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6 \section{\class{wxFileSystemHandler}}\label{wxfilesystemhandler}
7
8 Classes derived from wxFileSystemHandler are used
9 to access virtual file systems. Its public interface consists
10 of two methods: \helpref{CanOpen}{wxfilesystemhandlercanopen}
11 and \helpref{OpenFile}{wxfilesystemhandleropenfile}.
12 It provides additional protected methods to simplify the process
13 of opening the file: GetProtocol, GetLeftLocation, GetRightLocation,
14 GetAnchor, GetMimeTypeFromExt.
15
16 Please have a look at \helpref{overview}{fs} if you don't know how locations
17 are constructed.
18
19 Also consult \helpref{list of available handlers}{fs}.
20
21 \perlnote{In wxPerl, you need to derive your file system handler class
22 from Wx::PlFileSystemHandler.}
23
24 \wxheading{Notes}
25
26 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
27 \item The handlers are shared by all instances of wxFileSystem.
28 \item wxHTML library provides handlers for local files and HTTP or FTP protocol
29 \item The {\it location} parameter passed to OpenFile or CanOpen methods
30 is always an {\bf absolute} path. You don't need to check the FS's current path.
31 \end{itemize}
32
33 \wxheading{Derived from}
34
35 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
36
37 \wxheading{Include files}
38
39 <wx/filesys.h>
40
41 \wxheading{See also}
42
43 \helpref{wxFileSystem}{wxfilesystem},
44 \helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfile},
45 \helpref{Overview}{fs}
46
47 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
48
49
50 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::wxFileSystemHandler}\label{wxfilesystemhandlerwxfilesystemhandler}
51
52 \func{}{wxFileSystemHandler}{\void}
53
54 Constructor.
55
56 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::CanOpen}\label{wxfilesystemhandlercanopen}
57
58 \func{virtual bool}{CanOpen}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
59
60 Returns true if the handler is able to open this file. This function doesn't
61 check whether the file exists or not, it only checks if it knows the protocol.
62 Example:
63
64 \begin{verbatim}
65 bool MyHand::CanOpen(const wxString& location)
66 {
67 return (GetProtocol(location) == "http");
68 }
69 \end{verbatim}
70
71 Must be overridden in derived handlers.
72
73 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::GetAnchor}\label{wxfilesystemhandlergetanchor}
74
75 \constfunc{wxString}{GetAnchor}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
76
77 Returns the anchor if present in the location.
78 See \helpref{wxFSFile}{wxfsfilegetanchor} for details.
79
80 Example: GetAnchor("index.htm\#chapter2") == "chapter2"
81
82 {\bf Note:} the anchor is NOT part of the left location.
83
84 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::GetLeftLocation}\label{wxfilesystemhandlergetleftlocation}
85
86 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLeftLocation}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
87
88 Returns the left location string extracted from {\it location}.
89
90 Example: GetLeftLocation("file:myzipfile.zip\#zip:index.htm") == "file:myzipfile.zip"
91
92 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::GetMimeTypeFromExt}\label{wxfilesystemhandlergetmimetypefromext}
93
94 \func{wxString}{GetMimeTypeFromExt}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
95
96 Returns the MIME type based on {\bf extension} of {\it location}. (While wxFSFile::GetMimeType
97 returns real MIME type - either extension-based or queried from HTTP.)
98
99 Example : GetMimeTypeFromExt("index.htm") == "text/html"
100
101 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::GetProtocol}\label{wxfilesystemhandlergetprotocol}
102
103 \constfunc{wxString}{GetProtocol}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
104
105 Returns the protocol string extracted from {\it location}.
106
107 Example: GetProtocol("file:myzipfile.zip\#zip:index.htm") == "zip"
108
109 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::GetRightLocation}\label{wxfilesystemhandlergetrightlocation}
110
111 \constfunc{wxString}{GetRightLocation}{\param{const wxString\& }{location}}
112
113 Returns the right location string extracted from {\it location}.
114
115 Example : GetRightLocation("file:myzipfile.zip\#zip:index.htm") == "index.htm"
116
117 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::FindFirst}\label{wxfilesystemhandlerfindfirst}
118
119 \func{virtual wxString}{FindFirst}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildcard}, \param{int }{flags = 0}}
120
121 Works like \helpref{wxFindFirstFile}{wxfindfirstfile}. Returns name of the first
122 filename (within filesystem's current path) that matches {\it wildcard}. {\it flags} may be one of
123 wxFILE (only files), wxDIR (only directories) or 0 (both).
124
125 This method is only called if \helpref{CanOpen}{wxfilesystemhandlercanopen} returns true.
126
127 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::FindNext}\label{wxfilesystemhandlerfindnext}
128
129 \func{virtual wxString}{FindNext}{\void}
130
131 Returns next filename that matches parameters passed to \helpref{FindFirst}{wxfilesystemfindfirst}.
132
133 This method is only called if \helpref{CanOpen}{wxfilesystemhandlercanopen} returns true and FindFirst
134 returned a non-empty string.
135
136 \membersection{wxFileSystemHandler::OpenFile}\label{wxfilesystemhandleropenfile}
137
138 \func{virtual wxFSFile*}{OpenFile}{\param{wxFileSystem\& }{fs}, \param{const wxString\& }{location}}
139
140 Opens the file and returns wxFSFile pointer or NULL if failed.
141
142 Must be overridden in derived handlers.
143
144 \wxheading{Parameters}
145
146 \docparam{fs}{Parent FS (the FS from that OpenFile was called). See ZIP handler
147 for details of how to use it.}
148
149 \docparam{location}{The {\bf absolute} location of file.}
150