wxFindReplaceData(3)

💖 wxFindReplaceData — the Erlang module, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is wxFindReplaceData(3) from the Erlang Module Definition corner of the wx universe. welcome, pull up a chair, we're gonna talk about the little object that holds all the find-and-replace vibes 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

wxFindReplaceData — it's the data holder for wxFindReplaceDialog. that's it. that's the whole job. and it eats 💅

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the tea 🍓: this object is used to initialize the dialog with the default values, and it also keeps the last values from the dialog when it is closed. She's a keeper, literally. She remembers.

She's also updated each time a wxFindDialogEvent (not implemented in wx) is generated. which means — and this is the slay part — instead of using the wxFindDialogEvent (not implemented in wx) methods you can also directly query this object. no middleman, no drama, just ask her directly 🫶

⚠️ MAJOR CAVEAT, DO NOT SKIP THIS ONE: note that all SetXXX() methods may only be called before showing the dialog and calling them has no effect later. like, they just do nothing. silently. the audacity 😭 so set your stuff up first, then show the dialog. periodt.

wxWidgets docs: wxFindReplaceData — iykyk, go read those too 📚

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🦋 DATA TYPES 🦋

• wxFindReplaceData() — this is :: wx:wx_object(). cute, right? standard wx object energy 💜

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👑 FUNCTIONS 👑

💫 destroy(This :: wxFindReplaceData()) -> ok

Destroys the object. bye bestie, thank you for your service 😭✨

She's gone. no cap.

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💫 getFindString(This) -> unicode:charlist() when This :: wxFindReplaceData()

Get the string to find. the whole reason we're here, honestly 🔍✨

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💫 getFlags(This) -> integer() when This :: wxFindReplaceData()

Get the combination of wxFindReplaceFlags values. all the little toggles, bundled up in one integer, iconic 🌈

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💫 getReplaceString(This) -> unicode:charlist() when This :: wxFindReplaceData()

Get the replacement string. the glow-up string. the "new you" string 💖

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💫 new([Option]) -> wxFindReplaceData() when Option :: {flags, integer()}

Constructor 🎀 — and here's the key detail: it initializes the flags to default value (0). so if you don't pass anything, she starts at zero, fresh-faced and unbothered.

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💫 setFindString(This, Str) -> ok when This :: wxFindReplaceData(), Str :: unicode:chardata()

Set the string to find — this is used as initial value by the dialog. so you prep her, then she walks in and delivers 🔥

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💫 setFlags(This, Flags) -> ok when This :: wxFindReplaceData(), Flags :: integer()

Set the flags to use to initialize the controls of the dialog. you're picking how the checkboxes and widgets wake up in the morning ⭐

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💫 setReplaceString(This, Str) -> ok when This :: wxFindReplaceData(), Str :: unicode:chardata()

Set the replacement string — also used as initial value by the dialog. fill her in, then let her cook 🧚

🫶 reminder from above because it's that important: every SetXXX() in here has to happen before showing the dialog. after that? no effect. set it early or set it never, bestie 💀

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🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

nothing extra listed here, just the wxWidgets docs: wxFindReplaceData link up in the DESCRIPTION ✨ go click it, it's giving documentation 💅

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that's the whole page, you ate it, you understood it, I'm so proud 😭👑

kisses, this was the wxFindReplaceData(3) page, brought to you by Ericsson AB for wx 2.6 — dated from the wx 2.6 era, and yes she's still iconic 💜✨