---
name: "wxAuiNotebookEvent"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxAuiNotebookEvent"
---

# wxAuiNotebookEvent(3erl)

Functions for wxAuiNotebookEvent class

## NAME

wxAuiNotebookEvent - Functions for wxAuiNotebookEvent class

## DESCRIPTION

This class is used by the events generated by *wxAuiNotebook*.

See: *wxAuiNotebook*, *wxBookCtrlEvent*

This class is derived (and can use functions) from: *wxBookCtrlEvent* *wxNotifyEvent* *wxCommandEvent* *wxEvent*

wxWidgets docs: wxAuiNotebookEvent

## EVENTS

Use *wxEvtHandler:connect/3* with *wxAuiNotebookEventType* to subscribe to events of this type.

## DATA TYPES

```
wxAuiNotebookEvent() = wx:wx_object()
```

```
wxAuiNotebook() =
    #wxAuiNotebook{type =
                       wxAuiNotebookEvent:wxAuiNotebookEventType(),
                   old_selection = integer(),
                   selection = integer(),
                   drag_source = wxAuiNotebook:wxAuiNotebook()}
```

```
wxAuiNotebookEventType() =
    command_auinotebook_page_close |
    command_auinotebook_page_changed |
    command_auinotebook_page_changing |
    command_auinotebook_button | command_auinotebook_begin_drag |
    command_auinotebook_end_drag |
    command_auinotebook_drag_motion |
    command_auinotebook_allow_dnd |
    command_auinotebook_tab_middle_down |
    command_auinotebook_tab_middle_up |
    command_auinotebook_tab_right_down |
    command_auinotebook_tab_right_up |
    command_auinotebook_page_closed |
    command_auinotebook_drag_done | command_auinotebook_bg_dclick
```

## EXPORTS

```
setSelection(This, Page) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\
 Page = integer()\

Sets the selection member variable.

```
getSelection(This) -> integer()
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\

Returns the currently selected page, or *wxNOT\_FOUND* if none was selected.

Note: under Windows, *getSelection/1* will return the same value as *getOldSelection/1* when called from the *EVT\_BOOKCTRL\_PAGE\_CHANGING* handler and not the page which is going to be selected.

```
setOldSelection(This, Page) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\
 Page = integer()\

Sets the id of the page selected before the change.

```
getOldSelection(This) -> integer()
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\

Returns the page that was selected before the change, *wxNOT\_FOUND* if none was selected.

```
setDragSource(This, S) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\
 S = wxAuiNotebook:wxAuiNotebook()\

```
getDragSource(This) -> wxAuiNotebook:wxAuiNotebook()
```

Types:

This = wxAuiNotebookEvent()\