corrected the completely wrong example (bug 545427)

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / config.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
index 724dc1195c69f622653c03f53e43dbd2939da658..d8e9f3b3023db35eeadbdfaa7ea5b459b1ea7c12 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Currently, only two types of data are supported: string and long (but it might
 change in the near future). To work with other types: for {\it int} or {\it
 bool} you can work with function taking/returning {\it long} and just use the
 casts. Better yet, just use {\it long} for all variables which you're going to
 change in the near future). To work with other types: for {\it int} or {\it
 bool} you can work with function taking/returning {\it long} and just use the
 casts. Better yet, just use {\it long} for all variables which you're going to

-save in the config file: chances are that \tt{sizeof(bool) == sizeof(int) == sizeof(long)} anyhow on your system. For {\it float}, {\it double} and, in
+save in the config file: chances are that {\tt sizeof(bool) == sizeof(int) == sizeof(long)} anyhow on your system. For {\it float}, {\it double} and, in

 general, any other type you'd have to translate them to/from string
 representation and use string functions.
 
 general, any other type you'd have to translate them to/from string
 representation and use string functions.
 


@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ config file:
   # the following syntax is valud only under Windows
   UserData = %windir%\\data.dat
 \end{verbatim}
   # the following syntax is valud only under Windows
   UserData = %windir%\\data.dat
 \end{verbatim}

-
-the call to \tt{config->Read("UserData")} will return something like
-\tt{"/home/zeitlin/data"} if you're lucky enough to run a Linux system ;-)
+% $ % help EMACS syntax highlighting...
+the call to {\tt config->Read("UserData")} will return something like
+{\tt "/home/zeitlin/data"} if you're lucky enough to run a Linux system ;-)

 
 Although this feature is very useful, it may be annoying if you read a value
 which containts '\$' or '\%' symbols (\% is used for environment variables
 
 Although this feature is very useful, it may be annoying if you read a value
 which containts '\$' or '\%' symbols (\% is used for environment variables


@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ destructor)
 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::Get}\label{wxconfigbaseget}
 
 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::Get}\label{wxconfigbaseget}
 

-\func{wxConfigBase *}{Get}{\param{bool }{CreateOnDemand = TRUE}}
+\func{static wxConfigBase *}{Get}{\param{bool }{CreateOnDemand = TRUE}}

 
 Get the current config object. If there is no current object and
 {\it CreateOnDemand} is TRUE, creates one
 
 Get the current config object. If there is no current object and
 {\it CreateOnDemand} is TRUE, creates one


@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ Gets the first group.
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a 3-element
+list {\tt ( continue, str, index )}.}
+

 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetFirstEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetFirstEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}


@@ -489,6 +492,9 @@ Gets the first entry.
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a 3-element
+list {\tt ( continue, str, index )}.}
+

 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextgroup}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextgroup}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}


@@ -499,6 +505,9 @@ Gets the next group.
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method only takes the {\tt index} parameter
+and returns a 3-element list {\tt ( continue, str, index )}.}
+

 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{ index}}


@@ -509,6 +518,9 @@ Gets the next entry.
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 
 consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
 the next call.}
 

+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method only takes the {\tt index} parameter
+and returns a 3-element list {\tt ( continue, str, index )}.}
+

 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNumberOfEntries}\label{wxconfigbasegetnumberofentries}
 
 \constfunc{uint }{GetNumberOfEntries}{\param{bool }{bRecursive = FALSE}}
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNumberOfEntries}\label{wxconfigbasegetnumberofentries}
 
 \constfunc{uint }{GetNumberOfEntries}{\param{bool }{bRecursive = FALSE}}


@@ -639,6 +651,15 @@ implements the following methods:\par
 \end{twocollist}}
 }
 
 \end{twocollist}}
 }
 

+\perlnote{In place of a single overloaded method, wxPerl uses:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf Read(key, default="")}}{Returns a string}
+\twocolitem{{\bf ReadInt(key, default=0)}}{Returns an integer}
+\twocolitem{{\bf ReadFloat(key, default=0.0)}}{Returns a floating point number}
+\twocolitem{{\bf ReadBool(key, default=0)}}{Returns a boolean}
+\end{twocollist}
+}}
+

 \membersection{wxConfigBase::RenameEntry}\label{wxconfigbaserenameentry}
 
 \func{bool}{RenameEntry}{\param{const wxString\& }{ oldName}, \param{const wxString\& }{ newName}}
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::RenameEntry}\label{wxconfigbaserenameentry}
 
 \func{bool}{RenameEntry}{\param{const wxString\& }{ oldName}, \param{const wxString\& }{ newName}}


@@ -663,7 +684,7 @@ exists.
 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::Set}\label{wxconfigbaseset}
 
 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::Set}\label{wxconfigbaseset}
 

-\func{wxConfigBase *}{Set}{\param{wxConfigBase *}{pConfig}}
+\func{static wxConfigBase *}{Set}{\param{wxConfigBase *}{pConfig}}

 
 Sets the config object as the current one, returns the pointer to the previous
 current object (both the parameter and returned value may be NULL)
 
 Sets the config object as the current one, returns the pointer to the previous
 current object (both the parameter and returned value may be NULL)


@@ -686,11 +707,12 @@ exist it is created.
 
 \func{void}{SetRecordDefaults}{\param{bool }{bDoIt = TRUE}}
 
 
 \func{void}{SetRecordDefaults}{\param{bool }{bDoIt = TRUE}}
 

-Sets whether defaults are written back to the config file.
+Sets whether defaults are recorded to the config file whenever an attempt to
+read read the value which is not present in it is done.

 
 

-If on (default is off) all default values are written back to the config file.
-This allows the user to see what config options may be changed and is probably
-useful only for wxFileConfig.
+If on (default is off) all default values for the settings used by the program
+are written back to the config file. This allows the user to see what config
+options may be changed and is probably useful only for wxFileConfig.

 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::SetUmask}\label{wxfileconfigsetumask}
 
 
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::SetUmask}\label{wxfileconfigsetumask}
 


@@ -728,3 +750,11 @@ implements the following methods:\par
 \end{twocollist}}
 }
 
 \end{twocollist}}
 }
 

+\perlnote{In place of a single overloaded method, wxPerl uses:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{{\bf Write(key, value)}}{Writes a string}
+\twocolitem{{\bf WriteInt(key, value)}}{Writes an integer}
+\twocolitem{{\bf WriteFloat(key, value)}}{Writes a floating point number}
+\twocolitem{{\bf WriteBool(key, value)}}{Writes a boolean}
+\end{twocollist}
+}}