# Help with wxSugar please **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 28, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-wxsugar-please/90436 "2007-03-28T21:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/combas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-wxsugar-please/90436/1 "2007-03-28T21:08:44Z")
I am playing around with making some sort of GUI in ruby and have settle on wxRuby. I stumbled across wxSugar and the sample code here: [http://wxruby.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?WxSugar](http://wxruby.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?WxSugar) but that code does not run!? It is saying that all the methods associated with Wx::Choice that he uses (each\_string, strings[], data[], delete\_if) do not exist and I have no clue why. I cannot find ANY documentation on wxSugar so I’m not sure how I’m supposed to pick it up. Also, in that example code he adds Wx::Choice and a Wx::TextCtrl, but how can I get to the data in these controls? I know the method is something like choice.get\_current\_selection(), but how do I reference it anywhere if it has no identifier or name? For example if I selected something from the Wx::Choice and I want that selection to print to the screen when I click a button, how do I access that selection in the button code? thanks -alex ---
**Author:** ![combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/combas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-wxsugar-please/90436/2 "2007-03-28T21:31:22Z")
In message [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), Alex Ciarlillo [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes > Also, in that example code he adds Wx::Choice and a Wx::TextCtrl, but > how can I get to the data in these controls? I know the method is > something like choice.get\_current\_selection(), but how do I reference it > anywhere if it has no identifier or name? For example if I selected > something from the Wx::Choice and I want that selection to print to the > screen when I click a button, how do I access that selection in the > button code? > > thanks > -alex Question for: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ? Regards, Alec ---
**Author:** ![combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@combas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/combas)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-wxsugar-please/90436/3 "2007-03-29T01:00:48Z")
Hi Alex Alex C. wrote: > It is saying that all the methods associated with Wx::Choice that he > uses (each\_string, strings[], data[], delete\_if) do not exist and I have > no clue why. Apologies, these methods in the development version but not in current release. Take a look at samples/sugar\_sample.rb as a starting point. I’ve updated the Wiki so it’s not out of line. > I cannot find ANY documentation on wxSugar so I’m not sure > how I’m supposed to pick it up. You should find reasonably thorough RDoc documentation installed with the gem, or have a look at lib/wx\_sugar.rb for an overview of the functionality. > Also, in that example code he adds Wx::Choice and a Wx::TextCtrl, but > how can I get to the data in these controls? I know the method is > something like choice.get\_current\_selection(), but how do I reference it > anywhere if it has no identifier or name? For example if I selected > something from the Wx::Choice and I want that selection to print to the > screen when I click a button, how do I access that selection in the > button code? This is probably more a question about object-oriented design of GUI apps, and of event handling in particular. As others have suggested, the wxruby-users list is likely the best place to discuss how this is done in wxruby. cheers alex