h1(#wxmdichildframe). Wx::MDIChildFrame

An MDI child frame is a frame that can only exist on a "MDIClientWindow":mdiclientwindow.html,
which is itself a child of "MDIParentFrame":mdiparentframe.html.

h2. Derived from

"Frame":frame.html

"Window":window.html

"EvtHandler":evthandler.html

"Object":object.html

h2. Window styles



|@CAPTION@|Puts a caption on the frame.|
|@DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE@|Defined as *MINIMIZE_BOX ** MAXIMIZE_BOX ** THICK_FRAME ** SYSTEM_MENU ** CAPTION*.|
|@ICONIZE@|Display the frame iconized (minimized) (Windows only).|
|@MAXIMIZE@|Displays the frame maximized (Windows only).|
|@MAXIMIZE_BOX@|Displays a maximize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).|
|@MINIMIZE@|Identical to *ICONIZE*.|
|@MINIMIZE_BOX@|Displays a minimize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).|
|@RESIZE_BORDER@|Displays a resizeable border around the window (Motif only;for Windows, it is implicit in THICK_FRAME).|
|@STAY_ON_TOP@|Stay on top of other windows (Windows only).|
|@SYSTEM_MENU@|Displays a system menu (Windows and Motif only).|
|@THICK_FRAME@|Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).|


See also "window styles overview":windowstyles.html.

h2. Remarks

Although internally an MDI child frame is a child of the MDI client window, in Widgets
you create it as a child of "MDIParentFrame":mdiparentframe.html. You can usually
forget that the client window exists.

MDI child frames are clipped to the area of the MDI client window, and may be iconized
on the client window.

You can associate a menubar with a child frame as usual, although an MDI child doesn't display
its menubar under its own title bar. The MDI parent frame's menubar will be changed to
reflect the currently active child frame. If there are currently no children, the parent
frame's own menubar will be displayed.

h2. See also

"MDIClientWindow":mdiclientwindow.html, "MDIParentFrame":mdiparentframe.html, "Frame":frame.html

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h2. Methods

* "MDIChildFrame.new":#MDIChildFrame_new
* "MDIChildFrame#activate":#MDIChildFrame_activate
* "MDIChildFrame#create":#MDIChildFrame_create
* "MDIChildFrame#maximize":#MDIChildFrame_maximize
* "MDIChildFrame#restore":#MDIChildFrame_restore

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h3(#MDIChildFrame_new). MDIChildFrame.new

  *MDIChildFrame.new*(%(arg-type)"MDIParentFrame":mdiparentframe.html% parent,  %(arg-type)Integer% id, 
                    %(arg-type)String% title, 
                    %(arg-type)"Point":point.html% pos = DEFAULT_POSITION, 
                    %(arg-type)"Size":size.html% size = DEFAULT_SIZE, 
                    %(arg-type)Integer% style = DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, 
                    %(arg-type)String% name = "frame")

Constructor, creating the window.

h4. Parameters

* _parent_ The window parent. This should not be NULL.
* _id_ The window identifier. It may take a value of -1 to indicate a default value.
* _title_ The caption to be displayed on the frame's title bar.
* _pos_ The window position. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default position, chosen by
either the windowing system or Widgets, depending on platform.
* _size_ The window size. A value of (-1, -1) indicates a default size, chosen by
either the windowing system or Widgets, depending on platform.
* _style_ The window style. See "MDIChildFrame":mdichildframe.html.
* _name_ The name of the window. This parameter is used to associate a name with the item,
allowing the application user to set Motif resource values for
individual windows.

h4. Remarks

None.

h4. See also

"MDIChildFrame#create":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_create

  *destructor*()

Destructor. Destroys all child windows and menu bar if present.

h3(#MDIChildFrame_activate). MDIChildFrame#activate

  *activate*()

Activates this MDI child frame.

h4. See also

"MDIChildFrame#maximize":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_maximize, "MDIChildFrame#restore":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_restore

h3(#MDIChildFrame_create). MDIChildFrame#create

 Boolean *create*(%(arg-type)"Window":window.html% parent,  %(arg-type)Integer% id,  %(arg-type)String% title, 
                %(arg-type)"Point":point.html% pos = DEFAULT_POSITION, 
                %(arg-type)"Size":size.html% size = DEFAULT_SIZE, 
                %(arg-type)Integer% style = DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, 
                %(arg-type)String% name = "frame")

Used in two-step frame construction. See "MDIChildFrame.new":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_new for further details.

h3(#MDIChildFrame_maximize). MDIChildFrame#maximize

  *maximize*(%(arg-type)Boolean% maximize)

Maximizes this MDI child frame.

h4. See also

"MDIChildFrame#activate":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_activate, "MDIChildFrame#restore":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_restore

h3(#MDIChildFrame_restore). MDIChildFrame#restore

  *restore*()

Restores this MDI child frame (unmaximizes).

h4. See also

"MDIChildFrame#activate":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_activate, "MDIChildFrame#maximize":mdichildframe.html#MDIChildFrame_maximize