1 /* variablesmap.h
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19 
20 #ifndef _LIBGLADEMM_VARIABLESMAP_H
21 #define _LIBGLADEMM_VARIABLESMAP_H
22 
23 #include <libglademm/xml.h>
24 #include <map>
25 
26 namespace Gnome
27 {
28 
29 namespace Glade
30 {
31 
32 /** Associates named Glade widgets with member variables.
33  * Use connect_widget() to link the widgets with variables that will contain their data.
34  * Then use transfer_widgets_to_variables() and transfer_variables_to_widgets() to get or set all of the variables at once.
35  *
36  * This is meant to be a bit like MFC's "Dialog Data Exchange and Validation".
37  *
38  * The association of widget and member varables follow this mapping:
39  *
40  * Gtk::Entry --> Glib::ustring
41  * Gtk::SpinBox --> Glib::ustring
42  * Gtk::ComboBoxEntry --> Glib::ustring
43  * Gtk::Scale --> double
44  * Gtk::Calendar --> Glib::Date
45  * Gtk::CheckBox --> bool
46  * Gtk::RadioButton --> bool
47  *
48  */
49 class VariablesMap
50 {
51 public:
52   explicit VariablesMap(const Glib::RefPtr<Glade::Xml>& glade);
53   virtual ~VariablesMap();
54 
55   ///For ToggleButton (CheckBox and RadioButton)
56   virtual void connect_widget(const Glib::ustring& widget_name, bool& variable);
57 
58   ///For Entry, ComboBoxEntry and SpinBox
59   virtual void connect_widget(const Glib::ustring& widget_name, Glib::ustring& variable);
60 
61   ///For Scale (HScale and VScale)
62   virtual void connect_widget(const Glib::ustring& widget_name, double& variable);
63 
64   ///For Calendar
65   virtual void connect_widget(const Glib::ustring& widget_name, Glib::Date& variable);
66 
67   ///Transfer data from the widget to the variable.
68   virtual void transfer_widgets_to_variables();
69 
70   ///Transfer data from the variable to the widget.
71   virtual void transfer_variables_to_widgets();
72 
73 protected:
74 
75   /** Override this to validate the data that the user enters into the widgets.
76    * The return value indicates whether the widgets' data is valid.
77    */
78   virtual bool validate_widgets();
79 
80   virtual void transfer_one_widget(Gtk::Widget* pWidget, bool to_variable);
81 
82   typedef std::map<Gtk::Widget*, void*> type_mapWidgetsToVariables;
83   type_mapWidgetsToVariables m_mapWidgetsToVariables;
84 
85   Glib::RefPtr<Glade::Xml> m_refGlade;
86 };
87 
88 } /* namespace Glade */
89 } /* namespace Gnome */
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 #endif /* _LIBGLADEMM_VARIABLESMAP_H */
95 
96 
97