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+%% Name: docmanag.tex
+%% Purpose: wxDocManager documentation
+%% Author: wxWidgets Team
+%% Modified by:
+%% Created:
+%% RCS-ID: $Id$
+%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets Team
+%% License: wxWindows license
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+
\section{\class{wxDocManager}}\label{wxdocmanager}
-The wxDocManager class is part of the document/view framework supported by wxWindows,
+The wxDocManager class is part of the document/view framework supported by wxWidgets,
and cooperates with the \helpref{wxView}{wxview}, \helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument}\rtfsp
and \helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate} classes.
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/docview.h>
+
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxDocManager overview}{wxdocmanageroverview}, \helpref{wxDocument}{wxdocument},\rtfsp
-\helpref{wxView}{wxview}, \helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}
+\helpref{wxView}{wxview}, \helpref{wxDocTemplate}{wxdoctemplate}, \helpref{wxFileHistory}{wxfilehistory}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_currentView}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_currentView}\label{wxdocmanagermcreateview}
\member{wxView*}{m\_currentView}
The currently active view.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_defaultDocumentNameCounter}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_defaultDocumentNameCounter}\label{wxdocmanagermdefaultdocumentnamecounter}
\member{int}{m\_defaultDocumentNameCounter}
Stores the integer to be used for the next default document name.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_fileHistory}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_fileHistory}\label{wxdocmanagermfilehistory}
\member{wxFileHistory*}{m\_fileHistory}
A pointer to an instance of \helpref{wxFileHistory}{wxfilehistory},
which manages the history of recently-visited files on the File menu.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_maxDocsOpen}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_maxDocsOpen}\label{wxdocmanagermmaxdocsopen}
\member{int}{m\_maxDocsOpen}
Stores the maximum number of documents that can be opened before
existing documents are closed. By default, this is 10,000.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_docs}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_docs}\label{wxdocmanagermdocs}
\member{wxList}{m\_docs}
A list of all documents.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_flags}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_flags}\label{wxdocmanagermflags}
\member{long}{m\_flags}
Stores the flags passed to the constructor.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_templates}
-\member{wxList}{mnTemplates}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_lastDirectory}\label{wxdocmanagermlastdirectory}
+
+The directory last selected by the user when opening a file.
+
+\member{wxFileHistory*}{m\_fileHistory}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::m\_templates}\label{wxdocmanagermtemplates}
+
+\member{wxList}{m\_templates}
A list of all document templates.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::wxDocManager}
-\func{void}{wxDocManager}{\param{long}{ flags = wxDEFAULT\_DOCMAN\_FLAGS}, \param{bool}{ initialize = TRUE}}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::wxDocManager}\label{wxdocmanagerctor}
+
+\func{}{wxDocManager}{\param{long}{ flags = wxDEFAULT\_DOCMAN\_FLAGS}, \param{bool}{ initialize = true}}
Constructor. Create a document manager instance dynamically near the start of your application
before doing any document or view operations.
{\it flags} is currently unused.
-If {\it initialize} is TRUE, the \helpref{Initialize}{wxdocmanagerinitialize} function will be called
+If {\it initialize} is true, the \helpref{Initialize}{wxdocmanagerinitialize} function will be called
to create a default history list object. If you derive from wxDocManager, you may wish to call the
-base constructor with FALSE, and then call Initialize in your own constructor, to allow
+base constructor with false, and then call Initialize in your own constructor, to allow
your own Initialize or OnCreateFileHistory functions to be called.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::\destruct{wxDocManager}}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::\destruct{wxDocManager}}\label{wxdocmanagerdtor}
\func{void}{\destruct{wxDocManager}}{\void}
Destructor.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::ActivateView}
-\func{void}{ActivateView}{\param{wxView* }{doc}, \param{bool}{ activate}, \param{bool}{ deleting}}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::ActivateView}\label{wxdocmanageractivateview}
+
+\func{void}{ActivateView}{\param{wxView* }{doc}, \param{bool}{ activate = true}}
Sets the current view.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::AddDocument}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::AddDocument}\label{wxdocmanageradddocument}
\func{void}{AddDocument}{\param{wxDocument *}{doc}}
Adds the document to the list of documents.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::AddFileToHistory}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::AddFileToHistory}\label{wxdocmanageraddfiletohistory}
\func{void}{AddFileToHistory}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
Adds a file to the file history list, if we have a pointer to an appropriate file menu.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::AssociateTemplate}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::AssociateTemplate}\label{wxdocmanagerassociatetemplate}
\func{void}{AssociateTemplate}{\param{wxDocTemplate *}{temp}}
Adds the template to the document manager's template list.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::CreateDocument}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::CloseDocuments}\label{wxdocmanagerclosedocuments}
+
+\func{bool}{CloseDocuments}{\param{bool }{force = true}}
+
+Closes all currently opened documents.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::CreateDocument}\label{wxdocmanagercreatedocument}
\func{wxDocument*}{CreateDocument}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{long}{ flags}}
If the maximum number of documents has been reached, this function
will delete the oldest currently loaded document before creating a new one.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::CreateView}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::CreateView}\label{wxdocmanagercreateview}
\func{wxView*}{CreateView}{\param{wxDocument*}{doc}, \param{long}{ flags}}
document (by virtue of multiple templates mentioning the same document type), a choice
of view is presented to the user.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::DisassociateTemplate}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::DisassociateTemplate}\label{wxdocmanagerdisassociatetemplate}
\func{void}{DisassociateTemplate}{\param{wxDocTemplate *}{temp}}
Removes the template from the list of templates.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryLoad}
-\func{void}{FileHistoryLoad}{\param{const wxString\& }{resourceFile}, \param{const wxString\& }{sectionName}}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryAddFilesToMenu}\label{wxdocmanagerfilehistoryaddfilestomenu}
-Loads the file history from a resource file, using the given section. This must be called
-explicitly by the application.
+\func{void}{FileHistoryAddFilesToMenu}{\void}
+
+Appends the files in the history list, to all menus managed by the file history object.
+
+\func{void}{FileHistoryAddFilesToMenu}{\param{wxMenu*}{ menu}}
+
+Appends the files in the history list, to the given menu only.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryLoad}\label{wxdocmanagerfilehistoryload}
+
+\func{void}{FileHistoryLoad}{\param{wxConfigBase\& }{config}}
+
+Loads the file history from a config object.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
-\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistorySave}
+\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}
-\func{void}{FileHistorySave}{\param{const wxString\& }{resourceFile}, \param{const wxString\& }{sectionName}}
-Saves the file history into a resource file, using the given section. This must be called
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryRemoveMenu}\label{wxdocmanagerfilehistoryremovemenu}
+
+\func{void}{FileHistoryRemoveMenu}{\param{wxMenu*}{ menu}}
+
+Removes the given menu from the list of menus managed by the file history object.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistorySave}\label{wxdocmanagerfilehistorysave}
+
+\func{void}{FileHistorySave}{\param{wxConfigBase\& }{resourceFile}}
+
+Saves the file history into a config object. This must be called
explicitly by the application.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryUseMenu}
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase}
+
-\func{void}{FileHistoryUseMenu}{\param{wxMenu *}{menu}}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FileHistoryUseMenu}\label{wxdocmanagerfilehistoryusemenu}
+
+\func{void}{FileHistoryUseMenu}{\param{wxMenu*}{ menu}}
Use this menu for appending recently-visited document filenames, for convenient
access. Calling this function with a valid menu pointer enables the history
list functionality.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::FindTemplateForPath}
+Note that you can add multiple menus using this function, to be managed by the
+file history object.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::FindTemplateForPath}\label{wxdocmanagerfindtemplateforpath}
\func{wxDocTemplate *}{FindTemplateForPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}
Given a path, try to find template that matches the extension. This is only
an approximate method of finding a template for creating a document.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetCurrentDocument}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetCurrentDocument}\label{wxdocmanagergetcurrentdocument}
\func{wxDocument *}{GetCurrentDocument}{\void}
Returns the document associated with the currently active view (if any).
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetCurrentView}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetCurrentView}\label{wxdocmanagergetcurrentview}
\func{wxView *}{GetCurrentView}{\void}
Returns the currently active view
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetDocuments}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetDocuments}\label{wxdocmanagergetdocuments}
\func{wxList\&}{GetDocuments}{\void}
Returns a reference to the list of documents.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetFileHistory}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetFileHistory}\label{wxdocmanagergetfilehistory}
\func{wxFileHistory *}{GetFileHistory}{\void}
Returns a pointer to file history.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetMaxDocsOpen}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetLastDirectory}\label{wxdocmanagergetlastdirectory}
+
+\constfunc{wxString}{GetLastDirectory}{\void}
+
+Returns the directory last selected by the user when opening a file. Initially empty.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetMaxDocsOpen}\label{wxdocmanagergetmaxdocsopen}
\func{int}{GetMaxDocsOpen}{\void}
Returns the number of documents that can be open simultaneously.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles}
-\func{int}{GetNoHistoryFiles}{\void}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetHistoryFilesCount}\label{wxdocmanagergethistoryfilescount}
+
+\func{size\_t}{GetHistoryFilesCount}{\void}
Returns the number of files currently stored in the file history.
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::GetTemplates}\label{wxdocmanagergettemplates}
+
+\func{wxList\&}{GetTemplates}{\void}
+
+Returns a reference to the list of associated templates.
+
+
\membersection{wxDocManager::Initialize}\label{wxdocmanagerinitialize}
\func{bool}{Initialize}{\void}
from the constructor, an overridden virtual OnCreateFileHistory would not be
called due to C++'s `interesting' constructor semantics. In fact Initialize
\rtfsp{\it is} called from the wxDocManager constructor, but this can be
-vetoed by passing FALSE to the second argument, allowing the derived class's
+vetoed by passing false to the second argument, allowing the derived class's
constructor to call Initialize, possibly calling a different OnCreateFileHistory
from the default.
The bottom line: if you're not deriving from Initialize, forget it and
construct wxDocManager with no arguments.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::MakeDefaultName}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::MakeDefaultName}\label{wxdocmanagermakedefaultname}
\func{bool}{MakeDefaultName}{\param{const wxString\& }{buf}}
appending an integer counter to the string {\bf unnamed} and incrementing
the counter.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnCreateFileHistory}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this function must return the modified name rather
+than just modifying the argument.}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnCreateFileHistory}\label{wxdocmanageroncreatefilehistory}
\func{wxFileHistory *}{OnCreateFileHistory}{\void}
A hook to allow a derived class to create a different type of file history. Called
from \helpref{Initialize}{wxdocmanagerinitialize}.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileClose}
-\func{void}{OnFileClose}{\void}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileClose}\label{wxdocmanageronfileclose}
+
+\func{void}{OnFileClose}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
Closes and deletes the currently active document.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileNew}
-\func{void}{OnFileNew}{\void}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileCloseAll}\label{wxdocmanageronfilecloseall}
+
+\func{void}{OnFileCloseAll}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
+
+Closes and deletes all the currently opened documents.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileNew}\label{wxdocmanageronfilenew}
+
+\func{void}{OnFileNew}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
Creates a document from a list of templates (if more than one template).
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileOpen}
-\func{void}{OnFileOpen}{\void}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileOpen}\label{wxdocmanageronfileopen}
+
+\func{void}{OnFileOpen}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
Creates a new document and reads in the selected file.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileSave}
-\func{void}{OnFileSave}{\void}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileRevert}\label{wxdocmanageronfilerevert}
-Saves the current document by calling wxDocument::Save for the current document.
+\func{void}{OnFileRevert}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileSaveAs}
+Reverts the current document by calling wxDocument::Revert for the current document.
-\func{void}{OnFileSaveAs}{\void}
-Calls wxDocument::SaveAs for the current document.
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileSave}\label{wxdocmanageronfilesave}
-\membersection{wxDocManager::OnMenuCommand}
+\func{void}{OnFileSave}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
-\func{void}{OnMenuCommand}{\param{int}{ cmd}}
+Saves the current document by calling wxDocument::Save for the current document.
-Processes menu commands routed from child or parent frames. This deals
-with the following predefined menu item identifiers:
-\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-\item wxID\_OPEN Creates a new document and opens a file into it.
-\item wxID\_CLOSE Closes the current document.
-\item wxID\_NEW Creates a new document.
-\item wxID\_SAVE Saves the document.
-\item wxID\_SAVE\_AS Saves the document into a specified filename.
-\end{itemize}
+\membersection{wxDocManager::OnFileSaveAs}\label{wxdocmanageronfilesaveas}
+
+\func{void}{OnFileSaveAs}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
-Unrecognized commands are routed to the currently active wxView's OnMenuCommand.
+Calls wxDocument::SaveAs for the current document.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::RemoveDocument}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::RemoveDocument}\label{wxdocmanagerremovedocument}
\func{void}{RemoveDocument}{\param{wxDocument *}{doc}}
Removes the document from the list of documents.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectDocumentPath}
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectDocumentPath}\label{wxdocmanagerselectdocumentpath}
\func{wxDocTemplate *}{SelectDocumentPath}{\param{wxDocTemplate **}{templates},
- \param{int}{ noTemplates}, \param{const wxString\& }{path}, \param{const wxString\& }{bufSize},
+ \param{int}{ noTemplates}, \param{wxString\& }{path},
\param{long}{ flags}, \param{bool}{ save}}
Under Windows, pops up a file selector with a list of filters corresponding to document templates.
This function is used in wxDocManager::CreateDocument.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectDocumentType}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl {\tt templates} is a reference to a list of templates.
+If you override this method in your document manager it must return
+two values, eg:\par
+ (doctemplate, path) = My::DocManager->SelectDocumentPath( ... );
+}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectDocumentType}\label{wxdocmanagerselectdocumenttype}
\func{wxDocTemplate *}{SelectDocumentType}{\param{wxDocTemplate **}{templates},
- \param{int}{ noTemplates}}
+ \param{int}{ noTemplates}, \param{bool}{ sort=false}}
Returns a document template by asking the user (if there is more than one template).
This function is used in wxDocManager::CreateDocument.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectViewType}
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{templates}{Pointer to an array of templates from which to choose a desired template.}
+\docparam{noTemplates}{Number of templates being pointed to by the {\it templates} pointer.}
+\docparam{sort}{If more than one template is passed in in {\it templates},
+then this parameter indicates whether the list of templates that the user
+will have to choose from is sorted or not when shown the choice box dialog.
+Default is false.}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl {\tt templates} is a reference to a list of templates.}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::SelectViewType}\label{wxdocmanagerselectviewtype}
\func{wxDocTemplate *}{SelectViewType}{\param{wxDocTemplate **}{templates},
- \param{int}{ noTemplates}}
+ \param{int}{ noTemplates}, \param{bool}{ sort=false}}
Returns a document template by asking the user (if there is more than one template),
displaying a list of valid views. This function is used in wxDocManager::CreateView.
-The dialog normally won't appear because the array of templates only contains
+The dialog normally will not appear because the array of templates only contains
those relevant to the document in question, and often there will only be one such.
-\membersection{wxDocManager::SetMaxDocsOpen}
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{templates}{Pointer to an array of templates from which to choose a desired template.}
+\docparam{noTemplates}{Number of templates being pointed to by the {\it templates} pointer.}
+\docparam{sort}{If more than one template is passed in in {\it templates},
+then this parameter indicates whether the list of templates that the user
+will have to choose from is sorted or not when shown the choice box dialog.
+Default is false.}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl {\tt templates} is a reference to a list of templates.}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::SetLastDirectory}\label{wxdocmanagersetlastdirectory}
+
+\func{void}{SetLastDirectory}{\param{const wxString\&}{ dir}}
+
+Sets the directory to be displayed to the user when opening a file. Initially this is empty.
+
+
+\membersection{wxDocManager::SetMaxDocsOpen}\label{wxdocmanagersetmaxdocsopen}
\func{void}{SetMaxDocsOpen}{\param{int}{ n}}
of Windows Write, for example). Allowing multiple documents gives behaviour
more akin to MS Word and other Multiple Document Interface applications.
-
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