Added missing costructor

[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / string.h

diff --git a/include/wx/string.h b/include/wx/string.h
index c3992d5f47e02dd591bf12229fee884f52675d78..d21eb47a473242cafd7a8316a7fff38139dbb839 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/string.h
+++ b/include/wx/string.h
@@ -9,17 +9,43 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 

+/*
+    Efficient string class [more or less] compatible with MFC CString,
+    wxWindows version 1 wxString and std::string and some handy functions
+    missing from string.h.
+*/
+

 #ifndef _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 #define _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 
 #ifdef __GNUG__
 #ifndef _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 #define _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 
 #ifdef __GNUG__

-#pragma interface "string.h"
+    #pragma interface "string.h"

 #endif
 
 #endif
 

+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// conditinal compilation
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// compile the std::string compatibility functions if defined
+#define   wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+
+// define to derive wxString from wxObject (deprecated!)
+#ifdef WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
+    #undef WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
+#endif
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// headers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+

 #ifdef __WXMAC__
     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif
 

+#ifdef __EMX__
+    #include <std.h>
+#endif
+

 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>


@@ -30,54 +56,53 @@
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // AIX
 
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // AIX
 

-#ifndef  WX_PRECOMP
-  #include "wx/defs.h"
+#include "wx/defs.h"        // everybody should include this
+#include "wx/debug.h"       // for wxASSERT()
+#include "wx/wxchar.h"      // for wxChar
+#include "wx/buffer.h"      // for wxCharBuffer
+#include "wx/strconv.h"     // for wxConvertXXX() macros and wxMBConv classes

 
 

+#ifndef  WX_PRECOMP

   #ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
   #ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT

-    #include "wx/object.h"
+    #include "wx/object.h" // base class

   #endif
 #endif // !PCH
 
   #endif
 #endif // !PCH
 

-#include "wx/debug.h"
-#include "wx/wxchar.h"
-#include "wx/buffer.h"
-
-/*
-    Efficient string class [more or less] compatible with MFC CString,
-    wxWindows version 1 wxString and std::string and some handy functions
-    missing from string.h.
-*/
-

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-// compile the std::string compatibility functions if defined
-#define   wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+// 'naughty' cast
+#define   WXSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
+#define   wxCSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
+#define   wxMBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
+#define   wxWCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)

 
 

-// define to derive wxString from wxObject
-#ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
-#undef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
-#endif
+// implementation only
+#define   ASSERT_VALID_INDEX(i) wxASSERT( (unsigned)(i) <= Len() )
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// constants
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 // maximum possible length for a string means "take all string" everywhere
 
 // maximum possible length for a string means "take all string" everywhere

-//  (as sizeof(StringData) is unknown here we substract 100)
+//  (as sizeof(StringData) is unknown here, we substract 100)

 const unsigned int wxSTRING_MAXLEN = UINT_MAX - 100;
 
 const unsigned int wxSTRING_MAXLEN = UINT_MAX - 100;
 

-// 'naughty' cast
-#define   WXSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
-#define   WXCSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
-#define   MBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
-#define   WCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global data
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-// implementation only
-#define   ASSERT_VALID_INDEX(i) wxASSERT( (unsigned)(i) <= Len() )
+// global pointer to empty string
+WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxEmptyString;

 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-// Global functions complementing standard C string library replacements for
+// global functions complementing standard C string library replacements for

 // strlen() and portable strcasecmp()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // strlen() and portable strcasecmp()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-// USE wx* FUNCTIONS IN wx/wxchar.h INSTEAD - THIS IS ONLY FOR BINARY COMPATIBILITY
+
+// Use wxXXX() functions from wxchar.h instead! These functions are for
+// backwards compatibility only.

 
 // checks whether the passed in pointer is NULL and if the string is empty
 inline bool WXDLLEXPORT IsEmpty(const char *p) { return (!p || !*p); }
 
 // checks whether the passed in pointer is NULL and if the string is empty
 inline bool WXDLLEXPORT IsEmpty(const char *p) { return (!p || !*p); }


@@ -89,17 +114,21 @@ inline size_t WXDLLEXPORT Strlen(const char *psz)
 // portable strcasecmp/_stricmp
 inline int WXDLLEXPORT Stricmp(const char *psz1, const char *psz2)
 {
 // portable strcasecmp/_stricmp
 inline int WXDLLEXPORT Stricmp(const char *psz1, const char *psz2)
 {

-#if     defined(__VISUALC__) || ( defined(__MWERKS__) && defined(__INTEL__) )
+#if defined(__VISUALC__) || ( defined(__MWERKS__) && defined(__INTEL__) )

   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);

-#elif     defined(__SC__)
+#elif defined(__SC__)

   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);
   return _stricmp(psz1, psz2);

-#elif     defined(__SALFORDC__)
+#elif defined(__SALFORDC__)

   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__)
   return stricmp(psz1, psz2);

-#elif   defined(__UNIX__) || defined(__GNUWIN32__)
+#elif defined(__EMX__)
+  return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
+#elif defined(__WXPM__)
+  return stricmp(psz1, psz2);
+#elif defined(__UNIX__) || defined(__GNUWIN32__)

   return strcasecmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__MWERKS__) && !defined(__INTEL__)
   register char c1, c2;
   return strcasecmp(psz1, psz2);
 #elif defined(__MWERKS__) && !defined(__INTEL__)
   register char c1, c2;


@@ -127,23 +156,15 @@ inline int WXDLLEXPORT Stricmp(const char *psz1, const char *psz2)
 #endif  // OS/compiler
 }
 
 #endif  // OS/compiler
 }
 

-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// global data
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxEmptyString;
-
-// global pointer to empty string
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) g_szNul;
-

 // return an empty wxString
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxString; // not yet defined
 // return an empty wxString
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxString; // not yet defined

-inline const wxString& wxGetEmptyString() { return *(wxString *)&g_szNul; }
+inline const wxString& wxGetEmptyString() { return *(wxString *)&wxEmptyString; }

 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // string data prepended with some housekeeping info (used by wxString class),
 // is never used directly (but had to be put here to allow inlining)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // string data prepended with some housekeeping info (used by wxString class),
 // is never used directly (but had to be put here to allow inlining)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

+

 struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
 {
   int     nRefs;        // reference count
 struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
 {
   int     nRefs;        // reference count


@@ -167,101 +188,6 @@ struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
   bool  IsValid() const   { return (nRefs != 0); }
 };
 
   bool  IsValid() const   { return (nRefs != 0); }
 };
 

-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// types of multibyte<->Unicode conversions
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxMBConv
-{
- public:
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const;
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const;
-  // No longer inline since BC++ complains.
-  const wxWCharBuffer cMB2WC(const char *psz) const;
-  const wxCharBuffer cWC2MB(const wchar_t *psz) const;
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-  const wxWCharBuffer cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return cMB2WC(psz); }
-  const wxCharBuffer cWX2MB(const wchar_t *psz) const { return cWC2MB(psz); }
-  const wchar_t* cWC2WX(const wchar_t *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const wchar_t* cMB2WC(const wchar_t *psz) const { return psz; }
-#else
-  const char* cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const char* cWX2MB(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const wxCharBuffer cWC2WX(const wchar_t *psz) const { return cWC2MB(psz); }
-  const wxWCharBuffer cWX2WC(const char *psz) const { return cMB2WC(psz); }
-#endif
-};
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv) wxConvLibc;
-#define wxConv_libc wxConvLibc
-
-#define wxANOTHER_MBCONV(type) \
-class type : public wxMBConv { \
- public: \
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const; \
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const; \
-}
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvFile)) wxConvFile;
-#define wxConv_file wxConvFile
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvUTF7)) wxConvUTF7;
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvUTF8)) wxConvUTF8;
-#define wxConv_UTF8 wxConvUTF8
-#if defined(__WXGTK12__)
-    WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvGdk)) wxConvGdk;
-    #define wxConv_gdk wxConvGdk
-#endif // GTK > 1.0
-
-class wxCharacterSet;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxCSConv : public wxMBConv
-{
- private:
-  wxChar *m_name;
-  wxCharacterSet *m_cset;
-  bool m_deferred;
-  void SetName(const wxChar *charset);
- public:
-  wxCSConv(const wxChar *charset);
-  virtual ~wxCSConv();
-  void LoadNow();
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const;
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const;
-};
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCSConv) wxConvLocal;
-#define wxConv_local wxConvLocal
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv *) wxConvCurrent;
-#define wxConv_current wxConvCurrent
-
-// filenames are multibyte on Unix and probably widechar on Windows?
-#if defined(__UNIX__) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
-#define wxMBFILES 1
-#else
-#define wxMBFILES 0
-#endif
-
-#if wxMBFILES
-#define wxFNCONV(name) wxConvFile.cWX2MB(name)
-#define FNSTRINGCAST MBSTRINGCAST
-#else
-#define wxFNCONV(name) name
-#define FNSTRINGCAST WXSTRINGCAST
-#endif
-#else//!wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxMBConv {
-public:
-  const char* cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const char* cWX2MB(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-};
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv) wxConvLibc, wxConvFile;
-#define wxConv_libc wxConvLibc
-#define wxConv_file wxConvFile
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv *) wxConvCurrent;
-#define wxConv_current wxConvCurrent
-#define wxFNCONV(name) name
-#define FNSTRINGCAST WXSTRINGCAST
-#endif//wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This is (yet another one) String class for C++ programmers. It doesn't use
 // any of "advanced" C++ features (i.e. templates, exceptions, namespaces...)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This is (yet another one) String class for C++ programmers. It doesn't use
 // any of "advanced" C++ features (i.e. templates, exceptions, namespaces...)


@@ -309,7 +235,7 @@ private:
   // string (re)initialization functions
     // initializes the string to the empty value (must be called only from
     // ctors, use Reinit() otherwise)
   // string (re)initialization functions
     // initializes the string to the empty value (must be called only from
     // ctors, use Reinit() otherwise)

-  void Init() { m_pchData = (wxChar *)g_szNul; }
+  void Init() { m_pchData = (wxChar *)wxEmptyString; }

     // initializaes the string with (a part of) C-string
   void InitWith(const wxChar *psz, size_t nPos = 0, size_t nLen = wxSTRING_MAXLEN);
     // as Init, but also frees old data
     // initializaes the string with (a part of) C-string
   void InitWith(const wxChar *psz, size_t nPos = 0, size_t nLen = wxSTRING_MAXLEN);
     // as Init, but also frees old data


@@ -362,6 +288,7 @@ public:
     // (default value of wxSTRING_MAXLEN means take all the string)
   wxString(const wxChar *psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }
     // (default value of wxSTRING_MAXLEN means take all the string)
   wxString(const wxChar *psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }

+

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from multibyte string
     // (NB: nLength is right now number of Unicode characters, not
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from multibyte string
     // (NB: nLength is right now number of Unicode characters, not


@@ -370,21 +297,24 @@ public:
     // from wxWCharBuffer (i.e. return from wxGetString)
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }
     // from wxWCharBuffer (i.e. return from wxGetString)
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }

-#else
+#else // ANSI

     // from C string (for compilers using unsigned char)
   wxString(const unsigned char* psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith((const char*)psz, 0, nLength); }
     // from multibyte string
   wxString(const char *psz, wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv), size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }
     // from C string (for compilers using unsigned char)
   wxString(const unsigned char* psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith((const char*)psz, 0, nLength); }
     // from multibyte string
   wxString(const char *psz, wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv), size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }

+

 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from wide (Unicode) string
   wxString(const wchar_t *pwz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from wide (Unicode) string
   wxString(const wchar_t *pwz);

-#endif
+#endif // !wxUSE_WCHAR_T
+

     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString(const wxCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString(const wxCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }

-#endif
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI
+

     // dtor is not virtual, this class must not be inherited from!
  ~wxString() { GetStringData()->Unlock(); }
 
     // dtor is not virtual, this class must not be inherited from!
  ~wxString() { GetStringData()->Unlock(); }
 


@@ -462,25 +392,36 @@ public:
     const wxChar* c_str()   const { return m_pchData; }
     // (and this with [wx]Printf()!)
     const wxChar* wx_str()  const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* c_str()   const { return m_pchData; }
     // (and this with [wx]Printf()!)
     const wxChar* wx_str()  const { return m_pchData; }

-    //
+    // identical to c_str()

     const wxChar* GetData() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* GetData() const { return m_pchData; }

+
+    // conversions with (possible) format convertions: have to return a
+    // buffer with temporary data

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     const wxCharBuffer mb_str(wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const { return conv.cWC2MB(m_pchData); }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     const wxCharBuffer mb_str(wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const { return conv.cWC2MB(m_pchData); }

+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+

     const wxChar* wc_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* wc_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const { return m_pchData; }

+

 #if wxMBFILES
     const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return mb_str(wxConvFile); }
 #if wxMBFILES
     const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return mb_str(wxConvFile); }

-#else
+#else // !wxMBFILES

     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }

-#endif
-#else
-    const wxChar* mb_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc ) const { return m_pchData; }
+#endif // wxMBFILES/!wxMBFILES
+#else // ANSI
+#if wxUSE_MULTIBYTE
+    const wxChar* mb_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const
+        { return m_pchData; }
+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+#else // !mmultibyte
+    const wxChar* mb_str() const { return m_pchData; }
+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(); }
+#endif // multibyte/!multibyte

 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(wxMBConv& conv) const { return conv.cMB2WC(m_pchData); }
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(wxMBConv& conv) const { return conv.cMB2WC(m_pchData); }

-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T

     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }

-#endif
-    // for convenience
-    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI

 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString
 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString


@@ -492,7 +433,7 @@ public:
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from wxWCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxWCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const wchar_t *)psz); }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from wxWCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxWCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const wchar_t *)psz); }

-#else
+#else // ANSI

     // from another kind of C string
   wxString& operator=(const unsigned char* psz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from another kind of C string
   wxString& operator=(const unsigned char* psz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T


@@ -501,7 +442,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const char *)psz); }
 #endif
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const char *)psz); }

-#endif
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI

 
   // string concatenation
     // in place concatenation
 
   // string concatenation
     // in place concatenation


@@ -573,13 +514,19 @@ public:
 
   // string comparison
     // case-sensitive comparison (returns a value < 0, = 0 or > 0)
 
   // string comparison
     // case-sensitive comparison (returns a value < 0, = 0 or > 0)

-  int  Cmp(const wxChar *psz) const { return wxStrcmp(c_str(), psz); }
+  int Cmp(const wxChar *psz) const { return wxStrcmp(c_str(), psz); }

     // same as Cmp() but not case-sensitive
     // same as Cmp() but not case-sensitive

-  int  CmpNoCase(const wxChar *psz) const { return wxStricmp(c_str(), psz); }
+  int CmpNoCase(const wxChar *psz) const { return wxStricmp(c_str(), psz); }

     // test for the string equality, either considering case or not
     // (if compareWithCase then the case matters)
   bool IsSameAs(const wxChar *psz, bool compareWithCase = TRUE) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(psz) : CmpNoCase(psz)) == 0; }
     // test for the string equality, either considering case or not
     // (if compareWithCase then the case matters)
   bool IsSameAs(const wxChar *psz, bool compareWithCase = TRUE) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(psz) : CmpNoCase(psz)) == 0; }

+    // comparison with a signle character: returns TRUE if equal
+  bool IsSameAs(wxChar c, bool compareWithCase = TRUE) const
+    {
+      return (Len() == 1) && (compareWithCase ? GetChar(0u) == c
+                              : wxToupper(GetChar(0u)) == wxToupper(c));
+    }

 
   // simple sub-string extraction
       // return substring starting at nFirst of length nCount (or till the end
 
   // simple sub-string extraction
       // return substring starting at nFirst of length nCount (or till the end


@@ -626,7 +573,7 @@ public:
       // remove spaces from left or from right (default) side
   wxString& Trim(bool bFromRight = TRUE);
       // add nCount copies chPad in the beginning or at the end (default)
       // remove spaces from left or from right (default) side
   wxString& Trim(bool bFromRight = TRUE);
       // add nCount copies chPad in the beginning or at the end (default)

-  wxString& Pad(size_t nCount, wxChar chPad = _T(' '), bool bFromRight = TRUE);
+  wxString& Pad(size_t nCount, wxChar chPad = wxT(' '), bool bFromRight = TRUE);

       // truncate string to given length
   wxString& Truncate(size_t uiLen);
 
       // truncate string to given length
   wxString& Truncate(size_t uiLen);
 


@@ -713,6 +660,10 @@ public:
 #ifdef  wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
   // std::string compatibility functions
 
 #ifdef  wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
   // std::string compatibility functions
 

+  // standard types
+  typedef wxChar value_type;
+  typedef const value_type *const_iterator;
+

   // an 'invalid' value for string index
   static const size_t npos;
 
   // an 'invalid' value for string index
   static const size_t npos;
 


@@ -734,7 +685,7 @@ public:
     // return the maximum size of the string
   size_t max_size() const { return wxSTRING_MAXLEN; }
     // resize the string, filling the space with c if c != 0
     // return the maximum size of the string
   size_t max_size() const { return wxSTRING_MAXLEN; }
     // resize the string, filling the space with c if c != 0

-  void resize(size_t nSize, wxChar ch = _T('\0'));
+  void resize(size_t nSize, wxChar ch = wxT('\0'));

     // delete the contents of the string
   void clear() { Empty(); }
     // returns true if the string is empty
     // delete the contents of the string
   void clear() { Empty(); }
     // returns true if the string is empty


@@ -746,6 +697,11 @@ public:
     // returns the writable character at position n
   wxChar& at(size_t n) { return GetWritableChar(n); }
 
     // returns the writable character at position n
   wxChar& at(size_t n) { return GetWritableChar(n); }
 

+    // first valid index position
+  const_iterator begin() const { return wx_str(); }
+    // position one after the last valid one
+  const_iterator end() const { return wx_str() + length(); }
+

   // lib.string.modifiers
     // append a string
   wxString& append(const wxString& str)
   // lib.string.modifiers
     // append a string
   wxString& append(const wxString& str)


@@ -904,6 +860,7 @@ public:
 // so the original string may be safely deleted. When a string is retrieved
 // from the array (operator[] or Item() method), a reference is returned.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // so the original string may be safely deleted. When a string is retrieved
 // from the array (operator[] or Item() method), a reference is returned.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+

 class WXDLLEXPORT wxArrayString
 {
 public:
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxArrayString
 {
 public:


@@ -985,6 +942,7 @@ private:
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxString comparison functions: operator versions are always case sensitive
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxString comparison functions: operator versions are always case sensitive
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

+

 //
 inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2) { return (s1.Cmp(s2) == 0); }
 //
 //
 inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2) { return (s1.Cmp(s2) == 0); }
 //


@@ -1022,6 +980,24 @@ inline bool operator>=(const wxString& s1, const wxChar  * s2) { return (s1.Cmp(
 //
 inline bool operator>=(const wxChar  * s1, const wxString& s2) { return (s2.Cmp(s1) <= 0); }
 
 //
 inline bool operator>=(const wxChar  * s1, const wxString& s2) { return (s2.Cmp(s1) <= 0); }
 

+// comparison with char
+inline bool operator==(wxChar c, const wxString& s) { return s.IsSameAs(c); }
+inline bool operator==(const wxString& s, wxChar c) { return s.IsSameAs(c); }
+inline bool operator!=(wxChar c, const wxString& s) { return !s.IsSameAs(c); }
+inline bool operator!=(const wxString& s, wxChar c) { return !s.IsSameAs(c); }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxWCharBuffer& s2)
+    { return (s1.Cmp((const wchar_t *)s2) == 0); }
+inline bool operator==(const wxWCharBuffer& s1, const wxString& s2)
+    { return (s2.Cmp((const wchar_t *)s1) == 0); }
+#else
+inline bool operator==(const wxString& s1, const wxCharBuffer& s2)
+    { return (s1.Cmp((const char *)s2) == 0); }
+inline bool operator==(const wxCharBuffer& s1, const wxString& s2)
+    { return (s2.Cmp((const char *)s1) == 0); }
+#endif
+

 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string1,  const wxString& string2);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, wxChar ch);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(wxChar ch, const wxString& string);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string1,  const wxString& string2);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, wxChar ch);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(wxChar ch, const wxString& string);


@@ -1029,21 +1005,24 @@ wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxChar *psz);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxChar *psz, const wxString& string);
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxWCharBuffer& buf)
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxChar *psz, const wxString& string);
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxWCharBuffer& buf)

-{ return string + (const wchar_t *)buf; }
+    { return string + (const wchar_t *)buf; }

 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxWCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxWCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)

-{ return (const wchar_t *)buf + string; }
+    { return (const wchar_t *)buf + string; }

 #else
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxCharBuffer& buf)
 #else
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxCharBuffer& buf)

-{ return string + (const char *)buf; }
+    { return string + (const char *)buf; }

 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)

-{ return (const char *)buf + string; }
+    { return (const char *)buf + string; }

 #endif
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Implementation only from here until the end of file
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #endif
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Implementation only from here until the end of file
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-#ifdef wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+// don't pollute the library user's name space
+#undef ASSERT_VALID_INDEX
+
+#if defined(wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY) && wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM

 
 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"
 
 
 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"