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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: wx/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 licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_UTILSH__
13 #define _WX_UTILSH__
14
15 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 // headers
17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18
19 #include "wx/object.h"
20 #include "wx/list.h"
21 #include "wx/filefn.h"
22
23 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxArrayString;
24
25 // need this for wxGetDiskSpace() as we can't, unfortunately, forward declare
26 // wxLongLong
27 #include "wx/longlong.h"
28
29 #ifdef __WATCOMC__
30 #include <direct.h>
31 #elif defined(__X__)
32 #include <dirent.h>
33 #include <unistd.h>
34 #endif
35
36 #include <stdio.h>
37
38 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
39 // Forward declaration
40 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
41
42 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxProcess;
43 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxFrame;
44 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindow;
45 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWindowList;
46 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxPoint;
47
48 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
49 // Macros
50 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
51
52 #define wxMax(a,b) (((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b))
53 #define wxMin(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
54
55 // wxGetFreeMemory can return huge amount of memory on 32-bit platforms as well
56 // so to always use long long for its result type on all platforms which
57 // support it
58 #if wxUSE_LONGLONG
59 typedef wxLongLong wxMemorySize;
60 #else
61 typedef long wxMemorySize;
62 #endif
63
64 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
65 // String functions (deprecated, use wxString)
66 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
67
68 // Make a copy of this string using 'new'
69 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
70 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s) );
71 #endif
72
73 // A shorter way of using strcmp
74 #define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (wxStrcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
75
76 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
77 // Miscellaneous functions
78 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
79
80 // Sound the bell
81 #if !defined __EMX__ && \
82 (defined __WXMOTIF__ || defined __WXGTK__ || defined __WXX11__)
83 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE void wxBell();
84 #else
85 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxBell();
86 #endif
87
88 // Get OS description as a user-readable string
89 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetOsDescription();
90
91 // Get OS version
92 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn = (int *) NULL,
93 int *minorVsn = (int *) NULL);
94
95 // Return a string with the current date/time
96 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxNow();
97
98 // Return path where wxWidgets is installed (mostly useful in Unices)
99 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar *wxGetInstallPrefix();
100 // Return path to wxWin data (/usr/share/wx/%{version}) (Unices)
101 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetDataDir();
102
103
104 #if wxUSE_GUI
105
106 // Get the state of a key (true if pressed, false if not)
107 // This is generally most useful getting the state of
108 // the modifier or toggle keys.
109 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetKeyState(wxKeyCode key);
110
111
112 // Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing
113 // KeyDown events with autorepeat. On by default and always on
114 // in wxMSW.
115 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool flag );
116
117 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
118 // Window ID management
119 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
120
121 // Generate a unique ID
122 WXDLLEXPORT long wxNewId();
123
124 // Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
125 WXDLLEXPORT void wxRegisterId(long id);
126
127 // Return the current ID
128 WXDLLEXPORT long wxGetCurrentId();
129
130 #endif // wxUSE_GUI
131
132 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
133 // Various conversions
134 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
135
136 // these functions are deprecated, use wxString methods instead!
137 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
138
139 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_BASE(const wxChar*) wxFloatToStringStr;
140 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_BASE(const wxChar*) wxDoubleToStringStr;
141
142 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void StringToFloat(const wxChar *s, float *number) );
143 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* FloatToString(float number, const wxChar *fmt = wxFloatToStringStr) );
144 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void StringToDouble(const wxChar *s, double *number) );
145 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* DoubleToString(double number, const wxChar *fmt = wxDoubleToStringStr) );
146 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void StringToInt(const wxChar *s, int *number) );
147 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void StringToLong(const wxChar *s, long *number) );
148 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* IntToString(int number) );
149 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* LongToString(long number) );
150
151 #endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
152
153 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
154 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf);
155
156 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
157 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf);
158 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxDecToHex(int dec);
159
160 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
161 // Process management
162 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
163
164 // NB: for backwards compatibility reasons the values of wxEXEC_[A]SYNC *must*
165 // be 0 and 1, don't change!
166
167 enum
168 {
169 // execute the process asynchronously
170 wxEXEC_ASYNC = 0,
171
172 // execute it synchronously, i.e. wait until it finishes
173 wxEXEC_SYNC = 1,
174
175 // under Windows, don't hide the child even if it's IO is redirected (this
176 // is done by default)
177 wxEXEC_NOHIDE = 2,
178
179 // under Unix, if the process is the group leader then passing wxKILL_CHILDREN to wxKill
180 // kills all children as well as pid
181 wxEXEC_MAKE_GROUP_LEADER = 4,
182
183 // by default synchronous execution disables all program windows to avoid
184 // that the user interacts with the program while the child process is
185 // running, you can use this flag to prevent this from happening
186 wxEXEC_NODISABLE = 8
187 };
188
189 // Execute another program.
190 //
191 // If flags contain wxEXEC_SYNC, return -1 on failure and the exit code of the
192 // process if everything was ok. Otherwise (i.e. if wxEXEC_ASYNC), return 0 on
193 // failure and the PID of the launched process if ok.
194 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(wxChar **argv, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
195 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
196 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command, int flags = wxEXEC_ASYNC,
197 wxProcess *process = (wxProcess *) NULL);
198
199 // execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
200 // always synchronous
201 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
202 wxArrayString& output,
203 int flags = 0);
204
205 // also capture stderr (also synchronous)
206 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
207 wxArrayString& output,
208 wxArrayString& error,
209 int flags = 0);
210
211 #if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_IPC
212 // ask a DDE server to execute the DDE request with given parameters
213 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxExecuteDDE(const wxString& ddeServer,
214 const wxString& ddeTopic,
215 const wxString& ddeCommand);
216 #endif // __WXMSW__ && wxUSE_IPC
217
218 enum wxSignal
219 {
220 wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
221 wxSIGHUP,
222 wxSIGINT,
223 wxSIGQUIT,
224 wxSIGILL,
225 wxSIGTRAP,
226 wxSIGABRT,
227 wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
228 wxSIGEMT,
229 wxSIGFPE,
230 wxSIGKILL,
231 wxSIGBUS,
232 wxSIGSEGV,
233 wxSIGSYS,
234 wxSIGPIPE,
235 wxSIGALRM,
236 wxSIGTERM
237
238 // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
239 };
240
241 enum wxKillError
242 {
243 wxKILL_OK, // no error
244 wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
245 wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
246 wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
247 wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
248 };
249
250 enum wxKillFlags
251 {
252 wxKILL_NOCHILDREN = 0, // don't kill children
253 wxKILL_CHILDREN = 1 // kill children
254 };
255
256 enum wxShutdownFlags
257 {
258 wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
259 wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
260 };
261
262 // Shutdown or reboot the PC
263 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
264
265 enum wxPowerType
266 {
267 wxPOWER_SOCKET,
268 wxPOWER_BATTERY,
269 wxPOWER_UNKNOWN
270 };
271
272 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPowerType wxGetPowerType();
273
274 enum wxBatteryState
275 {
276 wxBATTERY_NORMAL_STATE, // system is fully usable
277 wxBATTERY_LOW_STATE, // start to worry
278 wxBATTERY_CRITICAL_STATE, // save quickly
279 wxBATTERY_SHUTDOWN_STATE, // too late
280 wxBATTERY_UNKNOWN_STATE
281 };
282
283 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxBatteryState wxGetBatteryState();
284
285 // send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
286 // Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
287 //
288 // return detailed error in rc if not NULL
289 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
290 wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
291 wxKillError *rc = NULL,
292 int flags = wxKILL_NOCHILDREN);
293
294 // Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
295 // If no command then just the shell
296 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);
297
298 // As wxShell(), but must give a (non interactive) command and its output will
299 // be returned in output array
300 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command, wxArrayString& output);
301
302 // Sleep for nSecs seconds
303 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxSleep(int nSecs);
304
305 // Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds
306 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
307
308 // Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
309 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
310
311 // Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
312 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
313
314 // Get the process id of the current process
315 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE unsigned long wxGetProcessId();
316
317 // Get free memory in bytes, or -1 if cannot determine amount (e.g. on UNIX)
318 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMemorySize wxGetFreeMemory();
319
320 #if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
321
322 // should wxApp::OnFatalException() be called?
323 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxHandleFatalExceptions(bool doit = true);
324
325 #endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
326
327 // flags for wxLaunchDefaultBrowser
328 enum
329 {
330 wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW = 1
331 };
332
333 // Launch url in the user's default internet browser
334 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url, int flags = 0);
335
336 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
337 // Environment variables
338 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
339
340 // returns true if variable exists (value may be NULL if you just want to check
341 // for this)
342 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEnv(const wxString& var, wxString *value);
343
344 // set the env var name to the given value, return true on success
345 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxSetEnv(const wxString& var, const wxChar *value);
346
347 // remove the env var from environment
348 inline bool wxUnsetEnv(const wxString& var) { return wxSetEnv(var, NULL); }
349
350 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
351 // Network and username functions.
352 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
353
354 // NB: "char *" functions are deprecated, use wxString ones!
355
356 // Get eMail address
357 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
358 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetEmailAddress();
359
360 // Get hostname.
361 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
362 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHostName();
363
364 // Get FQDN
365 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetFullHostName();
366 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetFullHostName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
367
368 // Get user ID e.g. jacs (this is known as login name under Unix)
369 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserId(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
370 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserId();
371
372 // Get user name e.g. Julian Smart
373 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetUserName(wxChar *buf, int maxSize);
374 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetUserName();
375
376 // Get current Home dir and copy to dest (returns pstr->c_str())
377 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxGetHomeDir();
378 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxChar* wxGetHomeDir(wxString *pstr);
379
380 // Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
381 // returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
382 #if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
383 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
384 #else
385 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
386 #endif
387
388 // get number of total/free bytes on the disk where path belongs
389 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path,
390 wxLongLong *pTotal = NULL,
391 wxLongLong *pFree = NULL);
392
393 #if wxUSE_GUI // GUI only things from now on
394
395 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
396 // Menu accelerators related things
397 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
398
399 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxStripMenuCodes(const wxChar *in, wxChar *out = (wxChar *) NULL);
400 WXDLLEXPORT wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str);
401
402 #if wxUSE_ACCEL
403 class WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry;
404 WXDLLEXPORT wxAcceleratorEntry *wxGetAccelFromString(const wxString& label);
405 #endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
406
407 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
408 // Window search
409 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
410
411 // Returns menu item id or wxNOT_FOUND if none.
412 WXDLLEXPORT int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& itemString);
413
414 // Find the wxWindow at the given point. wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint
415 // is always present but may be less reliable than a native version.
416 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
417 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
418
419 // NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel() instead
420 //
421 // Find the window/widget with the given title or label.
422 // Pass a parent to begin the search from, or NULL to look through
423 // all windows.
424 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByLabel(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
425
426 // NB: this function is obsolete, use wxWindow::FindWindowByName() instead
427 //
428 // Find window by name, and if that fails, by label.
429 WXDLLEXPORT wxWindow* wxFindWindowByName(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parent = (wxWindow *) NULL);
430
431 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
432 // Message/event queue helpers
433 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
434
435 // Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
436 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win = NULL, bool onlyIfNeeded = false);
437
438 // Enable or disable input to all top level windows
439 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable = true);
440
441 // Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
442 // in long calculations.
443 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
444
445 // Consume all events until no more left
446 WXDLLEXPORT void wxFlushEvents();
447
448 // a class which disables all windows (except, may be, thegiven one) in its
449 // ctor and enables them back in its dtor
450 class WXDLLEXPORT wxWindowDisabler
451 {
452 public:
453 wxWindowDisabler(wxWindow *winToSkip = (wxWindow *)NULL);
454 ~wxWindowDisabler();
455
456 private:
457 wxWindowList *m_winDisabled;
458
459 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxWindowDisabler)
460 };
461
462 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
463 // Cursors
464 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
465
466 // Set the cursor to the busy cursor for all windows
467 class WXDLLEXPORT wxCursor;
468 extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(wxCursor*) wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR;
469 WXDLLEXPORT void wxBeginBusyCursor(wxCursor *cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR);
470
471 // Restore cursor to normal
472 WXDLLEXPORT void wxEndBusyCursor();
473
474 // true if we're between the above two calls
475 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxIsBusy();
476
477 // Convenience class so we can just create a wxBusyCursor object on the stack
478 class WXDLLEXPORT wxBusyCursor
479 {
480 public:
481 wxBusyCursor(wxCursor* cursor = wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR)
482 { wxBeginBusyCursor(cursor); }
483 ~wxBusyCursor()
484 { wxEndBusyCursor(); }
485
486 // FIXME: These two methods are currently only implemented (and needed?)
487 // in wxGTK. BusyCursor handling should probably be moved to
488 // common code since the wxGTK and wxMSW implementations are very
489 // similar except for wxMSW using HCURSOR directly instead of
490 // wxCursor.. -- RL.
491 static const wxCursor &GetStoredCursor();
492 static const wxCursor GetBusyCursor();
493 };
494
495
496 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
497 // Reading and writing resources (eg WIN.INI, .Xdefaults)
498 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
499
500 #if wxUSE_RESOURCES
501 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, const wxString& value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
502 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
503 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
504 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxWriteResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
505
506 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, wxChar **value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
507 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, float *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
508 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, long *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
509 WXDLLEXPORT bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, const wxString& file = wxEmptyString);
510 #endif // wxUSE_RESOURCES
511
512 void WXDLLEXPORT wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y );
513
514 // MSW only: get user-defined resource from the .res file.
515 // Returns NULL or newly-allocated memory, so use delete[] to clean up.
516 #ifdef __WXMSW__
517 extern WXDLLEXPORT const wxChar* wxUserResourceStr;
518 WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxLoadUserResource(const wxString& resourceName, const wxString& resourceType = wxUserResourceStr);
519 #endif // MSW
520
521 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
522 // Display and colorss (X only)
523 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
524
525 #ifdef __WXGTK__
526 void *wxGetDisplay();
527 #endif
528
529 #ifdef __X__
530 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay();
531 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE bool wxSetDisplay(const wxString& display_name);
532 WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxString wxGetDisplayName();
533 #endif // X or GTK+
534
535 #ifdef __X__
536
537 #ifdef __VMS__ // Xlib.h for VMS is not (yet) compatible with C++
538 // The resulting warnings are switched off here
539 #pragma message disable nosimpint
540 #endif
541 // #include <X11/Xlib.h>
542 #ifdef __VMS__
543 #pragma message enable nosimpint
544 #endif
545
546 #endif //__X__
547
548 #endif // wxUSE_GUI
549
550 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
551 // wxYield(): these functions are obsolete, please use wxApp methods instead!
552 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
553
554 // Yield to other apps/messages
555 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYield();
556
557 // Like wxYield, but fails silently if the yield is recursive.
558 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxYieldIfNeeded();
559
560 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
561 // Error message functions used by wxWidgets (deprecated, use wxLog)
562 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
563
564 #endif
565 // _WX_UTILSH__