You must pass the same index to GetNext and GetFirst (don't modify it).
Please note that it is {\bf not} the index of the current item (you will have
-some great surprizes with wxRegConfig if you assume this) and you shouldn't
+some great surprises with wxRegConfig if you assume this) and you shouldn't
even look at it: it is just a "cookie" which stores the state of the
enumeration. It can't be stored inside the class because it would prevent you
from running several enumerations simultaneously, that's why you must pass it
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.
# 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
\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
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}}
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}}
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}}
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}}
\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::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)
\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}
\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}
+}}
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