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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__
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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"
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26#include "wx/filefn.h"
27
c801d85f 28#ifdef __X__
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29 #include <dirent.h>
30 #include <unistd.h>
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31#endif
32
33#include <stdio.h>
34
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35// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
36// Forward declaration
37// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38
39class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
40class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
e4b4d60e 41class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
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42
43// FIXME should use wxStricmp() instead
717b9bf2 44#if defined(__GNUWIN32__)
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45 #define stricmp strcasecmp
46 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
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47#endif
48
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49// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
50// Macros
51// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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53#define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
54#define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
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56// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
57// String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
58// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59
60// Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: yeah, that is. To be removed!)
9d2f3c71 61WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
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62
63// Make a copy of this string using 'new'
9d2f3c71 64WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
c801d85f 65
d6b9496a 66// Matches string one within string two regardless of case
9d2f3c71 67WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(wxChar *one, wxChar *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
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68
69// A shorter way of using strcmp
9d2f3c71 70#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
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71
72// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
73// Miscellaneous functions
74// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75
76// Sound the bell
e90c1d2a 77WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell();
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78
79// Get OS version
80WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
81
82// Return a string with the current date/time
83WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
84
e90c1d2a 85#if wxUSE_GUI
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86// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
87// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
88// in wxMSW.
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89WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
90
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91// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92// Window ID management
93// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
94
c801d85f 95// Generate a unique ID
afb74891 96WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
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97#if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
98 #define NewId wxNewId
99#endif
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100
101// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
184b5d99 102WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
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103#if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
104 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
105#endif
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106
107// Return the current ID
afb74891 108WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 109
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110#endif // wxUSE_GUI
111
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112// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
113// Various conversions
114// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 115
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116WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
117WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
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119WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(wxChar *s, float *number);
120WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
121WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(wxChar *s, double *number);
122WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
123WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(wxChar *s, int *number);
124WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(wxChar *s, long *number);
125WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
126WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
c801d85f 127
c801d85f 128// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
184b5d99 129WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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130
131// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
9d2f3c71 132WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
184b5d99 133WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 134
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135// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
136// Process management
137// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
138
c801d85f 139// Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
9d2f3c71 140WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 141 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
184b5d99 142WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
c67daf87 143 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 144
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145enum wxSignal
146{
147 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
148 wxSIGHUP,
149 wxSIGINT,
150 wxSIGQUIT,
151 wxSIGILL,
152 wxSIGTRAP,
153 wxSIGABRT,
154 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
155 wxSIGEMT,
156 wxSIGFPE,
157 wxSIGKILL,
158 wxSIGBUS,
159 wxSIGSEGV,
160 wxSIGSYS,
161 wxSIGPIPE,
162 wxSIGALRM,
163 wxSIGTERM
164
165 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
166};
c801d85f 167
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168// the argument is ignored under Windows - the process is always killed
169WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM);
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170
171// Execute a command in an interactive shell window
172// If no command then just the shell
62448488 173WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
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174
175// Sleep for nSecs seconds under UNIX, do nothing under Windows
184b5d99 176WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 177
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178// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
179WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
180
c801d85f 181// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
afb74891 182WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 183
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184// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
185// Network and username functions.
186// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 187
d6b9496a 188// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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189
190// Get eMail address
9d2f3c71 191WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 192WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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193
194// Get hostname.
9d2f3c71 195WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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196WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
197
198// Get FQDN
199WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
96c5bd7f 200WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 201
d6b9496a 202// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
9d2f3c71 203WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
d6b9496a 204WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
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205
206// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
9d2f3c71 207WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
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208WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
209
210// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
9d2f3c71 211WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
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212
213// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
214// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
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215#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
216WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
217#else
9d2f3c71 218WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
61ef57fc 219#endif
d6b9496a 220
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221#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
222
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223// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
224// Strip out any menu codes
225// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 226
9d2f3c71 227WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
184b5d99 228WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
c801d85f 229
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230// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
231// Window search
232// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
233
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234// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
235// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
236// all windows.
184b5d99 237WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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238
239// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
184b5d99 240WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
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241
242// Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
184b5d99 243WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 244
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245// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
246// Message/event queue helpers
247// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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248
249// Yield to other apps/messages
afb74891 250WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
c801d85f 251
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252// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
253WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
254
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255// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
256WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
257
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258// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
259// in long calculations.
260WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
261
262// Consume all events until no more left
263WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
264
265// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
266// Cursors
267// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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268
269// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
270class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
271WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
184b5d99 272WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 273
c801d85f 274// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 275WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 276
c801d85f 277// TRUE if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 278WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 279
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280// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
281class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
282{
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283public:
284 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
285 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
286 ~wxBusyCursor()
287 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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288};
289
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290// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
291// Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
292// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
293
294// Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
295// stream (Windows)
9d2f3c71 296WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...) ;
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297
298// Non-fatal error (continues)
9d2f3c71 299WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
184b5d99 300WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
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301
302// Fatal error (exits)
9d2f3c71 303WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
184b5d99 304WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
c801d85f 305
d6b9496a 306// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 307// Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
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308// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
309
47d67540 310#if wxUSE_RESOURCES
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311WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
312WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
313WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
314WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
315
9d2f3c71 316WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
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317WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
318WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
319WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
47d67540 320#endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
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322void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
323
324// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
325// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 326#ifdef __WXMSW__
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327WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
328WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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329
330// Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
331// input/output
332WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
333
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334#endif // MSW
335
336// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
337// Display and colorss (X only)
338// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 339
c801d85f 340#ifdef __X__
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341 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
342 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
343 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
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344#endif
345
346#ifdef __X__
347
348#include <X11/Xlib.h>
349
350#define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
351#define wxMAX_SV 1000
352#define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
353#define wxH_WEIGHT 4
354#define wxS_WEIGHT 1
355#define wxV_WEIGHT 2
356
357typedef struct wx_hsv {
358 int h,s,v;
359 } wxHSV;
d6b9496a 360
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361#define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
362#define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
363
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364void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
365void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
366void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
367void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
368
369#endif //__X__
370
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371// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
372// font-related functions (X and GTK)
373// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
374
375#if defined(__X__) || defined(__WXGTK__)
376
377#ifdef __X__
378 typedef XFontStruct *wxNativeFont;
379#else // GDK
380 typedef GdkFont *wxNativeFont;
381#endif
382
383#include "wx/font.h" // for wxFontEncoding
384
385// returns the handle of the nearest available font or 0
386extern wxNativeFont wxLoadQueryNearestFont(int pointSize,
387 int family,
388 int style,
389 int weight,
390 bool underlined,
391 const wxString &facename,
392 wxFontEncoding encoding);
393
394#endif // X || GTK
395
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396#endif // wxUSE_GUI
397
c801d85f 398#endif
34138703 399 // _WX_UTILSH__