+ DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(SelectInHDC)
+};
+
+// when working with global pointers (which is unfortunately still necessary
+// sometimes, e.g. for clipboard) it is important to unlock them exactly as
+// many times as we lock them which just asks for using a "smart lock" class
+class GlobalPtr
+{
+public:
+ GlobalPtr(HGLOBAL hGlobal) : m_hGlobal(hGlobal)
+ {
+ m_ptr = ::GlobalLock(hGlobal);
+ if ( !m_ptr )
+ {
+ wxLogLastError(_T("GlobalLock"));
+ }
+ }
+
+ ~GlobalPtr()
+ {
+ if ( !::GlobalUnlock(m_hGlobal) )
+ {
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+ // this might happen simply because the block became unlocked
+ DWORD dwLastError = ::GetLastError();
+ if ( dwLastError != NO_ERROR )
+ {
+ wxLogApiError(_T("GlobalUnlock"), dwLastError);
+ }
+#endif // __WXDEBUG__
+ }
+ }
+
+ operator void *() const { return m_ptr; }
+
+private:
+ HGLOBAL m_hGlobal;
+ void *m_ptr;
+
+ DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(GlobalPtr)