wxPython | FindControl() function in Python

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In this particular article we are going to learn about FindControl() function of wx.ToolBar class of wxPython. FindControl() function is used to returns a pointer to the control identified by id or None if no corresponding control is found. It takes only one parameter ‘id’.

Syntax :
wx.ToolBar.FindControl(self, id)
Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description

id int Identifier for control.

Returns Type:
wx.Control

Parameter	Input Type	Description
id	int	Identifier for control.

Code Example 1:

Python3

import wx
 
 
class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;
 
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
        self.InitUI()
 
    def InitUI(self):
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        ctrl = wx.Control(self.toolbar, 21, wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, style = 0, name ='control')
        # Add control using AddControl() method
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddControl(ctrl, 'control')
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Simple toolbar')
        self.Centre()
 
        print(self.toolbar.FindControl(21))
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output :

<wx._core.Control object at 0x00000026931240D0>

Code Example 2:

Python3

import wx
 
 
class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;
 
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
        self.InitUI()
 
    def InitUI(self):
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        ctrl = wx.Control(self.toolbar, 21, wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, style = 0, name ='control')
        # Add control using AddControl() method
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddControl(ctrl, 'control')
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Simple toolbar')
        self.Centre()
 
        print(self.toolbar.FindControl(21).GetName())
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()