wxMotif compilation fixes for wxDataObject and PROCESS_EVENTS (wxSocket)

[wxWidgets.git] / src / common / utilscmn.cpp

diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 57fcf3bd32171acdbcb48a155c9770cb478207de..1fcc2b7346842ebc35b522901631e4002d2a5620 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -9,55 +9,62 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 

+// ============================================================================
+// declarations
+// ============================================================================
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// headers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+

 #ifdef __GNUG__
 #ifdef __GNUG__

-#pragma implementation "utils.h"
+    #pragma implementation "utils.h"

 #endif
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 #endif
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__

-#pragma hdrstop
+    #pragma hdrstop

 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP

-#include "wx/defs.h"
-#include "wx/utils.h"
-#include "wx/window.h"
-#include "wx/menu.h"
-#include "wx/frame.h"
-#include "wx/msgdlg.h"
-#include "wx/textdlg.h"
-#endif
-
-#include "wx/ioswrap.h"
-
-#if wxUSE_IOSTREAMH
-    #include <fstream.h>
-#else
-    #include <fstream>
-#endif
+    #include "wx/defs.h"
+    #include "wx/string.h"
+    #include "wx/utils.h"
+
+    #if wxUSE_GUI
+        #include "wx/window.h"
+        #include "wx/menu.h"
+        #include "wx/frame.h"
+        #include "wx/msgdlg.h"
+        #include "wx/textdlg.h"
+    #endif // wxUSE_GUI
+#endif // WX_PRECOMP

 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>

+

 #if !defined(__WATCOMC__)
     #if !(defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER > 800))
         #include <errno.h>
     #endif
 #endif
 #if !defined(__WATCOMC__)
     #if !(defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER > 800))
         #include <errno.h>
     #endif
 #endif

+

 #include <time.h>
 #include <time.h>

+

 #ifndef __MWERKS__
 #ifndef __MWERKS__

-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+    #include <sys/types.h>
+    #include <sys/stat.h>

 #endif
 
 #ifdef __SALFORDC__
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __SALFORDC__

-#include <clib.h>
+    #include <clib.h>

 #endif
 
 #endif
 

-// Pattern matching code.
+// Pattern matching code. (FIXME)

 // Yes, this path is deliberate (for Borland compilation)
 #ifdef wx_mac /* MATTHEW: [5] Mac doesn't like paths with "/" */
 #include "glob.inc"
 // Yes, this path is deliberate (for Borland compilation)
 #ifdef wx_mac /* MATTHEW: [5] Mac doesn't like paths with "/" */
 #include "glob.inc"


@@ -66,12 +73,25 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__

-#include "windows.h"
+    #include "windows.h"

 #endif
 
 #endif
 

-#define _MAXPATHLEN 500
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// function protoypes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#if wxUSE_GUI
+    static wxWindow *wxFindWindowByLabel1(const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent);
+    static wxWindow *wxFindWindowByName1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow *parent);
+#endif // wxUSE_GUI
+
+// ============================================================================
+// implementation
+// ============================================================================

 
 

-extern char *wxBuffer;
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// string functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
 int strcasecmp(const char *str_1, const char *str_2)
 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
 int strcasecmp(const char *str_1, const char *str_2)


@@ -102,7 +122,8 @@ int strncasecmp(const char *str_1, const char *str_2, size_t maxchar)
   return 0 ;
 
 }
   return 0 ;
 
 }

-#endif
+#endif // wxMAC
+

 #ifdef __VMS__
 // we have no strI functions under VMS, therefore I have implemented
 // an inefficient but portable version: convert copies of strings to lowercase
 #ifdef __VMS__
 // we have no strI functions under VMS, therefore I have implemented
 // an inefficient but portable version: convert copies of strings to lowercase


@@ -146,7 +167,7 @@ int strncasecmp(const char *str_1, const char *str_2, size_t maxchar)
 
   return(result);
 }
 
   return(result);
 }

-#endif
+#endif // __VMS__

 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 
 
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 


@@ -161,6 +182,12 @@ int strncasecmp(const char *str_1, const char *str_2, size_t maxchar)
 #endif
 
 #else
 #endif
 
 #else

+
+#ifdef __EMX__
+#define strcasecmp stricmp
+#define strncasecmp strnicmp
+#endif
+

 // This declaration is missing in SunOS!
 // (Yes, I know it is NOT ANSI-C but its in BSD libc)
 #if defined(__xlC) || defined(__AIX__) || defined(__GNUG__)
 // This declaration is missing in SunOS!
 // (Yes, I know it is NOT ANSI-C but its in BSD libc)
 #if defined(__xlC) || defined(__AIX__) || defined(__GNUG__)


@@ -172,15 +199,19 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 #endif  /* __WXMSW__ */
 
 #endif
 #endif  /* __WXMSW__ */
 

+#ifdef __WXPM__
+#define strcasecmp stricmp
+#define strncasecmp strnicmp
+#endif

 
 

-char *
-copystring (const char *s)
+wxChar *
+copystring (const wxChar *s)

 {
 {

-  if (s == NULL) s = "";
-  size_t len = strlen (s) + 1;
+  if (s == NULL) s = wxT("");
+  size_t len = wxStrlen (s) + 1;

 
 

-  char *news = new char[len];
-  memcpy (news, s, len);    // Should be the fastest
+  wxChar *news = new wxChar[len];
+  memcpy (news, s, len * sizeof(wxChar));    // Should be the fastest

 
   return news;
 }
 
   return news;
 }


@@ -205,94 +236,93 @@ wxRegisterId (long id)
 }
 
 void
 }
 
 void

-StringToFloat (char *s, float *number)
+StringToFloat (wxChar *s, float *number)

 {
   if (s && *s && number)
 {
   if (s && *s && number)

-    *number = (float) strtod (s, (char **) NULL);
+    *number = (float) wxStrtod (s, (wxChar **) NULL);

 }
 
 void
 }
 
 void

-StringToDouble (char *s, double *number)
+StringToDouble (wxChar *s, double *number)

 {
   if (s && *s && number)
 {
   if (s && *s && number)

-    *number = strtod (s, (char **) NULL);
+    *number = wxStrtod (s, (wxChar **) NULL);

 }
 
 }
 

-char *
-FloatToString (float number, const char *fmt)
+wxChar *
+FloatToString (float number, const wxChar *fmt)

 {
 {

-  static char buf[256];
+  static wxChar buf[256];

 
 //  sprintf (buf, "%.2f", number);
 
 //  sprintf (buf, "%.2f", number);

-  sprintf (buf, fmt, number);
+  wxSprintf (buf, fmt, number);

   return buf;
 }
 
   return buf;
 }
 

-char *
-DoubleToString (double number, const char *fmt)
+wxChar *
+DoubleToString (double number, const wxChar *fmt)

 {
 {

-  static char buf[256];
+  static wxChar buf[256];

 
 

-  sprintf (buf, fmt, number);
+  wxSprintf (buf, fmt, number);

   return buf;
 }
 
 void
   return buf;
 }
 
 void

-StringToInt (char *s, int *number)
+StringToInt (wxChar *s, int *number)

 {
   if (s && *s && number)
 {
   if (s && *s && number)

-    *number = (int) strtol (s, (char **) NULL, 10);
+    *number = (int) wxStrtol (s, (wxChar **) NULL, 10);

 }
 
 void
 }
 
 void

-StringToLong (char *s, long *number)
+StringToLong (wxChar *s, long *number)

 {
   if (s && *s && number)
 {
   if (s && *s && number)

-    *number = strtol (s, (char **) NULL, 10);
+    *number = wxStrtol (s, (wxChar **) NULL, 10);

 }
 
 }
 

-char *
+wxChar *

 IntToString (int number)
 {
 IntToString (int number)
 {

-  static char buf[20];
+  static wxChar buf[20];

 
 

-  sprintf (buf, "%d", number);
+  wxSprintf (buf, wxT("%d"), number);

   return buf;
 }
 
   return buf;
 }
 

-char *
+wxChar *

 LongToString (long number)
 {
 LongToString (long number)
 {

-  static char buf[20];
+  static wxChar buf[20];

 
 

-  sprintf (buf, "%ld", number);
+  wxSprintf (buf, wxT("%ld"), number);

   return buf;
 }
 
 // Array used in DecToHex conversion routine.
   return buf;
 }
 
 // Array used in DecToHex conversion routine.

-static char hexArray[] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B',
-  'C', 'D', 'E', 'F' };
+static wxChar hexArray[] = wxT("0123456789ABCDEF");

 
 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
 int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf)
 {
   int firstDigit, secondDigit;
 
 
 // Convert 2-digit hex number to decimal
 int wxHexToDec(const wxString& buf)
 {
   int firstDigit, secondDigit;
 

-  if (buf.GetChar(0) >= 'A')
-    firstDigit = buf.GetChar(0) - 'A' + 10;
+  if (buf.GetChar(0) >= wxT('A'))
+    firstDigit = buf.GetChar(0) - wxT('A') + 10;

   else
   else

-    firstDigit = buf.GetChar(0) - '0';
+    firstDigit = buf.GetChar(0) - wxT('0');

 
 

-  if (buf.GetChar(1) >= 'A')
-    secondDigit = buf.GetChar(1) - 'A' + 10;
+  if (buf.GetChar(1) >= wxT('A'))
+    secondDigit = buf.GetChar(1) - wxT('A') + 10;

   else
   else

-    secondDigit = buf.GetChar(1) - '0';
+    secondDigit = buf.GetChar(1) - wxT('0');

 
   return firstDigit * 16 + secondDigit;
 }
 
 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
 
   return firstDigit * 16 + secondDigit;
 }
 
 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string

-void wxDecToHex(int dec, char *buf)
+void wxDecToHex(int dec, wxChar *buf)

 {
   int firstDigit = (int)(dec/16.0);
   int secondDigit = (int)(dec - (firstDigit*16.0));
 {
   int firstDigit = (int)(dec/16.0);
   int secondDigit = (int)(dec - (firstDigit*16.0));


@@ -304,7 +334,7 @@ void wxDecToHex(int dec, char *buf)
 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
 wxString wxDecToHex(int dec)
 {
 // Convert decimal integer to 2-character hex string
 wxString wxDecToHex(int dec)
 {

-    char buf[3];
+    wxChar buf[3];

     wxDecToHex(dec, buf);
     return wxString(buf);
 }
     wxDecToHex(dec, buf);
     return wxString(buf);
 }


@@ -351,7 +381,7 @@ StringMatch (char *str1, char *str2, bool subString, bool exact)
 
 // Return the current date/time
 // [volatile]
 
 // Return the current date/time
 // [volatile]

-wxString wxNow( void )
+wxString wxNow()

 {
   time_t now = time((time_t *) NULL);
   char *date = ctime(&now);
 {
   time_t now = time((time_t *) NULL);
   char *date = ctime(&now);


@@ -359,51 +389,31 @@ wxString wxNow( void )
   return wxString(date);
 }
 
   return wxString(date);
 }
 

-/* Get Full RFC822 style email address */
-bool
-wxGetEmailAddress (char *address, int maxSize)
-{
-  char host[65];
-  char user[65];
-
-  if (wxGetHostName(host, 64) == FALSE)
-    return FALSE;
-  if (wxGetUserId(user, 64) == FALSE)
-    return FALSE;
+#if wxUSE_GUI

 
 

-  char tmp[130];
-  strcpy(tmp, user);
-  strcat(tmp, "@");
-  strcat(tmp, host);
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Strip out any menu codes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-  strncpy(address, tmp, maxSize - 1);
-  address[maxSize-1] = '\0';
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-/*
- * Strip out any menu codes
- */
-
-char *wxStripMenuCodes (char *in, char *out)
+wxChar *wxStripMenuCodes (wxChar *in, wxChar *out)

 {
   if (!in)
 {
   if (!in)

-    return (char *) NULL;
+    return (wxChar *) NULL;

 
   if (!out)
     out = copystring(in);
 
 
   if (!out)
     out = copystring(in);
 

-  char *tmpOut = out;
+  wxChar *tmpOut = out;

 
   while (*in)
     {
 
   while (*in)
     {

-      if (*in == '&')
+      if (*in == wxT('&'))

         {
           // Check && -> &, &x -> x
         {
           // Check && -> &, &x -> x

-          if (*++in == '&')
+          if (*++in == wxT('&'))

             *out++ = *in++;
         }
             *out++ = *in++;
         }

-      else if (*in == '\t')
+      else if (*in == wxT('\t'))

         {
           // Remove all stuff after \t in X mode, and let the stuff as is
           // in Windows mode.
         {
           // Remove all stuff after \t in X mode, and let the stuff as is
           // in Windows mode.


@@ -415,24 +425,23 @@ char *wxStripMenuCodes (char *in, char *out)
         *out++ = *in++;
     }                                // while
 
         *out++ = *in++;
     }                                // while
 

-  *out = '\0';
+  *out = wxT('\0');

 
   return tmpOut;
 }
 
 wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str)
 {
 
   return tmpOut;
 }
 
 wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str)
 {

-    char *buf = new char[str.Length() + 1];
-    wxStripMenuCodes((char*) (const char*) str, buf);
+    wxChar *buf = new wxChar[str.Length() + 1];
+    wxStripMenuCodes(WXSTRINGCAST str, buf);

     wxString str1(buf);
     delete[] buf;
     return str1;
 }
 
     wxString str1(buf);
     delete[] buf;
     return str1;
 }
 

-/*
- * Window search functions
- *
- */
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Window search functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 /*
  * If parent is non-NULL, look through children for a label or title
 
 /*
  * If parent is non-NULL, look through children for a label or title


@@ -440,53 +449,54 @@ wxString wxStripMenuCodes(const wxString& str)
  *
  */
 
  *
  */
 

-static wxWindow *wxFindWindowByLabel1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent);
-

 wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByLabel (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {
 wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByLabel (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {

-  if (parent)
+    if (parent)

     {
     {

-      return wxFindWindowByLabel1 (title, parent);
+        return wxFindWindowByLabel1(title, parent);

     }
     }

-  else
+    else

     {
     {

-      for (wxNode * node = wxTopLevelWindows.First (); node; node = node->Next ())
+        for ( wxWindowList::Node * node = wxTopLevelWindows.GetFirst();
+              node;
+              node = node->GetNext() )

         {
         {

-          wxWindow *win = (wxWindow *) node->Data ();
-          wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByLabel1 (title, win);
-          if (retwin)
-            return retwin;
+            wxWindow *win = node->GetData();
+            wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByLabel1 (title, win);
+            if (retwin)
+                return retwin;

         }                        // for()
 
     }
         }                        // for()
 
     }

-  return (wxWindow *) NULL;
+    return (wxWindow *) NULL;

 }
 
 // Recursive
 static wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByLabel1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {
 }
 
 // Recursive
 static wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByLabel1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {

-  if (parent)
+    if (parent)

     {
     {

-      if (parent->GetLabel() == title)
-                return parent;
+        if (parent->GetLabel() == title)
+            return parent;

     }
 
     }
 

-  if (parent)
+    if (parent)

     {
     {

-      for (wxNode * node = parent->GetChildren().First (); node; node = node->Next ())
+        for ( wxWindowList::Node * node = parent->GetChildren().GetFirst();
+              node;
+              node = node->GetNext() )

         {
         {

-          wxWindow *win = (wxWindow *) node->Data ();
-          wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByLabel1 (title, win);
-          if (retwin)
-            return retwin;
-        }                        // for()
+            wxWindow *win = (wxWindow *)node->GetData();
+            wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByLabel1 (title, win);
+            if (retwin)
+                return retwin;
+        }

 
     }
 
 
     }
 

-  return (wxWindow *) NULL;                        // Not found
-
+    return (wxWindow *) NULL;                        // Not found

 }
 
 /*
 }
 
 /*


@@ -495,28 +505,29 @@ wxFindWindowByLabel1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
  *
  */
 
  *
  */
 

-static wxWindow *wxFindWindowByName1 (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent);
-

 wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByName (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {
 wxWindow *
 wxFindWindowByName (const wxString& title, wxWindow * parent)
 {

-  if (parent)
+    if (parent)

     {
     {

-      return wxFindWindowByName1 (title, parent);
+        return wxFindWindowByName1 (title, parent);

     }
     }

-  else
+    else

     {
     {

-      for (wxNode * node = wxTopLevelWindows.First (); node; node = node->Next ())
+        for ( wxWindowList::Node * node = wxTopLevelWindows.GetFirst();
+              node;
+              node = node->GetNext() )

         {
         {

-          wxWindow *win = (wxWindow *) node->Data ();
-          wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByName1 (title, win);
-          if (retwin)
-            return retwin;
-        }                        // for()
+            wxWindow *win = node->GetData();
+            wxWindow *retwin = wxFindWindowByName1 (title, win);
+            if (retwin)
+                return retwin;
+        }

 
     }
 
     }

-  // Failed? Try by label instead.
-  return wxFindWindowByLabel(title, parent);
+
+    // Failed? Try by label instead.
+    return wxFindWindowByLabel(title, parent);

 }
 
 // Recursive
 }
 
 // Recursive


@@ -555,6 +566,8 @@ wxFindMenuItemId (wxFrame * frame, const wxString& menuString, const wxString& i
   return menuBar->FindMenuItem (menuString, itemString);
 }
 
   return menuBar->FindMenuItem (menuString, itemString);
 }
 

+#endif // wxUSE_GUI
+

 /*
 On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Paul Craven wrote:
 
 /*
 On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Paul Craven wrote:
 


@@ -748,6 +761,12 @@ whereami(name)
 
 #endif
 
 
 #endif
 

+#if wxUSE_GUI
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// GUI helpers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+

 /*
  * N.B. these convenience functions must be separate from msgdlgg.cpp, textdlgg.cpp
  * since otherwise the generic code may be pulled in unnecessarily.
 /*
  * N.B. these convenience functions must be separate from msgdlgg.cpp, textdlgg.cpp
  * since otherwise the generic code may be pulled in unnecessarily.


@@ -778,6 +797,7 @@ int wxMessageBox(const wxString& message, const wxString& caption, long style,
     return ans;
 }
 
     return ans;
 }
 

+#if wxUSE_TEXTDLG

 wxString wxGetTextFromUser(const wxString& message, const wxString& caption,
                         const wxString& defaultValue, wxWindow *parent,
                         int x, int y, bool WXUNUSED(centre) )
 wxString wxGetTextFromUser(const wxString& message, const wxString& caption,
                         const wxString& defaultValue, wxWindow *parent,
                         int x, int y, bool WXUNUSED(centre) )


@@ -788,6 +808,7 @@ wxString wxGetTextFromUser(const wxString& message, const wxString& caption,
     else
         return wxString("");
 }
     else
         return wxString("");
 }

+#endif // wxUSE_TEXTDLG

 
 #ifdef __MWERKS__
 char *strdup(const char *s)
 
 #ifdef __MWERKS__
 char *strdup(const char *s)


@@ -799,42 +820,133 @@ int isascii( int c )
 {
         return ( c >= 0 && c < 128 ) ;
 }
 {
         return ( c >= 0 && c < 128 ) ;
 }

-#endif
+#endif // __MWERKS__
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// misc functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-// Overloaded functions, taking a wxString
-bool wxGetHostName(wxString& name)
+void wxEnableTopLevelWindows(bool enable)

 {
 {

-    bool success = wxGetHostName(wxBuffer, 500);
-    if (success)
-    {
-        name = wxBuffer;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    else
-        return FALSE;
+   wxWindowList::Node *node;
+   for ( node = wxTopLevelWindows.GetFirst(); node; node = node->GetNext() )
+      node->GetData()->Enable(enable);

 }
 
 }
 

-bool wxGetUserId(wxString& buf)
+// Yield to other apps/messages and disable user input
+bool wxSafeYield(wxWindow *win)

 {
 {

-    bool success = wxGetUserId(wxBuffer, 500);
-    if (success)
-    {
-        buf = wxBuffer;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    else
+   wxEnableTopLevelWindows(FALSE);
+   // always enable ourselves
+   if ( win )
+      win->Enable(TRUE);
+   bool rc = wxYield();
+   wxEnableTopLevelWindows(TRUE);
+   return rc;
+}
+
+// Don't synthesize KeyUp events holding down a key and producing KeyDown
+// events with autorepeat. On by default and always on in wxMSW. wxGTK version
+// in utilsgtk.cpp.
+#ifndef __WXGTK__
+bool wxSetDetectableAutoRepeat( bool WXUNUSED(flag) )
+{
+   return TRUE;          // detectable auto-repeat is the only mode MSW supports
+}
+#endif // !wxGTK
+
+#endif // wxUSE_GUI
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// network and user id functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Get Full RFC822 style email address
+bool wxGetEmailAddress(wxChar *address, int maxSize)
+{
+    wxString email = wxGetEmailAddress();
+    if ( !email )

         return FALSE;
         return FALSE;

+
+    wxStrncpy(address, email, maxSize - 1);
+    address[maxSize - 1] = wxT('\0');
+
+    return TRUE;

 }
 
 }
 

-bool wxGetUserName(wxString& buf)
+wxString wxGetEmailAddress()

 {
 {

-    bool success = wxGetUserName(wxBuffer, 500);
-    if (success)
+    wxString email;
+
+    wxString host = wxGetHostName();
+    if ( !!host )

     {
     {

-        buf = wxBuffer;
-        return TRUE;
+        wxString user = wxGetUserId();
+        if ( !!user )
+        {
+            wxString email(user);
+            email << wxT('@') << host;
+        }

     }
     }

-    else
-        return FALSE;
+
+    return email;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetUserId()
+{
+    static const int maxLoginLen = 256; // FIXME arbitrary number
+
+    wxString buf;
+    bool ok = wxGetUserId(buf.GetWriteBuf(maxLoginLen), maxLoginLen);
+    buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+    if ( !ok )
+        buf.Empty();
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetUserName()
+{
+    static const int maxUserNameLen = 1024; // FIXME arbitrary number
+
+    wxString buf;
+    bool ok = wxGetUserName(buf.GetWriteBuf(maxUserNameLen), maxUserNameLen);
+    buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+    if ( !ok )
+        buf.Empty();
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetHostName()
+{
+    static const size_t hostnameSize = 257;
+
+    wxString buf;
+    bool ok = wxGetHostName(buf.GetWriteBuf(hostnameSize), hostnameSize);
+
+    buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+    if ( !ok )
+        buf.Empty();
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+wxString wxGetFullHostName()
+{
+    static const size_t hostnameSize = 257;
+
+    wxString buf;
+    bool ok = wxGetFullHostName(buf.GetWriteBuf(hostnameSize), hostnameSize);
+
+    buf.UngetWriteBuf();
+
+    if ( !ok )
+        buf.Empty();
+
+    return buf;

 }
 
 }