/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Name: stdpaths.h
-// Purpose: documentation for wxStandardPaths class
+// Purpose: interface of wxStandardPaths
// Author: wxWidgets team
// RCS-ID: $Id$
// Licence: wxWindows license
@library{wxbase}
@category{file}
- @seealso
- wxFileConfig
+ @see wxFileConfig
*/
class wxStandardPaths
{
/**
Returns reference to the unique global standard paths object.
*/
-#define static wxStandardPathsBase Get() /* implementation is private */
+ static wxStandardPathsBase Get();
/**
Return the directory containing the system config files.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c /etc
Windows: @c C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
Mac: @c /Library/Preferences
-
- @sa wxFileConfig
+
+ @see wxFileConfig
*/
- wxString GetConfigDir();
+ wxString GetConfigDir() const;
/**
Return the location of the applications global, i.e. not user-specific,
data files.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c @e prefix/share/@e appname
Windows: the directory where the executable file is located
Mac: @c @e appname.app/Contents/SharedSupport bundle subdirectory
-
- @sa GetLocalDataDir()
+
+ @see GetLocalDataDir()
*/
- wxString GetDataDir();
+ wxString GetDataDir() const;
/**
Return the directory containing the current user's documents.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c ~ (the home directory)
Windows: @c C:\Documents and Settings\@e username\Documents
Mac: @c ~/Documents
-
- This function is new since wxWidgets version 2.7.0
+
+ @wxsince{2.7.0}
*/
- wxString GetDocumentsDir();
+ wxString GetDocumentsDir() const;
/**
Return the directory and the filename for the current executable.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c /usr/local/bin/exename
Windows: @c C:\Programs\AppFolder\exename.exe
Mac: @c /Programs/exename
*/
- wxString GetExecutablePath();
+ wxString GetExecutablePath() const;
/**
@b Note: This function is only available under Unix.
-
Return the program installation prefix, e.g. @c /usr, @c /opt or
@c /home/zeitlin.
-
If the prefix had been previously by
SetInstallPrefix(), returns that
value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right
now) and finally returns the default @c /usr/local value if it failed.
*/
- wxString GetInstallPrefix();
+ wxString GetInstallPrefix() const;
/**
Return the location for application data files which are host-specific and
can't, or shouldn't, be shared with the other machines.
-
This is the same as GetDataDir() except
under Unix where it returns @c /etc/@e appname.
*/
- wxString GetLocalDataDir();
+ wxString GetLocalDataDir() const;
/**
Return the localized resources directory containing the resource files of the
specified category for the given language.
-
- In general this is just the same as @e lang subdirectory of
+ In general this is just the same as @a lang subdirectory of
GetResourcesDir() (or
@c @e lang.lproj under Mac OS X) but is something quite
different for message catalog category under Unix where it returns the standard
@c @e prefix/share/locale/@e lang/LC_MESSAGES directory.
-
- This function is new since wxWidgets version 2.7.0
+
+ @wxsince{2.7.0}
*/
wxString GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
- ResourceCat category = ResourceCat_None);
+ ResourceCat category = ResourceCat_None) const;
/**
Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c @e prefix/lib/@e appname
Windows: the directory of the executable file
Mac: @c @e appname.app/Contents/PlugIns bundle subdirectory
-
- @sa wxDynamicLibrary
+
+ @see wxDynamicLibrary
*/
- wxString GetPluginsDir();
+ wxString GetPluginsDir() const;
/**
Return the directory where the application resource files are located. The
resources are the auxiliary data files needed for the application to run and
include, for example, image and sound files it might use.
-
This function is the same as GetDataDir() for
all platforms except Mac OS X.
-
Example return values:
-
Unix: @c @e prefix/share/@e appname
Windows: the directory where the executable file is located
Mac: @c @e appname.app/Contents/Resources bundle subdirectory
-
- This function is new since wxWidgets version 2.7.0
-
- @sa GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
+
+ @wxsince{2.7.0}
+
+ @see GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
*/
- wxString GetResourcesDir();
+ wxString GetResourcesDir() const;
/**
Return the directory for storing temporary files. To create unique temporary
files,
it is best to use wxFileName::CreateTempFileName for correct behaviour when
multiple processes are attempting to create temporary files.
-
- This function is new since wxWidgets version 2.7.2
+
+ @wxsince{2.7.2}
*/
- wxString GetTempDir();
+ wxString GetTempDir() const;
/**
Return the directory for the user config files:
-
Unix: @c ~ (the home directory)
Windows: @c C:\Documents and Settings\@e username\Application Data
Mac: @c ~/Library/Preferences
-
Only use this method if you have a single configuration file to put in this
directory, otherwise GetUserDataDir() is
more appropriate.
*/
- wxString GetUserConfigDir();
+ wxString GetUserConfigDir() const;
/**
Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:
-
Unix: @c ~/.@e appname
Windows: @c C:\Documents and Settings\@e username\Application Data\@e
appname
Mac: @c ~/Library/Application Support/@e appname
*/
- wxString GetUserDataDir();
+ wxString GetUserDataDir() const;
/**
Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared with
the other machines.
-
This is the same as GetUserDataDir() for
all platforms except Windows where it returns
@c C:\Documents and Settings\@e username\Local Settings\Application Data\@e
appname
*/
- wxString GetUserLocalDataDir();
+ wxString GetUserLocalDataDir() const;
/**
@b Note: This function is only available under Unix.
-
Lets wxStandardPaths know about the real program installation prefix on a Unix
system. By default, the value returned by
GetInstallPrefix() is used.
-
Although under Linux systems the program prefix may usually be determined
automatically, portable programs should call this function. Usually the prefix
is set during program configuration if using GNU autotools and so it is enough
Controls what application information is used when constructing paths that
should be unique to this program, such as the application data directory, the
plugins directory on Unix, etc.
-
- Valid values for @e info are @c AppInfo_None and either one or
+ Valid values for @a info are @c AppInfo_None and either one or
combination of @c AppInfo_AppName and @c AppInfo_VendorName. The
first one tells this class to not use neither application nor vendor name in
the paths.
-
By default, only the application name is used under Unix systems but both
application and vendor names are used under Windows and Mac.
*/
void UseAppInfo(int info);
};
+