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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; }
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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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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.
1751226c 203WXDLLEXPORT 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.
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209WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
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.
214class WXDLLEXPORT wxMouseState
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
225 wxCoord GetX() { return m_x; }
226 wxCoord GetY() { return m_y; }
227
228 bool LeftDown() { return m_leftDown; }
229 bool MiddleDown() { return m_middleDown; }
230 bool RightDown() { return m_rightDown; }
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231 bool Aux1Down() { return m_aux1Down; }
232 bool Aux2Down() { return m_aux2Down; }
25a9f291 233
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234 bool ControlDown() { return m_controlDown; }
235 bool ShiftDown() { return m_shiftDown; }
236 bool AltDown() { return m_altDown; }
237 bool MetaDown() { return m_metaDown; }
25a9f291 238 bool CmdDown()
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239 {
240#if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXCOCOA__)
241 return MetaDown();
242#else
243 return ControlDown();
244#endif
245 }
246
247 void SetX(wxCoord x) { m_x = x; }
248 void SetY(wxCoord y) { m_y = y; }
249
250 void SetLeftDown(bool down) { m_leftDown = down; }
251 void SetMiddleDown(bool down) { m_middleDown = down; }
252 void SetRightDown(bool down) { m_rightDown = down; }
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253 void SetAux1Down(bool down) { m_aux1Down = down; }
254 void SetAux2Down(bool down) { m_aux2Down = down; }
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255
256 void SetControlDown(bool down) { m_controlDown = down; }
257 void SetShiftDown(bool down) { m_shiftDown = down; }
258 void SetAltDown(bool down) { m_altDown = down; }
259 void SetMetaDown(bool down) { m_metaDown = down; }
25a9f291 260
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261private:
262 wxCoord m_x;
263 wxCoord m_y;
264
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265 bool m_leftDown : 1;
266 bool m_middleDown : 1;
267 bool m_rightDown : 1;
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268 bool m_aux1Down : 1;
269 bool m_aux2Down : 1;
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270
271 bool m_controlDown : 1;
272 bool m_shiftDown : 1;
273 bool m_altDown : 1;
274 bool m_metaDown : 1;
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275};
276
277
278// Returns the current state of the mouse position, buttons and modifers
279WXDLLEXPORT wxMouseState wxGetMouseState();
280
c2ca375c 281#endif // wxUSE_GUI
7dd40b6f 282
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283// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
284// Window ID management
285// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
286
c801d85f 287// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
c2ca375c 288WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxRegisterId(long id);
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289
290// Return the current ID
c2ca375c 291WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 292
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293// Generate a unique ID
294WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxNewId();
e90c1d2a 295
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296// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
297// Various conversions
298// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 299
c801d85f 300// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
bddd7a8d 301WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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302
303// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
bddd7a8d 304WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
f728025e 305WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, char* ch1, char* ch2);
bddd7a8d 306WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 307
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308// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
309// Process management
310// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
311
e0f6b731 312// NB: for backwards compatibility reasons the values of wxEXEC_[A]SYNC *must*
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313// be 0 and 1, don't change!
314
315enum
316{
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317 // execute the process asynchronously
318 wxEXEC_ASYNC = 0,
319
320 // execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
321 wxEXEC_SYNC = 1,
322
323 // under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this
324 // is done by default)
325 wxEXEC_NOHIDE = 2,
326
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327 // under Unix, if the process is the group leader then passing wxKILL_CHILDREN to wxKill
328 // kills all children as well as pid
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329 wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER = 4,
330
331 // by default synchronous execution disables all program windows to avoid
332 // that the user interacts with the program while the child process is
333 // running, you can use this flag to prevent this from happening
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334 wxEXEC_NODISABLE = 8,
335
336 // by default, the event loop is run while waiting for synchronous execution
337 // to complete and this flag can be used to simply block the main process
338 // until the child process finishes
339 wxEXEC_NOEVENTS = 16,
340
341 // convenient synonym for flags given system()-like behaviour
342 wxEXEC_BLOCK = wxEXEC_SYNC | wxEXEC_NOEVENTS
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343};
344
345// Execute another program.
346//
347// If flags contain wxEXEC_SYNC, return -1 on failure and the exit code of the
348// process if everything was ok. Otherwise (i.e. if wxEXEC_ASYNC), return 0 on
349// failure and the PID of the launched process if ok.
d7ef641d 350WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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351 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
352 wxProcess *process = NULL);
353WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(char **argv,
354 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
355 wxProcess *process = NULL);
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356#if wxUSE_UNICODE
357WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(wchar_t **argv,
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358 int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
359 wxProcess *process = NULL);
d7ef641d 360#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
c801d85f 361
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362// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
363// always synchronous
bddd7a8d 364WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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365 wxArrayString& output,
366 int flags = 0);
f6bcfd97 367
fbf456aa 368// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
bddd7a8d 369WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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370 wxArrayString& output,
371 wxArrayString& error,
372 int flags = 0);
cd6ce4a9 373
5ccb95f6 374#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_IPC
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375// ask a DDE server to execute the DDE request with given parameters
376WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxExecuteDDE(const wxString& ddeServer,
377 const wxString& ddeTopic,
378 const wxString& ddeCommand);
5ccb95f6 379#endif // __WXMSW__ && wxUSE_IPC
42d0df00 380
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381enum wxSignal
382{
383 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
384 wxSIGHUP,
385 wxSIGINT,
386 wxSIGQUIT,
387 wxSIGILL,
388 wxSIGTRAP,
389 wxSIGABRT,
390 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
391 wxSIGEMT,
392 wxSIGFPE,
393 wxSIGKILL,
394 wxSIGBUS,
395 wxSIGSEGV,
396 wxSIGSYS,
397 wxSIGPIPE,
398 wxSIGALRM,
399 wxSIGTERM
400
401 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
402};
c801d85f 403
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404enum wxKillError
405{
406 wxKILL_OK, // no error
407 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
408 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
409 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
410 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
411};
412
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413enum wxKillFlags
414{
415 wxKILL_NOCHILDREN = 0, // don't kill children
416 wxKILL_CHILDREN = 1 // kill children
417};
418
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419enum wxShutdownFlags
420{
421 wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
422 wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
423};
424
c1cb4153 425// Shutdown or reboot the PC
bddd7a8d 426WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
f6ba47d9 427
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428// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
429// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
430//
431// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
bddd7a8d 432WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
50567b69 433 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
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434 wxKillError *rc = NULL,
435 int flags = wxKILL_NOCHILDREN);
c801d85f 436
2c8e4738 437// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 438// If no command then just the shell
bddd7a8d 439WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 440
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441// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
442// be returned in output array
bddd7a8d 443WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
2c8e4738 444
b568d04f 445// Sleep for nSecs seconds
bddd7a8d 446WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 447
afb74891 448// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
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449WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
450
451// Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
452WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
453
454// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
455wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
afb74891 456
c1cb4153 457// Get the process id of the current process
bddd7a8d 458WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE unsigned long wxGetProcessId();
c1cb4153 459
c801d85f 460// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
9d8aca48 461WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMemorySize wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 462
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463#if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
464
a37a5a73 465// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
cb719f2e 466WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = true);
a37a5a73 467
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468#endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
469
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470// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
471// Environment variables
472// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
473
cb719f2e 474// returns true if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
308978f6 475// for this)
bddd7a8d 476WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
8fd0d89b 477
cb719f2e 478// set the env var name to the given value, return true on success
90a77e64 479WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxString& value);
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480
481// remove the env var from environment
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482WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var);
483
484#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
485inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const char *value)
486 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
487inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wchar_t *value)
488 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
489template<typename T>
490inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCharTypeBuffer<T>& value)
491 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
492inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCStrData& value)
493 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
494
495// this one is for passing NULL directly - don't use it, use wxUnsetEnv instead
496wxDEPRECATED( inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value) );
497inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value)
498{
499 wxASSERT_MSG( value == 0, "using non-NULL integer as string?" );
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500
501 wxUnusedVar(value); // fix unused parameter warning in release build
502
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503 return wxUnsetEnv(var);
504}
505#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
8fd0d89b 506
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507// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
508// Network and username functions.
509// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 510
d6b9496a 511// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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512
513// Get eMail address
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514WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
515WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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516
517// Get hostname.
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518WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
519WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHostName();
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520
521// Get FQDN
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522WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetFullHostName();
523WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 524
d6b9496a 525// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
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526WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
527WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserId();
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528
529// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
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530WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
531WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserName();
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532
533// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
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534WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHomeDir();
535WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
d6b9496a 536
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537// Get the user's (by default use the current user name) home dir,
538// return empty string on error
539WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
540
d6b9496a 541
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542#if wxUSE_LONGLONG
543 typedef wxLongLong wxDiskspaceSize_t;
544#else
545 typedef long wxDiskspaceSize_t;
546#endif
547
eadd7bd2 548// get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
bddd7a8d 549WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
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550 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pTotal = NULL,
551 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pFree = NULL);
eadd7bd2 552
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555extern "C"
556{
557typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNCDATA)(const void* pItem1, const void* pItem2, const void* user_data);
558}
559
560
561WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxQsort(void *const pbase, size_t total_elems,
14d63513 562 size_t size, CMPFUNCDATA cmp, const void* user_data);
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564
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565#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
566
d6b9496a 567// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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568// Launch default browser
569// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
570
571// flags for wxLaunchDefaultBrowser
572enum
573{
574 wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW = 1
575};
576
577// Launch url in the user's default internet browser
578WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url, int flags = 0);
579
580// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 581// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 582// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 583
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585enum
586{
587 // strip '&' characters
588 wxStrip_Mnemonics = 1,
589
590 // strip everything after '\t'
591 wxStrip_Accel = 2,
592
593 // strip everything (this is the default)
594 wxStrip_All = wxStrip_Mnemonics | wxStrip_Accel
595};
596
597// strip mnemonics and/or accelerators from the label
598WXDLLEXPORT wxString
599wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str, int flags = wxStrip_All);
600
74639764 601#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
90527a50 602// obsolete and deprecated version, do not use, use the above overload instead
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604 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = NULL)
605);
c801d85f 606
974e8d94 607#if wxUSE_ACCEL
b5dbe15d 608class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxAcceleratorEntry;
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610// use wxAcceleratorEntry::Create() or FromString() methods instead
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612 WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label)
613);
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614#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
615
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616#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
617
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618// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
619// Window search
620// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
621
cb719f2e 622// Returns menu item id or wxNOT_FOUND if none.
184b5d99 623WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 624
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626// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
627WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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628WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
629
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630// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel() instead
631//
632// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
633// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
634// all windows.
635WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
636
637// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByName() instead
638//
639// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
640WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
641
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643// Message/event queue helpers
644// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 645
ead7ce10 646// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
cb719f2e 647WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL, bool onlyIfNeeded = false);
ead7ce10 648
95dee651 649// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
cb719f2e 650WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = true);
95dee651 651
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653// in long calculations.
654WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
655
656// Consume all events until no more left
657WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
658
2ecd1756 659// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, the given one) in its
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661class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
662{
663public:
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665 // it doesn't do anything
666 wxWindowDisabler(bool disable = true);
667
668 // ctor disables all windows except winToSkip
669 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip);
670
671 // dtor enables back all windows disabled by the ctor
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672 ~wxWindowDisabler();
673
674private:
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675 // disable all windows except the given one (used by both ctors)
676 void DoDisable(wxWindow *winToSkip = NULL);
677
678
cd6ce4a9 679 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
2ecd1756 680 bool m_disabled;
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682 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxWindowDisabler)
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683};
684
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686// Cursors
687// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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689// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
f516d986 690WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBeginBusyCursor(const wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 691
c801d85f 692// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 693WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 694
cb719f2e 695// true if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 696WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 697
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698// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
699class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
700{
afb74891 701public:
f516d986 702 wxBusyCursor(const wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
afb74891 703 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 704 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 705 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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708 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
709 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
710 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
711 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
712 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
713 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
714};
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717
718// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
719// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 720#ifdef __WXMSW__
16cba29d 721 extern WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
373658eb 722 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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724
725// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
dc281933 726// X11 Display access
d6b9496a 727// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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730
d111a89a 731#ifdef __WXGTK__
033bf67c 732 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void *wxGetDisplay();
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734
c801d85f 735#ifdef __X__
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737 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
738 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 739#endif // X or GTK+
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742inline struct _XDisplay *wxGetX11Display()
743{
744 return (_XDisplay *)wxGetDisplay();
745}
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748
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750
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752// wxYield(): these functions are obsolete, please use wxApp methods instead!
753// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
754
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755// avoid redeclaring this function here if it had been already declated by
756// wx/app.h, this results in warnings from g++ with -Wredundant-decls
757#ifndef wx_YIELD_DECLARED
758#define wx_YIELD_DECLARED
759
886dd7d2 760// Yield to other apps/messages
bddd7a8d 761WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYield();
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764
886dd7d2 765// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
bddd7a8d 766WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
886dd7d2 767
f6bcfd97 768// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77ffb593 769// Error message functions used by wxWidgets (deprecated, use wxLog)
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771
c801d85f 772#endif
34138703 773 // _WX_UTILSH__