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1 | \section{\class{wxModule}}\label{wxmodule} |
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3 | The module system is a very simple mechanism to allow applications (and parts of wxWidgets itself) to |
4 | define initialization and cleanup functions that are automatically called on wxWidgets | |
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5 | startup and exit. |
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7 | To define a new kind of module, derive a class from wxModule, override the OnInit and OnExit functions, | |
8 | and add the DECLARE\_DYNAMIC\_CLASS and IMPLEMENT\_DYNAMIC\_CLASS to header and implementation files | |
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9 | (which can be the same file). On initialization, wxWidgets will find all classes derived from wxModule, |
10 | create an instance of each, and call each OnInit function. On exit, wxWidgets will call the OnExit | |
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11 | function for each module instance. |
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13 | Note that your module class does not have to be in a header file. |
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15 | For example: | |
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17 | \begin{verbatim} | |
18 | // A module to allow DDE initialization/cleanup | |
19 | // without calling these functions from app.cpp or from | |
20 | // the user's application. | |
21 | ||
22 | class wxDDEModule: public wxModule | |
23 | { | |
24 | DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDDEModule) | |
25 | public: | |
26 | wxDDEModule() {} | |
cc81d32f | 27 | bool OnInit() { wxDDEInitialize(); return true; }; |
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28 | void OnExit() { wxDDECleanUp(); }; |
29 | }; | |
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31 | IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDDEModule, wxModule) | |
32 | \end{verbatim} | |
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34 | \wxheading{Derived from} |
35 | ||
36 | \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} | |
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38 | \wxheading{Include files} |
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40 | <wx/module.h> | |
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42 | \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} |
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3e79fa75 | 44 | \membersection{wxModule::wxModule}\label{wxmodulector} |
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45 | |
46 | \func{}{wxModule}{\void} | |
47 | ||
48 | Constructs a wxModule object. | |
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3e79fa75 | 50 | \membersection{wxModule::\destruct{wxModule}}\label{wxmoduledtor} |
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51 | |
52 | \func{}{\destruct{wxModule}}{\void} | |
53 | ||
54 | Destructor. | |
55 | ||
56 | \membersection{wxModule::CleanupModules}\label{wxmodulecleanupmodules} | |
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58 | \func{static void}{CleanupModules}{\void} | |
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fc2171bd | 60 | Calls Exit for each module instance. Called by wxWidgets on exit, so there is no |
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61 | need for an application to call it. |
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63 | \membersection{wxModule::Exit}\label{wxmoduleexit} | |
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65 | \func{void}{Exit}{\void} | |
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fc2171bd | 67 | Calls OnExit. This function is called by wxWidgets and should not need to be called |
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68 | by an application. |
69 | ||
70 | \membersection{wxModule::Init}\label{wxmoduleinit} | |
71 | ||
72 | \func{bool}{Init}{\void} | |
73 | ||
fc2171bd | 74 | Calls OnInit. This function is called by wxWidgets and should not need to be called |
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75 | by an application. |
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77 | \membersection{wxModule::InitializeModules}\label{wxmoduleinitializemodules} | |
78 | ||
79 | \func{static bool}{InitializeModules}{\void} | |
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fc2171bd | 81 | Calls Init for each module instance. Called by wxWidgets on startup, so there is no |
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82 | need for an application to call it. |
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84 | \membersection{wxModule::OnExit}\label{wxmoduleonexit} | |
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dfad0599 | 86 | \func{virtual void}{OnExit}{\void} |
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87 | |
88 | Provide this function with appropriate cleanup for your module. | |
89 | ||
90 | \membersection{wxModule::OnInit}\label{wxmoduleoninit} | |
91 | ||
92 | \func{virtual bool}{OnInit}{\void} | |
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94 | Provide this function with appropriate initialization for your module. If the function | |
fc2171bd | 95 | returns false, wxWidgets will exit immediately. |
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96 | |
97 | \membersection{wxModule::RegisterModule}\label{wxmoduleregistermodule} | |
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99 | \func{static void}{RegisterModule}{\param{wxModule*}{ module}} | |
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fc2171bd | 101 | Registers this module with wxWidgets. Called by wxWidgets on startup, so there is no |
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102 | need for an application to call it. |
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104 | \membersection{wxModule::RegisterModules}\label{wxmoduleregistermodules} | |
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106 | \func{static bool}{RegisterModules}{\void} | |
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fc2171bd | 108 | Creates instances of and registers all modules. Called by wxWidgets on startup, so there is no |
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109 | need for an application to call it. |
110 |