+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// utility classes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// XmString made easy to use in wxWindows (and has an added benefit of
+// cleaning up automatically)
+class wxXmString
+{
+public:
+ wxXmString(const wxString& str)
+ {
+ m_string = XmStringCreateLtoR((char *)str.c_str(),
+ XmSTRING_DEFAULT_CHARSET);
+ }
+
+ ~wxXmString() { XmStringFree(m_string); }
+
+ // semi-implicit conversion to XmString (shouldn't rely on implicit
+ // conversion because many of Motif functions are macros)
+ XmString operator()() const { return m_string; }
+
+private:
+ XmString m_string;
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// macros to avoid casting WXFOO to Foo all the time
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// argument is of type "wxWindow *"
+#define GetWidget(w) ((Widget)(w)->GetHandle())
+