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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / wxstring.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
@@ -93,16 +93,22 @@ insensitive comparisons you should use \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase} or
 give a second parameter to IsSameAs. This last function is may be more
 convenient if only equality of the strings matters because it returns a boolean
 true value if the strings are the same and not 0 (which is usually FALSE in C)
 give a second parameter to IsSameAs. This last function is may be more
 convenient if only equality of the strings matters because it returns a boolean
 true value if the strings are the same and not 0 (which is usually FALSE in C)

-as Cmp does.
+as {\tt Cmp()} does.

 
 \helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches} is a poor man's regular expression matcher:
 it only understands '*' and '?' metacharacters in the sense of DOS command line
 interpreter.
 
 
 \helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches} is a poor man's regular expression matcher:
 it only understands '*' and '?' metacharacters in the sense of DOS command line
 interpreter.
 

+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith} is helpful when parsing a line of
+text which should start with some predefined prefix and is more efficient than
+doing direct string comparaison as you would also have to precalculate the
+length of the prefix then.
+

 \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}\\
 \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}\\
 \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}\\
 \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}\\
 \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}\\
 \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}\\

-\helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches}
+\helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches}\\
+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}

 
 \membersection{Substring extraction}
 
 
 \membersection{Substring extraction}
 


@@ -117,7 +123,8 @@ substring.
 \helpref{BeforeFirst}{wxstringbeforefirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeLast}{wxstringbeforelast}\\
 \helpref{AfterFirst}{wxstringafterfirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeFirst}{wxstringbeforefirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeLast}{wxstringbeforelast}\\
 \helpref{AfterFirst}{wxstringafterfirst}\\

-\helpref{AfterLast}{wxstringafterlast}
+\helpref{AfterLast}{wxstringafterlast}\\
+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}

 
 \membersection{Case conversion}
 
 
 \membersection{Case conversion}
 


@@ -196,9 +203,9 @@ Other string functions.
 \helpref{Pad}{wxstringpad}\\
 \helpref{Truncate}{wxstringtruncate}
 
 \helpref{Pad}{wxstringpad}\\
 \helpref{Truncate}{wxstringtruncate}
 

-\membersection{wxWindows 1.xx compatiblity functions}
+\membersection{wxWindows 1.xx compatibility functions}

 
 

-These functiosn are deprecated, please consider using new wxWindows 2.0
+These functions are deprecated, please consider using new wxWindows 2.0

 functions instead of them (or, even better, std::string compatible variants).
 
 \helpref{SubString}{wxstringsubstring}\\
 functions instead of them (or, even better, std::string compatible variants).
 
 \helpref{SubString}{wxstringsubstring}\\


@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ their documentation.
     // find first n characters of sz
   size_t find(const char* sz, size_t nStart = 0, size_t n = npos) const;
 
     // find first n characters of sz
   size_t find(const char* sz, size_t nStart = 0, size_t n = npos) const;
 

-    // find the first occurence of character ch after nStart
+    // find the first occurrence of character ch after nStart

   size_t find(char ch, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     // rfind() family is exactly like find() but works right to left
   size_t find(char ch, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     // rfind() family is exactly like find() but works right to left


@@ -321,7 +328,7 @@ their documentation.
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(char ch, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(char ch, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 

-    // find first/last occurence of any character in the set
+    // find first/last occurrence of any character in the set

 
     //
   size_t find_first_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     //
   size_t find_first_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;


@@ -336,7 +343,7 @@ their documentation.
     // same as rfind(char, size_t)
   size_t find_last_of (char c, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 
     // same as rfind(char, size_t)
   size_t find_last_of (char c, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 

-    // find first/last occurence of any character not in the set
+    // find first/last occurrence of any character not in the set

 
     //
   size_t find_first_not_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     //
   size_t find_first_not_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;


@@ -395,7 +402,14 @@ Constructs a string of {\it n} copies of character {\it ch}.
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 Takes first {\it nLength} characters from the C string {\it psz}.
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 Takes first {\it nLength} characters from the C string {\it psz}.

-The default value of wxSTRING\_MAXLEN means take all the string.
+The default value of wxSTRING\_MAXLEN means to take all the string.
+
+Note that this constructor may be used even if {\it psz} points to a buffer
+with binary data (i.e. containing {\tt NUL} characters) as long as you provide
+the correct value for {\it nLength}. However, the default form of it works
+only with strings without intermediate {\tt NUL}s because it uses 
+{\tt strlen()} to calculate the effective length and it would not give correct
+results otherwise.

 
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const unsigned char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const unsigned char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 


@@ -464,28 +478,28 @@ to it.
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all the characters after the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all the characters after the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::AfterLast}\label{wxstringafterlast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::AfterLast}\label{wxstringafterlast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all the characters after the last occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all the characters after the last occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeFirst}\label{wxstringbeforefirst}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeFirst}\label{wxstringbeforefirst}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all characters before the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all characters before the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeLast}\label{wxstringbeforelast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeLast}\label{wxstringbeforelast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all characters before the last occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all characters before the last occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::c\_str}\label{wxstringcstr}
 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::c\_str}\label{wxstringcstr}


@@ -509,7 +523,7 @@ See also: \helpref{Empty}{wxstringempty}
 Case-sensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if
 Case-sensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if

-it si equal to it or negative value if it is less than argument (same semantics
+it is equal to it or a negative value if it is less than the argument (same semantics

 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.
 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.


@@ -521,7 +535,7 @@ See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissa
 Case-insensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if
 Case-insensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if

-it si equal to it or negative value if it is less than argument (same semantics
+it is equal to it or a negative value if it is less than the argument (same semantics

 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.
 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.


@@ -597,9 +611,9 @@ This static function returns the string containing the result of calling
 
 \membersection{wxString::Freq}\label{wxstringfreq}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::Freq}\label{wxstringfreq}
 

-\constfunc{int}{Frec}{\param{char }{ch}}
+\constfunc{int}{Freq}{\param{char }{ch}}

 
 

-Returns the number of occurences of {it ch} in the string.
+Returns the number of occurrences of {\it ch} in the string.

 
 \membersection{wxString::GetChar}\label{wxstringgetchar}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::GetChar}\label{wxstringgetchar}
 


@@ -677,7 +691,7 @@ Returns TRUE if the string is NULL (same as IsEmpty).
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNumber}{\void}
 
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNumber}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the string is a number.
+Returns TRUE if the string is a positive or negative integer. Will return FALSE for decimals.

 
 \membersection{wxString::IsSameAs}\label{wxstringissameas}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::IsSameAs}\label{wxstringissameas}
 


@@ -726,7 +740,7 @@ Returns the first {\it count} characters.
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{Left}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{Left}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Returns all characters before the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Returns all characters before the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::Len}\label{wxstringlen}
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::Len}\label{wxstringlen}


@@ -831,9 +845,9 @@ Removes the last character.
 
 \func{size\_t}{Replace}{\param{const char*}{ szOld}, \param{const char*}{ szNew}, \param{bool}{ replaceAll = TRUE}}
 
 
 \func{size\_t}{Replace}{\param{const char*}{ szOld}, \param{const char*}{ szNew}, \param{bool}{ replaceAll = TRUE}}
 

-Replace first (or all) occurences of substring with another one.
+Replace first (or all) occurrences of substring with another one.

 
 

-{\it replaceAll}: global replace (default), or only the first occurence.
+{\it replaceAll}: global replace (default), or only the first occurrence.

 
 Returns the number of replacements made.
 
 
 Returns the number of replacements made.
 


@@ -862,6 +876,16 @@ Minimizes the string's memory. This can be useful after a call to
 
 The same as Printf.
 
 
 The same as Printf.
 

+\membersection{wxString::StartsWith}\label{wxstringstartswith}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{StartsWith}{\param{const wxChar }{*prefix}, \param{wxString }{*rest = NULL}}
+
+This function can be used to test if the string starts with the specified 
+{\it prefix}. If it does, the function will return {\tt TRUE} and put the rest
+of the string (i.e. after the prefix) into {\it rest} string if it is not 
+{\tt NULL}. Otherwise, the function returns {\tt FALSE} and doesn't modify the 
+{\it rest}.
+

 \membersection{wxString::Strip}\label{wxstringstrip}
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 \membersection{wxString::Strip}\label{wxstringstrip}
 
 \begin{verbatim}


@@ -875,34 +899,53 @@ doesn't change this string.
 
 \membersection{wxString::SubString}\label{wxstringsubstring}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::SubString}\label{wxstringsubstring}
 

-\constfunc{wxString}{SubString}{\param{size\_t}{ to}, \param{size\_t}{ from}}
+\constfunc{wxString}{SubString}{\param{size\_t}{ from}, \param{size\_t}{ to}}

 
 

-Same as \helpref{Mid}{wxstringmid}.
+Deprecated, use \helpref{Mid}{wxstringmid} instead (but note that parameters
+have different meaning).
+
+Returns the part of the string between the indices {\it from} and {\it to}
+inclusive.

 
 \membersection{wxString::ToDouble}\label{wxstringtodouble}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToDouble}\label{wxstringtodouble}
 

-\constfunc{bool}{To}{\param{double}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToDouble}{\param{double}{ *val}}

 
 Attempts to convert the string to a floating point number. Returns TRUE on
 
 Attempts to convert the string to a floating point number. Returns TRUE on

-suceess (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE
+success (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE

 if the string does not represent such number.
 
 if the string does not represent such number.
 

+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToULong}{wxstringtoulong}
+

 \membersection{wxString::ToLong}\label{wxstringtolong}
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToLong}\label{wxstringtolong}
 

-\constfunc{bool}{To}{\param{long}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToLong}{\param{long}{ *val}}

 
 

-Attempts to convert the string to a signed integer. Returns TRUE on suceess
+Attempts to convert the string to a signed integer. Returns TRUE on success

 (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
 string does not represent such number.
 
 (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
 string does not represent such number.
 

+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToDouble}{wxstringtodouble},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToULong}{wxstringtoulong}
+

 \membersection{wxString::ToULong}\label{wxstringtoulong}
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToULong}\label{wxstringtoulong}
 

-\constfunc{bool}{To}{\param{unsigned long}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToULong}{\param{unsigned long}{ *val}}

 
 

-Attempts to convert the string to an unsigned integer. Returns TRUE on suceess
+Attempts to convert the string to an unsigned integer. Returns TRUE on success

 (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
 string does not represent such number.
 
 (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
 string does not represent such number.
 

+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToDouble}{wxstringtodouble},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong}
+

 \membersection{wxString::Trim}\label{wxstringtrim}
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Trim}{\param{bool}{ fromRight = TRUE}}
 \membersection{wxString::Trim}\label{wxstringtrim}
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Trim}{\param{bool}{ fromRight = TRUE}}


@@ -960,7 +1003,7 @@ See also \helpref{IsEmpty()}{wxstringisempty}.
 Assignment: the effect of each operation is the same as for the corresponding
 constructor (see \helpref{wxString constructors}{wxstringconstruct}).
 
 Assignment: the effect of each operation is the same as for the corresponding
 constructor (see \helpref{wxString constructors}{wxstringconstruct}).
 

-\membersection{operator wxString::$+$}\label{wxstringoperatorplus}
+\membersection{wxString::operator $+$}\label{wxstringoperatorplus}

 
 Concatenation: all these operators return a new strign equal to the sum of the
 operands.
 
 Concatenation: all these operators return a new strign equal to the sum of the
 operands.