wxPython - Create Static Box using Create() method

Last Updated : 08 Jul, 2020

In this article we are going to learn about Static Box in wxPython. A static box is a rectangle drawn around other windows to denote a logical grouping of items. In this article we will create Static Box using two step creation, in order to do that we will use Create() method.

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

Parameter Input Type Description

parent wx.Window Parent window. Must not be None.

id wx.WindowID Window identifier. The value wx.ID_ANY indicates a default value.

label string Text to be displayed in the static box, the empty string for no label.

pos wx.Point Window position. If wx.DefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.

size wx.Size Checkbox size. If wx.DefaultSize is specified then a default size is chosen.

style long Window style. There are no StaticBox-specific styles, but generic ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL and ALIGN_RIGHT can be used here to change the position of the static box label when using wxGTK

name string Window name

Return Type: bool

Parameter	Input Type	Description
parent	wx.Window	Parent window. Must not be None.
id	wx.WindowID	Window identifier. The value wx.ID_ANY indicates a default value.
label	string	Text to be displayed in the static box, the empty string for no label.
pos	wx.Point	Window position. If wx.DefaultPosition is specified then a default position is chosen.
size	wx.Size	Checkbox size. If wx.DefaultSize is specified then a default size is chosen.
style	long	Window style. There are no StaticBox-specific styles, but generic ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL and ALIGN_RIGHT can be used here to change the position of the static box label when using wxGTK
name	string	Window name

Code Example:

import wx


class FrameUI(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, parent, title):
        super(FrameUI, self).__init__(parent, title = title, size =(300, 200))

        # function for in-frame components
        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        # parent panel for radio box
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)


        # initialize static box
        self.sb = wx.StaticBox()
       
        # create static box
        self.sb.Create(pnl, 2, label ="Static Box", pos =(20, 20), size =(100, 100))

        # set frame in centre
        self.Centre()
        # set size of frame
        self.SetSize((400, 250))
        # show output frame
        self.Show(True)



# wx App instance
ex = wx.App()
# Example instance
FrameUI(None, 'RadioButton and RadioBox')
ex.MainLoop()