\section{Alphabetical functions and macros list}
\helpref{CLASSINFO}{classinfo}\\
+\helpref{copystring}{copystring}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_ABSTRACT\_CLASS}{declareabstractclass}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_APP}{declareapp}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_CLASS}{declareclass}\\
\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}\\
\helpref{WXTRACELEVEL}{tracelevel}\\
\helpref{WXTRACE}{trace}\\
-\helpref{copystring}{copystring}\\
+\helpref{wxASSERT\_MIN\_BITSIZE}{wxassertminbitsize}\\
\helpref{wxASSERT\_MSG}{wxassertmsg}\\
\helpref{wxASSERT}{wxassert}\\
\helpref{wxBITMAP}{wxbitmapmacro}\\
\helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor}\\
\helpref{wxBell}{wxbell}\\
+\helpref{wxCHECK}{wxcheck}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK2\_MSG}{wxcheck2msg}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK2}{wxcheck2}\\
+\helpref{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}{wxcheckgccversion}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_MSG}{wxcheckmsg}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_RET}{wxcheckret}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_VERSION}{wxcheckversion}\\
-\helpref{wxCHECK}{wxcheck}\\
+\helpref{wxCHECK\_W32API\_VERSION}{wxcheckw32apiversion}\\
\helpref{wxClientDisplayRect}{wxclientdisplayrect}\\
-\helpref{wxClipboardOpen}{wxclipboardopen}\\
+\helpref{wxClipboardOpen}{functionwxclipboardopen}\\
\helpref{wxCloseClipboard}{wxcloseclipboard}\\
\helpref{wxColourDisplay}{wxcolourdisplay}\\
+\helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}{wxcompiletimeassert}\\
+\helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT2}{wxcompiletimeassert2}\\
\helpref{wxConcatFiles}{wxconcatfiles}\\
\helpref{wxConstCast}{wxconstcast}\\
\helpref{wxCopyFile}{wxcopyfile}\\
\helpref{wxDDEInitialize}{wxddeinitialize}\\
\helpref{wxDROP\_ICON}{wxdropicon}\\
\helpref{wxDebugMsg}{wxdebugmsg}\\
-\helpref{wxDirExists}{wxdirexists}\\
+\helpref{wxDirExists}{functionwxdirexists}\\
\helpref{wxDirSelector}{wxdirselector}\\
\helpref{wxDisplayDepth}{wxdisplaydepth}\\
-\helpref{wxDisplaySizeMM}{wxdisplaysizemm}\\
-\helpref{wxDisplaySize}{wxdisplaysize}\\
\helpref{wxDisplaySize}{wxdisplaysize}\\
+\helpref{wxDisplaySizeMM}{wxdisplaysizemm}\\
\helpref{wxDos2UnixFilename}{wxdos2unixfilename}\\
\helpref{wxDynamicCastThis}{wxdynamiccastthis}\\
\helpref{wxDynamicCast}{wxdynamiccast}\\
\helpref{wxError}{wxerror}\\
\helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute}\\
\helpref{wxExit}{wxexit}\\
+\helpref{wxEXPLICIT}{wxexplicit}\\
\helpref{wxFAIL\_MSG}{wxfailmsg}\\
\helpref{wxFAIL}{wxfail}\\
\helpref{wxFatalError}{wxfatalerror}\\
-\helpref{wxFileExists}{wxfileexists}\\
+\helpref{wxFileExists}{functionwxfileexists}\\
\helpref{wxFileModificationTime}{wxfilemodificationtime}\\
\helpref{wxFileNameFromPath}{wxfilenamefrompath}\\
\helpref{wxFileSelector}{wxfileselector}\\
\helpref{wxFindWindowAtPoint}{wxfindwindowatpoint}\\
\helpref{wxFindWindowByLabel}{wxfindwindowbylabel}\\
\helpref{wxFindWindowByName}{wxfindwindowbyname}\\
+\helpref{wxFinite}{wxfinite}\\
\helpref{wxGetActiveWindow}{wxgetactivewindow}\\
+\helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp}\\
\helpref{wxGetClipboardData}{wxgetclipboarddata}\\
\helpref{wxGetClipboardFormatName}{wxgetclipboardformatname}\\
\helpref{wxGetColourFromUser}{wxgetcolourfromuser}\\
\helpref{wxGetElapsedTime}{wxgetelapsedtime}\\
\helpref{wxGetEmailAddress}{wxgetemailaddress}\\
\helpref{wxGetEnv}{wxgetenv}\\
+\helpref{wxGetFontFromUser}{wxgetfontfromuser}\\
\helpref{wxGetFreeMemory}{wxgetfreememory}\\
\helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\\
\helpref{wxGetHomeDir}{wxgethomedir}\\
\helpref{wxGetPrinterPreviewCommand}{wxgetprinterpreviewcommand}\\
\helpref{wxGetPrinterScaling}{wxgetprinterscaling}\\
\helpref{wxGetPrinterTranslation}{wxgetprintertranslation}\\
+\helpref{wxGetProcessId}{wxgetprocessid}\\
\helpref{wxGetResource}{wxgetresource}\\
\helpref{wxGetSingleChoiceData}{wxgetsinglechoicedata}\\
\helpref{wxGetSingleChoiceIndex}{wxgetsinglechoiceindex}\\
\helpref{wxGetSingleChoice}{wxgetsinglechoice}\\
\helpref{wxGetTempFileName}{wxgettempfilename}\\
\helpref{wxGetTextFromUser}{wxgettextfromuser}\\
+\helpref{wxGetTopLevelParent}{wxgettoplevelparent}\\
\helpref{wxGetTranslation}{wxgettranslation}\\
\helpref{wxGetUTCTime}{wxgetutctime}\\
\helpref{wxGetUserHome}{wxgetuserhome}\\
\helpref{wxIsAbsolutePath}{wxisabsolutepath}\\
\helpref{wxIsBusy}{wxisbusy}\\
\helpref{wxIsClipboardFormatAvailable}{wxisclipboardformatavailable}\\
+\helpref{wxIsDebuggerRunning}{wxisdebuggerrunning}\\
\helpref{wxIsEmpty}{wxisempty}\\
+\helpref{wxIsNaN}{wxisnan}\\
\helpref{wxIsWild}{wxiswild}\\
\helpref{wxKill}{wxkill}\\
\helpref{wxLoadUserResource}{wxloaduserresource}\\
\helpref{wxLogTrace}{wxlogtrace}\\
\helpref{wxLogVerbose}{wxlogverbose}\\
\helpref{wxLogWarning}{wxlogwarning}\\
+\helpref{wxLL}{wxll}\\
+\helpref{wxLongLongFmtSpec}{wxlonglongfmtspec}\\
\helpref{wxMakeMetafilePlaceable}{wxmakemetafileplaceable}\\
\helpref{wxMatchWild}{wxmatchwild}\\
\helpref{wxMessageBox}{wxmessagebox}\\
\helpref{wxRegisterId}{wxregisterid}\\
\helpref{wxRemoveFile}{wxremovefile}\\
\helpref{wxRenameFile}{wxrenamefile}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceAddIdentifier}{wxresourceaddidentifier}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceClear}{wxresourceclear}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceCreateBitmap}{wxresourcecreatebitmap}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceCreateIcon}{wxresourcecreateicon}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceCreateMenuBar}{wxresourcecreatemenubar}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceGetIdentifier}{wxresourcegetidentifier}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceParseData}{wxresourcedata}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceParseFile}{wxresourceparsefile}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceParseString}{wxresourceparsestring}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceRegisterBitmapData}{registerbitmapdata}\\
-\helpref{wxResourceRegisterIconData}{wxresourceregistericondata}\\
\helpref{wxRmdir}{wxrmdir}\\
+\helpref{wxSafeShowMessage}{wxsafeshowmessage}\\
\helpref{wxSafeYield}{wxsafeyield}\\
\helpref{wxSetClipboardData}{wxsetclipboarddata}\\
\helpref{wxSetCursor}{wxsetcursor}\\
\helpref{wxSetWorkingDirectory}{wxsetworkingdirectory}\\
\helpref{wxShell}{wxshell}\\
\helpref{wxShowTip}{wxshowtip}\\
+\helpref{wxShutdown}{wxshutdown}\\
\helpref{wxSleep}{wxsleep}\\
\helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf}\\
\helpref{wxSplitPath}{wxsplitfunction}\\
\helpref{wxStartTimer}{wxstarttimer}\\
\helpref{wxStaticCast}{wxstaticcast}\\
+\helpref{wxStrcmp}{wxstrcmp}\\
\helpref{wxStricmp}{wxstricmp}\\
\helpref{wxStringEq}{wxstringeq}\\
\helpref{wxStringMatch}{wxstringmatch}\\
\helpref{wxStrlen}{wxstrlen}\\
\helpref{wxSysErrorCode}{wxsyserrorcode}\\
\helpref{wxSysErrorMsg}{wxsyserrormsg}\\
+\helpref{wxT}{wxt}\\
\helpref{wxToLower}{wxtolower}\\
\helpref{wxToUpper}{wxtoupper}\\
\helpref{wxTraceLevel}{wxtracelevel}\\
\helpref{wxVsnprintf}{wxvsnprintf}\\
\helpref{wxWakeUpIdle}{wxwakeupidle}\\
\helpref{wxWriteResource}{wxwriteresource}\\
-\helpref{wxYield}{wxyield}
+\helpref{wxYield}{wxyield}\\
+\helpref{\_}{underscore}\\
+\helpref{\_T}{underscoret}
\section{Version macros}\label{versionfunctions}
}
\end{verbatim}
+\membersection{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}\label{wxcheckgccversion}
+
+\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor, release}}
+
+Returns $1$ if the compiler being used to compile the code is GNU C++
+compiler (g++) version major.minor.release or greater. Otherwise, and also if
+the compiler is not GNU C++ at all, returns $0$.
+
+\membersection{wxCHECK\_W32API\_VERSION}\label{wxcheckw32apiversion}
+
+\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor, release}}
+
+Returns $1$ if the version of w32api headers used is major.minor.release or
+greater. Otherwise, and also if we are not compiling with mingw32/cygwin under
+Win32 at all, returns $0$.
+
\section{Application initialization and termination}\label{appinifunctions}
The functions in this section are used on application startup/shutdown and also
this function.
\func{void}{wxEntry}{\param{HANDLE}{ hInstance}, \param{HANDLE}{ hPrevInstance},
- \param{const wxString\& }{commandLine}, \param{int}{ cmdShow}, \param{bool}{ enterLoop = TRUE}}
+ \param{const wxString\& }{commandLine}, \param{int}{ cmdShow}, \param{bool}{ enterLoop = true}}
-wxWindows initialization under Windows (non-DLL). If {\it enterLoop} is FALSE, the
+wxWindows initialization under Windows (non-DLL). If {\it enterLoop} is false, the
function will return immediately after calling wxApp::OnInit. Otherwise, the wxWindows
message loop will be entered.
<wx/app.h>
+
+\membersection{::wxGetApp}\label{wxgetapp}
+
+\func{wxAppDerivedClass\&}{wxGetApp}{\void}
+
+This function doesn't exist in wxWindows but it is created by using
+the \helpref{IMPLEMENT\_APP}{implementapp} macro. Thus, before using it
+anywhere but in the same module where this macro is used, you must make it
+available using \helpref{DECLARE\_APP}{declareapp}.
+
+The advantage of using this function compared to directly using the global
+wxTheApp pointer is that the latter is of type {\tt wxApp *} and so wouldn't
+allow you to access the functions specific to your application class but not
+present in wxApp while wxGetApp() returns the object of the right type.
+
\membersection{::wxHandleFatalExceptions}\label{wxhandlefatalexceptions}
-\func{bool}{wxHandleFatalExceptions}{\param{bool}{ doIt = TRUE}}
+\func{bool}{wxHandleFatalExceptions}{\param{bool}{ doIt = true}}
-If {\it doIt} is TRUE, the fatal exceptions (also known as general protection
+If {\it doIt} is true, the fatal exceptions (also known as general protection
faults under Windows or segmentation violations in the Unix world) will be
caught and passed to \helpref{wxApp::OnFatalException}{wxapponfatalexception}.
By default, i.e. before this function is called, they will be handled in the
normal way which usually just means that the application will be terminated.
-Calling wxHandleFatalExceptions() with {\it doIt} equal to FALSE will restore
+Calling wxHandleFatalExceptions() with {\it doIt} equal to false will restore
this default behaviour.
\membersection{::wxInitAllImageHandlers}\label{wxinitallimagehandlers}
\helpref{wxApp}{wxapp} object at all. In this case you must call it from your
{\tt main()} function before calling any other wxWindows functions.
-If the function returns {\tt FALSE} the initialization could not be performed,
+If the function returns {\tt false} the initialization could not be performed,
in this case the library cannot be used and
\helpref{wxUninitialize}{wxuninitialize} shouldn't be called neither.
\membersection{::wxSafeYield}\label{wxsafeyield}
-\func{bool}{wxSafeYield}{\param{wxWindow*}{ win = NULL}}
+\func{bool}{wxSafeYield}{\param{wxWindow*}{ win = NULL}, \param{bool}{
+ onlyIfNeeded = false}}
This function is similar to wxYield, except that it disables the user input to
all program windows before calling wxYield and re-enables it again
Calls \helpref{wxApp::Yield}{wxappyield}.
-This function is kept only for backwards compatibility, please use
-\helpref{wxApp::Yield}{wxappyield}method instead in any new code.
+This function is kept only for backwards compatibility. Please use
+the \helpref{wxApp::Yield}{wxappyield} method instead in any new code.
\wxheading{Include files}
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/app.h>
+<wx/event.h>
\section{Process control functions}\label{processfunctions}
\membersection{::wxExecute}\label{wxexecute}
-\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{command}, \param{bool }{sync = FALSE}, \param{wxProcess *}{callback = NULL}}
+\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{command}, \param{int }{sync = wxEXEC\_ASYNC}, \param{wxProcess *}{callback = NULL}}
-\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{char **}{argv}, \param{bool }{sync = FALSE}, \param{wxProcess *}{callback = NULL}}
+\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{char **}{argv}, \param{int }{flags = wxEXEC\_ASYNC}, \param{wxProcess *}{callback = NULL}}
\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{command}, \param{wxArrayString\& }{output}}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this function only takes the {\tt command} argument,
+and returns a 2-element list {\tt ( status, output )}, where {\tt output} is
+an array reference.}
+
\func{long}{wxExecute}{\param{const wxString\& }{command}, \param{wxArrayString\& }{output}, \param{wxArrayString\& }{errors}}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this function only takes the {\tt command} argument,
+and returns a 3-element list {\tt ( status, output, errors )}, where
+{\tt output} and {\tt errors} are array references.}
+
Executes another program in Unix or Windows.
The first form takes a command string, such as {\tt "emacs file.txt"}.
The semantics of the third and fourth versions is different from the first two
and is described in more details below.
-If {\it sync} is FALSE (the default), flow of control immediately returns.
-If TRUE, the current application waits until the other program has terminated.
+If {\it flags} parameter contains {\tt wxEXEC\_ASYNC} flag (the default), flow
+of control immediately returns. If it contains {\tt wxEXEC\_SYNC}, the current
+application waits until the other program has terminated.
In the case of synchronous execution, the return value is the exit code of
the process (which terminates by the moment the function returns) and will be
terminated successfully. Also, while waiting for the process to
terminate, wxExecute will call \helpref{wxYield}{wxyield}. The caller
should ensure that this can cause no recursion, in the simplest case by
-calling \helpref{wxEnableTopLevelWindows(FALSE)}{wxenabletoplevelwindows}.
+calling \helpref{wxEnableTopLevelWindows(false)}{wxenabletoplevelwindows}.
For asynchronous execution, however, the return value is the process id and
zero value indicates that the command could not be executed. As an added
-complication, the return value of $-1$ in this case indicattes that we didn't
+complication, the return value of $-1$ in this case indicates that we didn't
launch a new process, but connected to the running one (this can only happen in
case of using DDE under Windows for command execution). In particular, in this,
and only this, case the calling code will not get the notification about
process termination.
-If callback isn't NULL and if execution is asynchronous (note that callback
-parameter can not be non-NULL for synchronous execution),
+If callback isn't NULL and if execution is asynchronous,
\helpref{wxProcess::OnTerminate}{wxprocessonterminate} will be called when
-the process finishes.
+the process finishes. Specifying this parameter also allows you to redirect the
+standard input and/or output of the process being launched by calling
+\helpref{Redirect}{wxprocessredirect}. If the child process IO is redirected,
+under Windows the process window is not shown by default (this avoids having to
+flush an unnecessary console for the processes which don't create any windows
+anyhow) but a {\tt wxEXEC\_NOHIDE} flag can be used to prevent this from
+happening, i.e. with this flag the child process window will be shown normally.
+
+Under Unix the flag {\tt wxEXEC\_MAKE\_GROUP\_LEADER} may be used to ensure
+that the new process is a group leader (this will create a new session if
+needed). Calling \helpref{wxKill}{wxkill} with the argument of -pid where pid
+is the process ID of the new process will kill this process as well as all of
+its children (except those which have started their own session).
Finally, you may use the third overloaded version of this function to execute
a process (always synchronously) and capture its output in the array
{\it output}. The fourth version adds the possibility to additionally capture
the messages from standard error output in the {\it errors} array.
-See also \helpref{wxShell}{wxshell}, \helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess},
-\helpref{Exec sample}{sampleexec}.
+{\bf NB:} Currently wxExecute() can only be used from the main thread, calling
+this function from another thread will result in an assert failure in debug
+build and won't work.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxShell}{wxshell}, \helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}, \helpref{Exec sample}{sampleexec}.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{command}{The command to execute and any parameters to pass to it as a
+single string.}
+
+\docparam{argv}{The command to execute should be the first element of this
+array, any additional ones are the command parameters and the array must be
+terminated with a NULL pointer.}
+
+\docparam{flags}{Combination of bit masks {\tt wxEXEC\_ASYNC},
+{\tt wxEXEC\_SYNC} and {\tt wxEXEC\_NOHIDE}}
+
+\docparam{callback}{An optional pointer to \helpref{wxProcess}{wxprocess}}
\wxheading{Include files}
Exits application after calling \helpref{wxApp::OnExit}{wxapponexit}.
Should only be used in an emergency: normally the top-level frame
should be deleted (after deleting all other frames) to terminate the
-application. See \helpref{wxWindow::OnCloseWindow}{wxwindowonclosewindow} and \helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}.
+application. See \helpref{wxCloseEvent}{wxcloseevent} and \helpref{wxApp}{wxapp}.
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{int}{wxKill}{\param{long}{ pid}, \param{int}{ sig = wxSIGTERM}, \param{wxKillError }{*rc = NULL}}
Equivalent to the Unix kill function: send the given signal {\it sig} to the
-process with PID {\it pid}. The valud signal values are
+process with PID {\it pid}. The valid signal values are
\begin{verbatim}
enum wxSignal
<wx/utils.h>
+\membersection{::wxGetProcessId}\label{wxgetprocessid}
+
+\func{unsigned long}{wxGetProcessId}{\void}
+
+Returns the number uniquely identifying the current process in the system.
+
+If an error occurs, $0$ is returned.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
\membersection{::wxShell}\label{wxshell}
\func{bool}{wxShell}{\param{const wxString\& }{command = NULL}}
<wx/utils.h>
+\membersection{::wxShutdown}\label{wxshutdown}
+
+\func{bool}{wxShutdown}{\param{wxShutdownFlags}{flags}}
+
+This function shuts down or reboots the computer depending on the value of the
+{\it flags}. Please notice that doing this requires the corresponding access
+rights (superuser under Unix, {\tt SE\_SHUTDOWN} privelege under Windows NT)
+and that this function is only implemented under Unix and Win32.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{flags}{Either {\tt wxSHUTDOWN\_POWEROFF} or {\tt wxSHUTDOWN\_REBOOT}}
+
+\wxheading{Returns}
+
+{\tt true} on success, {\tt false} if an error occured.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
\section{Thread functions}\label{threadfunctions}
\helpref{wxFile}{wxfile}\\
\helpref{wxFileName}{wxfilename}
-\membersection{::wxDirExists}\label{wxdirexists}
+\membersection{::wxDirExists}\label{functionwxdirexists}
\func{bool}{wxDirExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{dirname}}
-Returns TRUE if the directory exists.
+Returns true if the directory exists.
\membersection{::wxDos2UnixFilename}\label{wxdos2unixfilename}
Converts a DOS to a Unix filename by replacing backslashes with forward
slashes.
-\membersection{::wxFileExists}\label{wxfileexists}
+\membersection{::wxFileExists}\label{functionwxfileexists}
\func{bool}{wxFileExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
-Returns TRUE if the file exists. It also returns TRUE if the file is
+Returns true if the file exists. It also returns true if the file is
a directory.
\membersection{::wxFileModificationTime}\label{wxfilemodificationtime}
\func{wxString}{wxFileNameFromPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}
-\func{char*}{wxFileNameFromPath}{\param{char* }{path}}
+\func{char *}{wxFileNameFromPath}{\param{char *}{path}}
+
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
+\helpref{wxFileName::SplitPath}{wxfilenamesplitpath} instead.
Returns the filename for a full path. The second form returns a pointer to
temporary storage that should not be deallocated.
\membersection{::wxFindFirstFile}\label{wxfindfirstfile}
-\func{wxString}{wxFindFirstFile}{\param{const char*}{spec}, \param{int}{ flags = 0}}
+\func{wxString}{wxFindFirstFile}{\param{const char *}{spec}, \param{int}{ flags = 0}}
This function does directory searching; returns the first file
that matches the path {\it spec}, or the empty string. Use \helpref{wxFindNextFile}{wxfindnextfile} to
\wxheading{Returns}
-{\tt TRUE} on success, {\tt FALSE} if an error occured (for example, the
+{\tt true} on success, {\tt false} if an error occured (for example, the
directory doesn't exist).
\wxheading{Portability}
\func{bool}{wxIsAbsolutePath}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
-Returns TRUE if the argument is an absolute filename, i.e. with a slash
+Returns true if the argument is an absolute filename, i.e. with a slash
or drive name at the beginning.
\membersection{::wxPathOnly}\label{wxpathonly}
\param{const wxString\& }{file3}}
Concatenates {\it file1} and {\it file2} to {\it file3}, returning
-TRUE if successful.
+true if successful.
\membersection{::wxCopyFile}\label{wxcopyfile}
-\func{bool}{wxCopyFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{file1}, \param{const wxString\& }{file2}, \param{bool }{overwrite = TRUE}}
+\func{bool}{wxCopyFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{file1}, \param{const wxString\& }{file2}, \param{bool }{overwrite = true}}
-Copies {\it file1} to {\it file2}, returning TRUE if successful. If
-{\it overwrite} parameter is TRUE (default), the destination file is overwritten
-if it exists, but if {\it overwrite} is FALSE, the functions failes in this
+Copies {\it file1} to {\it file2}, returning true if successful. If
+{\it overwrite} parameter is true (default), the destination file is overwritten
+if it exists, but if {\it overwrite} is false, the functions fails in this
case.
\membersection{::wxGetCwd}\label{wxgetcwd}
\membersection{::wxGetWorkingDirectory}\label{wxgetworkingdirectory}
-\func{wxString}{wxGetWorkingDirectory}{\param{char*}{buf=NULL}, \param{int }{sz=1000}}
+\func{wxString}{wxGetWorkingDirectory}{\param{char *}{buf=NULL}, \param{int }{sz=1000}}
-This function is obsolete: use \helpref{wxGetCwd}{wxgetcwd} instead.
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete: use \helpref{wxGetCwd}{wxgetcwd} instead.
Copies the current working directory into the buffer if supplied, or
copies the working directory into new storage (which you must delete yourself)
\membersection{::wxGetTempFileName}\label{wxgettempfilename}
-\func{char*}{wxGetTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{char* }{buf=NULL}}
+\func{char *}{wxGetTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{char *}{buf=NULL}}
\func{bool}{wxGetTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxString\& }{buf}}
%%
%% It is the application's responsibility to create and delete the file.
-These functions are obsolete, please use\rtfsp
+{\bf NB:} These functions are obsolete, please use\rtfsp
\helpref{wxFileName::CreateTempFileName}{wxfilenamecreatetempfilename}\rtfsp
instead.
\func{bool}{wxIsWild}{\param{const wxString\& }{pattern}}
-Returns TRUE if the pattern contains wildcards. See \helpref{wxMatchWild}{wxmatchwild}.
+Returns true if the pattern contains wildcards. See \helpref{wxMatchWild}{wxmatchwild}.
\membersection{::wxMatchWild}\label{wxmatchwild}
\func{bool}{wxMatchWild}{\param{const wxString\& }{pattern}, \param{const wxString\& }{text}, \param{bool}{ dot\_special}}
-Returns TRUE if the {\it pattern}\/ matches the {\it text}\/; if {\it
-dot\_special}\/ is TRUE, filenames beginning with a dot are not matched
+Returns true if the {\it pattern}\/ matches the {\it text}\/; if {\it
+dot\_special}\/ is true, filenames beginning with a dot are not matched
with wildcard characters. See \helpref{wxIsWild}{wxiswild}.
\membersection{::wxMkdir}\label{wxmkdir}
\func{bool}{wxMkdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{int }{perm = 0777}}
-Makes the directory {\it dir}, returning TRUE if successful.
+Makes the directory {\it dir}, returning true if successful.
{\it perm} is the access mask for the directory for the systems on which it is
supported (Unix) and doesn't have effect for the other ones.
\func{bool}{wxRemoveFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{file}}
-Removes {\it file}, returning TRUE if successful.
+Removes {\it file}, returning true if successful.
\membersection{::wxRenameFile}\label{wxrenamefile}
\func{bool}{wxRenameFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{file1}, \param{const wxString\& }{file2}}
-Renames {\it file1} to {\it file2}, returning TRUE if successful.
+Renames {\it file1} to {\it file2}, returning true if successful.
\membersection{::wxRmdir}\label{wxrmdir}
\func{bool}{wxRmdir}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}, \param{int}{ flags=0}}
-Removes the directory {\it dir}, returning TRUE if successful. Does not work under VMS.
+Removes the directory {\it dir}, returning true if successful. Does not work under VMS.
The {\it flags} parameter is reserved for future use.
\func{bool}{wxSetWorkingDirectory}{\param{const wxString\& }{dir}}
-Sets the current working directory, returning TRUE if the operation succeeded.
+Sets the current working directory, returning true if the operation succeeded.
Under MS Windows, the current drive is also changed if {\it dir} contains a drive specification.
\membersection{::wxSplitPath}\label{wxsplitfunction}
\func{void}{wxSplitPath}{\param{const char *}{ fullname}, \param{wxString *}{ path}, \param{wxString *}{ name}, \param{wxString *}{ ext}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
+\helpref{wxFileName::SplitPath}{wxfilenamesplitpath} instead.
+
This function splits a full file name into components: the path (including possible disk/drive
specification under Windows), the base name and the extension. Any of the output parameters
({\it path}, {\it name} or {\it ext}) may be NULL if you are not interested in the value of
concatenating the values returned by \helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\rtfsp
and \helpref{wxGetUserId}{wxgetuserid}.
-Returns TRUE if successful, FALSE otherwise.
+Returns true if successful, false otherwise.
\wxheading{Include files}
in the {\bf wxWindows} section of the WIN.INI file is tried.
The first variant of this function returns the hostname if successful or an
-empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns TRUE
-if successful, FALSE otherwise.
+empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns true
+if successful, false otherwise.
\wxheading{See also}
in the {\bf wxWindows} section of the WIN.INI file is tried.
The first variant of this function returns the login name if successful or an
-empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns TRUE
-if successful, FALSE otherwise.
+empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns true
+if successful, false otherwise.
\wxheading{See also}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitemruled{Platform}{Return types}
-\twocolitem{Mac OS}{Return value is wxMAC when compiled with CodeWarrior under Mac OS 8.x/9.x and Mac OS X, wxMAC\_DARWIN when compiled with the Apple Developer Tools under Mac OS X.}
+\twocolitem{Mac OS}{Return value is wxMAC when compiled with CodeWarrior under Mac OS 8.x/9.x and Mac OS X, wxMAC\_DARWIN when compiled with the Apple Developer Tools under Mac OS X.
+
+Both {\it major} and {\it minor} have to be looked at as hexadecimal numbers. So System 10.2.4 returns 0x10, resp 16 for {\it major} and 0x24, resp 36 for {\it minor}. }
\twocolitem{GTK}{Return value is wxGTK, For GTK 1.0, {\it major} is 1, {\it minor} is 0. }
\twocolitem{Motif}{Return value is wxMOTIF\_X, {\it major} is X version, {\it minor} is X revision.}
\twocolitem{OS/2}{Return value is wxOS2\_PM.}
\func{const wxChar *}{wxGetUserHome}{\param{const wxString\& }{user = ""}}
Returns the home directory for the given user. If the username is empty
-(default value), this function behaves like
+(default value), this function behaves like
\helpref{wxGetHomeDir}{wxgethomedir}.
\wxheading{Include files}
the PENWIN.INI file is used.
The first variant of this function returns the user name if successful or an
-empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns {\tt TRUE}
-if successful, {\tt FALSE} otherwise.
+empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns {\tt true}
+if successful, {\tt false} otherwise.
\wxheading{See also}
\membersection{::copystring}\label{copystring}
-\func{char*}{copystring}{\param{const char* }{s}}
+\func{char *}{copystring}{\param{const char *}{s}}
Makes a copy of the string {\it s} using the C++ new operator, so it can be
deleted with the {\it delete} operator.
This function is deprecated, use \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} class instead.
+\membersection{::wxGetTranslation}\label{wxgettranslation}
+
+\func{const char *}{wxGetTranslation}{\param{const char * }{str}}
+
+This function returns the translation of string {\it str} in the current
+\helpref{locale}{wxlocale}. If the string is not found in any of the loaded
+message catalogs (see \helpref{internationalization overview}{internationalization}), the
+original string is returned. In debug build, an error message is logged -- this
+should help to find the strings which were not yet translated. As this function
+is used very often, an alternative (and also common in Unix world) syntax is
+provided: the \helpref{\_()}{underscore} macro is defined to do the same thing
+as wxGetTranslation.
+
\membersection{::wxIsEmpty}\label{wxisempty}
\func{bool}{wxIsEmpty}{\param{const char *}{ p}}
-Returns {\tt TRUE} if the pointer is either {\tt NULL} or points to an empty
-string, {\tt FALSE} otherwise.
+Returns {\tt true} if the pointer is either {\tt NULL} or points to an empty
+string, {\tt false} otherwise.
+
+\membersection{::wxStrcmp}\label{wxstrcmp}
+
+\func{int}{wxStrcmp}{\param{const char *}{p1}, \param{const char *}{p2}}
+
+Returns a negative value, 0, or positive value if {\it p1} is less than, equal
+to or greater than {\it p2}. The comparison is case-sensitive.
+
+This function complements the standard C function {\it stricmp()} which performs
+case-insensitive comparison.
\membersection{::wxStricmp}\label{wxstricmp}
\membersection{::wxStringMatch}\label{wxstringmatch}
\func{bool}{wxStringMatch}{\param{const wxString\& }{s1}, \param{const wxString\& }{s2},\\
- \param{bool}{ subString = TRUE}, \param{bool}{ exact = FALSE}}
+ \param{bool}{ subString = true}, \param{bool}{ exact = false}}
-Returns {\tt TRUE} if the substring {\it s1} is found within {\it s2},
-ignoring case if {\it exact} is FALSE. If {\it subString} is {\tt FALSE},
-no substring matching is done.
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, use \helpref{wxString::Find}{wxstringfind} instead.
-This function is obsolete, use \helpref{wxString::Find}{wxstringfind} instead.
+Returns {\tt true} if the substring {\it s1} is found within {\it s2},
+ignoring case if {\it exact} is false. If {\it subString} is {\tt false},
+no substring matching is done.
\membersection{::wxStringEq}\label{wxstringeq}
\func{bool}{wxStringEq}{\param{const wxString\& }{s1}, \param{const wxString\& }{s2}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, use \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} instead.
+
A macro defined as:
\begin{verbatim}
#define wxStringEq(s1, s2) (s1 && s2 && (strcmp(s1, s2) == 0))
\end{verbatim}
-This function is obsolete, use \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} instead.
-
\membersection{::wxStrlen}\label{wxstrlen}
\func{size\_t}{wxStrlen}{\param{const char *}{ p}}
same thing (i.e. returns the length of the string) except that it returns 0 if
{\it p} is the {\tt NULL} pointer.
-\membersection{::wxGetTranslation}\label{wxgettranslation}
-
-\func{const char *}{wxGetTranslation}{\param{const char * }{str}}
-
-This function returns the translation of string {\it str} in the current
-\helpref{locale}{wxlocale}. If the string is not found in any of the loaded
-message catalogs (see \helpref{internationalization overview}{internationalization}), the
-original string is returned. In debug build, an error message is logged - this
-should help to find the strings which were not yet translated. As this function
-is used very often, an alternative syntax is provided: the \_() macro is
-defined as wxGetTranslation().
-
\membersection{::wxSnprintf}\label{wxsnprintf}
\func{int}{wxSnprintf}{\param{wxChar *}{buf}, \param{size\_t }{len}, \param{const wxChar *}{format}, \param{}{...}}
\helpref{wxVsnprintf}{wxvsnprintf}, \helpref{wxString::Printf}{wxstringprintf}
+\membersection{wxT}\label{wxt}
+
+\func{wxChar}{wxT}{\param{char }{ch}}
+
+\func{const wxChar *}{wxT}{\param{const char *}{s}}
+
+wxT() is a macro which can be used with character and string literals (in other
+words, {\tt 'x'} or {\tt "foo"}) to automatically convert them to Unicode in
+Unicode build configuration. Please see the
+\helpref{Unicode overview}{unicode} for more information.
+
+This macro is simply returns the value passed to it without changes in ASCII
+build. In fact, its definition is:
+\begin{verbatim}
+#ifdef UNICODE
+#define wxT(x) L ## x
+#else // !Unicode
+#define wxT(x) x
+#endif
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\membersection{wxTRANSLATE}\label{wxtranslate}
+
+\func{const wxChar *}{wxTRANSLATE}{\param{const char *}{s}}
+
+This macro doesn't do anything in the program code -- it simply expands to the
+value of its argument (expand in Unicode build where it is equivalent to
+\helpref{wxT}{wxt} which makes it unnecessary to use both wxTRANSLATE and wxT
+with the same string which would be really unreadable).
+
+However it does have a purpose and it is to mark the literal strings for the
+extraction into the message catalog created by {\tt xgettext} program. Usually
+this is achieved using \helpref{\_()}{underscore} but that macro not only marks
+the string for extraction but also expands into
+\helpref{wxGetTranslation}{wxgettranslation} function call which means that it
+cannot be used in some situations, notably for the static arrays
+initialization.
+
+Here is an example which should make it more clear: suppose that you have a
+static array of strings containing the weekday names and which have to be
+translated (note that it is a bad example, really, as
+\helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} already can be used to get the localized week
+day names already). If you write
+\begin{verbatim}
+static const wxChar * const weekdays[] = { _("Mon"), ..., _("Sun") };
+...
+// use weekdays[n] as usual
+\end{verbatim}
+the code wouldn't compile because the function calls are forbidden in the array
+initializer. So instead you should do
+\begin{verbatim}
+static const wxChar * const weekdays[] = { wxTRANSLATE("Mon"), ..., wxTRANSLATE("Sun") };
+...
+// use wxGetTranslation(weekdays[n])
+\end{verbatim}
+here.
+
+Note that although the code {\bf would} compile if you simply omit
+wxTRANSLATE() in the above, it wouldn't work as expected because there would be
+no translations for the weekday names in the program message catalog and
+wxGetTranslation wouldn't find them.
+
+
\membersection{::wxToLower}\label{wxtolower}
\func{char}{wxToLower}{\param{char }{ch}}
\membersection{::wxVsnprintf}\label{wxvsnprintf}
-\func{int}{wxVsnprintf}{\param{wxChar *}{buf}, \param{size\_t }{len}, \param{const wxChar *}{format}, \param{va\_list }{argptr}}
+\func{int}{wxVsnprintf}{\param{wxChar *}{buf}, \param{size\_t }{len}, \param{const wxChar *}{format}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
-The same as \helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf} but takes a {\tt va\_list}
+The same as \helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf} but takes a {\tt va\_list }
argument instead of arbitrary number of parameters.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf}, \helpref{wxString::PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}
+
+\membersection{\_}\label{underscore}
+
+\func{const wxChar *}{\_}{\param{const char *}{s}}
+
+This macro expands into a call to \helpref{wxGetTranslation}{wxgettranslation}
+function, so it marks the message for the extraction by {\tt xgettext} just as
+\helpref{wxTRANSLATE}{wxtranslate} does, but also returns the translation of
+the string for the current locale during execution.
+
+Don't confuse this macro with \helpref{\_T()}{underscoret}!
+
+
+\membersection{\_T}\label{underscoret}
+
+\func{wxChar}{\_T}{\param{char }{ch}}
+
+\func{const wxChar *}{\_T}{\param{const wxChar }{ch}}
+
+This macro is exactly the same as \helpref{wxT}{wxt} and is defined in
+wxWindows simply because it may be more intuitive for Windows programmers as
+the standard Win32 headers also define it (as well as yet another name for the
+same macro which is {\tt \_TEXT()}).
+
+Don't confuse this macro with \helpref{\_()}{underscore}!
+
+\membersection{\_}\label{underscore}
+
\section{Dialog functions}\label{dialogfunctions}
Below are a number of convenience functions for getting input from the
Cancel). For example:
\begin{verbatim}
-const wxString& s = wxFileSelector("Choose a file to open");
-if (s)
+wxString filename = wxFileSelector("Choose a file to open");
+if ( !filename.empty() )
{
- ...
+ // work with the file
+ ...
}
+//else: cancelled by user
\end{verbatim}
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/colordlg.h>
+\membersection{::wxGetFontFromUser}\label{wxgetfontfromuser}
+
+\func{wxFont}{wxGetFontFromUser}{\param{wxWindow *}{parent}, \param{const wxFont\& }{fontInit}}
+
+Shows the font selection dialog and returns the font selected by user or
+invalid font (use \helpref{wxFont::Ok}{wxfontok} to test whether a font
+is valid) if the dialog was cancelled.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{parent}{The parent window for the font selection dialog}
+
+\docparam{fontInit}{If given, this will be the font initially selected in the dialog.}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/fontdlg.h>
+
+
\membersection{::wxGetMultipleChoices}\label{wxgetmultiplechoices}
\func{size\_t}{wxGetMultipleChoices}{\\
\param{const wxArrayString\& }{aChoices},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true},\\
\param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
\func{size\_t}{wxGetMultipleChoices}{\\
\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true},\\
\param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a
which is an array of {\it n} strings for the listbox or by using a single
{\it aChoices} parameter of type \helpref{wxArrayString}{wxarraystring}.
-If {\it centre} is TRUE, the message text (which may include new line
-characters) is centred; if FALSE, the message is left-justified.
+If {\it centre} is true, the message text (which may include new line
+characters) is centred; if false, the message is left-justified.
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{wxString}{wxGetTextFromUser}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Input text"},\\
\param{const wxString\& }{default\_value = ``"}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
- \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}}
+ \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = true}}
Pop up a dialog box with title set to {\it caption}, {\it message}, and a
\rtfsp{\it default\_value}. The user may type in text and press OK to return this text,
or press Cancel to return the empty string.
-If {\it centre} is TRUE, the message text (which may include new line characters)
-is centred; if FALSE, the message is left-justified.
+If {\it centre} is true, the message text (which may include new line characters)
+is centred; if false, the message is left-justified.
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{int}{wxGetMultipleChoice}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption}, \param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
\param{int }{nsel}, \param{int *}{selection},
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a multiple-selection
listbox. The user may choose one or more item(s) and press OK or Cancel.
{\it choices} is an array of {\it n} strings for the listbox.
-If {\it centre} is TRUE, the message text (which may include new line characters)
-is centred; if FALSE, the message is left-justified.
+If {\it centre} is true, the message text (which may include new line characters)
+is centred; if false, the message is left-justified.
\wxheading{Include files}
\param{const wxArrayString\& }{aChoices},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true},\\
\param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
\func{wxString}{wxGetSingleChoice}{\param{const wxString\& }{message},\\
\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true},\\
\param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a
which is an array of {\it n} strings for the listbox or by using a single
{\it aChoices} parameter of type \helpref{wxArrayString}{wxarraystring}.
-If {\it centre} is TRUE, the message text (which may include new line
-characters) is centred; if FALSE, the message is left-justified.
+If {\it centre} is true, the message text (which may include new line
+characters) is centred; if false, the message is left-justified.
\wxheading{Include files}
\param{const wxString\& }{caption},\\
\param{const wxArrayString\& }{aChoices},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
\func{int}{wxGetSingleChoiceIndex}{\param{const wxString\& }{message},\\
\param{const wxString\& }{caption},\\
\param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
As {\bf wxGetSingleChoice} but returns the index representing the selected
string. If the user pressed cancel, -1 is returned.
\param{const wxString\& }{client\_data[]},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
\func{wxString}{wxGetSingleChoiceData}{\param{const wxString\& }{message},\\
\param{const wxString\& }{caption},\\
\param{const wxString\& }{client\_data[]},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
\param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{bool}{ centre = true}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
As {\bf wxGetSingleChoice} but takes an array of client data pointers
corresponding to the strings, and returns one of these pointers or NULL if
\func{bool}{wxIsBusy}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if between two \helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor} and\rtfsp
+Returns true if between two \helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor} and\rtfsp
\helpref{wxEndBusyCursor}{wxendbusycursor} calls.
See also \helpref{wxBusyCursor}{wxbusycursor}.
\membersection{::wxMessageBox}\label{wxmessagebox}
-\func{int}{wxMessageBox}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Message"}, \param{int}{ style = wxOK \pipe wxCENTRE},\\
+\func{int}{wxMessageBox}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Message"}, \param{int}{ style = wxOK},\\
\param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}}
General purpose message dialog. {\it style} may be a bit list of the
\twocolitem{wxCANCEL}{Puts a Cancel button on the message box. May be combined with
wxYES\_NO or wxOK.}
\twocolitem{wxOK}{Puts an Ok button on the message box. May be combined with wxCANCEL.}
-\twocolitem{wxCENTRE}{Centres the text.}
\twocolitem{wxICON\_EXCLAMATION}{Displays an exclamation mark symbol.}
\twocolitem{wxICON\_HAND}{Displays an error symbol.}
\twocolitem{wxICON\_ERROR}{Displays an error symbol - the same as wxICON\_HAND.}
{\it message} may contain newline characters, in which case the
message will be split into separate lines, to cater for large messages.
-Under Windows, the native MessageBox function is used unless wxCENTRE
-is specified in the style, in which case a generic function is used.
-This is because the native MessageBox function cannot centre text.
-The symbols are not shown when the generic function is used.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/msgdlg.h>
\func{bool}{wxShowTip}{\param{wxWindow *}{parent},
\param{wxTipProvider *}{tipProvider},
- \param{bool }{showAtStartup = TRUE}}
+ \param{bool }{showAtStartup = true}}
-This function shows a "startup tip" to the user.
+This function shows a "startup tip" to the user. The return value is the
+state of the ``Show tips at startup'' checkbox.
\docparam{parent}{The parent window for the modal dialog}
\docparam{tipProvider}{An object which is used to get the text of the tips.
It may be created with the \helpref{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{wxcreatefiletipprovider} function.}
-\docparam{showAtStartup}{Should be TRUE if startup tips are shown, FALSE
+\docparam{showAtStartup}{Should be true if startup tips are shown, false
otherwise. This is used as the initial value for "Show tips at startup"
checkbox which is shown in the tips dialog.}
<wx/tipdlg.h>
+
+\section{Math functions}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/math.h>
+
+\membersection{wxFinite}\label{wxfinite}
+
+\func{int}{wxFinite}{\param{double }{x}}
+
+Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is neither infinite or NaN (not a number),
+returns 0 otherwise.
+
+\membersection{wxIsNaN}\label{wxisnan}
+
+\func{bool}{wxIsNaN}{\param{double }{x}}
+
+Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is NaN (not a number), returns 0
+otherwise.
+
+
\section{GDI functions}\label{gdifunctions}
The following are relevant to the GDI (Graphics Device Interface).
\func{bool}{wxColourDisplay}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the display is colour, FALSE otherwise.
+Returns true if the display is colour, false otherwise.
\membersection{::wxDisplayDepth}\label{wxdisplaydepth}
\section{Printer settings}\label{printersettings}
-These routines are obsolete and should no longer be used!
+{\bf NB:} These routines are obsolete and should no longer be used!
The following functions are used to control PostScript printing. Under
Windows, PostScript output can only be sent to a file.
<wx/clipbrd.h>
-\membersection{::wxClipboardOpen}\label{wxclipboardopen}
+\membersection{::wxClipboardOpen}\label{functionwxclipboardopen}
\func{bool}{wxClipboardOpen}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if this application has already opened the clipboard.
+Returns true if this application has already opened the clipboard.
\membersection{::wxCloseClipboard}\label{wxcloseclipboard}
\func{bool}{wxIsClipboardFormatAvailable}{\param{int}{dataFormat}}
-Returns TRUE if the given data format is available on the clipboard.
+Returns true if the given data format is available on the clipboard.
\membersection{::wxOpenClipboard}\label{wxopenclipboard}
\section{Miscellaneous functions}\label{miscellany}
+\membersection{wxEXPLICIT}\label{wxexplicit}
+
+{\tt wxEXPLICIT} is a macro which expands to the C++ {\tt explicit} keyword if
+the compiler supports it or nothing otherwise. Thus, it can be used even in the
+code which might have to be compiled with an old compiler without support for
+this language feature but still take advantage of it when it is available.
+
+\membersection{wxLL}\label{wxll}
+
+\func{wxLongLong\_t}{wxLL}{\param{}{number}}
+
+This macro is defined for the platforms with a native 64 bit integer type and
+allows to define 64 bit compile time constants:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ #ifdef wxLongLong_t
+ wxLongLong_t ll = wxLL(0x1234567890abcdef);
+ #endif
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/longlong.h>
+
+\membersection{wxLongLongFmtSpec}\label{wxlonglongfmtspec}
+
+This macro is defined to contain the {\tt printf()} format specifier using
+which 64 bit integer numbers (i.e. those of type {\tt wxLongLong\_t}) can be
+printed. Example of using it:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ #ifdef wxLongLong_t
+ wxLongLong_t ll = wxLL(0x1234567890abcdef);
+ printf("Long long = %" wxLongLongFmtSpec "x\n", ll);
+ #endif
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxLL}{wxll}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/longlong.h>
+
\membersection{::wxNewId}\label{wxnewid}
\func{long}{wxNewId}{\void}
<wx/dde.h>
-\membersection{::wxDisplaySize}\label{wxdisplaysize}
-
-\func{void}{wxDisplaySize}{\param{int *}{width}, \param{int *}{height}}
-
-Gets the physical size of the display in pixels.
-
-\wxheading{Include files}
-
-<wx/gdicmn.h>
-
\membersection{::wxEnableTopLevelWindows}\label{wxenabletoplevelwindows}
-\func{void}{wxEnableTopLevelWindow}{\param{bool}{ enable = TRUE}}
+\func{void}{wxEnableTopLevelWindow}{\param{bool}{ enable = true}}
This function enables or disables all top level windows. It is used by
\helpref{::wxSafeYield}{wxsafeyield}.
\func{wxWindow *}{wxFindWindowByLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent=NULL}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
+\helpref{wxWindow::FindWindowByLabel}{wxwindowfindwindowbylabel} instead.
+
Find a window by its label. Depending on the type of window, the label may be a window title
or panel item label. If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
\func{wxWindow *}{wxFindWindowByName}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent=NULL}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
+\helpref{wxWindow::FindWindowByName}{wxwindowfindwindowbyname} instead.
+
Find a window by its name (as given in a window constructor or {\bf Create} function call).
If {\it parent} is NULL, the search will start from all top-level
frames and dialog boxes; if non-NULL, the search will be limited to the given window hierarchy.
<wx/utils.h>
+\membersection{::wxGetTopLevelParent}\label{wxgettoplevelparent}
+
+\func{wxWindow *}{wxGetTopLevelParent}{\param{wxWindow }{*win}}
+
+Returns the first top level parent of the given window, or in other words, the
+frame or dialog containing it, or {\tt NULL}.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/window.h>
+
\membersection{::wxLoadUserResource}\label{wxloaduserresource}
\func{wxString}{wxLoadUserResource}{\param{const wxString\& }{resourceName}, \param{const wxString\& }{resourceType=``TEXT"}}
where {\tt file.ext} is a file that the resource compiler can find.
-One use of this is to store {\tt .wxr} files instead of including the data in the C++ file; some compilers
-cannot cope with the long strings in a {\tt .wxr} file. The resource data can then be parsed
-using \helpref{wxResourceParseString}{wxresourceparsestring}.
-
This function is available under Windows only.
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{void}{wxPostEvent}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{dest}, \param{wxEvent\& }{event}}
-This function posts the event to the specified {\it dest} object. The
-difference between sending an event and posting it is that in the first case
-the event is processed before the function returns (in wxWindows, event sending
-is done with \helpref{ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent} function), but in
-the second, the function returns immediately and the event will be processed
-sometime later - usually during the next even loop iteration.
-
-Note that a copy of the {\it event} is made by the function, so the original
-copy can be deleted as soon as function returns. This function can also be used
-to send events between different threads safely. As this function makes a
-copy of the event, the event needs to have a fully implemented Clone() method,
-which may not be the case for all event in wxWindows.
-
-See also \helpref{AddPendingEvent}{wxevthandleraddpendingevent} (which this function
-uses internally).
+In a GUI application, this function posts {\it event} to the specified {\it dest}
+object using \helpref{wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent}{wxevthandleraddpendingevent}.
+Otherwise, it dispatches {\it event} immediately using
+\helpref{wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent}{wxevthandlerprocessevent}.
+See the respective documentation for details (and caveats).
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{wxString}{wxStripMenuCodes}{\param{const wxString\& }{in}}
-\func{void}{wxStripMenuCodes}{\param{char* }{in}, \param{char* }{out}}
+\func{void}{wxStripMenuCodes}{\param{char *}{in}, \param{char *}{out}}
-This function is obsolete, please use
+{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
\helpref{wxMenuItem::GetLabelFromText}{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext} instead.
Strips any menu codes from {\it in} and places the result
<wx/utils.h>
-\section{Byte order macros}\label{macros}
+\section{Byte order macros}\label{byteordermacros}
The endian-ness issues (that is the difference between big-endian and
little-endian architectures) are important for the portable programs working
Use these macros to read data from and write data to a file that stores
data in big-endian format.
-\section{RTTI functions}\label{macros}
+\section{RTTI functions}\label{rttimacros}
wxWindows uses its own RTTI ("run-time type identification") system which
predates the current standard C++ RTTI and so is kept for backwards
-compatribility reasons but also because it allows some things which the
+compatibility reasons but also because it allows some things which the
standard RTTI doesn't directly support (such as creating a class from its
name).
\func{}{DECLARE\_APP}{className}
-This is used in headers to create a forward declaration of the wxGetApp function implemented
-by IMPLEMENT\_APP. It creates the declaration {\tt className\& wxGetApp(void)}.
+This is used in headers to create a forward declaration of the
+\helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp} function implemented by
+\helpref{IMPLEMENT\_APP}{implementapp}. It creates the declaration
+{\tt className\& wxGetApp(void)}.
Example:
DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame)
private:
- const wxString\& frameTitle;
+ const wxString& frameTitle;
public:
...
};
\helpref{wxDynamicCast}{wxdynamiccast}\\
\helpref{wxConstCast}{wxconstcast}
-\section{Resource functions}\label{resourcefuncs}
-
-\overview{Resource functions}{resourceformats}
-
-This section details functions for manipulating wxWindows (.WXR) resource
-files and loading user interface elements from resources.
-
-\normalbox{Please note that this use of the word `resource' is different from that used when talking
-about initialisation file resource reading and writing, using such functions
-as wxWriteResource and wxGetResource. It is just an unfortunate clash of terminology.}
-
-\helponly{For an overview of the wxWindows resource mechanism, see \helpref{the wxWindows resource system}{resourceformats}.}
-
-See also \helpref{wxWindow::LoadFromResource}{wxwindowloadfromresource} for
-loading from resource data.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceAddIdentifier}\label{wxresourceaddidentifier}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceAddIdentifier}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{int }{value}}
-
-Used for associating a name with an integer identifier (equivalent to dynamically\rtfsp
-\tt{#}defining a name to an integer). Unlikely to be used by an application except
-perhaps for implementing resource functionality for interpreted languages.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceClear}\label{wxresourceclear}
-
-\func{void}{wxResourceClear}{\void}
-
-Clears the wxWindows resource table.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceCreateBitmap}\label{wxresourcecreatebitmap}
-
-\func{wxBitmap *}{wxResourceCreateBitmap}{\param{const wxString\& }{resource}}
-
-Creates a new bitmap from a file, static data, or Windows resource, given a valid
-wxWindows bitmap resource identifier. For example, if the .WXR file contains
-the following:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-static const wxString\& project_resource = "bitmap(name = 'project_resource',\
- bitmap = ['project', wxBITMAP_TYPE_BMP_RESOURCE, 'WINDOWS'],\
- bitmap = ['project.xpm', wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM, 'X']).";
-\end{verbatim}
-
-then this function can be called as follows:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
- wxBitmap *bitmap = wxResourceCreateBitmap("project_resource");
-\end{verbatim}
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceCreateIcon}\label{wxresourcecreateicon}
-
-\func{wxIcon *}{wxResourceCreateIcon}{\param{const wxString\& }{resource}}
-
-Creates a new icon from a file, static data, or Windows resource, given a valid
-wxWindows icon resource identifier. For example, if the .WXR file contains
-the following:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-static const wxString\& project_resource = "icon(name = 'project_resource',\
- icon = ['project', wxBITMAP_TYPE_ICO_RESOURCE, 'WINDOWS'],\
- icon = ['project', wxBITMAP_TYPE_XBM_DATA, 'X']).";
-\end{verbatim}
-
-then this function can be called as follows:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
- wxIcon *icon = wxResourceCreateIcon("project_resource");
-\end{verbatim}
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceCreateMenuBar}\label{wxresourcecreatemenubar}
-
-\func{wxMenuBar *}{wxResourceCreateMenuBar}{\param{const wxString\& }{resource}}
-
-Creates a new menu bar given a valid wxWindows menubar resource
-identifier. For example, if the .WXR file contains the following:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-static const wxString\& menuBar11 = "menu(name = 'menuBar11',\
- menu = \
- [\
- ['&File', 1, '', \
- ['&Open File', 2, 'Open a file'],\
- ['&Save File', 3, 'Save a file'],\
- [],\
- ['E&xit', 4, 'Exit program']\
- ],\
- ['&Help', 5, '', \
- ['&About', 6, 'About this program']\
- ]\
- ]).";
-\end{verbatim}
-
-then this function can be called as follows:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
- wxMenuBar *menuBar = wxResourceCreateMenuBar("menuBar11");
-\end{verbatim}
-
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceGetIdentifier}\label{wxresourcegetidentifier}
-
-\func{int}{wxResourceGetIdentifier}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
-
-Used for retrieving the integer value associated with an identifier.
-A zero value indicates that the identifier was not found.
-
-See \helpref{wxResourceAddIdentifier}{wxresourceaddidentifier}.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceParseData}\label{wxresourcedata}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceParseData}{\param{const wxString\& }{resource}, \param{wxResourceTable *}{table = NULL}}
-
-Parses a string containing one or more wxWindows resource objects. If
-the resource objects are global static data that are included into the
-C++ program, then this function must be called for each variable
-containing the resource data, to make it known to wxWindows.
-
-{\it resource} should contain data in the following form:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-dialog(name = 'dialog1',
- style = 'wxCAPTION | wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE',
- title = 'Test dialog box',
- x = 312, y = 234, width = 400, height = 300,
- modal = 0,
- control = [1000, wxStaticBox, 'Groupbox', '0', 'group6', 5, 4, 380, 262,
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0]],
- control = [1001, wxTextCtrl, '', 'wxTE_MULTILINE', 'text3',
- 156, 126, 200, 70, 'wxWindows is a multi-platform, GUI toolkit.',
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0],
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0]]).
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This function will typically be used after including a {\tt .wxr} file into
-a C++ program as follows:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-#include "dialog1.wxr"
-\end{verbatim}
-
-Each of the contained resources will declare a new C++ variable, and each
-of these variables should be passed to wxResourceParseData.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceParseFile}\label{wxresourceparsefile}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceParseFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}, \param{wxResourceTable *}{table = NULL}}
-
-Parses a file containing one or more wxWindows resource objects
-in C++-compatible syntax. Use this function to dynamically load
-wxWindows resource data.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceParseString}\label{wxresourceparsestring}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceParseString}{\param{char*}{ s}, \param{wxResourceTable *}{table = NULL}}
-
-Parses a string containing one or more wxWindows resource objects. If
-the resource objects are global static data that are included into the
-C++ program, then this function must be called for each variable
-containing the resource data, to make it known to wxWindows.
-
-{\it resource} should contain data with the following form:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-dialog(name = 'dialog1',
- style = 'wxCAPTION | wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE',
- title = 'Test dialog box',
- x = 312, y = 234, width = 400, height = 300,
- modal = 0,
- control = [1000, wxStaticBox, 'Groupbox', '0', 'group6', 5, 4, 380, 262,
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0]],
- control = [1001, wxTextCtrl, '', 'wxTE_MULTILINE', 'text3',
- 156, 126, 200, 70, 'wxWindows is a multi-platform, GUI toolkit.',
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0],
- [11, 'wxSWISS', 'wxNORMAL', 'wxNORMAL', 0]]).
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This function will typically be used after calling \helpref{wxLoadUserResource}{wxloaduserresource} to
-load an entire {\tt .wxr file} into a string.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceRegisterBitmapData}\label{registerbitmapdata}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceRegisterBitmapData}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{char* }{xbm\_data}, \param{int }{width},
-\param{int }{height}, \param{wxResourceTable *}{table = NULL}}
-
-\func{bool}{wxResourceRegisterBitmapData}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}, \param{char** }{xpm\_data}}
-
-Makes \tt{#}included XBM or XPM bitmap data known to the wxWindows resource system.
-This is required if other resources will use the bitmap data, since otherwise there
-is no connection between names used in resources, and the global bitmap data.
-
-\membersection{::wxResourceRegisterIconData}\label{wxresourceregistericondata}
-
-Another name for \helpref{wxResourceRegisterBitmapData}{registerbitmapdata}.
-
\section{Log functions}\label{logfunctions}
These functions provide a variety of logging functions: see \helpref{Log classes overview}{wxlogoverview} for
\func{void}{wxDebugMsg}{\param{const wxString\& }{fmt}, \param{...}{}}
-{\bf This function is deprecated, use \helpref{wxLogDebug}{wxlogdebug} instead!}
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log
+functions}{logfunctions} and \helpref{wxLogDebug}{wxlogdebug} in particular.
Display a debugging message; under Windows, this will appear on the
debugger command window, and under Unix, it will be written to standard
(at least for Watcom C++): preformat your messages and use OutputDebugString
instead.
-This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/utils.h>
\func{void}{wxError}{\param{const wxString\& }{msg}, \param{const wxString\& }{title = "wxWindows Internal Error"}}
-This function is now obsolete, please use \helpref{wxLogError}{wxlogerror}
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, please use \helpref{wxLogError}{wxlogerror}
instead.
Displays {\it msg} and continues. This writes to standard error under
\func{void}{wxFatalError}{\param{const wxString\& }{msg}, \param{const wxString\& }{title = "wxWindows Fatal Error"}}
-This function is now obsolete, please use
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, please use
\helpref{wxLogFatalError}{wxlogfatalerror} instead.
Displays {\it msg} and exits. This writes to standard error under Unix,
\membersection{::wxLogError}\label{wxlogerror}
-\func{void}{wxLogError}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
-The function to use for error messages, i.e. the messages that must be shown
+The functions to use for error messages, i.e. the messages that must be shown
to the user. The default processing is to pop up a message box to inform the
user about it.
\membersection{::wxLogFatalError}\label{wxlogfatalerror}
-\func{void}{wxLogFatalError}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogFatalError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogFatalError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
Like \helpref{wxLogError}{wxlogerror}, but also
terminates the program with the exit code 3. Using {\it abort()} standard
\membersection{::wxLogWarning}\label{wxlogwarning}
-\func{void}{wxLogWarning}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogWarning}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogWarning}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
For warnings - they are also normally shown to the user, but don't interrupt
the program work.
\membersection{::wxLogMessage}\label{wxlogmessage}
-\func{void}{wxLogMessage}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogMessage}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogMessage}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
-for all normal, informational messages. They also appear in a message box by
+For all normal, informational messages. They also appear in a message box by
default (but it can be changed). Notice that the standard behaviour is to not
show informational messages if there are any errors later - the logic being
that the later error messages make the informational messages preceding them
\membersection{::wxLogVerbose}\label{wxlogverbose}
-\func{void}{wxLogVerbose}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogVerbose}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogVerbose}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
For verbose output. Normally, it is suppressed, but
might be activated if the user wishes to know more details about the program
\membersection{::wxLogStatus}\label{wxlogstatus}
-\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{wxFrame *}{frame}, \param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{wxFrame *}{frame}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogStatus}{\param{wxFrame *}{frame}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
-\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-Messages logged by this function will appear in the statusbar of the {\it
+\func{void}{wxVLogStatus}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
+
+Messages logged by these functions will appear in the statusbar of the {\it
frame} or of the top level application window by default (i.e. when using
-the second version of the function).
+the second version of the functions).
If the target frame doesn't have a statusbar, the message will be lost.
\membersection{::wxLogSysError}\label{wxlogsyserror}
-\func{void}{wxLogSysError}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogSysError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogSysError}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
Mostly used by wxWindows itself, but might be handy for logging errors after
system call (API function) failure. It logs the specified message text as well
\membersection{::wxLogDebug}\label{wxlogdebug}
-\func{void}{wxLogDebug}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogDebug}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogDebug}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
-The right function for debug output. It only does anything at all in the debug
-mode (when the preprocessor symbol \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined) and expands to
+The right functions for debug output. They only do something in debug
+mode (when the preprocessor symbol \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined) and expand to
nothing in release mode (otherwise).
\membersection{::wxLogTrace}\label{wxlogtrace}
-\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxVLogTrace}{\param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{const char *}{mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxVLogTrace}{\param{const char *}{mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
+
\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{wxTraceMask}{ mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxVLogTrace}{\param{wxTraceMask}{ mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{va\_list }{argPtr}}
+
As {\bf wxLogDebug}, trace functions only do something in debug build and
expand to nothing in the release one. The reason for making
it a separate function from it is that usually there are a lot of trace
\item wxTraceOleCalls: trace OLE method calls (Win32 only)
\end{itemize}
+\membersection{::wxSafeShowMessage}\label{wxsafeshowmessage}
+
+\func{void}{wxSafeShowMessage}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}, \param{const wxString\& }{text}}
+
+This function shows a message to the user in a safe way and should be safe to
+call even before the application has been initialized or if it is currently in
+some other strange state (for example, about to crash). Under Windows this
+function shows a message box using a native dialog instead of
+\helpref{wxMessageBox}{wxmessagebox} (which might be unsafe to call), elsewhere
+it simply prints the message to the standard output using the title as prefix.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{title}{The title of the message box shown to the user or the prefix
+of the message string}
+
+\docparam{text}{The text to show to the user}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxLogFatalError}{wxlogfatalerror}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/log.h>
+
\membersection{::wxSysErrorCode}\label{wxsyserrorcode}
\func{unsigned long}{wxSysErrorCode}{\void}
\func{}{WXTRACE}{formatString, ...}
+{\bf NB:} This macro is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
+
Calls wxTrace with printf-style variable argument syntax. Output
is directed to the current output stream (see \helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontextoverview}).
-This macro is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/memory.h>
\func{}{WXTRACELEVEL}{level, formatString, ...}
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
+
Calls wxTraceLevel with printf-style variable argument syntax. Output
is directed to the current output stream (see \helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontextoverview}).
The first argument should be the level at which this information is appropriate.
It will only be output if the level returned by wxDebugContext::GetLevel is equal to or greater than
this value.
-This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/memory.h>
\func{void}{wxTrace}{\param{const wxString\& }{fmt}, \param{...}{}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
+
Takes printf-style variable argument syntax. Output
is directed to the current output stream (see \helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontextoverview}).
-This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/memory.h>
\func{void}{wxTraceLevel}{\param{int}{ level}, \param{const wxString\& }{fmt}, \param{...}{}}
+{\bf NB:} This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
+
Takes printf-style variable argument syntax. Output
is directed to the current output stream (see \helpref{wxDebugContext}{wxdebugcontextoverview}).
The first argument should be the level at which this information is appropriate.
It will only be output if the level returned by wxDebugContext::GetLevel is equal to or greater than
this value.
-This function is now obsolete, replaced by \helpref{Log functions}{logfunctions}.
-
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/memory.h>
\membersection{::wxGetElapsedTime}\label{wxgetelapsedtime}
-\func{long}{wxGetElapsedTime}{\param{bool}{ resetTimer = TRUE}}
+\func{long}{wxGetElapsedTime}{\param{bool}{ resetTimer = true}}
Gets the time in milliseconds since the last \helpref{::wxStartTimer}{wxstarttimer}.
-If {\it resetTimer} is TRUE (the default), the timer is reset to zero
+If {\it resetTimer} is true (the default), the timer is reset to zero
by this call.
See also \helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}.
\membersection{::wxGetLocalTimeMillis}\label{wxgetlocaltimemillis}
-\func{wxLongLone}{wxGetLocalTimeMillis}{\void}
+\func{wxLongLong}{wxGetLocalTimeMillis}{\void}
Returns the number of milliseconds since local time 00:00:00 Jan 1st 1970.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxDateTime::Now}{wxdatetimenow},\\
-\helpref{wxLongLone}{wxlonglong}
+\helpref{wxLongLong}{wxlonglong}
\wxheading{Include files}
\section{Debugging macros and functions}\label{debugmacros}
-Useful macros and functions for error checking and defensive programming. ASSERTs are only
-compiled if \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined, whereas CHECK macros stay in release
-builds.
+Useful macros and functions for error checking and defensive programming.
+wxWindows defines three families of the assert-like macros:
+the wxASSERT and wxFAIL macros only do anything if \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined
+(in other words, in the debug build) but disappear completely in the release
+build. On the other hand, the wxCHECK macros stay event in release builds but a
+check failure doesn't generate any user-visible effects then. Finally, the
+compile time assertions don't happen during the run-time but result in the
+compilation error messages if the condition they check fail.
\wxheading{Include files}
\membersection{::wxOnAssert}\label{wxonassert}
-\func{void}{wxOnAssert}{\param{const char*}{ fileName}, \param{int}{ lineNumber}, \param{const char*}{ msg = NULL}}
+\func{void}{wxOnAssert}{\param{const char *}{fileName}, \param{int}{ lineNumber}, \param{const char *}{cond}, \param{const char *}{msg = NULL}}
-This function may be redefined to do something non trivial and is called
-whenever one of debugging macros fails (i.e. condition is false in an
-assertion).
-% TODO: this should probably be an overridable in wxApp.
+This function is called whenever one of debugging macros fails (i.e. condition
+is false in an assertion). It is only defined in the debug mode, in release
+builds the \helpref{wxCHECK}{wxcheck} failures don't result in anything.
+
+To override the default behaviour in the debug builds which is to show the user
+a dialog asking whether he wants to abort the program, continue or continue
+ignoring any subsequent assert failures, you may override
+\helpref{wxApp::OnAssert}{wxapponassert} which is called by this function if
+the global application object exists.
\membersection{wxASSERT}\label{wxassert}
\func{}{wxASSERT}{\param{}{condition}}
-Assert macro. An error message will be generated if the condition is FALSE in
+Assert macro. An error message will be generated if the condition is false in
debug mode, but nothing will be done in the release build.
Please note that the condition in wxASSERT() should have no side effects
because it will not be executed in release mode at all.
-See also: \helpref{wxASSERT\_MSG}{wxassertmsg}
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxASSERT\_MSG}{wxassertmsg},\\
+\helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}{wxcompiletimeassert}
+
+\membersection{wxASSERT\_MIN\_BITSIZE}\label{wxassertminbitsize}
+
+\func{}{wxASSERT\_MIN\_BITSIZE}{\param{}{type}, \param{}{size}}
+
+This macro results in a
+\helpref{compile time assertion failure}{wxcompiletimeassert} if the size
+of the given type {\it type} is less than {\it size} bits.
+
+You may use it like this, for example:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ // we rely on the int being able to hold values up to 2^32
+ wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE(int, 32);
+
+ // can't work with the platforms using UTF-8 for wchar_t
+ wxASSERT_MIN_BITSIZE(wchar_t, 16);
+\end{verbatim}
\membersection{wxASSERT\_MSG}\label{wxassertmsg}
\func{}{wxASSERT\_MSG}{\param{}{condition}, \param{}{msg}}
-Assert macro with message. An error message will be generated if the condition is FALSE.
+Assert macro with message. An error message will be generated if the condition is false.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxASSERT}{wxassert},\\
+\helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}{wxcompiletimeassert}
+
+\membersection{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}\label{wxcompiletimeassert}
+
+\func{}{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}{\param{}{condition}, \param{}{msg}}
+
+Using {\tt wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT} results in a compilation error if the
+specified {\it condition} is false. The compiler error message should include
+the {\it msg} identifier - please note that it must be a valid C++ identifier
+and not a string unlike in the other cases.
+
+This macro is mostly useful for testing the expressions involving the
+{\tt sizeof} operator as they can't be tested by the preprocessor but it is
+sometimes desirable to test them at the compile time.
+
+Note that this macro internally declares a struct whose name it tries to make
+unique by using the {\tt \_\_LINE\_\_} in it but it may still not work if you
+use it on the same line in two different source files. In this case you may
+either change the line in which either of them appears on or use the
+\helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT2}{wxcompiletimeassert2} macro.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxASSERT\_MSG}{wxassertmsg},\\
+\helpref{wxASSERT\_MIN\_BITSIZE}{wxassertminbitsize}
-See also: \helpref{wxASSERT}{wxassert}
+\membersection{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT2}\label{wxcompiletimeassert2}
+
+\func{}{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT}{\param{}{condition}, \param{}{msg}, \param{}{name}}
+
+This macro is identical to \helpref{wxCOMPILE\_TIME\_ASSERT2}{wxcompiletimeassert2}
+except that it allows you to specify a unique {\it name} for the struct
+internally defined by this macro to avoid getting the compilation errors
+described \helpref{above}{wxcompiletimeassert}.
\membersection{wxFAIL}\label{wxfail}
it may be used in the "default:" branch of a switch statement if all possible
cases are processed above.
-See also: \helpref{wxFAIL}{wxfail}
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxFAIL}{wxfail}
\membersection{wxCHECK}\label{wxcheck}
<wx/debug.h>
+
+\membersection{::wxIsDebuggerRunning}\label{wxisdebuggerrunning}
+
+\func{bool}{wxIsDebuggerRunning}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if the program is running under debugger, {\tt false}
+otherwise.
+
+Please note that this function is currently only implemented for Mac builds
+using CodeWarrior and always returns {\tt false} elsewhere.
+
+
\section{Environment access functions}\label{environfunctions}
The functions in this section allow to access (get) or change value of
{\it value} may be {\tt NULL} if you just want to know if the variable exists
and are not interested in its value.
-Returns {\tt TRUE} if the variable exists, {\tt FALSE} otherwise.
+Returns {\tt true} if the variable exists, {\tt false} otherwise.
\membersection{wxSetEnv}\label{wxsetenv}
Sets the value of the environment variable {\it var} (adding it if necessary)
to {\it value}.
-Returns {\tt TRUE} on success.
+Returns {\tt true} on success.
\membersection{wxUnsetEnv}\label{wxunsetenv}
\helpref{wxGetEnv}{wxgetenv} will return {\tt NULL} after the call to this
function.
-Returns {\tt TRUE} on success.
+Returns {\tt true} on success.
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