added support for 2 extra mouse buttons (patch 1757630)

[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / xtistrm.h

diff --git a/include/wx/xtistrm.h b/include/wx/xtistrm.h
index 2ac6ecf6fade3b96eb9815d4a299f06abfd463c2..0f62e428c747ebab1f39ed7e339938e02f4e7a7c 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/xtistrm.h
+++ b/include/wx/xtistrm.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Name:        wx/xtistrm.h
 // Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor
 // Name:        wx/xtistrm.h
 // Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor

-// Modified by: 
+// Modified by:

 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2003 Stefan Csomor
 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2003 Stefan Csomor


@@ -12,16 +12,12 @@
 #ifndef _WX_XTISTRMH__
 #define _WX_XTISTRMH__
 
 #ifndef _WX_XTISTRMH__
 #define _WX_XTISTRMH__
 

-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-#pragma interface "xtistrm.h"
-#endif
-

 #include "wx/wx.h"
 
 #if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
 
 const int wxInvalidObjectID = -2 ;
 #include "wx/wx.h"
 
 #if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
 
 const int wxInvalidObjectID = -2 ;

-const int wxNullObjectID = -1 ;
+const int wxNullObjectID = -3 ;

 
 // Filer contains the interfaces for streaming objects in and out of XML,
 // rendering them either to objects in memory, or to code.  Note:  We
 
 // Filer contains the interfaces for streaming objects in and out of XML,
 // rendering them either to objects in memory, or to code.  Note:  We


@@ -35,67 +31,106 @@ const int wxNullObjectID = -1 ;
 Main interfaces for streaming out objects.
 */
 
 Main interfaces for streaming out objects.
 */
 

-class wxPersister
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxPersister
+//
+// This class will be asked during the streaming-out process about every single
+// property or object instance. It can veto streaming out by returning false
+// or modify the value before it is streamed-out.
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxWriter ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxReader ;
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPersister

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

-    // will be called before a toplevel object is written, may veto even that (eg for objects that cannot be supported) by returning false
-    virtual bool BeforeWriteObject( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxString &WXUNUSED(name)) { return true ; } 
+    virtual ~wxPersister() {}

 
 

-    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value , eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( -1 , -1 ) or veto
+    // will be called before an object is written, may veto by returning false
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteObject( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) , wxxVariantArray &WXUNUSED(metadata)) { return true ; }
+
+    // will be called after this object has been written, may be needed for adjusting stacks
+    virtual void AfterWriteObject( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) ) {}
+
+    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value , eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( wxDefaultCoord , wxDefaultCoord ) or veto

     // writing that property at all by returning false
     // writing that property at all by returning false

-    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariant &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; } 
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariant &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; }

 
 

-    // will be called before a property with an object value gets written, may change the value , eg replace the instance, void it or veto
+    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value , eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( wxDefaultCoord , wxDefaultCoord ) or veto

     // writing that property at all by returning false
     // writing that property at all by returning false

-    virtual bool BeforeWritePropertyAsObject( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariant &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; } 
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariantArray &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; }
+
+    // will be called after a property has been written out, may be needed for adjusting stacks
+    virtual void AfterWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) ) {}

 
 

-    // will be called before a delegate property gets written, you may change all informations about the event sink
-    virtual bool BeforeWriteDelegate( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , 
-        const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink) , const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) )  { return true ; } 
+    // will be called before this delegate gets written
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteDelegate( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) ,
+        const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink) , const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) { return true ; }
+
+        virtual void AfterWriteDelegate( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) ,
+            const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink) , const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) { }

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-class wxWriter : public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxWriter : public wxObject

 {
 public :
     wxWriter() ;
 {
 public :
     wxWriter() ;

-    ~wxWriter() ;
+    virtual ~wxWriter() ;

 
     // with this call you start writing out a new top-level object
 
     // with this call you start writing out a new top-level object

-    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , const wxString &name ) ;
+    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , const wxString &name , wxxVariantArray &WXUNUSED(metadata)) ;
+
+    //
+    // Managing the object identity table a.k.a context
+    //
+    // these methods make sure that no object gets written twice, because sometimes multiple calls to the WriteObject will be
+    // made without wanting to have duplicate objects written, the object identity table will be reset manually

 
 

+    virtual void ClearObjectContext() ;
+
+    // gets the object Id for a passed in object in the context

     int GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj) ;
     int GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj) ;

-    bool IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj ) ;

 
 

+    // returns true if this object has already been written in this context
+    bool IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj ) ;

 
     //
     // streaming callbacks
     //
     // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
 
     //
     // streaming callbacks
     //
     // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format

-    //

 
 

-    // start of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+    // begins writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+
+    // ends writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
+    virtual void DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+
+    // start of writing an object having the passed in ID
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , wxxVariantArray &metadata ) = 0 ;

 
     // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
 
     // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container

-    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) = 0 ;
+
+    // writes a simple property in the stream format
+    virtual void DoWriteSimpleType( wxxVariant &value ) = 0 ;

 
 

-    // start of writing an object used as param
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteParamAsObject(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0 ;
+    // start of writing a complex property into the stream (
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0 ;

 
 

-    // end of writing an object used as param
-    virtual void DoEndWriteParamAsObject(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0 ;
+    // end of writing a complex property into the stream
+    virtual void DoEndWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0;

 
 

+    virtual void DoBeginWriteElement() = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoEndWriteElement() = 0 ;

     // insert an object reference to an already written object
     // insert an object reference to an already written object

-    virtual void DoWriteObjectReference(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoWriteRepeatedObject( int objectID ) = 0 ;

 
 

-    // writes a property in the stream format
-    virtual void DoWriteProperty( const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , wxxVariant &value ) = 0 ;
+    // insert a null reference
+    virtual void DoWriteNullObject() = 0 ;

 
     // writes a delegate in the stream format
 
     // writes a delegate in the stream format

-    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , 
+    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ,

         const wxObject *eventSink , int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerIndo ) = 0;
 private :
 
         const wxObject *eventSink , int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerIndo ) = 0;
 private :
 


@@ -105,152 +140,117 @@ private :
     struct wxWriterInternalPropertiesData ;
 
     void WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , wxPersister *persister, wxWriterInternalPropertiesData * data ) ;
     struct wxWriterInternalPropertiesData ;
 
     void WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , wxPersister *persister, wxWriterInternalPropertiesData * data ) ;

+    void WriteOneProperty( const wxObject *obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , const wxPropertyInfo* pi , wxPersister *persister , wxWriterInternalPropertiesData *data ) ;
+    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , bool isEmbedded, wxxVariantArray &metadata ) ;
+    void FindConnectEntry(const wxEvtHandler * evSource,const wxDelegateTypeInfo* dti, const wxObject* &sink , const wxHandlerInfo *&handler) ;

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-class wxXmlWriter : public wxWriter
-{
-public :
-
-    wxXmlWriter( wxXmlNode * parent ) ;
-    ~wxXmlWriter() ;
-
-    //
-    // streaming callbacks
-    //
-    // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
-    //
-
-    // start of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , const wxString &name ) ;
-
-    // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
-    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , const wxString &name ) ;
-
-    // start of writing an object used as param
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteParamAsObject(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) ;
-
-    // end of writing an object used as param
-    virtual void DoEndWriteParamAsObject(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) ;
-
-    // insert an object reference to an already written object or to a null object
-    virtual void DoWriteObjectReference(const wxObject *parentObject, const wxClassInfo *parentClassInfo, const wxObject *valueObject, 
-        const wxClassInfo *valueObjectClassInfo, int valueObjectID , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) ;
-
-    // writes a property in the stream format
-    virtual void DoWriteProperty( const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , wxxVariant &value )  ;
-
-    // writes a delegate in the stream format
-    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , 
-        const wxObject *eventSink, int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ) ;
-private :
-    struct wxXmlWriterInternal ;
-    wxXmlWriterInternal* m_data ;
-} ;

 
 /*
 Streaming callbacks for depersisting XML to code, or running objects
 */
 
 
 /*
 Streaming callbacks for depersisting XML to code, or running objects
 */
 

-class wxDepersister ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDepersister ;

 
 /*
 wxReader handles streaming in a class from a arbitrary format. While walking through
 it issues calls out to interfaces to depersist the guts from the underlying storage format.
 */
 
 
 /*
 wxReader handles streaming in a class from a arbitrary format. While walking through
 it issues calls out to interfaces to depersist the guts from the underlying storage format.
 */
 

-class wxReader : public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxReader : public wxObject

 {
 public :
     wxReader() ;
 {
 public :
     wxReader() ;

-    ~wxReader() ;
+    virtual ~wxReader() ;

 
     // the only thing wxReader knows about is the class info by object ID
     wxClassInfo *GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID) ;
     bool HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID ) ;
     void SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo* classInfo);
 
 
     // the only thing wxReader knows about is the class info by object ID
     wxClassInfo *GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID) ;
     bool HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID ) ;
     void SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo* classInfo);
 

-    // Reads the component the reader is pointed at from the underlying format.  
+    // Reads the component the reader is pointed at from the underlying format.

     // The return value is the root object ID, which can
     // then be used to ask the depersister about that object
     // The return value is the root object ID, which can
     // then be used to ask the depersister about that object

-    virtual int ReadObject( wxDepersister *depersist ) = 0 ;
+    // if there was a problem you will get back wxInvalidObjectID and the current
+    // error log will carry the problems encoutered
+    virtual int ReadObject( const wxString &name , wxDepersister *depersist ) = 0 ;

 
 private :
     struct wxReaderInternal;
     wxReaderInternal *m_data;
 } ;
 
 
 private :
     struct wxReaderInternal;
     wxReaderInternal *m_data;
 } ;
 

-/*
-wxXmlReader handles streaming in a class from XML
-*/
-
-class wxXmlReader : public wxReader
-{
-public:
-    wxXmlReader(wxXmlNode *parent) { m_parent = parent ; }
-    ~wxXmlReader() {}
-
-    // Reads a component from XML.  The return value is the root object ID, which can
-    // then be used to ask the depersister about that object
-
-    int ReadObject(wxDepersister *callbacks);
-
-private :
-    int ReadComponent(wxXmlNode *parent, wxDepersister *callbacks);
-
-    // accessor is only used as a temporary measure
-    wxxVariant ReadValue(wxXmlNode *Node,
-        wxPropertyAccessor *accessor );
-
-    wxXmlNode * m_parent ;
-};
-

 // This abstract class matches the allocate-init/create model of creation of objects.
 // At runtime, these will create actual instances, and manipulate them.
 // When generating code, these will just create statements of C++
 // code to create the objects.
 
 // This abstract class matches the allocate-init/create model of creation of objects.
 // At runtime, these will create actual instances, and manipulate them.
 // When generating code, these will just create statements of C++
 // code to create the objects.
 

-class wxDepersister
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDepersister

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

+    virtual ~wxDepersister() {}
+

     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID

-    virtual void AllocateObject(int ObjectID, wxClassInfo *ClassInfo) = 0;
+    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo, wxxVariantArray &metadata) = 0;

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
+    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID objectID with the Create method

     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 
     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 

-    virtual void CreateObject(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        int ParamCount,
+    virtual void CreateObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,

         wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues ,
         wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues ,

-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
-        ) = 0;
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) = 0;

 
 

-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
+    // construct the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID (for objects that
+    // don't support allocate-create type of creation)
+    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
+    // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+
+    virtual void ConstructObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
+        int *objectIDValues ,
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) = 0;
+
+    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID objectID, this may be used if an object

     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely
     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely

-    virtual void DestroyObject(int ObjectID, wxClassInfo *ClassInfo) = 0;
+    virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) = 0;

 
     // set the corresponding property
 
     // set the corresponding property

-    virtual void SetProperty(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        const wxPropertyInfo* PropertyInfo ,
+    virtual void SetProperty(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,

         const wxxVariant &VariantValue) = 0;
 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
         const wxxVariant &VariantValue) = 0;
 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)

-    virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int ObjectId,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        const wxPropertyInfo* PropertyInfo ,
+    virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,

         int valueObjectId) = 0;
 
         int valueObjectId) = 0;
 

+    // adds an element to a property collection
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID ,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        const wxxVariant &VariantValue) = 0;
+
+    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        int valueObjectId) = 0;

 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int EventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *EventSourceClassInfo,
 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int EventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *EventSourceClassInfo,

-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
+        const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo ,

         const wxClassInfo *EventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int EventSinkObjectID ) = 0;
         const wxClassInfo *EventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int EventSinkObjectID ) = 0;


@@ -261,33 +261,49 @@ wxRuntimeDepersister implements the callbacks that will depersist
 an object into a running memory image, as opposed to writing
 C++ initialization code to bring the object to life.
 */
 an object into a running memory image, as opposed to writing
 C++ initialization code to bring the object to life.
 */

-class wxRuntimeDepersister : public wxDepersister
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRuntimeDepersister : public wxDepersister

 {
     struct wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal ;
     wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal * m_data ;
 public :
 {
     struct wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal ;
     wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal * m_data ;
 public :

-    wxRuntimeDepersister() ;
-    ~wxRuntimeDepersister() ;
+    wxRuntimeDepersister();
+    virtual ~wxRuntimeDepersister();

 
 

-    // returns the object having the corresponding ID fully constructed 
+    // returns the object having the corresponding ID fully constructed

     wxObject *GetObject(int objectID) ;
 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
     wxObject *GetObject(int objectID) ;
 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID

-    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) ;

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
+    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID objectID with the Create method

     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 
     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 

-    virtual void CreateObject(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        int ParamCount,
+    virtual void CreateObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,

         wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues,
         wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues,

-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata

         ) ;
 
         ) ;
 

-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
+    // construct the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID (for objects that
+    // don't support allocate-create type of creation)
+    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
+    // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+
+    virtual void ConstructObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
+        int *objectIDValues ,
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) ;
+
+    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID objectID, this may be used if an object

     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely
     virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely
     virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;


@@ -304,11 +320,22 @@ public :
         const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
         int valueObjectId) ;
 
         const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
         int valueObjectId) ;
 

+    // adds an element to a property collection
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID ,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        const wxxVariant &VariantValue) ;
+
+    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        int valueObjectId) ;

 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,
 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,

-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
+        const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo ,

         const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int eventSinkObjectID ) ;
         const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int eventSinkObjectID ) ;


@@ -316,12 +343,13 @@ public :
 
 /*
 wxDepersisterCode implements the callbacks that will depersist
 
 /*
 wxDepersisterCode implements the callbacks that will depersist

-an object into a C++ initialization function.
+an object into a C++ initialization function. this will move to
+a utility lib soon

 */
 
 */
 

-class wxTextOutputStream ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxTextOutputStream ;

 
 

-class wxCodeDepersister : public wxDepersister
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCodeDepersister : public wxDepersister

 {
 private :
     struct wxCodeDepersisterInternal ;
 {
 private :
     struct wxCodeDepersisterInternal ;


@@ -329,13 +357,14 @@ private :
     wxTextOutputStream *m_fp;
     wxString ValueAsCode( const wxxVariant &param ) ;
 public:
     wxTextOutputStream *m_fp;
     wxString ValueAsCode( const wxxVariant &param ) ;
 public:

-    wxCodeDepersister(wxTextOutputStream *out) ;
-    ~wxCodeDepersister() ;
+    wxCodeDepersister(wxTextOutputStream *out);
+    virtual ~wxCodeDepersister();

 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID

-    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) ;

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
+    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID objectID with the Create method

     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 
     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 


@@ -344,10 +373,24 @@ public:
         int paramCount,
         wxxVariant *variantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues,
         int paramCount,
         wxxVariant *variantValues ,
         int *objectIDValues,

-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata

         ) ;
 
         ) ;
 

-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
+     // construct the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID (for objects that
+    // don't support allocate-create type of creation)
+    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
+    // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+
+    virtual void ConstructObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
+        int *objectIDValues ,
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
+        wxxVariantArray &metadata) ;
+
+    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID objectID, this may be used if an object

     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely
     virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
     // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
     // object can be destroyed after safely
     virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;


@@ -364,11 +407,22 @@ public:
         const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
         int valueObjectId) ;
 
         const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
         int valueObjectId) ;
 

+    // adds an element to a property collection
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID ,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        const wxxVariant &VariantValue) ;
+
+    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
+        int valueObjectId) ;

 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,
 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,

-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
+        const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo ,

         const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int eventSinkObjectID ) ;
         const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
         const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
         int eventSinkObjectID ) ;