\func{bool}{wxFileExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
-Returns TRUE if the file exists.
+Returns TRUE if the file exists. It also returns TRUE if the file is
+a directory.
\membersection{::wxFileNameFromPath}
This function does directory searching; returns the first file
that matches the path {\it spec}, or the empty string. Use \helpref{wxFindNextFile}{wxfindnextfile} to
-get the next matching file.
+get the next matching file. Neither will report the current directory "." or the
+parent directory "..".
{\it spec} may contain wildcards.
-{\it flags} is reserved for future use.
+{\it flags} may be wxDIR for restricting the query to directories, wxFILE for files or zero for either.
For example:
Returns the Windows directory under Windows; on other platforms returns the empty string.
+\membersection{::wxInitAllImageHandlers}\label{wxinitallimagehandlers}
+
+\func{void}{wxInitAllImageHandlers}{\void}
+
+Adds some common image format handlers, which, depending on wxWindows
+configuration, can be handlers for BMP (loading) (always installed), GIF
+(loading and saving), PCX (loading and saving), PNM (loading and saving as raw
+rgb), PNG (loading and saving), JPEG (loading and saving), file formats.
+
+See also: \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} \helpref{wxImageHandler}{wximagehandler}
+
\membersection{::wxIsAbsolutePath}
\func{bool}{wxIsAbsolutePath}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
parameter, or (in MS Windows or Motif) the wrong window frame may be brought to
the front when the dialog box is popped up.
+\membersection{::wxCreateFileTipProvider}\label{wxcreatefiletipprovider}
+
+\func{wxTipProvider *}{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{
+ \param{const wxString\& }{filename},
+ \param{size\_t }{currentTip}}
+
+This function creates a \helpref{wxTipProvider}{wxtipprovider} which may be
+used with \helpref{wxShowTip}{wxshowtip}.
+
+\docparam{filename}{The name of the file containing the tips, one per line}
+\docparam{currentTip}{The index of the first tip to show - normally this index
+ is remembered between the 2 program runs.}
+
+\wxheading{See also:}
+
+\helpref{Tips overview}{tipsoverview}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/tipdlg.h>
+
\membersection{::wxFileSelector}\label{wxfileselector}
\func{wxString}{wxFileSelector}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{default\_path = ""},\\
no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of wxOPEN,
-wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, or 0. They are only significant
-at present in Windows.
+wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, or 0.
-Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
+Both the Unix and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
-displayed. In the X version, supplying no default name will result in the
-wildcard filter being inserted in the filename text item; the filter is
-ignored if a default name is supplied.
+displayed.
-Under Windows (only), the wildcard may be a specification for multiple
-types of file with a description for each, such as:
+The wildcard may be a specification for multiple types of file
+with a description for each, such as:
\begin{verbatim}
"BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
<wx/filedlg.h>
+\membersection{::wxGetNumberFromUser}\label{wxgetnumberfromuser}
+
+\func{long}{wxGetNumberFromUser}{
+ \param{const wxString\& }{message},
+ \param{const wxString\& }{prompt},
+ \param{const wxString\& }{caption},
+ \param{long }{value},
+ \param{long }{min = 0},
+ \param{long }{max = 100},
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},
+ \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
+
+Shows a dialog asking the user for numeric input. The dialogs title is set to
+{\it caption}, it contains a (possibly) multiline {\it message} above the
+single line {\it prompt} and the zone for entering the number.
+
+The number entered must be in the range {\it min}..{\it max} (both of which
+should be positive) and {\it value} is the initial value of it. If the user
+enters an invalid value or cancels the dialog, the function will return -1.
+
+Dialog is centered on its {\it parent} unless an explicit position is given in
+{\it pos}.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/textdlg.h>
+
\membersection{::wxGetTextFromUser}\label{wxgettextfromuser}
\func{wxString}{wxGetTextFromUser}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Input text"},\\
<wx/msgdlg.h>
+\membersection{::wxShowTip}\label{wxshowtip}
+
+\func{bool}{wxShowTip}{
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent},
+ \param{wxTipProvider *}{tipProvider},
+ \param{bool }{showAtStartup = TRUE}}
+
+This function shows a "startup tip" to the user.
+
+\docparam{parent}{The parent window for the modal dialog}
+
+\docparam{tipProvider}{An object which is used to get the text of the tips.
+ It may be created with
+ \helpref{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{wxcreatefiletipprovider} function.}
+
+\docparam{showAtStartup}{Should be TRUE if startup tips are shown, FALSE
+ otherwise. This is used as the initial value for "Show tips at startup"
+ checkbox which is shown in the tips dialog.}
+
+\wxheading{See also:}
+
+\helpref{Tips overview}{tipsoverview}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/tipdlg.h>
+
\section{GDI functions}\label{gdifunctions}
The following are relevant to the GDI (Graphics Device Interface).
\func{void}{wxSetCursor}{\param{wxCursor *}{cursor}}
-Globally sets the cursor; only has an effect in MS Windows.
+Globally sets the cursor; only has an effect in Windows and GTK.
See also \helpref{wxCursor}{wxcursor}, \helpref{wxWindow::SetCursor}{wxwindowsetcursor}.
\section{Printer settings}\label{printersettings}
+These routines are obsolete and should no longer be used!
+
The following functions are used to control PostScript printing. Under
Windows, PostScript output can only be sent to a file.
<wx/gdicmn.h>
+\membersection{::wxEnableTopLevelWindows}\label{wxenabletoplevelwindows}
+
+\func{void}{wxEnableTopLevelWindow}{\param{bool}{ enable = TRUE}}
+
+This function enables or disables all top level windows. It is used by
+\helpref{::wxSafeYield}{wxsafeyield}.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
\membersection{::wxEntry}\label{wxentry}
This initializes wxWindows in a platform-dependent way. Use this if you
<wx/app.h>
-\membersection{::wxError}\label{wxerror}
+\membersection{::wxEndBusyCursor}\label{wxendbusycursor}
-\func{void}{wxError}{\param{const wxString\& }{msg}, \param{const wxString\& }{title = "wxWindows Internal Error"}}
+\func{void}{wxEndBusyCursor}{\void}
-Displays {\it msg} and continues. This writes to standard error under
-Unix, and pops up a message box under Windows. Used for internal
-wxWindows errors. See also \helpref{wxFatalError}{wxfatalerror}.
+Changes the cursor back to the original cursor, for all windows in the application.
+Use with \helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor}.
+
+See also \helpref{wxIsBusy}{wxisbusy}, \helpref{wxBusyCursor}{wxbusycursor}.
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/utils.h>
-\membersection{::wxEndBusyCursor}\label{wxendbusycursor}
-
-\func{void}{wxEndBusyCursor}{\void}
+\membersection{::wxError}\label{wxerror}
-Changes the cursor back to the original cursor, for all windows in the application.
-Use with \helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor}.
+\func{void}{wxError}{\param{const wxString\& }{msg}, \param{const wxString\& }{title = "wxWindows Internal Error"}}
-See also \helpref{wxIsBusy}{wxisbusy}, \helpref{wxBusyCursor}{wxbusycursor}.
+Displays {\it msg} and continues. This writes to standard error under
+Unix, and pops up a message box under Windows. Used for internal
+wxWindows errors. See also \helpref{wxFatalError}{wxfatalerror}.
\wxheading{Include files}
In the case of synchronous execution, the return value is the exit code of
the process (which terminates by the moment the function returns) and will be
$-1$ if the process couldn't be started and typically 0 if the process
-terminated successfully.
+terminated successfully. Also, while waiting for the process to
+terminate, wxExecute will call \helpref{wxYield}{wxyield}. The caller
+should ensure that this can cause no recursion, in the simples case by
+calling \helpref{wxEnableTopLevelWindows(FALSE)}{wxenabletoplevelwindows}.
For asynchronous execution, however, the return value is the process id and
zero value indicates that the command could not be executed.
<wx/utils.h>
-\membersection{::wxSafeYield}{wxsafeyield}
+\membersection{::wxPostEvent}\label{wxpostevent}
-\func{bool}{wxSafeYield}{\param{wxWindow*}{ win = NULL}}
+\func{void}{wxPostEvent}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{dest}, \param{wxEvent\& }{event}}
-This function is similar to wxYield, except that it disables the user input to
-all program windows before calling wxYield and re-enables it again
-afterwards. If {\it win} is not NULL, this window will remain enabled,
-allowing the implementation of some limited user interaction.
+This function posts the event to the specified {\it dest} object. The
+difference between sending an event and posting it is that in the first case
+the event is processed before the function returns (in wxWindows, event sending
+is done with \helpref{ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent} function), but in
+the second, the function returns immediately and the event will be processed
+sometime later - usually during the next even loop iteration.
-Returns the result of the call to \helpref{::wxYield}{wxyield}.
+Note that a copy of the {\it event} is made by the function, so the original
+copy can be deleted as soon as function returns. This function can also be used
+to send events between different threads safely.
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/utils.h>
+<wx/app.h>
-\membersection{::wxEnableTopLevelWindows}{wxenabletoplevelwindows}
+\membersection{::wxSafeYield}\label{wxsafeyield}
-\func{void}{wxEnableTopLevelWindow}{\param{bool}{ enable = TRUE}}
+\func{bool}{wxSafeYield}{\param{wxWindow*}{ win = NULL}}
-This function enables or disables all top level windows. It is used by
-\helpref{::wxSafeYield}{wxsafeyield}.
+This function is similar to wxYield, except that it disables the user input to
+all program windows before calling wxYield and re-enables it again
+afterwards. If {\it win} is not NULL, this window will remain enabled,
+allowing the implementation of some limited user interaction.
+
+Returns the result of the call to \helpref{::wxYield}{wxyield}.
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/utils.h>
-
\membersection{::wxSetDisplayName}\label{wxsetdisplayname}
\func{void}{wxSetDisplayName}{\param{const wxString\& }{displayName}}
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/utils.h>
+<wx/app.h> or <wx/utils.h>
\section{Macros}\label{macros}
These macros are defined in wxWindows.
-\membersection{CLASSINFO}\label{classinfo}
+\membersection{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}\label{intswapalways}
-\func{wxClassInfo *}{CLASSINFO}{className}
+\func{wxInt32}{wxINT32\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}{\param{wxInt32 }{value}}
-Returns a pointer to the wxClassInfo object associated with this class.
+\func{wxUint32}{wxUINT32\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}{\param{wxUint32 }{value}}
-\wxheading{Include files}
+\func{wxInt16}{wxINT16\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}{\param{wxInt16 }{value}}
-<wx/object.h>
+\func{wxUint16}{wxUINT16\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}{\param{wxUint16 }{value}}
-\membersection{WXDEBUG\_NEW}\label{debugnew}
+This macro will swap the bytes of the {\it value} variable from little
+endian to big endian or vice versa.
-\func{}{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{arg}
+\membersection{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}\label{intswaponbe}
-This is defined in debug mode to be call the redefined new operator
-with filename and line number arguments. The definition is:
+\func{wxInt32}{wxINT32\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}{\param{wxInt32 }{value}}
-\begin{verbatim}
-#define WXDEBUG_NEW new(__FILE__,__LINE__)
-\end{verbatim}
+\func{wxUint32}{wxUINT32\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}{\param{wxUint32 }{value}}
-In non-debug mode, this is defined as the normal new operator.
+\func{wxInt16}{wxINT16\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}{\param{wxInt16 }{value}}
+
+\func{wxUint16}{wxUINT16\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}{\param{wxUint16 }{value}}
+
+This macro will swap the bytes of the {\it value} variable from little
+endian to big endian or vice versa if the program is compiled on a
+big-endian architecture (such as Sun work stations). If the program has
+been compiled on a little-endian architecture, the value will be unchanged.
+
+Use these macros to read data from and write data to a file that stores
+data in little endian (Intel i386) format.
+
+\membersection{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}\label{intswaponle}
+
+\func{wxInt32}{wxINT32\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}{\param{wxInt32 }{value}}
+
+\func{wxUint32}{wxUINT32\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}{\param{wxUint32 }{value}}
+
+\func{wxInt16}{wxINT16\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}{\param{wxInt16 }{value}}
+
+\func{wxUint16}{wxUINT16\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}{\param{wxUint16 }{value}}
+
+This macro will swap the bytes of the {\it value} variable from little
+endian to big endian or vice versa if the program is compiled on a
+little-endian architecture (such as Intel PCs). If the program has
+been compiled on a big-endian architecture, the value will be unchanged.
+
+Use these macros to read data from and write data to a file that stores
+data in big endian format.
+
+\membersection{CLASSINFO}\label{classinfo}
+
+\func{wxClassInfo *}{CLASSINFO}{className}
+
+Returns a pointer to the wxClassInfo object associated with this class.
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/object.h>
+\membersection{wxBITMAP}\label{wxbitmapmacro}
+
+\func{}{wxBITMAP}{bitmapName}
+
+This macro loads a bitmap from either application resources (on the platforms
+for which they exist, i.e. Windows and OS2) or from an XPM file. It allows to
+avoid using {\tt #ifdef}s when creating bitmaps.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Bitmaps and icons overview}{wxbitmapoverview},
+\helpref{wxICON}{wxiconmacro}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/gdicmn.h>
+
+\membersection{WXDEBUG\_NEW}\label{debugnew}
+
+\func{}{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{arg}
+
+This is defined in debug mode to be call the redefined new operator
+with filename and line number arguments. The definition is:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+#define WXDEBUG_NEW new(__FILE__,__LINE__)
+\end{verbatim}
+
+In non-debug mode, this is defined as the normal new operator.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/object.h>
+
+\membersection{wxDynamicCast}\label{wxdynamiccast}
+
+\func{}{wxDynamicCast}{ptr, classname}
+
+This macro returns the pointer {\it ptr} cast to the type {\it classname *} if
+the pointer is of this type (the check is done during the run-time) or NULL
+otherwise. Usage of this macro is prefered over obsoleted wxObject::IsKindOf()
+function.
+
+The {\it ptr} argument may be NULL, in which case NULL will be returned.
+
+Example:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ wxWindow *win = wxWindow::FindFocus();
+ wxTextCtrl *text = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
+ if ( text )
+ {
+ // a text control has the focus...
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ // no window has the focus or it's not a text control
+ }
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{RTTI overview}{runtimeclassoverview}
+
+\membersection{wxICON}\label{wxiconmacro}
+
+\func{}{wxICON}{iconName}
+
+This macro loads an icon from either application resources (on the platforms
+for which they exist, i.e. Windows and OS2) or from an XPM file. It allows to
+avoid using {\tt #ifdef}s when creating icons.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Bitmaps and icons overview}{wxbitmapoverview},
+\helpref{wxBITMAP}{wxbitmapmacro}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/gdicmn.h>
+
\membersection{WXTRACE}\label{trace}
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/object.h>
+
\func{}{WXTRACE}{formatString, ...}
Calls wxTrace with printf-style variable argument syntax. Output
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