Subclass - WindowXML

Detailed Description

GUI xml window class.

Class: xbmcgui.WindowXML(xmlFilename, scriptPath[, defaultSkin, defaultRes])

Creates a new xml file based window class.

Note

This class include also all calls from Window.

Parameters

xmlFilename	string - the name of the xml file to look for.
scriptPath	string - path to script. used to fallback to if the xml doesn't exist in the current skin. (eg xbmcaddon.Addon().getAddonInfo('path'))
defaultSkin	[opt] string - name of the folder in the skins path to look in for the xml. (default='Default')
defaultRes	[opt] string - default skins resolution. (1080i, 720p, ntsc16x9, ntsc, pal16x9 or pal. default='720p')
isMedia	[opt] bool - if False, create a regular window. if True, create a mediawindow. (default=False)

Exceptions

Exception

if more then 200 windows are created.

Remarks

Skin folder structure is e.g. resources/skins/Default/720p

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

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v18 Python API changes

New param added isMedia.

Example:

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win = xbmcgui.WindowXML('script-Lyrics-main.xml', xbmcaddon.Addon().getAddonInfo('path'), 'default', '1080i', False)
win.doModal()
del win
..

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On functions defined input variable controlId (GUI control identifier) is the on window.xml defined value behind type added with id="..." and used to identify for changes there and on callbacks.

<control type="label" id="31">
  <description>Title Label</description>
  ...
</control>
<control type="progress" id="32">
  <description>progress control</description>
  ...
</control>

Topics
	Subclass - WindowDialogXML
	GUI xml window dialog

Function Documentation

addItem()

addItem

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Function: addItem(item[, position])

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Add a new item to this Window List.

Parameters

item	string, unicode or ListItem - item to add.
position	[opt] integer - position of item to add. (NO Int = Adds to bottom,0 adds to top, 1 adds to one below from top,-1 adds to one above from bottom etc etc ) If integer positions are greater than list size, negative positions will add to top of list, positive positions will add to bottom of list

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Example:

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self.addItem('Reboot Kodi', 0)
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addItems()

addItems

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Function: addItems(items)

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Add a list of items to to the window list.

Parameters

items

List - list of strings, unicode objects or ListItems to add.

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Example:

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self.addItems(['Reboot Kodi', 'Restart Kodi'])
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removeItem()

removeItem

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Function: removeItem(position)

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Removes a specified item based on position, from the Window List.

Parameters

position

integer - position of item to remove.

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Example:

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self.removeItem(5)
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getCurrentListPosition()

getCurrentListPosition

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Function: getCurrentListPosition()

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Gets the current position in the Window List.

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Example:

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pos = self.getCurrentListPosition()
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setCurrentListPosition()

setCurrentListPosition

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Function: setCurrentListPosition(position)

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Set the current position in the Window List.

Parameters

position

integer - position of item to set.

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Example:

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self.setCurrentListPosition(5)
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getListItem()

getListItem

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Function: getListItem(position)

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Returns a given ListItem in this Window List.

Parameters

position

integer - position of item to return.

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Example:

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listitem = self.getListItem(6)
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getListSize()

getListSize

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Function: getListSize()

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Returns the number of items in this Window List.

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Example:

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listSize = self.getListSize()
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clearList()

clearList

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Function: clearList()

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Clear the Window List.

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Example:

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self.clearList()
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setContainerProperty()

setContainerProperty

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Function: setContainerProperty(key, value)

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Sets a container property, similar to an infolabel.

Parameters

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

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.

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v17 Python API changes

Changed function from setProperty to setContainerProperty.

Example:

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self.setContainerProperty('Category', 'Newest')
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setContent()

setContent

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Function: setContent(value)

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Sets the content type of the container.

Parameters

value

string or unicode - content value.

Available content types

Name	Media
actors	Videos
addons	Addons, Music, Pictures, Programs, Videos
albums	Music, Videos
artists	Music, Videos
countries	Music, Videos
directors	Videos
files	Music, Videos
games	Games
genres	Music, Videos
images	Pictures
mixed	Music, Videos
movies	Videos
Musicvideos	Music, Videos
playlists	Music, Videos
seasons	Videos
sets	Videos
songs	Music
studios	Music, Videos
tags	Music, Videos
tvshows	Videos
videos	Videos
years	Music, Videos

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v18 Python API changes

Added new function.

Example:

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self.setContent('movies')
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getCurrentContainerId()

getCurrentContainerId

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Function: getCurrentContainerId()

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Get the id of the currently visible container.

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v17 Python API changes

Added new function.

Example:

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container_id = self.getCurrentContainerId()
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