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.. _wx.lib.docview.View:

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|phoenix_title|  **wx.lib.docview.View**
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The view class can be used to model the viewing and editing component of
an application's file-based data. It is part of the document/view
framework supported by wxWindows, and cooperates with the :class:`Document`,
:class:`DocTemplate` and :class:`DocManager` classes.



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|class_hierarchy| Class Hierarchy
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|super_classes| Known Superclasses
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:class:`wx.EvtHandler`

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|method_summary| Methods Summary
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:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.__init__`                                            Constructor. Define your own default constructor to initialize
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.Activate`                                            Call this from your view frame's ``OnActivate`` member to tell the
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.Close`                                               Closes the view by calling :meth:`OnClose`. If deleteWindow is true, this
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.Destroy`                                             Destructor. Removes itself from the document's list of views.
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.GetDocument`                                         Returns the document associated with the view.
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.GetDocumentManager`                                  Returns the document manager instance associated with this view.
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.GetFrame`                                            Gets the frame associated with the view (if any). Note that this
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.GetViewName`                                         Gets the name associated with the view (passed to the :class:`DocTemplate`
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnActivateView`                                      Called when a view is activated by means of :meth:`View.Activate`. The
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnChangeFilename`                                    Called when the filename has changed. The default implementation
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnClose`                                             Implements closing behaviour. The default implementation calls
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnClosingDocument`                                   Override this to clean up the view when the document is being closed.
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnCreate`                                            :class:`DocManager` or :class:`Document` creates a :class:`View` via
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnCreatePrintout`                                    Returns a :class:`wx.Printout` object for the purposes of printing. It
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnDraw`                                              Override this to draw the view for the printing framework.  The
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnPrint`                                             Override this to print the view for the printing framework.  The
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.OnUpdate`                                            Called when the view should be updated. sender is a pointer to the
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.ProcessEvent`                                        Processes an event, searching event tables and calling zero or more
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.ProcessUpdateUIEvent`                                Processes a UI event, searching event tables and calling zero or more
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.SetDocument`                                         Associates the given document with the view. Normally called by the
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.SetFrame`                                            Sets the frame associated with this view. The application should call
:meth:`~wx.lib.docview.View.SetViewName`                                         Sets the view type name. Should only be called by the framework.
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|api| Class API
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.. class:: View(wx.EvtHandler)

   The view class can be used to model the viewing and editing component of
   an application's file-based data. It is part of the document/view
   framework supported by wxWindows, and cooperates with the :class:`Document`,
   :class:`DocTemplate` and :class:`DocManager` classes.

   .. method:: __init__(self)

      Constructor. Define your own default constructor to initialize
      application-specific data.


   .. method:: Activate(self, activate=True)

      Call this from your view frame's ``OnActivate`` member to tell the
      framework which view is currently active. If your windowing system
      doesn't call ``OnActivate``, you may need to call this function from
      OnMenuCommand or any place where you know the view must be active, and
      the framework will need to get the current view.
      
      The prepackaged view frame :class:`DocChildFrame` calls ``View.Activate` from
      its ``OnActivate`` member and from its ``OnMenuCommand`` member.


   .. method:: Close(self, deleteWindow=True)

      Closes the view by calling :meth:`OnClose`. If deleteWindow is true, this
      function should delete the window associated with the view.


   .. method:: Destroy(self)

      Destructor. Removes itself from the document's list of views.


   .. method:: GetDocument(self)

      Returns the document associated with the view.


   .. method:: GetDocumentManager(self)

      Returns the document manager instance associated with this view.


   .. method:: GetFrame(self)

      Gets the frame associated with the view (if any). Note that this
      "frame" is not a :class:`wx.Frame` at all in the generic MDI implementation
      which uses the notebook pages instead of the frames and this is why
      this method returns a :class:`wx.Window` and not a :class:`wx.Frame`.


   .. method:: GetViewName(self)

      Gets the name associated with the view (passed to the :class:`DocTemplate`
      constructor). Not currently used by the framework.


   .. method:: OnActivateView(self, activate, activeView, deactiveView)

      Called when a view is activated by means of :meth:`View.Activate`. The
      default implementation does nothing.


   .. method:: OnChangeFilename(self)

      Called when the filename has changed. The default implementation
      constructs a suitable title and sets the title of the view frame (if
      any).


   .. method:: OnClose(self, deleteWindow=True)

      Implements closing behaviour. The default implementation calls
      :meth:`Document.Close` to close the associated document. Does not delete the
      view. The application may wish to do some cleaning up operations in
      this function, if a call to :meth:`Document::Close` succeeded. For example,
      if your application's all share the same window, you need to
      disassociate the window from the view and perhaps clear the window. If
      deleteWindow is true, delete the frame associated with the view.


   .. method:: OnClosingDocument(self)

      Override this to clean up the view when the document is being closed.
      The default implementation does nothing.


   .. method:: OnCreate(self, doc, flags)

      :class:`DocManager` or :class:`Document` creates a :class:`View` via
      a :class:`DocTemplate`. Just after the :class:`DocTemplate` creates
      the :class:`View`, it calls :meth:`xView.OnCreate`. In its ``OnCreate``
      member function, the ``View`` can create a :class:`DocChildFrame` or
      a derived class. This :class:`DocChildFrame` provides user
      interface elements to view and/or edit the contents of the wxDocument.
      
      By default, simply returns true. If the function returns false, the
      view will be deleted.


   .. method:: OnCreatePrintout(self)

      Returns a :class:`wx.Printout` object for the purposes of printing. It
      should create a new object every time it is called; the framework will delete
      objects it creates.
      
      By default, this function returns an instance of :class:`DocPrintout`, which
      prints and previews one page by calling :meth:`View.OnDraw`.
      
      Override to return an instance of a class other than :class:`DocPrintout`.


   .. method:: OnDraw(self, dc)

      Override this to draw the view for the printing framework.  The
      default implementation does nothing.


   .. method:: OnPrint(self, dc, info)

      Override this to print the view for the printing framework.  The
      default implementation calls :meth:`View.OnDraw`.


   .. method:: OnUpdate(self, sender, hint)

      Called when the view should be updated. sender is a pointer to the
      view that sent the update request, or None if no single view requested
      the update (for instance, when the document is opened). hint is as yet
      unused but may in future contain application-specific information for
      making updating more efficient.


   .. method:: ProcessEvent(self, event)

      Processes an event, searching event tables and calling zero or more
      suitable event handler function(s).


   .. method:: ProcessUpdateUIEvent(self, event)

      Processes a UI event, searching event tables and calling zero or more
      suitable event handler function(s).


   .. method:: SetDocument(self, doc)

      Associates the given document with the view. Normally called by the
      framework.


   .. method:: SetFrame(self, frame)

      Sets the frame associated with this view. The application should call
      this if possible, to tell the view about the frame.  See :meth:`GetFrame`
      for the explanation about the mismatch between the "Frame" in the method
      name and the type of its parameter.


   .. method:: SetViewName(self, name)

      Sets the view type name. Should only be called by the framework.