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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_UTILSH__
13#define _WX_UTILSH__
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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
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49class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxProcess;
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
d6b9496a 89
bdc72a22 90// Get OS description as a user-readable string
bddd7a8d 91WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetOsDescription();
bdc72a22 92
d6b9496a 93// Get OS version
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94WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxOperatingSystemId wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn = (int *) NULL,
95 int *minorVsn = (int *) NULL);
96
97// Get platform endianness
98WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsPlatformLittleEndian();
99
100// Get platform architecture
101WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsPlatform64Bit();
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102
103// Return a string with the current date/time
bddd7a8d 104WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxNow();
d6b9496a 105
77ffb593 106// Return path where wxWidgets is installed (mostly useful in Unices)
bddd7a8d 107WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar *wxGetInstallPrefix();
2c18f21d 108// Return path to wxWin data (/usr/share/wx/%{version}) (Unices)
bddd7a8d 109WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetDataDir();
134677bd 110
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111/*
112 * Class to make it easier to specify platform-dependent values
113 *
114 * Examples:
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115 * long val = wxPlatform::If(wxMac, 1).ElseIf(wxGTK, 2).ElseIf(stPDA, 5).Else(3);
116 * wxString strVal = wxPlatform::If(wxMac, wxT("Mac")).ElseIf(wxMSW, wxT("MSW")).Else(wxT("Other"));
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117 *
118 * A custom platform symbol:
119 *
120 * #define stPDA 100
121 * #ifdef __WXWINCE__
122 * wxPlatform::AddPlatform(stPDA);
123 * #endif
124 *
4bfec179 125 * long windowStyle = wxCAPTION | (long) wxPlatform::IfNot(stPDA, wxRESIZE_BORDER);
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126 *
127 */
128
129class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPlatform
130{
131public:
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132 wxPlatform() { Init(); }
133 wxPlatform(const wxPlatform& platform) { Copy(platform); }
134 void operator = (const wxPlatform& platform) { Copy(platform); }
135 void Copy(const wxPlatform& platform);
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136
137 // Specify an optional default value
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138 wxPlatform(int defValue) { Init(); m_longValue = (long)defValue; }
139 wxPlatform(long defValue) { Init(); m_longValue = defValue; }
140 wxPlatform(const wxString& defValue) { Init(); m_stringValue = defValue; }
141 wxPlatform(double defValue) { Init(); m_doubleValue = defValue; }
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143 static wxPlatform If(int platform, long value);
144 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, long value);
145 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, long value);
146 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, long value);
147 wxPlatform& Else(long value);
148
25a9f291 149 static wxPlatform If(int platform, int value) { return If(platform, (long)value); }
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150 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, int value) { return IfNot(platform, (long)value); }
151 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, int value) { return ElseIf(platform, (long) value); }
152 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, int value) { return ElseIfNot(platform, (long) value); }
153 wxPlatform& Else(int value) { return Else((long) value); }
154
155 static wxPlatform If(int platform, double value);
156 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, double value);
157 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, double value);
158 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, double value);
159 wxPlatform& Else(double value);
160
161 static wxPlatform If(int platform, const wxString& value);
162 static wxPlatform IfNot(int platform, const wxString& value);
163 wxPlatform& ElseIf(int platform, const wxString& value);
164 wxPlatform& ElseIfNot(int platform, const wxString& value);
165 wxPlatform& Else(const wxString& value);
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166
167 long GetInteger() const { return m_longValue; }
168 const wxString& GetString() const { return m_stringValue; }
169 double GetDouble() const { return m_doubleValue; }
170
171 operator int() const { return (int) GetInteger(); }
172 operator long() const { return GetInteger(); }
173 operator double() const { return GetDouble(); }
f8087c0d 174 operator const wxString&() const { return GetString(); }
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175
176 static void AddPlatform(int platform);
4bfec179 177 static bool Is(int platform);
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178 static void ClearPlatforms();
179
180private:
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181
182 void Init() { m_longValue = 0; m_doubleValue = 0.0; }
183
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184 long m_longValue;
185 double m_doubleValue;
186 wxString m_stringValue;
187 static wxArrayInt* sm_customPlatforms;
188};
189
190/// Function for testing current platform
4bfec179 191inline bool wxPlatformIs(int platform) { return wxPlatform::Is(platform); }
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e90c1d2a 193#if wxUSE_GUI
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194
195// Get the state of a key (true if pressed, false if not)
196// This is generally most useful getting the state of
197// the modifier or toggle keys.
1751226c 198WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetKeyState(wxKeyCode key);
97698dc4 199
14dfb3d2 200
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201// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
202// KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
203// in wxMSW.
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204WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
205
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206
207// wxMouseState is used to hold information about button and modifier state
208// and is what is returned from wxGetMouseState.
209class WXDLLEXPORT wxMouseState
210{
211public:
212 wxMouseState()
213 : m_x(0), m_y(0),
214 m_leftDown(false), m_middleDown(false), m_rightDown(false),
01101e2d 215 m_aux1Down(false), m_aux2Down(false),
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216 m_controlDown(false), m_shiftDown(false), m_altDown(false),
217 m_metaDown(false)
218 {}
219
220 wxCoord GetX() { return m_x; }
221 wxCoord GetY() { return m_y; }
222
223 bool LeftDown() { return m_leftDown; }
224 bool MiddleDown() { return m_middleDown; }
225 bool RightDown() { return m_rightDown; }
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226 bool Aux1Down() { return m_aux1Down; }
227 bool Aux2Down() { return m_aux2Down; }
25a9f291 228
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229 bool ControlDown() { return m_controlDown; }
230 bool ShiftDown() { return m_shiftDown; }
231 bool AltDown() { return m_altDown; }
232 bool MetaDown() { return m_metaDown; }
25a9f291 233 bool CmdDown()
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234 {
235#if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXCOCOA__)
236 return MetaDown();
237#else
238 return ControlDown();
239#endif
240 }
241
242 void SetX(wxCoord x) { m_x = x; }
243 void SetY(wxCoord y) { m_y = y; }
244
245 void SetLeftDown(bool down) { m_leftDown = down; }
246 void SetMiddleDown(bool down) { m_middleDown = down; }
247 void SetRightDown(bool down) { m_rightDown = down; }
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248 void SetAux1Down(bool down) { m_aux1Down = down; }
249 void SetAux2Down(bool down) { m_aux2Down = down; }
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250
251 void SetControlDown(bool down) { m_controlDown = down; }
252 void SetShiftDown(bool down) { m_shiftDown = down; }
253 void SetAltDown(bool down) { m_altDown = down; }
254 void SetMetaDown(bool down) { m_metaDown = down; }
25a9f291 255
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256private:
257 wxCoord m_x;
258 wxCoord m_y;
259
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260 bool m_leftDown : 1;
261 bool m_middleDown : 1;
262 bool m_rightDown : 1;
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263 bool m_aux1Down : 1;
264 bool m_aux2Down : 1;
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265
266 bool m_controlDown : 1;
267 bool m_shiftDown : 1;
268 bool m_altDown : 1;
269 bool m_metaDown : 1;
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270};
271
272
273// Returns the current state of the mouse position, buttons and modifers
274WXDLLEXPORT wxMouseState wxGetMouseState();
275
c2ca375c 276#endif // wxUSE_GUI
7dd40b6f 277
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278// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
279// Window ID management
280// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
281
c801d85f 282// Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
c2ca375c 283WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxRegisterId(long id);
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284
285// Return the current ID
c2ca375c 286WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxGetCurrentId();
c801d85f 287
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288// Generate a unique ID
289WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxNewId();
e90c1d2a 290
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291// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
292// Various conversions
293// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 294
c801d85f 295// Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
bddd7a8d 296WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
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297
298// Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
bddd7a8d 299WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
f728025e 300WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, char* ch1, char* ch2);
bddd7a8d 301WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
c801d85f 302
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303// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
304// Process management
305// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
306
e0f6b731 307// NB: for backwards compatibility reasons the values of wxEXEC_[A]SYNC *must*
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308// be 0 and 1, don't change!
309
310enum
311{
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312 // execute the process asynchronously
313 wxEXEC_ASYNC = 0,
314
315 // execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
316 wxEXEC_SYNC = 1,
317
318 // under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this
319 // is done by default)
320 wxEXEC_NOHIDE = 2,
321
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322 // under Unix, if the process is the group leader then passing wxKILL_CHILDREN to wxKill
323 // kills all children as well as pid
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324 wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER = 4,
325
326 // by default synchronous execution disables all program windows to avoid
327 // that the user interacts with the program while the child process is
328 // running, you can use this flag to prevent this from happening
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329 wxEXEC_NODISABLE = 8,
330
331 // by default, the event loop is run while waiting for synchronous execution
332 // to complete and this flag can be used to simply block the main process
333 // until the child process finishes
334 wxEXEC_NOEVENTS = 16,
335
336 // convenient synonym for flags given system()-like behaviour
337 wxEXEC_BLOCK = wxEXEC_SYNC | wxEXEC_NOEVENTS
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338};
339
340// Execute another program.
341//
342// If flags contain wxEXEC_SYNC, return -1 on failure and the exit code of the
343// process if everything was ok. Otherwise (i.e. if wxEXEC_ASYNC), return 0 on
344// failure and the PID of the launched process if ok.
bddd7a8d 345WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 346 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
bddd7a8d 347WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
c67daf87 348 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
c801d85f 349
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350// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
351// always synchronous
bddd7a8d 352WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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353 wxArrayString& output,
354 int flags = 0);
f6bcfd97 355
fbf456aa 356// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
bddd7a8d 357WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
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358 wxArrayString& output,
359 wxArrayString& error,
360 int flags = 0);
cd6ce4a9 361
5ccb95f6 362#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_IPC
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363// ask a DDE server to execute the DDE request with given parameters
364WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxExecuteDDE(const wxString& ddeServer,
365 const wxString& ddeTopic,
366 const wxString& ddeCommand);
5ccb95f6 367#endif // __WXMSW__ && wxUSE_IPC
42d0df00 368
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369enum wxSignal
370{
371 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
372 wxSIGHUP,
373 wxSIGINT,
374 wxSIGQUIT,
375 wxSIGILL,
376 wxSIGTRAP,
377 wxSIGABRT,
378 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
379 wxSIGEMT,
380 wxSIGFPE,
381 wxSIGKILL,
382 wxSIGBUS,
383 wxSIGSEGV,
384 wxSIGSYS,
385 wxSIGPIPE,
386 wxSIGALRM,
387 wxSIGTERM
388
389 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
390};
c801d85f 391
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392enum wxKillError
393{
394 wxKILL_OK, // no error
395 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
396 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
397 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
398 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
399};
400
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401enum wxKillFlags
402{
403 wxKILL_NOCHILDREN = 0, // don't kill children
404 wxKILL_CHILDREN = 1 // kill children
405};
406
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407enum wxShutdownFlags
408{
409 wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
410 wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
411};
412
c1cb4153 413// Shutdown or reboot the PC
bddd7a8d 414WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
f6ba47d9 415
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416// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
417// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
418//
419// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
bddd7a8d 420WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
50567b69 421 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
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422 wxKillError *rc = NULL,
423 int flags = wxKILL_NOCHILDREN);
c801d85f 424
2c8e4738 425// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
c801d85f 426// If no command then just the shell
bddd7a8d 427WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
c801d85f 428
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429// As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
430// be returned in output array
bddd7a8d 431WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
2c8e4738 432
b568d04f 433// Sleep for nSecs seconds
bddd7a8d 434WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSleep(int nSecs);
c801d85f 435
afb74891 436// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
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437WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
438
439// Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
440WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
441
442// Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
443wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
afb74891 444
c1cb4153 445// Get the process id of the current process
bddd7a8d 446WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE unsigned long wxGetProcessId();
c1cb4153 447
c801d85f 448// Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
9d8aca48 449WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMemorySize wxGetFreeMemory();
c801d85f 450
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451#if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
452
a37a5a73 453// should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
cb719f2e 454WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = true);
a37a5a73 455
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456#endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
457
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458// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
459// Environment variables
460// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
461
cb719f2e 462// returns true if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
308978f6 463// for this)
bddd7a8d 464WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
8fd0d89b 465
cb719f2e 466// set the env var name to the given value, return true on success
90a77e64 467WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxString& value);
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468
469// remove the env var from environment
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470WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var);
471
472#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
473inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const char *value)
474 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
475inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wchar_t *value)
476 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
477template<typename T>
478inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCharTypeBuffer<T>& value)
479 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
480inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxCStrData& value)
481 { return wxSetEnv(var, wxString(value)); }
482
483// this one is for passing NULL directly - don't use it, use wxUnsetEnv instead
484wxDEPRECATED( inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value) );
485inline bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, int value)
486{
487 wxASSERT_MSG( value == 0, "using non-NULL integer as string?" );
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488
489 wxUnusedVar(value); // fix unused parameter warning in release build
490
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491 return wxUnsetEnv(var);
492}
493#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
8fd0d89b 494
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495// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
496// Network and username functions.
497// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 498
d6b9496a 499// NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
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500
501// Get eMail address
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502WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
503WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
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504
505// Get hostname.
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506WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
507WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHostName();
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508
509// Get FQDN
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510WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetFullHostName();
511WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
c801d85f 512
d6b9496a 513// Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
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514WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
515WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserId();
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516
517// Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
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518WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
519WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserName();
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520
521// Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
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522WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHomeDir();
523WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
d6b9496a 524
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525// Get the user's (by default use the current user name) home dir,
526// return empty string on error
527WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
528
d6b9496a 529
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530#if wxUSE_LONGLONG
531 typedef wxLongLong wxDiskspaceSize_t;
532#else
533 typedef long wxDiskspaceSize_t;
534#endif
535
eadd7bd2 536// get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
bddd7a8d 537WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
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538 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pTotal = NULL,
539 wxDiskspaceSize_t *pFree = NULL);
eadd7bd2 540
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541
542
543extern "C"
544{
545typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNCDATA)(const void* pItem1, const void* pItem2, const void* user_data);
546}
547
548
549WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxQsort(void *const pbase, size_t total_elems,
14d63513 550 size_t size, CMPFUNCDATA cmp, const void* user_data);
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552
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553#if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
554
d6b9496a 555// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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556// Launch default browser
557// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
558
559// flags for wxLaunchDefaultBrowser
560enum
561{
562 wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW = 1
563};
564
565// Launch url in the user's default internet browser
566WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url, int flags = 0);
567
568// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
974e8d94 569// Menu accelerators related things
d6b9496a 570// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 571
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572// flags for wxStripMenuCodes
573enum
574{
575 // strip '&' characters
576 wxStrip_Mnemonics = 1,
577
578 // strip everything after '\t'
579 wxStrip_Accel = 2,
580
581 // strip everything (this is the default)
582 wxStrip_All = wxStrip_Mnemonics | wxStrip_Accel
583};
584
585// strip mnemonics and/or accelerators from the label
586WXDLLEXPORT wxString
587wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str, int flags = wxStrip_All);
588
74639764 589#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
90527a50 590// obsolete and deprecated version, do not use, use the above overload instead
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592 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = NULL)
593);
c801d85f 594
974e8d94 595#if wxUSE_ACCEL
b5dbe15d 596class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxAcceleratorEntry;
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598// use wxAcceleratorEntry::Create() or FromString() methods instead
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600 WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label)
601);
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602#endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
603
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604#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
605
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606// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
607// Window search
608// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
609
cb719f2e 610// Returns menu item id or wxNOT_FOUND if none.
184b5d99 611WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
c801d85f 612
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614// is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
615WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
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616WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
617
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618// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel() instead
619//
620// Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
621// Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
622// all windows.
623WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
624
625// NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByName() instead
626//
627// Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
628WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
629
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630// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
631// Message/event queue helpers
632// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 633
ead7ce10 634// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
cb719f2e 635WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL, bool onlyIfNeeded = false);
ead7ce10 636
95dee651 637// Enable or disable input to all top level windows
cb719f2e 638WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = true);
95dee651 639
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640// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
641// in long calculations.
642WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
643
644// Consume all events until no more left
645WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
646
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648// ctor and enables them back in its dtor
649class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
650{
651public:
652 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
653 ~wxWindowDisabler();
654
655private:
656 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
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658 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxWindowDisabler)
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660
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661// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
662// Cursors
663// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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665// Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
f516d986 666WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBeginBusyCursor(const wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
e2a6f233 667
c801d85f 668// Restore cursor to normal
afb74891 669WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
d6b9496a 670
cb719f2e 671// true if we're between the above two calls
afb74891 672WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
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674// Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
675class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
676{
afb74891 677public:
f516d986 678 wxBusyCursor(const wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
afb74891 679 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
f6bcfd97 680 ~wxBusyCursor()
afb74891 681 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
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684 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
685 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
686 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
687 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
688 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
689 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
690};
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693
694// MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
695// Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
2049ba38 696#ifdef __WXMSW__
16cba29d 697 extern WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
373658eb 698 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
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700
701// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
dc281933 702// X11 Display access
d6b9496a 703// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c801d85f 704
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706
d111a89a 707#ifdef __WXGTK__
033bf67c 708 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void *wxGetDisplay();
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710
c801d85f 711#ifdef __X__
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712 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
713 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
714 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString wxGetDisplayName();
d111a89a 715#endif // X or GTK+
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718inline struct _XDisplay *wxGetX11Display()
719{
720 return (_XDisplay *)wxGetDisplay();
721}
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724
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725#endif // wxUSE_GUI
726
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727// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
728// wxYield(): these functions are obsolete, please use wxApp methods instead!
729// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
730
731// Yield to other apps/messages
bddd7a8d 732WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYield();
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734// Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
bddd7a8d 735WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
886dd7d2 736
f6bcfd97 737// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77ffb593 738// Error message functions used by wxWidgets (deprecated, use wxLog)
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740
c801d85f 741#endif
34138703 742 // _WX_UTILSH__