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2%% Name: filename.tex
3%% Purpose: wxFileName documentation
4%% Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5%% Modified by:
6%% Created: 30.11.01
7%% RCS-ID: $Id$
8%% Copyright: (c) 2001 Vadim Zeitlin
9%% License: wxWindows license
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11
12\section{\class{wxFileName}}\label{wxfilename}
13
14wxFileName encapsulates a file name. This class serves two purposes: first, it
15provides the functions to split the file names into components and to recombine
16these components in the full file name which can then be passed to the OS file
17functions (and \helpref{wxWindows functions}{filefunctions} wrapping them).
18Second, it includes the functions for working with the files itself. Note that
95c00185 19to change the file data you should use \helpref{wxFile}{wxfile} class instead.
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20wxFileName provides functions for working with the file attributes.
21
22\wxheading{Derived from}
23
24No base class
25
26\wxheading{Data structures}
27
28Many wxFileName methods accept the path format argument which is by\rtfsp
29{\tt wxPATH\_NATIVE} by default meaning to use the path format native for the
30current platform.
31
32The path format affects the operation of wxFileName functions in several ways:
33first and foremost, it defines the path separator character to use, but it also
34affects other things such as whether the path has the drive part or not.
35
36\begin{verbatim}
37enum wxPathFormat
38{
39 wxPATH_NATIVE = 0, // the path format for the current platform
40 wxPATH_UNIX,
f363e05c 41 wxPATH_BEOS = wxPATH_UNIX,
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42 wxPATH_MAC,
43 wxPATH_DOS,
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44 wxPATH_WIN = wxPATH_DOS,
45 wxPATH_OS2 = wxPATH_DOS,
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46 wxPATH_VMS,
47
f363e05c 48 wxPATH_MAX // Not a valid value for specifying path format
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49}
50\end{verbatim}
51
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52\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Function groups}}}
53
5bb9aeb2 54
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55\membersection{File name format}
56
57wxFileName currently supports the file names in the Unix, DOS/Windows, Mac OS
58and VMS formats. Although these formats are quite different, wxFileName tries
2edb0bde 59to treat them all in the same generic way. It supposes that all file names
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60consist of the following parts: the volume (also known as drive under Windows
61or device under VMS), the path which is a sequence of directory names separated
62by the \helpref{path separators}{wxfilenamegetpathseparators} and the full
63filename itself which, in turn, is composed from the base file name and the
64extension. All of the individual components of the file name may be empty and,
65for example, the volume name is always empty under Unix, but if they are all
66empty simultaneously, the filename object is considered to be in an invalid
0894707e 67state and \helpref{IsOk}{wxfilenameisok} returns {\tt false} for it.
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68
69File names can be case-sensitive or not, the function\rtfsp
70\helpref{IsCaseSensitive}{wxfilenameiscasesensitive} allows to determine this.
71
72The rules for determining if the file name is absolute or relative also depends
73on the file name format and the only portable way to answer to this question is
74to use \helpref{IsAbsolute}{wxfilenameisabsolute} method. To ensure that the
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75filename is absolute you may use \helpref{MakeAbsolute}{wxfilenamemakeabsolute}.
76There is also an inverse function
77\helpref{MakeRelativeTo}{wxfilenamemakerelativeto} which undoes what
78\helpref{Normalize(wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS)}{wxfilenamenormalize} does.
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79
80Other functions returning information about the file format provided by this
81class are \helpref{GetVolumeSeparator}{wxfilenamegetvolumeseparator},\rtfsp
2db991f4 82\helpref{IsPathSeparator}{wxfilenameispathseparator}.
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83
84\helpref{IsRelative}{wxfilenameisrelative}
85
5bb9aeb2 86
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87\membersection{File name construction}
88
89TODO.
90
5bb9aeb2 91
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92\membersection{File tests}
93
94Before doing the other tests you should use \helpref{IsOk}{wxfilenameisok} to
95verify that the filename is well defined. If it is,
96\helpref{FileExists}{wxfilenamefileexists} can be used to test if a file with
97such name exists and \helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists} - if a directory
98with this name exists.
99
100File names should be compared using \helpref{SameAs}{wxfilenamesameas} method
101or \helpref{$==$}{wxfilenameoperatorequal}.
102
5bb9aeb2 103
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104\membersection{File name components}
105
106These functions allow to examine and modify the directories of the path:
107
108\helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir}\\
109\helpref{InsertDir}{wxfilenameinsertdir}\\
110\helpref{GetDirCount}{wxfilenamegetdircount}
111\helpref{PrependDir}{wxfilenameprependdir}\\
112\helpref{RemoveDir}{wxfilenameremovedir}
113
114To change the components of the file name individually you can use the
115following functions:
116
117\helpref{GetExt}{wxfilenamegetext}\\
118\helpref{GetName}{wxfilenamegetname}\\
119\helpref{GetVolume}{wxfilenamegetvolume}\\
120\helpref{HasExt}{wxfilenamehasext}\\
121\helpref{HasName}{wxfilenamehasname}\\
122\helpref{HasVolume}{wxfilenamehasvolume}\\
123\helpref{SetExt}{wxfilenamesetext}\\
124\helpref{SetName}{wxfilenamesetname}\\
125\helpref{SetVolume}{wxfilenamesetvolume}\\
126
5bb9aeb2 127
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128\membersection{Operations}
129
130These methods allow to work with the file creation, access and modification
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131times. Note that not all filesystems under all platforms implement these times
132in the same way. For example, the access time under Windows has a resolution of
133one day (so it is really the access date and not time). The access time may be
134updated when the file is executed or not depending on the platform.
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135
136\helpref{GetModificationTime}{wxfilenamegetmodificationtime}\\
137\helpref{GetTimes}{wxfilenamegettimes}\\
138\helpref{SetTimes}{wxfilenamesettimes}\\
139\helpref{Touch}{wxfilenametouch}
140
141Other file system operations functions are:
142
143\helpref{Mkdir}{wxfilenamemkdir}\\
144\helpref{Rmdir}{wxfilenamermdir}
145
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146\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
147
5bb9aeb2 148
6f91bc33 149\membersection{wxFileName::wxFileName}\label{wxfilenamewxfilename}
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150
151\func{}{wxFileName}{\void}
152
153Default constructor.
154
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155\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
156
157Copy constructor.
158
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159\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
160
95c00185 161Constructor taking a full filename. If it terminates with a '/', a directory path
2edb0bde 162is constructed (the name will be empty), otherwise a file name and
95c00185 163extension are extracted from it.
2569938d 164
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165\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
166
6f91bc33 167Constructor from a directory name and a file name.
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168
169\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
170
95c00185 171Constructor from a directory name, base file name and extension.
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172
173\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}, \param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
174
95c00185 175Constructor from a volume name, a directory name, base file name and extension.
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5bb9aeb2 177
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178\membersection{wxFileName::AppendDir}\label{wxfilenameappenddir}
179
180\func{void}{AppendDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
181
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182Appends a directory component to the path. This component should contain a
183single directory name level, i.e. not contain any path or volume separators nor
184should it be empty, otherwise the function does nothing (and generates an
185assert failure in debug build).
186
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187
188\membersection{wxFileName::Assign}\label{wxfilenameassign}
189
190\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filepath}}
191
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192\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
193
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194\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}, \param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
195
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196\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
197
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198\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
199
95c00185 200Creates the file name from various combinations of data.
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5bb9aeb2 202
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203\membersection{wxFileName::AssignCwd}\label{wxfilenameassigncwd}
204
f363e05c 205\func{static void}{AssignCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume = wxEmptyString}}
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206
207Makes this object refer to the current working directory on the specified
208volume (or current volume if {\it volume} is empty).
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6f91bc33 210\wxheading{See also}
2569938d 211
6f91bc33 212\helpref{GetCwd}{wxfilenamegetcwd}
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5bb9aeb2 214
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215\membersection{wxFileName::AssignDir}\label{wxfilenameassigndir}
216
217\func{void}{AssignDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
218
95c00185 219Sets this file name object to the given directory name. The name and extension
81f25632 220will be empty.
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5bb9aeb2 222
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223\membersection{wxFileName::AssignHomeDir}\label{wxfilenameassignhomedir}
224
225\func{void}{AssignHomeDir}{\void}
226
95c00185 227Sets this file name object to the home directory.
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5bb9aeb2 229
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230\membersection{wxFileName::AssignTempFileName}\label{wxfilenameassigntempfilename}
231
df22f860 232\func{void}{AssignTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxFile *}{fileTemp = {\tt NULL}}}
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234The function calls \helpref{CreateTempFileName}{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename} to
235create a temporary file and sets this object to the name of the file. If a
236temporary file couldn't be created, the object is put into the\rtfsp
237\helpref{invalid}{wxfilenameisok} state.
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5bb9aeb2 239
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240\membersection{wxFileName::Clear}\label{wxfilenameclear}
241
242\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
243
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244Reset all components to default, uninitialized state.
245
5bb9aeb2 246
02a3b391 247\membersection{wxFileName::CreateTempFileName}\label{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename}
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df22f860 249\func{static wxString}{CreateTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxFile *}{fileTemp = {\tt NULL}}}
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250
251Returns a temporary file name starting with the given {\it prefix}. If
252the {\it prefix} is an absolute path, the temporary file is created in this
253directory, otherwise it is created in the default system directory for the
254temporary files or in the current directory.
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256If the function succeeds, the temporary file is actually created. If\rtfsp
257{\it fileTemp} is not {\tt NULL}, this file will be opened using the name of
258the temporary file. When possible, this is done in an atomic way ensuring that
259no race condition occurs between the temporary file name generation and opening
260it which could often lead to security compromise on the multiuser systems.
261If {\it fileTemp} is {\tt NULL}, the file is only created, but not opened.
262
263Under Unix, the temporary file will have read and write permissions for the
264owner only to minimize the security problems.
265
266\wxheading{Parameters}
267
268\docparam{prefix}{Prefix to use for the temporary file name construction}
269
270\docparam{fileTemp}{The file to open or {\tt NULL} to just get the name}
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271
272\wxheading{Return value}
273
274The full temporary file name or an empty string on error.
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5bb9aeb2 276
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277\membersection{wxFileName::DirExists}\label{wxfilenamedirexists}
278
8e41796c 279\constfunc{bool}{DirExists}{\void}
2569938d 280
8e41796c 281\func{static bool}{DirExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
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f363e05c 283Returns {\tt true} if the directory with this name exists.
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5bb9aeb2 285
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286\membersection{wxFileName::DirName}\label{wxfilenamedirname}
287
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288\func{static wxFileName}{DirName}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
289
290Returns the object corresponding to the directory with the given name.
291The {\it dir} parameter may have trailing path separator or not.
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295\membersection{wxFileName::FileExists}\label{wxfilenamefileexists}
296
8e41796c 297\constfunc{bool}{FileExists}{\void}
2569938d 298
8e41796c 299\func{static bool}{FileExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{file}}
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f363e05c 301Returns {\tt true} if the file with this name exists.
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303\wxheading{See also}
304
305\helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists}
306
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309\membersection{wxFileName::FileName}\label{wxfilenamefilename}
310
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311\func{static wxFileName}{FileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{file}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
312
313Returns the file name object corresponding to the given {\it file}. This
314function exists mainly for symmetry with \helpref{DirName}{wxfilenamedirname}.
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318\membersection{wxFileName::GetCwd}\label{wxfilenamegetcwd}
319
f363e05c 320\func{static wxString}{GetCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume = ""}}
6f91bc33 321
95c00185 322Retrieves the value of the current working directory on the specified volume. If
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323the volume is empty, the programs current working directory is returned for the
324current volume.
325
326\wxheading{Return value}
327
328The string containing the current working directory or an empty string on
329error.
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331\wxheading{See also}
332
333\helpref{AssignCwd}{wxfilenameassigncwd}
2569938d 334
5bb9aeb2 335
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336\membersection{wxFileName::GetDirCount}\label{wxfilenamegetdircount}
337
338\constfunc{size\_t}{GetDirCount}{\void}
339
95c00185 340Returns the number of directories in the file name.
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5bb9aeb2 342
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343\membersection{wxFileName::GetDirs}\label{wxfilenamegetdirs}
344
345\constfunc{const wxArrayString\&}{GetDirs}{\void}
346
95c00185 347Returns the directories in string array form.
2569938d 348
5bb9aeb2 349
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350\membersection{wxFileName::GetExt}\label{wxfilenamegetext}
351
352\constfunc{wxString}{GetExt}{\void}
353
95c00185 354Returns the file name extension.
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5bb9aeb2 356
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357\membersection{wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars}\label{wxfilenamegetforbiddenchars}
358
359\func{static wxString}{GetForbiddenChars}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
360
361Returns the characters that can't be used in filenames and directory names for the specified format.
362
5bb9aeb2 363
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364\membersection{wxFileName::GetFormat}\label{wxfilenamegetformat}
365
f363e05c 366\func{static wxPathFormat}{GetFormat}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
2569938d 367
95c00185 368Returns the canonical path format for this platform.
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5bb9aeb2 370
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371\membersection{wxFileName::GetFullName}\label{wxfilenamegetfullname}
372
373\constfunc{wxString}{GetFullName}{\void}
374
95c00185 375Returns the full name (including extension but excluding directories).
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5bb9aeb2 377
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378\membersection{wxFileName::GetFullPath}\label{wxfilenamegetfullpath}
379
380\constfunc{wxString}{GetFullPath}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
381
95c00185 382Returns the full path with name and extension.
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5bb9aeb2 384
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385\membersection{wxFileName::GetHomeDir}\label{wxfilenamegethomedir}
386
f363e05c 387\func{static wxString}{GetHomeDir}{\void}
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95c00185 389Returns the home directory.
2569938d 390
5bb9aeb2 391
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392\membersection{wxFileName::GetLongPath}\label{wxfilenamegetlongpath}
393
394\constfunc{wxString}{GetLongPath}{\void}
395
396Return the long form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms)
397
5bb9aeb2 398
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399\membersection{wxFileName::GetModificationTime}\label{wxfilenamegetmodificationtime}
400
401\constfunc{wxDateTime}{GetModificationTime}{\void}
402
95c00185 403Returns the last time the file was last modified.
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406\membersection{wxFileName::GetName}\label{wxfilenamegetname}
407
408\constfunc{wxString}{GetName}{\void}
409
95c00185 410Returns the name part of the filename.
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413\membersection{wxFileName::GetPath}\label{wxfilenamegetpath}
414
93fa67c0 415\constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\param{int }{flags = {\tt wxPATH\_GET\_VOLUME}}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 417Returns the path part of the filename (without the name or extension). The
33b97389 418possible flags values are:
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d1853d47 420\twocolwidtha{5cm}
33b97389 421\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
d1853d47 422\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_GET\_VOLUME}}{Return the path with the volume (does
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423nothing for the filename formats without volumes), otherwise the path without
424volume part is returned.}
d1853d47 425\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_GET\_SEPARATOR}}{Return the path with the trailing
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426separator, if this flag is not given there will be no separator at the end of
427the path.}
428\end{twocollist}
429
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431\membersection{wxFileName::GetPathSeparator}\label{wxfilenamegetpathseparator}
432
f363e05c 433\func{static wxChar}{GetPathSeparator}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
33b97389 434
95c00185 435Returns the usually used path separator for this format. For all formats but
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436{\tt wxPATH\_DOS} there is only one path separator anyhow, but for DOS there
437are two of them and the native one, i.e. the backslash is returned by this
438method.
439
440\wxheading{See also}
441
442\helpref{GetPathSeparators}{wxfilenamegetpathseparators}
2569938d 443
5bb9aeb2 444
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445\membersection{wxFileName::GetPathSeparators}\label{wxfilenamegetpathseparators}
446
f363e05c 447\func{static wxString}{GetPathSeparators}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
2569938d 448
95c00185 449Returns the string containing all the path separators for this format. For all
33b97389 450formats but {\tt wxPATH\_DOS} this string contains only one character but for
7af3ca16 451DOS and Windows both {\tt '/'} and {\tt '\textbackslash'} may be used as
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452separators.
453
454\wxheading{See also}
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33b97389 456\helpref{GetPathSeparator}{wxfilenamegetpathseparator}
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459\membersection{wxFileName::GetShortPath}\label{wxfilenamegetshortpath}
460
461\constfunc{wxString}{GetShortPath}{\void}
462
95c00185 463Return the short form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms).
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5bb9aeb2 465
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466\membersection{wxFileName::GetTimes}\label{wxfilenamegettimes}
467
6dbb903b 468\constfunc{bool}{GetTimes}{\param{wxDateTime* }{dtAccess}, \param{wxDateTime* }{dtMod}, \param{wxDateTime* }{dtCreate}}
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95c00185 470Returns the last access, last modification and creation times. The last access
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471time is updated whenever the file is read or written (or executed in the case
472of Windows), last modification time is only changed when the file is written
473to. Finally, the creation time is indeed the time when the file was created
474under Windows and the inode change time under Unix (as it is impossible to
475retrieve the real file creation time there anyhow) which can also be changed
476by many operations after the file creation.
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95c00185 478Any of the pointers may be {\tt NULL} if the corresponding time is not
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479needed.
480
481\wxheading{Return value}
482
0894707e 483{\tt true} on success, {\tt false} if we failed to retrieve the times.
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486\membersection{wxFileName::GetVolume}\label{wxfilenamegetvolume}
487
488\constfunc{wxString}{GetVolume}{\void}
489
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490Returns the string containing the volume for this file name, mepty if it
491doesn't have one or if the file system doesn't support volumes at all (for
492example, Unix).
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495\membersection{wxFileName::GetVolumeSeparator}\label{wxfilenamegetvolumeseparator}
496
f363e05c 497\func{static wxString}{GetVolumeSeparator}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 499Returns the string separating the volume from the path for this format.
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502\membersection{wxFileName::HasExt}\label{wxfilenamehasext}
503
504\constfunc{bool}{HasExt}{\void}
505
f363e05c 506Returns {\tt true} if an extension is present.
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509\membersection{wxFileName::HasName}\label{wxfilenamehasname}
510
511\constfunc{bool}{HasName}{\void}
512
f363e05c 513Returns {\tt true} if a name is present.
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516\membersection{wxFileName::HasVolume}\label{wxfilenamehasvolume}
517
518\constfunc{bool}{HasVolume}{\void}
519
f363e05c 520Returns {\tt true} if a volume specifier is present.
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523\membersection{wxFileName::InsertDir}\label{wxfilenameinsertdir}
524
525\func{void}{InsertDir}{\param{int }{before}, \param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
526
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527Inserts a directory component before the zero-based position in the directory
528list. Please see \helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir} for important notes.
529
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530
531\membersection{wxFileName::IsAbsolute}\label{wxfilenameisabsolute}
532
533\func{bool}{IsAbsolute}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
534
f363e05c 535Returns {\tt true} if this filename is absolute.
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538\membersection{wxFileName::IsCaseSensitive}\label{wxfilenameiscasesensitive}
539
f363e05c 540\func{static bool}{IsCaseSensitive}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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f363e05c 542Returns {\tt true} if the file names of this type are case-sensitive.
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5bb9aeb2 544
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545\membersection{wxFileName::IsOk}\label{wxfilenameisok}
546
547\constfunc{bool}{IsOk}{\void}
548
0894707e 549Returns {\tt true} if the filename is valid, {\tt false} if it is not
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550initialized yet. The assignment functions and
551\helpref{Clear}{wxfilenameclear} may reset the object to the uninitialized,
552invalid state (the former only do it on failure).
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555\membersection{wxFileName::IsPathSeparator}\label{wxfilenameispathseparator}
556
f363e05c 557\func{static bool}{IsPathSeparator}{\param{wxChar }{ch}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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0894707e 559Returns {\tt true} if the char is a path separator for this format.
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562\membersection{wxFileName::IsRelative}\label{wxfilenameisrelative}
563
564\func{bool}{IsRelative}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
565
0894707e 566Returns {\tt true} if this filename is not absolute.
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2db991f4 569\membersection{wxFileName::IsDir}\label{wxfilenameisdir}
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2db991f4 571\constfunc{bool}{IsDir}{\void}
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574(i.e. if it is a file). Note that this method doesn't test whether the
575directory or file really exists, you should use
576\helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists} or
577\helpref{FileExists}{wxfilenamefileexists} for this.
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581
582\func{bool}{MakeAbsolute}{\param{const wxString\& }{cwd = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
583
584Make the file name absolute. This is a shortcut for
585{\tt \helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize}(wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS | wxPATH\_NORM\_ABSOLUTE | wxPATH\_NORM\_TILDE, cwd, format)}.
586
587\wxheading{See also}
588
589\helpref{MakeRelativeTo}{wxfilenamemakerelativeto},
590\helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize},
591\helpref{IsAbsolute}{wxfilenameisabsolute}
592
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595
f363e05c 596\func{bool}{MakeRelativeTo}{\param{const wxString\& }{pathBase = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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598This function tries to put this file name in a form relative to {\it pathBase}.
599In other words, it returns the file name which should be used to access this
600file if the current directory were {\it pathBase}.
601
602\docparam{pathBase}{the directory to use as root, current directory is used by
603default}
604
605\docparam{format}{the file name format, native by default}
606
607\wxheading{Return value}
608
0894707e 609{\tt true} if the file name has been changed, {\tt false} if we failed to do
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610anything with it (currently this only happens if the file name is on a volume
611different from the volume specified by {\it pathBase}).
612
613\wxheading{See also}
614
615\helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize}
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618\membersection{wxFileName::Mkdir}\label{wxfilenamemkdir}
619
1527281e 620\func{bool}{Mkdir}{\param{int }{perm = 0777}, \param{int }{flags = $0$}}
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1527281e 622\func{static bool}{Mkdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{int }{perm = 0777}, \param{int }{flags = $0$}}
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6f91bc33 624\docparam{dir}{the directory to create}
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626\docparam{parm}{the permissions for the newly created directory}
627
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629try to create each directory in the path and also don't return an error
630if the target directory already exists.}
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6f91bc33 632\wxheading{Return value}
2569938d 633
0894707e 634Returns {\tt true} if the directory was successfully created, {\tt false}
6f91bc33 635otherwise.
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638\membersection{wxFileName::Normalize}\label{wxfilenamenormalize}
639
32a0d013 640\func{bool}{Normalize}{\param{int }{flags = wxPATH\_NORM\_ALL}, \param{const wxString\& }{cwd = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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0894707e 642Normalize the path. With the default flags value, the path will be
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645
646\docparam{flags}{The kind of normalization to do with the file name. It can be
647any or-combination of the following constants:
648\begin{twocollist}
649\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_ENV\_VARS}}{replace env vars with their values}
650\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS}}{squeeze all .. and . and prepend cwd}
651\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_TILDE}}{Unix only: replace ~ and ~user}
ef92f440 652\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_CASE}}{if filesystem is case insensitive, transform to tolower case}
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654\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_LONG}}{make the path the long form}
21f60945 655\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_SHORTCUT}}{resolve if it is a shortcut (Windows only)}
ef92f440 656\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_ALL}}{all of previous flags except \texttt{wxPATH\_NORM\_CASE}}
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658}
659
660\docparam{cwd}{If not empty, this directory will be used instead of current
661working directory in normalization.}
662
663\docparam{format}{The file name format, native by default.}
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666\membersection{wxFileName::PrependDir}\label{wxfilenameprependdir}
667
668\func{void}{PrependDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
669
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671\helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir} for important notes.
672
673
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675\membersection{wxFileName::RemoveDir}\label{wxfilenameremovedir}
676
677\func{void}{RemoveDir}{\param{int }{pos}}
678
95c00185 679Removes a directory name.
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682\membersection{wxFileName::Rmdir}\label{wxfilenamermdir}
683
684\func{bool}{Rmdir}{\void}
685
6f91bc33 686\func{static bool}{Rmdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
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95c00185 688Deletes the specified directory from the file system.
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691\membersection{wxFileName::SameAs}\label{wxfilenamesameas}
692
2b5f62a0 693\constfunc{bool}{SameAs}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filepath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 695Compares the filename using the rules of this platform.
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698\membersection{wxFileName::SetCwd}\label{wxfilenamesetcwd}
699
700\func{bool}{SetCwd}{\void}
701
6f91bc33 702\func{static bool}{SetCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{cwd}}
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95c00185 704Changes the current working directory.
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707\membersection{wxFileName::SetExt}\label{wxfilenamesetext}
708
709\func{void}{SetExt}{\param{const wxString\& }{ext}}
710
95c00185 711Sets the extension of this file name.
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714\membersection{wxFileName::SetFullName}\label{wxfilenamesetfullname}
715
716\func{void}{SetFullName}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullname}}
717
95c00185 718The full name is the file name and extension (but without the path).
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721\membersection{wxFileName::SetName}\label{wxfilenamesetname}
722
723\func{void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
724
95c00185 725Sets the name.
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728\membersection{wxFileName::SetTimes}\label{wxfilenamesettimes}
729
6dbb903b 730\func{bool}{SetTimes}{\param{const wxDateTime* }{dtAccess}, \param{const wxDateTime* }{dtMod}, \param{const wxDateTime* }{dtCreate}}
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95c00185 732Sets the file creation and last access/modification times (any of the pointers may be NULL).
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735\membersection{wxFileName::SetVolume}\label{wxfilenamesetvolume}
736
737\func{void}{SetVolume}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}}
738
95c00185 739Sets the volume specifier.
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742\membersection{wxFileName::SplitPath}\label{wxfilenamesplitpath}
743
2bd25c5a 744\func{static void}{SplitPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxString* }{volume}, \param{wxString* }{path}, \param{wxString* }{name}, \param{wxString* }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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2bd25c5a 746\func{static void}{SplitPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxString* }{path}, \param{wxString* }{name}, \param{wxString* }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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749first version) path (including the volume in the second version), the base name
750and the extension. Any of the output parameters ({\it volume}, {\it path},
751{\it name} or {\it ext}) may be {\tt NULL} if you are not interested in the
752value of a particular component. Also, {\it fullpath} may be empty on entry.
753
754On return, {\it path} contains the file path (without the trailing separator),
755{\it name} contains the file name and {\it ext} contains the file extension
756without leading dot. All three of them may be empty if the corresponding
757component is. The old contents of the strings pointed to by these parameters
758will be overwritten in any case (if the pointers are not {\tt NULL}).
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761\membersection{wxFileName::Touch}\label{wxfilenametouch}
762
763\func{bool}{Touch}{\void}
764
95c00185 765Sets the access and modification times to the current moment.
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768\membersection{wxFileName::operator=}\label{wxfilenameoperatorassign}
769
770\func{wxFileName\& operator}{operator=}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
771
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772\func{wxFileName\& operator}{operator=}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
773
6f91bc33 774Assigns the new value to this filename object.
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777\membersection{wxFileName::operator==}\label{wxfilenameoperatorequal}
778
2b5f62a0 779\constfunc{bool operator}{operator==}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
2569938d 780
2b5f62a0 781\constfunc{bool operator}{operator==}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
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0894707e 783Returns {\tt true} if the filenames are equal. The string {\it filenames} is
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785
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787\membersection{wxFileName::operator!=}\label{wxfilenameoperatornotequal}
788
789\constfunc{bool operator}{operator!=}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
790
791\constfunc{bool operator}{operator!=}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
792
0894707e 793Returns {\tt true} if the filenames are different. The string {\it filenames}
2b5f62a0 794is interpreted as a path in the native filename format.
6f91bc33 795