adding lowlevel hook to listbox

[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / string.h

diff --git a/include/wx/string.h b/include/wx/string.h
index 3f4fe1a6bff42e533018d3a999f31e21fedb9389..20dd33255028220532642b04fa8044fc438d622e 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/string.h
+++ b/include/wx/string.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"        // everybody should include this
 
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"        // everybody should include this
 

+#ifndef __WXPALMOS5__

 #if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__VISAGECPP__)
     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif
 #if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__VISAGECPP__)
     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif


@@ -46,10 +47,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_STRCASECMP_IN_STRINGS_H
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // HAVE_STRCASECMP_IN_STRINGS_H
 #ifdef HAVE_STRCASECMP_IN_STRINGS_H
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // HAVE_STRCASECMP_IN_STRINGS_H

-
-#ifdef __WXPALMOS__
-    #include <StringMgr.h>
-#endif
+#endif // ! __WXPALMOS5__

 
 #include "wx/wxcrtbase.h"   // for wxChar, wxStrlen() etc.
 #include "wx/strvararg.h"
 
 #include "wx/wxcrtbase.h"   // for wxChar, wxStrlen() etc.
 #include "wx/strvararg.h"


@@ -78,14 +76,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxString;
 #define   wxMBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
 #define   wxWCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)
 
 #define   wxMBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
 #define   wxWCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)
 

-// like _T(), but for literals in wxString's internal representation, i.e.
-// char* in UTF-8 build and wxChar* otherwise:
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
-    #define wxSTRING_TEXT(str) str
-#else
-    #define wxSTRING_TEXT(str) _T(str)
-#endif
-

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -133,8 +123,6 @@ inline int Stricmp(const char *psz1, const char *psz2)
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__SC__)
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__SC__)
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);

-#elif defined(__SALFORDC__)
-  return stricmp(psz1, psz2);

 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__)
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__)


@@ -247,22 +235,12 @@ public:
     wxCStrData operator+(size_t n) const
         { return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset + n, m_owned); }
 
     wxCStrData operator+(size_t n) const
         { return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset + n, m_owned); }
 

-    // and these for "str.c_str() + n - 2":
-    wxCStrData operator-(int n) const
-    {
-        wxASSERT_MSG( n <= (int)m_offset,
-                      _T("attempt to construct address before the beginning of the string") );
-        return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset - n, m_owned);
-    }
-    wxCStrData operator-(long n) const
-    {
-        wxASSERT_MSG( n <= (int)m_offset,
-                      _T("attempt to construct address before the beginning of the string") );
-        return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset - n, m_owned);
-    }
-    wxCStrData operator-(size_t n) const
+    // and these for "str.c_str() + (p2 - p1)" (it also works for any integer
+    // expression but it must be ptrdiff_t and not e.g. int to work in this
+    // example):
+    wxCStrData operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

     {
     {

-        wxASSERT_MSG( n <= m_offset,
+        wxASSERT_MSG( n <= (ptrdiff_t)m_offset,

                       _T("attempt to construct address before the beginning of the string") );
         return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset - n, m_owned);
     }
                       _T("attempt to construct address before the beginning of the string") );
         return wxCStrData(m_str, m_offset - n, m_owned);
     }


@@ -380,8 +358,9 @@ protected:
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
 // see the comment near wxString::iterator for why we need this
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
 // see the comment near wxString::iterator for why we need this

-struct WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringIteratorNode
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringIteratorNode

 {
 {

+public:

     wxStringIteratorNode()
         : m_str(NULL), m_citer(NULL), m_iter(NULL), m_prev(NULL), m_next(NULL) {}
     wxStringIteratorNode(const wxString *str,
     wxStringIteratorNode()
         : m_str(NULL), m_citer(NULL), m_iter(NULL), m_prev(NULL), m_next(NULL) {}
     wxStringIteratorNode(const wxString *str,


@@ -452,7 +431,10 @@ private:
       size_t len;
 
       SubstrBufFromType(const T& data_, size_t len_)
       size_t len;
 
       SubstrBufFromType(const T& data_, size_t len_)

-          : data(data_), len(len_) {}
+          : data(data_), len(len_)
+      {
+          wxASSERT_MSG( len != npos, "must have real length" );
+      }

   };
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
   };
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8


@@ -612,25 +594,15 @@ public:
               return tmp;                                                   \
           }                                                                 \
                                                                             \
               return tmp;                                                   \
           }                                                                 \
                                                                             \

-          iterator_name& operator+=(int n)                                  \
+          iterator_name& operator+=(ptrdiff_t n)                            \

           {                                                                 \
               m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n);              \
               return *this;                                                 \
           }                                                                 \
           {                                                                 \
               m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n);              \
               return *this;                                                 \
           }                                                                 \

-          iterator_name& operator+=(size_t n)                               \
-          {                                                                 \
-              m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, (int)n);         \
-              return *this;                                                 \
-          }                                                                 \
-          iterator_name& operator-=(int n)                                  \
+          iterator_name& operator-=(ptrdiff_t n)                            \

           {                                                                 \
               m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n);             \
               return *this;                                                 \
           {                                                                 \
               m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n);             \
               return *this;                                                 \

-          }                                                                 \
-          iterator_name& operator-=(size_t n)                               \
-          {                                                                 \
-              m_cur = wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -(int)n);        \
-              return *this;                                                 \

           }                                                                 \
                                                                             \
           difference_type operator-(const iterator_name& i) const           \
           }                                                                 \
                                                                             \
           difference_type operator-(const iterator_name& i) const           \


@@ -686,19 +658,22 @@ public:
       iterator(const iterator& i)
           : m_cur(i.m_cur), m_node(i.str(), &m_cur) {}
       iterator& operator=(const iterator& i)
       iterator(const iterator& i)
           : m_cur(i.m_cur), m_node(i.str(), &m_cur) {}
       iterator& operator=(const iterator& i)

-        { m_cur = i.m_cur; m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur); return *this; }
+      {
+          if (&i != this)
+          {
+              m_cur = i.m_cur;
+              m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur);
+          }
+          return *this;
+      }

 
       reference operator*()
         { return wxUniCharRef::CreateForString(m_node, m_cur); }
 
 
       reference operator*()
         { return wxUniCharRef::CreateForString(m_node, m_cur); }
 

-      iterator operator+(int n) const
+      iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }
         { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }

-      iterator operator+(size_t n) const
-        { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, (int)n)); }
-      iterator operator-(int n) const
+      iterator operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }
         { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }

-      iterator operator-(size_t n) const
-        { return iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -(int)n)); }

 
   private:
       iterator(wxString *str, underlying_iterator ptr)
 
   private:
       iterator(wxString *str, underlying_iterator ptr)


@@ -725,21 +700,24 @@ public:
           : m_cur(i.m_cur), m_node(i.str(), &m_cur) {}
 
       const_iterator& operator=(const const_iterator& i)
           : m_cur(i.m_cur), m_node(i.str(), &m_cur) {}
 
       const_iterator& operator=(const const_iterator& i)

-        { m_cur = i.m_cur; m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur); return *this; }
+      {
+          if (&i != this)
+          {
+              m_cur = i.m_cur;
+              m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur);
+          }
+          return *this;
+      }

       const_iterator& operator=(const iterator& i)
         { m_cur = i.m_cur; m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur); return *this; }
 
       reference operator*() const
         { return wxStringOperations::DecodeChar(m_cur); }
 
       const_iterator& operator=(const iterator& i)
         { m_cur = i.m_cur; m_node.set(i.str(), &m_cur); return *this; }
 
       reference operator*() const
         { return wxStringOperations::DecodeChar(m_cur); }
 

-      const_iterator operator+(int n) const
+      const_iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }
         { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }

-      const_iterator operator+(size_t n) const
-        { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, (int)n)); }
-      const_iterator operator-(int n) const
+      const_iterator operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }
         { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }

-      const_iterator operator-(size_t n) const
-        { return const_iterator(str(), wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -(int)n)); }

 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:
 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:


@@ -767,14 +745,10 @@ public:
       reference operator*()
         { return wxUniCharRef::CreateForString(m_cur); }
 
       reference operator*()
         { return wxUniCharRef::CreateForString(m_cur); }
 

-      iterator operator+(int n) const
+      iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }
         { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }

-      iterator operator+(size_t n) const
-        { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, (int)n)); }
-      iterator operator-(int n) const
+      iterator operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }
         { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }

-      iterator operator-(size_t n) const
-        { return iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -(int)n)); }

 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:
 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:


@@ -798,14 +772,10 @@ public:
       reference operator*() const
         { return wxStringOperations::DecodeChar(m_cur); }
 
       reference operator*() const
         { return wxStringOperations::DecodeChar(m_cur); }
 

-      const_iterator operator+(int n) const
+      const_iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }
         { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, n)); }

-      const_iterator operator+(size_t n) const
-        { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, (int)n)); }
-      const_iterator operator-(int n) const
+      const_iterator operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }
         { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -n)); }

-      const_iterator operator-(size_t n) const
-        { return const_iterator(wxStringOperations::AddToIter(m_cur, -(int)n)); }

 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:
 
   private:
       // for internal wxString use only:


@@ -853,21 +823,13 @@ public:
         { reverse_iterator_impl tmp = *this; ++m_cur; return tmp; }
 
       // NB: explicit <T> in the functions below is to keep BCC 5.5 happy
         { reverse_iterator_impl tmp = *this; ++m_cur; return tmp; }
 
       // NB: explicit <T> in the functions below is to keep BCC 5.5 happy

-      reverse_iterator_impl operator+(int n) const
-        { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur - n); }
-      reverse_iterator_impl operator+(size_t n) const
+      reverse_iterator_impl operator+(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur - n); }
         { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur - n); }

-      reverse_iterator_impl operator-(int n) const
+      reverse_iterator_impl operator-(ptrdiff_t n) const

         { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur + n); }
         { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur + n); }

-      reverse_iterator_impl operator-(size_t n) const
-        { return reverse_iterator_impl<T>(m_cur + n); }
-      reverse_iterator_impl operator+=(int n)
-        { m_cur -= n; return *this; }
-      reverse_iterator_impl operator+=(size_t n)
+      reverse_iterator_impl operator+=(ptrdiff_t n)

         { m_cur -= n; return *this; }
         { m_cur -= n; return *this; }

-      reverse_iterator_impl operator-=(int n)
-        { m_cur += n; return *this; }
-      reverse_iterator_impl operator-=(size_t n)
+      reverse_iterator_impl operator-=(ptrdiff_t n)

         { m_cur += n; return *this; }
 
       unsigned operator-(const reverse_iterator_impl& i) const
         { m_cur += n; return *this; }
 
       unsigned operator-(const reverse_iterator_impl& i) const


@@ -933,7 +895,7 @@ public:
   wxString(const wxString& stringSrc) : m_impl(stringSrc.m_impl) { }
 
     // string containing nRepeat copies of ch
   wxString(const wxString& stringSrc) : m_impl(stringSrc.m_impl) { }
 
     // string containing nRepeat copies of ch

-  wxString(wxUniChar ch, size_t nRepeat = 1)
+  wxString(wxUniChar ch, size_t nRepeat = 1 )

     { assign(nRepeat, ch); }
   wxString(size_t nRepeat, wxUniChar ch)
     { assign(nRepeat, ch); }
     { assign(nRepeat, ch); }
   wxString(size_t nRepeat, wxUniChar ch)
     { assign(nRepeat, ch); }


@@ -991,8 +953,11 @@ public:
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& buf)
     { assign(buf.data()); } // FIXME-UTF8: fix for embedded NUL and buffer length
 
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& buf)
     { assign(buf.data()); } // FIXME-UTF8: fix for embedded NUL and buffer length
 

+    // NB: this version uses m_impl.c_str() to force making a copy of the
+    //     string, so that "wxString(str.c_str())" idiom for passing strings
+    //     between threads works

   wxString(const wxCStrData& cstr)
   wxString(const wxCStrData& cstr)

-      : m_impl(cstr.AsString().m_impl) { }
+      : m_impl(cstr.AsString().m_impl.c_str()) { }

 
     // as we provide both ctors with this signature for both char and unsigned
     // char string, we need to provide one for wxCStrData to resolve ambiguity
 
     // as we provide both ctors with this signature for both char and unsigned
     // char string, we need to provide one for wxCStrData to resolve ambiguity


@@ -1052,6 +1017,13 @@ public:
   #endif
 #endif // wxUSE_STL
 
   #endif
 #endif // wxUSE_STL
 

+  wxString Clone() const
+  {
+      // make a deep copy of the string, i.e. the returned string will have
+      // ref count = 1 with refcounted implementation
+      return wxString::FromImpl(wxStringImpl(m_impl.c_str(), m_impl.length()));
+  }
+

   // first valid index position
   const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(this, m_impl.begin()); }
   iterator begin() { return iterator(this, m_impl.begin()); }
   // first valid index position
   const_iterator begin() const { return const_iterator(this, m_impl.begin()); }
   iterator begin() { return iterator(this, m_impl.begin()); }


@@ -1087,19 +1059,25 @@ public:
 
   void resize(size_t nSize, wxUniChar ch = wxT('\0'))
   {
 
   void resize(size_t nSize, wxUniChar ch = wxT('\0'))
   {

+    const size_t len = length();
+    if ( nSize == len)
+        return;
+

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8

-    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+    if ( nSize < len )

     {
     {

-        size_t len = length();
-        if ( nSize == len)
-            return;
-        else if ( nSize < len )
-            erase(nSize);
-        else
-            append(nSize - len, ch);
+        // we can't use wxStringImpl::resize() for truncating the string as it
+        // counts in bytes, not characters
+        erase(nSize);
+        return;

     }
     }

+
+    // we also can't use (presumably more efficient) resize() if we have to
+    // append characters taking more than one byte
+    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+        append(nSize - len, ch);

     else
     else

-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8

         m_impl.resize(nSize, (wxStringCharType)ch);
   }
 
         m_impl.resize(nSize, (wxStringCharType)ch);
   }
 


@@ -1365,22 +1343,26 @@ public:
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(const wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(const wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T

-#ifdef __WXOSX__
-    const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return wxConvFile.cWC2WX( wc_str( wxConvLocal ) ); }
-#else
-    const wxChar* fn_str() const { return c_str(); }
-#endif
+    const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return wxConvFile.cWC2WX( wc_str( wxConvLibc ) ); }

 #endif // Unicode/ANSI
 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString
   wxString& operator=(const wxString& stringSrc)
 #endif // Unicode/ANSI
 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString
   wxString& operator=(const wxString& stringSrc)

-    { m_impl = stringSrc.m_impl; return *this; }
+    { if (&stringSrc != this) m_impl = stringSrc.m_impl; return *this; }

   wxString& operator=(const wxCStrData& cstr)
     { return *this = cstr.AsString(); }
     // from a character
   wxString& operator=(wxUniChar ch)
   wxString& operator=(const wxCStrData& cstr)
     { return *this = cstr.AsString(); }
     // from a character
   wxString& operator=(wxUniChar ch)

-    { m_impl = wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch); return *this; }
+  {
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+        m_impl = wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch);
+    else
+#endif
+        m_impl = (wxStringCharType)ch;
+    return *this;
+  }

   wxString& operator=(wxUniCharRef ch)
     { return operator=((wxUniChar)ch); }
   wxString& operator=(char ch)
   wxString& operator=(wxUniCharRef ch)
     { return operator=((wxUniChar)ch); }
   wxString& operator=(char ch)


@@ -1470,6 +1452,16 @@ public:
     { append(psz); return *this; }
   wxString& Append(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { append(psz); return *this; }
     { append(psz); return *this; }
   wxString& Append(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { append(psz); return *this; }

+  wxString& Append(const char* psz, size_t nLen)
+    { append(psz, nLen); return *this; }
+  wxString& Append(const wchar_t* pwz, size_t nLen)
+    { append(pwz, nLen); return *this; }
+  wxString& Append(const wxCStrData& psz, size_t nLen)
+    { append(psz, nLen); return *this; }
+  wxString& Append(const wxCharBuffer& psz, size_t nLen)
+    { append(psz, nLen); return *this; }
+  wxString& Append(const wxWCharBuffer& psz, size_t nLen)
+    { append(psz, nLen); return *this; }

     // append count copies of given character
   wxString& Append(wxUniChar ch, size_t count = 1u)
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }
     // append count copies of given character
   wxString& Append(wxUniChar ch, size_t count = 1u)
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }


@@ -1481,10 +1473,6 @@ public:
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }
   wxString& Append(wchar_t ch, size_t count = 1u)
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }
   wxString& Append(wchar_t ch, size_t count = 1u)
     { append(count, ch); return *this; }

-  wxString& Append(const char* psz, size_t nLen)
-    { append(psz, nLen); return *this; }
-  wxString& Append(const wchar_t* pwz, size_t nLen)
-    { append(pwz, nLen); return *this; }

 
     // prepend a string, return the string itself
   wxString& Prepend(const wxString& str)
 
     // prepend a string, return the string itself
   wxString& Prepend(const wxString& str)


@@ -1559,14 +1547,23 @@ public:
     { return compare(s); }
     // same as Cmp() but not case-sensitive
   int CmpNoCase(const wxString& s) const;
     { return compare(s); }
     // same as Cmp() but not case-sensitive
   int CmpNoCase(const wxString& s) const;

+

     // test for the string equality, either considering case or not
     // (if compareWithCase then the case matters)
   bool IsSameAs(const wxString& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     // test for the string equality, either considering case or not
     // (if compareWithCase then the case matters)
   bool IsSameAs(const wxString& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const

-    { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0; }
+  {
+#if !wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+      // in UTF-8 build, length() is O(n) and doing this would be _slower_
+      if ( length() != str.length() )
+          return false;
+#endif
+      return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0;
+  }

   bool IsSameAs(const char *str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0; }
   bool IsSameAs(const wchar_t *str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0; }
   bool IsSameAs(const char *str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0; }
   bool IsSameAs(const wchar_t *str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(str) : CmpNoCase(str)) == 0; }

+

   bool IsSameAs(const wxCStrData& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return IsSameAs(str.AsString(), compareWithCase); }
   bool IsSameAs(const wxCharBuffer& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
   bool IsSameAs(const wxCStrData& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return IsSameAs(str.AsString(), compareWithCase); }
   bool IsSameAs(const wxCharBuffer& str, bool compareWithCase = true) const


@@ -1751,7 +1748,7 @@ public:
   // raw access to string memory
     // ensure that string has space for at least nLen characters
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared
   // raw access to string memory
     // ensure that string has space for at least nLen characters
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared

-  bool Alloc(size_t nLen) { reserve(nLen); /*return capacity() >= nLen;*/ return true; }
+  bool Alloc(size_t nLen) { reserve(nLen); return capacity() >= nLen; }

     // minimize the string's memory
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared
   bool Shrink();
     // minimize the string's memory
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared
   bool Shrink();


@@ -1900,6 +1897,12 @@ public:
     { return append(str.data()); }
   wxString& append(const wxWCharBuffer& str)
     { return append(str.data()); }
     { return append(str.data()); }
   wxString& append(const wxWCharBuffer& str)
     { return append(str.data()); }

+  wxString& append(const wxCStrData& str, size_t n)
+    { return append(str.AsString(), 0, n); }
+  wxString& append(const wxCharBuffer& str, size_t n)
+    { return append(str.data(), n); }
+  wxString& append(const wxWCharBuffer& str, size_t n)
+    { return append(str.data(), n); }

 
     // append n copies of ch
   wxString& append(size_t n, wxUniChar ch)
 
     // append n copies of ch
   wxString& append(size_t n, wxUniChar ch)


@@ -1912,6 +1915,15 @@ public:
         m_impl.append(n, (wxStringCharType)ch);
     return *this;
   }
         m_impl.append(n, (wxStringCharType)ch);
     return *this;
   }

+  wxString& append(size_t n, wxUniCharRef ch)
+    { return append(n, wxUniChar(ch)); }
+  wxString& append(size_t n, char ch)
+    { return append(n, wxUniChar(ch)); }
+  wxString& append(size_t n, unsigned char ch)
+    { return append(n, wxUniChar(ch)); }
+  wxString& append(size_t n, wchar_t ch)
+    { return append(n, wxUniChar(ch)); }
+

     // append from first to last
   wxString& append(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
     { m_impl.append(first.impl(), last.impl()); return *this; }
     // append from first to last
   wxString& append(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)
     { m_impl.append(first.impl(), last.impl()); return *this; }


@@ -2270,8 +2282,15 @@ public:
     // find the first occurence of character ch after nStart
   size_t find(wxUniChar ch, size_t nStart = 0) const
   {
     // find the first occurence of character ch after nStart
   size_t find(wxUniChar ch, size_t nStart = 0) const
   {

-    return PosFromImpl(m_impl.find(wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch),
-                                   PosToImpl(nStart)));
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+        return PosFromImpl(m_impl.find(wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch),
+                                       PosToImpl(nStart)));
+    else
+#endif
+        return PosFromImpl(m_impl.find((wxStringCharType)ch,
+                                       PosToImpl(nStart)));
+

   }
   size_t find(wxUniCharRef ch, size_t nStart = 0) const
     {  return find(wxUniChar(ch), nStart); }
   }
   size_t find(wxUniCharRef ch, size_t nStart = 0) const
     {  return find(wxUniChar(ch), nStart); }


@@ -2308,8 +2327,14 @@ public:
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(wxUniChar ch, size_t nStart = npos) const
   {
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(wxUniChar ch, size_t nStart = npos) const
   {

-    return PosFromImpl(m_impl.rfind(wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch),
-                                    PosToImpl(nStart)));
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+        return PosFromImpl(m_impl.rfind(wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch),
+                                        PosToImpl(nStart)));
+    else
+#endif
+        return PosFromImpl(m_impl.rfind((wxStringCharType)ch,
+                                        PosToImpl(nStart)));

   }
   size_t rfind(wxUniCharRef ch, size_t nStart = npos) const
     {  return rfind(wxUniChar(ch), nStart); }
   }
   size_t rfind(wxUniCharRef ch, size_t nStart = npos) const
     {  return rfind(wxUniChar(ch), nStart); }


@@ -2547,7 +2572,15 @@ public:
     { return operator+=(s.data()); }
       // string += char
   wxString& operator+=(wxUniChar ch)
     { return operator+=(s.data()); }
       // string += char
   wxString& operator+=(wxUniChar ch)

-    { m_impl += wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch); return *this; }
+  {
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+    if ( !ch.IsAscii() )
+        m_impl += wxStringOperations::EncodeChar(ch);
+    else
+#endif
+        m_impl += (wxStringCharType)ch;
+    return *this;
+  }

   wxString& operator+=(wxUniCharRef ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }
   wxString& operator+=(int ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }
   wxString& operator+=(char ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }
   wxString& operator+=(wxUniCharRef ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }
   wxString& operator+=(int ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }
   wxString& operator+=(char ch) { return *this += wxUniChar(ch); }


@@ -2584,12 +2617,6 @@ private:
 private:
   wxStringImpl m_impl;
 
 private:
   wxStringImpl m_impl;
 

-#ifdef __VISUALC__
-    // "struct 'ConvertedBuffer<T>' needs to have dll-interface to be used by
-    // clients of class 'wxString'" - this is private, we don't care
-    #pragma warning (disable:4251)
-#endif
-

   // buffers for compatibility conversion from (char*)c_str() and
   // (wchar_t*)c_str():
   // FIXME-UTF8: bechmark various approaches to keeping compatibility buffers
   // buffers for compatibility conversion from (char*)c_str() and
   // (wchar_t*)c_str():
   // FIXME-UTF8: bechmark various approaches to keeping compatibility buffers


@@ -2618,10 +2645,6 @@ private:
   ConvertedBuffer<wchar_t> m_convertedToWChar;
 #endif
 
   ConvertedBuffer<wchar_t> m_convertedToWChar;
 #endif
 

-#ifdef __VISUALC__
-    #pragma warning (default:4251)
-#endif
-

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
   // FIXME-UTF8: (try to) move this elsewhere (TLS) or solve differently
   //             assigning to character pointer to by wxString::interator may
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
   // FIXME-UTF8: (try to) move this elsewhere (TLS) or solve differently
   //             assigning to character pointer to by wxString::interator may


@@ -2654,21 +2677,13 @@ private:
 
 // string iterator operators that satisfy STL Random Access Iterator
 // requirements:
 
 // string iterator operators that satisfy STL Random Access Iterator
 // requirements:

-inline wxString::iterator operator+(int n, wxString::iterator i)
+inline wxString::iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n, wxString::iterator i)

   { return i + n; }
   { return i + n; }

-inline wxString::iterator operator+(size_t n, wxString::iterator i)
+inline wxString::const_iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n, wxString::const_iterator i)

   { return i + n; }
   { return i + n; }

-inline wxString::const_iterator operator+(int n, wxString::const_iterator i)
+inline wxString::reverse_iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n, wxString::reverse_iterator i)

   { return i + n; }
   { return i + n; }

-inline wxString::const_iterator operator+(size_t n, wxString::const_iterator i)
-  { return i + n; }
-inline wxString::reverse_iterator operator+(int n, wxString::reverse_iterator i)
-  { return i + n; }
-inline wxString::reverse_iterator operator+(size_t n, wxString::reverse_iterator i)
-  { return i + n; }
-inline wxString::const_reverse_iterator operator+(int n, wxString::const_reverse_iterator i)
-  { return i + n; }
-inline wxString::const_reverse_iterator operator+(size_t n, wxString::const_reverse_iterator i)
+inline wxString::const_reverse_iterator operator+(ptrdiff_t n, wxString::const_reverse_iterator i)

   { return i + n; }
 
 // notice that even though for many compilers the friend declarations above are
   { return i + n; }
 
 // notice that even though for many compilers the friend declarations above are


@@ -2760,7 +2775,7 @@ private:
 #endif // !wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING
 
 template<typename T>
 #endif // !wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING
 
 template<typename T>

-class wxStringTypeBufferBase
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringTypeBufferBase

 {
 public:
     typedef T CharType;
 {
 public:
     typedef T CharType;


@@ -2778,7 +2793,7 @@ protected:
 };
 
 template<typename T>
 };
 
 template<typename T>

-class wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase

 {
 public:
     typedef T CharType;
 {
 public:
     typedef T CharType;


@@ -2787,12 +2802,6 @@ public:
         : m_str(str), m_buf(lenWanted), m_len(0), m_lenSet(false)
         { }
 
         : m_str(str), m_buf(lenWanted), m_len(0), m_lenSet(false)
         { }
 

-    ~wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase()
-    {
-        wxASSERT(m_lenSet);
-        m_str.assign(m_buf.data(), m_len);
-    }
-

     operator CharType*() { return m_buf.data(); }
     void SetLength(size_t length) { m_len = length; m_lenSet = true; }
 
     operator CharType*() { return m_buf.data(); }
     void SetLength(size_t length) { m_len = length; m_lenSet = true; }
 


@@ -2834,6 +2843,9 @@ public:
 };
 
 #if wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING
 };
 
 #if wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING

+
+WXDLLIMPEXP_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE_BASE( wxStringTypeBufferBase<wxStringCharType> )
+

 class wxStringInternalBuffer : public wxStringTypeBufferBase<wxStringCharType>
 {
 public:
 class wxStringInternalBuffer : public wxStringTypeBufferBase<wxStringCharType>
 {
 public:


@@ -2845,7 +2857,11 @@ public:
     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxStringInternalBuffer)
 };
 
     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxStringInternalBuffer)
 };
 

-class wxStringInternalBufferLength : public wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<wxStringCharType>
+WXDLLIMPEXP_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE_BASE(
+    wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<wxStringCharType> )
+
+class wxStringInternalBufferLength
+    : public wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<wxStringCharType>

 {
 public:
     wxStringInternalBufferLength(wxString& str, size_t lenWanted = 1024)
 {
 public:
     wxStringInternalBufferLength(wxString& str, size_t lenWanted = 1024)


@@ -2870,6 +2886,38 @@ typedef wxStringInternalBuffer                wxStringBuffer;
 typedef wxStringInternalBufferLength          wxStringBufferLength;
 #endif // !wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING && !wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
 
 typedef wxStringInternalBufferLength          wxStringBufferLength;
 #endif // !wxUSE_STL_BASED_WXSTRING && !wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
 

+#if wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8
+typedef wxStringInternalBuffer                wxUTF8StringBuffer;
+typedef wxStringInternalBufferLength          wxUTF8StringBufferLength;
+#elif wxUSE_UNICODE_WCHAR
+
+WXDLLIMPEXP_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE_BASE( wxStringTypeBufferBase<char> )
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxUTF8StringBuffer : public wxStringTypeBufferBase<char>
+{
+public:
+    wxUTF8StringBuffer(wxString& str, size_t lenWanted = 1024)
+        : wxStringTypeBufferBase<char>(str, lenWanted) {}
+    ~wxUTF8StringBuffer();
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxUTF8StringBuffer)
+};
+
+WXDLLIMPEXP_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE_BASE( wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<char> )
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxUTF8StringBufferLength
+    : public wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<char>
+{
+public:
+    wxUTF8StringBufferLength(wxString& str, size_t lenWanted = 1024)
+        : wxStringTypeBufferLengthBase<char>(str, lenWanted) {}
+    ~wxUTF8StringBufferLength();
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxUTF8StringBufferLength)
+};
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE_UTF8/wxUSE_UNICODE_WCHAR
+
+

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxString comparison functions: operator versions are always case sensitive
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxString comparison functions: operator versions are always case sensitive
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -2880,12 +2928,10 @@ wxDEFINE_ALL_COMPARISONS(const wxChar *, const wxString&, wxCMP_WXCHAR_STRING)
 
 #undef wxCMP_WXCHAR_STRING
 
 
 #undef wxCMP_WXCHAR_STRING
 

-// note that there is an optimization in operator==() and !=(): we (quickly)
-// checks the strings length first, before comparing their data

 inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
 inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)

-    { return (s1.Len() == s2.Len()) && (s1.Cmp(s2) == 0); }
+    { return s1.IsSameAs(s2); }

 inline bool operator!=(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
 inline bool operator!=(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)

-    { return (s1.Len() != s2.Len()) || (s1.Cmp(s2) != 0); }
+    { return !s1.IsSameAs(s2); }

 inline bool operator< (const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
     { return s1.Cmp(s2) < 0; }
 inline bool operator> (const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
 inline bool operator< (const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
     { return s1.Cmp(s2) < 0; }
 inline bool operator> (const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)


@@ -2992,7 +3038,15 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD ostream& operator<<(wxSTD ostream&, const wxCharBuffer&);
 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD ostream& operator<<(wxSTD ostream&, const wxWCharBuffer&);
 #endif
 
 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD ostream& operator<<(wxSTD ostream&, const wxWCharBuffer&);
 #endif
 

-#endif  // wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE && defined(HAVE_WOSTREAM)
+
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD wostream& operator<<(wxSTD wostream&, const wxString&);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD wostream& operator<<(wxSTD wostream&, const wxCStrData&);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSTD wostream& operator<<(wxSTD wostream&, const wxWCharBuffer&);
+
+#endif  // wxUSE_UNICODE && defined(HAVE_WOSTREAM)
+
+#endif  // wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM

 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxCStrData implementation
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxCStrData implementation