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ONEEYEMAN
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ClientData mysery

Post by ONEEYEMAN »

Hi, ALL,
1. Is this proper/legitimate way:

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MyDialog::MyDialog(...)
{
    m_myListBiox = new wxListBix( ... );
    ......
}

void MyDialog::SomeFunc()
{
    wxString test = "data";
    m_myListBox->Append( "String1", &test );
}
2. If the code is correct - how do I get back the "data"?

I know I should use pointer to set the client data, but its just an overkill for such simple case.

Thank you.
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Re: ClientData mysery

Post by doublemax »

If you use the overload that takes a "void*", the object must be allocated on the heap and you're responsible for deleting it.

If you use the overload that takes a "wxClientData*", the object must also be allocated on the heap but the listbox takes ownership and deletes it.

If you only want to store a string, you can use wxStringClientData.
https://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classw ... _data.html

You get the object back using wxItemContainer::GetClientObject()
https://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classw ... 171e7fb98c
Use the source, Luke!
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