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1\chapter{Libraries list}\label{librarieslist}
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4
5Starting from version 2.5.0 wxWindows can be built either as a single large
6library (this is called the {\it monolithic build}) or as several smaller
7libraries ({\it multilib build}). Multilib build is the default.
8
9wxWindows library is divided into libraries briefly described below. This
10diagram show dependencies between them:
11
12\begin{center}
13\image{}{libs.gif}
14\end{center}
15
16{\large {\bf wxBase}}
17
18Every wxWindows application must link against this library. It contains
19mandatory classes that any wxWindows code depends on (e.g.
20\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}) and portability classes that abstract
21differences between platforms. wxBase can be used to develop console mode
22applications, it does not require any GUI libraries or running X Window System
23on Unix.
24
25{\large {\bf wxNet}}
26
27Classes for network access:
28
29\begin{itemize}
30\item{ wxSocket classes (\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient},
31 \helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes) }
32\item{ \helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream} and
33 \helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream} }
34\item{ sockets-based IPC classes (\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxddeserver},
35 \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and
36 \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}) }
37\item{ \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} }
38\item{ wxInternetFSHandler (a \helpref{wxFileSystem handler}{fs}) }
39Requires wxBase.
40\end{itemize}
41
42{\large {\bf wxXML}}
43
44This library contains simple classes for parsing XML documents. Note that
45their API {\em will} change in the future and backward
46compatibility will not be preserved. Use of this library in your applications
47is not recommended, it is only meant for use by XML resources system. Future
48versions of wxWindows will contain new XML handling classes with DOM-like API.
49Requires wxBase.
50
51{\large {\bf wxODBC}}
52
53\helpref{Database classes}{odbcoverview}. Requires wxBase.
54
55{\large {\bf wxCore}}
56
57Basic GUI classes such as GDI classes or controls are in this library. All
58wxWindows GUI applications must link against this library, only console mode
59applications don't.
60
61{\large {\bf wxAdvanced}}
62
63More advanced or rarely used GUI classes:
64
65\begin{itemize}
66\item{ \helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc} }
67\item{ \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl} }
68\item{ \helpref{wxDragImage}{wxdragimage} }
69\item{ \helpref{wxGrid classes}{gridoverview} }
70\item{ \helpref{wxJoystick}{wxjoystick} }
71\item{ \helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm} }
72\item{ \helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen} }
73\item{ \helpref{wxTaskBarIcon}{wxtaskbaricon} }
74\item{ \helpref{wxTipDialog}{wxtipdialog} }
75\item{ \helpref{wxWave}{wxwave} }
76\item{ \helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} }
77\item{ \helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow} }
78\item{ \helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow} }
79\end{itemize}
80
81Requires wxCore and wxBase.
82
83{\large {\bf wxGL}}
84
85This library contains \helpref{wxGLCanvas}{wxglcanvas} class for integrating
86OpenGL library with wxWindows. Unlike all other, this library is {\em not}
87part of the monolithic library, it is always built as separate library.
88Requires wxCore and wxBase.
89
90{\large {\bf wxHTML}}
91
92Simple HTML renderer and other \helpref{HTML rendering classes}{wxhtml} are
93contained in this library, as well as
94\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller},
95\helpref{wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller} and
96\helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}. Requires wxCore and wxBase.