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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        object.h
+// Name:        wx/object.h
 // Purpose:     wxObject class, plus run-time type information macros
 // Author:      Julian Smart
 // Modified by: Ron Lee
 // Created:     01/02/97
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
-// Copyright:   (c) 1997 Julian Smart and Markus Holzem
+// Copyright:   (c) 1997 Julian Smart
 //              (c) 2001 Ron Lee <ron@debian.org>
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #ifndef _WX_OBJECTH__
 #define _WX_OBJECTH__
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-#pragma interface "object.h"
-#endif
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/memory.h"
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxObject;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString;
 
-#if wxUSE_DYNAMIC_CLASSES
+#ifndef wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+#define wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI 0
+#endif
+
+#define DECLARE_CLASS_INFO_ITERATORS()                                       \
+    class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE const_iterator                                    \
+    {                                                                        \
+        typedef wxHashTable_Node Node;                                       \
+    public:                                                                  \
+        typedef const wxClassInfo* value_type;                               \
+        typedef const value_type& const_reference;                           \
+        typedef const_iterator itor;                                         \
+        typedef value_type* ptr_type;                                        \
+                                                                             \
+        Node* m_node;                                                        \
+        wxHashTable* m_table;                                                \
+    public:                                                                  \
+        typedef const_reference reference_type;                              \
+        typedef ptr_type pointer_type;                                       \
+                                                                             \
+        const_iterator(Node* node, wxHashTable* table)                       \
+            : m_node(node), m_table(table) { }                               \
+        const_iterator() : m_node(NULL), m_table(NULL) { }                   \
+        value_type operator*() const;                                        \
+        itor& operator++();                                                  \
+        const itor operator++(int);                                          \
+        bool operator!=(const itor& it) const                                \
+            { return it.m_node != m_node; }                                  \
+        bool operator==(const itor& it) const                                \
+            { return it.m_node == m_node; }                                  \
+    };                                                                       \
+                                                                             \
+    static const_iterator begin_classinfo();                                 \
+    static const_iterator end_classinfo();
+
+#if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+#include "wx/xti.h"
+#else
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // conditional compilation
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef GetClassName
-#undef GetClassName
-#endif
-#ifdef GetClassInfo
-#undef GetClassInfo
-#endif
-
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxClassInfo;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxHashTable;
-
-#if wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM && (defined(__WXDEBUG__) || wxUSE_DEBUG_CONTEXT)
-#include "wx/ioswrap.h"
-#endif
-
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxHashTable;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPluginLibrary;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectRefData;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxHashTable_Node;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxClassInfo
@@ -53,37 +78,47 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxHashTable;
 
 typedef wxObject *(*wxObjectConstructorFn)(void);
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxClassInfo
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo
 {
+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
+    friend WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxString& name);
 public:
     wxClassInfo( const wxChar *className,
-                 const wxChar *baseName1,
-                 const wxChar *baseName2,
+                 const wxClassInfo *baseInfo1,
+                 const wxClassInfo *baseInfo2,
                  int size,
                  wxObjectConstructorFn ctor )
         : m_className(className)
-        , m_baseClassName1(baseName1)
-        , m_baseClassName2(baseName2)
         , m_objectSize(size)
         , m_objectConstructor(ctor)
-        , m_baseInfo1(0)
-        , m_baseInfo2(0)
+        , m_baseInfo1(baseInfo1)
+        , m_baseInfo2(baseInfo2)
         , m_next(sm_first)
-    { sm_first = this; }
+        {
+            sm_first = this;
+            Register();
+        }
 
-    wxObject *CreateObject() { return m_objectConstructor ? (*m_objectConstructor)() : 0; }
+    ~wxClassInfo();
+
+    wxObject *CreateObject() const
+        { return m_objectConstructor ? (*m_objectConstructor)() : 0; }
+    bool IsDynamic() const { return (NULL != m_objectConstructor); }
 
     const wxChar       *GetClassName() const { return m_className; }
-    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName1() const { return m_baseClassName1; }
-    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName2() const { return m_baseClassName2; }
+    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName1() const
+        { return m_baseInfo1 ? m_baseInfo1->GetClassName() : NULL; }
+    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName2() const
+        { return m_baseInfo2 ? m_baseInfo2->GetClassName() : NULL; }
     const wxClassInfo  *GetBaseClass1() const { return m_baseInfo1; }
     const wxClassInfo  *GetBaseClass2() const { return m_baseInfo2; }
     int                 GetSize() const { return m_objectSize; }
 
-    wxObjectConstructorFn      GetConstructor() const { return m_objectConstructor; }
+    wxObjectConstructorFn      GetConstructor() const
+        { return m_objectConstructor; }
     static const wxClassInfo  *GetFirst() { return sm_first; }
     const wxClassInfo         *GetNext() const { return m_next; }
-    static wxClassInfo        *FindClass(const wxChar *className);
+    static wxClassInfo        *FindClass(const wxString& className);
 
         // Climb upwards through inheritance hierarchy.
         // Dual inheritance is catered for.
@@ -96,22 +131,13 @@ public:
                  ( m_baseInfo2 && m_baseInfo2->IsKindOf(info) ) );
     }
 
-        // Initializes parent pointers and hash table for fast searching.
-
-    static void     InitializeClasses();
-
-        // Cleans up hash table used for fast searching.
-
-    static void     CleanUpClasses();
-
-public:
+    DECLARE_CLASS_INFO_ITERATORS()
+private:
     const wxChar            *m_className;
-    const wxChar            *m_baseClassName1;
-    const wxChar            *m_baseClassName2;
     int                      m_objectSize;
     wxObjectConstructorFn    m_objectConstructor;
 
-        // Pointers to base wxClassInfos: set in InitializeClasses
+        // Pointers to base wxClassInfos
 
     const wxClassInfo       *m_baseInfo1;
     const wxClassInfo       *m_baseInfo2;
@@ -123,45 +149,74 @@ public:
     wxClassInfo             *m_next;
 
     static wxHashTable      *sm_classTable;
-};
 
-WXDLLEXPORT wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
+protected:
+    // registers the class
+    void Register();
+    void Unregister();
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxClassInfo)
+};
 
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxString& name);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dynamic class macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \
- public:                                      \
-  static wxClassInfo sm_class##name;          \
-  virtual wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const   \
-   { return &name::sm_class##name; }
+#define DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name)                                          \
+    public:                                                                   \
+        static wxClassInfo ms_classInfo;                                      \
+        virtual wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const;
+
+#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(name)                                 \
+    DECLARE_NO_ASSIGN_CLASS(name)                                             \
+    DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)
+
+#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_COPY(name)                                   \
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(name)                                               \
+    DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)
+
+#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)                                           \
+    DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name)                                              \
+    static wxObject* wxCreateObject();
 
-#define DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name) DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)
 #define DECLARE_CLASS(name) DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)
 
+
+// common part of the macros below
+#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON(name, basename, baseclsinfo2, func)          \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(wxT(#name),                                \
+            &basename::ms_classInfo,                                          \
+            baseclsinfo2,                                                     \
+            (int) sizeof(name),                                               \
+            (wxObjectConstructorFn) func);                                    \
+                                                                              \
+    wxClassInfo *name::GetClassInfo() const                                   \
+        { return &name::ms_classInfo; }
+
+#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON1(name, basename, func)                       \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON(name, basename, NULL, func)
+
+#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON2(name, basename1, basename2, func)           \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON(name, basename1, &basename2::ms_classInfo, func)
+
 // -----------------------------------
 // for concrete classes
 // -----------------------------------
 
     // Single inheritance with one base class
-
-#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name, basename)                 \
- wxObject* WXDLLEXPORT_CTORFN wxConstructorFor##name()          \
-  { return new name; }                                          \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename),   \
-            0, (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name);
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name, basename)                               \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON1(name, basename, name::wxCreateObject)           \
+    wxObject* name::wxCreateObject()                                          \
+        { return new name; }
 
     // Multiple inheritance with two base classes
-
-#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)    \
- wxObject* WXDLLEXPORT_CTORFN wxConstructorFor##name()          \
-  { return new name; }                                          \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename1),  \
-            wxT(#basename2), (int) sizeof(name),                \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name);
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)                  \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON2(name, basename1, basename2,                     \
+                              name::wxCreateObject)                           \
+    wxObject* name::wxCreateObject()                                          \
+        { return new name; }
 
 // -----------------------------------
 // for abstract classes
@@ -169,20 +224,20 @@ WXDLLEXPORT wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
 
     // Single inheritance with one base class
 
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name, basename)                \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename),   \
-            0, (int) sizeof(name), (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0);
+#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name, basename)                              \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON1(name, basename, NULL)
 
     // Multiple inheritance with two base classes
 
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)   \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename1),  \
-            wxT(#basename2), (int) sizeof(name),                \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0);
+#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)                 \
+    wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS_COMMON2(name, basename1, basename2, NULL)
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS2 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2
 
+#endif // !wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+
+
 // -----------------------------------
 // for pluggable classes
 // -----------------------------------
@@ -250,136 +305,249 @@ name##PluginSentinel  m_pluginsentinel;
 #define IMPLEMENT_USER_EXPORTED_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)  \
  IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
 
+#define CLASSINFO(name) (&name::ms_classInfo)
+
+#define wxIS_KIND_OF(obj, className) obj->IsKindOf(&className::ms_classInfo)
 
-#define CLASSINFO(name) (&name::sm_class##name)
+// Just seems a bit nicer-looking (pretend it's not a macro)
+#define wxIsKindOf(obj, className) obj->IsKindOf(&className::ms_classInfo)
 
-#else // !wxUSE_DYNAMIC_CLASSES
+// this cast does some more checks at compile time as it uses static_cast
+// internally
+//
+// note that it still has different semantics from dynamic_cast<> and so can't
+// be replaced by it as long as there are any compilers not supporting it
+#define wxDynamicCast(obj, className) \
+    ((className *) wxCheckDynamicCast( \
+        wx_const_cast(wxObject *, wx_static_cast(const wxObject *, \
+          wx_const_cast(className *, wx_static_cast(const className *, obj)))), \
+        &className::ms_classInfo))
 
-    // No dynamic class system: so stub out the macros
+// The 'this' pointer is always true, so use this version
+// to cast the this pointer and avoid compiler warnings.
+#define wxDynamicCastThis(className) \
+     (IsKindOf(&className::ms_classInfo) ? (className *)(this) : (className *)0)
 
-#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)
-#define DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name)
-#define DECLARE_CLASS(name)
-#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
-#define IMPLEMENT_CLASS IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS
-#define IMPLEMENT_CLASS2 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+inline void* wxCheckCast(void *ptr)
+{
+    wxASSERT_MSG( ptr, _T("wxStaticCast() used incorrectly") );
+    return ptr;
+}
+#define wxStaticCast(obj, className) \
+ ((className *)wxCheckCast(wxDynamicCast(obj, className)))
 
-#define DECLARE_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name)
-#define DECLARE_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name)
-#define IMPLEMENT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
+#else  // !__WXDEBUG__
+#define wxStaticCast(obj, className) \
+    wx_const_cast(className *, wx_static_cast(const className *, obj))
 
-#define DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, usergoo)
-#define DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, usergoo)
-#define IMPLEMENT_USER_EXPORTED_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_USER_EXPORTED_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
-#define IMPLEMENT_USER_EXPORTED_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS(name, basename)
-#define IMPLEMENT_USER_EXPORTED_ABSTRACT_PLUGGABLE_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)
+#endif  // __WXDEBUG__
 
-#endif // wxUSE_DYNAMIC_CLASSES
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// set up memory debugging macros
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/*
+    Which new/delete operator variants do we want?
 
-#define wxIS_KIND_OF(obj, className) obj->IsKindOf(&className::sm_class##className)
+    _WX_WANT_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT             = void *operator new (size_t size, wxChar *fileName = 0, int lineNum = 0)
+    _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID                      = void operator delete (void * buf)
+    _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_CONSTCHAR_SIZET      = void operator delete (void *buf, const char *_fname, size_t _line)
+    _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT           = void operator delete(void *buf, wxChar*, int)
+    _WX_WANT_ARRAY_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT       = void *operator new[] (size_t size, wxChar *fileName , int lineNum = 0)
+    _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID                = void operator delete[] (void *buf)
+    _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT     = void operator delete[] (void* buf, wxChar*, int )
+*/
 
-    // Just seems a bit nicer-looking (pretend it's not a macro)
+#if defined(__WXDEBUG__) && wxUSE_MEMORY_TRACING
 
-#define wxIsKindOf(obj, className) obj->IsKindOf(&className::sm_class##className)
+// All compilers get this one
+#define _WX_WANT_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT
 
-    // to be replaced by dynamic_cast<> in the future
+// Everyone except Visage gets the next one
+#ifndef __VISAGECPP__
+    #define _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID
+#endif
 
-#define wxDynamicCast(obj, className) \
- (className *) wxCheckDynamicCast((wxObject*)(obj), &className::sm_class##className)
+// Only visage gets this one under the correct circumstances
+#if defined(__VISAGECPP__) && __DEBUG_ALLOC__
+    #define _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_CONSTCHAR_SIZET
+#endif
 
-    // The 'this' pointer is always true, so use this version
-    // to cast the this pointer and avoid compiler warnings.
+// Only VC++ 6 and CodeWarrior get overloaded delete that matches new
+#if (defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1200)) || \
+        (defined(__MWERKS__) && (__MWERKS__ >= 0x2400))
+    #define _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT
+#endif
 
-#define wxDynamicCastThis(className) \
- (IsKindOf(&className::sm_class##className) ? (className *)(this) : (className *)0)
+// Now see who (if anyone) gets the array memory operators
+#if wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS
 
-#define wxConstCast(obj, className) ((className *)(obj))
+    // Everyone except Visual C++ (cause problems for VC++ - crashes)
+    #if !defined(__VISUALC__)
+        #define _WX_WANT_ARRAY_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT
+    #endif
 
+    // Everyone except Visual C++ (cause problems for VC++ - crashes)
+    #if !defined(__VISUALC__)
+        #define _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID
+    #endif
 
-#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
-inline void wxCheckCast(void *ptr)
-{
-    wxASSERT_MSG( ptr, _T("wxStaticCast() used incorrectly") );
-}
-#define wxStaticCast(obj, className) \
- (wxCheckCast(wxDynamicCast(obj, className)), ((className *)(obj)))
+    // Only CodeWarrior 6 or higher
+    #if defined(__MWERKS__) && (__MWERKS__ >= 0x2400)
+        #define _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT
+    #endif
 
-#else  // !__WXDEBUG__
-#define wxStaticCast(obj, className) ((className *)(obj))
+#endif // wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS
 
-#endif  // __WXDEBUG__
+#endif // __WXDEBUG__ && wxUSE_MEMORY_TRACING
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxObjectRefData: ref counted data meant to be stored in wxObject
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    // Unfortunately Borland seems to need this include.
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectRefData
+{
+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
 
-#if wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM                                \
-    && (defined(__WXDEBUG__) || wxUSE_DEBUG_CONTEXT)  \
-    && defined(__BORLANDC__)
-#if wxUSE_IOSTREAMH
-#include <iostream.h>
-#else
-#include <iostream>
-#endif
-#endif
+public:
+    wxObjectRefData() : m_count(1) { }
+
+    int GetRefCount() const { return m_count; }
 
+    void IncRef() { m_count++; }
+    void DecRef();
+
+protected:
+    // this object should never be destroyed directly but only as a
+    // result of a DecRef() call:
+    virtual ~wxObjectRefData() { }
+
+private:
+    // our refcount:
+    int m_count;
+};
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// wxObject
+// wxObjectDataPtr: helper class to avoid memleaks because of missing calls
+//                  to wxObjectRefData::DecRef
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxObjectRefData;
+template <class T>
+class wxObjectDataPtr
+{
+public:
+    typedef T element_type;
+
+    wxEXPLICIT wxObjectDataPtr(T *ptr = NULL) : m_ptr(ptr) {}
+
+    // copy ctor
+    wxObjectDataPtr(const wxObjectDataPtr<T> &tocopy) 
+        : m_ptr(tocopy.m_ptr)
+    { 
+        if (m_ptr)
+            m_ptr->IncRef(); 
+    }
+
+    ~wxObjectDataPtr() 
+    { 
+        if (m_ptr) 
+            m_ptr->DecRef(); 
+    }
+
+    T *get() const { return m_ptr; }
+    T *operator->() const { return get(); }
+
+    void reset(T *ptr)
+    {
+        if (m_ptr)
+            m_ptr->DecRef();
+        m_ptr = ptr;
+    }
+
+    wxObjectDataPtr& operator=(const wxObjectDataPtr &tocopy)
+    { 
+        if (m_ptr) 
+            m_ptr->DecRef(); 
+        m_ptr = tocopy.m_ptr; 
+        if (m_ptr)
+            m_ptr->IncRef(); 
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    wxObjectDataPtr& operator=(T *ptr)
+    { 
+        if (m_ptr) 
+            m_ptr->DecRef(); 
+        m_ptr = ptr; 
+        if (m_ptr)
+            m_ptr->IncRef(); 
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+private:
+    T *m_ptr;
+};
 
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxObject
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxObject: the root class of wxWidgets object hierarchy
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject
 {
-DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxObject)
+    DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxObject)
 
 public:
-    wxObject() : m_refData(0) {}
+    wxObject() { m_refData = NULL; }
     virtual ~wxObject() { UnRef(); }
 
-    bool IsKindOf(wxClassInfo *info) const;
+    wxObject(const wxObject& other)
+    {
+         m_refData = other.m_refData;
+         if (m_refData)
+             m_refData->m_count++;
+    }
 
-#if defined(__WXDEBUG__) && wxUSE_MEMORY_TRACING
-    void *operator new (size_t size, wxChar *fileName = 0, int lineNum = 0);
+    wxObject& operator=(const wxObject& other)
+    {
+        if ( this != &other )
+        {
+            Ref(other);
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool IsKindOf(wxClassInfo *info) const;
 
-#ifndef __VISAGECPP__
-    void operator delete (void * buf);
-#elif __DEBUG_ALLOC__
-    void operator delete (void *buf, const char *_fname, size_t _line);
-#endif
 
-    // VC++ 6.0
+    // Turn on the correct set of new and delete operators
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && (__VISUALC__ >= 1200)
-    void operator delete(void *buf, wxChar*, int);
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT
+    void *operator new ( size_t size, const wxChar *fileName = NULL, int lineNum = 0 );
 #endif
 
-    // Causes problems for VC++
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID
+    void operator delete ( void * buf );
+#endif
 
-#if wxUSE_ARRAY_MEMORY_OPERATORS && !defined(__VISUALC__) && !defined( __MWERKS__)
-    void *operator new[] (size_t size, wxChar *fileName = 0, int lineNum = 0);
-    void operator delete[] (void *buf);
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_CONSTCHAR_SIZET
+    void operator delete ( void *buf, const char *_fname, size_t _line );
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __MWERKS__
-    void *operator new[] (size_t size, wxChar *fileName , int lineNum = 0);
-    void *operator new[] (size_t size) { return operator new[] ( size, 0, 0 ) ; }
-    void operator delete[] (void *buf);
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT
+    void operator delete ( void *buf, const wxChar*, int );
 #endif
 
-#endif // Debug & memory tracing
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_ARRAY_NEW_SIZET_WXCHAR_INT
+    void *operator new[] ( size_t size, const wxChar *fileName = NULL, int lineNum = 0 );
+#endif
 
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID
+    void operator delete[] ( void *buf );
+#endif
 
-#if wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM && (defined(__WXDEBUG__) || wxUSE_DEBUG_CONTEXT)
-    virtual void Dump(wxSTD ostream& str);
+#ifdef _WX_WANT_ARRAY_DELETE_VOID_WXCHAR_INT
+    void operator delete[] (void* buf, const wxChar*, int );
 #endif
 
     // ref counted data handling methods
@@ -394,14 +562,20 @@ public:
     // destroy a reference
     void UnRef();
 
+    // Make sure this object has only one reference
+    void UnShare() { AllocExclusive(); }
+
+    // check if this object references the same data as the other one
+    bool IsSameAs(const wxObject& o) const { return m_refData == o.m_refData; }
+
 protected:
     // ensure that our data is not shared with anybody else: if we have no
     // data, it is created using CreateRefData() below, if we have shared data
     // it is copied using CloneRefData(), otherwise nothing is done
     void AllocExclusive();
 
-    // both methods must be implemented if Unshare() is used, not pure virtual
-    // only because of the backwards compatibility reasons
+    // both methods must be implemented if AllocExclusive() is used, not pure
+    // virtual only because of the backwards compatibility reasons
 
     // create a new m_refData
     virtual wxObjectRefData *CreateRefData() const;
@@ -412,42 +586,74 @@ protected:
     wxObjectRefData *m_refData;
 };
 
-
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxObjectRefData
+inline wxObject *wxCheckDynamicCast(wxObject *obj, wxClassInfo *classInfo)
 {
-    friend class wxObject;
+    return obj && obj->GetClassInfo()->IsKindOf(classInfo) ? obj : NULL;
+}
 
+#if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicObject : public wxObject
+{
+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicClassInfo ;
 public:
-    wxObjectRefData() : m_count(1) {}
-    virtual ~wxObjectRefData() {}
-
-    inline int GetRefCount() const { return m_count; }
-private:
-    int m_count;
-};
-
+    // instantiates this object with an instance of its superclass
+    wxDynamicObject(wxObject* superClassInstance, const wxDynamicClassInfo *info) ;
+    virtual ~wxDynamicObject();
 
-inline wxObject *wxCheckDynamicCast(wxObject *obj, wxClassInfo *classInfo)
-{
-    return obj && obj->GetClassInfo()->IsKindOf(classInfo) ? obj : 0;
-}
+    void SetProperty (const wxChar *propertyName, const wxxVariant &value);
+    wxxVariant GetProperty (const wxChar *propertyName) const ;
 
-#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
-#ifndef WXDEBUG_NEW
-#define WXDEBUG_NEW new(__TFILE__,__LINE__)
-#endif
+    // get the runtime identity of this object
+    wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const
+    {
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+        return (wxClassInfo*) m_classInfo;
 #else
-#define WXDEBUG_NEW new
+        wxDynamicClassInfo *nonconst = wx_const_cast(wxDynamicClassInfo *, m_classInfo);
+        return wx_static_cast(wxClassInfo *, nonconst);
 #endif
+    }
 
-    // Redefine new to be the debugging version. This doesn't
-    // work with all compilers, in which case you need to
-    // use WXDEBUG_NEW explicitly if you wish to use the debugging version.
+    wxObject* GetSuperClassInstance() const
+    {
+        return m_superClassInstance ;
+    }
+private :
+    // removes an existing runtime-property
+    void RemoveProperty( const wxChar *propertyName ) ;
 
-#if defined(__WXDEBUG__) && wxUSE_GLOBAL_MEMORY_OPERATORS && wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS
-#define new new(__TFILE__,__LINE__)
+    // renames an existing runtime-property
+    void RenameProperty( const wxChar *oldPropertyName , const wxChar *newPropertyName ) ;
+
+    wxObject *m_superClassInstance ;
+    const wxDynamicClassInfo *m_classInfo;
+    struct wxDynamicObjectInternal;
+    wxDynamicObjectInternal *m_data;
+};
 #endif
 
-#endif  // _WX_OBJECTH__
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// more debugging macros
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// vi:sts=4:sw=4:et
+// Redefine new to be the debugging version. This doesn't work with all
+// compilers, in which case you need to use WXDEBUG_NEW explicitly if you wish
+// to use the debugging version.
+
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+    #define WXDEBUG_NEW new(__TFILE__,__LINE__)
+
+    #if wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS
+        #if wxUSE_GLOBAL_MEMORY_OPERATORS
+            #define new WXDEBUG_NEW
+        #elif defined(__VISUALC__)
+            // Including this file redefines new and allows leak reports to
+            // contain line numbers
+            #include "wx/msw/msvcrt.h"
+        #endif
+    #endif // wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS
+#else // !__WXDEBUG__
+    #define WXDEBUG_NEW new
+#endif // __WXDEBUG__/!__WXDEBUG__
+
+#endif // _WX_OBJECTH__