KVLang Series – 7 – Dynamic Classes

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Dynamic Classes

Content:
– .kv file
– .py file
– screenshot of output

0007_dynamicClasses01.kv

Dynamic Classes, as opposed to Class Rules, allow you to inherit from a Base Class and allow you to change default values and to create bindings for all its instances, without adding any new Python code.
Dynamic Classes also replace the deprecated Templates concept.
See:
– Dynamic Classes
– Re-using styles in multiple widgets
– Designing with the Kivy Language
– Kivy Language

Here is the kvlang file.

0007_dynamicClasses01.kv

# see https://groups.google.com/d/topic/kivy-users/FdOhizCm7Ns/discussion
# KV Lang http://kivy.org/docs/guide/lang.html#
# Accessing Widgets defined in Python http://kivy.org/docs/guide/lang.html#accessing-widgets-defined-inside-kv-lang-in-your-python-code
# Dynamic Classes - http://kivy.org/docs/api-kivy.lang.html
# Referencing Widgets http://kivy.org/docs/guide/lang.html#referencing-widgets

<LblTxtBtn@BoxLayout>:
    l_text: '0default'
    t_text: '1default'
    b_text: '2default'
    orientation: 'horizontal'
    Label:
        text: root.l_text
    TextInput:
        text: root.t_text
    Button:
        text: root.b_text

<MyLayout@BoxLayout>:  
    orientation: 'vertical'

    LblTxtBtn:   
        l_text: 'DynClassInput1:'
        t_text: 'DynClassDefault Text1'
        b_text: 'DynClassPressMe 1'


    LblTxtBtn:   
        l_text: 'DynClassInput2:'
        t_text: 'DynClassDefault Text2'
        b_text: 'DynClassPressMe 2'

    LblTxtBtn:   
        l_text: 'DynClassInput3:'
        t_text: 'DynClassDefault Text3'
        b_text: 'DynClassPressMe 3'

MyLayout

0007_dynamicClasses01.py

Because the .kv file uses Dynamic Classes as opposed to Class Rules, the Python File now reverts to its former simpler self.

I.E. In the Python file, it is NOT NECESSARY to define:

from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.properties import StringProperty   

class LblTxtBtn(BoxLayout):

    l_text = StringProperty('')
    t_text = StringProperty('')
    b_text = StringProperty('')

class MyLayout(BoxLayout): pass

since it LblTxtBtn & MyLayout are Dynamic Classes in the .kv file.

Just revert to the SIMPLE 0005_nestedLayouts.py, update Window width to 430 & update the .kv filename.

''' 0007_dynamicClasses01.py
**SIMPLE** Python to display Dynamic Classes
Revert to 0005_nestedLayouts.py & update Window width & .kv filename.
'''



import kivy
kivy.require('1.8.0')

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.lang import Builder
from kivy.core.window import Window
Window.size = (430,90)

class MyApp(App):

    def build(self):
        self.root = Builder.load_file('0007_dynamicClasses01.kv')
        return self.root

if __name__ == '__main__':
    MyApp().run()

0007_dynamicClasses01 ScreenShot

Here is what this looks like run on Windows XP. In Pixels, it has:

Alt 0007_dynamicClasses01.png

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