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wxPython | GetToolShortHelp() function in wx.ToolBar

In this article we are going to learn about GetToolShortHelp() function associated with wx.ToolBar class of wxPython. GetToolShortHelp() function returns the short help string associated with a particular tool. It takes only toolId as a parameter.

Syntax

wx.ToolBar.GetToolShortHelp(self, toolId)

Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description
toolId int Identifier for tool in toolbar.

Return Type:

string

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):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddLabelTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddLabelTool(13, 'oneTool', wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'), shortHelp ="short help string one")
        stool = self.toolbar.AddLabelTool(14, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('user.png'), shortHelp ="short help string two")
 
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()
 
        str = self.toolbar.GetToolShortHelp(13)
 
        # print wx.ToolBarToolBase object of tool
        print(str)
 
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output :

short help string one

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):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddLabelTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddLabelTool(13, 'oneTool', wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'), shortHelp ="short help string one")
        stool = self.toolbar.AddLabelTool(14, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('user.png'), shortHelp ="short help string two")
 
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()
 
        str = self.toolbar.GetToolShortHelp(13)+" "+self.toolbar.GetToolShortHelp(14)
 
        # print short help string
        print(str)
 
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output :

short help string one short help string two
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