PLabel.h

//==============================================================================
// File:        PLabel.h
//
// Description: A wrapper to avoid unnecessary screen updates if the label doesn't change
//
// Created:     PH 10/15/99
//
// Copyright (c) 2017, Phil Harvey, Queen's University
//==============================================================================
#ifndef __PLABEL_H__
#define __PLABEL_H__

#include <Xm/Xm.h>

class PLabel {
public:
    PLabel(Widget aLabel=NULL);
    virtual ~PLabel();
    
    void        CreateLabel(char *name, Widget parent, ArgList args, Cardinal num_args, int managed=1);
    void        DestroyLabel();

    void        SetString(char *str);
    void        SetStringNow(char *str);
    
    char      * GetString() { return mString; }
    Widget      GetWidget() { return mLabel; }
    
protected:
    void        CreateString(int len);
    void        FreeString();
    int         SaveString(char *str);
    
private:
    Widget      mLabel;
    char      * mString;
    int         mStringLen;
};


#endif // __PLABEL_H__