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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 #include "wx/process.h"
25
26 #if wxUSE_IOSTREAMH
27 #include <iostream.h>
28 #else
29 #include <iostream>
30 # ifdef _MSC_VER
31 using namespace std;
32 # endif
33 #endif
34
35 #ifdef __X__
36 #ifndef __VMS__
37 /*steve: these two are not known under VMS */
38 #include <dirent.h>
39 #include <unistd.h>
40 #endif
41 #endif
42
43 #include <stdio.h>
44
45 #ifdef __GNUWIN32__
46 #define stricmp strcasecmp
47 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
48 #endif
49
50 // Forward declaration
51 class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
52
53 // Stupid ASCII macros
54 #define wxToUpper(C) (((C) >= 'a' && (C) <= 'z')? (C) - 'a' + 'A': (C))
55 #define wxToLower(C) (((C) >= 'A' && (C) <= 'Z')? (C) - 'A' + 'a': (C))
56
57 // Return a string with the current date/time
58 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow(void);
59
60 // Make a copy of this string using 'new'
61 WXDLLEXPORT char* copystring(const char *s);
62
63 // Generate a unique ID
64 WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId(void);
65 #define NewId wxNewId
66
67 // Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
68 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
69 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
70
71 // Return the current ID
72 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId(void);
73
74 // Useful buffer
75 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern char*) wxBuffer;
76
77 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxFloatToStringStr;
78 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
79
80 // Various conversions
81 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(char *s, float *number);
82 WXDLLEXPORT char* FloatToString(float number, const char *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
83 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(char *s, double *number);
84 WXDLLEXPORT char* DoubleToString(double number, const char *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
85 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(char *s, int *number);
86 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(char *s, long *number);
87 WXDLLEXPORT char* IntToString(int number);
88 WXDLLEXPORT char* LongToString(long number);
89
90 // Matches string one within string two regardless of case
91 WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(char *one, char *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
92
93 // A shorter way of using strcmp
94 #define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (strcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
95
96 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
97 WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
98
99 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
100 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, char *buf);
101 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
102
103 // Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
104 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(char **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
105 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
106 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
107 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
108
109 #define wxSIGTERM 1
110
111 WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, int sig=wxSIGTERM);
112
113 // Execute a command in an interactive shell window
114 // If no command then just the shell
115 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
116
117 // Sleep for nSecs seconds under UNIX, do nothing under Windows
118 WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
119
120 // Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
121 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory(void);
122
123 // Consume all events until no more left
124 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents(void);
125
126 /*
127 * Network and username functions.
128 *
129 */
130
131 // Get eMail address
132 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(char *buf, int maxSize);
133
134 // Get hostname.
135 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(char *buf, int maxSize);
136
137 // Get user ID e.g. jacs
138 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(char *buf, int maxSize);
139
140 // Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
141 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(char *buf, int maxSize);
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(void);
173
174 // Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
175 // stream (Windows)
176 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const char *fmt ...) ;
177
178 // Sound the bell
179 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell(void) ;
180
181 // Get OS version
182 WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
183
184 // Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
185 class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
186 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
187 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
188
189 // Restore cursor to normal
190 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor(void);
191
192 // TRUE if we're between the above two calls
193 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy(void);
194
195 /* Error message functions used by wxWindows */
196
197 // Non-fatal error (continues)
198 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxInternalErrorStr;
199 WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
200
201 // Fatal error (exits)
202 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const char*) wxFatalErrorStr;
203 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
204
205 // Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
206 #if wxUSE_RESOURCES
207 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
208 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
209 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
210 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
211
212 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, char **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
213 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
214 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
215 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
216 #endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
217
218 // Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
219 WXDLLEXPORT const char* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
220
221 // Get the user's home dir (caller must copy--- volatile)
222 // returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
223 WXDLLEXPORT char* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
224
225 // Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
226 // in long calculations.
227 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
228
229 void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
230
231 // MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
232 // Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
233 #ifdef __WXMSW__
234 WXDLLEXPORT extern const char* wxUserResourceStr;
235 WXDLLEXPORT char* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
236
237 // Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
238 // input/output
239 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
240
241 #endif
242
243 // X only
244 #ifdef __X__
245 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
246 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
247 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
248 #endif
249
250 #ifdef __X__
251
252 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
253
254 #define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
255 #define wxMAX_SV 1000
256 #define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
257 #define wxH_WEIGHT 4
258 #define wxS_WEIGHT 1
259 #define wxV_WEIGHT 2
260
261 typedef struct wx_hsv {
262 int h,s,v;
263 } wxHSV;
264
265 #define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
266 #define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
267
268 #define wxMax2(x,y) ((x > y) ? x : y)
269 #define wxMin2(x,y) ((x < y) ? x : y)
270
271 void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
272 void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
273 void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
274 void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
275
276 #endif //__X__
277
278 #endif
279 // _WX_UTILSH__