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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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211
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.
bddd7a8d 350WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 351 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
bddd7a8d 352WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 353 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 354
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355// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
356// always synchronous
bddd7a8d 357WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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358 wxArrayString& output,
359 int flags = 0);
f6bcfd97 360
fbf456aa 361// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
bddd7a8d 362WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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363 wxArrayString& output,
364 wxArrayString& error,
365 int flags = 0);
cd6ce4a9 366
5ccb95f6 367#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_IPC
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368// ask a DDE server to execute the DDE request with given parameters
369WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxExecuteDDE(const wxString& ddeServer,
370 const wxString& ddeTopic,
371 const wxString& ddeCommand);
5ccb95f6 372#endif // __WXMSW__ && wxUSE_IPC
42d0df00 373
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374enum wxSignal
375{
376 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
377 wxSIGHUP,
378 wxSIGINT,
379 wxSIGQUIT,
380 wxSIGILL,
381 wxSIGTRAP,
382 wxSIGABRT,
383 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
384 wxSIGEMT,
385 wxSIGFPE,
386 wxSIGKILL,
387 wxSIGBUS,
388 wxSIGSEGV,
389 wxSIGSYS,
390 wxSIGPIPE,
391 wxSIGALRM,
392 wxSIGTERM
393
394 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
395};
c801d85f 396
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397enum wxKillError
398{
399 wxKILL_OK, // no error
400 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
401 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
402 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
403 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
404};
405
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406enum wxKillFlags
407{
408 wxKILL_NOCHILDREN = 0, // don't kill children
409 wxKILL_CHILDREN = 1 // kill children
410};
411
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412enum wxShutdownFlags
413{
414 wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
415 wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
416};
417
c1cb4153 418// Shutdown or reboot the PC
bddd7a8d 419WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
f6ba47d9 420
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421// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
422// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
423//
424// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
bddd7a8d 425WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
50567b69 426 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
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427 wxKillError *rc = NULL,
428 int flags = wxKILL_NOCHILDREN);
c801d85f 429
2c8e4738 430// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 431// If no command then just the shell
bddd7a8d 432WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 433
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434// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
435// be returned in output array
bddd7a8d 436WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
2c8e4738 437
b568d04f 438// Sleep for nSecs seconds
bddd7a8d 439WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 440
afb74891 441// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
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442WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
443
444// Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
445WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
446
447// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
448wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
afb74891 449
c1cb4153 450// Get the process id of the current process
bddd7a8d 451WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE unsigned long wxGetProcessId();
c1cb4153 452
c801d85f 453// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
9d8aca48 454WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMemorySize wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 455
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456#if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
457
a37a5a73 458// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
cb719f2e 459WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = true);
a37a5a73 460
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461#endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
462
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463// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
464// Environment variables
465// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
466
cb719f2e 467// returns true if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
308978f6 468// for this)
bddd7a8d 469WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
8fd0d89b 470
cb719f2e 471// set the env var name to the given value, return true on success
90a77e64 472WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxString& value);
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473
474// remove the env var from environment
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475WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var);
476
477#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
478inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const char *value)
479 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
480inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wchar_t *value)
481 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
482template<typename T>
483inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCharTypeBuffer<T>& value)
484 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
485inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCStrData& value)
486 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
487
488// this one is for passing NULL directly - don't use it, use wxUnsetEnv instead
489wxDEPRECATED( inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value) );
490inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value)
491{
492 wxASSERT_MSG( value == 0, "using non-NULL integer as string?" );
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493
494 wxUnusedVar(value); // fix unused parameter warning in release build
495
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496 return wxUnsetEnv(var);
497}
498#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
8fd0d89b 499
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500// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
501// Network and username functions.
502// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 503
d6b9496a 504// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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505
506// Get eMail address
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507WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
508WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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509
510// Get hostname.
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511WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
512WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHostName();
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513
514// Get FQDN
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515WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetFullHostName();
516WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 517
d6b9496a 518// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
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519WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
520WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserId();
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521
522// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
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523WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
524WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserName();
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525
526// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
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527WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHomeDir();
528WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
d6b9496a 529
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530// Get the user's (by default use the current user name) home dir,
531// return empty string on error
532WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
533
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535#if wxUSE_LONGLONG
536 typedef wxLongLong wxDiskspaceSize_t;
537#else
538 typedef long wxDiskspaceSize_t;
539#endif
540
eadd7bd2 541// get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
bddd7a8d 542WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
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543 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pTotal = NULL,
544 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pFree = NULL);
eadd7bd2 545
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546
547
548extern "C"
549{
550typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNCDATA)(const void* pItem1, const void* pItem2, const void* user_data);
551}
552
553
554WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxQsort(void *const pbase, size_t total_elems,
14d63513 555 size_t size, CMPFUNCDATA cmp, const void* user_data);
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557
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558#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
559
d6b9496a 560// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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561// Launch default browser
562// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
563
564// flags for wxLaunchDefaultBrowser
565enum
566{
567 wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW = 1
568};
569
570// Launch url in the user's default internet browser
571WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url, int flags = 0);
572
573// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 574// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 575// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 576
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577// flags for wxStripMenuCodes
578enum
579{
580 // strip '&' characters
581 wxStrip_Mnemonics = 1,
582
583 // strip everything after '\t'
584 wxStrip_Accel = 2,
585
586 // strip everything (this is the default)
587 wxStrip_All = wxStrip_Mnemonics | wxStrip_Accel
588};
589
590// strip mnemonics and/or accelerators from the label
591WXDLLEXPORT wxString
592wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str, int flags = wxStrip_All);
593
74639764 594#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
90527a50 595// obsolete and deprecated version, do not use, use the above overload instead
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596wxDEPRECATED(
597 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = NULL)
598);
c801d85f 599
974e8d94 600#if wxUSE_ACCEL
b5dbe15d 601class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxAcceleratorEntry;
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603// use wxAcceleratorEntry::Create() or FromString() methods instead
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604wxDEPRECATED(
605 WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label)
606);
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607#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
608
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609#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
610
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611// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
612// Window search
613// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
614
cb719f2e 615// Returns menu item id or wxNOT_FOUND if none.
184b5d99 616WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 617
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618// Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
619// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
620WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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621WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
622
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623// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel() instead
624//
625// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
626// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
627// all windows.
628WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
629
630// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByName() instead
631//
632// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
633WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
634
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635// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
636// Message/event queue helpers
637// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 638
ead7ce10 639// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
cb719f2e 640WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL, bool onlyIfNeeded = false);
ead7ce10 641
95dee651 642// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
cb719f2e 643WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = true);
95dee651 644
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645// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
646// in long calculations.
647WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
648
649// Consume all events until no more left
650WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
651
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652// a class which disables all windows (except, may be, thegiven one) in its
653// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
654class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
655{
656public:
657 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
658 ~wxWindowDisabler();
659
660private:
661 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
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663 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxWindowDisabler)
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665
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666// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
667// Cursors
668// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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670// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
f516d986 671WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBeginBusyCursor(const wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 672
c801d85f 673// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 674WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 675
cb719f2e 676// true if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 677WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
c801d85f 678
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679// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
680class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
681{
afb74891 682public:
f516d986 683 wxBusyCursor(const wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
afb74891 684 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 685 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 686 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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688 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
689 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
690 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
691 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
692 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
693 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
694 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
695};
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697void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
698
699// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
700// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 701#ifdef __WXMSW__
16cba29d 702 extern WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
373658eb 703 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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704#endif // MSW
705
706// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
dc281933 707// X11 Display access
d6b9496a 708// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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710#if defined(__X__) || defined(__WXGTK__)
711
d111a89a 712#ifdef __WXGTK__
033bf67c 713 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void *wxGetDisplay();
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715
c801d85f 716#ifdef __X__
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717 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
718 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
719 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 720#endif // X or GTK+
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722// use this function instead of the functions above in implementation code
723inline struct _XDisplay *wxGetX11Display()
724{
725 return (_XDisplay *)wxGetDisplay();
726}
c801d85f 727
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728#endif // X11 || wxGTK
729
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730#endif // wxUSE_GUI
731
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732// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
733// wxYield(): these functions are obsolete, please use wxApp methods instead!
734// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
735
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736// avoid redeclaring this function here if it had been already declated by
737// wx/app.h, this results in warnings from g++ with -Wredundant-decls
738#ifndef wx_YIELD_DECLARED
739#define wx_YIELD_DECLARED
740
886dd7d2 741// Yield to other apps/messages
bddd7a8d 742WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYield();
886dd7d2 743
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744#endif // wx_YIELD_DECLARED
745
886dd7d2 746// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
bddd7a8d 747WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
886dd7d2 748
f6bcfd97 749// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77ffb593 750// Error message functions used by wxWidgets (deprecated, use wxLog)
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752
c801d85f 753#endif
34138703 754 // _WX_UTILSH__