wx.lib.agw.customtreectrl.CustomTreeCtrl

CustomTreeCtrl is a class that mimics the behaviour of TreeCtrl, with almost the same base functionalities plus some more enhancements. This class does not rely on the native control, as it is a full owner-drawn tree control.

Class Hierarchy

Inheritance diagram for class CustomTreeCtrl:

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Known Superclasses

wx.ScrolledWindow

Methods Summary

__init__	Default class constructor.
AcceptsFocus	Can this window be given focus by mouse click?
AddRoot	Adds a root item to the CustomTreeCtrl.
AdjustMyScrollbars	Internal method used to adjust the ScrolledWindow scrollbars.
AppendItem	Appends an item as a last child of its parent.
AppendSeparator	Appends an horizontal line separator as a last child of its parent.
AssignButtonsImageList	Assigns the button image list.
AssignImageList	Assigns the normal image list.
AssignLeftImageList	Assigns the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on
AssignStateImageList	Assigns the state image list.
AutoCheckChild	Transverses the tree and checks/unchecks the items.
AutoCheckParent	Traverses up the tree and checks/unchecks parent items.
AutoToggleChild	Transverses the tree and toggles the items.
CalculateLevel	Calculates the level of an item inside the tree hierarchy.
CalculateLineHeight	Calculates the base height for all lines in the tree.
CalculatePositions	Calculates all the positions of the visible items.
CalculateSize	Calculates overall position and size of an item.
CheckChilds	Programmatically check/uncheck item children.
CheckItem	Actually checks/uncheks an item, sending (eventually) the two
CheckItem2	Used internally to avoid EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKED events.
CheckSameLevel	Uncheck radio items which are on the same level of the checked one.
ChildrenClosing	We are about to destroy the item children.
Collapse	Collapse an item, sending a EVT_TREE_ITEM_COLLAPSING and
CollapseAndReset	Collapse the given item and deletes its children.
Delete	Deletes an item.
DeleteAllItems	Deletes all items in the CustomTreeCtrl.
DeleteChildren	Delete all the item’s children.
DeleteItemWindow	Deletes the window associated to an item (if any).
DoGetBestSize	Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be the
DoInsertItem	Actually inserts an item in the tree.
DoSelectItem	Actually selects/unselects an item, sending EVT_TREE_SEL_CHANGING and
DrawHorizontalGradient	Gradient fill from colour 1 to colour 2 from left to right.
DrawVerticalGradient	Gradient fill from colour 1 to colour 2 from top to bottom.
DrawVistaRectangle	Draws the selected item(s) with the Windows Vista style.
Edit	Internal function. Starts the editing of an item label, sending a
EditLabel	Starts editing an item label.
EnableChildren	Enables/disables the item children.
EnableItem	Enables/disables an item.
EnableSelectionGradient	Globally enables/disables drawing of gradient selections.
EnableSelectionVista	Globally enables/disables drawing of Windows Vista selections.
EnsureVisible	Scrolls and/or expands items to ensure that the given item is visible.
Expand	Expands an item, sending a EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDING and
ExpandAll	Expands all CustomTreeCtrl items.
ExpandAllChildren	Expands all the items children of the input item.
FillArray	Internal function. Used to populate an array of selected items when
FindItem	Finds the first item starting with the given prefix after the given parent.
Freeze	Freeze CustomTreeCtrl.
GetAGWWindowStyleFlag	Returns the CustomTreeCtrl style.
GetBackgroundImage	Returns the CustomTreeCtrl background image (if any).
GetBorderPen	Returns the pen used to draw the selected item border.
GetBoundingRect	Retrieves the rectangle bounding the item.
GetButtonsImageList	Returns the buttons image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl (from
GetChildrenCount	Returns the item children count.
GetConnectionPen	Returns the pen used to draw the connecting lines between items.
GetControlBmp	Returns a native looking checkbox or radio button bitmap.
GetCount	Returns the global number of items in the tree.
GetDisabledColour	Returns the colour for items in a disabled state.
GetDragFullScreen	Returns whether built-in drag/drop will be full screen or not.
GetEditControl	Returns a reference to the edit TreeTextCtrl if the item is being edited or
GetFirstChild	Returns the item’s first child and an integer value ‘cookie’.
GetFirstGradientColour	Returns the first gradient colour for gradient-style selections.
GetFirstVisibleItem	Returns the first visible item.
GetGradientStyle	Returns the gradient style for gradient-style selections.
GetHilightFocusColour	Returns the colour used to highlight focused selected items.
GetHilightNonFocusColour	Returns the colour used to highlight unfocused selected items.
GetHyperTextFont	Returns the font used to render hypertext items.
GetHyperTextNewColour	Returns the colour used to render a non-visited hypertext item.
GetHyperTextVisitedColour	Returns the colour used to render a visited hypertext item.
GetImageList	Returns the normal image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl.
GetImageListCheck	Returns the image list used to build the check/radio buttons in CustomTreeCtrl.
GetIndent	Returns the item indentation, in pixels.
GetItem3StateValue	Gets the state of a 3-state checkbox item.
GetItemBackgroundColour	Returns the item background colour.
GetItemFont	Returns the item font.
GetItemImage	Returns the item image.
GetItemLeftImage	Returns the item leftmost image, i.e. the image associated to the item on the leftmost
GetItemParent	Returns the item parent (can be None for root items).
GetItemSize	Returns the horizontal space available in CustomTreeCtrl, in pixels, to draw this item.
GetItemText	Returns the item text.
GetItemTextColour	Returns the item text colour or separator horizontal line colour.
GetItemType	Returns the item type.
GetItemVisited	Returns whether an hypertext item was visited.
GetItemWindow	Returns the window associated to the item (if any).
GetItemWindowEnabled	Returns whether the window associated to the item is enabled.
GetLastChild	Returns the item last child.
GetLeftImageList	Returns the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on
GetLineHeight	Returns the line height for the given item.
GetMaxWidth	Returns the maximum width of the CustomTreeCtrl.
GetNext	Returns the next item. Only for internal use right now.
GetNextActiveItem	Returns the next active item. Used Internally at present.
GetNextChild	Returns the item’s next child.
GetNextExpanded	Returns the next expanded item after the input one.
GetNextShown	Returns the next displayed item in the tree. This is either the first
GetNextSibling	Returns the next sibling of an item.
GetNextVisible	Returns the next visible item.
GetPrev	Returns the previous item. Only for internal use right now.
GetPrevExpanded	Returns the previous expanded item before the input one.
GetPrevShown	Returns the previous displayed item in the tree. This is either the
GetPrevSibling	Returns the previous sibling of an item.
GetPrevVisible	Returns the previous visible item.
GetPyData	Returns the data associated to an item.
GetRootItem	Returns the root item, an instance of GenericTreeItem.
GetSecondGradientColour	Returns the second gradient colour for gradient-style selections.
GetSelection	Returns the current selected item (i.e. focused item).
GetSelections	Returns a list of selected items.
GetSeparatorColour	Returns the pen colour for separator-type items.
GetSpacing	Returns the spacing between the start and the text, in pixels.
GetStateImageList	Returns the state image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl (from which
HandleHyperLink	Handles the hyperlink items, sending the EVT_TREE_ITEM_HYPERLINK event.
HasAGWFlag	Returns True if CustomTreeCtrl has the flag bit set.
HasButtons	Returns whether CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_HAS_BUTTONS flag set.
HasChildren	Returns whether an item has children or not.
HideItem	Hides/shows an item.
HideItemWindows	Hide all windows belonging to the item and its children.
HideWindows	Hides the windows associated to the items. Used internally.
HitTest	Calculates which (if any) item is under the given point, returning the tree item
InsertItem	Inserts an item after the given previous.
InsertItemByIndex	Inserts an item after the given previous.
InsertItemByItem	Inserts an item after the given previous.
InsertSeparator	Inserts a separator item after the given previous.
IsBold	Returns whether the item font is bold or not.
IsDescendantOf	Checks if the given item is under another one in the tree hierarchy.
IsExpanded	Returns whether the item is expanded or not.
IsItalic	Returns whether the item font is italic or not.
IsItem3State	Returns whether or not the checkbox item is a 3-state checkbox.
IsItemChecked	Returns whether an item is checked or not.
IsItemEnabled	Returns whether an item is enabled or disabled.
IsItemHyperText	Returns whether an item is hypertext or not.
IsItemSeparator	Returns whether an item is of separator type or not.
IsSelected	Returns whether the item is selected or not.
IsVisible	Returns whether the item is visible or not (i.e., its hierarchy is expanded
ItemHasChildren	Returns whether the item has children or not.
OnAcceptEdit	Called by TreeTextCtrl, to accept the changes and to send the
OnCancelEdit	Called by TreeTextCtrl, to cancel the changes and to send the
OnCompareItems	Returns whether 2 items have the same text.
OnDestroy	Handles the wx.EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY event for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnEditTimer	The timer for editing has expired. Start editing.
OnEraseBackground	Handles the wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND event for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnGetToolTip	Process the tooltip event, to speed up event processing. Does not actually
OnInternalIdle	This method is normally only used internally, but sometimes an application
OnKeyDown	Handles the wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN event for CustomTreeCtrl, sending a
OnKillFocus	Handles the wx.EVT_KILL_FOCUS event for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnMouse	Handles a bunch of wx.EVT_MOUSE_EVENTS events for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnPaint	Handles the wx.EVT_PAINT event for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnSetFocus	Handles the wx.EVT_SET_FOCUS event for CustomTreeCtrl.
OnSize	Handles the wx.EVT_SIZE event for CustomTreeCtrl.
PaintItem	Actually draws an item.
PaintLevel	Paint a level in the hierarchy of CustomTreeCtrl.
PrependItem	Prepends an item as a first child of parent.
PrependSeparator	Prepends a separator item as a first child of parent.
RecurseOnChildren	Recurses over all the children of the spcified items, calculating their
RefreshItemWithWindows	Refreshes the items with which a window is associated.
RefreshLine	Refreshes a damaged item line.
RefreshSelected	Refreshes a damaged selected item line.
RefreshSelectedUnder	Refreshes the selected items under the given item.
RefreshSubtree	Refreshes a damaged subtree of an item.
ResetEditControl	Called by TreeTextCtrl when it marks itself for deletion.
ScrollTo	Scrolls the specified item into view.
SelectAll	Selects all the item in the tree.
SelectAllChildren	Selects all the children of the given item.
SelectItem	Selects/deselects an item.
SelectItemRange	Selects all the items between item1 and item2.
SendDeleteEvent	Actually sends the EVT_TREE_DELETE_ITEM event.
SetAGWWindowStyleFlag	Sets the CustomTreeCtrl window style.
SetBackgroundColour	Changes the background colour of CustomTreeCtrl.
SetBackgroundImage	Sets the CustomTreeCtrl background image.
SetBorderPen	Sets the pen used to draw the selected item border.
SetButtonsImageList	Sets the buttons image list for CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined
SetConnectionPen	Sets the pen used to draw the connecting lines between items.
SetDisabledColour	Sets the colour for items in a disabled state.
SetDragFullScreen	Sets whether a drag operation will be performed full screen or not.
SetFirstGradientColour	Sets the first gradient colour for gradient-style selections.
SetFont	Sets the CustomTreeCtrl font.
SetForegroundColour	Changes the foreground colour of CustomTreeCtrl.
SetGradientStyle	Sets the gradient style for gradient-style selections.
SetHilightFocusColour	Sets the colour used to highlight focused selected items.
SetHilightNonFocusColour	Sets the colour used to highlight unfocused selected items.
SetHyperTextFont	Sets the font used to render hypertext items.
SetHyperTextNewColour	Sets the colour used to render a non-visited hypertext item.
SetHyperTextVisitedColour	Sets the colour used to render a visited hypertext item.
SetImageList	Sets the normal image list for CustomTreeCtrl.
SetImageListCheck	Sets the checkbox/radiobutton image list.
SetIndent	Sets the indentation for CustomTreeCtrl.
SetItem3State	Sets whether the item has a 3-state value checkbox assigned to it or not.
SetItem3StateValue	Sets the checkbox item to the given state.
SetItemBackgroundColour	Sets the item background colour.
SetItemBold	Sets the item font as bold/unbold.
SetItemDropHighlight	Gives the item the visual feedback for drag and drop operations.
SetItemFont	Sets the item font.
SetItemHasChildren	Forces the appearance/disappearance of the button next to the item.
SetItemHyperText	Sets whether the item is hypertext or not.
SetItemImage	Sets the item image, depending on the item state.
SetItemItalic	Sets the item font as italic/non-italic.
SetItemLeftImage	Sets the item leftmost image, i.e. the image associated to the item on the leftmost
SetItemText	Sets the item text.
SetItemTextColour	Sets the item text colour or separator horizontal line colour.
SetItemType	Sets the item type.
SetItemVisited	Sets whether an hypertext item was visited.
SetItemWindow	Sets the window for the given item.
SetItemWindowEnabled	Enables/disables the window associated to the item.
SetLeftImageList	Sets the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on
SetPyData	Sets the data associated to an item.
SetSecondGradientColour	Sets the second gradient colour for gradient-style selections.
SetSeparatorColour	Sets the pen colour for separator-type items.
SetSpacing	Sets the spacing between items in CustomTreeCtrl.
SetStateImageList	Sets the state image list for CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined
ShouldInheritColours	Return True from here to allow the colours of this window to be
SortChildren	Sorts the children of the given item using the OnCompareItems method of
TagAllChildrenUntilLast	Used internally.
TagNextChildren	Used internally.
Thaw	Thaw CustomTreeCtrl.
TileBackground	Tiles the background image to fill all the available area.
Toggle	Toggles the item state (collapsed/expanded).
ToggleItemSelection	Toggles the item selection.
UnCheckRadioParent	Used internally to handle radio node parent correctly.
Unselect	Unselects the current selection.
UnselectAll	Unselect all the items.
UnselectAllChildren	Unselects all the children of the given item.

Class API

class CustomTreeCtrl(wx.ScrolledWindow)

CustomTreeCtrl is a class that mimics the behaviour of TreeCtrl, with almost the same base functionalities plus some more enhancements. This class does not rely on the native control, as it is a full owner-drawn tree control.

Methods

__init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize, style=0, agwStyle=TR_DEFAULT_STYLE, validator=wx.DefaultValidator, name="CustomTreeCtrl")

Default class constructor.

Parameters

• parent (wx.Window) – parent window. Must not be None;

• id (integer) – window identifier. A value of -1 indicates a default value;

• pos (tuple or wx.Point) – the control position. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default position, chosen by either the windowing system or wxPython, depending on platform;

• size (tuple or wx.Size) – the control size. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default size, chosen by either the windowing system or wxPython, depending on platform;

• style (integer) – the underlying ScrolledWindow style;

• agwStyle (integer) – can be a combination of various bits. See customtreectrl for a full list of flags.

• validator (wx.Validator) – window validator;

• name (string) – window name.

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AcceptsFocus(self)

Can this window be given focus by mouse click?

Note

This method always returns True as we always accept focus from mouse click.

Note

Overridden from ScrolledWindow.

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AddRoot(self, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, on_the_right=True)

Adds a root item to the CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window except top-level windows;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

Raise

Exception in the following cases:

• There already is a root item in the tree;

• The item window is not None but the TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT flag has not been set for CustomTreeCtrl;

• The item has multiline text (with line-breaks in it) but the TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT flag has not been set for CustomTreeCtrl;

• The ct_type attribute is less than 0 or greater than 2.

Warning

Only one root is allowed to exist in any given instance of CustomTreeCtrl.

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AdjustMyScrollbars(self)

Internal method used to adjust the ScrolledWindow scrollbars.

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AppendItem(self, parentId, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, on_the_right=True)

Appends an item as a last child of its parent.

Parameters

• parentId – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent;

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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AppendSeparator(self, parentId)

Appends an horizontal line separator as a last child of its parent.

Parameters

parentId – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the separator’s parent.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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AssignButtonsImageList(self, imageList)

Assigns the button image list.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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AssignImageList(self, imageList)

Assigns the normal image list.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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AssignLeftImageList(self, imageList)

Assigns the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on the leftmost part of the client area. Any item can have a leftmost image associated with it.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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AssignStateImageList(self, imageList)

Assigns the state image list.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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AutoCheckChild(self, item, checked)

Transverses the tree and checks/unchecks the items.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like and radiobutton-like items.

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AutoCheckParent(self, item, checked)

Traverses up the tree and checks/unchecks parent items.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like and radiobutton-like items.

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AutoToggleChild(self, item)

Transverses the tree and toggles the items.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like and radiobutton-like items.

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CalculateLevel(self, item, dc, level, y, align=0)

Calculates the level of an item inside the tree hierarchy.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• level (integer) – the item level in the tree hierarchy;

• y (integer) – the current vertical position inside the ScrolledWindow;

• align (integer) – an integer specifying the alignment type:

  align Value	Description
  0	No horizontal alignment of windows (in items with windows).
  1	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the same horizontal position.
  2	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the rightmost edge of CustomTreeCtrl.

Returns

The new y vertical position inside the ScrolledWindow.

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CalculateLineHeight(self)

Calculates the base height for all lines in the tree.

Only used if the TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT style is not used. This base line height gets adjusted to the max line height of all items as they are displayed. All rows use this largest height until this method is called to reset it.

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CalculatePositions(self)

Calculates all the positions of the visible items.

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CalculateSize(self, item, dc, level=-1, align=0)

Calculates overall position and size of an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• level (integer) – the item level in the tree hierarchy;

• align (integer) – an integer specifying the alignment type:

  align Value	Description
  0	No horizontal alignment of windows (in items with windows).
  1	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the same horizontal position.
  2	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the rightmost edge of CustomTreeCtrl.

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CheckChilds(self, item, checked=True)

Programmatically check/uncheck item children.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like and radiobutton-like items.

Note

This method does not generate EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKED events.

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CheckItem(self, item, checked=True)

Actually checks/uncheks an item, sending (eventually) the two events EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKED.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – for a radiobutton-type item, True to check it, False to uncheck it. For a checkbox-type item, it can be one of wx.CHK_UNCHECKED when the checkbox is unchecked, wx.CHK_CHECKED when it is checked and wx.CHK_UNDETERMINED when it’s in the undetermined state.

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CheckItem2(self, item, checked=True, torefresh=False)

Used internally to avoid EVT_TREE_ITEM_CHECKED events.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it;

• torefresh (bool) – whether to redraw the item or not.

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CheckSameLevel(self, item, checked=False)

Uncheck radio items which are on the same level of the checked one. Used internally.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it.

Note

This method is meaningful only for radiobutton-like items.

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ChildrenClosing(self, item)

We are about to destroy the item children.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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Collapse(self, item)

Collapse an item, sending a EVT_TREE_ITEM_COLLAPSING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_COLLAPSED events.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Raise

Exception if you try to collapse a hidden root (i.e., when the TR_HIDE_ROOT style is set for CustomTreeCtrl).

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CollapseAndReset(self, item)

Collapse the given item and deletes its children.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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Delete(self, item)

Deletes an item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Note

This method sends the EVT_TREE_DELETE_ITEM event.

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DeleteAllItems(self)

Deletes all items in the CustomTreeCtrl.

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DeleteChildren(self, item)

Delete all the item’s children.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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DeleteItemWindow(self, item)

Deletes the window associated to an item (if any).

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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DoGetBestSize(self)

Gets the size which best suits the window: for a control, it would be the minimal size which doesn’t truncate the control, for a panel - the same size as it would have after a call to Fit().

Returns

An instance of wx.Size.

Note

Overridden from ScrolledWindow.

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DoInsertItem(self, parentId, previous, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, separator=False, on_the_right=True)

Actually inserts an item in the tree.

Parameters

• parentId – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent;

• previous (integer) – the index at which we should insert the item;

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window except top-level windows;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item;

• separator (bool) – True if the item is a separator, False otherwise.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

Raise

Exception in the following cases:

• The item window is not None but the TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT flag has not been set for CustomTreeCtrl;

• The item has multiline text (with line-breaks in it) but the TR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT flag has not been set for CustomTreeCtrl;

• The ct_type attribute is less than 0 or greater than 2;

• The parent item is a separator;

• The item is a separator but it has text or an associated window.

Note

Separator items should not have children, text labels or an associated window.

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DoSelectItem(self, item, unselect_others=True, extended_select=False, from_key=False)

Actually selects/unselects an item, sending EVT_TREE_SEL_CHANGING and EVT_TREE_SEL_CHANGED events.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• unselect_others (bool) – if True, all the other selected items are unselected.

• extended_select (bool) – True if the CustomTreeCtrl is using the TR_EXTENDED style;

• from_key (bool) – True to indicate that the selection was made via a keyboard key, False if it was a mouse selection.

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DrawHorizontalGradient(self, dc, rect, hasfocus)

Gradient fill from colour 1 to colour 2 from left to right.

Parameters

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• rect (wx.Rect) – the rectangle to be filled with the gradient shading;

• hasfocus (bool) – True if the main CustomTreeCtrl has focus, False otherwise.

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DrawVerticalGradient(self, dc, rect, hasfocus)

Gradient fill from colour 1 to colour 2 from top to bottom.

Parameters

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• rect (wx.Rect) – the rectangle to be filled with the gradient shading;

• hasfocus (bool) – True if the main CustomTreeCtrl has focus, False otherwise.

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DrawVistaRectangle(self, dc, rect, hasfocus)

Draws the selected item(s) with the Windows Vista style.

Parameters

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• rect (wx.Rect) – the rectangle to be filled with the gradient shading;

• hasfocus (bool) – True if the main CustomTreeCtrl has focus, False otherwise.

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Edit(self, item)

Internal function. Starts the editing of an item label, sending a EVT_TREE_BEGIN_LABEL_EDIT event.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Warning

Separator-type items can not be edited.

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EditLabel(self, item)

Starts editing an item label.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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EnableChildren(self, item, enable=True)

Enables/disables the item children.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• enable (bool) – True to enable the children, False to disable them.

Note

This method is used internally.

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EnableItem(self, item, enable=True, torefresh=True)

Enables/disables an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• enable (bool) – True to enable the item, False to disable it;

• torefresh (bool) – whether to redraw the item or not.

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EnableSelectionGradient(self, enable=True)

Globally enables/disables drawing of gradient selections.

Parameters

enable (bool) – True to enable gradient-style selections, False to disable it.

Note

Calling this method disables any Vista-style selection previously enabled.

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EnableSelectionVista(self, enable=True)

Globally enables/disables drawing of Windows Vista selections.

Parameters

enable (bool) – True to enable Vista-style selections, False to disable it.

Note

Calling this method disables any gradient-style selection previously enabled.

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EnsureVisible(self, item)

Scrolls and/or expands items to ensure that the given item is visible.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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Expand(self, item)

Expands an item, sending a EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDED events.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Raise

Exception if you try to expand a hidden root (i.e., when the TR_HIDE_ROOT style is set for CustomTreeCtrl).

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ExpandAll(self)

Expands all CustomTreeCtrl items.

Note

This method suppresses the EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDED events because expanding many items int the control would be too slow then.

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ExpandAllChildren(self, item)

Expands all the items children of the input item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Note

This method suppresses the EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDING and EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDED events because expanding many items int the control would be too slow then.

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FillArray(self, item, array=[])

Internal function. Used to populate an array of selected items when the style TR_MULTIPLE is used.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• array (list) – a Python list containing the selected items.

Returns

A Python list containing the selected items.

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FindItem(self, idParent, prefixOrig)

Finds the first item starting with the given prefix after the given parent.

Parameters

• idParent (integer) – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• prefixOrig (string) – a string containing the item text prefix.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if no item has been found.

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Freeze(self)

Freeze CustomTreeCtrl.

Freezes the window or, in other words, prevents any updates from taking place on screen, the window is not redrawn at all. Thaw must be called to re-enable window redrawing. Calls to these two functions may be nested.

Note

This method is useful for visual appearance optimization (for example, it is a good idea to use it before doing many large text insertions in a row into a TextCtrl under wxGTK) but is not implemented on all platforms nor for all controls so it is mostly just a hint to wxWidgets and not a mandatory directive.

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GetAGWWindowStyleFlag(self)

Returns the CustomTreeCtrl style.

See also

The __init__ method for a list of possible style flags.

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GetBackgroundImage(self)

Returns the CustomTreeCtrl background image (if any).

Returns

An instance of wx.Bitmap if a background image is present, None otherwise.

Note

At present, the background image can only be used in “tile” mode.

Todo

Support background images also in stretch and centered modes.

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GetBorderPen(self)

Returns the pen used to draw the selected item border.

Returns

An instance of wx.Pen.

Note

The border pen is not used if the Windows Vista selection style is applied.

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GetBoundingRect(self, item, textOnly=False)

Retrieves the rectangle bounding the item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• textOnly (bool) – if True, only the rectangle around the item’s label will be returned, otherwise the item’s image is also taken into account.

Returns

An instance of wx.Rect.

Note

The rectangle coordinates are logical, not physical ones. So, for example, the x coordinate may be negative if the tree has a horizontal scrollbar and its position is not 0.

Warning

The textOnly flag is currently ignored and this method always returns the rectangle including the item’s image, checkbox, and window (if they exist) along with the item’s text. A separator’s bounding box stretches the width of the entire client area. The height may be 0 for newly added items until CustomTreeCtrl.CalculateSize is called while the tree is not frozen.

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GetButtonsImageList(self)

Returns the buttons image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined button images are taken).

Returns

An instance of wx.ImageList.

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GetChildrenCount(self, item, recursively=True)

Returns the item children count.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• recursively (bool) – if True, returns the total number of descendants, otherwise only one level of children is counted.

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GetConnectionPen(self)

Returns the pen used to draw the connecting lines between items.

Returns

An instance of wx.Pen.

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GetControlBmp(self, checkbox=True, checked=False, enabled=True, x=16, y=16)

Returns a native looking checkbox or radio button bitmap.

Parameters

• checkbox (bool) – True to get a checkbox image, False for a radiobutton one;

• checked (bool) – True if the control is marked, False if it is not;

• enabled (bool) – True if the control is enabled, False if it is not;

• x (integer) – the width of the bitmap;

• y (integer) – the height of the bitmap.

Returns

An instance of wx.Bitmap, representing a native looking checkbox or radiobutton.

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GetCount(self)

Returns the global number of items in the tree.

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GetDisabledColour(self)

Returns the colour for items in a disabled state.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

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GetDragFullScreen(self)

Returns whether built-in drag/drop will be full screen or not.

Returns

True if the drag/drop operation will be full screen, or False if only within the tree.

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GetEditControl(self)

Returns a reference to the edit TreeTextCtrl if the item is being edited or None otherwise (it is assumed that no more than one item may be edited simultaneously).

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GetFirstChild(self, item)

Returns the item’s first child and an integer value ‘cookie’. Call GetNextChild for the next child using this very ‘cookie’ return value as an input.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

A tuple with the first value being an instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further children, and as second value an integer parameter ‘cookie’.

Note

This method returns None if there are no further children.

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GetFirstGradientColour(self)

Returns the first gradient colour for gradient-style selections.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

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GetFirstVisibleItem(self)

Returns the first visible item.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no visible items.

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GetGradientStyle(self)

Returns the gradient style for gradient-style selections.

Returns

0 for horizontal gradient-style selections, 1 for vertical gradient-style selections.

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GetHilightFocusColour(self)

Returns the colour used to highlight focused selected items.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

Note

This is used only if gradient and Windows Vista selection styles are disabled.

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GetHilightNonFocusColour(self)

Returns the colour used to highlight unfocused selected items.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

Note

This is used only if gradient and Windows Vista selection styles are disabled.

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GetHyperTextFont(self)

Returns the font used to render hypertext items.

Returns

An instance of wx.Font.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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GetHyperTextNewColour(self)

Returns the colour used to render a non-visited hypertext item.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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GetHyperTextVisitedColour(self)

Returns the colour used to render a visited hypertext item.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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GetImageList(self)

Returns the normal image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl.

Returns

An instance of wx.ImageList.

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GetImageListCheck(self)

Returns the image list used to build the check/radio buttons in CustomTreeCtrl.

Returns

An instance of wx.ImageList.

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GetIndent(self)

Returns the item indentation, in pixels.

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GetItem3StateValue(self, item)

Gets the state of a 3-state checkbox item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

wx.CHK_UNCHECKED when the checkbox is unchecked, wx.CHK_CHECKED when it is checked and wx.CHK_UNDETERMINED when it’s in the undetermined state.

Note

This method raises an exception when the function is used with a 2-state checkbox item.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like items.

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GetItemBackgroundColour(self, item)

Returns the item background colour.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

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GetItemFont(self, item)

Returns the item font.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of wx.Font.

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GetItemImage(self, item, which=TreeItemIcon_Normal)

Returns the item image.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• which (integer) – can be one of the following bits:

  Item State	Description
  TreeItemIcon_Normal	To get the normal item image
  TreeItemIcon_Selected	To get the selected item image (i.e. the image which is shown when the item is currently selected)
  TreeItemIcon_Expanded	To get the expanded image (this only makes sense for items which have children - then this image is shown when the item is expanded and the normal image is shown when it is collapsed)
  TreeItemIcon_SelectedExpanded	To get the selected expanded image (which is shown when an expanded item is currently selected)

Returns

An integer index that can be used to retrieve the item image inside a wx.ImageList.

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GetItemLeftImage(self, item)

Returns the item leftmost image, i.e. the image associated to the item on the leftmost part of the CustomTreeCtrl client area.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An integer index that can be used to retrieve the item leftmost image inside a wx.ImageList.

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GetItemParent(self, item)

Returns the item parent (can be None for root items).

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None for root items.

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GetItemSize(self, item)

Returns the horizontal space available in CustomTreeCtrl, in pixels, to draw this item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

New in version 0.9.3.

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GetItemText(self, item)

Returns the item text.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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GetItemTextColour(self, item)

Returns the item text colour or separator horizontal line colour.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

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GetItemType(self, item)

Returns the item type.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An integer representing the item type.

See also

SetItemType for a description of valid item types.

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GetItemVisited(self, item)

Returns whether an hypertext item was visited.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the hypertext item has been visited, False otherwise.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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GetItemWindow(self, item)

Returns the window associated to the item (if any).

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of wx.Window if the item has an associated window, None otherwise.

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GetItemWindowEnabled(self, item)

Returns whether the window associated to the item is enabled.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item has an associated window and this window is enabled, False in all other cases.

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GetLastChild(self, item)

Returns the item last child.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further children.

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GetLeftImageList(self)

Returns the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on the leftmost part of the client area. Any item can have a leftmost image associated with it.

Returns

An instance of wx.ImageList.

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GetLineHeight(self, item)

Returns the line height for the given item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

the item height, in pixels.

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GetMaxWidth(self, respect_expansion_state=True)

Returns the maximum width of the CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

respect_expansion_state (bool) – if True, only the expanded items (and their children) will be measured. Otherwise all the items are expanded and their width measured.

Returns

the maximum width of CustomTreeCtrl, in pixels.

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GetNext(self, item)

Returns the next item. Only for internal use right now.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further items.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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GetNextActiveItem(self, item, down=True)

Returns the next active item. Used Internally at present.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• down (bool) – True to search downwards in the hierarchy for an active item, False to search upwards.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem if an active item has been found or None if none has been found.

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GetNextChild(self, item, cookie)

Returns the item’s next child.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• cookie – a parameter which is opaque for the application but is necessary for the library to make these functions reentrant (i.e. allow more than one enumeration on one and the same object simultaneously).

Returns

A tuple with the first value being an instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further children, and as second value an integer parameter ‘cookie’.

Note

This method returns None if there are no further children.

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GetNextExpanded(self, item)

Returns the next expanded item after the input one.

Parameters

item – an instance of TreeListItem.

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GetNextShown(self, item)

Returns the next displayed item in the tree. This is either the first child of the item (if it is expanded and has children) or its next sibling. If there is no next sibling the tree is walked backwards until a next sibling for one of its parents is found.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if no item follows this one.

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GetNextSibling(self, item)

Returns the next sibling of an item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further siblings.

Note

This method returns None if there are no further siblings.

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GetNextVisible(self, item)

Returns the next visible item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no next visible items.

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GetPrev(self, item)

Returns the previous item. Only for internal use right now.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem

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GetPrevExpanded(self, item)

Returns the previous expanded item before the input one.

Parameters

item – an instance of TreeListItem.

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GetPrevShown(self, item)

Returns the previous displayed item in the tree. This is either the last displayed child of its previous sibling, or its parent item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if no previous item found (root).

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GetPrevSibling(self, item)

Returns the previous sibling of an item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no further siblings.

Note

This method returns None if there are no further siblings.

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GetPrevVisible(self, item)

Returns the previous visible item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem or None if there are no previous visible items.

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GetPyData(self, item)

Returns the data associated to an item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

A Python object representing the item data, or None if no data has been assigned to this item.

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GetRootItem(self)

Returns the root item, an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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GetSecondGradientColour(self)

Returns the second gradient colour for gradient-style selections.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour.

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GetSelection(self)

Returns the current selected item (i.e. focused item).

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem.

Note

Similar to GetFocusedItem of wx.TreeCtrl. Use GetSelections for obtaining all items selected in multiple-selection trees (i.e. TR_MULTIPLE flag set).

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GetSelections(self)

Returns a list of selected items.

Note

This method can be used only if CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_MULTIPLE or TR_EXTENDED style set.

Returns

A Python list containing the selected items, all instances of GenericTreeItem.

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GetSeparatorColour(self, colour)

Returns the pen colour for separator-type items.

Returns

An instance of wx.Colour representing the separator pen colour.

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GetSpacing(self)

Returns the spacing between the start and the text, in pixels.

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GetStateImageList(self)

Returns the state image list associated with CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined state images are taken).

Returns

An instance of wx.ImageList.

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HandleHyperLink(self, item)

Handles the hyperlink items, sending the EVT_TREE_ITEM_HYPERLINK event.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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HasAGWFlag(self, flag)

Returns True if CustomTreeCtrl has the flag bit set.

Parameters

flag (integer) – any possible window style for CustomTreeCtrl.

See also

The __init__ method for the flag parameter description.

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HasButtons(self)

Returns whether CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_HAS_BUTTONS flag set.

Returns

True if CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_HAS_BUTTONS flag set, False otherwise.

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HasChildren(self, item)

Returns whether an item has children or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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HideItem(self, item, hide=True)

Hides/shows an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• hide – True to hide the item, False to show it.

Note

A hidden item always reports that it is collapsed and disabled.

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HideItemWindows(self, item)

Hide all windows belonging to the item and its children.

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HideWindows(self)

Hides the windows associated to the items. Used internally.

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HitTest(self, point, flags=0)

Calculates which (if any) item is under the given point, returning the tree item at this point plus extra information flags.

Parameters

• point – an instance of wx.Point, a point to test for hits;

• flags (integer) – a bitlist of the following values:

  HitTest Flags	Hex Value	Description
  TREE_HITTEST_ABOVE	0x1	Above the client area
  TREE_HITTEST_BELOW	0x2	Below the client area
  TREE_HITTEST_NOWHERE	0x4	No item has been hit
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMBUTTON	0x8	On the button associated to an item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMICON	0x10	On the icon associated to an item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMINDENT	0x20	On the indent associated to an item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMLABEL	0x40	On the label (string) associated to an item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEM	0x50	Anywhere on the item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMRIGHT	0x80	On the right of the label associated to an item
  TREE_HITTEST_TOLEFT	0x200	On the left of the client area
  TREE_HITTEST_TORIGHT	0x400	On the right of the client area
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMUPPERPART	0x800	On the upper part (first half) of the item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMLOWERPART	0x1000	On the lower part (second half) of the item
  TREE_HITTEST_ONITEMCHECKICON	0x2000	On the check/radio icon, if present

Returns

A tuple with the first value being an instance of GenericTreeItem or None if no item has been hit-tested, and as second value an integer parameter flag.

Note

both the item (if any, None otherwise) and the flags are always returned as a tuple.

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InsertItem(self, parentId, input, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, separator=False, on_the_right=True)

Inserts an item after the given previous.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

InsertItemByIndex and InsertItemByItem for an explanation of the input parameters.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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InsertItemByIndex(self, parentId, idPrevious, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, separator=False, on_the_right=True)

Inserts an item after the given previous.

Parameters

• parentId – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent;

• idPrevious – the index at which we should insert the new item;

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item;

• separator (bool) – True if the item is a separator, False otherwise.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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InsertItemByItem(self, parentId, idPrevious, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, separator=False, on_the_right=True)

Inserts an item after the given previous.

Parameters

• parentId – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent;

• idPrevious – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the previous item;

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item;

• separator (bool) – True if the item is a separator, False otherwise.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

Raise

Exception if the previous item is not a sibling.

See also

DoInsertItem for other possible exceptions generated by this method.

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InsertSeparator(self, parentId, input)

Inserts a separator item after the given previous.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

InsertItemByIndex and InsertItemByItem for an explanation of the input parameters.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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IsBold(self, item)

Returns whether the item font is bold or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item has bold text, False otherwise.

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IsDescendantOf(self, parent, item)

Checks if the given item is under another one in the tree hierarchy.

Parameters

• parent – an instance of GenericTreeItem, representing the possible parent of item;

• item – another instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if item is a descendant of parent, False otherwise.

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IsExpanded(self, item)

Returns whether the item is expanded or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item is expanded, False if it is collapsed.

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IsItalic(self, item)

Returns whether the item font is italic or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item has italic text, False otherwise.

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IsItem3State(self, item)

Returns whether or not the checkbox item is a 3-state checkbox.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if this checkbox is a 3-state checkbox, False if it’s a 2-state checkbox item.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like items.

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IsItemChecked(self, item)

Returns whether an item is checked or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item is in a ‘checked’ state, False otherwise.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like and radiobutton-like items.

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IsItemEnabled(self, item)

Returns whether an item is enabled or disabled.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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IsItemHyperText(self, item)

Returns whether an item is hypertext or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item is hypertext-like, False otherwise.

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IsItemSeparator(self, item)

Returns whether an item is of separator type or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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IsSelected(self, item)

Returns whether the item is selected or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item is selected, False otherwise.

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IsVisible(self, item)

Returns whether the item is visible or not (i.e., its hierarchy is expanded enough to show the item, and it has not been hidden).

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item is visible, False if it is hidden.

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ItemHasChildren(self, item)

Returns whether the item has children or not.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

True if the item has children, False otherwise.

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OnAcceptEdit(self, item, value)

Called by TreeTextCtrl, to accept the changes and to send the EVT_TREE_END_LABEL_EDIT event.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• value (string) – the new value of the item label.

Returns

True if the editing has not been vetoed, False otherwise.

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OnCancelEdit(self, item)

Called by TreeTextCtrl, to cancel the changes and to send the EVT_TREE_END_LABEL_EDIT event.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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OnCompareItems(self, item1, item2)

Returns whether 2 items have the same text.

Override this function in the derived class to change the sort order of the items in the CustomTreeCtrl. The function should return a negative, zero or positive value if the first item is less than, equal to or greater than the second one.

Parameters

• item1 – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• item2 – another instance of GenericTreeItem.

Returns

The return value is negative if item1 < item2, zero if item1 == item2 and strictly positive if item1 < item2.

Note

The base class version compares items alphabetically.

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OnDestroy(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a wx.WindowDestroyEvent event to be processed.

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OnEditTimer(self)

The timer for editing has expired. Start editing.

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OnEraseBackground(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a EraseEvent event to be processed.

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OnGetToolTip(self, event)

Process the tooltip event, to speed up event processing. Does not actually get a tooltip.

Parameters

event – a CommandTreeEvent event to be processed.

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OnInternalIdle(self)

This method is normally only used internally, but sometimes an application may need it to implement functionality that should not be disabled by an application defining an OnIdle handler in a derived class.

This method may be used to do delayed painting, for example, and most implementations call wx.Window.UpdateWindowUI in order to send update events to the window in idle time.

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OnKeyDown(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN event for CustomTreeCtrl, sending a EVT_TREE_KEY_DOWN event.

Parameters

event – a KeyEvent event to be processed.

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OnKillFocus(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_KILL_FOCUS event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a FocusEvent event to be processed.

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OnMouse(self, event)

Handles a bunch of wx.EVT_MOUSE_EVENTS events for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a MouseEvent event to be processed.

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OnPaint(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_PAINT event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a PaintEvent event to be processed.

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OnSetFocus(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_SET_FOCUS event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a FocusEvent event to be processed.

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OnSize(self, event)

Handles the wx.EVT_SIZE event for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

event – a wx.SizeEvent event to be processed.

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PaintItem(self, item, dc, level, align)

Actually draws an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• level (integer) – the item level in the tree hierarchy;

• align (integer) – an integer specifying the alignment type:

  align Value	Description
  0	No horizontal alignment of windows (in items with windows).
  1	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the same horizontal position.
  2	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the rightmost edge of CustomTreeCtrl.

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PaintLevel(self, item, dc, level, y, align)

Paint a level in the hierarchy of CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• dc – an instance of wx.DC;

• level (integer) – the item level in the tree hierarchy;

• y (integer) – the current vertical position in the ScrolledWindow;

• align (integer) – an integer specifying the alignment type:

  align Value	Description
  0	No horizontal alignment of windows (in items with windows).
  1	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the same horizontal position.
  2	Windows (in items with windows) are aligned at the rightmost edge of CustomTreeCtrl.

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PrependItem(self, parent, text, ct_type=0, wnd=None, image=-1, selImage=-1, data=None, separator=False, on_the_right=True)

Prepends an item as a first child of parent.

Parameters

• parent – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent;

• text (string) – the item text label;

• ct_type (integer) – the item type (see SetItemType for a list of valid item types);

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to show next to the item, any subclass of wx.Window except top-level windows;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in unselected state;

• selImage (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in selected state; if image > -1 and selImage is -1, the same image is used for both selected and unselected items;

• data (object) – associate the given Python object data with the item;

• separator (bool) – True if the item is a separator, False otherwise.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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PrependSeparator(self, parent)

Prepends a separator item as a first child of parent.

Parameters

parent – an instance of GenericTreeItem representing the item’s parent.

Returns

An instance of GenericTreeItem upon successful insertion.

See also

DoInsertItem for possible exceptions generated by this method.

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RecurseOnChildren(self, item, maxwidth, respect_expansion_state)

Recurses over all the children of the spcified items, calculating their maximum width.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• maxwidth (integer) – the current maximum width for CustomTreeCtrl, in pixels;

• respect_expansion_state (bool) – if True, only the expanded items (and their children) will be measured. Otherwise all the items are expanded and their width measured.

Returns

A tuple containing the maximum width and item height, in pixels.

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RefreshItemWithWindows(self, item=None)

Refreshes the items with which a window is associated.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem. If item is None, then the recursive refresh starts from the root node.

Note

This method is called only if the style TR_ALIGN_WINDOWS_RIGHT is used.

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RefreshLine(self, item)

Refreshes a damaged item line.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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RefreshSelected(self)

Refreshes a damaged selected item line.

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RefreshSelectedUnder(self, item)

Refreshes the selected items under the given item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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RefreshSubtree(self, item)

Refreshes a damaged subtree of an item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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ResetEditControl(self)

Called by TreeTextCtrl when it marks itself for deletion.

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ScrollTo(self, item)

Scrolls the specified item into view.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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SelectAll(self)

Selects all the item in the tree.

Raise

Exception if used without the TR_EXTENDED or TR_MULTIPLE style set.

Note

This method can be used only if CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_MULTIPLE or TR_EXTENDED style set.

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SelectAllChildren(self, item)

Selects all the children of the given item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Raise

Exception if used without the TR_EXTENDED or TR_MULTIPLE style set.

Note

This method can be used only if CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_MULTIPLE or TR_EXTENDED style set.

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SelectItem(self, item, select=True)

Selects/deselects an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• select (bool) – True to select an item, False to deselect it.

Note

If TR_MULTIPLE is set, this actually toggles selection when select=True.

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SelectItemRange(self, item1, item2)

Selects all the items between item1 and item2.

Parameters

• item1 – an instance of GenericTreeItem, representing the first item in the range to select;

• item2 – an instance of GenericTreeItem, representing the last item in the range to select.

Raise

Exception if used without the TR_EXTENDED or TR_MULTIPLE style set.

Note

This method can be used only if CustomTreeCtrl has the TR_MULTIPLE or TR_EXTENDED style set.

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SendDeleteEvent(self, item)

Actually sends the EVT_TREE_DELETE_ITEM event.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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SetAGWWindowStyleFlag(self, agwStyle)

Sets the CustomTreeCtrl window style.

Parameters

agwStyle (integer) – the new CustomTreeCtrl window style.

See also

The __init__ method for the agwStyle parameter description.

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SetBackgroundColour(self, colour)

Changes the background colour of CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

colour – the colour to be used as the background colour, pass NullColour to reset to the default colour.

Returns

False if the underlying ScrolledWindow does not accept the new colour, True otherwise.

Note

The background colour is usually painted by the default EraseEvent event handler function under Windows and automatically under GTK.

Note

Setting the background colour does not cause an immediate refresh, so you may wish to call wx.Window.ClearBackground or wx.Window.Refresh after calling this function.

Note

Overridden from ScrolledWindow.

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SetBackgroundImage(self, image)

Sets the CustomTreeCtrl background image.

Parameters

image – if not None, an instance of wx.Bitmap.

Note

At present, the background image can only be used in “tile” mode.

Todo

Support background images also in stretch and centered modes.

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SetBorderPen(self, pen)

Sets the pen used to draw the selected item border.

Parameters

pen – an instance of wx.Pen.

Note

The border pen is not used if the Windows Vista selection style is applied.

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SetButtonsImageList(self, imageList)

Sets the buttons image list for CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined button images are taken).

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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SetConnectionPen(self, pen)

Sets the pen used to draw the connecting lines between items.

Parameters

pen – an instance of wx.Pen.

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SetDisabledColour(self, colour)

Sets the colour for items in a disabled state.

Parameters

colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

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SetDragFullScreen(self, fullScreen=False)

Sets whether a drag operation will be performed full screen or not.

A full screen drag allows the user to drag outside of the tree to other controls. When the drag is finished the destination will have to be found manually in the EVT_TREE_END_DRAG handler with something like:

example:

wnd = wx.FindWindowAtPoint(self.ClientToScreen(event.GetPoint()))

Parameters

fullScreen (bool) – False (default) to drag within tree only.

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SetFirstGradientColour(self, colour=None)

Sets the first gradient colour for gradient-style selections.

Parameters

colour – if not None, a valid wx.Colour instance. Otherwise, the colour is taken from the system value wx.SYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHT.

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SetFont(self, font)

Sets the CustomTreeCtrl font.

Parameters

font – a valid wx.Font instance.

Note

Overridden from ScrolledWindow.

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SetForegroundColour(self, colour)

Changes the foreground colour of CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

colour – the colour to be used as the foreground colour, pass NullColour to reset to the default colour.

Returns

False if the underlying ScrolledWindow does not accept the new colour, True otherwise.

Note

Overridden from ScrolledWindow.

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SetGradientStyle(self, vertical=0)

Sets the gradient style for gradient-style selections.

Parameters

vertical (integer) – 0 for horizontal gradient-style selections, 1 for vertical gradient-style selections.

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SetHilightFocusColour(self, colour)

Sets the colour used to highlight focused selected items.

Parameters

colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

Note

This is applied only if gradient and Windows Vista selection styles are disabled.

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SetHilightNonFocusColour(self, colour)

Sets the colour used to highlight unfocused selected items.

Parameters

colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

Note

This is applied only if gradient and Windows Vista selection styles are disabled.

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SetHyperTextFont(self, font)

Sets the font used to render hypertext items.

Parameters

font – a valid wx.Font instance.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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SetHyperTextNewColour(self, colour)

Sets the colour used to render a non-visited hypertext item.

Parameters

colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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SetHyperTextVisitedColour(self, colour)

Sets the colour used to render a visited hypertext item.

Parameters

colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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SetImageList(self, imageList)

Sets the normal image list for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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SetImageListCheck(self, sizex, sizey, imglist=None)

Sets the checkbox/radiobutton image list.

Parameters

• sizex (integer) – the width of the bitmaps in the imglist, in pixels;

• sizey (integer) – the height of the bitmaps in the imglist, in pixels;

• imglist – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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SetIndent(self, indent)

Sets the indentation for CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

indent (integer) – an integer representing the indentation for the items in the tree.

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SetItem3State(self, item, allow)

Sets whether the item has a 3-state value checkbox assigned to it or not.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• allow (bool) – True to set an item as a 3-state checkbox, False to set it to a 2-state checkbox.

Returns

True if the change was successful, False otherwise.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like items.

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SetItem3StateValue(self, item, state)

Sets the checkbox item to the given state.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• state (integer) – can be one of: wx.CHK_UNCHECKED (check is off), wx.CHK_CHECKED (check is on) or wx.CHK_UNDETERMINED (check is mixed).

Note

This method raises an exception when the checkbox item is a 2-state checkbox and setting the state to wx.CHK_UNDETERMINED.

Note

This method is meaningful only for checkbox-like items.

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SetItemBackgroundColour(self, item, colour)

Sets the item background colour.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

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SetItemBold(self, item, bold=True)

Sets the item font as bold/unbold.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• bold (bool) – True to set the item font as bold, False otherwise.

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SetItemDropHighlight(self, item, highlight=True)

Gives the item the visual feedback for drag and drop operations. This is useful when something is dragged from outside the CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• highlight (bool) – True to highlight the dragged items, False otherwise.

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SetItemFont(self, item, font)

Sets the item font.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• font – a valid wx.Font instance.

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SetItemHasChildren(self, item, has=True)

Forces the appearance/disappearance of the button next to the item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• has (bool) – True to have a button next to an item, False otherwise.

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SetItemHyperText(self, item, hyper=True)

Sets whether the item is hypertext or not.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• hyper (bool) – True to have an item with hypertext behaviour, False otherwise.

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SetItemImage(self, item, image, which=TreeItemIcon_Normal)

Sets the item image, depending on the item state.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• image (integer) – an index within the normal image list specifying the image to use for the item in the state specified by the which parameter;

• which (integer) – the item state.

See also

GetItemImage for an explanation of the which parameter.

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SetItemItalic(self, item, italic=True)

Sets the item font as italic/non-italic.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• italic (bool) – True to set the item font as italic, False otherwise.

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SetItemLeftImage(self, item, image)

Sets the item leftmost image, i.e. the image associated to the item on the leftmost part of the CustomTreeCtrl client area.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• image (integer) – an index within the left image list specifying the image to use for the item in the leftmost part of the client area.

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SetItemText(self, item, text)

Sets the item text.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• text (string) – the new item label.

Raise

Exception if the input item is a separator.

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SetItemTextColour(self, item, colour)

Sets the item text colour or separator horizontal line colour.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• colour – a valid wx.Colour instance.

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SetItemType(self, item, ct_type)

Sets the item type.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• ct_type (integer) – may be one of the following integers:

  ct_type Value	Description
  0	A normal item
  1	A checkbox-like item
  2	A radiobutton-type item

Note

Regarding radiobutton-type items (with ct_type = 2), the following approach is used:

• All peer-nodes that are radiobuttons will be mutually exclusive. In other words, only one of a set of radiobuttons that share a common parent can be checked at once. If a radiobutton node becomes checked, then all of its peer radiobuttons must be unchecked.

• If a radiobutton node becomes unchecked, then all of its child nodes will become inactive.

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SetItemVisited(self, item, visited=True)

Sets whether an hypertext item was visited.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• visited (bool) – True to mark an hypertext item as visited, False otherwise.

Note

This method is meaningful only for hypertext-like items.

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SetItemWindow(self, item, wnd, on_the_right=True)

Sets the window for the given item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• wnd – if not None, a non-toplevel window to be displayed next to the item.

• on_the_right (bool) – True positions the window on the right of text, False on the left of text and overlapping the image. New in wxPython 4.0.4.

Raise

Exception if the input item is a separator and wnd is not None.

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SetItemWindowEnabled(self, item, enable=True)

Enables/disables the window associated to the item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• enable (bool) – True to enable the associated window, False to disable it.

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SetLeftImageList(self, imageList)

Sets the image list for CustomTreeCtrl filled with images to be used on the leftmost part of the client area. Any item can have a leftmost image associated with it.

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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SetPyData(self, item, data)

Sets the data associated to an item.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• data (object) – can be any Python object.

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SetSecondGradientColour(self, colour=None)

Sets the second gradient colour for gradient-style selections.

Parameters

colour – if not None, a valid wx.Colour instance. Otherwise, the colour generated is a slightly darker version of the CustomTreeCtrl background colour.

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SetSeparatorColour(self, colour)

Sets the pen colour for separator-type items.

Parameters

colour – a valid instance of wx.Colour.

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SetSpacing(self, spacing)

Sets the spacing between items in CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

spacing (integer) – an integer representing the spacing between items in the tree.

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SetStateImageList(self, imageList)

Sets the state image list for CustomTreeCtrl (from which application-defined state images are taken).

Parameters

imageList – an instance of wx.ImageList.

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ShouldInheritColours(self)

Return True from here to allow the colours of this window to be changed by InheritAttributes, returning False forbids inheriting them from the parent window.

The base class version returns False, but this method is overridden in wx.Control where it returns True.

CustomTreeCtrl does not inherit colours from anyone.

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SortChildren(self, item)

Sorts the children of the given item using the OnCompareItems method of CustomTreeCtrl.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

Note

You should override the OnCompareItems method in your derived class to change the sort order (the default is ascending case-sensitive alphabetical order).

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TagAllChildrenUntilLast(self, crt_item, last_item, select)

Used internally.

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TagNextChildren(self, crt_item, last_item, select)

Used internally.

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Thaw(self)

Thaw CustomTreeCtrl.

Reenables window updating after a previous call to Freeze. To really thaw the control, it must be called exactly the same number of times as Freeze.

Raise

Exception if Thaw has been called without an un-matching Freeze.

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TileBackground(self, dc)

Tiles the background image to fill all the available area.

Parameters

dc – an instance of wx.DC.

Todo

Support background images also in stretch and centered modes.

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Toggle(self, item)

Toggles the item state (collapsed/expanded).

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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ToggleItemSelection(self, item)

Toggles the item selection.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.

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UnCheckRadioParent(self, item, checked=False)

Used internally to handle radio node parent correctly.

Parameters

• item – an instance of GenericTreeItem;

• checked (bool) – True to check an item, False to uncheck it.

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Unselect(self)

Unselects the current selection.

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UnselectAll(self)

Unselect all the items.

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UnselectAllChildren(self, item)

Unselects all the children of the given item.

Parameters

item – an instance of GenericTreeItem.