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notify-box%
get
set
listen
remove-listener
remove-all-listeners
notify-box/ pref
define-notify
menu-option/ notify-box
check-box/ notify-box
choice/ notify-box
menu-group/ notify-box
Version: 5.0.1

44.2 Notify-boxes

Ryan Culpepper <ryanc@racket-lang.org>

 (require unstable/gui/notify)

This library is unstable; compatibility will not be maintained. See Unstable for more information.

notify-box% : class?

  superclass: object%

A notify-box contains a mutable cell. The notify-box notifies its listeners when the contents of the cell is changed.

Examples:

  > (define nb (new notify-box% (value 'apple)))
  > (send nb get)

  'apple

  > (send nb set 'orange)
  > (send nb listen (lambda (v) (printf "New value: ~s\n" v)))
  > (send nb set 'potato)

  New value: potato

(new notify-box% [value value])  (is-a?/c notify-box%)
  value : any/c
Creates a notify-box initially containing value.
(send a-notify-box get)  any/c
Gets the value currently stored in the notify-box.
(send a-notify-box set v)  void?
  v : any/c
Updates the value stored in the notify-box and notifies the listeners.
(send a-notify-box listen listener)  void?
  listener : (-> any/c any)
Adds a callback to be invoked on the new value when the notify-box’s contents change.
(send a-notify-box remove-listener listener)  void?
  listener : (-> any/c any)
Removes a previously-added callback.
(send a-notify-box remove-all-listeners)  void?
Removes all previously registered callbacks.

(notify-box/pref proc    
  [#:readonly? readonly?])  (is-a?/c notify-box%)
  proc : (case-> (-> any/c) (-> any/c void?))
  readonly? : boolean? = #f
Creates a notify-box with an initial value of (proc). Unless readonly? is true, proc is invoked on the new value when the notify-box is updated.

Useful for tying a notify-box to a preference or parameter. Of course, changes made directly to the underlying parameter or state are not reflected in the notify-box.

Examples:

  > (define animal (make-parameter 'ant))
  > (define nb (notify-box/pref animal))
  > (send nb listen (lambda (v) (printf "New value: ~s\n" v)))
  > (send nb set 'bee)

  New value: bee

  > (animal 'cow)
  > (send nb get)

  'bee

  > (send nb set 'deer)

  New value: deer

  > (animal)

  'deer

(define-notify name value-expr)
 
  value-expr : (is-a?/c notify-box%)
Class-body form. Declares name as a field and get-name, set-name, and listen-name as methods that delegate to the get, set, and listen methods of value.

The value-expr argument must evaluate to a notify-box, not just the initial contents for a notify box.

Useful for aggregating many notify-boxes together into one “configuration” object.

Examples:

  > (define config%
      (class object%
        (define-notify food (new notify-box% (value 'apple)))
        (define-notify animal (new notify-box% (value 'ant)))
        (super-new)))
  > (define c (new config%))
  > (send c listen-food
            (lambda (v) (when (eq? v 'honey) (send c set-animal 'bear))))
  > (let ([food (get-field food c)])
      (send food set 'honey))
  > (send c get-animal)

  'bear

(menu-option/notify-box parent 
  label 
  notify-box) 
  (is-a?/c checkable-menu-item%)
  parent : (or/c (is-a?/c menu%) (is-a?/c popup-menu%))
  label : label-string?
  notify-box : (is-a?/c notify-box%)
Creates a checkable-menu-item% tied to notify-box. The menu item is checked whenever (send notify-box get) is true. Clicking the menu item toggles the value of notify-box and invokes its listeners.

(check-box/notify-box parent    
  label    
  notify-box)  (is-a?/c check-box%)
  parent : 
(or/c (is-a?/c frame%) (is-a?/c dialog%)
      (is-a?/c panel%) (is-a?/c pane%))
  label : label-string?
  notify-box : (is-a?/c notify-box%)
Creates a check-box% tied to notify-box. The check-box is checked whenever (send notify-box get) is true. Clicking the check box toggles the value of notify-box and invokes its listeners.

(choice/notify-box parent    
  label    
  choices    
  notify-box)  (is-a?/c choice%)
  parent : 
(or/c (is-a?/c frame%) (is-a?/c dialog%)
      (is-a?/c panel%) (is-a?/c pane%))
  label : label-string?
  choices : (listof label-string?)
  notify-box : (is-a?/c notify-box%)
Creates a choice% tied to notify-box. The choice control has the value (send notify-box get) selected, and selecting a different choice updates notify-box and invokes its listeners.

If the value of notify-box is not in choices, either initially or upon an update, an error is raised.

(menu-group/notify-box parent 
  labels 
  notify-box) 
  (listof (is-a?/c checkable-menu-item%))
  parent : (or/c (is-a?/c menu%) (is-a?/c popup-menu%))
  labels : (listof label-string?)
  notify-box : (is-a?/c notify-box%)
Returns a list of checkable-menu-item% controls tied to notify-box. A menu item is checked when its label is (send notify-box get). Clicking a menu item updates notify-box to its label and invokes notify-box’s listeners.