fix compilation error for wxUSE_DC_CACHEING==0; use more descriptive variables names

[wxWidgets.git] / src / common / datetime.cpp

diff --git a/src/common/datetime.cpp b/src/common/datetime.cpp
index ebdcb85d753466e90d81dc728cb724f9b895c402..98e755a60150d1753763d043f04dca860ca945db 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/datetime.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datetime.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

-// Name:        wx/datetime.h
+// Name:        src/common/datetime.cpp

 // Purpose:     implementation of time/date related classes
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by:
 // Purpose:     implementation of time/date related classes
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by:


@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 

-// TODO: for $DEITY sake, someone please fix the #ifdef __WXWINCE__ everywhere,
-//       the proper way to do it is to implement (subset of) wxStrftime() for
-//       CE instead of this horror!!
-

 /*
  * Implementation notes:
  *
 /*
  * Implementation notes:
  *


@@ -56,10 +52,6 @@
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-    #pragma implementation "datetime.h"
-#endif
-

 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 


@@ -70,25 +62,30 @@
 #if !defined(wxUSE_DATETIME) || wxUSE_DATETIME
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
 #if !defined(wxUSE_DATETIME) || wxUSE_DATETIME
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP

+    #ifdef __WXMSW__
+        #include "wx/msw/wrapwin.h"
+    #endif

     #include "wx/string.h"
     #include "wx/log.h"
     #include "wx/string.h"
     #include "wx/log.h"

+    #include "wx/intl.h"
+    #include "wx/stopwatch.h"           // for wxGetLocalTimeMillis()
+    #include "wx/module.h"
+    #include "wx/crt.h"

 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 

-#include "wx/intl.h"

 #include "wx/thread.h"
 #include "wx/tokenzr.h"
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 #include "wx/tokenzr.h"

-#include "wx/module.h"

 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__

-    #include "wx/msw/wrapwin.h"

     #include <winnls.h>
     #include <winnls.h>

-    #include <locale.h>
+    #ifndef __WXWINCE__
+        #include <locale.h>
+    #endif

 #endif
 
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/datetime.h"

-#include "wx/stopwatch.h"           // for wxGetLocalTimeMillis()

 
 const long wxDateTime::TIME_T_FACTOR = 1000l;
 
 
 const long wxDateTime::TIME_T_FACTOR = 1000l;
 


@@ -125,10 +122,29 @@ wxCUSTOM_TYPE_INFO(wxDateTime, wxToStringConverter<wxDateTime> , wxFromStringCon
     #undef HAVE_STRPTIME
 #endif // broken strptime()
 
     #undef HAVE_STRPTIME
 #endif // broken strptime()
 

+#if defined(HAVE_STRPTIME) && defined(__DARWIN__) && defined(_MSL_USING_MW_C_HEADERS) && _MSL_USING_MW_C_HEADERS
+    // configure detects strptime as linkable because it's in the OS X
+    // System library but MSL headers don't declare it.
+
+//    char *strptime(const char *, const char *, struct tm *);
+    // However, we DON'T want to just provide it here because we would
+    // crash and/or overwrite data when strptime from OS X tries
+    // to fill in MW's struct tm which is two fields shorter (no TZ stuff)
+    // So for now let's just say we don't have strptime
+    #undef HAVE_STRPTIME
+#endif
+

 #if defined(__MWERKS__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
     #include <wtime.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__MWERKS__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
     #include <wtime.h>
 #endif
 

+// define a special symbol for VC8 instead of writing tests for 1400 repeatedly
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #if __VISUALC__ >= 1400
+        #define __VISUALC8__
+    #endif
+#endif
+

 #if !defined(WX_TIMEZONE) && !defined(WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM)
     #if defined(__WXPALMOS__)
         #define WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
 #if !defined(WX_TIMEZONE) && !defined(WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM)
     #if defined(__WXPALMOS__)
         #define WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM


@@ -154,23 +170,127 @@ wxCUSTOM_TYPE_INFO(wxDateTime, wxToStringConverter<wxDateTime> , wxFromStringCon
         #define WX_TIMEZONE wxGetTimeZone()
     #elif defined(__DARWIN__)
         #define WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
         #define WX_TIMEZONE wxGetTimeZone()
     #elif defined(__DARWIN__)
         #define WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM

+    #elif defined(__WXWINCE__) && defined(__VISUALC8__)
+        // _timezone is not present in dynamic run-time library
+        #if 0
+        // Solution (1): use the function equivalent of _timezone
+        static long wxGetTimeZone()
+        {
+            static long s_Timezone = MAXLONG; // invalid timezone
+            if (s_Timezone == MAXLONG)
+            {
+                int t;
+                _get_timezone(& t);
+                s_Timezone = (long) t;
+            }
+            return s_Timezone;
+        }
+        #define WX_TIMEZONE wxGetTimeZone()
+        #elif 1
+        // Solution (2): using GetTimeZoneInformation
+        static long wxGetTimeZone()
+        {
+            static long timezone = MAXLONG; // invalid timezone
+            if (timezone == MAXLONG)
+            {
+                TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION tzi;
+                ::GetTimeZoneInformation(&tzi);
+                timezone = tzi.Bias;
+            }
+            return timezone;
+        }
+        #define WX_TIMEZONE wxGetTimeZone()
+        #else
+        // Old method using _timezone: this symbol doesn't exist in the dynamic run-time library (i.e. using /MD)
+        #define WX_TIMEZONE _timezone
+        #endif

     #else // unknown platform - try timezone
         #define WX_TIMEZONE timezone
     #endif
 #endif // !WX_TIMEZONE && !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
 
     #else // unknown platform - try timezone
         #define WX_TIMEZONE timezone
     #endif
 #endif // !WX_TIMEZONE && !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
 

+// everyone has strftime except Win CE unless VC8 is used
+#if !defined(__WXWINCE__) || defined(__VISUALC8__)
+    #define HAVE_STRFTIME
+#endif
+
+// NB: VC8 safe time functions could/should be used for wxMSW as well probably
+#if defined(__WXWINCE__) && defined(__VISUALC8__)
+
+struct tm *wxLocaltime_r(const time_t *t, struct tm* tm)
+{
+    __time64_t t64 = *t;
+    return _localtime64_s(tm, &t64) == 0 ? tm : NULL;
+}
+
+struct tm *wxGmtime_r(const time_t* t, struct tm* tm)
+{
+    __time64_t t64 = *t;
+    return _gmtime64_s(tm, &t64) == 0 ? tm : NULL;
+}
+
+#else // !wxWinCE with VC8
+
+#if (!defined(HAVE_LOCALTIME_R) || !defined(HAVE_GMTIME_R)) && wxUSE_THREADS && !defined(__WINDOWS__)
+static wxMutex timeLock;
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
+struct tm *wxLocaltime_r(const time_t* ticks, struct tm* temp)
+{
+#if wxUSE_THREADS && !defined(__WINDOWS__)
+  // No need to waste time with a mutex on windows since it's using
+  // thread local storage for localtime anyway.
+  wxMutexLocker locker(timeLock);
+#endif
+
+  // Borland CRT crashes when passed 0 ticks for some reason, see SF bug 1704438
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+  if ( !*ticks )
+      return NULL;
+#endif
+
+  const tm * const t = localtime(ticks);
+  if ( !t )
+      return NULL;
+
+  memcpy(temp, t, sizeof(struct tm));
+  return temp;
+}
+#endif // !HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
+
+#ifndef HAVE_GMTIME_R
+struct tm *wxGmtime_r(const time_t* ticks, struct tm* temp)
+{
+#if wxUSE_THREADS && !defined(__WINDOWS__)
+  // No need to waste time with a mutex on windows since it's
+  // using thread local storage for gmtime anyway.
+  wxMutexLocker locker(timeLock);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+  if ( !*ticks )
+      return NULL;
+#endif
+
+  const tm * const t = gmtime(ticks);
+  if ( !t )
+      return NULL;
+
+  memcpy(temp, gmtime(ticks), sizeof(struct tm));
+  return temp;
+}
+#endif // !HAVE_GMTIME_R
+
+#endif // wxWinCE with VC8/other platforms
+

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // debugging helper: just a convenient replacement of wxCHECK()
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // debugging helper: just a convenient replacement of wxCHECK()

-#define wxDATETIME_CHECK(expr, msg)     \
-        if ( !(expr) )                  \
-        {                               \
-            wxFAIL_MSG(msg);            \
-            *this = wxInvalidDateTime;  \
-            return *this;               \
-        }
+#define wxDATETIME_CHECK(expr, msg) \
+    wxCHECK2_MSG(expr, *this = wxInvalidDateTime; return *this, msg)

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // private classes
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // private classes


@@ -221,11 +341,14 @@ static const long MILLISECONDS_PER_DAY = 86400000l;
 // (i.e. JDN(Jan 1, 1970) = 2440587.5)
 static const long EPOCH_JDN = 2440587l;
 
 // (i.e. JDN(Jan 1, 1970) = 2440587.5)
 static const long EPOCH_JDN = 2440587l;
 

+// used only in asserts
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__

 // the date of JDN -0.5 (as we don't work with fractional parts, this is the
 // reference date for us) is Nov 24, 4714BC
 static const int JDN_0_YEAR = -4713;
 static const int JDN_0_MONTH = wxDateTime::Nov;
 static const int JDN_0_DAY = 24;
 // the date of JDN -0.5 (as we don't work with fractional parts, this is the
 // reference date for us) is Nov 24, 4714BC
 static const int JDN_0_YEAR = -4713;
 static const int JDN_0_MONTH = wxDateTime::Nov;
 static const int JDN_0_DAY = 24;

+#endif // __WXDEBUG__

 
 // the constants used for JDN calculations
 static const long JDN_OFFSET         = 32046l;
 
 // the constants used for JDN calculations
 static const long JDN_OFFSET         = 32046l;


@@ -245,8 +368,8 @@ static const wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t gs_cumulatedDays[2][MONTHS_IN_YEAR] =
 // global data
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // global data
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-const wxChar * wxDefaultDateTimeFormat = wxT("%c");
-const wxChar * wxDefaultTimeSpanFormat = wxT("%H:%M:%S");
+const char *wxDefaultDateTimeFormat = "%c";
+const char *wxDefaultTimeSpanFormat = "%H:%M:%S";

 
 // in the fine tradition of ANSI C we use our equivalent of (time_t)-1 to
 // indicate an invalid wxDateTime object
 
 // in the fine tradition of ANSI C we use our equivalent of (time_t)-1 to
 // indicate an invalid wxDateTime object


@@ -289,32 +412,32 @@ wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t GetNumOfDaysInMonth(int year, wxDateTime::Month month)
 // (in seconds)
 static int GetTimeZone()
 {
 // (in seconds)
 static int GetTimeZone()
 {

-#ifdef WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM

     // set to true when the timezone is set
     static bool s_timezoneSet = false;
     static long gmtoffset = LONG_MAX; // invalid timezone
 
     // set to true when the timezone is set
     static bool s_timezoneSet = false;
     static long gmtoffset = LONG_MAX; // invalid timezone
 

-    // ensure that the timezone variable is set by calling localtime
+    // ensure that the timezone variable is set by calling wxLocaltime_r

     if ( !s_timezoneSet )
     {
     if ( !s_timezoneSet )
     {

-        // just call localtime() instead of figuring out whether this system
-        // supports tzset(), _tzset() or something else
+        // just call wxLocaltime_r() instead of figuring out whether this
+        // system supports tzset(), _tzset() or something else

         time_t t = 0;
         time_t t = 0;

-        struct tm *tm;
+        struct tm tm;

 
 

-        tm = localtime(&t);
+        wxLocaltime_r(&t, &tm);

         s_timezoneSet = true;
 
         s_timezoneSet = true;
 

+#ifdef WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM

         // note that GMT offset is the opposite of time zone and so to return
         // consistent results in both WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM and !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
         // cases we have to negate it
         // note that GMT offset is the opposite of time zone and so to return
         // consistent results in both WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM and !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
         // cases we have to negate it

-        gmtoffset = -tm->tm_gmtoff;
+        gmtoffset = -tm.tm_gmtoff;
+#else // !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
+        gmtoffset = WX_TIMEZONE;
+#endif // WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM/!WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM

     }
 
     return (int)gmtoffset;
     }
 
     return (int)gmtoffset;

-#else // !WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM
-    return (int)WX_TIMEZONE;
-#endif // WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM/!WX_GMTOFF_IN_TM

 }
 
 // return the integral part of the JDN for the midnight of the given date (to
 }
 
 // return the integral part of the JDN for the midnight of the given date (to


@@ -357,35 +480,44 @@ static long GetTruncatedJDN(wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t day,
             - JDN_OFFSET;
 }
 
             - JDN_OFFSET;
 }
 

+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME
+

 // this function is a wrapper around strftime(3) adding error checking
 // this function is a wrapper around strftime(3) adding error checking

-static wxString CallStrftime(const wxChar *format, const tm* tm)
+static wxString CallStrftime(const wxString& format, const tm* tm)

 {
     wxChar buf[4096];
 {
     wxChar buf[4096];

-       if ( !wxStrftime(buf, WXSIZEOF(buf), format, tm) )
+    // Create temp wxString here to work around mingw/cygwin bug 1046059
+    // http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=102435&aid=1046059&group_id=2435
+    wxString s;
+
+    if ( !wxStrftime(buf, WXSIZEOF(buf), format, tm) )

     {
         // buffer is too small?
         wxFAIL_MSG(_T("strftime() failed"));
     }
 
     {
         // buffer is too small?
         wxFAIL_MSG(_T("strftime() failed"));
     }
 

-    return wxString(buf);
+    s = buf;
+    return s;

 }
 
 }
 

+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME
+

 #ifdef HAVE_STRPTIME
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRPTIME
 

-// glibc2 doesn't define this in the headers unless _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined
-// which, unfortunately, wreaks havoc elsewhere
-#if defined(__GLIBC__) && (__GLIBC__ == 2)
+#if wxUSE_UNIX && !defined(HAVE_STRPTIME_DECL)
+    // configure detected that we had strptime() but not its declaration,
+    // provide it ourselves

     extern "C" char *strptime(const char *, const char *, struct tm *);
 #endif
 
 // Unicode-friendly strptime() wrapper
     extern "C" char *strptime(const char *, const char *, struct tm *);
 #endif
 
 // Unicode-friendly strptime() wrapper

-static const wxChar *
-CallStrptime(const wxChar *input, const char *fmt, tm *tm)
+static const wxStringCharType *
+CallStrptime(const wxStringCharType *input, const char *fmt, tm *tm)

 {
     // the problem here is that strptime() returns pointer into the string we
     // passed to it while we're really interested in the pointer into the
     // original, Unicode, string so we try to transform the pointer back
 {
     // the problem here is that strptime() returns pointer into the string we
     // passed to it while we're really interested in the pointer into the
     // original, Unicode, string so we try to transform the pointer back

-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_WCHAR

     wxCharBuffer inputMB(wxConvertWX2MB(input));
 #else // ASCII
     const char * const inputMB = input;
     wxCharBuffer inputMB(wxConvertWX2MB(input));
 #else // ASCII
     const char * const inputMB = input;


@@ -395,7 +527,7 @@ CallStrptime(const wxChar *input, const char *fmt, tm *tm)
     if ( !result )
         return NULL;
 
     if ( !result )
         return NULL;
 

-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_WCHAR

     // FIXME: this is wrong in presence of surrogates &c
     return input + (result - inputMB.data());
 #else // ASCII
     // FIXME: this is wrong in presence of surrogates &c
     return input + (result - inputMB.data());
 #else // ASCII


@@ -410,10 +542,11 @@ static void ReplaceDefaultYearMonthWithCurrent(int *year,
                                                wxDateTime::Month *month)
 {
     struct tm *tmNow = NULL;
                                                wxDateTime::Month *month)
 {
     struct tm *tmNow = NULL;

+    struct tm tmstruct;

 
     if ( *year == wxDateTime::Inv_Year )
     {
 
     if ( *year == wxDateTime::Inv_Year )
     {

-        tmNow = wxDateTime::GetTmNow();
+        tmNow = wxDateTime::GetTmNow(&tmstruct);

 
         *year = 1900 + tmNow->tm_year;
     }
 
         *year = 1900 + tmNow->tm_year;
     }


@@ -421,7 +554,7 @@ static void ReplaceDefaultYearMonthWithCurrent(int *year,
     if ( *month == wxDateTime::Inv_Month )
     {
         if ( !tmNow )
     if ( *month == wxDateTime::Inv_Month )
     {
         if ( !tmNow )

-            tmNow = wxDateTime::GetTmNow();
+            tmNow = wxDateTime::GetTmNow(&tmstruct);

 
         *month = (wxDateTime::Month)tmNow->tm_mon;
     }
 
         *month = (wxDateTime::Month)tmNow->tm_mon;
     }


@@ -502,8 +635,17 @@ static wxDateTime::WeekDay GetWeekDayFromName(const wxString& name, int flags)
     return wd;
 }
 
     return wd;
 }
 

+/* static */
+struct tm *wxDateTime::GetTmNow(struct tm *tmstruct)
+{
+    time_t t = GetTimeNow();
+    return wxLocaltime_r(&t, tmstruct);
+}
+

 // scans all digits (but no more than len) and returns the resulting number
 // scans all digits (but no more than len) and returns the resulting number

-static bool GetNumericToken(size_t len, const wxChar*& p, unsigned long *number)
+static bool GetNumericToken(size_t len,
+                            const wxStringCharType*& p,
+                            unsigned long *number)

 {
     size_t n = 1;
     wxString s;
 {
     size_t n = 1;
     wxString s;


@@ -519,7 +661,7 @@ static bool GetNumericToken(size_t len, const wxChar*& p, unsigned long *number)
 }
 
 // scans all alphabetic characters and returns the resulting string
 }
 
 // scans all alphabetic characters and returns the resulting string

-static wxString GetAlphaToken(const wxChar*& p)
+static wxString GetAlphaToken(const wxStringCharType*& p)

 {
     wxString s;
     while ( wxIsalpha(*p) )
 {
     wxString s;
     while ( wxIsalpha(*p) )


@@ -574,7 +716,7 @@ void wxDateTime::Tm::ComputeWeekDay()
     // compute the week day from day/month/year: we use the dumbest algorithm
     // possible: just compute our JDN and then use the (simple to derive)
     // formula: weekday = (JDN + 1.5) % 7
     // compute the week day from day/month/year: we use the dumbest algorithm
     // possible: just compute our JDN and then use the (simple to derive)
     // formula: weekday = (JDN + 1.5) % 7

-    wday = (wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t)((wxDateTime::WeekDay)(GetTruncatedJDN(mday, mon, year) + 2) % 7);
+    wday = (wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t)((GetTruncatedJDN(mday, mon, year) + 2) % 7);

 }
 
 void wxDateTime::Tm::AddMonths(int monDiff)
 }
 
 void wxDateTime::Tm::AddMonths(int monDiff)


@@ -666,12 +808,13 @@ wxDateTime::TimeZone::TimeZone(wxDateTime::TZ tz)
         case wxDateTime::GMT10:
         case wxDateTime::GMT11:
         case wxDateTime::GMT12:
         case wxDateTime::GMT10:
         case wxDateTime::GMT11:
         case wxDateTime::GMT12:

+        case wxDateTime::GMT13:

             m_offset = 3600*(tz - wxDateTime::GMT0);
             break;
 
         case wxDateTime::A_CST:
             // Central Standard Time in use in Australia = UTC + 9.5
             m_offset = 3600*(tz - wxDateTime::GMT0);
             break;
 
         case wxDateTime::A_CST:
             // Central Standard Time in use in Australia = UTC + 9.5

-            m_offset = 60l*(9*60 + 30);
+            m_offset = 60l*(9*MIN_PER_HOUR + MIN_PER_HOUR/2);

             break;
 
         default:
             break;
 
         default:


@@ -816,7 +959,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::GetMonthName(wxDateTime::Month month,
                                   wxDateTime::NameFlags flags)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( month != Inv_Month, wxEmptyString, _T("invalid month") );
                                   wxDateTime::NameFlags flags)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( month != Inv_Month, wxEmptyString, _T("invalid month") );

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

     // notice that we must set all the fields to avoid confusing libc (GNU one
     // gets confused to a crash if we don't do this)
     tm tm;
     // notice that we must set all the fields to avoid confusing libc (GNU one
     // gets confused to a crash if we don't do this)
     tm tm;


@@ -824,49 +967,49 @@ wxString wxDateTime::GetMonthName(wxDateTime::Month month,
     tm.tm_mon = month;
 
     return CallStrftime(flags == Name_Abbr ? _T("%b") : _T("%B"), &tm);
     tm.tm_mon = month;
 
     return CallStrftime(flags == Name_Abbr ? _T("%b") : _T("%B"), &tm);

-#else
-       wxString ret;
-       switch(month)
-       {
-               case Jan: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jan"): wxT("January"));
-                       break;
-               case Feb: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Feb"): wxT("Febuary"));
-                       break;
-               case Mar: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Mar"): wxT("March"));
-                       break;
-               case Apr: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Apr"): wxT("April"));
-                       break;
-               case May: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("May"): wxT("May"));
-                       break;
-               case Jun: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jun"): wxT("June"));
-                       break;
-               case Jul: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jul"): wxT("July"));
-                       break;
-               case Aug: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Aug"): wxT("August"));
-                       break;
-               case Sep: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sep"): wxT("September"));
-                       break;
-               case Oct: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Oct"): wxT("October"));
-                       break;
-               case Nov: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Nov"): wxT("November"));
-                       break;
-               case Dec: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Dec"): wxT("December"));
-                       break;
-       }
-       return ret;
-#endif
+#else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
+    wxString ret;
+    switch(month)
+    {
+        case Jan:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jan"): wxT("January"));
+            break;
+        case Feb:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Feb"): wxT("Febuary"));
+            break;
+        case Mar:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Mar"): wxT("March"));
+            break;
+        case Apr:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Apr"): wxT("April"));
+            break;
+        case May:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("May"): wxT("May"));
+            break;
+        case Jun:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jun"): wxT("June"));
+            break;
+        case Jul:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Jul"): wxT("July"));
+            break;
+        case Aug:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Aug"): wxT("August"));
+            break;
+        case Sep:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sep"): wxT("September"));
+            break;
+        case Oct:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Oct"): wxT("October"));
+            break;
+        case Nov:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Nov"): wxT("November"));
+            break;
+        case Dec:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Dec"): wxT("December"));
+            break;
+    }
+    return ret;
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME/!HAVE_STRFTIME

 }
 
 /* static */
 }
 
 /* static */


@@ -874,7 +1017,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName(wxDateTime::WeekDay wday,
                                     wxDateTime::NameFlags flags)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( wday != Inv_WeekDay, wxEmptyString, _T("invalid weekday") );
                                     wxDateTime::NameFlags flags)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( wday != Inv_WeekDay, wxEmptyString, _T("invalid weekday") );

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

     // take some arbitrary Sunday (but notice that the day should be such that
     // after adding wday to it below we still have a valid date, e.g. don't
     // take 28 here!)
     // take some arbitrary Sunday (but notice that the day should be such that
     // after adding wday to it below we still have a valid date, e.g. don't
     // take 28 here!)


@@ -892,35 +1035,34 @@ wxString wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName(wxDateTime::WeekDay wday,
 
     // ... and call strftime()
     return CallStrftime(flags == Name_Abbr ? _T("%a") : _T("%A"), &tm);
 
     // ... and call strftime()
     return CallStrftime(flags == Name_Abbr ? _T("%a") : _T("%A"), &tm);

-#else
-       wxString ret;
-       switch(wday)
-       {
-               case Sun: 
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sun") : wxT("Sunday"));
-                       break;
-               case Mon:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Mon") : wxT("Monday"));
-                       break;
-               case Tue:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Tue") : wxT("Tuesday"));
-                       break;
-               case Wed:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Wed") : wxT("Wednesday"));
-                       break;
-               case Thu:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Thu") : wxT("Thursday"));
-                       break;
-               case Fri:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Fri") : wxT("Friday"));
-                       break;
-               case Sat:
-                       ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sat") : wxT("Saturday"));
-                       break;
-       }
-       return ret;
-
-#endif
+#else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
+    wxString ret;
+    switch(wday)
+    {
+        case Sun:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sun") : wxT("Sunday"));
+            break;
+        case Mon:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Mon") : wxT("Monday"));
+            break;
+        case Tue:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Tue") : wxT("Tuesday"));
+            break;
+        case Wed:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Wed") : wxT("Wednesday"));
+            break;
+        case Thu:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Thu") : wxT("Thursday"));
+            break;
+        case Fri:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Fri") : wxT("Friday"));
+            break;
+        case Sat:
+            ret = (flags == Name_Abbr ? wxT("Sat") : wxT("Saturday"));
+            break;
+    }
+    return ret;
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME/!HAVE_STRFTIME

 }
 
 /* static */
 }
 
 /* static */


@@ -968,7 +1110,8 @@ wxDateTime::Country wxDateTime::GetCountry()
     {
         // try to guess from the time zone name
         time_t t = time(NULL);
     {
         // try to guess from the time zone name
         time_t t = time(NULL);

-        struct tm *tm = localtime(&t);
+        struct tm tmstruct;
+        struct tm *tm = wxLocaltime_r(&t, &tmstruct);

 
         wxString tz = CallStrftime(_T("%Z"), tm);
         if ( tz == _T("WET") || tz == _T("WEST") )
 
         wxString tz = CallStrftime(_T("%Z"), tm);
         if ( tz == _T("WET") || tz == _T("WEST") )


@@ -997,9 +1140,9 @@ wxDateTime::Country wxDateTime::GetCountry()
             ms_country = USA;
         }
     }
             ms_country = USA;
         }
     }

-#else
+#else // __WXWINCE__

      ms_country = USA;
      ms_country = USA;

-#endif
+#endif // !__WXWINCE__/__WXWINCE__

 
     return ms_country;
 }
 
     return ms_country;
 }


@@ -1090,9 +1233,6 @@ wxDateTime wxDateTime::GetBeginDST(int year, Country country)
         }
 
         dt += wxTimeSpan::Hours(1);
         }
 
         dt += wxTimeSpan::Hours(1);

-
-        // disable DST tests because it could result in an infinite recursion!
-        dt.MakeGMT(true);

     }
     else switch ( country )
     {
     }
     else switch ( country )
     {


@@ -1191,9 +1331,6 @@ wxDateTime wxDateTime::GetEndDST(int year, Country country)
         }
 
         dt += wxTimeSpan::Hours(1);
         }
 
         dt += wxTimeSpan::Hours(1);

-
-        // disable DST tests because it could result in an infinite recursion!
-        dt.MakeGMT(true);

     }
     else switch ( country )
     {
     }
     else switch ( country )
     {


@@ -1291,9 +1428,10 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::Set(wxDateTime_t hour,
                       _T("Invalid time in wxDateTime::Set()") );
 
     // get the current date from system
                       _T("Invalid time in wxDateTime::Set()") );
 
     // get the current date from system

-    struct tm *tm = GetTmNow();
+    struct tm tmstruct;
+    struct tm *tm = GetTmNow(&tmstruct);

 
 

-    wxDATETIME_CHECK( tm, _T("localtime() failed") );
+    wxDATETIME_CHECK( tm, _T("wxLocaltime_r() failed") );

 
     // make a copy so it isn't clobbered by the call to mktime() below
     struct tm tm1(*tm);
 
     // make a copy so it isn't clobbered by the call to mktime() below
     struct tm tm1(*tm);


@@ -1384,20 +1522,9 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::Set(double jdn)
     // EPOCH_JDN + 0.5
     jdn -= EPOCH_JDN + 0.5;
 
     // EPOCH_JDN + 0.5
     jdn -= EPOCH_JDN + 0.5;
 

-    jdn *= MILLISECONDS_PER_DAY;
+    m_time.Assign(jdn*MILLISECONDS_PER_DAY);

 
 

-    m_time.Assign(jdn);
-
-    // JDNs always suppose an UTC date, so bring it back to local time zone
-    // (also see GetJulianDayNumber() implementation)
-    long tzDiff = GetTimeZone();
-    if ( IsDST() == 1 )
-    {
-        // FIXME: again, we suppose that DST is always one hour
-        tzDiff -= 3600;
-    }
-
-    m_time += tzDiff*1000; // tzDiff is in seconds
+    // JDNs always are in UTC, so we don't need any adjustments for time zone

 
     return *this;
 }
 
     return *this;
 }


@@ -1419,6 +1546,16 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::ResetTime()
     return *this;
 }
 
     return *this;
 }
 

+wxDateTime wxDateTime::GetDateOnly() const
+{
+    Tm tm = GetTm();
+    tm.msec =
+    tm.sec =
+    tm.min =
+    tm.hour = 0;
+    return wxDateTime(tm);
+}
+

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DOS Date and Time Format functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DOS Date and Time Format functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -1470,7 +1607,9 @@ unsigned long wxDateTime::GetAsDOS() const
 {
     unsigned long ddt;
     time_t ticks = GetTicks();
 {
     unsigned long ddt;
     time_t ticks = GetTicks();

-    struct tm *tm = localtime(&ticks);
+    struct tm tmstruct;
+    struct tm *tm = wxLocaltime_r(&ticks, &tmstruct);
+    wxCHECK_MSG( tm, ULONG_MAX, _T("time can't be represented in DOS format") );

 
     long year = tm->tm_year;
     year -= 80;
 
     long year = tm->tm_year;
     year -= 80;


@@ -1508,14 +1647,15 @@ wxDateTime::Tm wxDateTime::GetTm(const TimeZone& tz) const
     if ( time != (time_t)-1 )
     {
         // use C RTL functions
     if ( time != (time_t)-1 )
     {
         // use C RTL functions

+        struct tm tmstruct;

         tm *tm;
         if ( tz.GetOffset() == -GetTimeZone() )
         {
             // we are working with local time
         tm *tm;
         if ( tz.GetOffset() == -GetTimeZone() )
         {
             // we are working with local time

-            tm = localtime(&time);
+            tm = wxLocaltime_r(&time, &tmstruct);

 
             // should never happen
 
             // should never happen

-            wxCHECK_MSG( tm, Tm(), _T("localtime() failed") );
+            wxCHECK_MSG( tm, Tm(), _T("wxLocaltime_r() failed") );

         }
         else
         {
         }
         else
         {


@@ -1527,10 +1667,10 @@ wxDateTime::Tm wxDateTime::GetTm(const TimeZone& tz) const
             if ( time >= 0 )
 #endif
             {
             if ( time >= 0 )
 #endif
             {

-                tm = gmtime(&time);
+                tm = wxGmtime_r(&time, &tmstruct);

 
                 // should never happen
 
                 // should never happen

-                wxCHECK_MSG( tm, Tm(), _T("gmtime() failed") );
+                wxCHECK_MSG( tm, Tm(), _T("wxGmtime_r() failed") );

             }
             else
             {
             }
             else
             {


@@ -1616,14 +1756,14 @@ wxDateTime::Tm wxDateTime::GetTm(const TimeZone& tz) const
     timeOnly -= tm.msec;
     timeOnly /= 1000;               // now we have time in seconds
 
     timeOnly -= tm.msec;
     timeOnly /= 1000;               // now we have time in seconds
 

-    tm.sec = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly % 60);
+    tm.sec = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly % SEC_PER_MIN);

     timeOnly -= tm.sec;
     timeOnly -= tm.sec;

-    timeOnly /= 60;                 // now we have time in minutes
+    timeOnly /= SEC_PER_MIN;        // now we have time in minutes

 
 

-    tm.min = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly % 60);
+    tm.min = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly % MIN_PER_HOUR);

     timeOnly -= tm.min;
 
     timeOnly -= tm.min;
 

-    tm.hour = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly / 60);
+    tm.hour = (wxDateTime_t)(timeOnly / MIN_PER_HOUR);

 
     return tm;
 }
 
     return tm;
 }


@@ -1764,6 +1904,7 @@ wxDateTime::SetToWeekOfYear(int year, wxDateTime_t numWeek, WeekDay wd)
     return dt;
 }
 
     return dt;
 }
 

+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6

 // use a separate function to avoid warnings about using deprecated
 // SetToTheWeek in GetWeek below
 static wxDateTime
 // use a separate function to avoid warnings about using deprecated
 // SetToTheWeek in GetWeek below
 static wxDateTime


@@ -1801,6 +1942,7 @@ wxDateTime wxDateTime::GetWeek(wxDateTime_t numWeek,
 {
     return ::SetToTheWeek(GetYear(), numWeek, weekday, flags);
 }
 {
     return ::SetToTheWeek(GetYear(), numWeek, weekday, flags);
 }

+#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6

 
 wxDateTime& wxDateTime::SetToLastMonthDay(Month month,
                                           int year)
 
 wxDateTime& wxDateTime::SetToLastMonthDay(Month month,
                                           int year)


@@ -1818,8 +1960,9 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::SetToWeekDayInSameWeek(WeekDay weekday, WeekFlags flags)
 {
     wxDATETIME_CHECK( weekday != Inv_WeekDay, _T("invalid weekday") );
 
 {
     wxDATETIME_CHECK( weekday != Inv_WeekDay, _T("invalid weekday") );
 

-    int wdayThis = GetWeekDay();
-    if ( weekday == wdayThis )
+    int wdayDst = weekday,
+        wdayThis = GetWeekDay();
+    if ( wdayDst == wdayThis )

     {
         // nothing to do
         return *this;
     {
         // nothing to do
         return *this;


@@ -1833,21 +1976,23 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::SetToWeekDayInSameWeek(WeekDay weekday, WeekFlags flags)
     // the logic below based on comparing weekday and wdayThis works if Sun (0)
     // is the first day in the week, but breaks down for Monday_First case so
     // we adjust the week days in this case
     // the logic below based on comparing weekday and wdayThis works if Sun (0)
     // is the first day in the week, but breaks down for Monday_First case so
     // we adjust the week days in this case

-    if( flags == Monday_First )
+    if ( flags == Monday_First )

     {
         if ( wdayThis == Sun )
             wdayThis += 7;
     {
         if ( wdayThis == Sun )
             wdayThis += 7;

+        if ( wdayDst == Sun )
+            wdayDst += 7;

     }
     //else: Sunday_First, nothing to do
 
     // go forward or back in time to the day we want
     }
     //else: Sunday_First, nothing to do
 
     // go forward or back in time to the day we want

-    if ( weekday < wdayThis )
+    if ( wdayDst < wdayThis )

     {
     {

-        return Subtract(wxDateSpan::Days(wdayThis - weekday));
+        return Subtract(wxDateSpan::Days(wdayThis - wdayDst));

     }
     else // weekday > wdayThis
     {
     }
     else // weekday > wdayThis
     {

-        return Add(wxDateSpan::Days(weekday - wdayThis));
+        return Add(wxDateSpan::Days(wdayDst - wdayThis));

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 


@@ -2086,16 +2231,7 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::SetToYearDay(wxDateTime::wxDateTime_t yday)
 
 double wxDateTime::GetJulianDayNumber() const
 {
 
 double wxDateTime::GetJulianDayNumber() const
 {

-    // JDN are always expressed for the UTC dates
-    Tm tm(ToTimezone(UTC).GetTm(UTC));
-
-    double result = GetTruncatedJDN(tm.mday, tm.mon, tm.year);
-
-    // add the part GetTruncatedJDN() neglected
-    result += 0.5;
-
-    // and now add the time: 86400 sec = 1 JDN
-    return result + ((double)(60*(60*tm.hour + tm.min) + tm.sec)) / 86400;
+    return m_time.ToDouble() / MILLISECONDS_PER_DAY + EPOCH_JDN + 0.5;

 }
 
 double wxDateTime::GetRataDie() const
 }
 
 double wxDateTime::GetRataDie() const


@@ -2117,9 +2253,10 @@ int wxDateTime::IsDST(wxDateTime::Country country) const
     time_t timet = GetTicks();
     if ( timet != (time_t)-1 )
     {
     time_t timet = GetTicks();
     if ( timet != (time_t)-1 )
     {

-        tm *tm = localtime(&timet);
+        struct tm tmstruct;
+        tm *tm = wxLocaltime_r(&timet, &tmstruct);

 
 

-        wxCHECK_MSG( tm, -1, _T("localtime() failed") );
+        wxCHECK_MSG( tm, -1, _T("wxLocaltime_r() failed") );

 
         return tm->tm_isdst;
     }
 
         return tm->tm_isdst;
     }


@@ -2149,6 +2286,21 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::MakeTimezone(const TimeZone& tz, bool noDST)
         secDiff -= 3600;
     }
 
         secDiff -= 3600;
     }
 

+    return Add(wxTimeSpan::Seconds(secDiff));
+}
+
+wxDateTime& wxDateTime::MakeFromTimezone(const TimeZone& tz, bool noDST)
+{
+    long secDiff = GetTimeZone() + tz.GetOffset();
+
+    // we need to know whether DST is or not in effect for this date unless
+    // the test disabled by the caller
+    if ( !noDST && (IsDST() == 1) )
+    {
+        // FIXME we assume that the DST is always shifted by 1 hour
+        secDiff -= 3600;
+    }
+

     return Subtract(wxTimeSpan::Seconds(secDiff));
 }
 
     return Subtract(wxTimeSpan::Seconds(secDiff));
 }
 


@@ -2156,24 +2308,28 @@ wxDateTime& wxDateTime::MakeTimezone(const TimeZone& tz, bool noDST)
 // wxDateTime to/from text representations
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // wxDateTime to/from text representations
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
+wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxString& format, const TimeZone& tz) const

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( format, wxEmptyString, _T("NULL format in wxDateTime::Format") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( !format.empty(), wxEmptyString,
+                 _T("NULL format in wxDateTime::Format") );

 
     // we have to use our own implementation if the date is out of range of
     // strftime() or if we use non standard specificators
 
     // we have to use our own implementation if the date is out of range of
     // strftime() or if we use non standard specificators

+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

     time_t time = GetTicks();
     time_t time = GetTicks();

+

     if ( (time != (time_t)-1) && !wxStrstr(format, _T("%l")) )
     {
         // use strftime()
     if ( (time != (time_t)-1) && !wxStrstr(format, _T("%l")) )
     {
         // use strftime()

-        tm *tm;
+        struct tm tmstruct;
+        struct tm *tm;

         if ( tz.GetOffset() == -GetTimeZone() )
         {
             // we are working with local time
         if ( tz.GetOffset() == -GetTimeZone() )
         {
             // we are working with local time

-            tm = localtime(&time);
+            tm = wxLocaltime_r(&time, &tmstruct);

 
             // should never happen
 
             // should never happen

-            wxCHECK_MSG( tm, wxEmptyString, _T("localtime() failed") );
+            wxCHECK_MSG( tm, wxEmptyString, _T("wxLocaltime_r() failed") );

         }
         else
         {
         }
         else
         {


@@ -2186,25 +2342,24 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
             if ( time >= 0 )
 #endif
             {
             if ( time >= 0 )
 #endif
             {

-                tm = gmtime(&time);
+                tm = wxGmtime_r(&time, &tmstruct);

 
                 // should never happen
 
                 // should never happen

-                wxCHECK_MSG( tm, wxEmptyString, _T("gmtime() failed") );
+                wxCHECK_MSG( tm, wxEmptyString, _T("wxGmtime_r() failed") );

             }
             else
             {
                 tm = (struct tm *)NULL;
             }
         }
             }
             else
             {
                 tm = (struct tm *)NULL;
             }
         }

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
-       //Windows CE doesn't support strftime or wcsftime, so we use the generic implementation
+

         if ( tm )
         {
             return CallStrftime(format, tm);
         }
         if ( tm )
         {
             return CallStrftime(format, tm);
         }

-#endif
-        //else: use generic code below

     }
     }

+    //else: use generic code below
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME

 
     // we only parse ANSI C format specifications here, no POSIX 2
     // complications, no GNU extensions but we do add support for a "%l" format
 
     // we only parse ANSI C format specifications here, no POSIX 2
     // complications, no GNU extensions but we do add support for a "%l" format


@@ -2224,7 +2379,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
     tmTimeOnly.tm_isdst = 0;        // no DST, we adjust for tz ourselves
 
     wxString tmp, res, fmt;
     tmTimeOnly.tm_isdst = 0;        // no DST, we adjust for tz ourselves
 
     wxString tmp, res, fmt;

-    for ( const wxChar *p = format; *p; p++ )
+    for ( wxString::const_iterator p = format.begin(); p != format.end(); ++p )

     {
         if ( *p != _T('%') )
         {
     {
         if ( *p != _T('%') )
         {


@@ -2235,7 +2390,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
         }
 
         // set the default format
         }
 
         // set the default format

-        switch ( *++p )
+        switch ( (*++p).GetValue() )

         {
             case _T('Y'):               // year has 4 digits
                 fmt = _T("%04d");
         {
             case _T('Y'):               // year has 4 digits
                 fmt = _T("%04d");


@@ -2264,7 +2419,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
             restart = false;
 
             // start of the format specification
             restart = false;
 
             // start of the format specification

-            switch ( *p )
+            switch ( (*p).GetValue() )

             {
                 case _T('a'):       // a weekday name
                 case _T('A'):
             {
                 case _T('a'):       // a weekday name
                 case _T('A'):


@@ -2281,7 +2436,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
 
                 case _T('c'):       // locale default date and time  representation
                 case _T('x'):       // locale default date representation
 
                 case _T('c'):       // locale default date and time  representation
                 case _T('x'):       // locale default date representation

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

                     //
                     // the problem: there is no way to know what do these format
                     // specifications correspond to for the current locale.
                     //
                     // the problem: there is no way to know what do these format
                     // specifications correspond to for the current locale.


@@ -2290,12 +2445,12 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                     // find the YEAR which is a year in the strftime() range (1970
                     // - 2038) whose Jan 1 falls on the same week day as the Jan 1
                     // of the real year. Then make a copy of the format and
                     // find the YEAR which is a year in the strftime() range (1970
                     // - 2038) whose Jan 1 falls on the same week day as the Jan 1
                     // of the real year. Then make a copy of the format and

-                    // replace all occurences of YEAR in it with some unique
+                    // replace all occurrences of YEAR in it with some unique

                     // string not appearing anywhere else in it, then use
                     // strftime() to format the date in year YEAR and then replace
                     // YEAR back by the real year and the unique replacement
                     // string not appearing anywhere else in it, then use
                     // strftime() to format the date in year YEAR and then replace
                     // YEAR back by the real year and the unique replacement

-                    // string back with YEAR. Notice that "all occurences of YEAR"
-                    // means all occurences of 4 digit as well as 2 digit form!
+                    // string back with YEAR. Notice that "all occurrences of YEAR"
+                    // means all occurrences of 4 digit as well as 2 digit form!

                     //
                     // the bugs: we assume that neither of %c nor %x contains any
                     // fields which may change between the YEAR and real year. For
                     //
                     // the bugs: we assume that neither of %c nor %x contains any
                     // fields which may change between the YEAR and real year. For


@@ -2303,7 +2458,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                     // will change if one of these years is leap and the other one
                     // is not!
                     {
                     // will change if one of these years is leap and the other one
                     // is not!
                     {

-                        // find the YEAR: normally, for any year X, Jan 1 or the
+                        // find the YEAR: normally, for any year X, Jan 1 of the

                         // year X + 28 is the same weekday as Jan 1 of X (because
                         // the weekday advances by 1 for each normal X and by 2
                         // for each leap X, hence by 5 every 4 years or by 35
                         // year X + 28 is the same weekday as Jan 1 of X (because
                         // the weekday advances by 1 for each normal X and by 2
                         // for each leap X, hence by 5 every 4 years or by 35


@@ -2345,33 +2500,15 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                             nLostWeekDays += year++ % 4 ? 1 : 2;
                         }
 
                             nLostWeekDays += year++ % 4 ? 1 : 2;
                         }
 

-                        // at any rate, we couldn't go further than 1988 + 9 + 28!
-                        wxASSERT_MSG( year < 2030,
-                                      _T("logic error in wxDateTime::Format") );
-
-                        wxString strYear, strYear2;
-                        strYear.Printf(_T("%d"), year);
-                        strYear2.Printf(_T("%d"), year % 100);
+                        // finally move the year below 2000 so that the 2-digit
+                        // year number can never match the month or day of the
+                        // month when we do the replacements below
+                        if ( year >= 2000 )
+                            year -= 28;

 
 

-                        // find two strings not occuring in format (this is surely
-                        // not optimal way of doing it... improvements welcome!)
-                        wxString fmt = format;
-                        wxString replacement = (wxChar)-1;
-                        while ( fmt.Find(replacement) != wxNOT_FOUND )
-                        {
-                            replacement << (wxChar)-1;
-                        }
-
-                        wxString replacement2 = (wxChar)-2;
-                        while ( fmt.Find(replacement) != wxNOT_FOUND )
-                        {
-                            replacement << (wxChar)-2;
-                        }
+                        wxASSERT_MSG( year >= 1970 && year < 2000,
+                                      _T("logic error in wxDateTime::Format") );

 
 

-                        // replace all occurences of year with it
-                        bool wasReplaced = fmt.Replace(strYear, replacement) > 0;
-                        if ( !wasReplaced )
-                            wasReplaced = fmt.Replace(strYear2, replacement2) > 0;

 
                         // use strftime() to format the same date but in supported
                         // year
 
                         // use strftime() to format the same date but in supported
                         // year


@@ -2395,27 +2532,31 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                                                                   : _T("%x"),
                                                     &tmAdjusted);
 
                                                                   : _T("%x"),
                                                     &tmAdjusted);
 

-                        // now replace the occurence of 1999 with the real year
-                        wxString strYearReal, strYearReal2;
-                        strYearReal.Printf(_T("%04d"), yearReal);
-                        strYearReal2.Printf(_T("%02d"), yearReal % 100);
-                        str.Replace(strYear, strYearReal);
-                        str.Replace(strYear2, strYearReal2);
-
-                        // and replace back all occurences of replacement string
-                        if ( wasReplaced )
-                        {
-                            str.Replace(replacement2, strYear2);
-                            str.Replace(replacement, strYear);
-                        }
+                        // now replace the replacement year with the real year:
+                        // notice that we have to replace the 4 digit year with
+                        // a unique string not appearing in strftime() output
+                        // first to prevent the 2 digit year from matching any
+                        // substring of the 4 digit year (but any day, month,
+                        // hours or minutes components should be safe because
+                        // they are never in 70-99 range)
+                        wxString replacement("|");
+                        while ( str.find(replacement) != wxString::npos )
+                            replacement += '|';
+
+                        str.Replace(wxString::Format("%d", year),
+                                    replacement);
+                        str.Replace(wxString::Format("%d", year % 100),
+                                    wxString::Format("%d", yearReal % 100));
+                        str.Replace(replacement,
+                                    wxString::Format("%d", yearReal));

 
                         res += str;
                     }
 
                         res += str;
                     }

-#else
-                                       //Use "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S" format instead
-                                       res += wxString::Format(wxT("%02d/%02d/%04d %02d:%02d:%02d"),
-                                                       tm.mon+1,tm.mday, tm.year, tm.hour, tm.min, tm.sec);
-#endif
+#else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
+                    // Use "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S" format instead
+                    res += wxString::Format(wxT("%02d/%02d/%04d %02d:%02d:%02d"),
+                            tm.mon+1,tm.mday, tm.year, tm.hour, tm.min, tm.sec);
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME/!HAVE_STRFTIME

                     break;
 
                 case _T('d'):       // day of a month (01-31)
                     break;
 
                 case _T('d'):       // day of a month (01-31)


@@ -2452,11 +2593,11 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                     break;
 
                 case _T('p'):       // AM or PM string
                     break;
 
                 case _T('p'):       // AM or PM string

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%p"), &tmTimeOnly);
                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%p"), &tmTimeOnly);

-#else
-                                       res += (tmTimeOnly.tm_hour > 12) ? wxT("pm") : wxT("am");
-#endif
+#else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
+                    res += (tmTimeOnly.tm_hour > 12) ? wxT("pm") : wxT("am");
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME/!HAVE_STRFTIME

                     break;
 
                 case _T('S'):       // second as a decimal number (00-61)
                     break;
 
                 case _T('S'):       // second as a decimal number (00-61)


@@ -2479,11 +2620,11 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
 
                 case _T('X'):       // locale default time representation
                     // just use strftime() to format the time for us
 
                 case _T('X'):       // locale default time representation
                     // just use strftime() to format the time for us

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%X"), &tmTimeOnly);
                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%X"), &tmTimeOnly);

-#else
-                                       res += wxString::Format(wxT("%02d:%02d:%02d"),tm.hour, tm.min, tm.sec);
-#endif
+#else // !HAVE_STRFTIME
+                    res += wxString::Format(wxT("%02d:%02d:%02d"),tm.hour, tm.min, tm.sec);
+#endif // HAVE_STRFTIME/!HAVE_STRFTIME

                     break;
 
                 case _T('y'):       // year without century (00-99)
                     break;
 
                 case _T('y'):       // year without century (00-99)


@@ -2495,7 +2636,7 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
                     break;
 
                 case _T('Z'):       // timezone name
                     break;
 
                 case _T('Z'):       // timezone name

-#ifndef __WXWINCE__
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME

                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%Z"), &tmTimeOnly);
 #endif
                     break;
                     res += CallStrftime(_T("%Z"), &tmTimeOnly);
 #endif
                     break;


@@ -2550,12 +2691,12 @@ wxString wxDateTime::Format(const wxChar *format, const TimeZone& tz) const
 // RFC822 time specs.
 //
 // TODO a great candidate for using reg exps
 // RFC822 time specs.
 //
 // TODO a great candidate for using reg exps

-const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
+const char *
+wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxString& date, wxString::const_iterator *end)

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( date, (wxChar *)NULL, _T("NULL pointer in wxDateTime::Parse") );
-
-    const wxChar *p = date;
-    const wxChar *comma = wxStrchr(p, _T(','));
+    // TODO: rewrite using iterators instead of wxChar pointers
+    const wxStringCharType *p = date.wx_str();
+    const wxStringCharType *comma = wxStrchr(p, wxS(','));

     if ( comma )
     {
         // the part before comma is the weekday
     if ( comma )
     {
         // the part before comma is the weekday


@@ -2568,7 +2709,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("no space after weekday in RFC822 time spec"));
 
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("no space after weekday in RFC822 time spec"));
 

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         p++; // skip space
         }
 
         p++; // skip space


@@ -2579,7 +2720,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("day number expected in RFC822 time spec, none found"));
 
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("day number expected in RFC822 time spec, none found"));
 

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     wxDateTime_t day = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
     }
 
     wxDateTime_t day = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));


@@ -2591,7 +2732,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     // the following 3 letters specify the month
     }
 
     // the following 3 letters specify the month


@@ -2625,21 +2766,21 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("Invalid RFC 822 month name '%s'"), monName.c_str());
 
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("Invalid RFC 822 month name '%s'"), monName.c_str());
 

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     p += 3;
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {
     }
 
     p += 3;
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     // next is the year
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
         // no year?
     }
 
     // next is the year
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
         // no year?

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     int year = *p++ - _T('0');
     }
 
     int year = *p++ - _T('0');


@@ -2647,7 +2788,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
         // should have at least 2 digits in the year
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
         // should have at least 2 digits in the year

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     year *= 10;
     }
 
     year *= 10;


@@ -2662,7 +2803,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {
             // no 3 digit years please
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {
             // no 3 digit years please

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         year *= 10;
         }
 
         year *= 10;


@@ -2671,20 +2812,20 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     // time is in the format hh:mm:ss and seconds are optional
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
     }
 
     // time is in the format hh:mm:ss and seconds are optional
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     wxDateTime_t hour = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
     }
 
     wxDateTime_t hour = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     hour *= 10;
     }
 
     hour *= 10;


@@ -2692,19 +2833,19 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(':') )
     {
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(':') )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
     }
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     wxDateTime_t min = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {
     }
 
     wxDateTime_t min = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
     if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     min *= 10;
     }
 
     min *= 10;


@@ -2715,14 +2856,14 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
     {
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {
     {
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         sec = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {
         }
 
         sec = (wxDateTime_t)(*p++ - _T('0'));
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) )
         {

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         sec *= 10;
         }
 
         sec *= 10;


@@ -2731,11 +2872,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {
 
     if ( *p++ != _T(' ') )
     {

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     // and now the interesting part: the timezone
     }
 
     // and now the interesting part: the timezone

-    int offset;
+    int offset wxDUMMY_INITIALIZE(0);

     if ( *p == _T('-') || *p == _T('+') )
     {
         // the explicit offset given: it has the form of hhmm
     if ( *p == _T('-') || *p == _T('+') )
     {
         // the explicit offset given: it has the form of hhmm


@@ -2743,17 +2884,17 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) || !wxIsdigit(*(p + 1)) )
         {
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) || !wxIsdigit(*(p + 1)) )
         {

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         // hours
         }
 
         // hours

-        offset = 60*(10*(*p - _T('0')) + (*(p + 1) - _T('0')));
+        offset = MIN_PER_HOUR*(10*(*p - _T('0')) + (*(p + 1) - _T('0')));

 
         p += 2;
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) || !wxIsdigit(*(p + 1)) )
         {
 
         p += 2;
 
         if ( !wxIsdigit(*p) || !wxIsdigit(*(p + 1)) )
         {

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         // minutes
         }
 
         // minutes


@@ -2785,7 +2926,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
             {
                 wxLogDebug(_T("Invalid militaty timezone '%c'"), *p);
 
             {
                 wxLogDebug(_T("Invalid militaty timezone '%c'"), *p);
 

-                return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                return NULL;

             }
 
             offset = offsets[*p++ - _T('A')];
             }
 
             offset = offsets[*p++ - _T('A')];


@@ -2820,29 +2961,35 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseRfc822Date(const wxChar* date)
             {
                 wxLogDebug(_T("Unknown RFC 822 timezone '%s'"), p);
 
             {
                 wxLogDebug(_T("Unknown RFC 822 timezone '%s'"), p);
 

-                return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                return NULL;

             }
 
             p += tz.length();
         }
 
         // make it minutes
             }
 
             p += tz.length();
         }
 
         // make it minutes

-        offset *= 60;
+        offset *= MIN_PER_HOUR;

     }
 
     }
 

-    // the spec was correct
+    // the spec was correct, construct the date from the values we found

     Set(day, mon, year, hour, min, sec);
     Set(day, mon, year, hour, min, sec);

-    MakeTimezone((wxDateTime_t)(60*offset));
+    MakeFromTimezone(TimeZone::Make(offset*SEC_PER_MIN));
+
+    const size_t endpos = p - date.wx_str();
+    if ( end )
+        *end = date.begin() + endpos;

 
 

-    return p;
+    return date.c_str() + endpos;

 }
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 
 }
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 

-// Get's current locale's date formatting string and stores it in fmt if
-// the locale is set; otherwise or in case of failure, leaves fmt unchanged
-static void GetLocaleDateFormat(wxString *fmt)
+// returns the string containing strftime() format used for short dates in the
+// current locale or an empty string
+static wxString GetLocaleDateFormat()

 {
 {

+    wxString fmtWX;
+

     // there is no setlocale() under Windows CE, so just always query the
     // system there
 #ifndef __WXWINCE__
     // there is no setlocale() under Windows CE, so just always query the
     // system there
 #ifndef __WXWINCE__


@@ -2858,55 +3005,150 @@ static void GetLocaleDateFormat(wxString *fmt)
 #else
         LCID lcid = GetThreadLocale();
 #endif
 #else
         LCID lcid = GetThreadLocale();
 #endif

-        wxChar delim[5]; // fields deliminer, 4 chars max
-        if ( GetLocaleInfo(lcid, LOCALE_SDATE, delim, 5) )
+        // according to MSDN 80 chars is max allowed for short date format
+        wxChar fmt[81];
+        if ( ::GetLocaleInfo(lcid, LOCALE_SSHORTDATE, fmt, WXSIZEOF(fmt)) )

         {
         {

-            wxChar centurybuf[2]; // use %y or %Y, 1 char max
-            wxChar century = 'y';
-            if ( GetLocaleInfo(lcid, LOCALE_ICENTURY, centurybuf, 2) )
+            wxChar chLast = _T('\0');
+            size_t lastCount = 0;
+            for ( const wxChar *p = fmt; /* NUL handled inside */; p++ )

             {
             {

-                if ( centurybuf[0] == _T('1') )
-                    century = 'Y';
-                // else 'y' as above
-            }
-
-            wxChar order[2]; // order code, 1 char max
-            if ( GetLocaleInfo(lcid, LOCALE_IDATE, order, 2) )
-            {
-                if ( order[0] == _T('0') ) // M-D-Y
+                if ( *p == chLast )

                 {
                 {

-                    *fmt = wxString::Format(_T("%%m%s%%d%s%%%c"),
-                                            delim, delim, century);
-                }
-                else if ( order[0] == _T('1') ) // D-M-Y
-                {
-                    *fmt = wxString::Format(_T("%%d%s%%m%s%%%c"),
-                                            delim, delim, century);
-                }
-                else if ( order[0] == _T('2') ) // Y-M-D
-                {
-                    *fmt = wxString::Format(_T("%%%c%s%%m%s%%d"),
-                                            century, delim, delim);
+                    lastCount++;
+                    continue;

                 }
                 }

-                else
+
+                switch ( *p )

                 {
                 {

-                    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("unexpected GetLocaleInfo return value"));
+                    // these characters come in groups, start counting them
+                    case _T('d'):
+                    case _T('M'):
+                    case _T('y'):
+                    case _T('g'):
+                        chLast = *p;
+                        lastCount = 1;
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        // first deal with any special characters we have had
+                        if ( lastCount )
+                        {
+                            switch ( chLast )
+                            {
+                                case _T('d'):
+                                    switch ( lastCount )
+                                    {
+                                        case 1: // d
+                                        case 2: // dd
+                                            // these two are the same as we
+                                            // don't distinguish between 1 and
+                                            // 2 digits for days
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%d");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        case 3: // ddd
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%a");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        case 4: // dddd
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%A");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        default:
+                                            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("too many 'd's") );
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+
+                                case _T('M'):
+                                    switch ( lastCount )
+                                    {
+                                        case 1: // M
+                                        case 2: // MM
+                                            // as for 'd' and 'dd' above
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%m");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        case 3:
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%b");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        case 4:
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%B");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        default:
+                                            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("too many 'M's") );
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+
+                                case _T('y'):
+                                    switch ( lastCount )
+                                    {
+                                        case 1: // y
+                                        case 2: // yy
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%y");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        case 4: // yyyy
+                                            fmtWX += _T("%Y");
+                                            break;
+
+                                        default:
+                                            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("wrong number of 'y's") );
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+
+                                case _T('g'):
+                                    // strftime() doesn't have era string,
+                                    // ignore this format
+                                    wxASSERT_MSG( lastCount <= 2,
+                                                  _T("too many 'g's") );
+                                    break;
+
+                                default:
+                                    wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unreachable") );
+                            }
+
+                            chLast = _T('\0');
+                            lastCount = 0;
+                        }
+
+                        // not a special character so must be just a separator,
+                        // treat as is
+                        if ( *p != _T('\0') )
+                        {
+                            if ( *p == _T('%') )
+                            {
+                                // this one needs to be escaped
+                                fmtWX += _T('%');
+                            }
+
+                            fmtWX += *p;
+                        }

                 }
                 }

+
+                if ( *p == _T('\0') )
+                    break;

             }
         }
             }
         }

-        // if we failed, leave fmtDate value unchanged and
-        // try our luck with the default set above
+        //else: GetLocaleInfo() failed, leave fmtDate value unchanged and
+        //      try our luck with the default formats

     }
     }

+    //else: default C locale, default formats should work
+
+    return fmtWX;

 }
 
 #endif // __WINDOWS__
 
 }
 
 #endif // __WINDOWS__
 

-const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
-                                      const wxChar *format,
-                                      const wxDateTime& dateDef)
+const char *
+wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxString& date,
+                        const wxString& format,
+                        const wxDateTime& dateDef,
+                        wxString::const_iterator *end)

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( date && format, (wxChar *)NULL,
-                 _T("NULL pointer in wxDateTime::ParseFormat()") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( !format.empty(), NULL, "format can't be empty" );

 
     wxString str;
     unsigned long num;
 
     wxString str;
     unsigned long num;


@@ -2934,8 +3176,8 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
     wxDateTime::Month mon = Inv_Month;
     int year = 0;
 
     wxDateTime::Month mon = Inv_Month;
     int year = 0;
 

-    const wxChar *input = date;
-    for ( const wxChar *fmt = format; *fmt; fmt++ )
+    const wxStringCharType *input = date.wx_str();
+    for ( wxString::const_iterator fmt = format.begin(); fmt != format.end(); ++fmt )

     {
         if ( *fmt != _T('%') )
         {
     {
         if ( *fmt != _T('%') )
         {


@@ -2955,7 +3197,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( *input++ != *fmt )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( *input++ != *fmt )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
             }
 
                 }
             }
 


@@ -2976,7 +3218,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
         // the default widths for the various fields
         if ( !width )
         {
         // the default widths for the various fields
         if ( !width )
         {

-            switch ( *fmt )
+            switch ( (*fmt).GetValue() )

             {
                 case _T('Y'):               // year has 4 digits
                     width = 4;
             {
                 case _T('Y'):               // year has 4 digits
                     width = 4;


@@ -2998,7 +3240,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
         }
 
         // then the format itself
         }
 
         // then the format itself

-        switch ( *fmt )
+        switch ( (*fmt).GetValue() )

         {
             case _T('a'):       // a weekday name
             case _T('A'):
         {
             case _T('a'):       // a weekday name
             case _T('A'):


@@ -3008,7 +3250,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     if ( wday == Inv_WeekDay )
                     {
                         // no match
                     if ( wday == Inv_WeekDay )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
                 }
                 haveWDay = true;
                     }
                 }
                 haveWDay = true;


@@ -3022,7 +3264,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     if ( mon == Inv_Month )
                     {
                         // no match
                     if ( mon == Inv_Month )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
                 }
                 haveMon = true;
                     }
                 }
                 haveMon = true;


@@ -3032,25 +3274,16 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;
 
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;
 

-                    // this is the format which corresponds to ctime() output
-                    // and strptime("%c") should parse it, so try it first
-                    static const wxChar *fmtCtime = _T("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y");
-
-                    const wxChar *result = dt.ParseFormat(input, fmtCtime);
-                    if ( !result )
-                    {
-                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%x %X"));
-                    }
-
-                    if ( !result )
-                    {
-                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%X %x"));
-                    }
+                    const wxString inc(input);

 
 

-                    if ( !result )
+                    // try the format which corresponds to ctime() output first
+                    wxString::const_iterator endc;
+                    if ( !dt.ParseFormat(inc, wxS("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"), &endc) &&
+                            !dt.ParseFormat(inc, wxS("%x %X"), &endc) &&
+                                !dt.ParseFormat(inc, wxS("%X %x"), &endc) )

                     {
                         // we've tried everything and still no match
                     {
                         // we've tried everything and still no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();
                     }
 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();


@@ -3066,7 +3299,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     mon = tm.mon;
                     mday = tm.mday;
 
                     mon = tm.mon;
                     mday = tm.mday;
 

-                    input = result;
+                    input += endc - inc.begin();

                 }
                 break;
 
                 }
                 break;
 


@@ -3075,7 +3308,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                         (num > 31) || (num < 1) )
                 {
                     // no match
                         (num > 31) || (num < 1) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 // we can't check whether the day range is correct yet, will
                 }
 
                 // we can't check whether the day range is correct yet, will


@@ -3088,7 +3321,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 23) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 23) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveHour = true;
                 }
 
                 haveHour = true;


@@ -3099,7 +3332,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 12) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 12) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveHour = true;
                 }
 
                 haveHour = true;


@@ -3111,7 +3344,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 366) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 366) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveYDay = true;
                 }
 
                 haveYDay = true;


@@ -3122,7 +3355,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 12) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || !num || (num > 12) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveMon = true;
                 }
 
                 haveMon = true;


@@ -3133,7 +3366,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 59) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 59) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveMin = true;
                 }
 
                 haveMin = true;


@@ -3146,7 +3379,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
 
                     GetAmPmStrings(&am, &pm);
                     if (am.empty() && pm.empty())
 
                     GetAmPmStrings(&am, &pm);
                     if (am.empty() && pm.empty())

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;  // no am/pm strings defined
+                        return NULL;  // no am/pm strings defined

                     if ( token.CmpNoCase(pm) == 0 )
                     {
                         isPM = true;
                     if ( token.CmpNoCase(pm) == 0 )
                     {
                         isPM = true;


@@ -3154,7 +3387,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     else if ( token.CmpNoCase(am) != 0 )
                     {
                         // no match
                     else if ( token.CmpNoCase(am) != 0 )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
                 }
                 break;
                     }
                 }
                 break;


@@ -3162,11 +3395,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
             case _T('r'):       // time as %I:%M:%S %p
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;
             case _T('r'):       // time as %I:%M:%S %p
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;

-                    input = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%I:%M:%S %p"));
+                    input = dt.ParseFormat(input, wxS("%I:%M:%S %p"));

                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match
                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;
                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;


@@ -3181,11 +3414,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
             case _T('R'):       // time as %H:%M
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;
             case _T('R'):       // time as %H:%M
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;

-                    input = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%H:%M"));
+                    input = dt.ParseFormat(input, wxS("%H:%M"));

                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match
                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = true;
                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = true;


@@ -3194,12 +3427,13 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     hour = tm.hour;
                     min = tm.min;
                 }
                     hour = tm.hour;
                     min = tm.min;
                 }

+                break;

 
             case _T('S'):       // second as a decimal number (00-61)
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 61) )
                 {
                     // no match
 
             case _T('S'):       // second as a decimal number (00-61)
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 61) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveSec = true;
                 }
 
                 haveSec = true;


@@ -3213,7 +3447,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match
                     if ( !input )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;
                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;


@@ -3229,7 +3463,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (wday > 6) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (wday > 6) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveWDay = true;
                 }
 
                 haveWDay = true;


@@ -3244,7 +3478,8 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 {
                     struct tm tm;
 
                 {
                     struct tm tm;
 

-                    const wxChar *result = CallStrptime(input, "%x", &tm);
+                    const wxStringCharType *
+                        result = CallStrptime(input, "%x", &tm);

                     if ( result )
                     {
                         input = result;
                     if ( result )
                     {
                         input = result;


@@ -3262,50 +3497,52 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
 
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;
 
                 {
                     wxDateTime dt;

-
-                    wxString fmtDate, fmtDateAlt;
-
-                    if ( IsWestEuropeanCountry(GetCountry()) ||
-                         GetCountry() == Russia )
-                    {
-                        fmtDate = _T("%d/%m/%y");
-                        fmtDateAlt = _T("%m/%d/%y");
-                    }
-                    else // assume USA
-                    {
-                        fmtDate = _T("%m/%d/%y");
-                        fmtDateAlt = _T("%d/%m/%y");
-                    }
+                    wxString fmtDate,
+                             fmtDateAlt;

 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
                     // The above doesn't work for all locales, try to query
                     // Windows for the right way of formatting the date:
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
                     // The above doesn't work for all locales, try to query
                     // Windows for the right way of formatting the date:

-                    GetLocaleDateFormat(&fmtDate);
-#endif
-
-                    const wxChar *result = dt.ParseFormat(input, fmtDate);
-
-                    if ( !result )
+                    fmtDate = GetLocaleDateFormat();
+                    if ( fmtDate.empty() )
+#endif // __WINDOWS__

                     {
                     {

-                        // ok, be nice and try another one
-                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, fmtDateAlt);
+                        if ( IsWestEuropeanCountry(GetCountry()) ||
+                             GetCountry() == Russia )
+                        {
+                            fmtDate = _T("%d/%m/%y");
+                            fmtDateAlt = _T("%m/%d/%y");
+                        }
+                        else // assume USA
+                        {
+                            fmtDate = _T("%m/%d/%y");
+                            fmtDateAlt = _T("%d/%m/%y");
+                        }

                     }
 
                     }
 

-                    if ( !result )
+                    const wxString indate(input);
+                    wxString::const_iterator endDate;
+                    if ( !dt.ParseFormat(indate, fmtDate, &endDate) )

                     {
                     {

-                        // bad luck
-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        // try another one if we have it
+                        if ( fmtDateAlt.empty() ||
+                                !dt.ParseFormat(indate, fmtDateAlt, &endDate) )
+                        {
+                            return NULL;
+                        }

                     }
 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();
 
                     }
 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();
 

-                    haveDay = haveMon = haveYear = true;
+                    haveDay =
+                    haveMon =
+                    haveYear = true;

 
                     year = tm.year;
                     mon = tm.mon;
                     mday = tm.mday;
 
 
                     year = tm.year;
                     mon = tm.mon;
                     mday = tm.mday;
 

-                    input = result;
+                    input += endDate - indate.begin();

                 }
 
                 break;
                 }
 
                 break;


@@ -3318,7 +3555,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     input = CallStrptime(input, "%X", &tm);
                     if ( !input )
                     {
                     input = CallStrptime(input, "%X", &tm);
                     if ( !input )
                     {

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;
                     }
 
                     haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;


@@ -3337,19 +3574,22 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                     // common cases
                     wxDateTime dt;
 
                     // common cases
                     wxDateTime dt;
 

-                    const wxChar *result = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%T"));
+                    const wxStringCharType *
+                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, wxS("%T"));

                     if ( !result )
                     {
                     if ( !result )
                     {

-                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, _T("%r"));
+                        result = dt.ParseFormat(input, wxS("%r"));

                     }
 
                     if ( !result )
                     {
                         // no match
                     }
 
                     if ( !result )
                     {
                         // no match

-                        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                        return NULL;

                     }
 
                     }
 

-                    haveHour = haveMin = haveSec = true;
+                    haveHour =
+                    haveMin =
+                    haveSec = true;

 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();
                     hour = tm.hour;
 
                     Tm tm = dt.GetTm();
                     hour = tm.hour;


@@ -3365,7 +3605,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 99) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) || (num > 99) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveYear = true;
                 }
 
                 haveYear = true;


@@ -3379,7 +3619,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( !GetNumericToken(width, input, &num) )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
 
                 haveYear = true;
                 }
 
                 haveYear = true;


@@ -3394,7 +3634,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 if ( *input++ != _T('%') )
                 {
                     // no match
                 if ( *input++ != _T('%') )
                 {
                     // no match

-                    return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                    return NULL;

                 }
                 break;
 
                 }
                 break;
 


@@ -3404,7 +3644,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
                 // fall through
 
             default:            // not a known format spec
                 // fall through
 
             default:            // not a known format spec

-                return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                return NULL;

         }
     }
 
         }
     }
 


@@ -3443,7 +3683,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("bad month day in wxDateTime::ParseFormat"));
 
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("bad month day in wxDateTime::ParseFormat"));
 

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         tm.mon = mon;
         }
 
         tm.mon = mon;


@@ -3455,7 +3695,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("bad year day in wxDateTime::ParseFormat"));
 
         {
             wxLogDebug(_T("bad year day in wxDateTime::ParseFormat"));
 

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
 
         Tm tm2 = wxDateTime(1, Jan, tm.year).SetToYearDay(yday).GetTm();
         }
 
         Tm tm2 = wxDateTime(1, Jan, tm.year).SetToYearDay(yday).GetTm();


@@ -3498,73 +3738,82 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseFormat(const wxChar *date,
         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 

-    return input;
+    const size_t endpos = input - date.wx_str();
+    if ( end )
+        *end = date.begin() + endpos;
+
+    return date.c_str() + endpos;

 }
 
 }
 

-const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDateTime(const wxChar *date)
+const char *
+wxDateTime::ParseDateTime(const wxString& date, wxString::const_iterator *end)

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( date, (wxChar *)NULL, _T("NULL pointer in wxDateTime::Parse") );
-

     // Set to current day and hour, so strings like '14:00' becomes today at
     // 14, not some other random date
     wxDateTime dtDate = wxDateTime::Today();
     wxDateTime dtTime = wxDateTime::Today();
 
     // Set to current day and hour, so strings like '14:00' becomes today at
     // 14, not some other random date
     wxDateTime dtDate = wxDateTime::Today();
     wxDateTime dtTime = wxDateTime::Today();
 

-    const wxChar* pchTime;
+    wxString::const_iterator
+        endTime,
+        endDate,
+        endBoth;

 
 

-    // Try to parse the beginning of the string as a date
-    const wxChar* pchDate = dtDate.ParseDate(date);
-
-    // We got a date in the beginning, see if there is a time specified after the date
-    if ( pchDate )
+    // If we got a date in the beginning, see if there is a time specified
+    // after the date
+    if ( dtDate.ParseDate(date, &endDate) )

     {
         // Skip spaces, as the ParseTime() function fails on spaces
     {
         // Skip spaces, as the ParseTime() function fails on spaces

-        while ( wxIsspace(*pchDate) )
-            pchDate++;
+        while ( endDate != date.end() && wxIsspace(*endDate) )
+            ++endDate;
+
+        const wxString timestr(endDate, date.end());
+        if ( !dtTime.ParseTime(timestr, &endTime) )
+            return NULL;

 
 

-        pchTime = dtTime.ParseTime(pchDate);
+        endBoth = endDate + (endTime - timestr.begin());

     }
     else // no date in the beginning
     {
     }
     else // no date in the beginning
     {

-        // check and see if we have a time followed by a date
-        pchTime = dtTime.ParseTime(date);
-        if ( pchTime )
-        {
-            while ( wxIsspace(*pchTime) )
-                pchTime++;
+        // check if we have a time followed by a date
+        if ( !dtTime.ParseTime(date, &endTime) )
+            return NULL;

 
 

-            pchDate = dtDate.ParseDate(pchTime);
-        }
-    }
+        while ( endTime != date.end() && wxIsspace(*endTime) )
+            ++endTime;

 
 

-    // If we have a date specified, set our own data to the same date
-    if ( !pchDate || !pchTime )
-        return NULL;
+        const wxString datestr(endTime, date.end());
+        if ( !dtDate.ParseDate(datestr, &endDate) )
+            return NULL;
+
+        endBoth = endTime + (endDate - datestr.begin());
+    }

 
     Set(dtDate.GetDay(), dtDate.GetMonth(), dtDate.GetYear(),
         dtTime.GetHour(), dtTime.GetMinute(), dtTime.GetSecond(),
         dtTime.GetMillisecond());
 
     // Return endpoint of scan
 
     Set(dtDate.GetDay(), dtDate.GetMonth(), dtDate.GetYear(),
         dtTime.GetHour(), dtTime.GetMinute(), dtTime.GetSecond(),
         dtTime.GetMillisecond());
 
     // Return endpoint of scan

-    return pchDate > pchTime ? pchDate : pchTime;
+    if ( end )
+        *end = endBoth;
+
+    return date.c_str() + (endBoth - date.begin());

 }
 
 }
 

-const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
+const char *
+wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxString& date, wxString::const_iterator *end)

 {
     // this is a simplified version of ParseDateTime() which understands only
     // "today" (for wxDate compatibility) and digits only otherwise (and not
     // all esoteric constructions ParseDateTime() knows about)
 
 {
     // this is a simplified version of ParseDateTime() which understands only
     // "today" (for wxDate compatibility) and digits only otherwise (and not
     // all esoteric constructions ParseDateTime() knows about)
 

-    wxCHECK_MSG( date, (wxChar *)NULL, _T("NULL pointer in wxDateTime::Parse") );
-
-    const wxChar *p = date;
+    const wxStringCharType *p = date.wx_str();

     while ( wxIsspace(*p) )
         p++;
 
     // some special cases
     static struct
     {
     while ( wxIsspace(*p) )
         p++;
 
     // some special cases
     static struct
     {

-        const wxChar *str;
+        const char *str;

         int dayDiffFromToday;
     } literalDates[] =
     {
         int dayDiffFromToday;
     } literalDates[] =
     {


@@ -3575,12 +3824,12 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
 
     for ( size_t n = 0; n < WXSIZEOF(literalDates); n++ )
     {
 
     for ( size_t n = 0; n < WXSIZEOF(literalDates); n++ )
     {

-        wxString date = wxGetTranslation(literalDates[n].str);
-        size_t len = date.length();
+        const wxString dateStr = wxGetTranslation(literalDates[n].str);
+        size_t len = dateStr.length();

         if ( wxStrlen(p) >= len )
         {
             wxString str(p, len);
         if ( wxStrlen(p) >= len )
         {
             wxString str(p, len);

-            if ( str.CmpNoCase(date) == 0 )
+            if ( str.CmpNoCase(dateStr) == 0 )

             {
                 // nothing can follow this, so stop here
                 p += len;
             {
                 // nothing can follow this, so stop here
                 p += len;


@@ -3592,7 +3841,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
                     *this += wxDateSpan::Days(dayDiffFromToday);
                 }
 
                     *this += wxDateSpan::Days(dayDiffFromToday);
                 }
 

-                return p;
+                const size_t endpos = p - date.wx_str();
+
+                if ( end )
+                    *end = date.begin() + endpos;
+                return date.c_str() + endpos;

             }
         }
     }
             }
         }
     }


@@ -3616,7 +3869,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
 
     // tokenize the string
     size_t nPosCur = 0;
 
     // tokenize the string
     size_t nPosCur = 0;

-    static const wxChar *dateDelimiters = _T(".,/-\t\r\n ");
+    static const wxStringCharType *dateDelimiters = wxS(".,/-\t\r\n ");

     wxStringTokenizer tok(p, dateDelimiters);
     while ( tok.HasMoreTokens() )
     {
     wxStringTokenizer tok(p, dateDelimiters);
     while ( tok.HasMoreTokens() )
     {


@@ -3648,9 +3901,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
                 }
                 else // may be either day or year
                 {
                 }
                 else // may be either day or year
                 {

+                    // use a leap year if we don't have the year yet to allow
+                    // dates like 2/29/1976 which would be rejected otherwise

                     wxDateTime_t max_days = (wxDateTime_t)(
                         haveMon
                     wxDateTime_t max_days = (wxDateTime_t)(
                         haveMon

-                        ? GetNumOfDaysInMonth(haveYear ? year : Inv_Year, mon)
+                        ? GetNumOfDaysInMonth(haveYear ? year : 1976, mon)

                         : 31
                     );
 
                         : 31
                     );
 


@@ -3723,8 +3978,8 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
             }
             else // not a valid month name
             {
             }
             else // not a valid month name
             {

-                wday = GetWeekDayFromName(token, Name_Full | Name_Abbr);
-                if ( wday != Inv_WeekDay )
+                WeekDay wday2 = GetWeekDayFromName(token, Name_Full | Name_Abbr);
+                if ( wday2 != Inv_WeekDay )

                 {
                     // a week day
                     if ( haveWDay )
                 {
                     // a week day
                     if ( haveWDay )


@@ -3732,12 +3987,14 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
                         break;
                     }
 
                         break;
                     }
 

+                    wday = wday2;
+

                     haveWDay = true;
                 }
                 else // not a valid weekday name
                 {
                     // try the ordinals
                     haveWDay = true;
                 }
                 else // not a valid weekday name
                 {
                     // try the ordinals

-                    static const wxChar *ordinals[] =
+                    static const char *ordinals[] =

                     {
                         wxTRANSLATE("first"),
                         wxTRANSLATE("second"),
                     {
                         wxTRANSLATE("first"),
                         wxTRANSLATE("second"),


@@ -3803,7 +4060,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: no day, no weekday hence no date."));
 
     {
         wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: no day, no weekday hence no date."));
 

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     if ( haveWDay && (haveMon || haveYear || haveDay) &&
     }
 
     if ( haveWDay && (haveMon || haveYear || haveDay) &&


@@ -3812,7 +4069,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
         // without adjectives (which we don't support here) the week day only
         // makes sense completely separately or with the full date
         // specification (what would "Wed 1999" mean?)
         // without adjectives (which we don't support here) the week day only
         // makes sense completely separately or with the full date
         // specification (what would "Wed 1999" mean?)

-        return (wxChar *)NULL;
+        return NULL;

     }
 
     if ( !haveWDay && haveYear && !(haveDay && haveMon) )
     }
 
     if ( !haveWDay && haveYear && !(haveDay && haveMon) )


@@ -3842,7 +4099,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
             // if we give the year, month and day must be given too
             wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: day and month should be specified if year is."));
 
             // if we give the year, month and day must be given too
             wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: day and month should be specified if year is."));
 

-            return (wxChar *)NULL;
+            return NULL;

         }
     }
 
         }
     }
 


@@ -3858,6 +4115,11 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
 
     if ( haveDay )
     {
 
     if ( haveDay )
     {

+        // normally we check the day above but the check is optimistic in case
+        // we find the day before its month/year so we have to redo it now
+        if ( day > GetNumOfDaysInMonth(year, mon) )
+            return NULL;
+

         Set(day, mon, year);
 
         if ( haveWDay )
         Set(day, mon, year);
 
         if ( haveWDay )


@@ -3868,7 +4130,7 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
                 // inconsistency detected
                 wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: inconsistent day/weekday."));
 
                 // inconsistency detected
                 wxLogDebug(_T("ParseDate: inconsistent day/weekday."));
 

-                return (wxChar *)NULL;
+                return NULL;

             }
         }
     }
             }
         }
     }


@@ -3888,17 +4150,20 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseDate(const wxChar *date)
         p--;
     }
 
         p--;
     }
 

-    return p;
+    const size_t endpos = p - date.wx_str();
+    if ( end )
+        *end = date.begin() + endpos;
+
+    return date.c_str() + endpos;

 }
 
 }
 

-const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseTime(const wxChar *time)
+const char *
+wxDateTime::ParseTime(const wxString& time, wxString::const_iterator *end)

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( time, (wxChar *)NULL, _T("NULL pointer in wxDateTime::Parse") );
-

     // first try some extra things
     static const struct
     {
     // first try some extra things
     static const struct
     {

-        const wxChar *name;
+        const char *name;

         wxDateTime_t  hour;
     } stdTimes[] =
     {
         wxDateTime_t  hour;
     } stdTimes[] =
     {


@@ -3916,56 +4181,35 @@ const wxChar *wxDateTime::ParseTime(const wxChar *time)
             // casts required by DigitalMars
             Set(stdTimes[n].hour, wxDateTime_t(0), wxDateTime_t(0));
 
             // casts required by DigitalMars
             Set(stdTimes[n].hour, wxDateTime_t(0), wxDateTime_t(0));
 

-            return time + len;
+            if ( end )
+                *end = time.begin() + len;
+
+            return time.c_str() + len;

         }
     }
 
     // try all time formats we may think about in the order from longest to
     // shortest
         }
     }
 
     // try all time formats we may think about in the order from longest to
     // shortest

-
-    // 12hour with AM/PM?
-    const wxChar *result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%I:%M:%S %p"));
-
-    if ( !result )
-    {
-        // normally, it's the same, but why not try it?
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%H:%M:%S"));
-    }
-
-    if ( !result )
-    {
-        // 12hour with AM/PM but without seconds?
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%I:%M %p"));
-    }
-
-    if ( !result )
+    static const char *timeFormats[] =

     {
     {

-        // without seconds?
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%H:%M"));
-    }
+        "%I:%M:%S %p",  // 12hour with AM/PM
+        "%H:%M:%S",     // could be the same or 24 hour one so try it too
+        "%I:%M %p",     // 12hour with AM/PM but without seconds
+        "%H:%M:%S",     // and a possibly 24 hour version without seconds
+        "%X",           // possibly something from above or maybe something
+                        // completely different -- try it last

 
 

-    if ( !result )
-    {
-        // just the hour and AM/PM?
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%I %p"));
-    }
-
-    if ( !result )
-    {
-        // just the hour?
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%H"));
-    }
+        // TODO: parse timezones
+    };

 
 

-    if ( !result )
+    for ( size_t nFmt = 0; nFmt < WXSIZEOF(timeFormats); nFmt++ )

     {
     {

-        // parse the standard format: normally it is one of the formats above
-        // but it may be set to something completely different by the user
-        result = ParseFormat(time, _T("%X"));
+        const char *result = ParseFormat(time, timeFormats[nFmt], end);
+        if ( result )
+            return result;

     }
 
     }
 

-    // TODO: parse timezones
-
-    return result;
+    return NULL;

 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -4025,12 +4269,13 @@ enum TimeSpanPart
 // And, to be better than MFC :-), we also have
 //  %E          number of wEeks
 //  %l          milliseconds (000 - 999)
 // And, to be better than MFC :-), we also have
 //  %E          number of wEeks
 //  %l          milliseconds (000 - 999)

-wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
+wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxString& format) const

 {
 {

-    wxCHECK_MSG( format, wxEmptyString, _T("NULL format in wxTimeSpan::Format") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( !format.empty(), wxEmptyString,
+                 _T("NULL format in wxTimeSpan::Format") );

 
     wxString str;
 
     wxString str;

-    str.Alloc(wxStrlen(format));
+    str.Alloc(format.length());

 
     // Suppose we have wxTimeSpan ts(1 /* hour */, 2 /* min */, 3 /* sec */)
     //
 
     // Suppose we have wxTimeSpan ts(1 /* hour */, 2 /* min */, 3 /* sec */)
     //


@@ -4048,18 +4293,21 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
     // we remember the most important unit found so far
     TimeSpanPart partBiggest = Part_MSec;
 
     // we remember the most important unit found so far
     TimeSpanPart partBiggest = Part_MSec;
 

-    for ( const wxChar *pch = format; *pch; pch++ )
+    for ( wxString::const_iterator pch = format.begin(); pch != format.end(); ++pch )

     {
         wxChar ch = *pch;
 
         if ( ch == _T('%') )
         {
             // the start of the format specification of the printf() below
     {
         wxChar ch = *pch;
 
         if ( ch == _T('%') )
         {
             // the start of the format specification of the printf() below

-            wxString fmtPrefix = _T('%');
+            wxString fmtPrefix(_T('%'));

 
             // the number
             long n;
 
 
             // the number
             long n;
 

+            // the number of digits for the format string, 0 if unused
+            unsigned digits = 0;
+

             ch = *++pch;    // get the format spec char
             switch ( ch )
             {
             ch = *++pch;    // get the format spec char
             switch ( ch )
             {


@@ -4094,6 +4342,13 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
                     n = GetHours();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Hour )
                     {
                     n = GetHours();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Hour )
                     {

+                        if ( n < 0 )
+                        {
+                            // the sign has already been taken into account
+                            // when outputting the biggest part
+                            n = -n;
+                        }
+

                         n %= HOURS_PER_DAY;
                     }
                     else
                         n %= HOURS_PER_DAY;
                     }
                     else


@@ -4101,25 +4356,31 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
                         partBiggest = Part_Hour;
                     }
 
                         partBiggest = Part_Hour;
                     }
 

-                    fmtPrefix += _T("02");
+                    digits = 2;

                     break;
 
                 case _T('l'):
                     n = GetMilliseconds().ToLong();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_MSec )
                     {
                     break;
 
                 case _T('l'):
                     n = GetMilliseconds().ToLong();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_MSec )
                     {

+                        if ( n < 0 )
+                            n = -n;
+

                         n %= 1000;
                     }
                     //else: no need to reset partBiggest to Part_MSec, it is
                     //      the least significant one anyhow
 
                         n %= 1000;
                     }
                     //else: no need to reset partBiggest to Part_MSec, it is
                     //      the least significant one anyhow
 

-                    fmtPrefix += _T("03");
+                    digits = 3;

                     break;
 
                 case _T('M'):
                     n = GetMinutes();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Min )
                     {
                     break;
 
                 case _T('M'):
                     n = GetMinutes();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Min )
                     {

+                        if ( n < 0 )
+                            n = -n;
+

                         n %= MIN_PER_HOUR;
                     }
                     else
                         n %= MIN_PER_HOUR;
                     }
                     else


@@ -4127,13 +4388,16 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
                         partBiggest = Part_Min;
                     }
 
                         partBiggest = Part_Min;
                     }
 

-                    fmtPrefix += _T("02");
+                    digits = 2;

                     break;
 
                 case _T('S'):
                     n = GetSeconds().ToLong();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Sec )
                     {
                     break;
 
                 case _T('S'):
                     n = GetSeconds().ToLong();
                     if ( partBiggest < Part_Sec )
                     {

+                        if ( n < 0 )
+                            n = -n;
+

                         n %= SEC_PER_MIN;
                     }
                     else
                         n %= SEC_PER_MIN;
                     }
                     else


@@ -4141,10 +4405,19 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
                         partBiggest = Part_Sec;
                     }
 
                         partBiggest = Part_Sec;
                     }
 

-                    fmtPrefix += _T("02");
+                    digits = 2;

                     break;
             }
 
                     break;
             }
 

+            if ( digits )
+            {
+                // negative numbers need one extra position for '-' display
+                if ( n < 0 )
+                    digits++;
+
+                fmtPrefix << _T("0") << digits;
+            }
+

             str += wxString::Format(fmtPrefix + _T("ld"), n);
         }
         else
             str += wxString::Format(fmtPrefix + _T("ld"), n);
         }
         else


@@ -4163,7 +4436,7 @@ wxString wxTimeSpan::Format(const wxChar *format) const
 
 #include "wx/arrimpl.cpp"
 
 
 #include "wx/arrimpl.cpp"
 

-WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxDateTimeArray);
+WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxDateTimeArray)

 
 static int wxCMPFUNC_CONV
 wxDateTimeCompareFunc(wxDateTime **first, wxDateTime **second)
 
 static int wxCMPFUNC_CONV
 wxDateTimeCompareFunc(wxDateTime **first, wxDateTime **second)


@@ -4205,8 +4478,8 @@ wxDateTimeHolidayAuthority::GetHolidaysInRange(const wxDateTime& dtStart,
 
     holidays.Clear();
 
 
     holidays.Clear();
 

-    size_t count = ms_authorities.size();
-    for ( size_t nAuth = 0; nAuth < count; nAuth++ )
+    const size_t countAuth = ms_authorities.size();
+    for ( size_t nAuth = 0; nAuth < countAuth; nAuth++ )

     {
         ms_authorities[nAuth]->DoGetHolidaysInRange(dtStart, dtEnd, hol);
 
     {
         ms_authorities[nAuth]->DoGetHolidaysInRange(dtStart, dtEnd, hol);