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1\section{\class{wxDDEClient}}\label{wxddeclient}
2
3A wxDDEClient object represents the client part of a client-server DDE
4(Dynamic Data Exchange) conversation.
5
6To create a client which can communicate with a suitable server,
7you need to derive a class from wxDDEConnection and another from wxDDEClient.
8The custom wxDDEConnection class will intercept communications in
9a `conversation' with a server, and the custom wxDDEServer is required
10so that a user-overriden \helpref{wxDDEClient::OnMakeConnection}{wxddeclientonmakeconnection} member can return
11a wxDDEConnection of the required class, when a connection is made.
12
13This DDE-based implementation is
14available on Windows only, but a platform-independent, socket-based version
15of this API is available using \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxtcpclient}.
16
17\wxheading{Derived from}
18
19wxClientBase\\
20\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
21
22\wxheading{See also}
23
24\helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}, \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection},
25\helpref{Interprocess communications overview}{ipcoverview}
26
27\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
28
29\membersection{wxDDEClient::wxDDEClient}
30
31\func{}{wxDDEClient}{\void}
32
33Constructs a client object.
34
35\membersection{wxDDEClient::MakeConnection}\label{wxddeclientmakeconnection}
36
37\func{wxConnectionBase *}{MakeConnection}{\param{const wxString\& }{host}, \param{const wxString\& }{service}, \param{const wxString\& }{topic}}
38
39Tries to make a connection with a server specified by the host
40(machine name under UNIX, ignored under Windows), service name (must
41contain an integer port number under UNIX), and topic string. If the
42server allows a connection, a wxDDEConnection object will be returned.
43The type of wxDDEConnection returned can be altered by overriding
44the \helpref{wxDDEClient::OnMakeConnection}{wxddeclientonmakeconnection} member to return your own
45derived connection object.
46
47\membersection{wxDDEClient::OnMakeConnection}\label{wxddeclientonmakeconnection}
48
49\func{wxConnectionBase *}{OnMakeConnection}{\void}
50
51The type of \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection} returned from a \helpref{wxDDEClient::MakeConnection}{wxddeclientmakeconnection} call can
52be altered by deriving the {\bf OnMakeConnection} member to return your
53own derived connection object. By default, a wxDDEConnection
54object is returned.
55
56The advantage of deriving your own connection class is that it will
57enable you to intercept messages initiated by the server, such
58as \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnAdvise}{wxddeconnectiononadvise}. You may also want to
59store application-specific data in instances of the new class.
60
61\membersection{wxDDEClient::ValidHost}
62
63\func{bool}{ValidHost}{\param{const wxString\& }{host}}
64
65Returns TRUE if this is a valid host name, FALSE otherwise. This always
66returns TRUE under MS Windows.
67
68