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PtReParentWidget()

"Reparent" a widget to a new container

Synopsis:

int PtReParentWidget( PtWidget_t *widget,
                      PtWidget_t *parent );

Description:

This function takes the specified widget from its current parent and gives it to the specified parent. The parent must be a container widget.

Returns:

0
Successful completion.
-1
The widget couldn't be re-parented.

Examples:

PtWidget_t  *label, *window1, *window2;

/* create widget within window1 */
...
label = PtCreateWidget( PtLabel, window1, 5, args );

/* use widget within window1 */
...

/* re-parent label to window2 */
PtReParentWidget( label, window2 );

/* use widget within window2 */
...

Classification:

Photon

Safety:
Interrupt handler No
Signal handler No
Thread No

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