---
name: "Padre::Wx::Role::MainChild"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "padre"
version: "0.63.ds1-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Padre::Wx::Role::MainChild"
---

# Padre::Wx::Role::MainChild(3pm)

Convenience methods for children of the main window

## NAME

Padre::Wx::Role::MainChild - Convenience methods for children of the main window

## DESCRIPTION

This pseudo-role implements the fairly common method pattern for Wx elements that are children of Padre::Wx::Main.

## METHODS

### "ide"

```
    my $ide = $object->ide;
```

Get the Padre IDE instance that this object is a child of.

### "config"

```
    my $config = $object->config;
```

Get the Padre::Config for the current user. Provided mainly as a convenience because it is needed so often.

### "main"

```
    my $main = $object->main;
```

Get the Padre::Wx::Main main window that this object is a child of.

### "aui"

```
    my $aui = $object->aui;
```

Convenient access to the `"AUI"` Manager.

### current

```
    my $current = $object->current;
```

Get a new `"Padre::Current"` context object.

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2008-2010 The Padre development team as listed in Padre.pm.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.