Added 'Include files' section to class references
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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 NULL if none is
145 associated.
146
147 \membersection{wxDocument::GetFirstView}
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 \membersection{wxDocument::GetPrintableName}
155
156 \constfunc{virtual void}{GetPrintableName}{\param{wxString\& }{name}}
157
158 Copies a suitable document name into the supplied {\it name} buffer. The default
159 function uses the title, or if there is no title, uses the filename; or if no
160 filename, the string {\bf unnamed}.
161
162 \membersection{wxDocument::GetTitle}
163
164 \constfunc{wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
165
166 Gets the title for this document. The document title is used for an associated
167 frame (if any), and is usually constructed by the framework from
168 the filename.
169
170 \membersection{wxDocument::IsModified}\label{wxdocumentismodified}
171
172 \constfunc{virtual bool}{IsModified}{\void}
173
174 Returns TRUE if the document has been modified since the last save, FALSE otherwise.
175 You may need to override this if your document view maintains its own
176 record of being modified (for example if using wxTextWindow to view and edit the document).
177
178 See also \helpref{Modify}{wxdocumentmodify}.
179
180 \membersection{wxDocument::LoadObject}
181
182 \func{virtual istream\&}{LoadObject}{\param{istream\& }{stream}}
183
184 Override this function and call it from your own LoadObject before
185 streaming your own data. LoadObject is called by the framework
186 automatically when the document contents need to be loaded.
187
188 \membersection{wxDocument::Modify}\label{wxdocumentmodify}
189
190 \func{virtual void}{Modify}{\param{bool}{ modify}}
191
192 Call with TRUE to mark the document as modified since the last save, FALSE otherwise.
193 You may need to override this if your document view maintains its own
194 record of being modified (for example if using wxTextWindow to view and edit the document).
195
196 See also \helpref{IsModified}{wxdocumentismodified}.
197
198 \membersection{wxDocument::OnChangedViewList}
199
200 \func{virtual void}{OnChangedViewList}{\void}
201
202 Called when a view is added to or deleted from this document. The default
203 implementation saves and deletes the document if no views exist (the last
204 one has just been removed).
205
206 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCloseDocument}
207
208 \func{virtual bool}{OnCloseDocument}{\void}
209
210 The default implementation calls DeleteContents (an empty implementation)
211 sets the modified flag to FALSE. Override this to
212 supply additional behaviour when the document is closed with Close.
213
214 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCreate}
215
216 \func{virtual bool}{OnCreate}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{long}{ flags}}
217
218 Called just after the document object is created to give it a chance
219 to initialize itself. The default implementation uses the
220 template associated with the document to create an initial view.
221 If this function returns FALSE, the document is deleted.
222
223 \membersection{wxDocument::OnCreateCommandProcessor}
224
225 \func{virtual wxCommandProcessor*}{OnCreateCommandProcessor}{\void}
226
227 Override this function if you want a different (or no) command processor
228 to be created when the document is created. By default, it returns
229 an instance of wxCommandProcessor.
230
231 See \helpref{wxCommandProcessor}{wxcommandprocessor}.
232
233 \membersection{wxDocument::OnNewDocument}
234
235 \func{virtual bool}{OnNewDocument}{\void}
236
237 The default implementation calls OnSaveModified and DeleteContents, makes a default title for the
238 document, and notifies the views that the filename (in fact, the title) has changed.
239
240 \membersection{wxDocument::OnOpenDocument}
241
242 \func{virtual bool}{OnOpenDocument}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
243
244 Constructs an input file stream for the given filename (which must not be NULL),
245 and calls LoadObject. If LoadObject returns TRUE, the document is set to
246 unmodified; otherwise, an error message box is displayed. The document's
247 views are notified that the filename has changed, to give windows an opportunity
248 to update their titles. All of the document's views are then updated.
249
250 \membersection{wxDocument::OnSaveDocument}
251
252 \func{virtual bool}{OnSaveDocument}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
253
254 Constructs an output file stream for the given filename (which must not be NULL),
255 and calls SaveObject. If SaveObject returns TRUE, the document is set to
256 unmodified; otherwise, an error message box is displayed.
257
258 \membersection{wxDocument::OnSaveModified}
259
260 \func{virtual bool}{OnSaveModified}{\void}
261
262 If the document has been modified, prompts the user to ask if the changes should
263 be changed. If the user replies Yes, the Save function is called. If No, the
264 document is marked as unmodified and the function succeeds. If Cancel, the
265 function fails.
266
267 \membersection{wxDocument::RemoveView}
268
269 \func{virtual bool}{RemoveView}{\param{wxView* }{view}}
270
271 Removes the view from the document's list of views, and calls OnChangedViewList.
272
273 \membersection{wxDocument::Save}
274
275 \func{virtual bool}{Save}{\void}
276
277 Saves the document by calling OnSaveDocument if there is an associated filename,
278 or SaveAs if there is no filename.
279
280 \membersection{wxDocument::SaveAs}
281
282 \func{virtual bool}{SaveAs}{\void}
283
284 Prompts the user for a file to save to, and then calls OnSaveDocument.
285
286 \membersection{wxDocument::SaveObject}
287
288 \func{virtual ostream\&}{SaveObject}{\param{ostream\& }{stream}}
289
290 Override this function and call it from your own SaveObject before
291 streaming your own data. SaveObject is called by the framework
292 automatically when the document contents need to be saved.
293
294 \membersection{wxDocument::SetCommandProcessor}
295
296 \func{virtual void}{SetCommandProcessor}{\param{wxCommandProcessor *}{processor}}
297
298 Sets the command processor to be used for this document. The document will then be responsible
299 for its deletion. Normally you should not call this; override OnCreateCommandProcessor
300 instead.
301
302 See \helpref{wxCommandProcessor}{wxcommandprocessor}.
303
304 \membersection{wxDocument::SetDocumentName}
305
306 \func{void}{SetDocumentName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
307
308 Sets the document type name for this document. See the comment for \helpref{documentTypeName}{documenttypename}.
309
310 \membersection{wxDocument::SetDocumentTemplate}
311
312 \func{void}{SetDocumentTemplate}{\param{wxDocTemplate* }{templ}}
313
314 Sets the pointer to the template that created the document. Should only be called by the
315 framework.
316
317 \membersection{wxDocument::SetFilename}
318
319 \func{void}{SetFilename}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
320
321 Sets the filename for this document. Usually called by the framework.
322
323 \membersection{wxDocument::SetTitle}
324
325 \func{void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}}
326
327 Sets the title for this document. The document title is used for an associated
328 frame (if any), and is usually constructed by the framework from
329 the filename.
330
331 \membersection{wxDocument::UpdateAllViews}\label{wxdocumentupdateallviews}
332
333 \func{void}{UpdateAllViews}{\param{wxView* }{sender = NULL}}
334
335 Updates all views. If {\it sender} is non-NULL, does not update this view.
336