core/vgui/vgui_dialog.h

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// This is core/vgui/vgui_dialog.h
#ifndef vgui_dialog_h_
#define vgui_dialog_h_
#ifdef VCL_NEEDS_PRAGMA_INTERFACE
#pragma interface
#endif
//:
// \file
// \author Philip C. Pritchett, Robotics Research Group, University of Oxford
// \date   23 Oct 1999
// \brief  Abstract dialog class.
//
// \verbatim
//  Modifications
//   23-OCT-1999 P.Pritchet - Initial version.
//   25-JAN-2000 K.Y.McGaul - Added message() to allow text messages in dialogs.
//   27-JAN-2000 K.Y.McGaul - Added set_modal() to allow non-modal dialogs.
//   24-FEB-2000 K.Y.McGaul - Added file browser and color chooser.
//   11-JUL-2000 Marko Bacic - Added inline file browser
//   12-JUL-2000 Marko Bacic - Added inline color chooser
//   26-APR-2002 K.Y.McGaul - Converted to doxygen style comments.
// \endverbatim

#include <vcl_string.h>
#include <vcl_vector.h>
#include <vgui/vgui_tableau.h>
class vgui_dialog_impl;

//: Abstract dialog class
//
// vgui_dialog allows the user to build a dialog from a collection of fields.
// A field in this context consists of a vcl_string label and a variable.
// The dialog is then posted using the ask() method. If ask returns true then
// any changes to the fields in the dialog are used to update the variables.
// Each vgui_dialog contains an instance of a concrete subclass of
// vgui_dialog_impl. The type of the subclass will be determined by the GUI
// being used.
//
// \par Example
// \code
//   vgui_dialog params("My params");
//   params.field("Table number", the_table);
//   params.choice("Dressing", "French", "Thousand Island", the_dressing);
//   params.checkbox("Mayo?", has_mayo);
//   params.message("No smoking is allowed in the restaurant!");
//   if (!params.ask())
//     return; // cancelled
//   send_order(the_table, the_dressing, has_mayo);
// \endcode

class vgui_dialog
{
 public:

  //: Constructor - takes the title of the dialog box.
  vgui_dialog(const char* name);
 virtual ~vgui_dialog();

  void checkbox(const char*, bool&);

  void field(const char*, int&);
  void field(const char* c, unsigned int& v) { field(c,*reinterpret_cast<int*>(&v)); }
  void field(const char*, long&);
  void field(const char*, float&);
  void field(const char*, double&);
  void field(const char*, vcl_string&);

  //: Multiple choice - with two options.
  void choice(const char* label, const char* option1,
              const char* option2, int& chosen);

  //: Multiple choice - with three options.
  void choice(const char* label, const char* option1,
              const char* option2, const char* option3, int& chosen);

  //: Multiple choice - with the list of options given.
  void choice(const char*, const vcl_vector<vcl_string>&, int &);

  void choice(const char*s, const vcl_vector<vcl_string>&v, unsigned &r)
  { choice(s,v,*reinterpret_cast<int*>(&r)); }

  //: File browsers
  void file (const char* label, vcl_string& regexp, vcl_string& filepath);

  //: inline file browser
  void inline_file(const char* label, vcl_string& regexp,vcl_string& filepath);

  //: Color chooser
  void color (const char* label, vcl_string&);

  //: Inline color chooser
  void inline_color(const char *label, vcl_string &);

  //: Text message
  void message(const char*);

  //: Display a tableau in the dialog
  void inline_tableau(const vgui_tableau_sptr tab, unsigned width,
                      unsigned height);

  //: Set the labels on each button, if 0 that button does not appear.
  void set_cancel_button(const char* label);

  //: Set the labels on each button, if 0 that button does not appear.
  void set_ok_button(const char* label);

  //: A "modal" dialog captures all events sent to the application.
  void set_modal(const bool);

  //: Display the dialog box and wait for the users response.
  //  Returns true if the user clicks on the 'OK' button and false if the
  //  user clicks on the 'Cancel' button.
  bool ask();

 protected:
  vgui_dialog() {}
  vgui_dialog_impl* impl;
};

#endif // vgui_dialog_h_

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