wxClipboard::IsOpened() and wxCLipboardLocker helper class added
[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) wxWindows Team
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_
13 #define _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_
14
15 #ifdef __GNUG__
16 #pragma interface "clipboardbase.h"
17 #endif
18
19 #include "wx/defs.h"
20
21 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
22
23
24 #include "wx/object.h"
25 #include "wx/wxchar.h"
26
27 class WXDLLEXPORT wxDataFormat;
28 class WXDLLEXPORT wxDataObject;
29
30 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
31 // wxClipboard represents the system clipboard. Normally, you should use
32 // wxTheClipboard which is a global pointer to the (unique) clipboard.
33 //
34 // Clipboard can be used to copy data to/paste data from. It works together
35 // with wxDataObject.
36 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
37
38 class WXDLLEXPORT wxClipboardBase : public wxObject
39 {
40 public:
41 wxClipboardBase();
42
43 // open the clipboard before Add/SetData() and GetData()
44 virtual bool Open() = 0;
45
46 // close the clipboard after Add/SetData() and GetData()
47 virtual void Close() = 0;
48
49 // query whether the clipboard is opened
50 virtual bool IsOpened() const = 0;
51
52 // add to the clipboard data
53 //
54 // NB: the clipboard owns the pointer and will delete it, so data must be
55 // allocated on the heap
56 virtual bool AddData( wxDataObject *data ) = 0;
57
58 // set the clipboard data, this is the same as Clear() followed by
59 // AddData()
60 virtual bool SetData( wxDataObject *data ) = 0;
61
62 // ask if data in correct format is available
63 virtual bool IsSupported( const wxDataFormat& format ) = 0;
64
65 // fill data with data on the clipboard (if available)
66 virtual bool GetData( wxDataObject& data ) = 0;
67
68 // clears wxTheClipboard and the system's clipboard if possible
69 virtual void Clear() = 0;
70
71 // flushes the clipboard: this means that the data which is currently on
72 // clipboard will stay available even after the application exits (possibly
73 // eating memory), otherwise the clipboard will be emptied on exit
74 virtual bool Flush() { return FALSE; }
75
76 // X11 has two clipboards which get selected by this call. Empty on MSW.
77 virtual void UsePrimarySelection( bool WXUNUSED(primary) = FALSE ) { }
78
79 };
80
81 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
82 // include platform-specific class declaration
83 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
84
85 #if defined(__WXMSW__)
86 #include "wx/msw/clipbrd.h"
87 #elif defined(__WXMOTIF__)
88 #include "wx/motif/clipbrd.h"
89 #elif defined(__WXGTK__)
90 #include "wx/gtk/clipbrd.h"
91 #elif defined(__WXQT__)
92 #include "wx/gtk/clipbrd.h"
93 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
94 #include "wx/mac/clipbrd.h"
95 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
96 #include "wx/os2/clipbrd.h"
97 #elif defined(__WXSTUBS__)
98 #include "wx/stubs/clipbrd.h"
99 #endif
100
101 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
102 // globals
103 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
104
105 // The global clipboard object
106 WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxClipboard *) wxTheClipboard;
107
108 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
109 // helpful class for opening the clipboard and automatically closing it
110 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
111
112 class WXDLLEXPORT wxClipboardLocker
113 {
114 public:
115 wxClipboardLocker(wxClipboard *clipboard = (wxClipboard *)NULL)
116 {
117 m_clipboard = clipboard ? clipboard : wxTheClipboard;
118 if ( m_clipboard )
119 {
120 m_clipboard->Open();
121 }
122 }
123
124 bool IsOk() const { return m_clipboard->IsOpened(); }
125
126 ~wxClipboardLocker()
127 {
128 if ( m_clipboard )
129 {
130 m_clipboard->Close();
131 }
132 }
133
134 private:
135 wxClipboard *m_clipboard;
136 };
137
138 #endif // wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
139
140 #endif // _WX_CLIPBRD_H_BASE_