wxPython – AddControl() method in wx.ToolBar

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In this article we are going to learn about AddControl() function in wx.ToolBar class in wxPython. AddControl() creates a control in toolbar. A Control is generally a small window which processes user input and/or displays one or more item of data.

Syntax :
wx.ToolBar.AddControl(self, control, label="")
Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description

control wx.Control The control to be added.

label string Text to be displayed near the control.

Return Type : wx.ToolBarToolBase

Parameter	Input Type	Description
control	wx.Control	The control to be added.
label	string	Text to be displayed near the control.

Code Example :

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') 
  
        qtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(12, 'Quit',  
                  wx.Bitmap('/home/wxPython/right.png')) 
  
        # Add control using AddControl() method 
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddControl(ctrl, 'control') 
        self.toolbar.Realize() 
        self.SetSize((350, 250)) 
        self.SetTitle('Simple toolbar') 
        self.Centre() 
          
  
  
def main(): 
  
    app = wx.App() 
    ex = Example(None) 
    ex.Show() 
    app.MainLoop() 
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__': 
    main() 