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1///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: confbase.h
3// Purpose: declaration of the base class of all config implementations
19d40bab 4// (see also: fileconf.h and msw/regconf.h and iniconf.h)
9d55bfef 5// Author: Karsten Ballueder & Vadim Zeitlin
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6// Modified by:
7// Created: 07.04.98 (adapted from appconf.h)
8// RCS-ID: $Id$
9d55bfef 9// Copyright: (c) 1997 Karsten Ballueder Ballueder@usa.net
26ac5fad 10// Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
65571936 11// Licence: wxWindows licence
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12///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
13
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14#ifndef _WX_CONFBASE_H_
15#define _WX_CONFBASE_H_
26ac5fad 16
ac57418f 17#include "wx/defs.h"
8cb172b4 18#include "wx/string.h"
d7e918b5 19#include "wx/object.h"
5814e8ba 20#include "wx/base64.h"
2da2f941 21
b5dbe15d 22class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxArrayString;
ac57418f 23
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24// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25// constants
26// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
27
28/// shall we be case sensitive in parsing variable names?
29#ifndef wxCONFIG_CASE_SENSITIVE
ad1b0610 30 #define wxCONFIG_CASE_SENSITIVE 0
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31#endif
32
33/// separates group and entry names (probably shouldn't be changed)
34#ifndef wxCONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR
f6bcfd97 35 #define wxCONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR _T('/')
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36#endif
37
38/// introduces immutable entries
39// (i.e. the ones which can't be changed from the local config file)
40#ifndef wxCONFIG_IMMUTABLE_PREFIX
f6bcfd97 41 #define wxCONFIG_IMMUTABLE_PREFIX _T('!')
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42#endif
43
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44#if wxUSE_CONFIG
45
46#include "wx/string.h"
47
16193c2b 48/// should we use registry instead of configuration files under Windows?
26ac5fad 49// (i.e. whether wxConfigBase::Create() will create a wxFileConfig (if it's
68379eaf 50// false) or wxRegConfig (if it's true and we're under Win32))
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51#ifndef wxUSE_CONFIG_NATIVE
52 #define wxUSE_CONFIG_NATIVE 1
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53#endif
54
18244936 55// Style flags for constructor style parameter
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56enum
57{
58 wxCONFIG_USE_LOCAL_FILE = 1,
944ac903 59 wxCONFIG_USE_GLOBAL_FILE = 2,
8dce54c9 60 wxCONFIG_USE_RELATIVE_PATH = 4,
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61 wxCONFIG_USE_NO_ESCAPE_CHARACTERS = 8,
62 wxCONFIG_USE_SUBDIR = 16
9869734d 63};
18244936 64
26ac5fad 65// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8bbe427f 66// abstract base class wxConfigBase which defines the interface for derived
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67// classes
68//
69// wxConfig organizes the items in a tree-like structure (modeled after the
70// Unix/Dos filesystem). There are groups (directories) and keys (files).
71// There is always one current group given by the current path.
72//
73// Keys are pairs "key_name = value" where value may be of string or integer
9869734d 74// (long) type (TODO doubles and other types such as wxDate coming soon).
26ac5fad 75// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
886dd7d2 76
412b97cc 77class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxConfigBase : public wxObject
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78{
79public:
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80 // constants
81 // the type of an entry
82 enum EntryType
83 {
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84 Type_Unknown,
85 Type_String,
86 Type_Boolean,
87 Type_Integer, // use Read(long *)
88 Type_Float // use Read(double *)
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89 };
90
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91 // static functions
92 // sets the config object, returns the previous pointer
93 static wxConfigBase *Set(wxConfigBase *pConfig);
94 // get the config object, creates it on demand unless DontCreateOnDemand
95 // was called
68379eaf 96 static wxConfigBase *Get(bool createOnDemand = true)
eee786e9 97 { if ( createOnDemand && (!ms_pConfig) ) Create(); return ms_pConfig; }
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98 // create a new config object: this function will create the "best"
99 // implementation of wxConfig available for the current platform, see
16193c2b 100 // comments near definition wxUSE_CONFIG_NATIVE for details. It returns
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101 // the created object and also sets it as ms_pConfig.
102 static wxConfigBase *Create();
103 // should Get() try to create a new log object if the current one is NULL?
68379eaf 104 static void DontCreateOnDemand() { ms_bAutoCreate = false; }
26ac5fad 105
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106 // ctor & virtual dtor
107 // ctor (can be used as default ctor too)
108 //
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109 // Not all args will always be used by derived classes, but including
110 // them all in each class ensures compatibility. If appName is empty,
111 // uses wxApp name
112 wxConfigBase(const wxString& appName = wxEmptyString,
113 const wxString& vendorName = wxEmptyString,
114 const wxString& localFilename = wxEmptyString,
115 const wxString& globalFilename = wxEmptyString,
e96ddf25 116 long style = 0);
18244936 117
26ac5fad 118 // empty but ensures that dtor of all derived classes is virtual
5e233068 119 virtual ~wxConfigBase();
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120
121 // path management
122 // set current path: if the first character is '/', it's the absolute path,
123 // otherwise it's a relative path. '..' is supported. If the strPath
124 // doesn't exist it is created.
125 virtual void SetPath(const wxString& strPath) = 0;
126 // retrieve the current path (always as absolute path)
127 virtual const wxString& GetPath() const = 0;
128
129 // enumeration: all functions here return false when there are no more items.
130 // you must pass the same lIndex to GetNext and GetFirst (don't modify it)
131 // enumerate subgroups
132 virtual bool GetFirstGroup(wxString& str, long& lIndex) const = 0;
133 virtual bool GetNextGroup (wxString& str, long& lIndex) const = 0;
134 // enumerate entries
135 virtual bool GetFirstEntry(wxString& str, long& lIndex) const = 0;
136 virtual bool GetNextEntry (wxString& str, long& lIndex) const = 0;
137 // get number of entries/subgroups in the current group, with or without
138 // it's subgroups
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139 virtual size_t GetNumberOfEntries(bool bRecursive = false) const = 0;
140 virtual size_t GetNumberOfGroups(bool bRecursive = false) const = 0;
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141
142 // tests of existence
68379eaf 143 // returns true if the group by this name exists
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144 virtual bool HasGroup(const wxString& strName) const = 0;
145 // same as above, but for an entry
146 virtual bool HasEntry(const wxString& strName) const = 0;
68379eaf 147 // returns true if either a group or an entry with a given name exist
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148 bool Exists(const wxString& strName) const
149 { return HasGroup(strName) || HasEntry(strName); }
150
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151 // get the entry type
152 virtual EntryType GetEntryType(const wxString& name) const
153 {
154 // by default all entries are strings
61ba49f2 155 return HasEntry(name) ? Type_String : Type_Unknown;
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156 }
157
68379eaf 158 // key access: returns true if value was really read, false if default used
26ac5fad 159 // (and if the key is not found the default value is returned.)
18244936 160
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161 // read a string from the key
162 bool Read(const wxString& key, wxString *pStr) const;
163 bool Read(const wxString& key, wxString *pStr, const wxString& defVal) const;
18244936 164
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165 // read a number (long)
166 bool Read(const wxString& key, long *pl) const;
167 bool Read(const wxString& key, long *pl, long defVal) const;
18244936 168
3e1512cd 169 // read an int (wrapper around `long' version)
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170 bool Read(const wxString& key, int *pi) const;
171 bool Read(const wxString& key, int *pi, int defVal) const;
18244936 172
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173 // read a double
174 bool Read(const wxString& key, double* val) const;
175 bool Read(const wxString& key, double* val, double defVal) const;
dfad0599 176
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177 // read a bool
178 bool Read(const wxString& key, bool* val) const;
179 bool Read(const wxString& key, bool* val, bool defVal) const;
dfad0599 180
434e2903 181#if wxUSE_BASE64
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182 // read a binary data block
183 bool Read(const wxString& key, wxMemoryBuffer* data) const
434e2903 184 { return DoReadBinary(key, data); }
5814e8ba 185 // no default version since it does not make sense for binary data
434e2903 186#endif // wxUSE_BASE64
5814e8ba 187
934960d1 188 // Causes ambiguities in VC++ 6 and OpenVMS (at least)
fbbac935 189#if ( (!defined(__VISUALC__) || __VISUALC__ > 1200) && !defined( __VMS ) && !defined (__DMC__))
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190 // read other types, for which wxFromString is defined
191 template <typename T>
192 bool Read(const wxString& key, T* value) const
193 {
194 wxString s;
195 if ( !Read(key, &s) )
196 return false;
197 return wxFromString(s, value);
198 }
199
200 template <typename T>
201 bool Read(const wxString& key, T* value, const T& defVal) const
202 {
203 const bool found = Read(key, value);
204 if ( !found )
205 {
206 if (IsRecordingDefaults())
207 ((wxConfigBase *)this)->Write(key, defVal);
208 *value = defVal;
209 }
210 return found;
211 }
f81e22cf 212#endif
3e1512cd 213
56601ff2 214 // convenience functions returning directly the value
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215 wxString Read(const wxString& key,
216 const wxString& defVal = wxEmptyString) const
217 { wxString s; (void)Read(key, &s, defVal); return s; }
18244936 218
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219 // we have to provide a separate version for C strings as otherwise the
220 // template Read() would be used
221 wxString Read(const wxString& key, const char* defVal) const
222 { return Read(key, wxString(defVal)); }
223#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
224 wxString Read(const wxString& key, const wchar_t* defVal) const
225 { return Read(key, wxString(defVal)); }
226#endif
227
56601ff2 228 long ReadLong(const wxString& key, long defVal) const
2ba41305 229 { long l; (void)Read(key, &l, defVal); return l; }
26ac5fad 230
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231 double ReadDouble(const wxString& key, double defVal) const
232 { double d; (void)Read(key, &d, defVal); return d; }
233
234 bool ReadBool(const wxString& key, bool defVal) const
235 { bool b; (void)Read(key, &b, defVal); return b; }
236
237 template <typename T>
238 T ReadObject(const wxString& key, T const& defVal) const
239 { T t; (void)Read(key, &t, defVal); return t; }
240
241 // for compatibility with wx 2.8
242 long Read(const wxString& key, long defVal) const
243 { return ReadLong(key, defVal); }
244
245
246 // write the value (return true on success)
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247 bool Write(const wxString& key, const wxString& value)
248 { return DoWriteString(key, value); }
249
250 bool Write(const wxString& key, long value)
251 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
252
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253 bool Write(const wxString& key, double value)
254 { return DoWriteDouble(key, value); }
255
256 bool Write(const wxString& key, bool value)
257 { return DoWriteBool(key, value); }
18244936 258
434e2903 259#if wxUSE_BASE64
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260 bool Write(const wxString& key, const wxMemoryBuffer& buf)
261 { return DoWriteBinary(key, buf); }
434e2903 262#endif // wxUSE_BASE64
5814e8ba 263
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264 // we have to provide a separate version for C strings as otherwise they
265 // would be converted to bool and not to wxString as expected!
1c8c9146 266 bool Write(const wxString& key, const char *value)
2ba41305 267 { return Write(key, wxString(value)); }
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268 bool Write(const wxString& key, const unsigned char *value)
269 { return Write(key, wxString(value)); }
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270#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
271 bool Write(const wxString& key, const wchar_t *value)
272 { return Write(key, wxString(value)); }
273#endif
68275b85 274
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275
276 // we also have to provide specializations for other types which we want to
277 // handle using the specialized DoWriteXXX() instead of the generic template
278 // version below
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279 bool Write(const wxString& key, char value)
280 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
281
282 bool Write(const wxString& key, unsigned char value)
283 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
284
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285 bool Write(const wxString& key, short value)
286 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
287
288 bool Write(const wxString& key, unsigned short value)
289 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
290
291 bool Write(const wxString& key, unsigned int value)
292 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
293
294 bool Write(const wxString& key, int value)
295 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
296
297 bool Write(const wxString& key, unsigned long value)
298 { return DoWriteLong(key, value); }
299
300 bool Write(const wxString& key, float value)
301 { return DoWriteDouble(key, value); }
302
934960d1 303 // Causes ambiguities in VC++ 6 and OpenVMS (at least)
fbbac935 304#if ( (!defined(__VISUALC__) || __VISUALC__ > 1200) && !defined( __VMS ) && !defined (__DMC__))
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305 // for other types, use wxToString()
306 template <typename T>
307 bool Write(const wxString& key, T const& value)
308 { return Write(key, wxToString(value)); }
f81e22cf 309#endif
3e1512cd 310
68275b85 311 // permanently writes all changes
68379eaf 312 virtual bool Flush(bool bCurrentOnly = false) = 0;
26ac5fad 313
68379eaf 314 // renaming, all functions return false on failure (probably because the new
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315 // name is already taken by an existing entry)
316 // rename an entry
317 virtual bool RenameEntry(const wxString& oldName,
318 const wxString& newName) = 0;
319 // rename a group
320 virtual bool RenameGroup(const wxString& oldName,
321 const wxString& newName) = 0;
322
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323 // delete entries/groups
324 // deletes the specified entry and the group it belongs to if
325 // it was the last key in it and the second parameter is true
18244936 326 virtual bool DeleteEntry(const wxString& key,
68379eaf 327 bool bDeleteGroupIfEmpty = true) = 0;
26ac5fad 328 // delete the group (with all subgroups)
18244936 329 virtual bool DeleteGroup(const wxString& key) = 0;
26ac5fad 330 // delete the whole underlying object (disk file, registry key, ...)
35c4b4da 331 // primarily for use by uninstallation routine.
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332 virtual bool DeleteAll() = 0;
333
334 // options
335 // we can automatically expand environment variables in the config entries
336 // (this option is on by default, you can turn it on/off at any time)
337 bool IsExpandingEnvVars() const { return m_bExpandEnvVars; }
68379eaf 338 void SetExpandEnvVars(bool bDoIt = true) { m_bExpandEnvVars = bDoIt; }
26ac5fad 339 // recording of default values
68379eaf 340 void SetRecordDefaults(bool bDoIt = true) { m_bRecordDefaults = bDoIt; }
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341 bool IsRecordingDefaults() const { return m_bRecordDefaults; }
342 // does expansion only if needed
6164d85e 343 wxString ExpandEnvVars(const wxString& str) const;
26ac5fad 344
18244936 345 // misc accessors
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346 wxString GetAppName() const { return m_appName; }
347 wxString GetVendorName() const { return m_vendorName; }
f6bcfd97 348
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349 // Used wxIniConfig to set members in constructor
350 void SetAppName(const wxString& appName) { m_appName = appName; }
351 void SetVendorName(const wxString& vendorName) { m_vendorName = vendorName; }
18244936 352
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353 void SetStyle(long style) { m_style = style; }
354 long GetStyle() const { return m_style; }
18244936 355
26ac5fad 356protected:
18244936 357 static bool IsImmutable(const wxString& key)
995de2b4 358 { return !key.IsEmpty() && key[0] == wxCONFIG_IMMUTABLE_PREFIX; }
18244936 359
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360 // return the path without trailing separator, if any: this should be called
361 // to sanitize paths referring to the group names before passing them to
362 // wxConfigPathChanger as "/foo/bar/" should be the same as "/foo/bar" and it
363 // isn't interpreted in the same way by it (and this can't be changed there
364 // as it's not the same for the entries names)
365 static wxString RemoveTrailingSeparator(const wxString& key);
366
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367 // do read/write the values of different types
368 virtual bool DoReadString(const wxString& key, wxString *pStr) const = 0;
369 virtual bool DoReadLong(const wxString& key, long *pl) const = 0;
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370 virtual bool DoReadDouble(const wxString& key, double* val) const;
371 virtual bool DoReadBool(const wxString& key, bool* val) const;
434e2903 372#if wxUSE_BASE64
5814e8ba 373 virtual bool DoReadBinary(const wxString& key, wxMemoryBuffer* buf) const = 0;
434e2903 374#endif // wxUSE_BASE64
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375
376 virtual bool DoWriteString(const wxString& key, const wxString& value) = 0;
377 virtual bool DoWriteLong(const wxString& key, long value) = 0;
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378 virtual bool DoWriteDouble(const wxString& key, double value);
379 virtual bool DoWriteBool(const wxString& key, bool value);
434e2903 380#if wxUSE_BASE64
5814e8ba 381 virtual bool DoWriteBinary(const wxString& key, const wxMemoryBuffer& buf) = 0;
434e2903 382#endif // wxUSE_BASE64
2ba41305 383
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384private:
385 // are we doing automatic environment variable expansion?
386 bool m_bExpandEnvVars;
387 // do we record default values?
388 bool m_bRecordDefaults;
8bbe427f 389
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390 // static variables
391 static wxConfigBase *ms_pConfig;
392 static bool ms_bAutoCreate;
393
394 // Application name and organisation name
395 wxString m_appName;
396 wxString m_vendorName;
397
398 // Style flag
399 long m_style;
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400
401 DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxConfigBase)
18244936 402};
26ac5fad 403
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404// a handy little class which changes current path to the path of given entry
405// and restores it in dtor: so if you declare a local variable of this type,
406// you work in the entry directory and the path is automatically restored
407// when the function returns
408// Taken out of wxConfig since not all compilers can cope with nested classes.
bddd7a8d 409class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxConfigPathChanger
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410{
411public:
9c92620c 412 // ctor/dtor do path changing/restoring of the path
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413 wxConfigPathChanger(const wxConfigBase *pContainer, const wxString& strEntry);
414 ~wxConfigPathChanger();
415
416 // get the key name
417 const wxString& Name() const { return m_strName; }
418
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419 // this method must be called if the original path (i.e. the current path at
420 // the moment of creation of this object) could have been deleted to prevent
421 // us from restoring the not existing (any more) path
422 //
423 // if the original path doesn't exist any more, the path will be restored to
424 // the deepest still existing component of the old path
425 void UpdateIfDeleted();
426
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427private:
428 wxConfigBase *m_pContainer; // object we live in
429 wxString m_strName, // name of entry (i.e. name only)
430 m_strOldPath; // saved path
431 bool m_bChanged; // was the path changed?
22f3361e 432
886dd7d2 433 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxConfigPathChanger)
2ba41305 434};
26ac5fad 435
26ac5fad 436
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437#endif // wxUSE_CONFIG
438
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439/*
440 Replace environment variables ($SOMETHING) with their values. The format is
441 $VARNAME or ${VARNAME} where VARNAME contains alphanumeric characters and
442 '_' only. '$' must be escaped ('\$') in order to be taken literally.
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443*/
444
bddd7a8d 445WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxExpandEnvVars(const wxString &sz);
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446
447/*
448 Split path into parts removing '..' in progress
449 */
86501081 450WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSplitPath(wxArrayString& aParts, const wxString& path);
21709999 451
d7e918b5 452#endif // _WX_CONFBASE_H_
26ac5fad 453