Detailed Description

GUI window class for Add-Ons.

This class allows over their functions to create and edit windows that can be accessed from an Add-On.

Likewise, all functions from here as well in the other window classes WindowDialog, WindowXML and WindowXMLDialog with inserted and available.

Constructor for window

`Class: xbmcgui.Window([existingWindowId]):`

Creates a new from Add-On usable window class. This is to create window for related controls by system calls.

Parameters

existingWindowId [opt] Specify an id to use an existing window.

Exceptions

ValueError	if supplied window Id does not exist.
Exception	if more then 200 windows are created.

Deleting this window will activate the old window that was active and resets (not delete) all controls that are associated with this window.

Example:

..
win = xbmcgui.Window()
width = win.getWidth()
..

Topics
	Subclass - WindowDialog
	GUI window dialog class for Add-Ons.

	Callback functions from Kodi to add-on
	GUI window callback functions.

	Subclass - WindowXML
	GUI xml window class.

Function Documentation

◆ show()

show ( )

`Function: show()`

Show this window.

Shows this window by activating it, calling close() after it wil activate the current window again.

Note: If your script ends this window will be closed to. To show it forever, make a loop at the end of your script or use doModal() instead.

◆ setFocus()

setFocus ( ... )

`Function: setFocus(Control)`

Give the supplied control focus.

Parameters

Control Control class to focus

Exceptions

TypeError	If supplied argument is not a Control type
SystemError	On Internal error
RuntimeError	If control is not added to a window

◆ setFocusId()

setFocusId ( ... )

`Function: setFocusId(ControlId)`

Gives the control with the supplied focus.

Parameters

ControlId [integer] On skin defined id of control

Exceptions

SystemError	On Internal error
RuntimeError	If control is not added to a window

◆ getFocus()

getFocus ( )

`Function: getFocus(Control)`

Returns the control which is focused.

Returns: Focused control class

Exceptions

SystemError	On Internal error
RuntimeError	If no control has focus

◆ getFocusId()

getFocusId ( )

`Function: getFocusId(int)`

Returns the id of the control which is focused.

Returns: Focused control id

Exceptions

SystemError	On Internal error
RuntimeError	If no control has focus

◆ removeControl()

removeControl ( ... )

`Function: removeControl(Control)`

Removes the control from this window.

Parameters

Control Control class to remove

Exceptions

TypeError	If supplied argument is not a Control type
RuntimeError	If control is not added to this window

This will not delete the control. It is only removed from the window.

◆ removeControls()

removeControls ( ... )

`Function: removeControls(List)`

Removes a list of controls from this window.

Parameters

List	List with controls to remove

Exceptions

TypeError	If supplied argument is not a Control type
RuntimeError	If control is not added to this window

This will not delete the controls. They are only removed from the window.

◆ getHeight()

getHeight ( )

`Function: getHeight()`

Returns the height of this Window instance.

Returns: Window height in pixels

v18 Python API changes: Function changed

◆ getWidth()

getWidth ( )

`Function: getWidth()`

Returns the width of this Window instance.

Returns: Window width in pixels

v18 Python API changes: Function changed

◆ setProperty()

setProperty ( ... )

`Function: setProperty(key, value)`

Sets a window property, similar to an infolabel.

Parameters

key	string - property name.
value	string or unicode - value of property.

Note: Key is NOT case sensitive. Setting value to an empty string is equivalent to clearProperty(key).
You can use the above as keywords for arguments and skip certain optional arguments.
Once you use a keyword, all following arguments require the keyword.

Example:

..
win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
win.setProperty('Category', 'Newest')
..

◆ getProperty()

getProperty ( ... )

`Function: getProperty(key)`

Returns a window property as a string, similar to an infolabel.

Parameters

key	string - property name.

Note: Key is NOT case sensitive.
You can use the above as keywords for arguments and skip certain optional arguments. Once you use a keyword, all following arguments require the keyword.

Example:

..
win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
category = win.getProperty('Category')
..

◆ clearProperty()

clearProperty ( ... )

`Function: clearProperty(key)`

Clears the specific window property.

Parameters

key	string - property name.

Note: Key is NOT case sensitive. Equivalent to setProperty(key,'') You can use the above as keywords for arguments and skip certain optional arguments. Once you use a keyword, all following arguments require the keyword.

Example:

..
win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
win.clearProperty('Category')
..

◆ clearProperties()

clearProperties ( )

`Function: clearProperties()`

Clears all window properties.

Example:

..
win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
win.clearProperties()
..

◆ close()

close ( )

`Function: close()`

Closes this window.

Closes this window by activating the old window.

Note: The window is not deleted with this method.

◆ doModal()

doModal ( )

`Function: doModal()`

Display this window until close() is called.

◆ addControl()

addControl ( ... )

`Function: addControl(Control)`

Add a Control to this window.

Parameters

Control Control to add

Exceptions

TypeError	If supplied argument is not a Control type
ReferenceError	If control is already used in another window
RuntimeError	Should not happen :-)

The next controls can be added to a window atm

Control-class	Description
ControlLabel	Label control to show text
ControlFadeLabel	The fadelabel has multiple labels which it cycles through
ControlTextBox	To show bigger text field
ControlButton	Brings a button to do some actions
ControlEdit	The edit control allows a user to input text in Kodi
ControlFadeLabel	The fade label control is used for displaying multiple pieces of text in the same space in Kodi
ControlList	Add a list for something like files
ControlGroup	Is for a group which brings the others together
ControlImage	Controls a image on skin
ControlRadioButton	For a radio button which handle boolean values
ControlProgress	Progress bar for a performed work or something else
ControlSlider	The slider control is used for things where a sliding bar best represents the operation at hand
ControlSpin	The spin control is used for when a list of options can be chosen
ControlTextBox	The text box is used for showing a large multipage piece of text in Kodi

◆ addControls()

addControls ( ... )

`Function: addControls(List)`

Add a list of Controls to this window.

Parameters

List	List with controls to add

Exceptions

TypeError	If supplied argument is not of List type, or a control is not of Control type
ReferenceError	If control is already used in another window
RuntimeError	Should not happen :-)

◆ getControl()

getControl ( ... )

`Function: getControl(controlId)`

Gets the control from this window.

Parameters

controlId Control id to get

Exceptions

Exception If Control doesn't exist

Remarks: controlId doesn't have to be a python control, it can be a control id from a Kodi window too (you can find id's in the xml files.

Note: Not python controls are not completely usable yet You can only use the Control functions

Detailed Description

Constructor for window

Class: xbmcgui.Window([existingWindowId]):

Topics

Function Documentation

◆ show()

Function: show()

◆ setFocus()

Function: setFocus(Control)

◆ setFocusId()

Function: setFocusId(ControlId)

◆ getFocus()

Function: getFocus(Control)

◆ getFocusId()

Function: getFocusId(int)

◆ removeControl()

Function: removeControl(Control)

◆ removeControls()

Function: removeControls(List)

◆ getHeight()

Function: getHeight()

◆ getWidth()

Function: getWidth()

◆ setProperty()

Function: setProperty(key, value)

◆ getProperty()

Function: getProperty(key)

◆ clearProperty()

Function: clearProperty(key)

◆ clearProperties()

Function: clearProperties()

◆ close()

Function: close()

◆ doModal()

Function: doModal()

◆ addControl()

Function: addControl(Control)

◆ addControls()

Function: addControls(List)

◆ getControl()

Function: getControl(controlId)

`Class: xbmcgui.Window([existingWindowId]):`

`Function: show()`

`Function: setFocus(Control)`

`Function: setFocusId(ControlId)`

`Function: getFocus(Control)`

`Function: getFocusId(int)`

`Function: removeControl(Control)`

`Function: removeControls(List)`

`Function: getHeight()`

`Function: getWidth()`

`Function: setProperty(key, value)`

`Function: getProperty(key)`

`Function: clearProperty(key)`

`Function: clearProperties()`

`Function: close()`

`Function: doModal()`

`Function: addControl(Control)`

`Function: addControls(List)`

`Function: getControl(controlId)`