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.TH wxEraseEvent 3wx 2005-02-15 "wxWidgets" "wxWidgets class documentation"
.SH NAME
wxEraseEvent \- 
  An erase background event
 
.SH DESCRIPTION

  


   An erase event is sent when a window's background needs to be repainted.
  
  


   On some platforms, such as GTK+, this event is simulated (simply generated
   just before the paint event) and may cause flicker. It is therefore
   recommended that you set the text background colour explicitly in order to
   prevent flicker. The default background colour under GTK+ is grey.
  
  


   To intercept this event, use the EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND macro in an event table
   definition.
  
  


   You must call wxEraseEvent::GetDC and use the returned device context if it
   is non-NULL. If it is NULL, create your own temporary wxClientDC object.
  
 
.SH REMARKS

  
   Use the device context returned by
   GetDC
   to draw on, don't create a wxPaintDC in the event handler.
  
 
.SH "PARENTS"

  wxEvent
   
  wxObject
 
.SH "INCLUDE FILES"
wx/event.h
.SH MEMBERS

  
.SS  wxEraseEvent (int id = 0wxDC* dc = NULL)

     


      Constructor.
     
    
   
  
.SS wxDC* GetDC ()

     


      Returns the device context associated with the erase event to draw on.
     
    
 
.SH EVENTS

.SS EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(func)

   Process a wxEVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND event.
  
.SH "SEE ALSO"

  wxEvent
   
  wxObject
 
  Event handling overview
 
.SH "AUTHORS"
Documentation content by Julian Smart, Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin, Robin Dunn, et al

Conversion to manpage format by Arnout Engelen (http://bzzt.net), bugreports welcome.