wxPython - Create() function in wx.StaticText

Last Updated : 01 Mar, 2023

In this article we are going to learn about Create() associated with wx.StaticText class of wxPython. A static text control displays one or more lines of read-only text. Create() function is used for two step creation of static text. It takes attributes of statictext as arguments.

Syntax: wx.StaticText.Create(parent, id=ID_ANY, label="", pos=DefaultPosition, size=DefaultSize, style=0, name=StaticTextNameStr) Parameters:

Parameter Input Type Description
parent wx.Window Parent window. Should not be None.
id wx.Window Parent window. Should not be None.
parent wx.WindowID Control identifier. A value of -1 denotes a default value.
label string Text label.
pos wx.Point Window position.
size wx.Size Window size.
style long Window style.
name string Window name.

Return Type: bool

Parameter	Input Type	Description
parent	wx.Window	Parent window. Should not be None.
id	wx.Window	Parent window. Should not be None.
parent	wx.WindowID	Control identifier. A value of -1 denotes a default value.
label	string	Text label.
pos	wx.Point	Window position.
size	wx.Size	Window size.
style	long	Window style.
name	string	Window name.

Code Example:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        self.pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        bmp = wx.Bitmap('right.png')
        
        self.st = wx.StaticText()
        # CREATE STATICTEXT AT POINT (20, 20) USING Create() FUNCTION
        self.st.Create(self.pnl, id = 1, label =&quot;This is StaticText&quot;, pos =(20, 20),
                                size = wx.DefaultSize, style = 0, name =&quot;statictext&quot;)

        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('wx.Button')
        self.Centre()

def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()