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Please point me to some samples that update UI in a dialog. I would like to disable certain textctrls if the user clicks a checkbox.

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Re: UI Updating

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What's the part you're having problems with?

To disable a control, you call wxWindow::Disable()
https://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classw ... f01f66c41e

To detect a click on a wxCheckBox, you catch the wxEVT_CHECKBOX event:
https://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classwx_check_box.html
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I understand the references you've cited, but I'm having difficulty understanding where to place the code. So I thought an example or pseudo code would clear that up for me.
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cszalwinski wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:12 pm I understand the references you've cited, but I'm having difficulty understanding where to place the code. So I thought an example or pseudo code would clear that up for me.

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#include <wx/wx.h>

class MyApp : public wxApp
{
public:
  virtual bool OnInit();
};

wxIMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp);

class MyFrame : public wxFrame
{
public:
  MyFrame() : wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, "Minimal Sample")
  {
    wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(this, wxID_ANY);

    wxBoxSizer *sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);

    m_checkbox = new wxCheckBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "enabled");
    m_checkbox->SetValue(true);
    m_checkbox->Bind(wxEVT_CHECKBOX, &MyFrame::OnCheckBox, this);
    sizer->Add(m_checkbox, 0, wxEXPAND|wxALL, 4);

    m_text = new wxTextCtrl(panel, wxID_ANY, "some text");
    sizer->Add(m_text, 0, wxEXPAND|wxALL, 4);

    panel->SetSizer(sizer);
  };

  void OnCheckBox( wxCommandEvent &evt )
  {
    m_text->Enable( m_checkbox->GetValue() );
    m_text->Refresh();        // not always necessary, just to be safe
  }

protected:
  wxTextCtrl *m_text;
  wxCheckBox *m_checkbox;
};

bool MyApp::OnInit()
{
   MyFrame* frame = new MyFrame();
   frame->Show(true);

   return true;
}
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Re: UI Updating

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Thank you! Works perfectly now. The Bind statement was missing in my logic.

Much appreciated,
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Re: UI Updating

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Hi,
If you don't call Bind() or don't use static event table, you program doesn't know anything about how to react to the event needed.
Bind() (and static event table macros) instructs you program what to do in case the particular event happens.

Thank you.
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