fixing return values and handling of invalid files

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / doxygen / overviews / container.h

diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/container.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/container.h
index 55d5a68585c53005b73704ef808da8d1f8cd3141..847b987c0dfc280e1728cb621b93372cab6f97c7 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/container.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/container.h
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ Classes: wxList<T>, wxArray<T>, wxVector<T>
 
 wxWidgets uses itself several container classes including doubly-linked lists
 and dynamic arrays (i.e. arrays which expand automatically when they become
 
 wxWidgets uses itself several container classes including doubly-linked lists
 and dynamic arrays (i.e. arrays which expand automatically when they become

-full). For both historical and portability reasons wxWidgets does not use STL
-which provides the standard implementation of many container classes in C++.
+full). For both historical and portability reasons wxWidgets does not require
+the use of STL (which provides the standard implementation of many container
+classes in C++) but it can be compiled in STL mode. Additionally, wxWidgets
+provides the new wxVector<T> class template which can be used like the std::vector
+class and is actually just a typedef to std::vector if wxWidgets is compiled
+in STL mode.

 
 

-First of all, wxWidgets has existed since well before STL was written, and
-secondly we don't believe that today compilers can deal really well with all of
-STL classes (this is especially true for some less common platforms). Of
-course, the compilers are evolving quite rapidly and hopefully their progress
-will allow to base future versions of wxWidgets on STL - but this is not yet
-the case.
-
-wxWidgets container classes don't pretend to be as powerful or full as STL
+wxWidgets non-template container classes don't pretend to be as powerful or full as STL

 ones, but they are quite useful and may be compiled with absolutely any C++
 compiler. They're used internally by wxWidgets, but may, of course, be used in
 your programs as well if you wish.
 ones, but they are quite useful and may be compiled with absolutely any C++
 compiler. They're used internally by wxWidgets, but may, of course, be used in
 your programs as well if you wish.