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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: utils.h
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
9 // Licence: wxWindows license
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_UTILSH__
13 #define _WX_UTILSH__
14
15 #ifdef __GNUG__
16 #pragma interface "utils.h"
17 #endif
18
19 #include "wx/setup.h"
20 #include "wx/object.h"
21 #include "wx/list.h"
22 #include "wx/window.h"
23 #include "wx/filefn.h"
24
25 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"
26
27 class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
28
29 #ifdef __X__
30 #ifndef __VMS__
31 /*steve: these two are not known under VMS */
32 #include <dirent.h>
33 #include <unistd.h>
34 #endif
35 #endif
36
37 #include <stdio.h>
38
39 #ifdef __GNUWIN32__
40 #define stricmp strcasecmp
41 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
42 #endif
43
44 // Forward declaration
45 class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
46
47 // Stupid ASCII macros
48 #define wxToUpper(C) (((C) >= 'a' && (C) <= 'z')? (C) - 'a' + 'A': (C))
49 #define wxToLower(C) (((C) >= 'A' && (C) <= 'Z')? (C) - 'A' + 'a': (C))
50
51 // Return a string with the current date/time
52 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
53
54 // Make a copy of this string using 'new'
55 WXDLLEXPORT char* copystring(const char *s);
56
57 // Generate a unique ID
58 WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
59 #define NewId wxNewId
60
61 // Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
62 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
63 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
64
65 // Return the current ID
66 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
67
68 // Useful buffer
69 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern char*) wxBuffer;
70
71 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxFloatToStringStr;
72 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
73
74 // Various conversions
75 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(char *s, float *number);
76 WXDLLEXPORT char* FloatToString(float number, const char *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
77 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(char *s, double *number);
78 WXDLLEXPORT char* DoubleToString(double number, const char *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
79 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(char *s, int *number);
80 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(char *s, long *number);
81 WXDLLEXPORT char* IntToString(int number);
82 WXDLLEXPORT char* LongToString(long number);
83
84 // Matches string one within string two regardless of case
85 WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(char *one, char *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
86
87 // A shorter way of using strcmp
88 #define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (strcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
89
90 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
91 WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
92
93 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
94 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, char *buf);
95 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
96
97 // Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
98 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(char **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
99 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
100 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
101 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
102
103 #define wxSIGTERM 1
104
105 WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, int sig=wxSIGTERM);
106
107 // Execute a command in an interactive shell window
108 // If no command then just the shell
109 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
110
111 // Sleep for nSecs seconds under UNIX, do nothing under Windows
112 WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
113
114 // Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
115 WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
116
117 // Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
118 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
119
120 // Consume all events until no more left
121 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
122
123 /*
124 * Network and username functions.
125 *
126 */
127
128 // Get eMail address
129 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(char *buf, int maxSize);
130
131 // Get hostname.
132 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(char *buf, int maxSize);
133 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxString& buf);
134
135 // Get user ID e.g. jacs
136 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(char *buf, int maxSize);
137 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxString& buf);
138
139 // Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
140 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(char *buf, int maxSize);
141 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxString& buf);
142
143 /*
144 * Strip out any menu codes
145 */
146 WXDLLEXPORT char* wxStripMenuCodes(char *in, char *out = (char *) NULL);
147 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
148
149 // Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
150 // Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
151 // all windows.
152 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
153
154 // Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
155 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
156
157 // Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
158 WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
159
160 /*
161 #if (!defined(__MINMAX_DEFINED) && !defined(max))
162 #define max(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
163 #define min(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
164 #define __MINMAX_DEFINED 1
165 #endif
166 */
167
168 #define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
169 #define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
170
171 // Yield to other apps/messages
172 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
173
174 // Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
175 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
176
177 // Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
178 // stream (Windows)
179 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const char *fmt ...) ;
180
181 // Sound the bell
182 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell(void) ;
183
184 // Get OS version
185 WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
186
187 // Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
188 class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
189 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
190 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
191
192 // Restore cursor to normal
193 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
194
195 // TRUE if we're between the above two calls
196 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
197
198 // Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
199 class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
200 {
201 public:
202 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
203 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
204 ~wxBusyCursor()
205 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
206 };
207
208 // Error message functions used by wxWindows
209
210 // Non-fatal error (continues)
211 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxInternalErrorStr;
212 WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
213
214 // Fatal error (exits)
215 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxFatalErrorStr;
216 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
217
218 // Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
219 #if wxUSE_RESOURCES
220 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
221 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
222 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
223 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
224
225 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, char **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
226 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
227 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
228 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
229 #endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
230
231 // Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
232 WXDLLEXPORT const char* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
233
234 // Get the user's home dir (caller must copy--- volatile)
235 // returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
236 WXDLLEXPORT char* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
237
238 // Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
239 // in long calculations.
240 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
241
242 void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
243
244 // MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
245 // Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
246 #ifdef __WXMSW__
247 WXDLLEXPORT extern const char* wxUserResourceStr;
248 WXDLLEXPORT char* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
249
250 // Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
251 // input/output
252 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
253
254 #endif
255
256 // X only
257 #ifdef __X__
258 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
259 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
260 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
261 #endif
262
263 #ifdef __X__
264
265 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
266
267 #define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
268 #define wxMAX_SV 1000
269 #define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
270 #define wxH_WEIGHT 4
271 #define wxS_WEIGHT 1
272 #define wxV_WEIGHT 2
273
274 typedef struct wx_hsv {
275 int h,s,v;
276 } wxHSV;
277
278 #define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
279 #define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
280
281 #define wxMax2(x,y) ((x > y) ? x : y)
282 #define wxMin2(x,y) ((x < y) ? x : y)
283
284 void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
285 void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
286 void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
287 void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
288
289 #endif //__X__
290
291 #endif
292 // _WX_UTILSH__