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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: utils.h
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
3f4a0c5b 9// Licence: wxWindows license
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10/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
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12#ifndef _WX_UTILSH__
13#define _WX_UTILSH__
c801d85f 14
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15// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16// headers
17// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
c801d85f 19#ifdef __GNUG__
d6b9496a 20 #pragma interface "utils.h"
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21#endif
22
23#include "wx/setup.h"
24#include "wx/object.h"
25#include "wx/list.h"
26#include "wx/window.h"
27#include "wx/filefn.h"
28
3f4a0c5b 29#include "wx/ioswrap.h"
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30
31#ifdef __X__
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32 #include <dirent.h>
33 #include <unistd.h>
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34#endif
35
36#include <stdio.h>
37
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38// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
39// Forward declaration
40// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
41
42class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
43class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
44
45// FIXME should use wxStricmp() instead
c801d85f 46#ifdef __GNUWIN32__
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47 #define stricmp strcasecmp
48 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
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49#endif
50
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51// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
52// Macros
53// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 54
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55#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
56#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
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58// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
60// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
61
62// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: yeah, that is. To be removed!)
9d2f3c71 63WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
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64
65// Make a copy of this string using 'new'
9d2f3c71 66WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
c801d85f 67
d6b9496a 68// Matches string one within string two regardless of case
9d2f3c71 69WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(wxChar *one, wxChar *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
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70
71// A shorter way of using strcmp
9d2f3c71 72#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
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73
74// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75// Miscellaneous functions
76// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77
78// Sound the bell
79WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell(void) ;
80
81// Get OS version
82WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
83
84// Return a string with the current date/time
85WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
86
87// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
88// Window ID management
89// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
90
c801d85f 91// Generate a unique ID
afb74891 92WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
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93#if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
94 #define NewId wxNewId
95#endif
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96
97// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
184b5d99 98WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
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99#if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
100 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
101#endif
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102
103// Return the current ID
afb74891 104WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 105
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106// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
107// Various conversions
108// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 109
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110WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
111WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
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113WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(wxChar *s, float *number);
114WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
115WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(wxChar *s, double *number);
116WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
117WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(wxChar *s, int *number);
118WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(wxChar *s, long *number);
119WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
120WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
c801d85f 121
c801d85f 122// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
184b5d99 123WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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124
125// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
9d2f3c71 126WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
184b5d99 127WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 128
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129// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
130// Process management
131// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
132
c801d85f 133// Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
9d2f3c71 134WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 135 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
184b5d99 136WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 137 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 138
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139enum wxSignal
140{
141 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
142 wxSIGHUP,
143 wxSIGINT,
144 wxSIGQUIT,
145 wxSIGILL,
146 wxSIGTRAP,
147 wxSIGABRT,
148 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
149 wxSIGEMT,
150 wxSIGFPE,
151 wxSIGKILL,
152 wxSIGBUS,
153 wxSIGSEGV,
154 wxSIGSYS,
155 wxSIGPIPE,
156 wxSIGALRM,
157 wxSIGTERM
158
159 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
160};
c801d85f 161
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162// the argument is ignored under Windows - the process is always killed
163WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM);
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164
165// Execute a command in an interactive shell window
166// If no command then just the shell
62448488 167WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
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168
169// Sleep for nSecs seconds under UNIX, do nothing under Windows
184b5d99 170WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 171
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172// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
173WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
174
c801d85f 175// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
afb74891 176WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 177
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178// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
179// Network and username functions.
180// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 181
d6b9496a 182// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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183
184// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 185WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 186WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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187
188// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 189WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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190WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
191
192// Get FQDN
193WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
c801d85f 194
d6b9496a 195// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 196WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 197WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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198
199// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 200WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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201WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
202
203// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
9d2f3c71 204WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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205
206// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
207// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
9d2f3c71 208WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
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209
210// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
211// Strip out any menu codes
212// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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9d2f3c71 214WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 215WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
c801d85f 216
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217// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
218// Window search
219// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
220
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221// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
222// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
223// all windows.
184b5d99 224WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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225
226// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 227WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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228
229// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 230WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 231
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232// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
233// Message/event queue helpers
234// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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235
236// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 237WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 238
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239// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
240WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
241
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242// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
243// in long calculations.
244WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
245
246// Consume all events until no more left
247WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
248
249// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
250// Cursors
251// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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252
253// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
254class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
255WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 256WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 257
c801d85f 258// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 259WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 260
c801d85f 261// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 262WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 263
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264// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
265class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
266{
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267public:
268 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
269 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
270 ~wxBusyCursor()
271 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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272};
273
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274// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
275// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
276// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
277
278// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
279// stream (Windows)
9d2f3c71 280WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...) ;
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281
282// Non-fatal error (continues)
9d2f3c71 283WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
184b5d99 284WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
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285
286// Fatal error (exits)
9d2f3c71 287WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
184b5d99 288WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
c801d85f 289
d6b9496a 290// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 291// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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292// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
293
47d67540 294#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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295WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
296WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
297WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
298WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
299
9d2f3c71 300WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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301WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
302WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
303WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 304#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
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306void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
307
308// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
309// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 310#ifdef __WXMSW__
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311WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
312WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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313
314// Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
315// input/output
316WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
317
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318#endif // MSW
319
320// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
321// Display and colorss (X only)
322// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 323
c801d85f 324#ifdef __X__
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325 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
326 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
327 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
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328#endif
329
330#ifdef __X__
331
332#include <X11/Xlib.h>
333
334#define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
335#define wxMAX_SV 1000
336#define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
337#define wxH_WEIGHT 4
338#define wxS_WEIGHT 1
339#define wxV_WEIGHT 2
340
341typedef struct wx_hsv {
342 int h,s,v;
343 } wxHSV;
d6b9496a 344
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345#define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
346#define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
347
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348void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
349void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
350void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
351void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
352
353#endif //__X__
354
355#endif
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