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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Name:        wx/msgout.h
// Purpose:     wxMessageOutput class. Shows a message to the user
// Author:      Mattia Barbon
// Modified by:
// Created:     17.07.02
// RCS-ID:      $Id$
// Copyright:   (c) wxWindows team
// Licence:     wxWindows licence
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef _WX_MSGOUT_H_
#define _WX_MSGOUT_H_

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// headers
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifdef __GNUG__
    #pragma interface "msgout.h"
#endif

#include "wx/defs.h"
#include "wx/wxchar.h"

class WXDLLEXPORT wxMessageOutput
{
public:
    virtual ~wxMessageOutput() {};

    // show a message to the user
    virtual void Printf(const wxChar* format, ...)  ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_2 = 0;
    // gets the current wxMessageOutput object
    static wxMessageOutput* Get();
    // sets the global wxMessageOutput instance; returns the previous one
    static wxMessageOutput* Set(wxMessageOutput* msgout);
private:
    static wxMessageOutput* ms_msgOut;
};

// sends output to stderr
class WXDLLEXPORT wxMessageOutputStderr : public wxMessageOutput
{
public:
    wxMessageOutputStderr() {};

    virtual void Printf(const wxChar* format, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_2;
};

#if wxUSE_GUI

// shows output in a message box
class WXDLLEXPORT wxMessageOutputMessageBox : public wxMessageOutput
{
public:
    wxMessageOutputMessageBox() {};

    virtual void Printf(const wxChar* format, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_2;
};

#ifdef __WXMOTIF__

// use wxLog; this is only required for wxMotif, so we put this code
// inside wxUSE_GUI; it will work even without GUI
class WXDLLEXPORT wxMessageOutputLog : public wxMessageOutput
{
public:
    wxMessageOutputLog() {};

    virtual void Printf(const wxChar* format, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_2;
};

#endif // __WXMOTIF__

#endif // wxUSE_GUI

#endif
    // _WX_MSGOUT_H_