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@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        list.h
+// Name:        wx/list.h
 // Purpose:     wxList, wxStringList classes
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by: VZ at 16/11/98: WX_DECLARE_LIST() and typesafe lists added
 // Created:     29/01/98
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 Julian Smart
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /*
   like the old class.
 */
 
-#ifndef _WX_LISTH__
-#define _WX_LISTH__
-
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-#pragma interface "list.h"
-#endif
+#ifndef _WX_LIST_H_
+#define _WX_LIST_H_
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // headers
 #include "wx/object.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"
 
-// due to circular header dependencies this function has to be declared here
-// (normally it's found in utils.h which includes itself list.h...)
-extern WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* copystring(const wxChar *s);
-
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxObjectListNode;
-typedef wxObjectListNode wxNode;
-
-// undef it to get rid of old, deprecated functions
-#define wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
-
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// constants
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-enum wxKeyType
-{
-    wxKEY_NONE,
-    wxKEY_INTEGER,
-    wxKEY_STRING
-};
+#if wxUSE_STL
+    #include "wx/beforestd.h"
+    #include <algorithm>
+    #include <iterator>
+    #include <list>
+    #include "wx/afterstd.h"
+#endif
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // types
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // type of compare function for list sort operation (as in 'qsort'): it should
 // return a negative value, 0 or positive value if the first element is less
 // than, equal or greater than the second
+
 extern "C"
 {
 typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxSortCompareFunction)(const void *elem1, const void *elem2);
 }
 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxObjectListNode;
+typedef wxObjectListNode wxNode;
+
 //
 typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxListIterateFunction)(void *current);
 
+#if wxUSE_STL
+
+#define wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_3(elT, dummy1, liT, dummy2, decl) \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elT, liT, decl)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_3(elT, dummy1, liT, dummy2, decl) \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_3(elT, dummy1, liT, dummy2, decl)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elT, liT, dummy, decl) \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elT, liT, decl)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_2(elT, liT, dummy, decl) \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elT, liT, dummy, decl) \
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elT, liT, decl) \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_XO(elT*, liT, decl)
+
+#if !defined(__VISUALC__) || __VISUALC__ >= 1300 // == !VC6
+
+template<class T>
+class wxList_SortFunction
+{
+public:
+    wxList_SortFunction(wxSortCompareFunction f) : m_f(f) { }
+    bool operator()(const T& i1, const T& i2)
+      { return m_f((T*)&i1, (T*)&i2) < 0; }
+private:
+    wxSortCompareFunction m_f;
+};
+
+#define WX_LIST_SORTFUNCTION( elT, f ) wxList_SortFunction<elT>(f)
+#define WX_LIST_VC6_WORKAROUND(elT, liT, decl)
+
+#else // if defined( __VISUALC__ ) && __VISUALC__ < 1300 // == VC6
+
+#define WX_LIST_SORTFUNCTION( elT, f ) std::greater<elT>( f )
+#define WX_LIST_VC6_WORKAROUND(elT, liT, decl)                                \
+    decl liT;                                                                 \
+                                                                              \
+    /* Workaround for broken VC6 STL incorrectly requires a std::greater<> */ \
+    /* to be passed into std::list::sort() */                                 \
+    template <>                                                               \
+    struct std::greater<elT>                                                  \
+    {                                                                         \
+        private:                                                              \
+            wxSortCompareFunction m_CompFunc;                                 \
+        public:                                                               \
+            greater( wxSortCompareFunction compfunc = NULL )                  \
+                : m_CompFunc( compfunc ) {}                                   \
+            bool operator()(const elT X, const elT Y) const                   \
+                {                                                             \
+                    return m_CompFunc ?                                       \
+                        ( m_CompFunc( wxListCastElementToVoidPtr(X),          \
+                                      wxListCastElementToVoidPtr(Y) ) < 0 ) : \
+                        ( X > Y );                                            \
+                }                                                             \
+    };
+
+// helper for std::greater<elT> above:
+template<typename T>
+inline const void *wxListCastElementToVoidPtr(const T* ptr) { return ptr; }
+inline const void *wxListCastElementToVoidPtr(const wxString& str)
+    { return (const char*)str; }
+
+#endif // VC6/!VC6
+
+/*
+    Note 1: the outer helper class _WX_LIST_HELPER_##liT below is a workaround
+    for mingw 3.2.3 compiler bug that prevents a static function of liT class
+    from being exported into dll. A minimal code snippet reproducing the bug:
+
+         struct WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE Foo
+         {
+            static void Bar();
+            struct SomeInnerClass
+            {
+              friend class Foo; // comment this out to make it link
+            };
+            ~Foo()
+            {
+                Bar();
+            }
+         };
+
+    The program does not link under mingw_gcc 3.2.3 producing undefined
+    reference to Foo::Bar() function
+
+
+    Note 2: the EmptyList is needed to allow having a NULL pointer-like
+    invalid iterator. We used to use just an uninitialized iterator object
+    instead but this fails with some debug/checked versions of STL, notably the
+    glibc version activated with _GLIBCXX_DEBUG, so we need to have a separate
+    invalid iterator.
+ */
+
+// the real wxList-class declaration
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_XO(elT, liT, decl)                                    \
+    decl _WX_LIST_HELPER_##liT                                                \
+    {                                                                         \
+        typedef elT _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##liT;                                 \
+    public:                                                                   \
+        static void DeleteFunction( _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##liT X );             \
+    };                                                                        \
+                                                                              \
+    WX_LIST_VC6_WORKAROUND(elT, liT, decl)                                    \
+    decl liT : public std::list<elT>                                          \
+    {                                                                         \
+    private:                                                                  \
+        typedef std::list<elT> BaseListType;                                  \
+        static BaseListType EmptyList;                                        \
+                                                                              \
+        bool m_destroy;                                                       \
+                                                                              \
+    public:                                                                   \
+        decl compatibility_iterator                                           \
+        {                                                                     \
+        private:                                                              \
+            /* Workaround for broken VC6 nested class name resolution */      \
+            typedef std::list<elT>::iterator iterator;                        \
+            friend class liT;                                                 \
+                                                                              \
+            iterator m_iter;                                                  \
+            liT * m_list;                                                     \
+                                                                              \
+        public:                                                               \
+            compatibility_iterator()                                          \
+                : m_iter(EmptyList.end()), m_list( NULL ) {}                  \
+            compatibility_iterator( liT* li, iterator i )                     \
+                : m_iter( i ), m_list( li ) {}                                \
+            compatibility_iterator( const liT* li, iterator i )               \
+                : m_iter( i ), m_list( const_cast< liT* >( li ) ) {}          \
+                                                                              \
+            compatibility_iterator* operator->() { return this; }             \
+            const compatibility_iterator* operator->() const { return this; } \
+                                                                              \
+            bool operator==(const compatibility_iterator& i) const            \
+            {                                                                 \
+                wxASSERT_MSG( m_list && i.m_list,                             \
+                              _T("comparing invalid iterators is illegal") ); \
+                return (m_list == i.m_list) && (m_iter == i.m_iter);          \
+            }                                                                 \
+            bool operator!=(const compatibility_iterator& i) const            \
+                { return !( operator==( i ) ); }                              \
+            operator bool() const                                             \
+                { return m_list ? m_iter != m_list->end() : false; }          \
+            bool operator !() const                                           \
+                { return !( operator bool() ); }                              \
+                                                                              \
+            elT GetData() const                                               \
+                { return *m_iter; }                                           \
+            void SetData( elT e )                                             \
+                { *m_iter = e; }                                              \
+                                                                              \
+            compatibility_iterator GetNext() const                            \
+            {                                                                 \
+                iterator i = m_iter;                                          \
+                return compatibility_iterator( m_list, ++i );                 \
+            }                                                                 \
+            compatibility_iterator GetPrevious() const                        \
+            {                                                                 \
+                if ( m_iter == m_list->begin() )                              \
+                    return compatibility_iterator();                          \
+                                                                              \
+                iterator i = m_iter;                                          \
+                return compatibility_iterator( m_list, --i );                 \
+            }                                                                 \
+            int IndexOf() const                                               \
+            {                                                                 \
+                return *this ? std::distance( m_list->begin(), m_iter )       \
+                             : wxNOT_FOUND;                                   \
+            }                                                                 \
+        };                                                                    \
+    public:                                                                   \
+        liT() : m_destroy( false ) {}                                         \
+                                                                              \
+        compatibility_iterator Find( const elT e ) const                      \
+        {                                                                     \
+          liT* _this = const_cast< liT* >( this );                            \
+          return compatibility_iterator( _this,                               \
+                     std::find( _this->begin(), _this->end(), e ) );          \
+        }                                                                     \
+                                                                              \
+        bool IsEmpty() const                                                  \
+            { return empty(); }                                               \
+        size_t GetCount() const                                               \
+            { return size(); }                                                \
+        int Number() const                                                    \
+            { return static_cast< int >( GetCount() ); }                      \
+                                                                              \
+        compatibility_iterator Item( size_t idx ) const                       \
+        {                                                                     \
+            iterator i = const_cast< liT* >(this)->begin();                   \
+            std::advance( i, idx );                                           \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this, i );                         \
+        }                                                                     \
+        elT operator[](size_t idx) const                                      \
+        {                                                                     \
+            return Item(idx).GetData();                                       \
+        }                                                                     \
+                                                                              \
+        compatibility_iterator GetFirst() const                               \
+        {                                                                     \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this,                              \
+                const_cast< liT* >(this)->begin() );                          \
+        }                                                                     \
+        compatibility_iterator GetLast() const                                \
+        {                                                                     \
+            iterator i = const_cast< liT* >(this)->end();                     \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this, !empty() ? --i : i );        \
+        }                                                                     \
+        compatibility_iterator Member( elT e ) const                          \
+            { return Find( e ); }                                             \
+        compatibility_iterator Nth( int n ) const                             \
+            { return Item( n ); }                                             \
+        int IndexOf( elT e ) const                                            \
+            { return Find( e ).IndexOf(); }                                   \
+                                                                              \
+        compatibility_iterator Append( elT e )                                \
+        {                                                                     \
+            push_back( e );                                                   \
+            return GetLast();                                                 \
+        }                                                                     \
+        compatibility_iterator Insert( elT e )                                \
+        {                                                                     \
+            push_front( e );                                                  \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this, begin() );                   \
+        }                                                                     \
+        compatibility_iterator Insert( compatibility_iterator & i, elT e )    \
+        {                                                                     \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this, insert( i.m_iter, e ) );     \
+        }                                                                     \
+        compatibility_iterator Insert( size_t idx, elT e )                    \
+        {                                                                     \
+            return compatibility_iterator( this,                              \
+                                           insert( Item( idx ).m_iter, e ) ); \
+        }                                                                     \
+                                                                              \
+        void DeleteContents( bool destroy )                                   \
+            { m_destroy = destroy; }                                          \
+        bool GetDeleteContents() const                                        \
+            { return m_destroy; }                                             \
+        void Erase( const compatibility_iterator& i )                         \
+        {                                                                     \
+            if ( m_destroy )                                                  \
+                _WX_LIST_HELPER_##liT::DeleteFunction( i->GetData() );        \
+            erase( i.m_iter );                                                \
+        }                                                                     \
+        bool DeleteNode( const compatibility_iterator& i )                    \
+        {                                                                     \
+            if( i )                                                           \
+            {                                                                 \
+                Erase( i );                                                   \
+                return true;                                                  \
+            }                                                                 \
+            return false;                                                     \
+        }                                                                     \
+        bool DeleteObject( elT e )                                            \
+        {                                                                     \
+            return DeleteNode( Find( e ) );                                   \
+        }                                                                     \
+        void Clear()                                                          \
+        {                                                                     \
+            if ( m_destroy )                                                  \
+                std::for_each( begin(), end(),                                \
+                               _WX_LIST_HELPER_##liT::DeleteFunction );       \
+            clear();                                                          \
+        }                                                                     \
+        /* Workaround for broken VC6 std::list::sort() see above */           \
+        void Sort( wxSortCompareFunction compfunc )                           \
+            { sort( WX_LIST_SORTFUNCTION( elT, compfunc ) ); }                \
+        ~liT() { Clear(); }                                                   \
+                                                                              \
+        /* It needs access to our EmptyList */                                \
+        friend class compatibility_iterator;                                  \
+    }
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST(elementtype, listname)                              \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elementtype, listname, class)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname)                          \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST(elementtype, listname)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname)                     \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elementtype, listname, class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE)
+#define WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname)                 \
+    WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname, usergoo)       \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elementtype, listname, class usergoo)
+#define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname, usergoo)   \
+    WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname, usergoo)
+
+// this macro must be inserted in your program after
+//      #include "wx/listimpl.cpp"
+#define WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)    "don't forget to include listimpl.cpp!"
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_LIST(name)      WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST(name) WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)
+
+#else // if !wxUSE_STL
+
+
+// undef it to get rid of old, deprecated functions
+#define wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // key stuff: a list may be optionally keyed on integer or string key
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,7 +371,7 @@ typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxListIterateFunction)(void *current);
 union wxListKeyValue
 {
     long integer;
-    wxChar *string;
+    wxString *string;
 };
 
 // a struct which may contain both types of keys
@@ -88,23 +380,25 @@ union wxListKeyValue
 // for any keyed operation instead of 2 almost equivalent. OTOH, it's needed to
 // resolve ambiguity which we would otherwise have with wxStringList::Find() and
 // wxList::Find(const char *).
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxListKey
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxListKey
 {
 public:
     // implicit ctors
-    wxListKey()
-        { m_keyType = wxKEY_NONE; }
-    wxListKey(long i)
-        { m_keyType = wxKEY_INTEGER; m_key.integer = i; }
-    wxListKey(const wxChar *s)
-        { m_keyType = wxKEY_STRING; m_key.string = wxStrdup(s); }
-    wxListKey(const wxString& s)
-        { m_keyType = wxKEY_STRING; m_key.string = wxStrdup(s.c_str()); }
+    wxListKey() : m_keyType(wxKEY_NONE)
+        { }
+    wxListKey(long i) : m_keyType(wxKEY_INTEGER)
+        { m_key.integer = i; }
+    wxListKey(const wxString& s) : m_keyType(wxKEY_STRING)
+        { m_key.string = new wxString(s); }
+    wxListKey(const char *s) : m_keyType(wxKEY_STRING)
+        { m_key.string = new wxString(s); }
+    wxListKey(const wchar_t *s) : m_keyType(wxKEY_STRING)
+        { m_key.string = new wxString(s); }
 
     // accessors
     wxKeyType GetKeyType() const { return m_keyType; }
-    const wxChar *GetString() const
-        { wxASSERT( m_keyType == wxKEY_STRING ); return m_key.string; }
+    const wxString GetString() const
+        { wxASSERT( m_keyType == wxKEY_STRING ); return *m_key.string; }
     long GetNumber() const
         { wxASSERT( m_keyType == wxKEY_INTEGER ); return m_key.integer; }
 
@@ -117,7 +411,7 @@ public:
     ~wxListKey()
     {
         if ( m_keyType == wxKEY_STRING )
-            free(m_key.string);
+            delete m_key.string;
     }
 
 private:
@@ -129,9 +423,11 @@ private:
 // wxNodeBase class is a (base for) node in a double linked list
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxListKey) wxDefaultListKey;
+extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_BASE(wxListKey) wxDefaultListKey;
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxNodeBase
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxListBase;
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxNodeBase
 {
 friend class wxListBase;
 public:
@@ -145,18 +441,18 @@ public:
     virtual ~wxNodeBase();
 
     // FIXME no check is done that the list is really keyed on strings
-    const wxChar *GetKeyString() const { return m_key.string; }
+    wxString GetKeyString() const { return *m_key.string; }
     long GetKeyInteger() const { return m_key.integer; }
 
     // Necessary for some existing code
-    void SetKeyString(wxChar* s) { m_key.string = s; }
+    void SetKeyString(const wxString& s) { m_key.string = new wxString(s); }
     void SetKeyInteger(long i) { m_key.integer = i; }
 
 #ifdef wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
-    // compatibility methods
-    wxNode *Next() const { return (wxNode *)GetNext(); }
-    wxNode *Previous() const { return (wxNode *)GetPrevious(); }
-    wxObject *Data() const { return (wxObject *)GetData(); }
+    // compatibility methods, use Get* instead.
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxNode *Next() const );
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxNode *Previous() const );
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxObject *Data() const );
 #endif // wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
 
 protected:
@@ -171,7 +467,9 @@ protected:
     int IndexOf() const;
 
     virtual void DeleteData() { }
-
+public:
+    // for wxList::iterator
+    void** GetDataPtr() const { return &(wx_const_cast(wxNodeBase*, this)->m_data); }
 private:
     // optional key stuff
     wxListKeyValue m_key;
@@ -181,27 +479,34 @@ private:
                 *m_previous;
 
     wxListBase  *m_list;        // list we belong to
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxNodeBase)
 };
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // a double-linked list class
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxListBase : public wxObject
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxList;
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxListBase
 {
-friend class wxNodeBase;        // should be able to call DetachNode()
+friend class wxNodeBase; // should be able to call DetachNode()
 friend class wxHashTableBase;   // should be able to call untyped Find()
-private:
-        // common part of all ctors
-    void Init(wxKeyType keyType = wxKEY_NONE); // Must be declared before it's used (for VC++ 1.5)
+
 public:
     // default ctor & dtor
-    wxListBase(wxKeyType keyType = wxKEY_NONE) { Init(keyType); }
+    wxListBase(wxKeyType keyType = wxKEY_NONE)
+        { Init(keyType); }
     virtual ~wxListBase();
 
     // accessors
         // count of items in the list
     size_t GetCount() const { return m_count; }
 
+        // return true if this list is empty
+    bool IsEmpty() const { return m_count == 0; }
+
     // operations
 
         // delete all nodes
@@ -223,10 +528,14 @@ public:
         { wxASSERT( m_count==0 ); m_keyType = keyType; }
 
 #ifdef wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
-    int Number() const { return GetCount(); }
-    wxNode *First() const { return (wxNode *)GetFirst(); }
-    wxNode *Last() const { return (wxNode *)GetLast(); }
-    wxNode *Nth(size_t index) const { return (wxNode *)Item(index); }
+    // compatibility methods from old wxList
+    wxDEPRECATED( int Number() const );             // use GetCount instead.
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxNode *First() const );          // use GetFirst
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxNode *Last() const );           // use GetLast
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxNode *Nth(size_t n) const );    // use Item
+
+    // kludge for typesafe list migration in core classes.
+    wxDEPRECATED( operator wxList&() const );
 #endif // wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
 
 protected:
@@ -239,10 +548,6 @@ protected:
                                    void *data,
                                    const wxListKey& key = wxDefaultListKey) = 0;
 
-// Can't access these from derived classes otherwise (bug in Salford C++?)
-#ifdef __SALFORDC__
-public:
-#endif
 
     // ctors
         // from an array
@@ -251,11 +556,8 @@ public:
     wxListBase(void *object, ... /* terminate with NULL */);
 
 protected:
-        // copy ctor and assignment operator
-    wxListBase(const wxListBase& list) : wxObject()
-        { Init(); DoCopy(list); }
-    wxListBase& operator=(const wxListBase& list)
-        { Clear(); DoCopy(list); return *this; }
+    void Assign(const wxListBase& list)
+        { Clear(); DoCopy(list); }
 
         // get list head/tail
     wxNodeBase *GetFirst() const { return m_nodeFirst; }
@@ -265,11 +567,18 @@ protected:
     wxNodeBase *Item(size_t index) const;
 
         // get the list item's data
-    void *operator[](size_t index) const
-        { wxNodeBase *node = Item(index); return node ? node->GetData() : (wxNodeBase*)NULL; }
+    void *operator[](size_t n) const
+    {
+        wxNodeBase *node = Item(n);
+
+        return node ? node->GetData() : (wxNodeBase *)NULL;
+    }
 
     // operations
         // append to end of list
+    wxNodeBase *Prepend(void *object)
+        { return (wxNodeBase *)wxListBase::Insert(object); }
+        // append to beginning of list
     wxNodeBase *Append(void *object);
         // insert a new item at the beginning of the list
     wxNodeBase *Insert(void *object) { return Insert( (wxNodeBase*)NULL, object); }
@@ -282,20 +591,20 @@ protected:
 
         // keyed append
     wxNodeBase *Append(long key, void *object);
-    wxNodeBase *Append(const wxChar *key, void *object);
+    wxNodeBase *Append(const wxString& key, void *object);
 
         // removes node from the list but doesn't delete it (returns pointer
         // to the node or NULL if it wasn't found in the list)
     wxNodeBase *DetachNode(wxNodeBase *node);
-        // delete element from list, returns FALSE if node not found
+        // delete element from list, returns false if node not found
     bool DeleteNode(wxNodeBase *node);
         // finds object pointer and deletes node (and object if DeleteContents
-        // is on), returns FALSE if object not found
+        // is on), returns false if object not found
     bool DeleteObject(void *object);
 
     // search (all return NULL if item not found)
         // by data
-    wxNodeBase *Find(void *object) const;
+    wxNodeBase *Find(const void *object) const;
 
         // by key
     wxNodeBase *Find(const wxListKey& key) const;
@@ -312,7 +621,15 @@ protected:
     void ForEach(wxListIterateFunction func);
     void *LastThat(wxListIterateFunction func);
 
+    // for STL interface, "last" points to one after the last node
+    // of the controlled sequence (NULL for the end of the list)
+    void Reverse();
+    void DeleteNodes(wxNodeBase* first, wxNodeBase* last);
 private:
+
+        // common part of all ctors
+    void Init(wxKeyType keyType = wxKEY_NONE);
+
     // helpers
         // common part of copy ctor and assignment operator
     void DoCopy(const wxListBase& list);
@@ -355,8 +672,14 @@ private:
 //     particularly useful with, for example, "wxWindow *" list where the
 //     wxWindowBase pointers are put into the list, but wxWindow pointers are
 //     retrieved from it.
+//
+//  4. final hack is that WX_DECLARE_LIST_3 is defined in terms of
+//     WX_DECLARE_LIST_4 to allow defining classes without operator->() as
+//     it results in compiler warnings when this operator doesn't make sense
+//     (i.e. stored elements are not pointers)
 
-#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_3(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp)               \
+// common part of WX_DECLARE_LIST_3 and WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_3
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_4(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp, ptrop)        \
     typedef int (*wxSortFuncFor_##name)(const T **, const T **);            \
                                                                             \
     classexp nodetype : public wxNodeBase                                   \
@@ -379,21 +702,37 @@ private:
         void SetData(T *data)                                               \
             { wxNodeBase::SetData(data); }                                  \
                                                                             \
+    protected:                                                              \
         virtual void DeleteData();                                          \
+                                                                            \
+        DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(nodetype)                                     \
     };                                                                      \
                                                                             \
     classexp name : public wxListBase                                       \
     {                                                                       \
     public:                                                                 \
         typedef nodetype Node;                                              \
+        classexp compatibility_iterator                                     \
+        {                                                                   \
+        public:                                                             \
+            compatibility_iterator(Node *ptr = NULL) : m_ptr(ptr) { }       \
+                                                                            \
+            Node *operator->() const { return m_ptr; }                      \
+            operator Node *() const { return m_ptr; }                       \
+                                                                            \
+        private:                                                            \
+            Node *m_ptr;                                                    \
+        };                                                                  \
                                                                             \
         name(wxKeyType keyType = wxKEY_NONE) : wxListBase(keyType)          \
             { }                                                             \
+        name(const name& list) : wxListBase(list.GetKeyType())              \
+            { Assign(list); }                                               \
         name(size_t count, T *elements[])                                   \
             : wxListBase(count, (void **)elements) { }                      \
                                                                             \
         name& operator=(const name& list)                                   \
-            { return (name&)wxListBase::operator=(list); }                  \
+            { if (&list != this) Assign(list); return *this; }              \
                                                                             \
         nodetype *GetFirst() const                                          \
             { return (nodetype *)wxListBase::GetFirst(); }                  \
@@ -429,8 +768,10 @@ private:
             { return wxListBase::DeleteNode(node); }                        \
         bool DeleteObject(Tbase *object)                                    \
             { return wxListBase::DeleteObject(object); }                    \
+        void Erase(nodetype *it)                                            \
+            { DeleteNode(it); }                                             \
                                                                             \
-        nodetype *Find(Tbase *object) const                                 \
+        nodetype *Find(const Tbase *object) const                           \
             { return (nodetype *)wxListBase::Find(object); }                \
                                                                             \
         virtual nodetype *Find(const wxListKey& key) const                  \
@@ -439,8 +780,10 @@ private:
         int IndexOf(Tbase *object) const                                    \
             { return wxListBase::IndexOf(object); }                         \
                                                                             \
+        void Sort(wxSortCompareFunction func)                               \
+            { wxListBase::Sort(func); }                                     \
         void Sort(wxSortFuncFor_##name func)                                \
-            { wxListBase::Sort((wxSortCompareFunction)func); }              \
+            { Sort((wxSortCompareFunction)func); }                          \
                                                                             \
     protected:                                                              \
         virtual wxNodeBase *CreateNode(wxNodeBase *prev, wxNodeBase *next,  \
@@ -451,91 +794,445 @@ private:
                                     (nodetype *)prev, (nodetype *)next,     \
                                     (T *)data, key);                        \
             }                                                               \
+        /* STL interface */                                                 \
+    public:                                                                 \
+        typedef size_t size_type;                                           \
+        typedef int difference_type;                                        \
+        typedef T* value_type;                                              \
+        typedef Tbase* base_value_type;                                     \
+        typedef value_type& reference;                                      \
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;                          \
+        typedef base_value_type& base_reference;                            \
+        typedef const base_value_type& const_base_reference;                \
+                                                                            \
+        classexp iterator                                                   \
+        {                                                                   \
+            typedef name list;                                              \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef nodetype Node;                                          \
+            typedef iterator itor;                                          \
+            typedef T* value_type;                                          \
+            typedef value_type* ptr_type;                                   \
+            typedef value_type& reference;                                  \
+                                                                            \
+            Node* m_node;                                                   \
+            Node* m_init;                                                   \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef reference reference_type;                               \
+            typedef ptr_type pointer_type;                                  \
+                                                                            \
+            iterator(Node* node, Node* init) : m_node(node), m_init(init) {}\
+            iterator() : m_node(NULL), m_init(NULL) { }                     \
+            reference_type operator*() const                                \
+                { return *(pointer_type)m_node->GetDataPtr(); }             \
+            ptrop                                                           \
+            itor& operator++() { m_node = m_node->GetNext(); return *this; }\
+            const itor operator++(int)                                      \
+                { itor tmp = *this; m_node = m_node->GetNext(); return tmp; }\
+            itor& operator--()                                              \
+            {                                                               \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetPrevious() : m_init;           \
+                return *this;                                               \
+            }                                                               \
+            const itor operator--(int)                                      \
+            {                                                               \
+                itor tmp = *this;                                           \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetPrevious() : m_init;           \
+                return tmp;                                                 \
+            }                                                               \
+            bool operator!=(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node != m_node; }                             \
+            bool operator==(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node == m_node; }                             \
+        };                                                                  \
+        classexp const_iterator                                             \
+        {                                                                   \
+            typedef name list;                                              \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef nodetype Node;                                          \
+            typedef T* value_type;                                          \
+            typedef const value_type& const_reference;                      \
+            typedef const_iterator itor;                                    \
+            typedef value_type* ptr_type;                                   \
+                                                                            \
+            Node* m_node;                                                   \
+            Node* m_init;                                                   \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef const_reference reference_type;                         \
+            typedef const ptr_type pointer_type;                            \
+                                                                            \
+            const_iterator(Node* node, Node* init)                          \
+                : m_node(node), m_init(init) { }                            \
+            const_iterator() : m_node(NULL), m_init(NULL) { }               \
+            const_iterator(const iterator& it)                              \
+                : m_node(it.m_node), m_init(it.m_init) { }                  \
+            reference_type operator*() const                                \
+                { return *(pointer_type)m_node->GetDataPtr(); }             \
+            ptrop                                                           \
+            itor& operator++() { m_node = m_node->GetNext(); return *this; }\
+            const itor operator++(int)                                      \
+                { itor tmp = *this; m_node = m_node->GetNext(); return tmp; }\
+            itor& operator--()                                              \
+            {                                                               \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetPrevious() : m_init;           \
+                return *this;                                               \
+            }                                                               \
+            const itor operator--(int)                                      \
+            {                                                               \
+                itor tmp = *this;                                           \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetPrevious() : m_init;           \
+                return tmp;                                                 \
+            }                                                               \
+            bool operator!=(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node != m_node; }                             \
+            bool operator==(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node == m_node; }                             \
+        };                                                                  \
+        classexp reverse_iterator                                           \
+        {                                                                   \
+            typedef name list;                                              \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef nodetype Node;                                          \
+            typedef T* value_type;                                          \
+            typedef reverse_iterator itor;                                  \
+            typedef value_type* ptr_type;                                   \
+            typedef value_type& reference;                                  \
+                                                                            \
+            Node* m_node;                                                   \
+            Node* m_init;                                                   \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef reference reference_type;                               \
+            typedef ptr_type pointer_type;                                  \
+                                                                            \
+            reverse_iterator(Node* node, Node* init)                        \
+                : m_node(node), m_init(init) { }                            \
+            reverse_iterator() : m_node(NULL), m_init(NULL) { }             \
+            reference_type operator*() const                                \
+                { return *(pointer_type)m_node->GetDataPtr(); }             \
+            ptrop                                                           \
+            itor& operator++()                                              \
+                { m_node = m_node->GetPrevious(); return *this; }           \
+            const itor operator++(int)                                      \
+            { itor tmp = *this; m_node = m_node->GetPrevious(); return tmp; }\
+            itor& operator--()                                              \
+            { m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetNext() : m_init; return *this; } \
+            const itor operator--(int)                                      \
+            {                                                               \
+                itor tmp = *this;                                           \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetNext() : m_init;               \
+                return tmp;                                                 \
+            }                                                               \
+            bool operator!=(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node != m_node; }                             \
+            bool operator==(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node == m_node; }                             \
+        };                                                                  \
+        classexp const_reverse_iterator                                     \
+        {                                                                   \
+            typedef name list;                                              \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef nodetype Node;                                          \
+            typedef T* value_type;                                          \
+            typedef const_reverse_iterator itor;                            \
+            typedef value_type* ptr_type;                                   \
+            typedef const value_type& const_reference;                      \
+                                                                            \
+            Node* m_node;                                                   \
+            Node* m_init;                                                   \
+        public:                                                             \
+            typedef const_reference reference_type;                         \
+            typedef const ptr_type pointer_type;                            \
+                                                                            \
+            const_reverse_iterator(Node* node, Node* init)                  \
+                : m_node(node), m_init(init) { }                            \
+            const_reverse_iterator() : m_node(NULL), m_init(NULL) { }       \
+            const_reverse_iterator(const reverse_iterator& it)              \
+                : m_node(it.m_node), m_init(it.m_init) { }                  \
+            reference_type operator*() const                                \
+                { return *(pointer_type)m_node->GetDataPtr(); }             \
+            ptrop                                                           \
+            itor& operator++()                                              \
+                { m_node = m_node->GetPrevious(); return *this; }           \
+            const itor operator++(int)                                      \
+            { itor tmp = *this; m_node = m_node->GetPrevious(); return tmp; }\
+            itor& operator--()                                              \
+                { m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetNext() : m_init; return *this;}\
+            const itor operator--(int)                                      \
+            {                                                               \
+                itor tmp = *this;                                           \
+                m_node = m_node ? m_node->GetNext() : m_init;               \
+                return tmp;                                                 \
+            }                                                               \
+            bool operator!=(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node != m_node; }                             \
+            bool operator==(const itor& it) const                           \
+                { return it.m_node == m_node; }                             \
+        };                                                                  \
+                                                                            \
+        wxEXPLICIT name(size_type n, const_reference v = value_type())      \
+            { assign(n, v); }                                               \
+        name(const const_iterator& first, const const_iterator& last)       \
+            { assign(first, last); }                                        \
+        iterator begin() { return iterator(GetFirst(), GetLast()); }        \
+        const_iterator begin() const                                        \
+            { return const_iterator(GetFirst(), GetLast()); }               \
+        iterator end() { return iterator(NULL, GetLast()); }                \
+        const_iterator end() const { return const_iterator(NULL, GetLast()); }\
+        reverse_iterator rbegin()                                           \
+            { return reverse_iterator(GetLast(), GetFirst()); }             \
+        const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const                               \
+            { return const_reverse_iterator(GetLast(), GetFirst()); }       \
+        reverse_iterator rend() { return reverse_iterator(NULL, GetFirst()); }\
+        const_reverse_iterator rend() const                                 \
+            { return const_reverse_iterator(NULL, GetFirst()); }            \
+        void resize(size_type n, value_type v = value_type())               \
+        {                                                                   \
+            while (n < size())                                              \
+                pop_back();                                                 \
+            while (n > size())                                              \
+                push_back(v);                                                \
+        }                                                                   \
+        size_type size() const { return GetCount(); }                       \
+        size_type max_size() const { return INT_MAX; }                      \
+        bool empty() const { return IsEmpty(); }                            \
+        reference front() { return *begin(); }                              \
+        const_reference front() const { return *begin(); }                  \
+        reference back() { iterator tmp = end(); return *--tmp; }           \
+        const_reference back() const { const_iterator tmp = end(); return *--tmp; }\
+        void push_front(const_reference v = value_type())                   \
+            { Insert(GetFirst(), (const_base_reference)v); }                \
+        void pop_front() { DeleteNode(GetFirst()); }                        \
+        void push_back(const_reference v = value_type())                    \
+            { Append((const_base_reference)v); }                            \
+        void pop_back() { DeleteNode(GetLast()); }                          \
+        void assign(const_iterator first, const const_iterator& last)       \
+        {                                                                   \
+            clear();                                                        \
+            for(; first != last; ++first)                                   \
+                Append((const_base_reference)*first);                       \
+        }                                                                   \
+        void assign(size_type n, const_reference v = value_type())          \
+        {                                                                   \
+            clear();                                                        \
+            for(size_type i = 0; i < n; ++i)                                \
+                Append((const_base_reference)v);                            \
+        }                                                                   \
+        iterator insert(const iterator& it, const_reference v = value_type())\
+        {                                                                   \
+            Insert(it.m_node, (const_base_reference)v);                     \
+            iterator itprev(it);                                            \
+            return itprev--;                                                \
+        }                                                                   \
+        void insert(const iterator& it, size_type n, const_reference v = value_type())\
+        {                                                                   \
+            for(size_type i = 0; i < n; ++i)                                \
+                Insert(it.m_node, (const_base_reference)v);                 \
+        }                                                                   \
+        void insert(const iterator& it, const_iterator first, const const_iterator& last)\
+        {                                                                   \
+            for(; first != last; ++first)                                   \
+                Insert(it.m_node, (const_base_reference)*first);            \
+        }                                                                   \
+        iterator erase(const iterator& it)                                  \
+        {                                                                   \
+            iterator next = iterator(it.m_node->GetNext(), GetLast());      \
+            DeleteNode(it.m_node); return next;                             \
+        }                                                                   \
+        iterator erase(const iterator& first, const iterator& last)         \
+        {                                                                   \
+            iterator next = last; ++next;                                   \
+            DeleteNodes(first.m_node, last.m_node);                         \
+            return next;                                                    \
+        }                                                                   \
+        void clear() { Clear(); }                                           \
+        void splice(const iterator& it, name& l, const iterator& first, const iterator& last)\
+            { insert(it, first, last); l.erase(first, last); }              \
+        void splice(const iterator& it, name& l)                            \
+            { splice(it, l, l.begin(), l.end() ); }                         \
+        void splice(const iterator& it, name& l, const iterator& first)     \
+        {                                                                   \
+            iterator tmp = first; ++tmp;                                    \
+            if(it == first || it == tmp) return;                            \
+            insert(it, *first);                                             \
+            l.erase(first);                                                 \
+        }                                                                   \
+        void remove(const_reference v)                                      \
+            { DeleteObject((const_base_reference)v); }                      \
+        void reverse()                                                      \
+            { Reverse(); }                                                  \
+     /* void swap(name& l)                                                  \
+        {                                                                   \
+            { size_t t = m_count; m_count = l.m_count; l.m_count = t; }     \
+            { bool t = m_destroy; m_destroy = l.m_destroy; l.m_destroy = t; }\
+            { wxNodeBase* t = m_nodeFirst; m_nodeFirst = l.m_nodeFirst; l.m_nodeFirst = t; }\
+            { wxNodeBase* t = m_nodeLast; m_nodeLast = l.m_nodeLast; l.m_nodeLast = t; }\
+            { wxKeyType t = m_keyType; m_keyType = l.m_keyType; l.m_keyType = t; }\
+        } */                                                                \
     }
 
+#define WX_LIST_PTROP                                                       \
+            pointer_type operator->() const                                 \
+                { return (pointer_type)m_node->GetDataPtr(); }
+#define WX_LIST_PTROP_NONE
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_3(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp)               \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_4(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp, WX_LIST_PTROP_NONE)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_3(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp)        \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_4(T, Tbase, name, nodetype, classexp, WX_LIST_PTROP)
+
 #define WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elementtype, listname, nodename, classexp)        \
     WX_DECLARE_LIST_3(elementtype, elementtype, listname, nodename, classexp)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_2(elementtype, listname, nodename, classexp)        \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_3(elementtype, elementtype, listname, nodename, classexp)
 
 #define WX_DECLARE_LIST(elementtype, listname)                              \
     typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
     WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class)
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname)                              \
+    typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elementtype, listname, decl) \
+    typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, decl)
 
 #define WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname)                     \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(elementtype, listname, class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname)                     \
     typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
-    WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class WXDLLEXPORT)
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE)
 
 #define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST(elementtype, listname, usergoo)       \
     typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
     WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class usergoo)
+#define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST_PTR(elementtype, listname, usergoo)       \
+    typedef elementtype _WX_LIST_ITEM_TYPE_##listname;                      \
+    WX_DECLARE_LIST_PTR_2(elementtype, listname, wx##listname##Node, class usergoo)
 
 // this macro must be inserted in your program after
-//      #include <wx/listimpl.cpp>
+//      #include "wx/listimpl.cpp"
 #define WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)    "don't forget to include listimpl.cpp!"
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_LIST(name)      WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_LIST(name) WX_DEFINE_LIST(name)
 
+#endif // !wxUSE_STL
 
-// =============================================================================
+// ============================================================================
 // now we can define classes 100% compatible with the old ones
-// =============================================================================
+// ============================================================================
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // commonly used list classes
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
+#if defined(wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY)
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// inline compatibility functions
+
+#if !wxUSE_STL
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxNodeBase deprecated methods
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline wxNode *wxNodeBase::Next() const { return (wxNode *)GetNext(); }
+inline wxNode *wxNodeBase::Previous() const { return (wxNode *)GetPrevious(); }
+inline wxObject *wxNodeBase::Data() const { return (wxObject *)GetData(); }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxListBase deprecated methods
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline int wxListBase::Number() const { return (int)GetCount(); }
+inline wxNode *wxListBase::First() const { return (wxNode *)GetFirst(); }
+inline wxNode *wxListBase::Last() const { return (wxNode *)GetLast(); }
+inline wxNode *wxListBase::Nth(size_t n) const { return (wxNode *)Item(n); }
+inline wxListBase::operator wxList&() const { return *(wxList*)this; }
+
+#endif
+
+// define this to make a lot of noise about use of the old wxList classes.
+//#define wxWARN_COMPAT_LIST_USE
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxList compatibility class: in fact, it's a list of wxObjects
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(wxObject, wxObjectList, wxObjectListNode, class WXDLLEXPORT);
+WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(wxObject, wxObjectList, wxObjectListNode,
+                        class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxList : public wxObjectList
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxList : public wxObjectList
 {
 public:
-    wxList(int key_type = wxKEY_NONE) : wxObjectList((wxKeyType)key_type) { }
+#if defined(wxWARN_COMPAT_LIST_USE) && !wxUSE_STL
+    wxList() { };
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxList(int key_type) );
+#elif !wxUSE_STL
+    wxList(int key_type = wxKEY_NONE);
+#endif
+
     // this destructor is required for Darwin
    ~wxList() { }
 
+#if !wxUSE_STL
     wxList& operator=(const wxList& list)
-        { return (wxList&)wxListBase::operator=(list); }
+        { if (&list != this) Assign(list); return *this; }
 
     // compatibility methods
     void Sort(wxSortCompareFunction compfunc) { wxListBase::Sort(compfunc); }
+#endif
 
+#if wxUSE_STL
+#else
     wxNode *Member(wxObject *object) const { return (wxNode *)Find(object); }
+#endif
 };
 
+#if !wxUSE_STL
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxStringList class for compatibility with the old code
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(wxChar, wxStringListBase, wxStringListNode, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
 
-WX_DECLARE_LIST_2(wxChar, wxStringListBase, wxStringListNode, class WXDLLEXPORT);
-
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxStringList : public wxStringListBase
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringList : public wxStringListBase
 {
 public:
     // ctors and such
         // default
-    wxStringList() { DeleteContents(TRUE); }
-    wxStringList(const wxChar *first ...);
+#ifdef wxWARN_COMPAT_LIST_USE
+    wxStringList();
+    wxDEPRECATED( wxStringList(const wxChar *first ...) ); // FIXME-UTF8
+#else
+    wxStringList();
+    wxStringList(const wxChar *first ...); // FIXME-UTF8
+#endif
 
         // copying the string list: the strings are copied, too (extremely
         // inefficient!)
-    wxStringList(const wxStringList& other) : wxStringListBase() { DeleteContents(TRUE); DoCopy(other); }
+    wxStringList(const wxStringList& other) : wxStringListBase() { DeleteContents(true); DoCopy(other); }
     wxStringList& operator=(const wxStringList& other)
-        { Clear(); DoCopy(other); return *this; }
+    {
+        if (&other != this)
+        {
+            Clear();
+            DoCopy(other);
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
 
     // operations
         // makes a copy of the string
-    wxNode *Add(const wxChar *s)
-        { return (wxNode *)wxStringListBase::Append(copystring(s)); }
+    wxNode *Add(const wxChar *s);
+
+        // Append to beginning of list
+    wxNode *Prepend(const wxChar *s);
 
     bool Delete(const wxChar *s);
 
-    wxChar **ListToArray(bool new_copies = FALSE) const;
+    wxChar **ListToArray(bool new_copies = false) const;
     bool Member(const wxChar *s) const;
 
     // alphabetic sort
@@ -545,7 +1242,45 @@ private:
     void DoCopy(const wxStringList&); // common part of copy ctor and operator=
 };
 
+#else // if wxUSE_STL
+
+WX_DECLARE_LIST_XO(wxString, wxStringListBase, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStringList : public wxStringListBase
+{
+public:
+    compatibility_iterator Append(wxChar* s)
+        { wxString tmp = s; delete[] s; return wxStringListBase::Append(tmp); }
+    compatibility_iterator Insert(wxChar* s)
+        { wxString tmp = s; delete[] s; return wxStringListBase::Insert(tmp); }
+    compatibility_iterator Insert(size_t pos, wxChar* s)
+    {
+        wxString tmp = s;
+        delete[] s;
+        return wxStringListBase::Insert(pos, tmp);
+    }
+    compatibility_iterator Add(const wxChar* s)
+        { push_back(s); return GetLast(); }
+    compatibility_iterator Prepend(const wxChar* s)
+        { push_front(s); return GetFirst(); }
+};
+
+#endif // wxUSE_STL
+
 #endif // wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY
 
-#endif
-    // _WX_LISTH__
+// delete all list elements
+//
+// NB: the class declaration of the list elements must be visible from the
+//     place where you use this macro, otherwise the proper destructor may not
+//     be called (a decent compiler should give a warning about it, but don't
+//     count on it)!
+#define WX_CLEAR_LIST(type, list)                                            \
+    {                                                                        \
+        type::iterator it, en;                                               \
+        for( it = (list).begin(), en = (list).end(); it != en; ++it )        \
+            delete *it;                                                      \
+        (list).clear();                                                      \
+    }
+
+#endif // _WX_LISTH__