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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-overridden \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{Include files}
23
24<wx/dde.h>
25
26\wxheading{Library}
27
28\helpref{wxBase}{librarieslist}
29
30\wxheading{See also}
31
32\helpref{wxDDEServer}{wxddeserver}, \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection},
33\helpref{Interprocess communications overview}{ipcoverview}
34
35\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
36
37\membersection{wxDDEClient::wxDDEClient}\label{wxddeclientctor}
38
39\func{}{wxDDEClient}{\void}
40
41Constructs a client object.
42
43\membersection{wxDDEClient::MakeConnection}\label{wxddeclientmakeconnection}
44
45\func{wxConnectionBase *}{MakeConnection}{\param{const wxString\& }{host}, \param{const wxString\& }{service}, \param{const wxString\& }{topic}}
46
47Tries to make a connection with a server specified by the host
48(machine name under UNIX, ignored under Windows), service name (must
49contain an integer port number under UNIX), and topic string. If the
50server allows a connection, a wxDDEConnection object will be returned.
51The type of wxDDEConnection returned can be altered by overriding
52the \helpref{wxDDEClient::OnMakeConnection}{wxddeclientonmakeconnection} member to return your own
53derived connection object.
54
55\membersection{wxDDEClient::OnMakeConnection}\label{wxddeclientonmakeconnection}
56
57\func{wxConnectionBase *}{OnMakeConnection}{\void}
58
59The type of \helpref{wxDDEConnection}{wxddeconnection} returned from a \helpref{wxDDEClient::MakeConnection}{wxddeclientmakeconnection} call can
60be altered by deriving the {\bf OnMakeConnection} member to return your
61own derived connection object. By default, a wxDDEConnection
62object is returned.
63
64The advantage of deriving your own connection class is that it will
65enable you to intercept messages initiated by the server, such
66as \helpref{wxDDEConnection::OnAdvise}{wxconnectiononadvise}. You may also want to
67store application-specific data in instances of the new class.
68
69\membersection{wxDDEClient::ValidHost}\label{wxddeclientvalidhost}
70
71\func{bool}{ValidHost}{\param{const wxString\& }{host}}
72
73Returns \true if this is a valid host name, \false otherwise. This always
74returns \true under MS Windows.
75