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2%% Name: filename.tex
3%% Purpose: wxFileName documentation
4%% Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5%% Modified by:
6%% Created: 30.11.01
7%% RCS-ID: $Id$
8%% Copyright: (c) 2001 Vadim Zeitlin
fc2171bd 9%% License: wxWidgets license
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11
12\section{\class{wxFileName}}\label{wxfilename}
13
14wxFileName encapsulates a file name. This class serves two purposes: first, it
15provides the functions to split the file names into components and to recombine
16these components in the full file name which can then be passed to the OS file
fc2171bd 17functions (and \helpref{wxWidgets functions}{filefunctions} wrapping them).
2569938d 18Second, it includes the functions for working with the files itself. Note that
95c00185 19to change the file data you should use \helpref{wxFile}{wxfile} class instead.
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20wxFileName provides functions for working with the file attributes.
21
22\wxheading{Derived from}
23
24No base class
25
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26\wxheading{Include files}
27
28<wx/filename.h>
29
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30\wxheading{Data structures}
31
32Many wxFileName methods accept the path format argument which is by\rtfsp
33{\tt wxPATH\_NATIVE} by default meaning to use the path format native for the
34current platform.
35
36The path format affects the operation of wxFileName functions in several ways:
37first and foremost, it defines the path separator character to use, but it also
38affects other things such as whether the path has the drive part or not.
39
40\begin{verbatim}
41enum wxPathFormat
42{
43 wxPATH_NATIVE = 0, // the path format for the current platform
44 wxPATH_UNIX,
f363e05c 45 wxPATH_BEOS = wxPATH_UNIX,
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46 wxPATH_MAC,
47 wxPATH_DOS,
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48 wxPATH_WIN = wxPATH_DOS,
49 wxPATH_OS2 = wxPATH_DOS,
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50 wxPATH_VMS,
51
f363e05c 52 wxPATH_MAX // Not a valid value for specifying path format
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53}
54\end{verbatim}
55
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56\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Function groups}}}
57
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59\membersection{File name format}
60
61wxFileName currently supports the file names in the Unix, DOS/Windows, Mac OS
62and VMS formats. Although these formats are quite different, wxFileName tries
2edb0bde 63to treat them all in the same generic way. It supposes that all file names
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64consist of the following parts: the volume (also known as drive under Windows
65or device under VMS), the path which is a sequence of directory names separated
66by the \helpref{path separators}{wxfilenamegetpathseparators} and the full
67filename itself which, in turn, is composed from the base file name and the
68extension. All of the individual components of the file name may be empty and,
69for example, the volume name is always empty under Unix, but if they are all
70empty simultaneously, the filename object is considered to be in an invalid
0894707e 71state and \helpref{IsOk}{wxfilenameisok} returns {\tt false} for it.
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72
73File names can be case-sensitive or not, the function\rtfsp
74\helpref{IsCaseSensitive}{wxfilenameiscasesensitive} allows to determine this.
75
76The rules for determining if the file name is absolute or relative also depends
77on the file name format and the only portable way to answer to this question is
78to use \helpref{IsAbsolute}{wxfilenameisabsolute} method. To ensure that the
0894707e 79filename is absolute you may use \helpref{MakeAbsolute}{wxfilenamemakeabsolute}.
d2c2afc9 80There is also an inverse function
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81\helpref{MakeRelativeTo}{wxfilenamemakerelativeto} which undoes what
82\helpref{Normalize(wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS)}{wxfilenamenormalize} does.
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83
84Other functions returning information about the file format provided by this
85class are \helpref{GetVolumeSeparator}{wxfilenamegetvolumeseparator},\rtfsp
2db991f4 86\helpref{IsPathSeparator}{wxfilenameispathseparator}.
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87
88\helpref{IsRelative}{wxfilenameisrelative}
89
5bb9aeb2 90
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91\membersection{File name construction}
92
93TODO.
94
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96\membersection{File tests}
97
98Before doing the other tests you should use \helpref{IsOk}{wxfilenameisok} to
99verify that the filename is well defined. If it is,
100\helpref{FileExists}{wxfilenamefileexists} can be used to test if a file with
101such name exists and \helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists} - if a directory
102with this name exists.
103
104File names should be compared using \helpref{SameAs}{wxfilenamesameas} method
105or \helpref{$==$}{wxfilenameoperatorequal}.
106
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108\membersection{File name components}
109
110These functions allow to examine and modify the directories of the path:
111
112\helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir}\\
113\helpref{InsertDir}{wxfilenameinsertdir}\\
114\helpref{GetDirCount}{wxfilenamegetdircount}
115\helpref{PrependDir}{wxfilenameprependdir}\\
116\helpref{RemoveDir}{wxfilenameremovedir}
117
118To change the components of the file name individually you can use the
119following functions:
120
121\helpref{GetExt}{wxfilenamegetext}\\
122\helpref{GetName}{wxfilenamegetname}\\
123\helpref{GetVolume}{wxfilenamegetvolume}\\
124\helpref{HasExt}{wxfilenamehasext}\\
125\helpref{HasName}{wxfilenamehasname}\\
126\helpref{HasVolume}{wxfilenamehasvolume}\\
127\helpref{SetExt}{wxfilenamesetext}\\
128\helpref{SetName}{wxfilenamesetname}\\
129\helpref{SetVolume}{wxfilenamesetvolume}\\
130
5bb9aeb2 131
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132\membersection{Operations}
133
134These methods allow to work with the file creation, access and modification
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135times. Note that not all filesystems under all platforms implement these times
136in the same way. For example, the access time under Windows has a resolution of
137one day (so it is really the access date and not time). The access time may be
138updated when the file is executed or not depending on the platform.
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139
140\helpref{GetModificationTime}{wxfilenamegetmodificationtime}\\
141\helpref{GetTimes}{wxfilenamegettimes}\\
142\helpref{SetTimes}{wxfilenamesettimes}\\
143\helpref{Touch}{wxfilenametouch}
144
145Other file system operations functions are:
146
147\helpref{Mkdir}{wxfilenamemkdir}\\
148\helpref{Rmdir}{wxfilenamermdir}
149
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150\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
151
5bb9aeb2 152
6f91bc33 153\membersection{wxFileName::wxFileName}\label{wxfilenamewxfilename}
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154
155\func{}{wxFileName}{\void}
156
157Default constructor.
158
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159\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
160
161Copy constructor.
162
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163\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
164
95c00185 165Constructor taking a full filename. If it terminates with a '/', a directory path
2edb0bde 166is constructed (the name will be empty), otherwise a file name and
95c00185 167extension are extracted from it.
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169\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
170
6f91bc33 171Constructor from a directory name and a file name.
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172
173\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
174
95c00185 175Constructor from a directory name, base file name and extension.
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176
177\func{}{wxFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}, \param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
178
95c00185 179Constructor from a volume name, a directory name, base file name and extension.
2569938d 180
5bb9aeb2 181
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182\membersection{wxFileName::AppendDir}\label{wxfilenameappenddir}
183
184\func{void}{AppendDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
185
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186Appends a directory component to the path. This component should contain a
187single directory name level, i.e. not contain any path or volume separators nor
188should it be empty, otherwise the function does nothing (and generates an
189assert failure in debug build).
190
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191
192\membersection{wxFileName::Assign}\label{wxfilenameassign}
193
194\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filepath}}
195
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196\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
197
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198\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}, \param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
199
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200\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
201
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202\func{void}{Assign}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{const wxString\& }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
203
95c00185 204Creates the file name from various combinations of data.
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207\membersection{wxFileName::AssignCwd}\label{wxfilenameassigncwd}
208
f363e05c 209\func{static void}{AssignCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume = wxEmptyString}}
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210
211Makes this object refer to the current working directory on the specified
212volume (or current volume if {\it volume} is empty).
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6f91bc33 214\wxheading{See also}
2569938d 215
6f91bc33 216\helpref{GetCwd}{wxfilenamegetcwd}
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5bb9aeb2 218
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219\membersection{wxFileName::AssignDir}\label{wxfilenameassigndir}
220
221\func{void}{AssignDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
222
95c00185 223Sets this file name object to the given directory name. The name and extension
81f25632 224will be empty.
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5bb9aeb2 226
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227\membersection{wxFileName::AssignHomeDir}\label{wxfilenameassignhomedir}
228
229\func{void}{AssignHomeDir}{\void}
230
95c00185 231Sets this file name object to the home directory.
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234\membersection{wxFileName::AssignTempFileName}\label{wxfilenameassigntempfilename}
235
df22f860 236\func{void}{AssignTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxFile *}{fileTemp = {\tt NULL}}}
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238The function calls \helpref{CreateTempFileName}{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename} to
239create a temporary file and sets this object to the name of the file. If a
240temporary file couldn't be created, the object is put into the\rtfsp
241\helpref{invalid}{wxfilenameisok} state.
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5bb9aeb2 243
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244\membersection{wxFileName::Clear}\label{wxfilenameclear}
245
246\func{void}{Clear}{\void}
247
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248Reset all components to default, uninitialized state.
249
5bb9aeb2 250
02a3b391 251\membersection{wxFileName::CreateTempFileName}\label{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename}
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df22f860 253\func{static wxString}{CreateTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxFile *}{fileTemp = {\tt NULL}}}
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254
255Returns a temporary file name starting with the given {\it prefix}. If
256the {\it prefix} is an absolute path, the temporary file is created in this
257directory, otherwise it is created in the default system directory for the
258temporary files or in the current directory.
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260If the function succeeds, the temporary file is actually created. If\rtfsp
261{\it fileTemp} is not {\tt NULL}, this file will be opened using the name of
262the temporary file. When possible, this is done in an atomic way ensuring that
263no race condition occurs between the temporary file name generation and opening
264it which could often lead to security compromise on the multiuser systems.
265If {\it fileTemp} is {\tt NULL}, the file is only created, but not opened.
266
267Under Unix, the temporary file will have read and write permissions for the
268owner only to minimize the security problems.
269
270\wxheading{Parameters}
271
272\docparam{prefix}{Prefix to use for the temporary file name construction}
273
274\docparam{fileTemp}{The file to open or {\tt NULL} to just get the name}
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275
276\wxheading{Return value}
277
278The full temporary file name or an empty string on error.
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5bb9aeb2 280
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281\membersection{wxFileName::DirExists}\label{wxfilenamedirexists}
282
8e41796c 283\constfunc{bool}{DirExists}{\void}
2569938d 284
8e41796c 285\func{static bool}{DirExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
2569938d 286
f363e05c 287Returns {\tt true} if the directory with this name exists.
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5bb9aeb2 289
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290\membersection{wxFileName::DirName}\label{wxfilenamedirname}
291
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292\func{static wxFileName}{DirName}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
293
294Returns the object corresponding to the directory with the given name.
295The {\it dir} parameter may have trailing path separator or not.
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299\membersection{wxFileName::FileExists}\label{wxfilenamefileexists}
300
8e41796c 301\constfunc{bool}{FileExists}{\void}
2569938d 302
8e41796c 303\func{static bool}{FileExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{file}}
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f363e05c 305Returns {\tt true} if the file with this name exists.
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307\wxheading{See also}
308
309\helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists}
310
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313\membersection{wxFileName::FileName}\label{wxfilenamefilename}
314
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315\func{static wxFileName}{FileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{file}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
316
317Returns the file name object corresponding to the given {\it file}. This
318function exists mainly for symmetry with \helpref{DirName}{wxfilenamedirname}.
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322\membersection{wxFileName::GetCwd}\label{wxfilenamegetcwd}
323
f363e05c 324\func{static wxString}{GetCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume = ""}}
6f91bc33 325
95c00185 326Retrieves the value of the current working directory on the specified volume. If
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327the volume is empty, the programs current working directory is returned for the
328current volume.
329
330\wxheading{Return value}
331
332The string containing the current working directory or an empty string on
333error.
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335\wxheading{See also}
336
337\helpref{AssignCwd}{wxfilenameassigncwd}
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5bb9aeb2 339
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340\membersection{wxFileName::GetDirCount}\label{wxfilenamegetdircount}
341
342\constfunc{size\_t}{GetDirCount}{\void}
343
95c00185 344Returns the number of directories in the file name.
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5bb9aeb2 346
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347\membersection{wxFileName::GetDirs}\label{wxfilenamegetdirs}
348
349\constfunc{const wxArrayString\&}{GetDirs}{\void}
350
95c00185 351Returns the directories in string array form.
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5bb9aeb2 353
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354\membersection{wxFileName::GetExt}\label{wxfilenamegetext}
355
356\constfunc{wxString}{GetExt}{\void}
357
95c00185 358Returns the file name extension.
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5bb9aeb2 360
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361\membersection{wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars}\label{wxfilenamegetforbiddenchars}
362
363\func{static wxString}{GetForbiddenChars}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
364
365Returns the characters that can't be used in filenames and directory names for the specified format.
366
5bb9aeb2 367
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368\membersection{wxFileName::GetFormat}\label{wxfilenamegetformat}
369
f363e05c 370\func{static wxPathFormat}{GetFormat}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 372Returns the canonical path format for this platform.
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375\membersection{wxFileName::GetFullName}\label{wxfilenamegetfullname}
376
377\constfunc{wxString}{GetFullName}{\void}
378
95c00185 379Returns the full name (including extension but excluding directories).
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382\membersection{wxFileName::GetFullPath}\label{wxfilenamegetfullpath}
383
384\constfunc{wxString}{GetFullPath}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
385
95c00185 386Returns the full path with name and extension.
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389\membersection{wxFileName::GetHomeDir}\label{wxfilenamegethomedir}
390
f363e05c 391\func{static wxString}{GetHomeDir}{\void}
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95c00185 393Returns the home directory.
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5bb9aeb2 395
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396\membersection{wxFileName::GetLongPath}\label{wxfilenamegetlongpath}
397
398\constfunc{wxString}{GetLongPath}{\void}
399
400Return the long form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms)
401
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403\membersection{wxFileName::GetModificationTime}\label{wxfilenamegetmodificationtime}
404
405\constfunc{wxDateTime}{GetModificationTime}{\void}
406
95c00185 407Returns the last time the file was last modified.
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5bb9aeb2 409
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410\membersection{wxFileName::GetName}\label{wxfilenamegetname}
411
412\constfunc{wxString}{GetName}{\void}
413
95c00185 414Returns the name part of the filename.
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417\membersection{wxFileName::GetPath}\label{wxfilenamegetpath}
418
93fa67c0 419\constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\param{int }{flags = {\tt wxPATH\_GET\_VOLUME}}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 421Returns the path part of the filename (without the name or extension). The
33b97389 422possible flags values are:
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d1853d47 424\twocolwidtha{5cm}
33b97389 425\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
d1853d47 426\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_GET\_VOLUME}}{Return the path with the volume (does
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427nothing for the filename formats without volumes), otherwise the path without
428volume part is returned.}
d1853d47 429\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_GET\_SEPARATOR}}{Return the path with the trailing
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430separator, if this flag is not given there will be no separator at the end of
431the path.}
432\end{twocollist}
433
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435\membersection{wxFileName::GetPathSeparator}\label{wxfilenamegetpathseparator}
436
f363e05c 437\func{static wxChar}{GetPathSeparator}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
33b97389 438
95c00185 439Returns the usually used path separator for this format. For all formats but
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440{\tt wxPATH\_DOS} there is only one path separator anyhow, but for DOS there
441are two of them and the native one, i.e. the backslash is returned by this
442method.
443
444\wxheading{See also}
445
446\helpref{GetPathSeparators}{wxfilenamegetpathseparators}
2569938d 447
5bb9aeb2 448
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449\membersection{wxFileName::GetPathSeparators}\label{wxfilenamegetpathseparators}
450
f363e05c 451\func{static wxString}{GetPathSeparators}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 453Returns the string containing all the path separators for this format. For all
33b97389 454formats but {\tt wxPATH\_DOS} this string contains only one character but for
7af3ca16 455DOS and Windows both {\tt '/'} and {\tt '\textbackslash'} may be used as
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456separators.
457
458\wxheading{See also}
2569938d 459
33b97389 460\helpref{GetPathSeparator}{wxfilenamegetpathseparator}
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463\membersection{wxFileName::GetShortPath}\label{wxfilenamegetshortpath}
464
465\constfunc{wxString}{GetShortPath}{\void}
466
95c00185 467Return the short form of the path (returns identity on non-Windows platforms).
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470\membersection{wxFileName::GetTimes}\label{wxfilenamegettimes}
471
6dbb903b 472\constfunc{bool}{GetTimes}{\param{wxDateTime* }{dtAccess}, \param{wxDateTime* }{dtMod}, \param{wxDateTime* }{dtCreate}}
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95c00185 474Returns the last access, last modification and creation times. The last access
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475time is updated whenever the file is read or written (or executed in the case
476of Windows), last modification time is only changed when the file is written
477to. Finally, the creation time is indeed the time when the file was created
478under Windows and the inode change time under Unix (as it is impossible to
479retrieve the real file creation time there anyhow) which can also be changed
480by many operations after the file creation.
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95c00185 482Any of the pointers may be {\tt NULL} if the corresponding time is not
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483needed.
484
485\wxheading{Return value}
486
0894707e 487{\tt true} on success, {\tt false} if we failed to retrieve the times.
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490\membersection{wxFileName::GetVolume}\label{wxfilenamegetvolume}
491
492\constfunc{wxString}{GetVolume}{\void}
493
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494Returns the string containing the volume for this file name, mepty if it
495doesn't have one or if the file system doesn't support volumes at all (for
496example, Unix).
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499\membersection{wxFileName::GetVolumeSeparator}\label{wxfilenamegetvolumeseparator}
500
f363e05c 501\func{static wxString}{GetVolumeSeparator}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 503Returns the string separating the volume from the path for this format.
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506\membersection{wxFileName::HasExt}\label{wxfilenamehasext}
507
508\constfunc{bool}{HasExt}{\void}
509
f363e05c 510Returns {\tt true} if an extension is present.
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513\membersection{wxFileName::HasName}\label{wxfilenamehasname}
514
515\constfunc{bool}{HasName}{\void}
516
f363e05c 517Returns {\tt true} if a name is present.
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520\membersection{wxFileName::HasVolume}\label{wxfilenamehasvolume}
521
522\constfunc{bool}{HasVolume}{\void}
523
f363e05c 524Returns {\tt true} if a volume specifier is present.
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527\membersection{wxFileName::InsertDir}\label{wxfilenameinsertdir}
528
529\func{void}{InsertDir}{\param{int }{before}, \param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
530
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531Inserts a directory component before the zero-based position in the directory
532list. Please see \helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir} for important notes.
533
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535\membersection{wxFileName::IsAbsolute}\label{wxfilenameisabsolute}
536
537\func{bool}{IsAbsolute}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
538
f363e05c 539Returns {\tt true} if this filename is absolute.
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542\membersection{wxFileName::IsCaseSensitive}\label{wxfilenameiscasesensitive}
543
f363e05c 544\func{static bool}{IsCaseSensitive}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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f363e05c 546Returns {\tt true} if the file names of this type are case-sensitive.
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549\membersection{wxFileName::IsOk}\label{wxfilenameisok}
550
551\constfunc{bool}{IsOk}{\void}
552
0894707e 553Returns {\tt true} if the filename is valid, {\tt false} if it is not
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555\helpref{Clear}{wxfilenameclear} may reset the object to the uninitialized,
556invalid state (the former only do it on failure).
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559\membersection{wxFileName::IsPathSeparator}\label{wxfilenameispathseparator}
560
f363e05c 561\func{static bool}{IsPathSeparator}{\param{wxChar }{ch}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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0894707e 563Returns {\tt true} if the char is a path separator for this format.
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566\membersection{wxFileName::IsRelative}\label{wxfilenameisrelative}
567
568\func{bool}{IsRelative}{\param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
569
0894707e 570Returns {\tt true} if this filename is not absolute.
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2db991f4 573\membersection{wxFileName::IsDir}\label{wxfilenameisdir}
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2db991f4 575\constfunc{bool}{IsDir}{\void}
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0894707e 577Returns {\tt true} if this object represents a directory, {\tt false} otherwise
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578(i.e. if it is a file). Note that this method doesn't test whether the
579directory or file really exists, you should use
580\helpref{DirExists}{wxfilenamedirexists} or
581\helpref{FileExists}{wxfilenamefileexists} for this.
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585
586\func{bool}{MakeAbsolute}{\param{const wxString\& }{cwd = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
587
588Make the file name absolute. This is a shortcut for
589{\tt \helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize}(wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS | wxPATH\_NORM\_ABSOLUTE | wxPATH\_NORM\_TILDE, cwd, format)}.
590
591\wxheading{See also}
592
593\helpref{MakeRelativeTo}{wxfilenamemakerelativeto},
594\helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize},
595\helpref{IsAbsolute}{wxfilenameisabsolute}
596
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598\membersection{wxFileName::MakeRelativeTo}\label{wxfilenamemakerelativeto}
599
f363e05c 600\func{bool}{MakeRelativeTo}{\param{const wxString\& }{pathBase = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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602This function tries to put this file name in a form relative to {\it pathBase}.
603In other words, it returns the file name which should be used to access this
604file if the current directory were {\it pathBase}.
605
606\docparam{pathBase}{the directory to use as root, current directory is used by
607default}
608
609\docparam{format}{the file name format, native by default}
610
611\wxheading{Return value}
612
0894707e 613{\tt true} if the file name has been changed, {\tt false} if we failed to do
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614anything with it (currently this only happens if the file name is on a volume
615different from the volume specified by {\it pathBase}).
616
617\wxheading{See also}
618
619\helpref{Normalize}{wxfilenamenormalize}
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622\membersection{wxFileName::Mkdir}\label{wxfilenamemkdir}
623
1527281e 624\func{bool}{Mkdir}{\param{int }{perm = 0777}, \param{int }{flags = $0$}}
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1527281e 626\func{static bool}{Mkdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{int }{perm = 0777}, \param{int }{flags = $0$}}
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6f91bc33 628\docparam{dir}{the directory to create}
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630\docparam{parm}{the permissions for the newly created directory}
631
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633try to create each directory in the path and also don't return an error
634if the target directory already exists.}
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6f91bc33 636\wxheading{Return value}
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0894707e 638Returns {\tt true} if the directory was successfully created, {\tt false}
6f91bc33 639otherwise.
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642\membersection{wxFileName::Normalize}\label{wxfilenamenormalize}
643
32a0d013 644\func{bool}{Normalize}{\param{int }{flags = wxPATH\_NORM\_ALL}, \param{const wxString\& }{cwd = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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0894707e 646Normalize the path. With the default flags value, the path will be
2569938d 647made absolute, without any ".." and "." and all environment
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649
650\docparam{flags}{The kind of normalization to do with the file name. It can be
651any or-combination of the following constants:
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654\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_ENV\_VARS}}{replace env vars with their values}
655\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_DOTS}}{squeeze all .. and . and prepend cwd}
656\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_TILDE}}{Unix only: replace ~ and ~user}
ef92f440 657\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_CASE}}{if filesystem is case insensitive, transform to tolower case}
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659\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_LONG}}{make the path the long form}
21f60945 660\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_SHORTCUT}}{resolve if it is a shortcut (Windows only)}
ef92f440 661\twocolitem{{\bf wxPATH\_NORM\_ALL}}{all of previous flags except \texttt{wxPATH\_NORM\_CASE}}
0894707e 662\end{twocollist}
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665\docparam{cwd}{If not empty, this directory will be used instead of current
666working directory in normalization.}
667
668\docparam{format}{The file name format, native by default.}
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671\membersection{wxFileName::PrependDir}\label{wxfilenameprependdir}
672
673\func{void}{PrependDir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
674
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675Prepends a directory to the file path. Please see
676\helpref{AppendDir}{wxfilenameappenddir} for important notes.
677
678
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680\membersection{wxFileName::RemoveDir}\label{wxfilenameremovedir}
681
682\func{void}{RemoveDir}{\param{int }{pos}}
683
95c00185 684Removes a directory name.
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687\membersection{wxFileName::Rmdir}\label{wxfilenamermdir}
688
689\func{bool}{Rmdir}{\void}
690
6f91bc33 691\func{static bool}{Rmdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
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95c00185 693Deletes the specified directory from the file system.
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696\membersection{wxFileName::SameAs}\label{wxfilenamesameas}
697
2b5f62a0 698\constfunc{bool}{SameAs}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filepath}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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95c00185 700Compares the filename using the rules of this platform.
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703\membersection{wxFileName::SetCwd}\label{wxfilenamesetcwd}
704
705\func{bool}{SetCwd}{\void}
706
6f91bc33 707\func{static bool}{SetCwd}{\param{const wxString\& }{cwd}}
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95c00185 709Changes the current working directory.
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712\membersection{wxFileName::SetExt}\label{wxfilenamesetext}
713
714\func{void}{SetExt}{\param{const wxString\& }{ext}}
715
95c00185 716Sets the extension of this file name.
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719\membersection{wxFileName::SetFullName}\label{wxfilenamesetfullname}
720
721\func{void}{SetFullName}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullname}}
722
95c00185 723The full name is the file name and extension (but without the path).
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726\membersection{wxFileName::SetName}\label{wxfilenamesetname}
727
728\func{void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
729
95c00185 730Sets the name.
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733\membersection{wxFileName::SetTimes}\label{wxfilenamesettimes}
734
6dbb903b 735\func{bool}{SetTimes}{\param{const wxDateTime* }{dtAccess}, \param{const wxDateTime* }{dtMod}, \param{const wxDateTime* }{dtCreate}}
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95c00185 737Sets the file creation and last access/modification times (any of the pointers may be NULL).
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740\membersection{wxFileName::SetVolume}\label{wxfilenamesetvolume}
741
742\func{void}{SetVolume}{\param{const wxString\& }{volume}}
743
95c00185 744Sets the volume specifier.
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747\membersection{wxFileName::SplitPath}\label{wxfilenamesplitpath}
748
2bd25c5a 749\func{static void}{SplitPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxString* }{volume}, \param{wxString* }{path}, \param{wxString* }{name}, \param{wxString* }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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2bd25c5a 751\func{static void}{SplitPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{fullpath}, \param{wxString* }{path}, \param{wxString* }{name}, \param{wxString* }{ext}, \param{wxPathFormat }{format = wxPATH\_NATIVE}}
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753This function splits a full file name into components: the volume (with the
754first version) path (including the volume in the second version), the base name
755and the extension. Any of the output parameters ({\it volume}, {\it path},
756{\it name} or {\it ext}) may be {\tt NULL} if you are not interested in the
757value of a particular component. Also, {\it fullpath} may be empty on entry.
758
759On return, {\it path} contains the file path (without the trailing separator),
760{\it name} contains the file name and {\it ext} contains the file extension
761without leading dot. All three of them may be empty if the corresponding
762component is. The old contents of the strings pointed to by these parameters
763will be overwritten in any case (if the pointers are not {\tt NULL}).
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766\membersection{wxFileName::Touch}\label{wxfilenametouch}
767
768\func{bool}{Touch}{\void}
769
95c00185 770Sets the access and modification times to the current moment.
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773\membersection{wxFileName::operator=}\label{wxfilenameoperatorassign}
774
775\func{wxFileName\& operator}{operator=}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
776
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777\func{wxFileName\& operator}{operator=}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
778
6f91bc33 779Assigns the new value to this filename object.
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782\membersection{wxFileName::operator==}\label{wxfilenameoperatorequal}
783
2b5f62a0 784\constfunc{bool operator}{operator==}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
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2b5f62a0 786\constfunc{bool operator}{operator==}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
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0894707e 788Returns {\tt true} if the filenames are equal. The string {\it filenames} is
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790
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792\membersection{wxFileName::operator!=}\label{wxfilenameoperatornotequal}
793
794\constfunc{bool operator}{operator!=}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{filename}}
795
796\constfunc{bool operator}{operator!=}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
797
0894707e 798Returns {\tt true} if the filenames are different. The string {\it filenames}
2b5f62a0 799is interpreted as a path in the native filename format.
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