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1\section{\class{wxConfigBase}}\label{wxconfigbase}
2
3wxConfigBase class defines the basic interface of all config classes. It can
4not be used by itself (it's an abstract base class) and you'll always use one
5of its derivations: wxIniConfig, wxFileConfig, wxRegConfig or any other.
6
7However, usually you don't even need to know the precise nature of the class
8you're working with but you would just use the wxConfigBase methods. This
9allows you to write the same code regardless of whether you're working with
10the registry under Win32 or text-based config files under Unix (or even
11Windows 3.1 .INI files if you're really unlucky). To make writing the portable
12code even easier, wxWindows provides a typedef wxConfig
13which is mapped onto the native wxConfigBase implementation on the given
14platform: i.e. wxRegConfig under Win32, wxIniConfig under Win16 and
15wxFileConfig otherwise.
16
17See \helpref{config overview}{wxconfigoverview} for the descriptions of all
18features of this class.
19
20\wxheading{Derived from}
21
22No base class
23
24\wxheading{Include files}
25
26<wx/config.h> (to let wxWindows choose a wxConfig class for your platform)\\
27<wx/confbase.h> (base config class)\\
28<wx/fileconf.h> (wxFileconfig class)\\
29<wx/msw/regconf.h> (wxRegConfig class)\\
30<wx/msw/iniconf.h> (wxIniConfig class)
31
32\wxheading{Example}
33
34Here is how you would typically use this class:
35
36\begin{verbatim}
37 // using wxConfig instead of writing wxFileConfig or wxRegConfig enhances
38 // portability of the code
39 wxConfig *config = new wxConfig("MyAppName");
40
41 wxString str;
42 if ( config->Read("LastPrompt", &str) ) {
43 // last prompt was found in the config file/registry and its value is now
44 // in str
45 ...
46 }
47 else {
48 // no last prompt...
49 }
50
51 // another example: using default values and the full path instead of just
52 // key name: if the key is not found , the value 17 is returned
53 long value = config->Read("/LastRun/CalculatedValues/MaxValue", -1);
54 ...
55 ...
56 ...
57 // at the end of the program we would save everything back
58 config->Write("LastPrompt", str);
59 config->Write("/LastRun/CalculatedValues/MaxValue", value);
60
61 // the changes will be written back automatically
62 delete config;
63\end{verbatim}
64
65This basic example, of course, doesn't show all wxConfig features, such as
66enumerating, testing for existence and deleting the entries and groups of
67entries in the config file, its abilities to automatically store the default
68values or expand the environment variables on the fly. However, the main idea
69is that using this class is easy and that it should normally do what you
70expect it to.
71
72NB: in the documentation of this class, the words "config file" also mean
73"registry hive" for wxRegConfig and, generally speaking, might mean any
74physical storage where a wxConfigBase-derived class stores its data.
75
76\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Function groups}}}
77
78\membersection{Static functions}
79
80These functions deal with the "default" config object. Although its usage is
81not at all mandatory it may be convenient to use a global config object
82instead of creating and deleting the local config objects each time you need
83one (especially because creating a wxFileConfig object might be a time
84consuming operation). In this case, you may create this global config object
85in the very start of the program and {\it Set()} it as the default. Then, from
86anywhere in your program, you may access it using the {\it Get()} function. Of
87course, you should delete it on the program termination (otherwise, not only a
88memory leak will result, but even more importantly the changes won't be
89written back!).
90
91As it happens, you may even further simplify the procedure described above:
92you may forget about calling {\it Set()}. When {\it Get()} is called and there
93is no current object, it will create one using {\it Create()} function. To
94disable this behaviour {\it DontCreateOnDemand()} is provided.
95
96\helpref{Set}{wxconfigbaseset}\\
97\helpref{Get}{wxconfigbaseget}\\
98\helpref{Create}{wxconfigbasecreate}\\
99\helpref{DontCreateOnDemand}{wxconfigbasedontcreateondemand}
100
101\membersection{Constructor and destructor}
102
103\helpref{wxConfigBase}{wxconfigbasector}\\
104\helpref{\destruct{wxConfigBase}}{wxconfigbasedtor}
105
106\membersection{Path management}
107
108As explained in \helpref{config overview}{wxconfigoverview}, the config classes
109support a file system-like hierarchy of keys (files) and groups (directories).
110As in the file system case, to specify a key in the config class you must use
111a path to it. Config classes also support the notion of the current group,
112which makes it possible to use the relative paths. To clarify all this, here
113is an example (it's only for the sake of demonstration, it doesn't do anything
114sensible!):
115
116\begin{verbatim}
117 wxConfig *config = new wxConfig("FooBarApp");
118
119 // right now the current path is '/'
120 conf->Write("RootEntry", 1);
121
122 // go to some other place: if the group(s) don't exist, they will be created
123 conf->SetPath("/Group/Subgroup");
124
125 // create an entry in subgroup
126 conf->Write("SubgroupEntry", 3);
127
128 // '..' is understood
129 conf->Write("../GroupEntry", 2);
130 conf->SetPath("..");
131
132 wxASSERT( conf->Read("Subgroup/SubgroupEntry", 0l) == 3 );
133
134 // use absolute path: it's allowed, too
135 wxASSERT( conf->Read("/RootEntry", 0l) == 1 );
136\end{verbatim}
137
138{\it Warning}: it's probably a good idea to always restore the path to its
139old value on function exit:
140
141\begin{verbatim}
142 void foo(wxConfigBase *config)
143 {
144 wxString strOldPath = config->GetPath();
145
146 config->SetPath("/Foo/Data");
147 ...
148
149 config->SetPath(strOldPath);
150 }
151\end{verbatim}
152
153because otherwise the assert in the following example will surely fail
154(we suppose here that {\it foo()} function is the same as above except that it
155doesn't save and restore the path):
156
157\begin{verbatim}
158 void bar(wxConfigBase *config)
159 {
160 config->Write("Test", 17);
161
162 foo(config);
163
164 // we're reading "/Foo/Data/Test" here! -1 will probably be returned...
165 wxASSERT( config->Read("Test", -1) == 17 );
166 }
167\end{verbatim}
168
169Finally, the path separator in wxConfigBase and derived classes is always '/',
170regardless of the platform (i.e. it's {\bf not} '$\backslash\backslash$' under Windows).
171
172\helpref{SetPath}{wxconfigbasesetpath}\\
173\helpref{GetPath}{wxconfigbasegetpath}
174
175\membersection{Enumeration}
176
177The functions in this section allow to enumerate all entries and groups in the
178config file. All functions here return FALSE when there are no more items.
179
180You must pass the same index to GetNext and GetFirst (don't modify it).
181Please note that it's {\bf not} the index of the current item (you will have
182some great surprizes with wxRegConfig if you assume this) and you shouldn't
183even look at it: it's just a "cookie" which stores the state of the
184enumeration. It can't be stored inside the class because it would prevent you
185from running several enumerations simultaneously, that's why you must pass it
186explicitly.
187
188Having said all this, enumerating the config entries/groups is very simple:
189
190\begin{verbatim}
191 wxArrayString aNames;
192
193 // enumeration variables
194 wxString str;
195 long dummy;
196
197 // first enum all entries
198 bool bCont = config->GetFirstEntry(str, dummy);
199 while ( bCont ) {
200 aNames.Add(str);
201
202 bCont = GetConfig()->GetNextEntry(str, dummy);
203 }
204
205 ... we have all entry names in aNames...
206
207 // now all groups...
208 bCont = GetConfig()->GetFirstGroup(str, dummy);
209 while ( bCont ) {
210 aNames.Add(str);
211
212 bCont = GetConfig()->GetNextGroup(str, dummy);
213 }
214
215 ... we have all group (and entry) names in aNames...
216
217\end{verbatim}
218
219There are also functions to get the number of entries/subgroups without
220actually enumerating them, but you will probably never need them.
221
222\helpref{GetFirstGroup}{wxconfigbasegetfirstgroup}\\
223\helpref{GetNextGroup}{wxconfigbasegetnextgroup}\\
224\helpref{GetFirstEntry}{wxconfigbasegetfirstentry}\\
225\helpref{GetNextEntry}{wxconfigbasegetnextentry}\\
226\helpref{GetNumberOfEntries}{wxconfigbasegetnumberofentries}\\
227\helpref{GetNumberOfGroups}{wxconfigbasegetnumberofgroups}
228
229\membersection{Tests of existence}
230
231\helpref{HasGroup}{wxconfigbasehasgroup}\\
232\helpref{HasEntry}{wxconfigbasehasentry}\\
233\helpref{Exists}{wxconfigbaseexists}\\
234\helpref{GetEntryType}{wxconfigbasegetentrytype}
235
236\membersection{Miscellaneous accessors}
237
238\helpref{SetAppName}{wxconfigbasesetappname}\\
239\helpref{GetAppName}{wxconfigbasegetappname}\\
240\helpref{SetVendorName}{wxconfigbasesetvendorname}\\
241\helpref{GetVendorName}{wxconfigbasegetvendorname}
242
243\membersection{Key access}
244
245These function are the core of wxConfigBase class: they allow you to read and
246write config file data. All {\it Read} function take a default value which
247will be returned if the specified key is not found in the config file.
248
249Currently, only two types of data are supported: string and long (but it might
250change in the near future). To work with other types: for {\it int} or {\it
251bool} you can work with function taking/returning {\it long} and just use the
252casts. Better yet, just use {\it long} for all variables which you're going to
253save in the config file: chances are that \verb$sizeof(bool) == sizeof(int) == sizeof(long)$ anyhow on your system. For {\it float}, {\it double} and, in
254general, any other type you'd have to translate them to/from string
255representation and use string functions.
256
257Try not to read long values into string variables and vice versa: although it
258just might work with wxFileConfig, you will get a system error with
259wxRegConfig because in the Windows registry the different types of entries are
260indeed used.
261
262Final remark: the {\it szKey} parameter for all these functions can contain an
263arbitrary path (either relative or absolute), not just the key name.
264
265\helpref{Read}{wxconfigbaseread}\\
266\helpref{Write}{wxconfigbasewrite}\\
267\helpref{Flush}{wxconfigbaseflush}
268
269\membersection{Rename entries/groups}
270
271The functions in this section allow to rename entries or subgroups of the
272current group. They will return FALSE on error. typically because either the
273entry/group with the original name doesn't exist, because the entry/group with
274the new name already exists or because the function is not supported in this
275wxConfig implementation.
276
277\helpref{RenameEntry}{wxconfigbaserenameentry}\\
278\helpref{RenameGroup}{wxconfigbaserenamegroup}
279
280\membersection{Delete entries/groups}
281
282The functions in this section delete entries and/or groups of entries from the
283config file. {\it DeleteAll()} is especially useful if you want to erase all
284traces of your program presence: for example, when you uninstall it.
285
286\helpref{DeleteEntry}{wxconfigbasedeleteentry}\\
287\helpref{DeleteGroup}{wxconfigbasedeletegroup}\\
288\helpref{DeleteAll}{wxconfigbasedeleteall}
289
290\membersection{Options}
291
292Some aspects of wxConfigBase behaviour can be changed during run-time. The
293first of them is the expansion of environment variables in the string values
294read from the config file: for example, if you have the following in your
295config file:
296
297\begin{verbatim}
298 # config file for my program
299 UserData = $HOME/data
300
301 # the following syntax is valud only under Windows
302 UserData = %windir%\\data.dat
303\end{verbatim}
304
305the call to \verb$config->Read("UserData")$ will return something like
306\verb$"/home/zeitlin/data"$ if you're lucky enough to run a Linux system ;-)
307
308Although this feature is very useful, it may be annoying if you read a value
309which containts '\$' or '\%' symbols (\% is used for environment variables
310expansion under Windows) which are not used for environment variable
311expansion. In this situation you may call SetExpandEnvVars(FALSE) just before
312reading this value and SetExpandEnvVars(TRUE) just after. Another solution
313would be to prefix the offending symbols with a backslash.
314
315The following functions control this option:
316
317\helpref{IsExpandingEnvVars}{wxconfigbaseisexpandingenvvars}\\
318\helpref{SetExpandingEnvVars}{wxconfigbasesetexpandingenvvars}\\
319\helpref{SetRecordDefaults}{wxconfigbasesetrecorddefaults}\\
320\helpref{IsRecordingDefaults}{wxconfigbaseisrecordingdefaults}
321
322%%%%% MEMBERS HERE %%%%%
323\helponly{\insertatlevel{2}{
324
325\wxheading{Members}
326
327}}
328
329\membersection{wxConfigBase::wxConfigBase}\label{wxconfigbasector}
330
331\func{}{wxConfigBase}{\param{const wxString\& }{appName = wxEmptyString},
332 \param{const wxString\& }{vendorName = wxEmptyString},
333 \param{const wxString\& }{localFilename = wxEmptyString},
334 \param{const wxString\& }{globalFilename = wxEmptyString},
335 \param{long}{ style = 0}}
336
337This is the default and only constructor of the wxConfigBase class, and
338derived classes.
339
340\wxheading{Parameters}
341
342\docparam{appName}{The application name. If this is empty, the class will
343normally use \helpref{wxApp::GetAppName}{wxappgetappname} to set it. The
344application name is used in the registry key on Windows, and can be used to
345deduce the local filename parameter if that is missing.}
346
347\docparam{vendorName}{The vendor name. If this is empty, it is assumed that
348no vendor name is wanted, if this is optional for the current config class.
349The vendor name is appended to the application name for wxRegConfig.}
350
351\docparam{localFilename}{Some config classes require a local filename. If this
352is not present, but required, the application name will be used instead.}
353
354\docparam{globalFilename}{Some config classes require a global filename. If
355this is not present, but required, the application name will be used instead.}
356
357\docparam{style}{Can be one of wxCONFIG\_USE\_LOCAL\_FILE and
358wxCONFIG\_USE\_GLOBAL\_FILE. The style interpretation depends on the config
359class and is ignored by some. For wxFileConfig, these styles determine whether
360a local or global config file is created or used. If the flag is present but
361the parameter is empty, the parameter will be set to a default. If the
362parameter is present but the style flag not, the relevant flag will be added
363to the style.}
364
365\wxheading{Remarks}
366
367By default, environment variable expansion is on and recording defaults is
368off.
369
370\membersection{wxConfigBase::\destruct{wxConfigBase}}\label{wxconfigbasedtor}
371
372\func{}{\destruct{wxConfigBase}}{\void}
373
374Empty but ensures that dtor of all derived classes is virtual.
375
376\membersection{wxConfigBase::Create}\label{wxconfigbasecreate}
377
378\func{static wxConfigBase *}{Create}{\void}
379
380Create a new config object: this function will create the "best"
381implementation of wxConfig available for the current platform, see comments
382near the definition of wxCONFIG\_WIN32\_NATIVE for details. It returns the
383created object and also sets it as the current one.
384
385\membersection{wxConfigBase::DontCreateOnDemand}\label{wxconfigbasedontcreateondemand}
386
387\func{void}{DontCreateOnDemand}{\void}
388
389Calling this function will prevent {\it Get()} from automatically creating a
390new config object if the current one is NULL. It might be useful to call it
391near the program end to prevent new config object "accidental" creation.
392
393\membersection{wxConfigBase::DeleteAll}\label{wxconfigbasedeleteall}
394
395\func{bool}{DeleteAll}{\void}
396
397Delete the whole underlying object (disk file, registry key, ...). Primarly
398for use by desinstallation routine.
399
400\membersection{wxConfigBase::DeleteEntry}\label{wxconfigbasedeleteentry}
401
402\func{bool}{DeleteEntry}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool}{
403bDeleteGroupIfEmpty = TRUE}}
404
405Deletes the specified entry and the group it belongs to if it was the last key
406in it and the second parameter is true.
407
408\membersection{wxConfigBase::DeleteGroup}\label{wxconfigbasedeletegroup}
409
410\func{bool}{DeleteGroup}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}}
411
412Delete the group (with all subgroups)
413
414\membersection{wxConfigBase::Exists}\label{wxconfigbaseexists}
415
416\constfunc{bool}{Exists}{\param{wxString\& }{strName}}
417
418returns TRUE if either a group or an entry with a given name exists
419
420\membersection{wxConfigBase::Flush}\label{wxconfigbaseflush}
421
422\func{bool}{Flush}{\param{bool }{bCurrentOnly = FALSE}}
423
424permanently writes all changes (otherwise, they're only written from object's
425destructor)
426
427\membersection{wxConfigBase::Get}\label{wxconfigbaseget}
428
429\func{wxConfigBase *}{Get}{\void}
430
431Get the current config object. If there is no current object, creates one
432(using {\it Create}) unless DontCreateOnDemand was called previously.
433
434\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetAppName}\label{wxconfigbasegetappname}
435
436\constfunc{wxString}{GetAppName}{\void}
437
438Returns the application name.
439
440\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetEntryType}\label{wxconfigbasegetentrytype}
441
442\constfunc{enum wxConfigBase::EntryType}{GetEntryType}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
443
444Returns the type of the given entry or {\it Unknown} if the entry doesn't
445exist. This function should be used to decide which version of Read() should
446be used because some of wxConfig implementations will complain about type
447mismatch otherwise: e.g., an attempt to read a string value from an integer
448key with \helpref{wxRegConfig}{wxregconfig} will fail.
449
450The result is an element of enum EntryType:
451
452\begin{verbatim}
453 enum EntryType
454 {
455 Unknown,
456 String,
457 Boolean,
458 Integer,
459 Float
460 };
461\end{verbatim}
462
463\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstgroup}
464
465\constfunc{bool}{GetFirstGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
466index}}
467
468Gets the first group.
469
470\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
471consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
472the next call.}
473
474\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstentry}
475
476\constfunc{bool}{GetFirstEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
477index}}
478
479Gets the first entry.
480
481\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
482consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
483the next call.}
484
485\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextgroup}
486
487\constfunc{bool}{GetNextGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
488index}}
489
490Gets the next group.
491
492\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
493consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
494the next call.}
495
496\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextentry}
497
498\constfunc{bool}{GetNextEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
499index}}
500
501Gets the next entry.
502
503\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
504consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
505the next call.}
506
507\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNumberOfEntries}\label{wxconfigbasegetnumberofentries}
508
509\constfunc{uint }{GetNumberOfEntries}{\param{bool }{bRecursive = FALSE}}
510
511\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNumberOfGroups}\label{wxconfigbasegetnumberofgroups}
512
513\constfunc{uint}{GetNumberOfGroups}{\param{bool }{bRecursive = FALSE}}
514
515Get number of entries/subgroups in the current group, with or without its
516subgroups.
517
518\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetPath}\label{wxconfigbasegetpath}
519
520\constfunc{const wxString\&}{GetPath}{\void}
521
522Retrieve the current path (always as absolute path).
523
524\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetVendorName}\label{wxconfigbasegetvendorname}
525
526\constfunc{wxString}{GetVendorName}{\void}
527
528Returns the vendor name.
529
530\membersection{wxConfigBase::HasEntry}\label{wxconfigbasehasentry}
531
532\constfunc{bool}{HasEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{strName}}
533
534returns TRUE if the entry by this name exists
535
536\membersection{wxConfigBase::HasGroup}\label{wxconfigbasehasgroup}
537
538\constfunc{bool}{HasGroup}{\param{const wxString\& }{strName}}
539
540returns TRUE if the group by this name exists
541
542\membersection{wxConfigBase::IsExpandingEnvVars}\label{wxconfigbaseisexpandingenvvars}
543
544\constfunc{bool}{IsExpandingEnvVars}{\void}
545
546Returns TRUE if we are expanding environment variables in key values.
547
548\membersection{wxConfigBase::IsRecordingDefaults}\label{wxconfigbaseisrecordingdefaults}
549
550\func{bool}{IsRecordingDefaults}{\void} const
551
552Returns TRUE if we are writing defaults back to the config file.
553
554\membersection{wxConfigBase::Read}\label{wxconfigbaseread}
555
556\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{wxString*}{
557str}}
558
559Read a string from the key, returning TRUE if the value was read. If the key
560was not found, {\it str} is not changed.
561
562\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{wxString*}{
563str}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultVal}}
564
565Read a string from the key. The default value is returned if the key was not
566found.
567
568Returns TRUE if value was really read, FALSE if the default was used.
569
570\constfunc{wxString}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{const
571wxString\& }{defaultVal}}
572
573Another version of {\it Read()}, returning the string value directly.
574
575\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{long*}{ l}}
576
577Reads a long value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
578not found, {\it l} is not changed.
579
580\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{long*}{ l},
581\param{long}{ defaultVal}}
582
583Reads a long value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
584not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead.
585
586\constfunc{long }{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{long}{
587defaultVal}}
588
589Reads a long value from the key and returns it. {\it defaultVal} is returned
590if the key is not found.
591
592NB: writing
593
594{\small \begin{verbatim} conf->Read("key", 0); \end{verbatim} }
595
596won't work because the call is ambiguous: compiler can not choose between two
597{\it Read} functions. Instead, write:
598
599{\small \begin{verbatim} conf->Read("key", 0l); \end{verbatim} }
600
601\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{double*}{ d}}
602
603Reads a double value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
604not found, {\it d} is not changed.
605
606\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{double*}{ d},
607 \param{double}{ defaultVal}}
608
609Reads a double value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
610not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead.
611
612\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool*}{ b}}
613
614Reads a bool value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
615not found, {\it b} is not changed.
616
617\constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool*}{ d},
618\param{bool}{ defaultVal}}
619
620Reads a bool value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
621not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead.
622
623\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
624implements the following methods:\par
625\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
626\twocolitem{\bf{Read(key, default="")}}{Returns a string.}
627\twocolitem{\bf{ReadInt(key, default=0)}}{Returns an int.}
628\twocolitem{\bf{ReadFloat(key, default=0.0)}}{Returns a floating point number.}
629\end{twocollist}}
630}
631
632\membersection{wxConfigBase::RenameEntry}\label{wxconfigbaserenameentry}
633
634\func{bool}{RenameEntry}{\param{const wxString\& }{ oldName}, \param{const wxString\& }{ newName}}
635
636Renames an entry in the current group. The entries names (both the old and
637the new one) shouldn't contain backslashes, i.e. only simple names and not
638arbitrary paths are accepted by this function.
639
640Returns FALSE if the {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already
641exists.
642
643\membersection{wxConfigBase::RenameGroup}\label{wxconfigbaserenamegroup}
644
645\func{bool}{RenameGroup}{\param{const wxString\& }{ oldName}, \param{const wxString\& }{ newName}}
646
647Renames a subgroup of the current group. The subgroup names (both the old and
648the new one) shouldn't contain backslashes, i.e. only simple names and not
649arbitrary paths are accepted by this function.
650
651Returns FALSE if the {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already
652exists.
653
654\membersection{wxConfigBase::Set}\label{wxconfigbaseset}
655
656\func{wxConfigBase *}{Set}{\param{wxConfigBase *}{pConfig}}
657
658Sets the config object as the current one, returns the pointer to the previous
659current object (both the parameter and returned value may be NULL)
660
661\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetAppName}\label{wxconfigbasesetappname}
662
663\func{void }{SetAppName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ appName}}
664
665Sets the application name.
666
667\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetExpandingEnvVars}\label{wxconfigbasesetexpandingenvvars}
668
669\func{void}{SetExpandEnvVars }{\param{bool }{bDoIt = TRUE}}
670
671Determine whether we wish to expand environment variables in key values.
672
673\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetPath}\label{wxconfigbasesetpath}
674
675\func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{strPath}}
676
677Set current path: if the first character is '/', it's the absolute path,
678otherwise it's a relative path. '..' is supported. If the strPath doesn't
679exist it is created.
680
681\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetRecordDefaults}\label{wxconfigbasesetrecorddefaults}
682
683\func{void}{SetRecordDefaults}{\param{bool }{bDoIt = TRUE}}
684
685Sets whether defaults are written back to the config file.
686
687If on (default is off) all default values are written back to the config file.
688This allows the user to see what config options may be changed and is probably
689useful only for wxFileConfig.
690
691\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetVendorName}\label{wxconfigbasesetvendorname}
692
693\func{void}{SetVendorName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ vendorName}}
694
695Sets the vendor name.
696
697\membersection{wxConfigBase::Write}\label{wxconfigbasewrite}
698
699\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{const wxString\& }{
700value}}
701
702\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{long}{ value}}
703
704\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{double}{ value}}
705
706\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool}{ value}}
707
708These functions write the specified value to the config file and return TRUE
709on success.
710
711\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
712implements the following methods:\par
713\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
714\twocolitem{\bf{Write(key, value)}}{Writes a string.}
715\twocolitem{\bf{WriteInt(key, value)}}{Writes an int.}
716\twocolitem{\bf{WriteFloat(key, value)}}{Writes a floating point number.}
717\end{twocollist}}
718}
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