wxPython | FindToolForPosition() function in python

In this article we are going to learn about FindToolForPosition() function of class wx.ToolBar of wxPython. FindToolForPosition() is used to find a tool for the given mouse position. It takes x and y position of the window.

Syntax:

wx.ToolBar.FindToolForPosition(self, x, y)

Parameters :

Parameter	Input Type	Description
x	int	X position.
y	int	Y position.

Return Type:

wx.ToolBarToolBase

Code Example 1:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(13, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'), shortHelp ="Simple Tool2")

        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()

        # print wx.ToolBarToolBase object of tool
        print(self.toolbar.FindToolForPosition(5, 5))


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output :

<wx._core.ToolBarToolBase object at 0x0000009B92B041F0>

Code Example 2:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(13, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'), shortHelp ="Simple Tool2")
        stool = self.toolbar.AddTool(14, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('user.png'), shortHelp ="Simple Tool2")
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()

        # print wx.ToolBarToolBase object of tool
        print(self.toolbar.FindToolForPosition(40, 5).GetLabel())


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output:

twoTool