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wx.StaticBox
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Inheritance diagram for `wx.StaticBox`:

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.. inheritance-diagram:: wx.StaticBox

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Description
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A static box is a rectangle drawn around other panel items to denote a logical grouping of items.

.. note:: Please note that a static box should **not** be used as the parent for the controls it contains, instead they should be siblings 
   of each other. Although using a static box as a parent might work in some versions of wxWidgets, it results in a crash under, for example, wxGTK.


.. note:: Also, please note that because of this, the order in which you create new  controls is important. Create your `wx.StaticBox` control 
   **before** any  siblings that are to appear inside the `wx.StaticBox` in order to preserve the correct Z-Order of controls.


.. seealso:: `wx.StaticText <wx.StaticText.html>`_


Derived From
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* `wx.Control <wx.Control.html>`_ 
* `wx.Window <wx.Window.html>`_ 
* `wx.EvtHandler <wx.EvtHandler.html>`_ 
* `wx.Object <wx.Object.html>`_ 

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Control Appearance
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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.. figure:: ../images/wxWidgets/wxmsw/staticbox.png 
   :alt: wxMSW
   :figclass: floatleft
   
   **wxMSW**


.. figure:: ../images/wxWidgets/wxmac/staticbox.png 
   :alt: wxMAC
   :figclass: floatright

   **wxMAC**


.. figure:: ../images/wxWidgets/wxgtk/staticbox.png
   :alt: wxGTK
   :figclass: floatcenter

   **wxGTK**


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Methods Summary
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* `__init__ <#__init__>`_ 

Class API
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Methods
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.. method:: __init__(parent, id=-1, label="", pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize, style=0, name=wx.StaticBoxNameStr)

   Constructor, creating and showing a static box.

   **Parameters:**

   * `parent` (`wx.Window <wx.Window.html>`_)
   * `id` (int)
   * `label` (string)
   * `pos` (`wx.Point <wx.Point.html>`_)
   * `size` (`wx.Size <wx.Size.html>`_)
   * `style` (long)
   * `name` (string)

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   **Returns:**

   `wx.StaticBox <wx.StaticBox.html>`_