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.. _wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox:

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|phoenix_title|  **wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox**
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:ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox`  is a combobox with owner-drawn list items.          

In essence, it is a :ref:`wx.ComboCtrl`  with :ref:`wx.VListBox`  popup and :ref:`wx.ControlWithItems`  interface. 

Implementing item drawing and measuring is similar to :ref:`wx.VListBox`. Application needs to subclass :ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox`  and implement :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnDrawItem`, :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnMeasureItem`  and :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnMeasureItemWidth`. 





.. _OwnerDrawnComboBox-styles:

|styles| Window Styles
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This class supports the following styles: 

  

- ``wx.adv.ODCB_DCLICK_CYCLES``: Double-clicking cycles item if ``wx.CB_READONLY`` is also used. Synonymous with ``wx.CC_SPECIAL_DCLICK``.  
- ``wx.adv.ODCB_STD_CONTROL_PAINT``: Control itself is not custom painted using OnDrawItem. Even if this style is not used, writable :ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox`  is never custom painted unless :meth:`~wx.ComboCtrl.SetCustomPaintWidth`  is called.  








.. _OwnerDrawnComboBox-events:

|events| Events Emitted by this Class
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Handlers bound for the following event types will receive a :ref:`wx.CommandEvent` parameter.


- EVT_COMBOBOX: Process a wxEVT_COMBOBOX event, when an item on the list is selected. Note that calling :meth:`~wx.ComboCtrl.GetValue`  returns the new value of selection.  








         



.. seealso:: :ref:`wx.ComboCtrl`  window styles and :ref:`Window Styles <window styles>`.  







.. seealso:: Events emitted by :ref:`wx.ComboCtrl`.  







.. seealso:: :ref:`wx.ComboCtrl`, :ref:`wx.ComboBox`, :ref:`wx.VListBox`, :ref:`wx.CommandEvent`    







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|class_hierarchy| Class Hierarchy
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|appearance| Control Appearance
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   **wxMAC**


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   **wxGTK**


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|method_summary| Methods Summary
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:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.__init__`                                      Default constructor.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.Create`                                        Creates the combobox for two-step construction.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItem`                                 Returns index to the widest item in the list.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItemWidth`                            Returns width of the widest item in the list.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnDrawBackground`                              This method is used to draw the items background and, maybe, a border around it.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnDrawItem`                                    The derived class may implement this function to actually draw the item with the given index on the provided DC.
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnMeasureItem`                                 The derived class may implement this method to return the height of the specified item (in pixels).
:meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.OnMeasureItemWidth`                            The derived class may implement this method to return the width of the specified item (in pixels).
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|property_summary| Properties Summary
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:attr:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.WidestItem`                                    See :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItem`
:attr:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.WidestItemWidth`                               See :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItemWidth`
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|api| Class API
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.. class:: wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox(ComboCtrl, ItemContainer)

   **Possible constructors**::

       OwnerDrawnComboBox()
       
       OwnerDrawnComboBox(parent, id=ID_ANY, value="", pos=DefaultPosition,
                          size=DefaultSize, choices=[], style=0, validator=DefaultValidator,
                          name="comboBox")
       
   
   OwnerDrawnComboBox is a combobox with owner-drawn list items.



   .. method:: __init__(self, *args, **kw)



      |overload| Overloaded Implementations:

      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self)`
      
      Default constructor.                   
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**

      
      **__init__** `(self, parent, id=ID_ANY, value="", pos=DefaultPosition, size=DefaultSize, choices=[], style=0, validator=DefaultValidator, name="comboBox")`
      
      Constructor, creating and showing a owner-drawn combobox.                  
      
      
      
      
      :param `parent`: Parent window. Must not be ``None``.   
      :type `parent`: wx.Window
      :param `id`: Window identifier. The value  ``ID_ANY``   indicates a default value.    
      :type `id`: wx.WindowID
      :param `value`: Initial selection string. An empty string indicates no selection.   
      :type `value`: string
      :param `pos`: Window position.   
      :type `pos`: wx.Point
      :param `size`: Window size. If `wx.DefaultSize`       is specified then the window is sized appropriately.   
      :type `size`: wx.Size
      :param `choices`: An array of strings with which to initialise the control.   
      :type `choices`: list of strings
      :param `style`: Window style. See :ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox`.   
      :type `style`: long
      :param `validator`: Window validator.   
      :type `validator`: wx.Validator
      :param `name`: Window name.  
      :type `name`: string
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
                        
      
      
      
      .. seealso:: :meth:`Create` , :ref:`wx.Validator`    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      **~~~**






   .. method:: Create(self, parent, id=ID_ANY, value="", pos=DefaultPosition, size=DefaultSize, choices=[], style=0, validator=DefaultValidator, name=ComboBoxNameStr)

      Creates the combobox for two-step construction.                  

      See :ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox`  for further details. 

                


      :param `parent`: 
      :type `parent`: wx.Window
      :param `id`: 
      :type `id`: wx.WindowID
      :param `value`: 
      :type `value`: string
      :param `pos`: 
      :type `pos`: wx.Point
      :param `size`: 
      :type `size`: wx.Size
      :param `choices`: 
      :type `choices`: list of strings
      :param `style`: 
      :type `style`: long
      :param `validator`: 
      :type `validator`: wx.Validator
      :param `name`: 
      :type `name`: string




      :rtype: `bool`







      .. note:: 

         Derived classes should call or replace this function.   








   .. method:: GetWidestItem(self)

      Returns index to the widest item in the list.                  

      :rtype: `int`








   .. method:: GetWidestItemWidth(self)

      Returns width of the widest item in the list.                  

      :rtype: `int`








   .. method:: OnDrawBackground(self, dc, rect, item, flags)

      This method is used to draw the items background and, maybe, a border around it.                  

      The base class version implements a reasonable default behaviour which consists in drawing the selected item with the standard background colour and drawing a border around the item if it is either selected or current. 

                


      :param `dc`: 
      :type `dc`: wx.DC
      :param `rect`: 
      :type `rect`: wx.Rect
      :param `item`: 
      :type `item`: int
      :param `flags`: 
      :type `flags`: int






      .. note:: 

         flags has the same meaning as with :meth:`OnDrawItem` .   








   .. method:: OnDrawItem(self, dc, rect, item, flags)

      The derived class may implement this function to actually draw the item with the given index on the provided DC.                  

      If function is not implemented, the item text is simply drawn, as if the control was a normal combobox. 




      :param `dc`: The device context to use for drawing   
      :type `dc`: wx.DC
      :param `rect`: The bounding rectangle for the item being drawn (DC clipping region is set to this rectangle before calling this function)   
      :type `rect`: wx.Rect
      :param `item`: The index of the item to be drawn   
      :type `item`: int
      :param `flags`: A combination of the :ref:`wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBoxPaintingFlags`  enumeration values.   
      :type `flags`: int










                  





   .. method:: OnMeasureItem(self, item)

      The derived class may implement this method to return the height of the specified item (in pixels).                  

      The default implementation returns text height, as if this control was a normal combobox.                  


      :param `item`: 
      :type `item`: int




      :rtype: `wx.Coord`     








   .. method:: OnMeasureItemWidth(self, item)

      The derived class may implement this method to return the width of the specified item (in pixels).                  

      If -1 is returned, then the item text width is used. 

      The default implementation returns -1.                  


      :param `item`: 
      :type `item`: int




      :rtype: `wx.Coord`     








   .. attribute:: WidestItem

      See :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItem`


   .. attribute:: WidestItemWidth

      See :meth:`~wx.adv.OwnerDrawnComboBox.GetWidestItemWidth`