the default \texttt{C:$\backslash$Windows}.
The strings \texttt{\textit{appname}} and \texttt{\textit{username}} should be
-replaced with the value returned by \helpref{wxApp::GetAppName}{wxappgetappname}
-and the name of the currently logged in user, respectively. The string
+replaced with the value returned by \helpref{wxApp::GetAppName}{wxappgetappname}
+and the name of the currently logged in user, respectively. The string
\texttt{\textit{prefix}} is only used under Unix and is \texttt{/usr/local} by
default but may be changed using \helpref{SetInstallPrefix}{wxstandardpathssetinstallprefix}.
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetConfigDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetconfigdir}
-\func{wxString}{GetConfigDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetConfigDir}{\void}
Return the directory containing the system config files.
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetDataDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetdatadir}
-\func{wxString}{GetDataDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetDataDir}{\void}
Return the location of the applications global, i.e. not user-specific,
data files.
\helpref{GetLocalDataDir}{wxstandardpathsgetlocaldatadir}
+\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetdocumentsdir}
+
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetDocumentsDir}{\void}
+
+Return the directory containing the current user's documents.
+
+Example return values:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item Unix: \tt{~} (the home directory)
+ \item Windows: \texttt{C:$\backslash$Documents and Settings$\backslash$\textit{username}$\backslash$Documents}
+ \item Mac: \texttt{~/Documents}
+\end{itemize}
+
+\newsince{2.7.0}
+
+
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetInstallPrefix}\label{wxstandardpathsgetinstallprefix}
-\func{wxString}{GetInstallPrefix}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetInstallPrefix}{\void}
\textbf{Note: } This function is only available under Unix.
-Return the program installation prefix, e.g. \texttt{/usr}, \texttt{/opt} or
+Return the program installation prefix, e.g. \texttt{/usr}, \texttt{/opt} or
\texttt{/home/zeitlin}.
-If the prefix had been previously by
+If the prefix had been previously by
\helpref{SetInstallPrefix}{wxstandardpathssetinstallprefix}, returns that
value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right
now) and finally returns the default \texttt{/usr/local} value if it failed.
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetLocalDataDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetlocaldatadir}
-\func{wxString}{GetLocalDataDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetLocalDataDir}{\void}
Return the location for application data files which are host-specific and
can't, or shouldn't, be shared with the other machines.
under Unix where it returns \texttt{/etc/\textit{appname}}.
+\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetLocalizedResourcesDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetlocalizedresourcesdir}
+
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetLocalizedResourcesDir}{\param{const wxChar*}{ lang}, \param{ResourceCat}{ category = ResourceCat\_None}}
+
+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 \arg{lang} subdirectory of
+\helpref{GetResourcesDir()}{wxstandardpathsgetresourcesdir} (or
+\texttt{\arg{lang}.lproj} under Mac OS X) but is something quite
+different for message catalog category under Unix where it returns the standard
+\texttt{\textit{prefix}/share/locale/\arg{lang}/LC\_MESSAGES} directory.
+
+\newsince{2.7.0}
+
+
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetPluginsDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetpluginsdir}
-\func{wxString}{GetPluginsDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetPluginsDir}{\void}
Return the directory where the loadable modules (plugins) live.
+Example return values:
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item Unix: \texttt{\textit{prefix}/share/\textit{appname}}
+ \item Windows: the directory where the executable file is located
+ \item Mac: \texttt{\textit{appname}.app/Contents/Resources} bundle subdirectory
+\end{itemize}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxDynamicLibrary}{wxdynamiclibrary}
+
+
+\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetresourcesdir}
+
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetResourcesDir}{\void}
+
+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 \helpref{GetDataDir}{wxstandardpathsgetdatadir} for
+all platforms except Mac OS X.
+
Example return values:
\begin{itemize}
\item Unix: \texttt{\textit{prefix}/lib/\textit{appname}}
\item Mac: \texttt{\textit{appname}.app/Contents/PlugIns} bundle subdirectory
\end{itemize}
+\newsince{2.7.0}
+
+
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxDynamicLibrary}{wxdynamiclibrary}
+\helpref{GetLocalizedResourcesDir}{wxstandardpathsgetlocalizedresourcesdir}
+\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetTempDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgettempdir}
+
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetTempDir}{\void}
+
+Return the directory for storing temporary files. To create unique temporary files,
+it is best to use \helpref{wxFileName::CreateTempFileName}{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename} for correct behaviour when
+multiple processes are attempting to create temporary files.
+
+\newsince{2.7.2}
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetUserConfigDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetuserconfigdir}
-\func{wxString}{GetUserConfigDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetUserConfigDir}{\void}
Return the directory for the user config files:
\begin{itemize}
\item Unix: \tt{~} (the home directory)
- \item Windows: \tt{C:$\backslash$Documents and Settings$\backslash$\textit{username}}
+ \item Windows: \tt{C:$\backslash$Documents and Settings$\backslash$\textit{username}$\backslash$Application Data}
\item Mac: \tt{~/Library/Preferences}
\end{itemize}
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetUserDataDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetuserdatadir}
-\func{wxString}{GetUserDataDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetUserDataDir}{\void}
Return the directory for the user-dependent application data files:
\begin{itemize}
\membersection{wxStandardPaths::GetUserLocalDataDir}\label{wxstandardpathsgetuserlocaldatadir}
-\func{wxString}{GetUserLocalDataDir}{\void}
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetUserLocalDataDir}{\void}
Return the directory for user data files which shouldn't be shared with
the other machines.
This is the same as \helpref{GetUserDataDir()}{wxstandardpathsgetuserdatadir} for
-all platforms except Windows where it returns
+all platforms except Windows where it returns
\texttt{C:$\backslash$Documents and Settings$\backslash$\textit{username}$\backslash$Local Settings$\backslash$Application Data$\backslash$\textit{appname}}
is set during program configuration if using GNU autotools and so it is enough
to pass its value defined in \texttt{config.h} to this function.
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