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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: debug.h
3 // Purpose: interface of global functions
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_debug */
10 //@{
11
12 /**
13 @def wxDEBUG_LEVEL
14
15 Preprocessor symbol defining the level of debug support available.
16
17 Currently wxDEBUG_LEVEL is 0 in release builds (__WXDEBUG__ not defined)
18 and 1 in debug builds (it is). In the immediate future this will change
19 however and this symbol will be defined directly as 0, 1 or 2 while
20 __WXDEBUG__ won't be used by wxWidgets any longer.
21
22 @header{wx/debug.h}
23 */
24 #define wxDEBUG_LEVEL
25
26 /**
27 Type for the function called in case of assert failure.
28
29 @see wxSetAssertHandler()
30 */
31 typedef void (*wxAssertHandler_t)(const wxString& file,
32 int line,
33 const wxString& func,
34 const wxString& cond,
35 const wxString& msg);
36
37 /**
38 Assert macro. An error message will be generated if the condition is @false in
39 debug mode, but nothing will be done in the release build.
40
41 Please note that the condition in wxASSERT() should have no side effects
42 because it will not be executed in release mode at all.
43
44 This macro should be used to catch (in debug builds) logical errors done
45 by the programmer.
46
47 @see wxASSERT_MSG(), wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT()
48
49 @header{wx/debug.h}
50 */
51 #define wxASSERT( condition )
52
53 /**
54 Assert macro for expensive run-time checks.
55
56 This macro does nothing unless wxDEBUG_LEVEL is 2 or more and is meant to
57 be used for the assertions with noticeable performance impact and which,
58 hence, should be disabled during run-time.
59
60 If wxDEBUG_LEVEL is 2 or more, it becomes the same as wxASSERT().
61
62 @header{wx/debug.h}
63 */
64 #define wxASSERT_LEVEL_2( condition )
65
66 /**
67 Assert macro with a custom message for expensive run-time checks.
68
69 If wxDEBUG_LEVEL is 2 or more, this is the same as wxASSERT_MSG(),
70 otherwise it doesn't do anything at all.
71
72 @see wxASSERT_LEVEL_2()
73
74 @header{wx/debug.h}
75 */
76 #define wxASSERT_LEVEL_2_MSG( condition, msg)
77
78
79 /**
80 This macro results in a @ref wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT "compile time assertion failure"
81 if the size of the given @c type is less than @c size bits.
82
83 This macro should be used to catch (in debug builds) logical errors done
84 by the programmer.
85
86 You may use it like this, for example:
87
88 @code
89 // we rely on the int being able to hold values up to 2^32
90 wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE(int, 32);
91
92 // can't work with the platforms using UTF-8 for wchar_t
93 wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE(wchar_t, 16);
94 @endcode
95
96 @header{wx/debug.h}
97 */
98 #define wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE( type, size )
99
100 /**
101 Assert macro with message.
102 An error message will be generated if the condition is @false.
103
104 This macro should be used to catch (in debug builds) logical errors done
105 by the programmer.
106
107 @see wxASSERT(), wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT()
108
109 @header{wx/debug.h}
110 */
111 #define wxASSERT_MSG( condition, message )
112
113 /**
114 Checks that the condition is @true, returns with the given return value if
115 not (stops execution in debug mode). This check is done even in release mode.
116
117 This macro should be used to catch (both in debug and release builds) logical
118 errors done by the programmer.
119
120 @header{wx/debug.h}
121 */
122 #define wxCHECK( condition, retValue )
123
124 /**
125 Checks that the condition is @true, returns with the given return value if
126 not (stops execution in debug mode). This check is done even in release mode.
127
128 This macro may be only used in non-void functions, see also wxCHECK_RET().
129
130 This macro should be used to catch (both in debug and release builds) logical
131 errors done by the programmer.
132
133 @header{wx/debug.h}
134 */
135 #define wxCHECK_MSG( condition, retValue, message )
136
137 /**
138 Checks that the condition is @true, and returns if not (stops execution
139 with the given error message in debug mode). This check is done even in
140 release mode.
141
142 This macro should be used in void functions instead of wxCHECK_MSG().
143
144 This macro should be used to catch (both in debug and release builds) logical
145 errors done by the programmer.
146
147 @header{wx/debug.h}
148 */
149 #define wxCHECK_RET( condition, message )
150
151 /**
152 Checks that the condition is @true, and if not, it will wxFAIL() and
153 execute the given @c operation if it is not. This is a generalisation of
154 wxCHECK() and may be used when something else than just returning from the
155 function must be done when the @c condition is @false. This check is done
156 even in release mode.
157
158 This macro should be used to catch (both in debug and release builds) logical
159 errors done by the programmer.
160
161 @header{wx/debug.h}
162 */
163 #define wxCHECK2(condition, operation)
164
165 /**
166 This is the same as wxCHECK2(), but wxFAIL_MSG() with the specified
167 @c message is called instead of wxFAIL() if the @c condition is @false.
168
169 This macro should be used to catch (both in debug and release builds) logical
170 errors done by the programmer.
171
172 @header{wx/debug.h}
173 */
174 #define wxCHECK2_MSG( condition, operation, message )
175
176 /**
177 Using wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT() results in a compilation error if the
178 specified @c condition is @false. The compiler error message should include
179 the @c message identifier - please note that it must be a valid C++
180 identifier and not a string unlike in the other cases.
181
182 This macro is mostly useful for testing the expressions involving the
183 @c sizeof operator as they can't be tested by the preprocessor but it is
184 sometimes desirable to test them at the compile time.
185
186 Note that this macro internally declares a struct whose name it tries to
187 make unique by using the @c __LINE__ in it but it may still not work if you
188 use it on the same line in two different source files. In this case you may
189 either change the line in which either of them appears on or use the
190 wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT2() macro.
191
192 Also note that Microsoft Visual C++ has a bug which results in compiler
193 errors if you use this macro with 'Program Database For Edit And Continue'
194 (@c /ZI) option, so you shouldn't use it ('Program Database' (@c /Zi) is ok
195 though) for the code making use of this macro.
196
197 This macro should be used to catch misconfigurations at compile-time.
198
199 @see wxASSERT_MSG(), wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE()
200
201 @header{wx/debug.h}
202 */
203 #define wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT( condition, message )
204
205 /**
206 This macro is identical to wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT() except that it allows
207 you to specify a unique @c name for the struct internally defined by this
208 macro to avoid getting the compilation errors described for
209 wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT().
210
211 This macro should be used to catch misconfigurations at compile-time.
212
213 @header{wx/debug.h}
214 */
215 #define wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT2(condition, message, name)
216
217 /**
218 Disable the condition checks in the assertions.
219
220 This is the same as calling wxSetAssertHandler() with @NULL handler.
221 */
222 void wxDisableAsserts();
223
224 /**
225 Will always generate an assert error if this code is reached (in debug mode).
226 Note that you don't have to (and cannot) use brackets when invoking this
227 macro:
228
229 @code
230 if (...some condition...) {
231 wxFAIL;
232 }
233 @endcode
234
235 This macro should be used to catch (in debug builds) logical errors done
236 by the programmer.
237
238 @see wxFAIL_MSG()
239
240 @header{wx/debug.h}
241 */
242 #define wxFAIL
243
244 /**
245 Will always generate an assert error with specified message if this code is
246 reached (in debug mode).
247
248 This macro is useful for marking unreachable" code areas, for example it
249 may be used in the "default:" branch of a switch statement if all possible
250 cases are processed above.
251
252 This macro should be used to catch (in debug builds) logical errors done
253 by the programmer.
254
255 @see wxFAIL()
256
257 @header{wx/debug.h}
258 */
259 #define wxFAIL_MSG( message )
260
261 /**
262 Returns @true if the program is running under debugger, @false otherwise.
263
264 Please note that this function is currently only implemented for Win32 and
265 Mac builds using CodeWarrior and always returns @false elsewhere.
266
267 @header{wx/debug.h}
268 */
269 bool wxIsDebuggerRunning();
270
271 /**
272 Sets the function to be called in case of assertion failure.
273
274 The default assert handler forwards to wxApp::OnAssertFailure() whose
275 default behaviour is, in turn, to show the standard assertion failure
276 dialog if a wxApp object exists or shows the same dialog itself directly
277 otherwise.
278
279 While usually it is enough -- and more convenient -- to just override
280 OnAssertFailure(), to handle all assertion failures, including those
281 occurring even before wxApp object creation of after its destruction you
282 need to provide your assertion handler function.
283
284 This function also provides a simple way to disable all asserts: simply
285 pass @NULL pointer to it. Doing this will result in not even evaluating
286 assert conditions at all, avoiding almost all run-time cost of asserts.
287
288 Notice that this function is not MT-safe, so you should call it before
289 starting any other threads.
290
291 The return value of this function is the previous assertion handler. It can
292 be called after any pre-processing by your handler and can also be restored
293 later if you uninstall your handler.
294
295 @param handler
296 The function to call in case of assertion failure or @NULL.
297 @return
298 The previous assert handler which is not @NULL by default but could be
299 @NULL if it had been previously set to this value using this function.
300
301 @header{wx/debug.h}
302 */
303 wxAssertHandler_t wxSetAssertHandler(wxAssertHandler_t handler);
304
305 /**
306 In debug mode (when @c __WXDEBUG__ is defined) this function generates a
307 debugger exception meaning that the control is passed to the debugger if
308 one is attached to the process. Otherwise the program just terminates
309 abnormally. In release mode this function does nothing.
310
311 @header{wx/debug.h}
312 */
313 void wxTrap();
314
315 //@}
316