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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        dynarray.h
+// Name:        wx/dynarray.h
 // Purpose:     auto-resizable (i.e. dynamic) array support
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by:
 #ifndef   _DYNARRAY_H
 #define   _DYNARRAY_H
 
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-#pragma interface "dynarray.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_STL
+    #include "wx/beforestd.h"
+    #include <vector>
+    #include <algorithm>
+    #include "wx/afterstd.h"
+#endif
+
 /*
   This header defines the dynamic arrays and object arrays (i.e. arrays which
   own their elements). Dynamic means that the arrays grow automatically as
@@ -76,9 +79,88 @@ typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNC)(const void* pItem1, const void* pItem2);
 //     you cast "SomeArray *" as "BaseArray *" and then delete it)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#if wxUSE_STL
+
+template<class T>
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxArray_SortFunction
+{
+public:
+    typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNC)(T* pItem1, T* pItem2);
+
+    wxArray_SortFunction(CMPFUNC f) : m_f(f) { }
+    bool operator()(const T& i1, const T& i2)
+      { return m_f((T*)&i1, (T*)&i2) < 0; }
+private:
+    CMPFUNC m_f;
+};
+
+template<class T, typename F>
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSortedArray_SortFunction
+{
+public:
+    typedef F CMPFUNC;
+
+    wxSortedArray_SortFunction(CMPFUNC f) : m_f(f) { }
+    bool operator()(const T& i1, const T& i2)
+      { return m_f(i1, i2) < 0; }
+private:
+    CMPFUNC m_f;
+};
+
+#define  _WX_DECLARE_BASEARRAY(T, name, classexp)                   \
+   typedef int (wxCMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUN##name)(T pItem1, T pItem2);  \
+   typedef wxSortedArray_SortFunction<T, CMPFUN##name> name##_Predicate; \
+   _WX_DECLARE_BASEARRAY_2(T, name, name##_Predicate, classexp)
+
+#define  _WX_DECLARE_BASEARRAY_2(T, name, predicate, classexp)      \
+classexp name : public std::vector<T>                               \
+{                                                                   \
+  typedef predicate Predicate;                                      \
+  typedef predicate::CMPFUNC SCMPFUNC;                              \
+public:                                                             \
+  typedef wxArray_SortFunction<T>::CMPFUNC CMPFUNC;                 \
+public:                                                             \
+  void Empty() { clear(); }                                         \
+  void Clear() { clear(); }                                         \
+  void Alloc(size_t uiSize) { reserve(uiSize); }                    \
+  void Shrink();                                                    \
+                                                                    \
+  size_t GetCount() const { return size(); }                        \
+  void SetCount(size_t n, T v = T()) { resize(n, v); }              \
+  bool IsEmpty() const { return empty(); }                          \
+  size_t Count() const { return size(); }                           \
+                                                                    \
+  typedef T base_type;                                              \
+                                                                    \
+protected:                                                          \
+  T& Item(size_t uiIndex) const                                     \
+    { wxASSERT( uiIndex < size() ); return (T&)operator[](uiIndex); }   \
+                                                                    \
+  int Index(T e, bool bFromEnd = false) const;                      \
+  int Index(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare) const;                      \
+  size_t IndexForInsert(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare) const;          \
+  void Add(T lItem, size_t nInsert = 1)                             \
+    { insert(end(), nInsert, lItem); }                              \
+  size_t Add(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare);                           \
+  void Insert(T lItem, size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1)          \
+    { insert(begin() + uiIndex, nInsert, lItem); }                  \
+  void Remove(T lItem);                                             \
+  void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1)                 \
+    { erase(begin() + uiIndex, begin() + uiIndex + nRemove); }      \
+                                                                    \
+  void Sort(CMPFUNC fCmp)                                           \
+  {                                                                 \
+    wxArray_SortFunction<T> p(fCmp);                                \
+    std::sort(begin(), end(), p);                                   \
+  }                                                                 \
+}
+
+#else // if !wxUSE_STL
+
 #define  _WX_DECLARE_BASEARRAY(T, name, classexp)                   \
 classexp name                                                       \
 {                                                                   \
+  typedef CMPFUNC SCMPFUNC; /* for compatibility wuth wxUSE_STL */  \
 public:                                                             \
   name();                                                           \
   name(const name& array);                                          \
@@ -87,11 +169,11 @@ public:                                                             \
                                                                     \
   void Empty() { m_nCount = 0; }                                    \
   void Clear();                                                     \
-  void Alloc(size_t uiSize);                                        \
+  void Alloc(size_t n) { if ( n > m_nSize ) Realloc(n); }           \
   void Shrink();                                                    \
                                                                     \
   size_t GetCount() const { return m_nCount; }                      \
-  void SetCount(size_t n, T defval = T(0));                         \
+  void SetCount(size_t n, T defval = T());                          \
   bool IsEmpty() const { return m_nCount == 0; }                    \
   size_t Count() const { return m_nCount; }                         \
                                                                     \
@@ -102,17 +184,64 @@ protected:                                                          \
     { wxASSERT( uiIndex < m_nCount ); return m_pItems[uiIndex]; }   \
   T& operator[](size_t uiIndex) const { return Item(uiIndex); }     \
                                                                     \
-  int Index(T lItem, bool bFromEnd = FALSE) const;                  \
+  int Index(T lItem, bool bFromEnd = false) const;                  \
   int Index(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare) const;                      \
   size_t IndexForInsert(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare) const;          \
   void Add(T lItem, size_t nInsert = 1);                            \
-  void Add(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare);                             \
+  size_t Add(T lItem, CMPFUNC fnCompare);                           \
   void Insert(T lItem, size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1);         \
   void Remove(T lItem);                                             \
   void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1);                \
                                                                     \
   void Sort(CMPFUNC fnCompare);                                     \
                                                                     \
+  /* *minimal* STL-ish interface, for derived classes */            \
+  typedef T value_type;                                             \
+  typedef value_type* iterator;                                     \
+  typedef const value_type* const_iterator;                         \
+  typedef value_type& reference;                                    \
+  typedef const value_type& const_reference;                        \
+  typedef int difference_type;                                      \
+  typedef size_t size_type;                                         \
+                                                                    \
+  void assign(const_iterator first, const_iterator last);           \
+  void assign(size_type n, const_reference v);                      \
+  size_type capacity() const { return m_nSize; }                    \
+  iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last)                     \
+  {                                                                 \
+    size_type idx = first - begin();                                \
+    RemoveAt(idx, last - first);                                    \
+    return begin() + idx;                                           \
+  }                                                                 \
+  iterator erase(iterator it) { return erase(it, it + 1); }         \
+  void insert(iterator it, size_type n, const value_type& v)        \
+    { Insert(v, it - begin(), n); }                                 \
+  iterator insert(iterator it, const value_type& v = value_type())  \
+  {                                                                 \
+    size_type idx = it - begin();                                   \
+    Insert(v, idx);                                                 \
+    return begin() + idx;                                           \
+  }                                                                 \
+  void insert(iterator it, const_iterator first, const_iterator last);\
+  void pop_back() { RemoveAt(size() - 1); }                         \
+  void push_back(const value_type& v) { Add(v); }                   \
+  void reserve(size_type n) { Alloc(n); }                           \
+  void resize(size_type n, value_type v = value_type())             \
+    { SetCount(n, v); }                                             \
+                                                                    \
+  iterator begin() { return m_pItems; }                             \
+  iterator end() { return m_pItems + m_nCount; }                    \
+  const_iterator begin() const { return m_pItems; }                 \
+  const_iterator end() const { return m_pItems + m_nCount; }        \
+                                                                    \
+  /* the following functions may be made directly public because */ \
+  /* they don't use the type of the elements at all */              \
+public:                                                             \
+  void clear() { Clear(); }                                         \
+  bool empty() const { return IsEmpty(); }                          \
+  size_type max_size() const { return INT_MAX; }                    \
+  size_type size() const { return GetCount(); }                     \
+                                                                    \
 private:                                                            \
   void Grow(size_t nIncrement = 0);                                 \
   bool Realloc(size_t nSize);                                       \
@@ -123,6 +252,8 @@ private:                                                            \
   T      *m_pItems;                                                 \
 }
 
+#endif // !wxUSE_STL
+
 // ============================================================================
 // The private helper macros containing the core of the array classes
 // ============================================================================
@@ -144,7 +275,47 @@ private:                                                            \
 // _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY: array for simple types
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#if wxUSE_STL
+
 #define  _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, classexp)                \
+typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNC##T)(T *pItem1, T *pItem2);         \
+classexp name : public base                                           \
+{                                                                     \
+public:                                                               \
+  T& operator[](size_t uiIndex) const                                 \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](uiIndex)); }                       \
+  T& Item(size_t uiIndex) const                                       \
+    { return (T&)/*const cast*/base::operator[](uiIndex); }           \
+  T& Last() const                                                     \
+    { return Item(Count() - 1); }                                     \
+                                                                      \
+  int Index(T e, bool bFromEnd = false) const                         \
+    { return base::Index(e, bFromEnd); }                              \
+                                                                      \
+  void Add(T lItem, size_t nInsert = 1)                               \
+    { insert(end(), nInsert, lItem); }                                \
+  void Insert(T lItem, size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1)            \
+    { insert(begin() + uiIndex, nInsert, lItem); }                    \
+                                                                      \
+  void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1)                   \
+    { base::RemoveAt(uiIndex, nRemove); }                             \
+  void Remove(T lItem)                                                \
+    { int iIndex = Index(lItem);                                      \
+      wxCHECK2_MSG( iIndex != wxNOT_FOUND, return,                    \
+         _WX_ERROR_REMOVE);                                           \
+      RemoveAt((size_t)iIndex); }                                     \
+                                                                      \
+  void Sort(CMPFUNC##T fCmp) { base::Sort((CMPFUNC)fCmp); }           \
+}
+
+#define  _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base, classexp)         \
+         _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, classexp)
+
+#else // if !wxUSE_STL
+
+// common declaration used by both _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY and
+// _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR
+#define  _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_HELPER(T, name, base, classexp, ptrop)  \
 wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT2(sizeof(T) <= sizeof(base::base_type),          \
                        TypeTooBigToBeStoredIn##base,                  \
                        name);                                         \
@@ -161,45 +332,175 @@ public:                                                               \
       return *this; }                                                 \
                                                                       \
   T& operator[](size_t uiIndex) const                                 \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(uiIndex)); }                             \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](uiIndex)); }                       \
   T& Item(size_t uiIndex) const                                       \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(uiIndex)); }                             \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](uiIndex)); }                       \
   T& Last() const                                                     \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(Count() - 1)); }                         \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](Count() - 1)); }                   \
                                                                       \
-  int Index(T Item, bool bFromEnd = FALSE) const                      \
-    { return base::Index((base_type)Item, bFromEnd); }                \
+  int Index(T lItem, bool bFromEnd = false) const                     \
+    { return base::Index((base_type)lItem, bFromEnd); }               \
                                                                       \
-  void Add(T Item, size_t nInsert = 1)                                \
-    { base::Add((base_type)Item, nInsert); }                          \
-  void Insert(T Item, size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1)             \
-    { base::Insert((base_type)Item, uiIndex, nInsert) ; }             \
+  void Add(T lItem, size_t nInsert = 1)                               \
+    { base::Add((base_type)lItem, nInsert); }                         \
+  void Insert(T lItem, size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1)            \
+    { base::Insert((base_type)lItem, uiIndex, nInsert) ; }            \
                                                                       \
   void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1)                   \
     { base::RemoveAt(uiIndex, nRemove); }                             \
-  void Remove(T Item)                                                 \
-    { int iIndex = Index(Item);                                       \
+  void Remove(T lItem)                                                \
+    { int iIndex = Index(lItem);                                      \
       wxCHECK2_MSG( iIndex != wxNOT_FOUND, return,                    \
          _WX_ERROR_REMOVE);                                           \
       base::RemoveAt((size_t)iIndex); }                               \
                                                                       \
   void Sort(CMPFUNC##T fCmp) { base::Sort((CMPFUNC)fCmp); }           \
+                                                                      \
+  /* STL-like interface */                                            \
+private:                                                              \
+  typedef base::iterator biterator;                                   \
+  typedef base::const_iterator bconst_iterator;                       \
+  typedef base::value_type bvalue_type;                               \
+  typedef base::const_reference bconst_reference;                     \
+public:                                                               \
+  typedef T value_type;                                               \
+  typedef value_type* pointer;                                        \
+  typedef const value_type* const_pointer;                            \
+  typedef value_type* iterator;                                       \
+  typedef const value_type* const_iterator;                           \
+  typedef value_type& reference;                                      \
+  typedef const value_type& const_reference;                          \
+  typedef base::difference_type difference_type;                      \
+  typedef base::size_type size_type;                                  \
+                                                                      \
+  class reverse_iterator                                              \
+  {                                                                   \
+    typedef T value_type;                                             \
+    typedef value_type& reference;                                    \
+    typedef value_type* pointer;                                      \
+    typedef reverse_iterator itor;                                    \
+    friend inline itor operator+(int o, const itor& it)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr - o; }                                      \
+    friend inline itor operator+(const itor& it, int o)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr - o; }                                      \
+    friend inline itor operator-(const itor& it, int o)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr + o; }                                      \
+    friend inline difference_type operator-(const itor& i1,           \
+                                            const itor& i2)           \
+        { return i1.m_ptr - i2.m_ptr; }                               \
+                                                                      \
+  public:                                                             \
+    pointer m_ptr;                                                    \
+    reverse_iterator() : m_ptr(NULL) { }                              \
+    reverse_iterator(pointer ptr) : m_ptr(ptr) { }                    \
+    reverse_iterator(const itor& it) : m_ptr(it.m_ptr) { }            \
+    reference operator*() const { return *m_ptr; }                    \
+    ptrop                                                             \
+    itor& operator++() { --m_ptr; return *this; }                     \
+    const itor operator++(int)                                        \
+      { reverse_iterator tmp = *this; --m_ptr; return tmp; }          \
+    itor& operator--() { ++m_ptr; return *this; }                     \
+    const itor operator--(int) { itor tmp = *this; ++m_ptr; return tmp; }\
+    bool operator ==(const itor& it) const { return m_ptr == it.m_ptr; }\
+    bool operator !=(const itor& it) const { return m_ptr != it.m_ptr; }\
+  };                                                                  \
+                                                                      \
+  class const_reverse_iterator                                        \
+  {                                                                   \
+    typedef T value_type;                                             \
+    typedef const value_type& reference;                              \
+    typedef const value_type* pointer;                                \
+    typedef const_reverse_iterator itor;                              \
+    friend inline itor operator+(int o, const itor& it)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr - o; }                                      \
+    friend inline itor operator+(const itor& it, int o)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr - o; }                                      \
+    friend inline itor operator-(const itor& it, int o)               \
+        { return it.m_ptr + o; }                                      \
+    friend inline difference_type operator-(const itor& i1,           \
+                                            const itor& i2)           \
+        { return i1.m_ptr - i2.m_ptr; }                               \
+                                                                      \
+  public:                                                             \
+    pointer m_ptr;                                                    \
+    const_reverse_iterator() : m_ptr(NULL) { }                        \
+    const_reverse_iterator(pointer ptr) : m_ptr(ptr) { }              \
+    const_reverse_iterator(const itor& it) : m_ptr(it.m_ptr) { }      \
+    const_reverse_iterator(const reverse_iterator& it) : m_ptr(it.m_ptr) { }\
+    reference operator*() const { return *m_ptr; }                    \
+    ptrop                                                             \
+    itor& operator++() { --m_ptr; return *this; }                     \
+    const itor operator++(int)                                        \
+      { itor tmp = *this; --m_ptr; return tmp; }                      \
+    itor& operator--() { ++m_ptr; return *this; }                     \
+    const itor operator--(int) { itor tmp = *this; ++m_ptr; return tmp; }\
+    bool operator ==(const itor& it) const { return m_ptr == it.m_ptr; }\
+    bool operator !=(const itor& it) const { return m_ptr != it.m_ptr; }\
+  };                                                                  \
+                                                                      \
+  name(size_type n, const_reference v) { assign(n, v); }              \
+  name(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)                     \
+    { assign(first, last); }                                          \
+  void assign(const_iterator first, const_iterator last)              \
+    { base::assign((bconst_iterator)first, (bconst_iterator)last); }  \
+  void assign(size_type n, const_reference v)                         \
+    { base::assign(n, (bconst_reference)v); }                         \
+  reference back() { return *(end() - 1); }                           \
+  const_reference back() const { return *(end() - 1); }               \
+  iterator begin() { return (iterator)base::begin(); }                \
+  const_iterator begin() const { return (const_iterator)base::begin(); }\
+  size_type capacity() const { return base::capacity(); }             \
+  iterator end() { return (iterator)base::end(); }                    \
+  const_iterator end() const { return (const_iterator)base::end(); }  \
+  iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last)                       \
+    { return (iterator)base::erase((biterator)first, (biterator)last); }\
+  iterator erase(iterator it)                                         \
+    { return (iterator)base::erase((biterator)it); }                  \
+  reference front() { return *begin(); }                              \
+  const_reference front() const { return *begin(); }                  \
+  void insert(iterator it, size_type n, const_reference v)            \
+    { base::insert((biterator)it, n, (bconst_reference)v); }          \
+  iterator insert(iterator it, const_reference v = value_type())      \
+    { return (iterator)base::insert((biterator)it, (bconst_reference)v); }\
+  void insert(iterator it, const_iterator first, const_iterator last) \
+    { base::insert((biterator)it, (bconst_iterator)first,             \
+                   (bconst_iterator)last); }                          \
+  void pop_back() { base::pop_back(); }                               \
+  void push_back(const_reference v)                                   \
+    { base::push_back((bconst_reference)v); }                         \
+  reverse_iterator rbegin() { return reverse_iterator(end() - 1); }   \
+  const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const;                              \
+  reverse_iterator rend() { return reverse_iterator(begin() - 1); }   \
+  const_reverse_iterator rend() const;                                \
+  void reserve(size_type n) { base::reserve(n); };                    \
+  void resize(size_type n, value_type v = value_type())               \
+    { base::resize(n, v); }                                           \
 }
 
+#define _WX_PTROP pointer operator->() const { return m_ptr; }
+#define _WX_PTROP_NONE
+
+#define _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, classexp)                 \
+    _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_HELPER(T, name, base, classexp, _WX_PTROP)
+#define _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base, classexp)          \
+    _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_HELPER(T, name, base, classexp, _WX_PTROP_NONE)
+
+#endif // !wxUSE_STL
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY: sorted array for simple data types
 //    cannot handle types with size greater than pointer because of sorting
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, defcomp, classexp) \
-wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT2(sizeof(T) <= sizeof(void *),                   \
+#define _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_2(T, name, base, defcomp, classexp, comptype)\
+wxCOMPILE_TIME_ASSERT2(sizeof(T) <= sizeof(base::base_type),          \
                        TypeTooBigToBeStoredInSorted##base,            \
                        name);                                         \
-typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *SCMPFUNC##T)(T pItem1, T pItem2);          \
 classexp name : public base                                           \
 {                                                                     \
+  typedef comptype SCMPFUNC;                                          \
 public:                                                               \
-  name(SCMPFUNC##T fn defcomp) { m_fnCompare = fn; }                  \
+  name(comptype fn defcomp) { m_fnCompare = fn; }                     \
                                                                       \
   name& operator=(const name& src)                                    \
     { base* temp = (base*) this;                                      \
@@ -208,45 +509,47 @@ public:                                                               \
       return *this; }                                                 \
                                                                       \
   T& operator[](size_t uiIndex) const                                 \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(uiIndex)); }                             \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](uiIndex)); }                       \
   T& Item(size_t uiIndex) const                                       \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(uiIndex)); }                             \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](uiIndex)); }                       \
   T& Last() const                                                     \
-    { return (T&)(base::Item(Count() - 1)); }                         \
+    { return (T&)(base::operator[](size() - 1)); }                    \
                                                                       \
-  int Index(T Item) const                                             \
-    { return base::Index(Item, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }               \
+  int Index(T lItem) const                                            \
+    { return base::Index(lItem, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }              \
                                                                       \
-  size_t IndexForInsert(T Item) const                                 \
-    { return base::IndexForInsert(Item, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }      \
+  size_t IndexForInsert(T lItem) const                                \
+    { return base::IndexForInsert(lItem, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }     \
                                                                       \
   void AddAt(T item, size_t index)                                    \
-    { base::Insert(item, index); }                                    \
+    { base::insert(begin() + index, item); }                          \
                                                                       \
-  void Add(T Item)                                                    \
-    { base::Add(Item, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }                        \
+  size_t Add(T lItem)                                                 \
+    { return base::Add(lItem, (CMPFUNC)m_fnCompare); }                \
                                                                       \
   void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1)                   \
-    { base::RemoveAt(uiIndex, nRemove); }                             \
-  void Remove(T Item)                                                 \
-    { int iIndex = Index(Item);                                       \
+    { base::erase(begin() + uiIndex, begin() + uiIndex + nRemove); }  \
+  void Remove(T lItem)                                                \
+    { int iIndex = Index(lItem);                                      \
       wxCHECK2_MSG( iIndex != wxNOT_FOUND, return,                    \
         _WX_ERROR_REMOVE );                                           \
-      base::RemoveAt((size_t)iIndex); }                               \
+      base::erase(begin() + iIndex); }                                \
                                                                       \
 private:                                                              \
-  SCMPFUNC##T m_fnCompare;                                            \
+  comptype m_fnCompare;                                               \
 }
 
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // _WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY: an array for pointers to type T with owning semantics
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define _WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY(T, name, base, classexp)                    \
 typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNC##T)(T **pItem1, T **pItem2);          \
-classexp name : public base                                              \
+classexp name : protected base                                           \
 {                                                                        \
 typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *CMPFUNC##base)(void **pItem1, void **pItem2); \
+typedef base base_array;                                                 \
 public:                                                                  \
   name() { }                                                             \
   name(const name& src);                                                 \
@@ -254,29 +557,41 @@ public:                                                                  \
                                                                          \
   ~name();                                                               \
                                                                          \
+  void Alloc(size_t count) { reserve(count); }                           \
+  size_t GetCount() const { return base_array::size(); }                 \
+  size_t size() const { return base_array::size(); }                     \
+  bool IsEmpty() const { return base_array::empty(); }                   \
+  bool empty() const { return base_array::empty(); }                     \
+  size_t Count() const { return base_array::size(); }                    \
+  void Shrink() { base::Shrink(); }                                      \
+                                                                         \
   T& operator[](size_t uiIndex) const                                    \
-    { return *(T*)base::Item(uiIndex); }                                 \
+    { return *(T*)base::operator[](uiIndex); }                           \
   T& Item(size_t uiIndex) const                                          \
-    { return *(T*)base::Item(uiIndex); }                                 \
+    { return *(T*)base::operator[](uiIndex); }                           \
   T& Last() const                                                        \
-    { return *(T*)(base::Item(Count() - 1)); }                           \
+    { return *(T*)(base::operator[](size() - 1)); }                      \
                                                                          \
-  int Index(const T& Item, bool bFromEnd = FALSE) const;                 \
+  int Index(const T& lItem, bool bFromEnd = false) const;                \
                                                                          \
-  void Add(const T& Item, size_t nInsert = 1);                           \
+  void Add(const T& lItem, size_t nInsert = 1);                          \
   void Add(const T* pItem)                                               \
-    { base::Add((T*)pItem); }                                            \
+    { base::push_back((T*)pItem); }                                      \
+  void push_back(const T* pItem)                                         \
+    { base::push_back((T*)pItem); }                                      \
+  void push_back(const T& lItem)                                         \
+    { Add(lItem); }                                                      \
                                                                          \
-  void Insert(const T& Item,  size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1);       \
+  void Insert(const T& lItem,  size_t uiIndex, size_t nInsert = 1);      \
   void Insert(const T* pItem, size_t uiIndex)                            \
-    { base::Insert((T*)pItem, uiIndex); }                                \
+    { base::insert(begin() + uiIndex, (T*)pItem); }                      \
                                                                          \
-  void Empty() { DoEmpty(); base::Empty(); }                             \
-  void Clear() { DoEmpty(); base::Clear(); }                             \
+  void Empty() { DoEmpty(); base::clear(); }                             \
+  void Clear() { DoEmpty(); base::clear(); }                             \
                                                                          \
   T* Detach(size_t uiIndex)                                              \
-    { T* p = (T*)base::Item(uiIndex);                                    \
-      base::RemoveAt(uiIndex); return p; }                               \
+    { T* p = (T*)base::operator[](uiIndex);                              \
+      base::erase(begin() + uiIndex); return p; }                        \
   void RemoveAt(size_t uiIndex, size_t nRemove = 1);                     \
                                                                          \
   void Sort(CMPFUNC##T fCmp) { base::Sort((CMPFUNC##base)fCmp); }        \
@@ -295,7 +610,7 @@ private:                                                                 \
 // same except that they use an additional __declspec(dllexport) or equivalent
 // under Windows if needed.
 //
-// The first (just EXPORTED) macros do it if wxWindows was compiled as a DLL
+// The first (just EXPORTED) macros do it if wxWidgets was compiled as a DLL
 // and so must be used used inside the library. The second kind (USER_EXPORTED)
 // allow the user code to do it when it wants. This is needed if you have a dll
 // that wants to export a wxArray daubed with your own import/export goo.
@@ -328,14 +643,30 @@ private:                                                                 \
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base)                        \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, wxARRAY_DEFAULT_EXPORT)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, base, class wxARRAY_DEFAULT_EXPORT)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base)                        \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, base, class wxARRAY_DEFAULT_EXPORT)
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base)               \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, WXDLLEXPORT)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, base, class WXDLLEXPORT)
 
-#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, expmode) \
-    typedef T _wxArray##name;                                     \
-    _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(_wxArray##name, name, base, class expmode)
+#define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base)               \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, base, class WXDLLEXPORT)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, expdecl) \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, base, class expdecl)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base, expdecl) \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, base, class expdecl)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, base, classdecl) \
+    typedef T _wxArray##name;                                   \
+    _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(_wxArray##name, name, base, classdecl)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, base, classdecl) \
+    typedef T _wxArray##name;                                          \
+    _WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(_wxArray##name, name, base, classdecl)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY: this is the same as the previous macro, but it
@@ -375,8 +706,9 @@ private:                                                                 \
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, base, expmode)  \
     typedef T _wxArray##name;                                             \
-    _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(_wxArray##name, name, base,               \
-                                wxARRAY_EMPTY_CMP, class expmode)
+    typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *SCMPFUNC##name)(T pItem1, T pItem2);       \
+    _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_2(_wxArray##name, name, base,             \
+                                wxARRAY_EMPTY_CMP, class expmode, SCMPFUNC##name)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP: exactly the same as above but the comparison
@@ -401,8 +733,9 @@ private:                                                                 \
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, base, \
                                                      expmode)                \
     typedef T _wxArray##name;                                                \
-    _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(_wxArray##name, name, base, = cmpfunc,       \
-                                class expmode)
+    typedef int (CMPFUNC_CONV *SCMPFUNC##name)(T pItem1, T pItem2);          \
+    _WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_2(_wxArray##name, name, base, = cmpfunc,     \
+                                class expmode, SCMPFUNC##name)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY(T, name): this macro generates a new array class
@@ -450,9 +783,12 @@ private:                                                                 \
 #define WX_DECLARE_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(T, name)               \
     WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(T, name, WXDLLEXPORT)
 
-#define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(T, name, expmode) \
+#define WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, decl) \
     typedef T _wxObjArray##name;                            \
-    _WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY(_wxObjArray##name, name, wxArrayPtrVoid, class expmode)
+    _WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY(_wxObjArray##name, name, wxArrayPtrVoid, decl)
+
+#define WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(T, name, expmode) \
+    WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, class expmode)
 
 // WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY is going to be redefined when arrimpl.cpp is included,
 // try to provoke a human-understandable error if it used incorrectly.
@@ -469,14 +805,12 @@ private:                                                                 \
 
 WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(const void *, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid,
                                    WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(short,        wxBaseArrayShort,
-                                   WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(int,          wxBaseArrayInt,
-                                   WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(long,         wxBaseArrayLong,
-                                   WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
-                                   WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(char, wxBaseArrayChar, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(short, wxBaseArrayShort, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(int, wxBaseArrayInt, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(long, wxBaseArrayLong, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(size_t, wxBaseArraySizeT, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double, wxBaseArrayDouble, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Convenience macros to define arrays from base arrays
@@ -484,38 +818,60 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY(T, name)                                       \
     WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid)
+#define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_PTR(T, name)                                \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid)
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY(T, name)                              \
     WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid)
+#define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_PTR(T, name)                       \
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid)
+#define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, decl)                \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, decl)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY(T, name, expmode)                \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, expmode)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, expmode)
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_PTR(T, name, expmode)         \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, expmode)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name)                                 \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name)                        \
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name, expmode)          \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar, expmode)
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_SHORT(T, name)                                 \
-    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SHORT(T, name)                        \
-    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SHORT(T, name, expmode)          \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort, expmode)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort, expmode)
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT(T, name)                                   \
-    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt)
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_INT(T, name)                          \
-    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt)
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_INT(T, name, expmode)            \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt, expmode)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayInt, expmode)
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_LONG(T, name)                                  \
-    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong)
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_LONG(T, name)                         \
-    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong)
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_LONG(T, name, expmode)           \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong, expmode)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong, expmode)
+
+#define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name)                                  \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name)                         \
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name, expmode)           \
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT, expmode)
 
 #define WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_DOUBLE(T, name)                                \
-    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble)
 #define WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_ARRAY_DOUBLE(T, name)                       \
-    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble)
+    WX_DEFINE_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble)
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_DOUBLE(T, name, expmode)         \
-    WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble, expmode)
+    WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, wxBaseArrayDouble, expmode)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Convenience macros to define sorted arrays from base arrays
@@ -528,6 +884,13 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY(T, name, expmode)         \
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, expmode)
 
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name)                          \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name)                 \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CHAR(T, name, expmode)   \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayChar, expmode)
+
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_SHORT(T, name)                          \
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SHORT(T, name)                 \
@@ -549,6 +912,13 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_LONG(T, name, expmode)    \
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArrayLong, expmode)
 
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name)                           \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name)                  \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SIZE_T(T, name, expmode)    \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY(T, name, wxBaseArraySizeT, expmode)
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Convenience macros to define sorted arrays from base arrays
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -562,6 +932,15 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name,     \
                                                  wxBaseArrayPtrVoid, expmode)
 
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_CMP_CHAR(T, cmpfunc, name)             \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CMP_CHAR(T, cmpfunc, name)    \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, wxBaseArrayChar)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CMP_CHAR(T, cmpfunc,     \
+                                                       name, expmode)  \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name,     \
+                                                 wxBaseArrayChar, expmode)
+
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_CMP_SHORT(T, cmpfunc, name)             \
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, wxBaseArrayShort)
 #define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CMP_SHORT(T, cmpfunc, name)    \
@@ -589,27 +968,50 @@ WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_BASEARRAY(double,       wxBaseArrayDouble,
     WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name,     \
                                                  wxBaseArrayLong, expmode)
 
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_ARRAY_CMP_SIZE_T(T, cmpfunc, name)              \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CMP_SIZE_T(T, cmpfunc, name)     \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name, wxBaseArraySizeT)
+#define WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_CMP_SIZE_T(T, cmpfunc,      \
+                                                      name, expmode)   \
+    WX_DEFINE_SORTED_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_CMP(T, cmpfunc, name,     \
+                                                 wxBaseArraySizeT, expmode)
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Some commonly used predefined arrays
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SHORT (short,  wxArrayShort,   
-                                     WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_INT   (int,    wxArrayInt,     WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_LONG  (long,   wxArrayLong,    WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
-WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY       (void *, wxArrayPtrVoid, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_SHORT(short, wxArrayShort, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_INT(int, wxArrayInt, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_DOUBLE(double, wxArrayDouble, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_LONG(long, wxArrayLong, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
+WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY_PTR(void *, wxArrayPtrVoid, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // convenience macros
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// prepend all element of one array to another one; e.g. if first array contains
+// elements X,Y,Z and the second contains A,B,C (in those orders), then the
+// first array will be result as A,B,C,X,Y,Z
+#define WX_PREPEND_ARRAY(array, other)                                        \
+    {                                                                         \
+        size_t wxAAcnt = (other).size();                                      \
+        (array).Alloc(wxAAcnt);                                               \
+        for ( size_t wxAAn = 0; wxAAn < wxAAcnt; wxAAn++ )                    \
+        {                                                                     \
+            (array).Insert((other)[wxAAn], wxAAn);                            \
+        }                                                                     \
+    }
+
 // append all element of one array to another one
 #define WX_APPEND_ARRAY(array, other)                                         \
     {                                                                         \
-        size_t count = (other).Count();                                       \
-        for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )                                  \
+        size_t wxAAcnt = (other).size();                                      \
+        (array).Alloc(wxAAcnt);                                               \
+        for ( size_t wxAAn = 0; wxAAn < wxAAcnt; wxAAn++ )                    \
         {                                                                     \
-            (array).Add((other)[n]);                                          \
+            (array).push_back((other)[wxAAn]);                                \
         }                                                                     \
     }
 
@@ -621,14 +1023,13 @@ WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_ARRAY       (void *, wxArrayPtrVoid, WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
 //     count on it)!
 #define WX_CLEAR_ARRAY(array)                                                 \
     {                                                                         \
-        size_t count = (array).Count();                                       \
-        for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )                                  \
+        size_t wxAAcnt = (array).size();                                      \
+        for ( size_t wxAAn = 0; wxAAn < wxAAcnt; wxAAn++ )                    \
         {                                                                     \
-            delete (array)[n];                                                \
+            delete (array)[wxAAn];                                            \
         }                                                                     \
                                                                               \
-        (array).Empty();                                                      \
+        (array).clear();                                                      \
     }
 
 #endif // _DYNARRAY_H
-