FLTK 1.3.3
Fl_Browser Class Reference

The Fl_Browser widget displays a scrolling list of text lines, and manages all the storage for the text. More...

#include <Fl_Browser.H>

Inheritance diagram for Fl_Browser:
Fl_Browser_ Fl_Group Fl_Widget Fl_File_Browser Fl_Hold_Browser Fl_Multi_Browser Fl_Select_Browser

Public Types

enum  Fl_Line_Position { TOP, BOTTOM, MIDDLE }
 For internal use only?
 
- Public Types inherited from Fl_Browser_
enum  {
  HORIZONTAL = 1, VERTICAL = 2, BOTH = 3, ALWAYS_ON = 4,
  HORIZONTAL_ALWAYS = 5, VERTICAL_ALWAYS = 6, BOTH_ALWAYS = 7
}
 Values for has_scrollbar(). More...
 

Public Member Functions

void add (const char *newtext, void *d=0)
 Adds a new line to the end of the browser. More...
 
void bottomline (int line)
 Scrolls the browser so the bottom item in the browser is showing the specified line. More...
 
void clear ()
 Removes all the lines in the browser. More...
 
char column_char () const
 Gets the current column separator character. More...
 
void column_char (char c)
 Sets the column separator to c. More...
 
const int * column_widths () const
 Gets the current column width array. More...
 
void column_widths (const int *arr)
 Sets the current array to arr. More...
 
void * data (int line) const
 Returns the user data() for specified line. More...
 
void data (int line, void *d)
 Sets the user data for specified line to d. More...
 
void display (int line, int val=1)
 For back compatibility. More...
 
int displayed (int line) const
 Returns non-zero if line has been scrolled to a position where it is being displayed. More...
 
 Fl_Browser (int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char *L=0)
 The constructor makes an empty browser. More...
 
char format_char () const
 Gets the current format code prefix character, which by default is '@'. More...
 
void format_char (char c)
 Sets the current format code prefix character to c. More...
 
void hide (int line)
 Makes line invisible, preventing selection by the user. More...
 
void hide ()
 Hides the entire Fl_Browser widget – opposite of show(). More...
 
void icon (int line, Fl_Image *icon)
 Set the image icon for line to the value icon. More...
 
Fl_Imageicon (int line) const
 Returns the icon currently defined for line. More...
 
void insert (int line, const char *newtext, void *d=0)
 Insert a new entry whose label is newtext above given line, optional data d. More...
 
void lineposition (int line, Fl_Line_Position pos)
 Updates the browser so that line is shown at position pos. More...
 
int load (const char *filename)
 Clears the browser and reads the file, adding each line from the file to the browser. More...
 
void make_visible (int line)
 Make the item at the specified line visible(). More...
 
void middleline (int line)
 Scrolls the browser so the middle item in the browser is showing the specified line. More...
 
void move (int to, int from)
 Line from is removed and reinserted at to. More...
 
void remove (int line)
 Remove entry for given line number, making the browser one line shorter. More...
 
void remove_icon (int line)
 Removes the icon for line. More...
 
void replace (int a, const char *b)
 For back compatibility only. More...
 
int select (int line, int val=1)
 Sets the selection state of the item at line to the value val. More...
 
int selected (int line) const
 Returns 1 if specified line is selected, 0 if not. More...
 
void show (int line)
 Makes line visible, and available for selection by user. More...
 
void show ()
 Shows the entire Fl_Browser widget – opposite of hide(). More...
 
int size () const
 Returns how many lines are in the browser. More...
 
void size (int W, int H)
 
void swap (int a, int b)
 Swaps two browser lines a and b. More...
 
const char * text (int line) const
 Returns the label text for the specified line. More...
 
void text (int line, const char *newtext)
 Sets the text for the specified line to newtext. More...
 
int topline () const
 Returns the line that is currently visible at the top of the browser. More...
 
void topline (int line)
 Scrolls the browser so the top item in the browser is showing the specified line. More...
 
int value () const
 Returns the line number of the currently selected line, or 0 if none. More...
 
void value (int line)
 Sets the browser's value(), which selects the specified line. More...
 
int visible (int line) const
 Returns non-zero if the specified line is visible, 0 if hidden. More...
 
 ~Fl_Browser ()
 The destructor deletes all list items and destroys the browser.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Fl_Browser_
int deselect (int docallbacks=0)
 Deselects all items in the list and returns 1 if the state changed or 0 if it did not. More...
 
void display (void *item)
 Displays the item, scrolling the list as necessary. More...
 
int handle (int event)
 Handles the event within the normal widget bounding box. More...
 
uchar has_scrollbar () const
 Returns the current scrollbar mode, see Fl_Browser_::has_scrollbar(uchar)
 
void has_scrollbar (uchar mode)
 Sets whether the widget should have scrollbars or not (default Fl_Browser_::BOTH). More...
 
int hposition () const
 Gets the horizontal scroll position of the list as a pixel position pos. More...
 
void hposition (int)
 Sets the horizontal scroll position of the list to pixel position pos. More...
 
int position () const
 Gets the vertical scroll position of the list as a pixel position pos. More...
 
void position (int pos)
 Sets the vertical scroll position of the list to pixel position pos. More...
 
void resize (int X, int Y, int W, int H)
 Repositions and/or resizes the browser. More...
 
void scrollbar_left ()
 Moves the vertical scrollbar to the lefthand side of the list. More...
 
void scrollbar_right ()
 Moves the vertical scrollbar to the righthand side of the list. More...
 
int scrollbar_size () const
 Gets the current size of the scrollbars' troughs, in pixels. More...
 
void scrollbar_size (int newSize)
 Sets the pixel size of the scrollbars' troughs to newSize, in pixels. More...
 
int scrollbar_width () const
 This method has been deprecated, existing for backwards compatibility only. More...
 
void scrollbar_width (int width)
 This method has been deprecated, existing for backwards compatibility only. More...
 
int select (void *item, int val=1, int docallbacks=0)
 Sets the selection state of item to val, and returns 1 if the state changed or 0 if it did not. More...
 
int select_only (void *item, int docallbacks=0)
 Selects item and returns 1 if the state changed or 0 if it did not. More...
 
void sort (int flags=0)
 Sort the items in the browser based on flags. More...
 
Fl_Color textcolor () const
 Gets the default text color for the lines in the browser.
 
void textcolor (Fl_Color col)
 Sets the default text color for the lines in the browser to color col.
 
Fl_Font textfont () const
 Gets the default text font for the lines in the browser. More...
 
void textfont (Fl_Font font)
 Sets the default text font for the lines in the browser to font.
 
Fl_Fontsize textsize () const
 Gets the default text size (in pixels) for the lines in the browser.
 
void textsize (Fl_Fontsize newSize)
 Sets the default text size (in pixels) for the lines in the browser to size.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Fl_Group
Fl_Widget *& _ddfdesign_kludge ()
 This is for forms compatibility only.
 
void add (Fl_Widget &)
 The widget is removed from its current group (if any) and then added to the end of this group.
 
void add (Fl_Widget *o)
 See void Fl_Group::add(Fl_Widget &w)
 
void add_resizable (Fl_Widget &o)
 Adds a widget to the group and makes it the resizable widget.
 
Fl_Widget *const * array () const
 Returns a pointer to the array of children. More...
 
virtual Fl_Groupas_group ()
 Returns an Fl_Group pointer if this widget is an Fl_Group. More...
 
void begin ()
 Sets the current group so you can build the widget tree by just constructing the widgets. More...
 
Fl_Widgetchild (int n) const
 Returns array()[n]. More...
 
int children () const
 Returns how many child widgets the group has.
 
void clear ()
 Deletes all child widgets from memory recursively. More...
 
void clip_children (int c)
 Controls whether the group widget clips the drawing of child widgets to its bounding box. More...
 
unsigned int clip_children ()
 Returns the current clipping mode. More...
 
void end ()
 Exactly the same as current(this->parent()). More...
 
int find (const Fl_Widget *) const
 Searches the child array for the widget and returns the index. More...
 
int find (const Fl_Widget &o) const
 See int Fl_Group::find(const Fl_Widget *w) const.
 
 Fl_Group (int, int, int, int, const char *=0)
 Creates a new Fl_Group widget using the given position, size, and label string. More...
 
void focus (Fl_Widget *W)
 
void forms_end ()
 This is for forms compatibility only.
 
int handle (int)
 Handles the specified event. More...
 
void init_sizes ()
 Resets the internal array of widget sizes and positions. More...
 
void insert (Fl_Widget &, int i)
 The widget is removed from its current group (if any) and then inserted into this group. More...
 
void insert (Fl_Widget &o, Fl_Widget *before)
 This does insert(w, find(before)). More...
 
void remove (int index)
 Removes the widget at index from the group but does not delete it. More...
 
void remove (Fl_Widget &)
 Removes a widget from the group but does not delete it. More...
 
void remove (Fl_Widget *o)
 Removes the widget o from the group. More...
 
void resizable (Fl_Widget &o)
 See void Fl_Group::resizable(Fl_Widget *box)
 
void resizable (Fl_Widget *o)
 The resizable widget defines the resizing box for the group. More...
 
Fl_Widgetresizable () const
 See void Fl_Group::resizable(Fl_Widget *box)
 
void resize (int, int, int, int)
 Resizes the Fl_Group widget and all of its children. More...
 
virtual ~Fl_Group ()
 The destructor also deletes all the children. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Fl_Widget
void _clear_fullscreen ()
 
void _set_fullscreen ()
 
void activate ()
 Activates the widget. More...
 
unsigned int active () const
 Returns whether the widget is active. More...
 
int active_r () const
 Returns whether the widget and all of its parents are active. More...
 
Fl_Align align () const
 Gets the label alignment. More...
 
void align (Fl_Align alignment)
 Sets the label alignment. More...
 
long argument () const
 Gets the current user data (long) argument that is passed to the callback function.
 
void argument (long v)
 Sets the current user data (long) argument that is passed to the callback function. More...
 
virtual class Fl_Gl_Windowas_gl_window ()
 Returns an Fl_Gl_Window pointer if this widget is an Fl_Gl_Window. More...
 
virtual Fl_Windowas_window ()
 Returns an Fl_Window pointer if this widget is an Fl_Window. More...
 
Fl_Boxtype box () const
 Gets the box type of the widget. More...
 
void box (Fl_Boxtype new_box)
 Sets the box type for the widget. More...
 
Fl_Callback_p callback () const
 Gets the current callback function for the widget. More...
 
void callback (Fl_Callback *cb, void *p)
 Sets the current callback function for the widget. More...
 
void callback (Fl_Callback *cb)
 Sets the current callback function for the widget. More...
 
void callback (Fl_Callback0 *cb)
 Sets the current callback function for the widget. More...
 
void callback (Fl_Callback1 *cb, long p=0)
 Sets the current callback function for the widget. More...
 
unsigned int changed () const
 Checks if the widget value changed since the last callback. More...
 
void clear_active ()
 Marks the widget as inactive without sending events or changing focus. More...
 
void clear_changed ()
 Marks the value of the widget as unchanged. More...
 
void clear_damage (uchar c=0)
 Clears or sets the damage flags. More...
 
void clear_output ()
 Sets a widget to accept input. More...
 
void clear_visible ()
 Hides the widget. More...
 
void clear_visible_focus ()
 Disables keyboard focus navigation with this widget. More...
 
Fl_Color color () const
 Gets the background color of the widget. More...
 
void color (Fl_Color bg)
 Sets the background color of the widget. More...
 
void color (Fl_Color bg, Fl_Color sel)
 Sets the background and selection color of the widget. More...
 
Fl_Color color2 () const
 For back compatibility only. More...
 
void color2 (unsigned a)
 For back compatibility only. More...
 
int contains (const Fl_Widget *w) const
 Checks if w is a child of this widget. More...
 
void copy_label (const char *new_label)
 Sets the current label. More...
 
void copy_tooltip (const char *text)
 Sets the current tooltip text. More...
 
uchar damage () const
 Returns non-zero if draw() needs to be called. More...
 
void damage (uchar c)
 Sets the damage bits for the widget. More...
 
void damage (uchar c, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 Sets the damage bits for an area inside the widget. More...
 
int damage_resize (int, int, int, int)
 Internal use only. More...
 
void deactivate ()
 Deactivates the widget. More...
 
Fl_Imagedeimage ()
 Gets the image that is used as part of the widget label. More...
 
const Fl_Imagedeimage () const
 
void deimage (Fl_Image *img)
 Sets the image to use as part of the widget label. More...
 
void deimage (Fl_Image &img)
 Sets the image to use as part of the widget label. More...
 
void do_callback ()
 Calls the widget callback. More...
 
void do_callback (Fl_Widget *o, long arg)
 Calls the widget callback. More...
 
void do_callback (Fl_Widget *o, void *arg=0)
 Calls the widget callback. More...
 
void draw_label (int, int, int, int, Fl_Align) const
 Draws the label in an arbitrary bounding box with an arbitrary alignment. More...
 
int h () const
 Gets the widget height. More...
 
Fl_Imageimage ()
 Gets the image that is used as part of the widget label. More...
 
const Fl_Imageimage () const
 
void image (Fl_Image *img)
 Sets the image to use as part of the widget label. More...
 
void image (Fl_Image &img)
 Sets the image to use as part of the widget label. More...
 
int inside (const Fl_Widget *wgt) const
 Checks if this widget is a child of wgt. More...
 
const char * label () const
 Gets the current label text. More...
 
void label (const char *text)
 Sets the current label pointer. More...
 
void label (Fl_Labeltype a, const char *b)
 Shortcut to set the label text and type in one call. More...
 
Fl_Color labelcolor () const
 Gets the label color. More...
 
void labelcolor (Fl_Color c)
 Sets the label color. More...
 
Fl_Font labelfont () const
 Gets the font to use. More...
 
void labelfont (Fl_Font f)
 Sets the font to use. More...
 
Fl_Fontsize labelsize () const
 Gets the font size in pixels. More...
 
void labelsize (Fl_Fontsize pix)
 Sets the font size in pixels. More...
 
Fl_Labeltype labeltype () const
 Gets the label type. More...
 
void labeltype (Fl_Labeltype a)
 Sets the label type. More...
 
void measure_label (int &ww, int &hh) const
 Sets width ww and height hh accordingly with the label size. More...
 
unsigned int output () const
 Returns if a widget is used for output only. More...
 
Fl_Groupparent () const
 Returns a pointer to the parent widget. More...
 
void parent (Fl_Group *p)
 Internal use only - "for hacks only". More...
 
void position (int X, int Y)
 Repositions the window or widget. More...
 
void redraw ()
 Schedules the drawing of the widget. More...
 
void redraw_label ()
 Schedules the drawing of the label. More...
 
Fl_Color selection_color () const
 Gets the selection color. More...
 
void selection_color (Fl_Color a)
 Sets the selection color. More...
 
void set_active ()
 Marks the widget as active without sending events or changing focus. More...
 
void set_changed ()
 Marks the value of the widget as changed. More...
 
void set_output ()
 Sets a widget to output only. More...
 
void set_visible ()
 Makes the widget visible. More...
 
void set_visible_focus ()
 Enables keyboard focus navigation with this widget. More...
 
void size (int W, int H)
 Changes the size of the widget. More...
 
int take_focus ()
 Gives the widget the keyboard focus. More...
 
unsigned int takesevents () const
 Returns if the widget is able to take events. More...
 
int test_shortcut ()
 Returns true if the widget's label contains the entered '&x' shortcut. More...
 
const char * tooltip () const
 Gets the current tooltip text. More...
 
void tooltip (const char *text)
 Sets the current tooltip text. More...
 
Fl_Windowtop_window () const
 Returns a pointer to the top-level window for the widget. More...
 
Fl_Windowtop_window_offset (int &xoff, int &yoff) const
 Finds the x/y offset of the current widget relative to the top-level window. More...
 
uchar type () const
 Gets the widget type. More...
 
void type (uchar t)
 Sets the widget type. More...
 
int use_accents_menu ()
 Returns non zero if MAC_USE_ACCENTS_MENU flag is set, 0 otherwise.
 
void * user_data () const
 Gets the user data for this widget. More...
 
void user_data (void *v)
 Sets the user data for this widget. More...
 
unsigned int visible () const
 Returns whether a widget is visible. More...
 
void visible_focus (int v)
 Modifies keyboard focus navigation. More...
 
unsigned int visible_focus ()
 Checks whether this widget has a visible focus. More...
 
int visible_r () const
 Returns whether a widget and all its parents are visible. More...
 
int w () const
 Gets the widget width. More...
 
Fl_When when () const
 Returns the conditions under which the callback is called. More...
 
void when (uchar i)
 Sets the flags used to decide when a callback is called. More...
 
Fl_Windowwindow () const
 Returns a pointer to the nearest parent window up the widget hierarchy. More...
 
int x () const
 Gets the widget position in its window. More...
 
int y () const
 Gets the widget position in its window. More...
 
virtual ~Fl_Widget ()
 Destroys the widget. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

FL_BLINE * _remove (int line)
 Removes the item at the specified line. More...
 
FL_BLINE * find_line (int line) const
 Returns the item for specified line. More...
 
int full_height () const
 The height of the entire list of all visible() items in pixels. More...
 
int incr_height () const
 The default 'average' item height (including inter-item spacing) in pixels. More...
 
void insert (int line, FL_BLINE *item)
 Insert specified item above line. More...
 
void * item_at (int line) const
 Return the item at specified line. More...
 
void item_draw (void *item, int X, int Y, int W, int H) const
 Draws item at the position specified by X Y W H. More...
 
void * item_first () const
 Returns the very first item in the list. More...
 
int item_height (void *item) const
 Returns height of item in pixels. More...
 
void * item_last () const
 Returns the very last item in the list. More...
 
void * item_next (void *item) const
 Returns the next item after item. More...
 
void * item_prev (void *item) const
 Returns the previous item before item. More...
 
void item_select (void *item, int val)
 Change the selection state of item to the value val. More...
 
int item_selected (void *item) const
 See if item is selected. More...
 
void item_swap (void *a, void *b)
 Swap the items a and b. More...
 
const char * item_text (void *item) const
 Returns the label text for item. More...
 
int item_width (void *item) const
 Returns width of item in pixels. More...
 
int lineno (void *item) const
 Returns line number corresponding to item, or zero if not found. More...
 
void swap (FL_BLINE *a, FL_BLINE *b)
 Swap the two items a and b. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Fl_Browser_
void bbox (int &X, int &Y, int &W, int &H) const
 Returns the bounding box for the interior of the list's display window, inside the scrollbars. More...
 
void deleting (void *item)
 This method should be used when item is being deleted from the list. More...
 
int displayed (void *item) const
 Returns non-zero if item has been scrolled to a position where it is being displayed. More...
 
void draw ()
 Draws the list within the normal widget bounding box.
 
void * find_item (int ypos)
 This method returns the item under mouse y position ypos. More...
 
 Fl_Browser_ (int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char *L=0)
 The constructor makes an empty browser. More...
 
virtual int full_width () const
 This method may be provided by the subclass to indicate the full width of the item list, in pixels. More...
 
void inserting (void *a, void *b)
 This method should be used when an item is in the process of being inserted into the list. More...
 
virtual int item_quick_height (void *item) const
 This method may be provided by the subclass to return the height of the item, in pixels. More...
 
int leftedge () const
 This method returns the X position of the left edge of the list area after adjusting for the scrollbar and border, if any. More...
 
void new_list ()
 This method should be called when the list data is completely replaced or cleared. More...
 
void redraw_line (void *item)
 This method should be called when the contents of item has changed, but not its height. More...
 
void redraw_lines ()
 This method will cause the entire list to be redrawn. More...
 
void replacing (void *a, void *b)
 This method should be used when item a is being replaced by item b. More...
 
void * selection () const
 Returns the item currently selected, or NULL if there is no selection. More...
 
void swapping (void *a, void *b)
 This method should be used when two items a and b are being swapped. More...
 
void * top () const
 Returns the item that appears at the top of the list.
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Fl_Group
void draw ()
 Draws the widget. More...
 
void draw_child (Fl_Widget &widget) const
 Forces a child to redraw. More...
 
void draw_children ()
 Draws all children of the group. More...
 
void draw_outside_label (const Fl_Widget &widget) const
 Parents normally call this to draw outside labels of child widgets. More...
 
int * sizes ()
 Returns the internal array of widget sizes and positions. More...
 
void update_child (Fl_Widget &widget) const
 Draws a child only if it needs it. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Fl_Widget
void clear_flag (unsigned int c)
 Clears a flag in the flags mask.
 
void draw_backdrop () const
 If FL_ALIGN_IMAGE_BACKDROP is set, the image or deimage will be drawn.
 
void draw_box () const
 Draws the widget box according its box style.
 
void draw_box (Fl_Boxtype t, Fl_Color c) const
 Draws a box of type t, of color c at the widget's position and size. More...
 
void draw_box (Fl_Boxtype t, int x, int y, int w, int h, Fl_Color c) const
 Draws a box of type t, of color c at the position X,Y and size W,H. More...
 
void draw_focus ()
 draws a focus rectangle around the widget
 
void draw_focus (Fl_Boxtype t, int x, int y, int w, int h) const
 Draws a focus box for the widget at the given position and size.
 
void draw_label () const
 Draws the widget's label at the defined label position. More...
 
void draw_label (int, int, int, int) const
 Draws the label in an arbitrary bounding box. More...
 
 Fl_Widget (int x, int y, int w, int h, const char *label=0L)
 Creates a widget at the given position and size. More...
 
unsigned int flags () const
 Gets the widget flags mask.
 
void h (int v)
 Internal use only. More...
 
void set_flag (unsigned int c)
 Sets a flag in the flags mask.
 
void w (int v)
 Internal use only. More...
 
void x (int v)
 Internal use only. More...
 
void y (int v)
 Internal use only. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Fl_Group
static Fl_Groupcurrent ()
 Returns the currently active group. More...
 
static void current (Fl_Group *g)
 Sets the current group. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Fl_Widget
static void default_callback (Fl_Widget *cb, void *d)
 Sets the default callback for all widgets. More...
 
static unsigned int label_shortcut (const char *t)
 Returns the Unicode value of the '&x' shortcut in a given text. More...
 
static int test_shortcut (const char *, const bool require_alt=false)
 Returns true if the given text t contains the entered '&x' shortcut. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from Fl_Browser_
Fl_Scrollbar hscrollbar
 Horizontal scrollbar. More...
 
Fl_Scrollbar scrollbar
 Vertical scrollbar. More...
 
- Protected Types inherited from Fl_Widget
enum  {
  INACTIVE = 1<<0, INVISIBLE = 1<<1, OUTPUT = 1<<2, NOBORDER = 1<<3,
  FORCE_POSITION = 1<<4, NON_MODAL = 1<<5, SHORTCUT_LABEL = 1<<6, CHANGED = 1<<7,
  OVERRIDE = 1<<8, VISIBLE_FOCUS = 1<<9, COPIED_LABEL = 1<<10, CLIP_CHILDREN = 1<<11,
  MENU_WINDOW = 1<<12, TOOLTIP_WINDOW = 1<<13, MODAL = 1<<14, NO_OVERLAY = 1<<15,
  GROUP_RELATIVE = 1<<16, COPIED_TOOLTIP = 1<<17, FULLSCREEN = 1<<18, MAC_USE_ACCENTS_MENU = 1<<19,
  USERFLAG3 = 1<<29, USERFLAG2 = 1<<30, USERFLAG1 = 1<<31
}
 flags possible values enumeration. More...
 

Detailed Description

The Fl_Browser widget displays a scrolling list of text lines, and manages all the storage for the text.

This is not a text editor or spreadsheet! But it is useful for showing a vertical list of named objects to the user.

Each line in the browser is identified by number. The numbers start at one (this is so that zero can be reserved for "no line" in the selective browsers). Unless otherwise noted, the methods do not check to see if the passed line number is in range and legal. It must always be greater than zero and <= size().

Each line contains a null-terminated string of text and a void * data pointer. The text string is displayed, the void * pointer can be used by the callbacks to reference the object the text describes.

The base class does nothing when the user clicks on it. The subclasses Fl_Select_Browser, Fl_Hold_Browser, and Fl_Multi_Browser react to user clicks to select lines in the browser and do callbacks.

The base class Fl_Browser_ provides the scrolling and selection mechanisms of this and all the subclasses, but the dimensions and appearance of each item are determined by the subclass. You can use Fl_Browser_ to display information other than text, or text that is dynamically produced from your own data structures. If you find that loading the browser is a lot of work or is inefficient, you may want to make a subclass of Fl_Browser_.

Some common coding patterns used for working with Fl_Browser:

// How to loop through all the items in the browser
for ( int t=1; t<=browser->size(); t++ ) { // index 1 based..!
printf("item #%d, label='%s'\n", t, browser->text(t));
}

Note: If you are subclassing Fl_Browser, it's more efficient to use the protected methods item_first() and item_next(), since Fl_Browser internally uses linked lists to manage the browser's items. For more info, see find_item(int).

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Fl_Browser::Fl_Browser ( int  X,
int  Y,
int  W,
int  H,
const char *  L = 0 
)

The constructor makes an empty browser.

Parameters
[in]X,Y,W,Hposition and size.
[in]Llabel string, may be NULL.

Member Function Documentation

FL_BLINE * Fl_Browser::_remove ( int  line)
protected

Removes the item at the specified line.

Caveat: See efficiency note in find_line(). You must call redraw() to make any changes visible.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line number to be removed. (1 based) Must be in range!
Returns
Pointer to browser item that was removed (and is no longer valid).
See Also
add(), insert(), remove(), swap(int,int), clear()
void Fl_Browser::add ( const char *  newtext,
void *  d = 0 
)

Adds a new line to the end of the browser.

The text string newtext may contain format characters; see format_char() for details. newtext is copied using the strdup() function, and can be NULL to make a blank line.

The optional void* argument d will be the data() for the new item.

Parameters
[in]newtextThe label text used for the added item
[in]dOptional user data() for the item (0 if unspecified)
See Also
add(), insert(), remove(), swap(int,int), clear()
void Fl_Browser::bottomline ( int  line)
inline

Scrolls the browser so the bottom item in the browser is showing the specified line.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be displayed at the bottom.
See Also
topline(), middleline(), bottomline(), displayed(), lineposition()
void Fl_Browser::clear ( )

Removes all the lines in the browser.

See Also
add(), insert(), remove(), swap(int,int), clear()
char Fl_Browser::column_char ( ) const
inline

Gets the current column separator character.

The default is '\t' (tab).

See Also
column_char(), column_widths()
void Fl_Browser::column_char ( char  c)
inline

Sets the column separator to c.

This will only have an effect if you also set column_widths(). The default is '\t' (tab).

See Also
column_char(), column_widths()
const int* Fl_Browser::column_widths ( ) const
inline

Gets the current column width array.

This array is zero-terminated and specifies the widths in pixels of each column. The text is split at each column_char() and each part is formatted into it's own column. After the last column any remaining text is formatted into the space between the last column and the right edge of the browser, even if the text contains instances of column_char() . The default value is a one-element array of just a zero, which means there are no columns.

Example:

Fl_Browser *b = new Fl_Browser(..);
static int widths[] = { 50, 50, 50, 70, 70, 40, 40, 70, 70, 50, 0 }; // widths for each column
b->column_widths(widths); // assign array to widget
b->column_char('\t'); // use tab as the column character
b->add("USER\tPID\tCPU\tMEM\tVSZ\tRSS\tTTY\tSTAT\tSTART\tTIME\tCOMMAND");
b->add("root\t2888\t0.0\t0.0\t1352\t0\ttty3\tSW\tAug15\t0:00\t@b@f/sbin/mingetty tty3");
b->add("root\t13115\t0.0\t0.0\t1352\t0\ttty2\tSW\tAug30\t0:00\t@b@f/sbin/mingetty tty2");
[..]
See Also
column_char(), column_widths()
void Fl_Browser::column_widths ( const int *  arr)
inline

Sets the current array to arr.

Make sure the last entry is zero.

See Also
column_char(), column_widths()
void * Fl_Browser::data ( int  line) const

Returns the user data() for specified line.

Return value can be NULL if line is out of range or no user data() was defined. The parameter line is 1 based (1 will be the first item in the list).

Parameters
[in]lineThe line number of the item whose data() is returned. (1 based)
Returns
The user data pointer (can be NULL)
void Fl_Browser::data ( int  line,
void *  d 
)

Sets the user data for specified line to d.

Does nothing if line is out of range.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line of the item whose data() is to be changed. (1 based)
[in]dThe new data to be assigned to the item. (can be NULL)
void Fl_Browser::display ( int  line,
int  val = 1 
)

For back compatibility.

This calls show(line) if val is true, and hide(line) otherwise. If val is not specified, the default is 1 (makes the line visible).

See Also
show(int), hide(int), display(), visible(), make_visible()
int Fl_Browser::displayed ( int  line) const
inline

Returns non-zero if line has been scrolled to a position where it is being displayed.

Checks to see if the item's vertical position is within the top and bottom edges of the display window. This does NOT take into account the hide()/show() status of the widget or item.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be checked
Returns
1 if visible, 0 if not visible.
See Also
topline(), middleline(), bottomline(), displayed(), lineposition()
FL_BLINE * Fl_Browser::find_line ( int  line) const
protected

Returns the item for specified line.

Note: This call is slow. It's fine for e.g. responding to user clicks, but slow if called often, such as in a tight sorting loop. Finding an item 'by line' involves a linear lookup on the internal linked list. The performance hit can be significant if the browser's contents is large, and the method is called often (e.g. during a sort). If you're writing a subclass, use the protected methods item_first(), item_next(), etc. to access the internal linked list more efficiently.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line number of the item to return. (1 based)
Return values
itemthat was found.
NULLif line is out of range.
See Also
item_at(), find_line(), lineno()
char Fl_Browser::format_char ( ) const
inline

Gets the current format code prefix character, which by default is '@'.

A string of formatting codes at the start of each column are stripped off and used to modify how the rest of the line is printed:

  • '@.' Print rest of line, don't look for more '@' signs
  • '@@' Print rest of line starting with '@'
  • '@l' Use a LARGE (24 point) font
  • '@m' Use a medium large (18 point) font
  • '@s' Use a small (11 point) font
  • '@b' Use a bold font (adds FL_BOLD to font)
  • '@i' Use an italic font (adds FL_ITALIC to font)
  • '@f' or '@t' Use a fixed-pitch font (sets font to FL_COURIER)
  • '@c' Center the line horizontally
  • '@r' Right-justify the text
  • '@B0', '@B1', ... '@B255' Fill the backgound with fl_color(n)
  • '@C0', '@C1', ... '@C255' Use fl_color(n) to draw the text
  • '@F0', '@F1', ... Use fl_font(n) to draw the text
  • '@S1', '@S2', ... Use point size n to draw the text
  • '@u' or '@_' Underline the text.
  • '@-' draw an engraved line through the middle.

Notice that the '@.' command can be used to reliably terminate the parsing. To print a random string in a random color, use sprintf("@C%d@.%s", color, string) and it will work even if the string starts with a digit or has the format character in it.

void Fl_Browser::format_char ( char  c)
inline

Sets the current format code prefix character to c.

The default prefix is '@'. Set the prefix to 0 to disable formatting.

See Also
format_char() for list of '@' codes
int Fl_Browser::full_height ( ) const
protectedvirtual

The height of the entire list of all visible() items in pixels.

This returns the accumulated height of all the items in the browser that are not hidden with hide(), including items scrolled off screen.

Returns
The accumulated size of all the visible items in pixels.
See Also
item_height(), item_width(),
incr_height(), full_height()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

void Fl_Browser::hide ( int  line)

Makes line invisible, preventing selection by the user.

The line can still be selected under program control. This changes the full_height() if the state was changed. When a line is made invisible, lines below it are moved up in the display. redraw() is called automatically if a change occurred.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be hidden. (1 based)
See Also
show(int), hide(int), display(), visible(), make_visible()
void Fl_Browser::hide ( )
inlinevirtual

Hides the entire Fl_Browser widget – opposite of show().

Reimplemented from Fl_Widget.

void Fl_Browser::icon ( int  line,
Fl_Image icon 
)

Set the image icon for line to the value icon.

Caller is responsible for keeping the icon allocated. The line is automatically redrawn.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be modified. If out of range, nothing is done.
[in]iconThe image icon to be assigned to the line. If NULL, any previous icon is removed.
Fl_Image * Fl_Browser::icon ( int  line) const

Returns the icon currently defined for line.

If no icon is defined, NULL is returned.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line whose icon is returned.
Returns
The icon defined, or NULL if none.
int Fl_Browser::incr_height ( ) const
protectedvirtual

The default 'average' item height (including inter-item spacing) in pixels.

This currently returns textsize() + 2.

Returns
The value in pixels.
See Also
item_height(), item_width(),
incr_height(), full_height()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

void Fl_Browser::insert ( int  line,
FL_BLINE *  item 
)
protected

Insert specified item above line.

If line > size() then the line is added to the end.

Caveat: See efficiency note in find_line().

Parameters
[in]lineThe new line will be inserted above this line (1 based).
[in]itemThe item to be added.
void Fl_Browser::insert ( int  line,
const char *  newtext,
void *  d = 0 
)

Insert a new entry whose label is newtext above given line, optional data d.

Text may contain format characters; see format_char() for details. newtext is copied using the strdup() function, and can be NULL to make a blank line.

The optional void * argument d will be the data() of the new item.

Parameters
[in]lineLine position for insert. (1 based)
If line > size(), the entry will be added at the end.
[in]newtextThe label text for the new line.
[in]dOptional pointer to user data to be associated with the new line.
void* Fl_Browser::item_at ( int  line) const
inlineprotectedvirtual

Return the item at specified line.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line of the item to return. (1 based)
Returns
The item, or NULL if line out of range.
See Also
item_at(), find_line(), lineno()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

void Fl_Browser::item_draw ( void *  item,
int  X,
int  Y,
int  W,
int  H 
) const
protectedvirtual

Draws item at the position specified by X Y W H.

The W and H values are used for clipping. Should only be called within the context of an FLTK draw().

Parameters
[in]itemThe item to be drawn
[in]X,Y,W,Hposition and size.

Implements Fl_Browser_.

void * Fl_Browser::item_first ( ) const
protectedvirtual

Returns the very first item in the list.

Example of use:

// Walk the browser from beginning to end
for ( void *i=item_first(); i; i=item_next(i) ) {
printf("item label='%s'\n", item_text(i));
}
Returns
The first item, or NULL if list is empty.
See Also
item_first(), item_last(), item_next(), item_prev()

Implements Fl_Browser_.

int Fl_Browser::item_height ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

Returns height of item in pixels.

This takes into account embedded @ codes within the text() label.

Parameters
[in]itemThe item whose height is returned.
Returns
The height of the item in pixels.
See Also
item_height(), item_width(),
incr_height(), full_height()

Implements Fl_Browser_.

void * Fl_Browser::item_last ( ) const
protectedvirtual

Returns the very last item in the list.

Example of use:

// Walk the browser in reverse, from end to start
for ( void *i=item_last(); i; i=item_prev(i) ) {
printf("item label='%s'\n", item_text(i));
}
Returns
The last item, or NULL if list is empty.
See Also
item_first(), item_last(), item_next(), item_prev()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

void * Fl_Browser::item_next ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

Returns the next item after item.

Parameters
[in]itemThe 'current' item
Returns
The next item after item, or NULL if there are none after this one.
See Also
item_first(), item_last(), item_next(), item_prev()

Implements Fl_Browser_.

void * Fl_Browser::item_prev ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

Returns the previous item before item.

Parameters
[in]itemThe 'current' item
Returns
The previous item before item, or NULL if there none before this one.
See Also
item_first(), item_last(), item_next(), item_prev()

Implements Fl_Browser_.

void Fl_Browser::item_select ( void *  item,
int  val 
)
protectedvirtual

Change the selection state of item to the value val.

Parameters
[in]itemThe item to be changed.
[in]valThe new selection state: 1 selects, 0 de-selects.
See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

int Fl_Browser::item_selected ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

See if item is selected.

Parameters
[in]itemThe item whose selection state is to be checked.
Returns
1 if selected, 0 if not.
See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

void Fl_Browser::item_swap ( void *  a,
void *  b 
)
inlineprotectedvirtual

Swap the items a and b.

You must call redraw() to make any changes visible.

Parameters
[in]a,bthe items to be swapped.
See Also
swap(int,int), item_swap()

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

const char * Fl_Browser::item_text ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

Returns the label text for item.

Parameters
[in]itemThe item whose label text is returned.
Returns
The item's text string. (Can be NULL)

Reimplemented from Fl_Browser_.

int Fl_Browser::item_width ( void *  item) const
protectedvirtual

Returns width of item in pixels.

This takes into account embedded @ codes within the text() label.

Parameters
[in]itemThe item whose width is returned.
Returns
The width of the item in pixels.
See Also
item_height(), item_width(),
incr_height(), full_height()

Implements Fl_Browser_.

int Fl_Browser::lineno ( void *  item) const
protected

Returns line number corresponding to item, or zero if not found.

Caveat: See efficiency note in find_line().

Parameters
[in]itemThe item to be found
Returns
The line number of the item, or 0 if not found.
See Also
item_at(), find_line(), lineno()
void Fl_Browser::lineposition ( int  line,
Fl_Line_Position  pos 
)

Updates the browser so that line is shown at position pos.

Parameters
[in]lineline number. (1 based)
[in]posposition.
See Also
topline(), middleline(), bottomline()
int Fl_Browser::load ( const char *  filename)

Clears the browser and reads the file, adding each line from the file to the browser.

If the filename is NULL or a zero-length string then this just clears the browser. This returns zero if there was any error in opening or reading the file, in which case errno is set to the system error. The data() of each line is set to NULL.

Parameters
[in]filenameThe filename to load
Returns
1 if OK, 0 on error (errno has reason)
See Also
add()
void Fl_Browser::make_visible ( int  line)
inline

Make the item at the specified line visible().

Functionally similar to show(int line). If line is out of range, redisplay top or bottom of list as appropriate.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be made visible.
See Also
show(int), hide(int), display(), visible(), make_visible()
void Fl_Browser::middleline ( int  line)
inline

Scrolls the browser so the middle item in the browser is showing the specified line.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be displayed in the middle.
See Also
topline(), middleline(), bottomline(), displayed(), lineposition()
void Fl_Browser::move ( int  to,
int  from 
)

Line from is removed and reinserted at to.

Note: to is calculated after line from gets removed.

Parameters
[in]toDestination line number (calculated after line from is removed)
[in]fromLine number of item to be moved
void Fl_Browser::remove ( int  line)

Remove entry for given line number, making the browser one line shorter.

You must call redraw() to make any changes visible.

Parameters
[in]lineLine to be removed. (1 based)
If line is out of range, no action is taken.
See Also
add(), insert(), remove(), swap(int,int), clear()
void Fl_Browser::remove_icon ( int  line)

Removes the icon for line.

It's ok to remove an icon if none has been defined.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line whose icon is to be removed.
void Fl_Browser::replace ( int  a,
const char *  b 
)
inline

For back compatibility only.

int Fl_Browser::select ( int  line,
int  val = 1 
)

Sets the selection state of the item at line to the value val.

If val is not specified, the default is 1 (selects the item).

Parameters
[in]lineThe line number of the item to be changed. (1 based)
[in]valThe new selection state (1=select, 0=de-select).
Returns
1 if the state changed, 0 if not.
See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()
int Fl_Browser::selected ( int  line) const

Returns 1 if specified line is selected, 0 if not.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line being checked (1 based)
Returns
1 if item selected, 0 if not.
See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()
void Fl_Browser::show ( int  line)

Makes line visible, and available for selection by user.

Opposite of hide(int). This changes the full_height() if the state was changed. redraw() is called automatically if a change occurred.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be shown. (1 based)
See Also
show(int), hide(int), display(), visible(), make_visible()
void Fl_Browser::show ( )
inlinevirtual

Shows the entire Fl_Browser widget – opposite of hide().

Reimplemented from Fl_Widget.

int Fl_Browser::size ( ) const
inline

Returns how many lines are in the browser.

The last line number is equal to this. Returns 0 if browser is empty.

void Fl_Browser::swap ( FL_BLINE *  a,
FL_BLINE *  b 
)
protected

Swap the two items a and b.

Uses swapping() to ensure list updates correctly.

Parameters
[in]a,bThe two items to be swapped.
See Also
swap(int,int), item_swap()
void Fl_Browser::swap ( int  a,
int  b 
)

Swaps two browser lines a and b.

You must call redraw() to make any changes visible.

Parameters
[in]a,bThe two lines to be swapped. (both 1 based)
See Also
swap(int,int), item_swap()
const char * Fl_Browser::text ( int  line) const

Returns the label text for the specified line.

Return value can be NULL if line is out of range or unset. The parameter line is 1 based.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line number of the item whose text is returned. (1 based)
Returns
The text string (can be NULL)
void Fl_Browser::text ( int  line,
const char *  newtext 
)

Sets the text for the specified line to newtext.

Text may contain format characters; see format_char() for details. newtext is copied using the strdup() function, and can be NULL to make a blank line.

Does nothing if line is out of range.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line of the item whose text will be changed. (1 based)
[in]newtextThe new string to be assigned to the item.
int Fl_Browser::topline ( ) const

Returns the line that is currently visible at the top of the browser.

If there is no vertical scrollbar then this will always return 1.

Returns
The lineno() of the top() of the browser.
void Fl_Browser::topline ( int  line)
inline

Scrolls the browser so the top item in the browser is showing the specified line.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line to be displayed at the top.
See Also
topline(), middleline(), bottomline(), displayed(), lineposition()
int Fl_Browser::value ( ) const

Returns the line number of the currently selected line, or 0 if none.

Returns
The line number of current selection, or 0 if none selected.
See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()
void Fl_Browser::value ( int  line)
inline

Sets the browser's value(), which selects the specified line.

This is the same as calling select(line).

See Also
select(), selected(), value(), item_select(), item_selected()
int Fl_Browser::visible ( int  line) const

Returns non-zero if the specified line is visible, 0 if hidden.

Use show(int), hide(int), or make_visible(int) to change an item's visible state.

Parameters
[in]lineThe line in the browser to be tested. (1 based)
See Also
show(int), hide(int), display(), visible(), make_visible()

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