More const bool (sigh)

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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/brush.tex b/docs/latex/wx/brush.tex
index 0b3a4502d6f2d0cd9d25b15c9b431b7ac1158cb7..645030f2169b6e9103a53ebe4b424e00bd589a9a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/brush.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/brush.tex
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ application may wish to get a pointer to a brush by using the global
 list of brushes {\bf wxTheBrushList}, and calling the member function
 \rtfsp{\bf FindOrCreateBrush}.
 
-wxBrush uses a reference counting system, so assignments between brushes are very
-cheap. You can therefore use actual wxBrush objects instead of pointers without
-efficiency problems. Once one wxBrush object changes its data it will create its
-own brush data internally so that other brushes, which previously shared the
+This class uses \helpref{reference counting and copy-on-write}{trefcount}
+internally so that assignments between two instances of this class are very
+cheap. You can therefore use actual objects instead of pointers without
+efficiency problems. If an instance of this class is changed it will create
+its own data internally so that other instances, which previously shared the
 data using the reference counting, are not affected.
 
 %TODO: an overview for wxBrush.
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ Constructs a stippled brush using a bitmap.
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\param{const wxBrush\&}{ brush}}
 
-Copy constructor. This uses reference counting so is a cheap operation.
+Copy constructor, uses \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
@@ -135,12 +136,10 @@ If a stipple brush is created, the brush style will be set to wxSTIPPLE.
 \func{}{\destruct{wxBrush}}{\void}
 
 Destructor.
+See \helpref{reference-counted object destruction}{refcountdestruct} for more info.
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
-The destructor may not delete the underlying brush object of the native windowing
-system, since wxBrush uses a reference counting system for efficiency.
-
 Although all remaining brushes are deleted when the application exits,
 the application should try to clean up all brushes itself. This is because
 wxWidgets cannot know if a pointer to the brush object is stored in an
@@ -293,26 +292,24 @@ Sets the brush style.
 
 \func{wxBrush\&}{operator $=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
-Assignment operator, using reference counting. Returns a reference
-to `this'.
+Assignment operator, using \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.
 
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $==$}\label{wxbrushequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $==$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
-Equality operator. Two brushes are equal if they contain pointers
-to the same underlying brush data. It does not compare each attribute,
-so two independently-created brushes using the same parameters will
-fail the test.
+Equality operator.
+See \helpref{reference-counted object comparison}{refcountequality} for more info.
 
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $!=$}\label{wxbrushnotequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $!=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
-Inequality operator. Two brushes are not equal if they contain pointers
-to different underlying brush data. It does not compare each attribute.
+Inequality operator.
+See \helpref{reference-counted object comparison}{refcountequality} for more info.
+
 
 \section{\class{wxBrushList}}\label{wxbrushlist}