Added experimental async clipboard format query
[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / clipbrd.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/clipbrd.h
3 // Purpose: wxClipboad class and clipboard functions
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 19.10.99
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_
13 #define _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_
14
15 #include "wx/defs.h"
16
17 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
18
19
20 #include "wx/object.h"
21 #include "wx/chartype.h"
22 #include "wx/vector.h"
23
24 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDataFormat;
25 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxDataObject;
26 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxClipboard;
27
28 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
29 // wxClipboard represents the system clipboard. Normally, you should use
30 // wxTheClipboard which is a global pointer to the (unique) clipboard.
31 //
32 // Clipboard can be used to copy data to/paste data from. It works together
33 // with wxDataObject.
34 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
35
36 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxClipboardBase : public wxObject
37 {
38 public:
39 wxClipboardBase() { m_usePrimary = false; }
40
41 // open the clipboard before Add/SetData() and GetData()
42 virtual bool Open() = 0;
43
44 // close the clipboard after Add/SetData() and GetData()
45 virtual void Close() = 0;
46
47 // query whether the clipboard is opened
48 virtual bool IsOpened() const = 0;
49
50 // add to the clipboard data
51 //
52 // NB: the clipboard owns the pointer and will delete it, so data must be
53 // allocated on the heap
54 virtual bool AddData( wxDataObject *data ) = 0;
55
56 // set the clipboard data, this is the same as Clear() followed by
57 // AddData()
58 virtual bool SetData( wxDataObject *data ) = 0;
59
60 // ask if data in correct format is available
61 virtual bool IsSupported( const wxDataFormat& format ) = 0;
62
63 // fill data with data on the clipboard (if available)
64 virtual bool GetData( wxDataObject& data ) = 0;
65
66 // clears wxTheClipboard and the system's clipboard if possible
67 virtual void Clear() = 0;
68
69 // flushes the clipboard: this means that the data which is currently on
70 // clipboard will stay available even after the application exits (possibly
71 // eating memory), otherwise the clipboard will be emptied on exit
72 virtual bool Flush() { return false; }
73
74 // this allows to choose whether we work with CLIPBOARD (default) or
75 // PRIMARY selection on X11-based systems
76 //
77 // on the other ones, working with primary selection does nothing: this
78 // allows to write code which sets the primary selection when something is
79 // selected without any ill effects (i.e. without overwriting the
80 // clipboard which would be wrong on the platforms without X11 PRIMARY)
81 virtual void UsePrimarySelection(bool usePrimary = false)
82 {
83 m_usePrimary = usePrimary;
84 }
85
86 // return true if we're using primary selection
87 bool IsUsingPrimarySelection() const { return m_usePrimary; }
88
89 // Returns global instance (wxTheClipboard) of the object:
90 static wxClipboard *Get();
91
92
93 // don't use this directly, it is public for compatibility with some ports
94 // (wxX11, wxMotif, ...) only
95 bool m_usePrimary;
96 };
97
98 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
99 // asynchronous clipboard event
100 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
101
102 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxClipboardEvent : public wxEvent
103 {
104 public:
105 wxClipboardEvent(wxEventType commandType = wxEVT_NULL)
106 : wxEvent(0,commandType)
107 { }
108
109 wxClipboardEvent(const wxClipboardEvent& event)
110 : wxEvent(event),
111 m_formats(event.m_formats)
112 { }
113
114 bool SupportsFormat( const wxDataFormat &format ) const;
115 void AddFormat( const wxDataFormat &format );
116
117 virtual wxEvent *Clone() const { return new wxClipboardEvent(*this); }
118
119 protected:
120 wxVector<wxDataFormat> m_formats;
121
122 private:
123 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(wxClipboardEvent)
124 };
125
126 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE const wxEventType wxEVT_CLIPBOARD_CHANGED;
127
128 typedef void (wxEvtHandler::*wxClipboardEventFunction)(wxClipboardEvent&);
129
130 #define wxClipboardEventHandler(func) \
131 (wxObjectEventFunction)(wxEventFunction)wxStaticCastEvent(wxClipboardEventFunction, &func)
132
133 #define EVT_CLIPBOARD_CHANGED(func) wx__DECLARE_EVT0(wxEVT_CLIPBOARD_CHANGED, wxClipboardEventHandler(func))
134
135 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
136 // globals
137 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
138
139 // The global clipboard object - backward compatible access macro:
140 #define wxTheClipboard (wxClipboard::Get())
141
142 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
143 // include platform-specific class declaration
144 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
145
146 #if defined(__WXMSW__)
147 #include "wx/msw/clipbrd.h"
148 #elif defined(__WXMOTIF__)
149 #include "wx/motif/clipbrd.h"
150 #elif defined(__WXGTK20__)
151 #include "wx/gtk/clipbrd.h"
152 #elif defined(__WXGTK__)
153 #include "wx/gtk1/clipbrd.h"
154 #elif defined(__WXX11__)
155 #include "wx/x11/clipbrd.h"
156 #elif defined(__WXMGL__)
157 #include "wx/mgl/clipbrd.h"
158 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
159 #include "wx/osx/clipbrd.h"
160 #elif defined(__WXCOCOA__)
161 #include "wx/cocoa/clipbrd.h"
162 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
163 #include "wx/os2/clipbrd.h"
164 #endif
165
166 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
167 // helpful class for opening the clipboard and automatically closing it
168 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
169
170 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxClipboardLocker
171 {
172 public:
173 wxClipboardLocker(wxClipboard *clipboard = (wxClipboard *)NULL)
174 {
175 m_clipboard = clipboard ? clipboard : wxTheClipboard;
176 if ( m_clipboard )
177 {
178 m_clipboard->Open();
179 }
180 }
181
182 bool operator!() const { return !m_clipboard->IsOpened(); }
183
184 ~wxClipboardLocker()
185 {
186 if ( m_clipboard )
187 {
188 m_clipboard->Close();
189 }
190 }
191
192 private:
193 wxClipboard *m_clipboard;
194
195 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxClipboardLocker)
196 };
197
198 #endif // wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
199
200 #endif // _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_