Some doc corrections; various small fixes for Cygwin and BC++
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1 \section{\class{wxDocument}}\label{wxdocument}
2
3 The document class can be used to model an application's file-based
4 data. It is part of the document/view framework supported by wxWindows,
5 and cooperates with the \helpref{wxView}{wxview}, \helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}\rtfsp
6 and \helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager} classes.
7
8 \wxheading{Derived from}
9
10 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
11 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
12
13 \wxheading{Include files}
14
15 <wx/docview.h>
16
17 \wxheading{See also}
18
19 \helpref{wxDocument overview}{wxdocumentoverview}, \helpref{wxView}{wxview},\rtfsp
20 \helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}, \helpref{wxDocManager}{wxdocmanager}
21
22 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
23
24 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_commandProcessor}
25
26 \member{wxCommandProcessor*}{m\_commandProcessor}
27
28 A pointer to the command processor associated with this document.
29
30 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentFile}
31
32 \member{wxString}{m\_documentFile}
33
34 Filename associated with this document (``" if none).
35
36 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentModified}
37
38 \member{bool}{m\_documentModified}
39
40 TRUE if the document has been modified, FALSE otherwise.
41
42 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentTemplate}
43
44 \member{wxDocTemplate *}{m\_documentTemplate}
45
46 A pointer to the template from which this document was created.
47
48 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentTitle}
49
50 \member{wxString}{m\_documentTitle}
51
52 Document title. The document title is used for an associated
53 frame (if any), and is usually constructed by the framework from
54 the filename.
55
56 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentTypeName}\label{documenttypename}
57
58 \member{wxString}{m\_documentTypeName}
59
60 The document type name given to the wxDocTemplate constructor, copied to this
61 variable when the document is created. If several document templates are
62 created that use the same document type, this variable is used in wxDocManager::CreateView
63 to collate a list of alternative view types that can be used on this kind of
64 document. Do not change the value of this variable.
65
66 \membersection{wxDocument::m\_documentViews}
67
68 \member{wxList}{m\_documentViews}
69
70 List of wxView instances associated with this document.
71
72 \membersection{wxDocument::wxDocument}
73
74 \func{}{wxDocument}{\void}
75
76 Constructor. Define your own default constructor to initialize application-specific
77 data.
78
79 \membersection{wxDocument::\destruct{wxDocument}}
80
81 \func{}{\destruct{wxDocument}}{\void}
82
83 Destructor. Removes itself from the document manager.
84
85 \membersection{wxDocument::AddView}
86
87 \func{virtual bool}{AddView}{\param{wxView *}{view}}
88
89 If the view is not already in the list of views, adds the view and calls OnChangedViewList.
90
91 \membersection{wxDocument::Close}
92
93 \func{virtual bool}{Close}{\void}
94
95 Closes the document, by calling OnSaveModified and then (if this returned TRUE) OnCloseDocument.
96 This does not normally delete the document object: use DeleteAllViews to do this implicitly.
97
98 \membersection{wxDocument::DeleteAllViews}
99
100 \func{virtual bool}{DeleteAllViews}{\void}
101
102 Calls wxView::Close and deletes each view. Deleting the final view will implicitly
103 delete the document itself, because the wxView destructor calls RemoveView. This
104 in turns calls wxDocument::OnChangedViewList, whose default implemention is to
105 save and delete the document if no views exist.
106
107 \membersection{wxDocument::GetCommandProcessor}
108
109 \constfunc{wxCommandProcessor*}{GetCommandProcessor}{\void}
110
111 Returns a pointer to the command processor associated with this document.
112
113 See \helpref{wxCommandProcessor}{wxcommandprocessor}.
114
115 \membersection{wxDocument::GetDocumentTemplate}
116
117 \constfunc{wxDocTemplate*}{GetDocumentTemplate}{\void}
118
119 Gets a pointer to the template that created the document.
120
121 \membersection{wxDocument::GetDocumentManager}
122
123 \constfunc{wxDocManager*}{GetDocumentManager}{\void}
124
125 Gets a pointer to the associated document manager.
126
127 \membersection{wxDocument::GetDocumentName}
128
129 \constfunc{wxString}{GetDocumentName}{\void}
130
131 Gets the document type name for this document. See the comment for \helpref{documentTypeName}{documenttypename}.
132
133 \membersection{wxDocument::GetDocumentWindow}
134
135 \constfunc{wxWindow*}{GetDocumentWindow}{\void}
136
137 Intended to return a suitable window for using as a parent for document-related
138 dialog boxes. By default, uses the frame associated with the first view.
139
140 \membersection{wxDocument::GetFilename}
141
142 \constfunc{wxString}{GetFilename}{\void}
143
144 Gets the filename associated with this document, or "" if none is
145 associated.
146
147 \membersection{wxDocument::GetFirstView}\label{wxdocumentgetfirstview}
148
149 \constfunc{wxView *}{GetFirstView}{\void}
150
151 A convenience function to get the first view for a document, because
152 in many cases a document will only have a single view.
153
154 See also: \helpref{GetViews}{wxdocumentgetviews}
155
156 \membersection{wxDocument::GetPrintableName}
157
158 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetPrintableName}{\param{wxString\& }{name}}
159
160 Copies a suitable document name into the supplied {\it name} buffer. The default
161 function uses the title, or if there is no title, uses the filename; or if no
162 filename, the string {\bf unnamed}.
163
164 \membersection{wxDocument::GetTitle}
165
166 \constfunc{wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
167
168 Gets the title for this document. The document title is used for an associated
169 frame (if any), and is usually constructed by the framework from
170 the filename.
171
172 \membersection{wxDocument::GetViews}\label{wxdocumentgetviews}
173
174 \constfunc{wxList \&}{GetViews}{\void}
175
176 Returns the list whose elements are the views on the document.
177
178 See also: \helpref{GetFirstView}{wxdocumentgetfirstview}
179
180 \membersection{wxDocument::IsModified}\label{wxdocumentismodified}
181
182 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsModified}{\void}
183
184 Returns TRUE if the document has been modified since the last save, FALSE otherwise.
185 You may need to override this if your document view maintains its own
186 record of being modified (for example if using wxTextWindow to view and edit the document).
187
188 See also \helpref{Modify}{wxdocumentmodify}.
189
190 \membersection{wxDocument::LoadObject}
191
192 \func{virtual istream\&}{LoadObject}{\param{istream\& }{stream}}
193
194 Override this function and call it from your own LoadObject before
195 streaming your own data. LoadObject is called by the framework
196 automatically when the document contents need to be loaded.
197
198 \membersection{wxDocument::Modify}\label{wxdocumentmodify}
199
200 \func{virtual void}{Modify}{\param{bool}{ modify}}
201
202 Call with TRUE to mark the document as modified since the last save, FALSE otherwise.
203 You may need to override this if your document view maintains its own
204 record of being modified (for example if using wxTextWindow to view and edit the document).
205
206 See also \helpref{IsModified}{wxdocumentismodified}.
207
208 \membersection{wxDocument::OnChangedViewList}
209
210 \func{virtual void}{OnChangedViewList}{\void}
211
212 Called when a view is added to or deleted from this document. The default
213 implementation saves and deletes the document if no views exist (the last
214 one has just been removed).
215
216 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCloseDocument}
217
218 \func{virtual bool}{OnCloseDocument}{\void}
219
220 The default implementation calls DeleteContents (an empty implementation)
221 sets the modified flag to FALSE. Override this to
222 supply additional behaviour when the document is closed with Close.
223
224 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCreate}
225
226 \func{virtual bool}{OnCreate}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{long}{ flags}}
227
228 Called just after the document object is created to give it a chance
229 to initialize itself. The default implementation uses the
230 template associated with the document to create an initial view.
231 If this function returns FALSE, the document is deleted.
232
233 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCreateCommandProcessor}
234
235 \func{virtual wxCommandProcessor*}{OnCreateCommandProcessor}{\void}
236
237 Override this function if you want a different (or no) command processor
238 to be created when the document is created. By default, it returns
239 an instance of wxCommandProcessor.
240
241 See \helpref{wxCommandProcessor}{wxcommandprocessor}.
242
243 \membersection{wxDocument::OnNewDocument}
244
245 \func{virtual bool}{OnNewDocument}{\void}
246
247 The default implementation calls OnSaveModified and DeleteContents, makes a default title for the
248 document, and notifies the views that the filename (in fact, the title) has changed.
249
250 \membersection{wxDocument::OnOpenDocument}
251
252 \func{virtual bool}{OnOpenDocument}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
253
254 Constructs an input file stream for the given filename (which must not be empty),
255 and calls LoadObject. If LoadObject returns TRUE, the document is set to
256 unmodified; otherwise, an error message box is displayed. The document's
257 views are notified that the filename has changed, to give windows an opportunity
258 to update their titles. All of the document's views are then updated.
259
260 \membersection{wxDocument::OnSaveDocument}
261
262 \func{virtual bool}{OnSaveDocument}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
263
264 Constructs an output file stream for the given filename (which must not be empty),
265 and calls SaveObject. If SaveObject returns TRUE, the document is set to
266 unmodified; otherwise, an error message box is displayed.
267
268 \membersection{wxDocument::OnSaveModified}
269
270 \func{virtual bool}{OnSaveModified}{\void}
271
272 If the document has been modified, prompts the user to ask if the changes should
273 be changed. If the user replies Yes, the Save function is called. If No, the
274 document is marked as unmodified and the function succeeds. If Cancel, the
275 function fails.
276
277 \membersection{wxDocument::RemoveView}
278
279 \func{virtual bool}{RemoveView}{\param{wxView* }{view}}
280
281 Removes the view from the document's list of views, and calls OnChangedViewList.
282
283 \membersection{wxDocument::Save}
284
285 \func{virtual bool}{Save}{\void}
286
287 Saves the document by calling OnSaveDocument if there is an associated filename,
288 or SaveAs if there is no filename.
289
290 \membersection{wxDocument::SaveAs}
291
292 \func{virtual bool}{SaveAs}{\void}
293
294 Prompts the user for a file to save to, and then calls OnSaveDocument.
295
296 \membersection{wxDocument::SaveObject}
297
298 \func{virtual ostream\&}{SaveObject}{\param{ostream\& }{stream}}
299
300 Override this function and call it from your own SaveObject before
301 streaming your own data. SaveObject is called by the framework
302 automatically when the document contents need to be saved.
303
304 \membersection{wxDocument::SetCommandProcessor}
305
306 \func{virtual void}{SetCommandProcessor}{\param{wxCommandProcessor *}{processor}}
307
308 Sets the command processor to be used for this document. The document will then be responsible
309 for its deletion. Normally you should not call this; override OnCreateCommandProcessor
310 instead.
311
312 See \helpref{wxCommandProcessor}{wxcommandprocessor}.
313
314 \membersection{wxDocument::SetDocumentName}
315
316 \func{void}{SetDocumentName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
317
318 Sets the document type name for this document. See the comment for \helpref{documentTypeName}{documenttypename}.
319
320 \membersection{wxDocument::SetDocumentTemplate}
321
322 \func{void}{SetDocumentTemplate}{\param{wxDocTemplate* }{templ}}
323
324 Sets the pointer to the template that created the document. Should only be called by the
325 framework.
326
327 \membersection{wxDocument::SetFilename}
328
329 \func{void}{SetFilename}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
330
331 Sets the filename for this document. Usually called by the framework.
332
333 \membersection{wxDocument::SetTitle}
334
335 \func{void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
336
337 Sets the title for this document. The document title is used for an associated
338 frame (if any), and is usually constructed by the framework from
339 the filename.
340
341 \membersection{wxDocument::UpdateAllViews}\label{wxdocumentupdateallviews}
342
343 \func{void}{UpdateAllViews}{\param{wxView* }{sender = NULL}}
344
345 Updates all views. If {\it sender} is non-NULL, does not update this view.
346