)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The text appears with the extra float value appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutTag (const char *pszPrefixText, EXTAG extag)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The text appears with the EXTAG (in text) appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutHex (const char *pszPrefixText, int i)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The text appears with the extra digit (in hexadecimal presentation) appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutBin (const char *pszPrefixText, int i)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The text appears with the extra digit (in binary presentation) appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutString (const char *pszPrefixText, const char *thestring)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes (C string version). The text appears with the extra string appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutString (const char *pszPrefixText, FCString *pString)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes (FCString version). The text appears with the extra string appearing afterwards.
static void	DebugOutBool (const char *pszPrefixText, bool state)
	Static method that outputs a line for debugging purposes. The boolean state appears afterwards as either "TRUE" or "FALSE".
static void	DebugOutBlock (const void *pBuffer, int startoffset, int size)
	Static method that outputs a memory block for debugging purposes. Eight bytes per line will appear (as hex digits) until the whole memory block is dumped.
static void	DebugOutByteArrayBlock (const void *pBuffer, int startoffset, int size)
	Static method that outputs a memory block for debugging purposes. Eight bytes per line will appear (as hex digits) as a C++ onebyte array, until the whole memory block is dumped.
static void	DebugOut (const char *pszLine)
	Static method to output a line of text for debugging purposes.
Protected Member Functions inherited from __FCBase
	__FCBase ()
	The constructor.

Detailed Description

UI class that handles a combo box, which is a combination of a edit field and a popup list.

This class shares much of the functionality found in the FCCtrlEdit and FCCtrlPopup classes.

Member Function Documentation

AssureWidthForText()

bool FCCtrlComboBox::AssureWidthForText ( )

overridevirtual

Override of FCControl::AssureWidthForText.

Reimplemented from FCControl.

ClassName()

const char * FCCtrlComboBox::ClassName ( ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

Returns the name of the class, for diagnostic purposes. This method MUST be overwritten in each child class.

Lua-supported.

Reimplemented from FCControl.

Clear()

void FCCtrlComboBox::Clear

(

)

Removes all strings from the popup part of the combo box.

Lua-supported (0.64).

GetCount()

int FCCtrlComboBox::GetCount

(

)

Returns the number of items in the popup part of the combo box.

Lua-supported (0.64).

GetSelectedItem()

int FCCtrlComboBox::GetSelectedItem

(

)

Returns the 0-based selected index for the popup/dropdown control.

Lua-supported (0.64).

Returns

The 0-based index value for the popup/dropdown or -1 if the current text in the control does not match any of the items.

SetSelectedItem()

void FCCtrlComboBox::SetSelectedItem

(

int

index

)

Select the 0-based index of the dropdown.

Lua-supported (0.64).

Parameters

[in]

index

The 0-based index. Negative values are ignored.

SetStrings()

void FCCtrlComboBox::SetStrings ( FCStrings * pStrings )

inline

Sets a string collection to the popup part of the combo box.

If any items have been added to the control earlier, these will be cleared. Items will be appended in the order they appear in the collection.

Lua-supported (0.64).

Parameters

[in]

pStrings

The FCString collection, containing the items.