// Purpose: topic overview
// Author: wxWidgets team
// RCS-ID: $Id$
-// Licence: wxWindows license
+// Licence: wxWindows licence
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-/*!
+/**
- @page overview_file File classes and functions overview
+@page overview_file File Classes and Functions
- Classes: wxFile, wxDir, wxTempFile, wxTextFile
+@tableofcontents
- Functions: see @ref page_func_cat_file.
+wxWidgets provides some functions and classes to facilitate working with files.
+As usual, the accent is put on cross-platform features which explains, for
+example, the wxTextFile class which may be used to convert
+between different types of text files (DOS/Unix/Mac).
- wxWidgets provides some functions and classes to facilitate working with files.
- As usual, the accent is put on cross-platform features which explains, for
- example, the wxTextFile class which may be used to convert
- between different types of text files (DOS/Unix/Mac).
+wxFile may be used for low-level IO. It contains all the usual functions to work
+with files (opening/closing, reading/writing, seeking, and so on) but compared with
+using standard C functions, has error checking (in case of an error a message
+is logged using wxLog facilities) and closes the file
+automatically in the destructor which may be quite convenient.
- wxFile may be used for low-level IO. It contains all the usual functions to work
- with files (opening/closing, reading/writing, seeking, and so on) but compared with
- using standard C functions, has error checking (in case of an error a message
- is logged using wxLog facilities) and closes the file
- automatically in the destructor which may be quite convenient.
+wxTempFile is a very small file designed to make replacing the files contents
+safer - see its documentation for more details.
- wxTempFile is a very small file designed to make replacing the files contents
- safer - see its documentation for more details.
+wxTextFile is a general purpose class for working with small text files on line
+by line basis. It is especially well suited for working with configuration files
+and program source files. It can be also used to work with files with "non
+native" line termination characters and write them as "native" files if needed
+(in fact, the files may be written in any format).
- wxTextFile is a general purpose class for working with small text files on line
- by line basis. It is especially well suited for working with configuration files
- and program source files. It can be also used to work with files with "non
- native" line termination characters and write them as "native" files if needed
- (in fact, the files may be written in any format).
+wxDir is a helper class for enumerating the files or subdirectories of a
+directory. It may be used to enumerate all files, only files satisfying the
+given template mask or only non-hidden files.
- wxDir is a helper class for enumerating the files or subdirectories of a
- directory. It may be used to enumerate all files, only files satisfying the
- given template mask or only non-hidden files.
+@see wxFile, wxDir, wxTempFile, wxTextFile, @ref group_funcmacro_file
*/
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