Described in the comments and documented the semantics of the parameters and

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / wxstring.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ method ({\tt length()} in this case, always the lowercase version) should be
 used as it will ensure smoother transition to {\tt std::string} when wxWidgets
 starts using it instead of wxString.
 
+Also please note that in this manual \texttt{char} is sometimes used instead of 
+\texttt{wxChar} because it hasn't been fully updated yet. Please substitute as
+necessary and refer to the sources in case of a doubt.
+
+
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 None
@@ -909,7 +914,7 @@ Same as Truncate. Removes the portion from {\it pos} to the end of the string.
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Remove}{\param{size\_t}{ pos}, \param{size\_t}{ len}}
 
-Removes the {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.
+Removes {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.
 
 \membersection{wxString::RemoveLast}\label{wxstringremovelast}
 
@@ -1040,7 +1045,10 @@ familiar with C) results.
 Attempts to convert the string to an unsigned integer in base {\it base}.
 Returns {\tt true} on success in which case the number is stored in the
 location pointed to by {\it val} or {\tt false} if the string does not
-represent a valid number in the given base.
+represent a valid number in the given base. Please notice that this function
+behaves in the same way as the standard \texttt{strtoul()} and so it simply
+converts negative numbers to unsigned representation instead of rejecting them
+(e.g. $-1$ is returned as \texttt{ULONG\_MAX}).
 
 See \helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong} for the more detailed
 description of the {\it base} parameter.
@@ -1054,7 +1062,8 @@ description of the {\it base} parameter.
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Trim}{\param{bool}{ fromRight = true}}
 
-Removes spaces from the left or from the right (default).
+Removes white-space (space, tabs, form feed, newline and carriage return) from
+the left or from the right end of the string (right is default).
 
 \membersection{wxString::Truncate}\label{wxstringtruncate}
 
@@ -1160,11 +1169,13 @@ Concatenation in place: the argument is appended to the string.
 
 \membersection{wxString::operator []}\label{wxstringoperatorbracket}
 
-\func{char\&}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+\func{wxChar\&}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+
+\constfunc{wxChar}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
 
-\func{char}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+\func{wxChar\&}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
 
-\func{char}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
+\constfunc{wxChar}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
 
 Element extraction.
 
@@ -1257,7 +1268,7 @@ buffer (which must be writable, of course) you might call it like this:
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Note that the exact usage of this depends on whether on not wxUSE\_STL is enabled.  If
-wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a seperate empty character buffer, and
+wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a separate empty character buffer, and
 if wxUSE\_STL is disabled, it uses GetWriteBuf() from wxString, keeping the same buffer
 wxString uses intact.  In other words, relying on wxStringBuffer containing the old 
 wxString data is probably not a good idea if you want to build your program in both
@@ -1322,7 +1333,7 @@ of the string, you might call it like this:
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Note that the exact usage of this depends on whether on not wxUSE\_STL is enabled.  If
-wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a seperate empty character buffer, and
+wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a separate empty character buffer, and
 if wxUSE\_STL is disabled, it uses GetWriteBuf() from wxString, keeping the same buffer
 wxString uses intact.  In other words, relying on wxStringBuffer containing the old 
 wxString data is probably not a good idea if you want to build your program in both