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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 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 // headers
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
19 #ifdef __GNUG__
20 #pragma interface "utils.h"
21 #endif
22
23 #include "wx/setup.h"
24 #include "wx/object.h"
25 #include "wx/list.h"
26 #include "wx/filefn.h"
27
28 #ifdef __X__
29 #include <dirent.h>
30 #include <unistd.h>
31 #endif
32
33 #include <stdio.h>
34
35 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
36 // Forward declaration
37 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
38
39 class WXDLLEXPORT wxProcess;
40 class WXDLLEXPORT wxFrame;
41 class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow;
42
43 // FIXME should use wxStricmp() instead
44 #if defined(__GNUWIN32__)
45 #define stricmp strcasecmp
46 #define strnicmp strncasecmp
47 #endif
48
49 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
50 // Macros
51 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
52
53 #define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
54 #define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
55
56 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
57 // String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
58 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
59
60 // Useful buffer (FIXME VZ: yeah, that is. To be removed!)
61 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxChar*) wxBuffer;
62
63 // Make a copy of this string using 'new'
64 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
65
66 // Matches string one within string two regardless of case
67 WXDLLEXPORT bool StringMatch(wxChar *one, wxChar *two, bool subString = TRUE, bool exact = FALSE);
68
69 // A shorter way of using strcmp
70 #define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
71
72 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
73 // Miscellaneous functions
74 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
75
76 // Sound the bell
77 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBell();
78
79 // Get OS version
80 WXDLLEXPORT int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn= (int *) NULL,int *minorVsn= (int *) NULL) ;
81
82 // Return a string with the current date/time
83 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxNow();
84
85 #if wxUSE_GUI
86 // Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
87 // KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
88 // in wxMSW.
89 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
90
91 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92 // Window ID management
93 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
94
95 // Generate a unique ID
96 WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
97 #if !defined(NewId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
98 #define NewId wxNewId
99 #endif
100
101 // Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
102 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
103 #if !defined(RegisterId) && defined(WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY)
104 #define RegisterId wxRegisterId
105 #endif
106
107 // Return the current ID
108 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
109
110 #endif // wxUSE_GUI
111
112 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
113 // Various conversions
114 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
115
116 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
117 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
118
119 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToFloat(wxChar *s, float *number);
120 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr);
121 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToDouble(wxChar *s, double *number);
122 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr);
123 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToInt(wxChar *s, int *number);
124 WXDLLEXPORT void StringToLong(wxChar *s, long *number);
125 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* IntToString(int number);
126 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* LongToString(long number);
127
128 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
129 WXDLLEXPORT int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
130
131 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
132 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
133 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
134
135 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
136 // Process management
137 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
138
139 // Execute another program. Returns 0 if there was an error, a PID otherwise.
140 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, bool sync = FALSE,
141 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
142 WXDLLEXPORT long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync = FALSE,
143 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
144
145 enum wxSignal
146 {
147 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
148 wxSIGHUP,
149 wxSIGINT,
150 wxSIGQUIT,
151 wxSIGILL,
152 wxSIGTRAP,
153 wxSIGABRT,
154 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
155 wxSIGEMT,
156 wxSIGFPE,
157 wxSIGKILL,
158 wxSIGBUS,
159 wxSIGSEGV,
160 wxSIGSYS,
161 wxSIGPIPE,
162 wxSIGALRM,
163 wxSIGTERM
164
165 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
166 };
167
168 // the argument is ignored under Windows - the process is always killed
169 WXDLLEXPORT int wxKill(long pid, wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM);
170
171 // Execute a command in an interactive shell window
172 // If no command then just the shell
173 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
174
175 // Sleep for nSecs seconds under UNIX, do nothing under Windows
176 WXDLLEXPORT void wxSleep(int nSecs);
177
178 // Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
179 WXDLLEXPORT void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
180
181 // Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
182 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetFreeMemory();
183
184 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
185 // Network and username functions.
186 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
187
188 // NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
189
190 // Get eMail address
191 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
192 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
193
194 // Get hostname.
195 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
196 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetHostName();
197
198 // Get FQDN
199 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetFullHostName();
200 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
201
202 // Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
203 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
204 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserId();
205
206 // Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
207 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
208 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxGetUserName();
209
210 // Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
211 WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
212
213 // Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
214 // returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
215 #if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
216 WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
217 #else
218 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
219 #endif
220
221 #if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
222
223 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
224 // Strip out any menu codes
225 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
226
227 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
228 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
229
230 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
231 // Window search
232 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
233
234 // Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
235 // Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
236 // all windows.
237 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
238
239 // Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
240 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
241
242 // Returns menu item id or -1 if none.
243 WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
244
245 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
246 // Message/event queue helpers
247 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
248
249 // Yield to other apps/messages
250 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxYield();
251
252 // Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
253 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL);
254
255 // Enable or disable input to all top level windows
256 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = TRUE);
257
258 // Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
259 // in long calculations.
260 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
261
262 // Consume all events until no more left
263 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
264
265 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
266 // Cursors
267 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
268
269 // Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
270 class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
271 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
272 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
273
274 // Restore cursor to normal
275 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
276
277 // TRUE if we're between the above two calls
278 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
279
280 // Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
281 class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
282 {
283 public:
284 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
285 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
286 ~wxBusyCursor()
287 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
288 };
289
290 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
291 // Error message functions used by wxWindows (deprecated, use wxLog)
292 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
293
294 // Format a message on the standard error (UNIX) or the debugging
295 // stream (Windows)
296 WXDLLEXPORT void wxDebugMsg(const wxChar *fmt ...) ;
297
298 // Non-fatal error (continues)
299 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxInternalErrorStr;
300 WXDLLEXPORT void wxError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxInternalErrorStr);
301
302 // Fatal error (exits)
303 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxFatalErrorStr;
304 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFatalError(const wxString& msg, const wxString& title = wxFatalErrorStr);
305
306 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
307 // Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
308 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
309
310 #if wxUSE_RESOURCES
311 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
312 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
313 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
314 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
315
316 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
317 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
318 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
319 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
320 #endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
321
322 void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
323
324 // MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
325 // Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
326 #ifdef __WXMSW__
327 WXDLLEXPORT extern const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
328 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
329
330 // Implemented in utils.cpp: VC++, Win95 only. Sets up a console for standard
331 // input/output
332 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRedirectIOToConsole();
333
334 #endif // MSW
335
336 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
337 // Display and colorss (X only)
338 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
339
340 #ifdef __X__
341 WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
342 bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
343 wxString wxGetDisplayName();
344 #endif
345
346 #ifdef __X__
347
348 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
349
350 #define wxMAX_RGB 0xff
351 #define wxMAX_SV 1000
352 #define wxSIGN(x) ((x < 0) ? -x : x)
353 #define wxH_WEIGHT 4
354 #define wxS_WEIGHT 1
355 #define wxV_WEIGHT 2
356
357 typedef struct wx_hsv {
358 int h,s,v;
359 } wxHSV;
360
361 #define wxMax3(x,y,z) ((x > y) ? ((x > z) ? x : z) : ((y > z) ? y : z))
362 #define wxMin3(x,y,z) ((x < y) ? ((x < z) ? x : z) : ((y < z) ? y : z))
363
364 void wxHSVToXColor(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
365 void wxXColorToHSV(wxHSV *hsv,XColor *xcolor);
366 void wxAllocNearestColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
367 void wxAllocColor(Display *display,Colormap colormap,XColor *xcolor);
368
369 #endif //__X__
370
371 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
372 // font-related functions (X and GTK)
373 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
374
375 #if defined(__X__) || defined(__WXGTK__)
376
377 #ifdef __X__
378 typedef XFontStruct *wxNativeFont;
379 #else // GDK
380 typedef GdkFont *wxNativeFont;
381 #endif
382
383 #include "wx/font.h" // for wxFontEncoding
384
385 // returns the handle of the nearest available font or 0
386 extern wxNativeFont wxLoadQueryNearestFont(int pointSize,
387 int family,
388 int style,
389 int weight,
390 bool underlined,
391 const wxString &facename,
392 wxFontEncoding encoding);
393
394 #endif // X || GTK
395
396 #endif // wxUSE_GUI
397
398 #endif
399 // _WX_UTILSH__