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c801d85f 1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
55034339 2// Name: wx/utils.h
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3// Purpose: Miscellaneous utilities
4// Author: Julian Smart
5// Modified by:
6// Created: 29/01/98
7// RCS-ID: $Id$
8// Copyright: (c) 1998 Julian Smart
65571936 9// Licence: wxWindows licence
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10/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
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12#ifndef _WX_UTILS_H_
13#define _WX_UTILS_H_
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15// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16// headers
17// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
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19#include "wx/object.h"
20#include "wx/list.h"
c801d85f 21#include "wx/filefn.h"
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22#if wxUSE_GUI
23 #include "wx/gdicmn.h"
24#endif
2da2f941 25
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26class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxArrayString;
27class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxArrayInt;
c801d85f 28
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29// need this for wxGetDiskSpace() as we can't, unfortunately, forward declare
30// wxLongLong
31#include "wx/longlong.h"
32
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33// need for wxOperatingSystemId
34#include "wx/platinfo.h"
35
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36#ifdef __WATCOMC__
37 #include <direct.h>
38#elif defined(__X__)
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39 #include <dirent.h>
40 #include <unistd.h>
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41#endif
42
43#include <stdio.h>
44
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45// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
46// Forward declaration
47// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
48
4f7d425f 49class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxProcess;
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50class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxFrame;
51class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindow;
52class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindowList;
d6b9496a 53
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54// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
55// Macros
56// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 57
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58#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
59#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
e8ee8f27 60#define wxClip(a,b,c) (((a) < (b)) ? (b) : (((a) > (c)) ? (c) : (a)))
c801d85f 61
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62// wxGetFreeMemory can return huge amount of memory on 32-bit platforms as well
63// so to always use long long for its result type on all platforms which
64// support it
65#if wxUSE_LONGLONG
66 typedef wxLongLong wxMemorySize;
9d8aca48 67#else
9ad34f61 68 typedef long wxMemorySize;
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69#endif
70
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71// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
72// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
73// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
74
d6b9496a 75// A shorter way of using strcmp
9d2f3c71 76#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
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77
78// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
79// Miscellaneous functions
80// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
81
82// Sound the bell
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83#if !defined __EMX__ && \
84 (defined __WXMOTIF__ || defined __WXGTK__ || defined __WXX11__)
85WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBell();
86#else
bddd7a8d 87WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxBell();
968eb2ef 88#endif
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90#if wxUSE_MSGDLG
91// Show wxWidgets information
92WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxInfoMessageBox(wxWindow* parent);
93#endif // wxUSE_MSGDLG
94
bdc72a22 95// Get OS description as a user-readable string
bddd7a8d 96WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetOsDescription();
bdc72a22 97
d6b9496a 98// Get OS version
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99WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxOperatingSystemId wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn = (int *) NULL,
100 int *minorVsn = (int *) NULL);
101
102// Get platform endianness
103WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsPlatformLittleEndian();
104
105// Get platform architecture
106WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsPlatform64Bit();
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107
108// Return a string with the current date/time
bddd7a8d 109WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxNow();
d6b9496a 110
77ffb593 111// Return path where wxWidgets is installed (mostly useful in Unices)
bddd7a8d 112WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar *wxGetInstallPrefix();
2c18f21d 113// Return path to wxWin data (/usr/share/wx/%{version}) (Unices)
bddd7a8d 114WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetDataDir();
134677bd 115
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116/*
117 * Class to make it easier to specify platform-dependent values
118 *
119 * Examples:
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120 * long val = wxPlatform::If(wxMac, 1).ElseIf(wxGTK, 2).ElseIf(stPDA, 5).Else(3);
121 * wxString strVal = wxPlatform::If(wxMac, wxT("Mac")).ElseIf(wxMSW, wxT("MSW")).Else(wxT("Other"));
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122 *
123 * A custom platform symbol:
124 *
125 * #define stPDA 100
126 * #ifdef __WXWINCE__
127 * wxPlatform::AddPlatform(stPDA);
128 * #endif
129 *
4bfec179 130 * long windowStyle = wxCAPTION | (long) wxPlatform::IfNot(stPDA, wxRESIZE_BORDER);
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131 *
132 */
133
134class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPlatform
135{
136public:
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137 wxPlatform() { Init(); }
138 wxPlatform(const wxPlatform& platform) { Copy(platform); }
162e998c 139 void operator = (const wxPlatform& platform) { if (&platform != this) Copy(platform); }
4bfec179 140 void Copy(const wxPlatform& platform);
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141
142 // Specify an optional default value
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143 wxPlatform(int defValue) { Init(); m_longValue = (long)defValue; }
144 wxPlatform(long defValue) { Init(); m_longValue = defValue; }
145 wxPlatform(const wxString& defValue) { Init(); m_stringValue = defValue; }
146 wxPlatform(double defValue) { Init(); m_doubleValue = defValue; }
230c9077 147
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148 static wxPlatform If(int platform, long value);
149 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, long value);
150 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, long value);
151 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, long value);
152 wxPlatform& Else(long value);
153
25a9f291 154 static wxPlatform If(int platform, int value) { return If(platform, (long)value); }
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155 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, int value) { return IfNot(platform, (long)value); }
156 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, int value) { return ElseIf(platform, (long) value); }
157 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, int value) { return ElseIfNot(platform, (long) value); }
158 wxPlatform& Else(int value) { return Else((long) value); }
159
160 static wxPlatform If(int platform, double value);
161 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, double value);
162 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, double value);
163 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, double value);
164 wxPlatform& Else(double value);
165
166 static wxPlatform If(int platform, const wxString& value);
167 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, const wxString& value);
168 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, const wxString& value);
169 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, const wxString& value);
170 wxPlatform& Else(const wxString& value);
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171
172 long GetInteger() const { return m_longValue; }
173 const wxString& GetString() const { return m_stringValue; }
174 double GetDouble() const { return m_doubleValue; }
175
176 operator int() const { return (int) GetInteger(); }
177 operator long() const { return GetInteger(); }
178 operator double() const { return GetDouble(); }
f8087c0d 179 operator const wxString&() const { return GetString(); }
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180
181 static void AddPlatform(int platform);
4bfec179 182 static bool Is(int platform);
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183 static void ClearPlatforms();
184
185private:
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186
187 void Init() { m_longValue = 0; m_doubleValue = 0.0; }
188
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189 long m_longValue;
190 double m_doubleValue;
191 wxString m_stringValue;
192 static wxArrayInt* sm_customPlatforms;
193};
194
195/// Function for testing current platform
4bfec179 196inline bool wxPlatformIs(int platform) { return wxPlatform::Is(platform); }
134677bd 197
e90c1d2a 198#if wxUSE_GUI
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199
200// Get the state of a key (true if pressed, false if not)
201// This is generally most useful getting the state of
202// the modifier or toggle keys.
53a2db12 203WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxGetKeyState(wxKeyCode key);
97698dc4 204
14dfb3d2 205
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206// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
207// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
208// in wxMSW.
53a2db12 209WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
f0492f7d 210
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212// wxMouseState is used to hold information about button and modifier state
213// and is what is returned from wxGetMouseState.
53a2db12 214class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMouseState
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215{
216public:
217 wxMouseState()
218 : m_x(0), m_y(0),
219 m_leftDown(false), m_middleDown(false), m_rightDown(false),
01101e2d 220 m_aux1Down(false), m_aux2Down(false),
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221 m_controlDown(false), m_shiftDown(false), m_altDown(false),
222 m_metaDown(false)
223 {}
224
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225 wxCoord GetX() const { return m_x; }
226 wxCoord GetY() const { return m_y; }
e38ce1bc 227 wxPoint GetPosition() const { return wxPoint(m_x, m_y); }
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228
229 bool LeftDown() const { return m_leftDown; }
230 bool MiddleDown() const { return m_middleDown; }
231 bool RightDown() const { return m_rightDown; }
232 bool Aux1Down() const { return m_aux1Down; }
233 bool Aux2Down() const { return m_aux2Down; }
234
235 bool ControlDown() const { return m_controlDown; }
236 bool ShiftDown() const { return m_shiftDown; }
237 bool AltDown() const { return m_altDown; }
238 bool MetaDown() const { return m_metaDown; }
239 bool CmdDown() const
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240 {
241#if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXCOCOA__)
242 return MetaDown();
243#else
244 return ControlDown();
245#endif
246 }
247
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248 void SetX(wxCoord x) { m_x = x; }
249 void SetY(wxCoord y) { m_y = y; }
7dd40b6f 250
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251 void SetLeftDown(bool down) { m_leftDown = down; }
252 void SetMiddleDown(bool down) { m_middleDown = down; }
253 void SetRightDown(bool down) { m_rightDown = down; }
254 void SetAux1Down(bool down) { m_aux1Down = down; }
255 void SetAux2Down(bool down) { m_aux2Down = down; }
7dd40b6f 256
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257 void SetControlDown(bool down) { m_controlDown = down; }
258 void SetShiftDown(bool down) { m_shiftDown = down; }
259 void SetAltDown(bool down) { m_altDown = down; }
260 void SetMetaDown(bool down) { m_metaDown = down; }
25a9f291 261
7dd40b6f 262private:
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263 wxCoord m_x,
264 m_y;
265
266 bool m_leftDown : 1;
267 bool m_middleDown : 1;
268 bool m_rightDown : 1;
269 bool m_aux1Down : 1;
270 bool m_aux2Down : 1;
271
272 bool m_controlDown : 1;
273 bool m_shiftDown : 1;
274 bool m_altDown : 1;
275 bool m_metaDown : 1;
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276};
277
278
279// Returns the current state of the mouse position, buttons and modifers
53a2db12 280WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMouseState wxGetMouseState();
7dd40b6f 281
c2ca375c 282#endif // wxUSE_GUI
7dd40b6f 283
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284// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
285// Window ID management
286// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
287
c801d85f 288// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
c2ca375c 289WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxRegisterId(long id);
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290
291// Return the current ID
c2ca375c 292WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 293
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294// Generate a unique ID
295WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxNewId();
e90c1d2a 296
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297// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
298// Various conversions
299// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 300
c801d85f 301// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
bddd7a8d 302WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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303
304// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
bddd7a8d 305WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
f728025e 306WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, char* ch1, char* ch2);
bddd7a8d 307WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 308
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309// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
310// Process management
311// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
312
e0f6b731 313// NB: for backwards compatibility reasons the values of wxEXEC_[A]SYNC *must*
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314// be 0 and 1, don't change!
315
316enum
317{
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318 // execute the process asynchronously
319 wxEXEC_ASYNC = 0,
320
321 // execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
322 wxEXEC_SYNC = 1,
323
324 // under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this
325 // is done by default)
326 wxEXEC_NOHIDE = 2,
327
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328 // under Unix, if the process is the group leader then passing wxKILL_CHILDREN to wxKill
329 // kills all children as well as pid
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330 wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER = 4,
331
332 // by default synchronous execution disables all program windows to avoid
333 // that the user interacts with the program while the child process is
334 // running, you can use this flag to prevent this from happening
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335 wxEXEC_NODISABLE = 8,
336
337 // by default, the event loop is run while waiting for synchronous execution
338 // to complete and this flag can be used to simply block the main process
339 // until the child process finishes
340 wxEXEC_NOEVENTS = 16,
341
342 // convenient synonym for flags given system()-like behaviour
343 wxEXEC_BLOCK = wxEXEC_SYNC | wxEXEC_NOEVENTS
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344};
345
346// Execute another program.
347//
348// If flags contain wxEXEC_SYNC, return -1 on failure and the exit code of the
349// process if everything was ok. Otherwise (i.e. if wxEXEC_ASYNC), return 0 on
350// failure and the PID of the launched process if ok.
d7ef641d 351WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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352 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
353 wxProcess *process = NULL);
354WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(char **argv,
355 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
356 wxProcess *process = NULL);
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357#if wxUSE_UNICODE
358WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(wchar_t **argv,
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359 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
360 wxProcess *process = NULL);
d7ef641d 361#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
c801d85f 362
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363// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
364// always synchronous
bddd7a8d 365WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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366 wxArrayString& output,
367 int flags = 0);
f6bcfd97 368
fbf456aa 369// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
bddd7a8d 370WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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371 wxArrayString& output,
372 wxArrayString& error,
373 int flags = 0);
cd6ce4a9 374
5ccb95f6 375#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_IPC
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376// ask a DDE server to execute the DDE request with given parameters
377WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxExecuteDDE(const wxString& ddeServer,
378 const wxString& ddeTopic,
379 const wxString& ddeCommand);
5ccb95f6 380#endif // __WXMSW__ && wxUSE_IPC
42d0df00 381
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382enum wxSignal
383{
384 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
385 wxSIGHUP,
386 wxSIGINT,
387 wxSIGQUIT,
388 wxSIGILL,
389 wxSIGTRAP,
390 wxSIGABRT,
391 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
392 wxSIGEMT,
393 wxSIGFPE,
394 wxSIGKILL,
395 wxSIGBUS,
396 wxSIGSEGV,
397 wxSIGSYS,
398 wxSIGPIPE,
399 wxSIGALRM,
400 wxSIGTERM
401
402 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
403};
c801d85f 404
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405enum wxKillError
406{
407 wxKILL_OK, // no error
408 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
409 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
410 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
411 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
412};
413
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414enum wxKillFlags
415{
416 wxKILL_NOCHILDREN = 0, // don't kill children
417 wxKILL_CHILDREN = 1 // kill children
418};
419
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420enum wxShutdownFlags
421{
422 wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
423 wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
424};
425
c1cb4153 426// Shutdown or reboot the PC
bddd7a8d 427WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
f6ba47d9 428
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429// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
430// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
431//
432// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
bddd7a8d 433WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
50567b69 434 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
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435 wxKillError *rc = NULL,
436 int flags = wxKILL_NOCHILDREN);
c801d85f 437
2c8e4738 438// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 439// If no command then just the shell
bddd7a8d 440WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 441
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442// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
443// be returned in output array
bddd7a8d 444WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
2c8e4738 445
b568d04f 446// Sleep for nSecs seconds
bddd7a8d 447WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 448
afb74891 449// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
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450WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
451
452// Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
453WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
454
455// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
456wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
afb74891 457
c1cb4153 458// Get the process id of the current process
bddd7a8d 459WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE unsigned long wxGetProcessId();
c1cb4153 460
c801d85f 461// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
9d8aca48 462WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMemorySize wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 463
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464#if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
465
a37a5a73 466// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
cb719f2e 467WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = true);
a37a5a73 468
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469#endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
470
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471// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
472// Environment variables
473// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
474
cb719f2e 475// returns true if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
308978f6 476// for this)
bddd7a8d 477WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
8fd0d89b 478
cb719f2e 479// set the env var name to the given value, return true on success
90a77e64 480WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxString& value);
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481
482// remove the env var from environment
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483WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var);
484
485#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
486inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const char *value)
487 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
488inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wchar_t *value)
489 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
490template<typename T>
491inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCharTypeBuffer<T>& value)
492 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
493inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCStrData& value)
494 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
495
496// this one is for passing NULL directly - don't use it, use wxUnsetEnv instead
497wxDEPRECATED( inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value) );
498inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value)
499{
500 wxASSERT_MSG( value == 0, "using non-NULL integer as string?" );
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501
502 wxUnusedVar(value); // fix unused parameter warning in release build
503
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504 return wxUnsetEnv(var);
505}
506#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
8fd0d89b 507
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508// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
509// Network and username functions.
510// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 511
d6b9496a 512// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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513
514// Get eMail address
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515WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
516WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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517
518// Get hostname.
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519WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
520WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHostName();
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521
522// Get FQDN
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523WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetFullHostName();
524WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 525
d6b9496a 526// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
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527WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
528WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserId();
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529
530// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
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531WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
532WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserName();
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533
534// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
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535WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHomeDir();
536WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
d6b9496a 537
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538// Get the user's (by default use the current user name) home dir,
539// return empty string on error
540WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
541
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543#if wxUSE_LONGLONG
544 typedef wxLongLong wxDiskspaceSize_t;
545#else
546 typedef long wxDiskspaceSize_t;
547#endif
548
eadd7bd2 549// get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
bddd7a8d 550WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
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551 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pTotal = NULL,
552 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pFree = NULL);
eadd7bd2 553
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555
556extern "C"
557{
558typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNCDATA)(const void* pItem1, const void* pItem2, const void* user_data);
559}
560
561
562WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxQsort(void *const pbase, size_t total_elems,
14d63513 563 size_t size, CMPFUNCDATA cmp, const void* user_data);
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565
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566#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
567
d6b9496a 568// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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569// Launch default browser
570// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
571
572// flags for wxLaunchDefaultBrowser
573enum
574{
575 wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW = 1
576};
577
578// Launch url in the user's default internet browser
579WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url, int flags = 0);
580
581// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 582// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 583// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 584
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585// flags for wxStripMenuCodes
586enum
587{
588 // strip '&' characters
589 wxStrip_Mnemonics = 1,
590
591 // strip everything after '\t'
592 wxStrip_Accel = 2,
593
594 // strip everything (this is the default)
595 wxStrip_All = wxStrip_Mnemonics | wxStrip_Accel
596};
597
598// strip mnemonics and/or accelerators from the label
53a2db12 599WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString
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600wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str, int flags = wxStrip_All);
601
74639764 602#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
90527a50 603// obsolete and deprecated version, do not use, use the above overload instead
74639764 604wxDEPRECATED(
53a2db12 605 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = NULL)
74639764 606);
c801d85f 607
974e8d94 608#if wxUSE_ACCEL
b5dbe15d 609class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxAcceleratorEntry;
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610
611// use wxAcceleratorEntry::Create() or FromString() methods instead
ee0a94cf 612wxDEPRECATED(
53a2db12 613 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label)
ee0a94cf 614);
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615#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
616
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617#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
618
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619// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
620// Window search
621// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
622
cb719f2e 623// Returns menu item id or wxNOT_FOUND if none.
53a2db12 624WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 625
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626// Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
627// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
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628WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
629WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
59a12e90 630
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631// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel() instead
632//
633// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
634// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
635// all windows.
53a2db12 636WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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638// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByName() instead
639//
640// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
53a2db12 641WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
146ba0fe 642
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643// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
644// Message/event queue helpers
645// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 646
ead7ce10 647// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
53a2db12 648WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL, bool onlyIfNeeded = false);
ead7ce10 649
95dee651 650// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
53a2db12 651WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = true);
95dee651 652
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653// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
654// in long calculations.
53a2db12 655WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
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657// Consume all events until no more left
53a2db12 658WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxFlushEvents();
d6b9496a 659
2ecd1756 660// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, the given one) in its
cd6ce4a9 661// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
53a2db12 662class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindowDisabler
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663{
664public:
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665 // this ctor conditionally disables all windows: if the argument is false,
666 // it doesn't do anything
667 wxWindowDisabler(bool disable = true);
668
669 // ctor disables all windows except winToSkip
670 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip);
671
672 // dtor enables back all windows disabled by the ctor
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673 ~wxWindowDisabler();
674
675private:
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676 // disable all windows except the given one (used by both ctors)
677 void DoDisable(wxWindow *winToSkip = NULL);
678
679
cd6ce4a9 680 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
2ecd1756 681 bool m_disabled;
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682
683 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxWindowDisabler)
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684};
685
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686// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
687// Cursors
688// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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690// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
f516d986 691WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBeginBusyCursor(const wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 692
c801d85f 693// Restore cursor to normal
53a2db12 694WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 695
cb719f2e 696// true if we're between the above two calls
53a2db12 697WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 698
e2a6f233 699// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
53a2db12 700class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxBusyCursor
e2a6f233 701{
afb74891 702public:
f516d986 703 wxBusyCursor(const wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
afb74891 704 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 705 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 706 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
e2a6f233 707
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708 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
709 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
710 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
711 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
712 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
713 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
714 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
715};
c801d85f 716
53a2db12 717void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
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719// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
720// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 721#ifdef __WXMSW__
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722 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
723 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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724#endif // MSW
725
726// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
dc281933 727// X11 Display access
d6b9496a 728// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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730#if defined(__X__) || defined(__WXGTK__)
731
d111a89a 732#ifdef __WXGTK__
033bf67c 733 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void *wxGetDisplay();
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735
c801d85f 736#ifdef __X__
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737 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
738 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
739 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 740#endif // X or GTK+
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742// use this function instead of the functions above in implementation code
743inline struct _XDisplay *wxGetX11Display()
744{
745 return (_XDisplay *)wxGetDisplay();
746}
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748#endif // X11 || wxGTK
749
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750#endif // wxUSE_GUI
751
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752// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
753// wxYield(): these functions are obsolete, please use wxApp methods instead!
754// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
755
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756// avoid redeclaring this function here if it had been already declated by
757// wx/app.h, this results in warnings from g++ with -Wredundant-decls
758#ifndef wx_YIELD_DECLARED
759#define wx_YIELD_DECLARED
760
886dd7d2 761// Yield to other apps/messages
bddd7a8d 762WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYield();
886dd7d2 763
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765
886dd7d2 766// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
bddd7a8d 767WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
886dd7d2 768
f6bcfd97 769// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77ffb593 770// Error message functions used by wxWidgets (deprecated, use wxLog)
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772
c801d85f 773#endif
34138703 774 // _WX_UTILSH__