phoenix_title wx.SizerFlags

Container for sizer items flags providing readable names for them.

Normally, when you add an item to a sizer via wx.Sizer.Add , you have to specify a lot of flags and parameters which can be unwieldy. This is where wx.SizerFlags comes in: it allows you to specify all parameters using the named methods instead. For example, instead of

sizer.Add(ctrl, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.ALL, 10)

you can now write

sizer.Add(ctrl, wx.SizerFlags().Expand().Border(wx.ALL, 10))

This is more readable and also allows you to create wx.SizerFlags objects which can be reused for several sizer items.

flagsExpand = wx.SizerFlags(1)
flagsExpand.Expand().Border(wx.ALL, 10)

sizer.Add(ctrl1, flagsExpand)
sizer.Add(ctrl2, flagsExpand)

Note that by specification, all methods of wx.SizerFlags return the wx.SizerFlags object itself to allowing chaining multiple methods calls like in the examples above.

See also

wx.Sizer


class_hierarchy Class Hierarchy

Inheritance diagram for class SizerFlags:

method_summary Methods Summary

__init__

Creates the wx.Sizer with the proportion specified by proportion.

Align

Sets the alignment of this wx.SizerFlags to align.

Border

Sets the wx.SizerFlags to have a border of a number of pixels specified by borderinpixels with the directions specified by direction.

Bottom

Aligns the object to the bottom, similar for Align(wxALIGN_BOTTOM) .

Center

Sets the object of the wx.SizerFlags to center itself in the area it is given.

CenterHorizontal

Same as CentreHorizontal .

CenterVertical

Same as CentreVertical .

Centre

wx.Center for people with the other dialect of English.

CentreHorizontal

Center an item only in horizontal direction.

CentreVertical

Center an item only in vertical direction.

DisableConsistencyChecks

Globally disable checks for sizer flag consistency in debug builds.

DoubleBorder

Sets the border in the given direction having twice the default border size.

DoubleHorzBorder

Sets the border in left and right directions having twice the default border size.

Expand

Sets the object of the wx.SizerFlags to expand to fill as much area as it can.

FixedMinSize

Set the FIXED_MINSIZE flag which indicates that the initial size of the window should be also set as its minimal size.

GetDefaultBorder

Returns the border used by default in wx.Border method.

GetDefaultBorderFractional

Returns the border used by default, with fractional precision.

Left

Aligns the object to the left, similar for Align(wxALIGN_LEFT) .

Proportion

Sets the proportion of this wx.SizerFlags to proportion.

ReserveSpaceEvenIfHidden

Set the RESERVE_SPACE_EVEN_IF_HIDDEN flag.

Right

Aligns the object to the right, similar for Align(wxALIGN_RIGHT) .

Shaped

Set the _SHAPED flag which indicates that the elements should always keep the fixed width to height ratio equal to its original value.

Top

Aligns the object to the top, similar for Align(wxALIGN_TOP) .

TripleBorder

Sets the border in the given direction having thrice the default border size.


api Class API

class wx.SizerFlags(object)

Possible constructors:

SizerFlags(proportion=0)

Container for sizer items flags providing readable names for them.


Methods

__init__(self, proportion=0)

Creates the wx.Sizer with the proportion specified by proportion.

Parameters

proportion (int) –



Align(self, alignment)

Sets the alignment of this wx.SizerFlags to align.

This method replaces the previously set alignment with the specified one.

Parameters

alignment (int) – Combination of ALIGN_XXX bit masks.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

See also

wx.Top , wx.Left , wx.Right , wx.Bottom , wx.Centre



Border(self, *args, **kw)

overload Overloaded Implementations:



Border (self, direction, borderinpixels)

Sets the wx.SizerFlags to have a border of a number of pixels specified by borderinpixels with the directions specified by direction.

Prefer to use the overload below or DoubleBorder or TripleBorder versions instead of hard-coding the border value in pixels to avoid too small borders on devices with high DPI displays.

Parameters
  • direction (int) –

  • borderinpixels (int) –

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Border (self, direction=ALL)

Sets the wx.SizerFlags to have a border with size as returned by GetDefaultBorder .

Parameters

direction (int) – Direction(s) to apply the border in.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags





Bottom(self)

Aligns the object to the bottom, similar for Align(wxALIGN_BOTTOM) .

Unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the horizontal alignment of the item.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Center(self)

Sets the object of the wx.SizerFlags to center itself in the area it is given.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



CenterHorizontal(self)

Same as CentreHorizontal .

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.0.



CenterVertical(self)

Same as CentreVertical .

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.0.



Centre(self)

wx.Center for people with the other dialect of English.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



CentreHorizontal(self)

Center an item only in horizontal direction.

This is mostly useful for 2D sizers as for the 1D ones it is shorter to just use wx.Centre as the alignment is only used in one direction with them anyhow. For 2D sizers, centering an item in one direction is quite different from centering it in both directions however.

Note that, unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the vertical alignment.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.0.

See also

CentreVertical



CentreVertical(self)

Center an item only in vertical direction.

The remarks in CentreHorizontal documentation also apply to this function.

Note that, unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the horizontal alignment.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.0.



static DisableConsistencyChecks()

Globally disable checks for sizer flag consistency in debug builds.

By default, sizer classes such as wx.BoxSizer and wx.FlexGridSizer assert when passed invalid flags, even though doing this usually doesn’t result in any catastrophic consequences and the invalid flags are simply ignored later. Due to this, and the fact that these checks were only added in wxWidgets 3.1, existing code may run into multiple asserts warning about incorrect sizer flags use. Using this function provides a temporary solution for avoiding such asserts when upgrading to wxWidgets 3.1 from a previous version and will prevent such checks from being done.

Please do note that correcting the code by removing the invalid flags remains a much better solution as these asserts may be very helpful to understand why some code using sizer flags doesn’t work as expected, so using this function, especially permanently, rather than a temporary workaround, is not recommended.

Notice that the same effect as calling this function can be achieved by setting the environment variable WXSUPPRESS_SIZER_FLAGS_CHECK to any value.

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.6.



DoubleBorder(self, direction=ALL)

Sets the border in the given direction having twice the default border size.

Parameters

direction (int) –

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



DoubleHorzBorder(self)

Sets the border in left and right directions having twice the default border size.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Expand(self)

Sets the object of the wx.SizerFlags to expand to fill as much area as it can.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



FixedMinSize(self)

Set the FIXED_MINSIZE flag which indicates that the initial size of the window should be also set as its minimal size.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



static GetDefaultBorder()

Returns the border used by default in wx.Border method.

This value is scaled appropriately for the current DPI on the systems where physical pixel values are used for the control positions and sizes, i.e. not with wxGTK or wxOSX.

Return type

int



static GetDefaultBorderFractional()

Returns the border used by default, with fractional precision.

For example when the border is scaled to a non-integer DPI.

Return type

float

New in version 4.1/wxWidgets-3.1.4.

See also

GetDefaultBorder



Left(self)

Aligns the object to the left, similar for Align(wxALIGN_LEFT) .

Unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the vertical alignment of the item.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Proportion(self, proportion)

Sets the proportion of this wx.SizerFlags to proportion.

Parameters

proportion (int) –

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



ReserveSpaceEvenIfHidden(self)

Set the RESERVE_SPACE_EVEN_IF_HIDDEN flag.

Normally Sizers don’t allocate space for hidden windows or other items. This flag overrides this behaviour so that sufficient space is allocated for the window even if it isn’t visible. This makes it possible to dynamically show and hide controls without resizing parent dialog, for example.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags

New in version 2.8.8.



Right(self)

Aligns the object to the right, similar for Align(wxALIGN_RIGHT) .

Unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the vertical alignment of the item.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Shaped(self)

Set the _SHAPED flag which indicates that the elements should always keep the fixed width to height ratio equal to its original value.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



Top(self)

Aligns the object to the top, similar for Align(wxALIGN_TOP) .

Unlike Align , this method doesn’t change the horizontal alignment of the item.

Return type

wx.SizerFlags



TripleBorder(self, direction=ALL)

Sets the border in the given direction having thrice the default border size.

Parameters

direction (int) –

Return type

wx.SizerFlags