3. GUI controls (kodi::gui::controls::C...)

Detailed Description

Namespace: kodi::gui::controls

GUI control elements
This group contains classes which are used in kodi::gui::CWindow to edit associated skin control elements, be it to set or get their values, or to make them visible or hidden.

See Skin Development for a detailed description of the skin XML parts accessed from here.

In order to access a control in skin XML using an add-on, it must have an id, otherwise an add-on cannot access it.

<control type="..." id="1"> <!-- Id's defined here to use on addon -->
  ...
</control>

Note

These classes from here can only be used together with the associated window and cannot be used independently.

Topics
	Control Button
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CButton Standard push button control for window The button control is used for creating push buttons in Kodi.
	Control Edit
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CEdit Editable window text control used as an input control for the osd keyboard and other input fields The edit control allows a user to input text in Kodi.
	Control Fade Label
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CFadeLabel Window control used to show multiple pieces of text in the same position, by fading from one to the other The fade label control is used for displaying multiple pieces of text in the same space in Kodi.
	Control Image
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CImage Window control used to show an image. The image control is used for displaying images in Kodi. You can choose the position, size, transparency and contents of the image to be displayed.
	Control Label
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CLabel Window control used to show some lines of text The label control is used for displaying text in Kodi. You can choose the font, size, colour, location and contents of the text to be displayed.
	Control Progress
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CProgress Window control to show the progress of a particular operation The progress control is used to show the progress of an item that may take a long time, or to show how far through a movie you are.
	Control Radio Button
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CRadioButton Window control for a radio button (as used for on/off settings) The radio button control is used for creating push button on/off settings in Kodi.
	Control Rendering
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CRendering Window control for rendering own parts This rendering control is used when own parts are needed.
	Control Settings Slider
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CSettingsSlider Window control for moveable slider with text name The settings slider control is used in the settings screens for when an option is best specified on a sliding scale.
	Control Slider
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CSlider Window control for moveable slider The slider control is used for things where a sliding bar best represents the operation at hand (such as a volume control or seek control).
	Control Spin
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CSpin Window control used for cycling up/down controls The settings spin control is used in the settings screens for when a list of options can be chosen from using up/down arrows.
	Control Text Box
	Class: kodi::gui::controls::CTextBox Used to show a multi-page piece of text The text box control can be used to display descriptions, help texts or other larger texts.