+ wxDynamicLibrary() : m_handle(0) { }
+ wxDynamicLibrary(const wxString& libname, int flags = wxDL_DEFAULT)
+ : m_handle(0)
+ {
+ Load(libname, flags);
+ }
+
+ // NOTE: this class is (deliberately) not virtual, do not attempt
+ // to use it polymorphically.
+ ~wxDynamicLibrary() { Unload(); }
+
+ // return TRUE if the library was loaded successfully
+ bool IsLoaded() const { return m_handle != 0; }
+
+ // load the library with the given name (full or not), return true if ok
+ bool Load(wxString libname, int flags = wxDL_DEFAULT);
+
+ // detach the library object from its handle, i.e. prevent the object from
+ // unloading the library in its dtor -- the caller is now responsible for
+ // doing this
+ wxDllType Detach() { wxDllType h = m_handle; m_handle = 0; return h; }
+
+ // unload the given library handle (presumably returned by Detach() before)
+ static void Unload(wxDllType handle);
+
+ // unload the library, also done automatically in dtor
+ void Unload() { if ( IsLoaded() ) { Unload(m_handle); m_handle = 0; } }
+
+ // Return the raw handle from dlopen and friends.
+ wxDllType GetLibHandle() const { return m_handle; }
+
+ // resolve a symbol in a loaded DLL, such as a variable or function name.
+ // 'name' is the (possibly mangled) name of the symbol. (use extern "C" to
+ // export unmangled names)
+ //
+ // Since it is perfectly valid for the returned symbol to actually be NULL,
+ // that is not always indication of an error. Pass and test the parameter
+ // 'success' for a true indication of success or failure to load the
+ // symbol.
+ //
+ // Returns a pointer to the symbol on success, or NULL if an error occurred
+ // or the symbol wasn't found.
+ void *GetSymbol(const wxString& name, bool *success = 0) const;
+
+
+ // return platform-specific name of dynamic library with proper extension
+ // and prefix (e.g. "foo.dll" on Windows or "libfoo.so" on Linux)
+ static wxString CanonicalizeName(const wxString& name,
+ wxDynamicLibraryCategory cat = wxDL_LIBRARY);
+
+ // return name of wxWidgets plugin (adds compiler and version info
+ // to the filename):
+ static wxString
+ CanonicalizePluginName(const wxString& name,
+ wxPluginCategory cat = wxDL_PLUGIN_GUI);
+
+ // return plugin directory on platforms where it makes sense and empty
+ // string on others:
+ static wxString GetPluginsDirectory();
+
+
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
+ operator bool() const { return IsLoaded(); }
+#endif
+
+protected:
+ // platform specific shared lib suffix.
+ static const wxChar *ms_dllext;
+
+ // the handle to DLL or NULL
+ wxDllType m_handle;
+
+ // no copy ctor/assignment operators (or we'd try to unload the library
+ // twice)
+ DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxDynamicLibrary)