"""
"""
from const import *
import widget

class Group(widget.Widget):
    """An object for grouping together Form elements.
    
    <pre>Group(name=None,value=None)</pre>
    
    <dl>
    <dt>name<dd>name as used in the Form
    <dt>value<dd>values that are currently selected in the group
    </dl>
    
    <p>See [[gui-button]] for several examples.</p>
    
    <p>When the value changes, an <tt>gui.CHANGE</tt> event is sent.
    Although note, that when the value is a list, it may have to be sent by hand via
    <tt>g.send(gui.CHANGE)</tt></p>
    """
    
    def __init__(self,name=None,value=None):
        widget.Widget.__init__(self,name=name,value=value)
        self.widgets = []
    
    def add(self,w):
        """Add a widget to this group.
        
        <pre>Group.add(w)</pre>
        """
        self.widgets.append(w)
    
    def __setattr__(self,k,v):
        _v = self.__dict__.get(k,NOATTR)
        self.__dict__[k] = v
        if k == 'value' and _v != NOATTR and _v != v:
            self._change()
    
    def _change(self):
        self.send(CHANGE)
        for w in self.widgets:
            w.repaint()