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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
index d532d9a5e8a14812bd0b00970f25fc50ecdcb00e..e6f1334c4fcd5e4c5129e8708be48a007de63b55 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ method ({\tt length()} in this case, always the lowercase version) should be
 used as it will ensure smoother transition to {\tt std::string} when wxWidgets
 starts using it instead of wxString.
 
+Also please note that in this manual \texttt{char} is sometimes used instead of 
+\texttt{wxChar} because it hasn't been fully updated yet. Please substitute as
+necessary and refer to the sources in case of a doubt.
+
+
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 None
@@ -540,7 +545,7 @@ Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::c\_str}\label{wxstringcstr}
 
-\constfunc{const char *}{c\_str}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxChar *}{c\_str}{\void}
 
 Returns a pointer to the string data ({\tt const char*} in ANSI build,
 {\tt const wchar\_t*} in Unicode build).
@@ -560,6 +565,8 @@ See also: \helpref{Empty}{wxstringempty}
 
 \membersection{wxString::Cmp}\label{wxstringcmp}
 
+\constfunc{int}{Cmp}{\param{const wxString\&}{ s}}
+
 \constfunc{int}{Cmp}{\param{const char*}{ psz}}
 
 Case-sensitive comparison.
@@ -572,6 +579,8 @@ See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissa
 
 \membersection{wxString::CmpNoCase}\label{wxstringcmpnocase}
 
+\constfunc{int}{CmpNoCase}{\param{const wxString\&}{ s}}
+
 \constfunc{int}{CmpNoCase}{\param{const char*}{ psz}}
 
 Case-insensitive comparison.
@@ -638,7 +647,7 @@ Same as \helpref{Find}{wxstringfind}.
 Returns string representation suitable for passing to OS' functions for
 file handling. In ANSI build, this is same as \helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}.
 In Unicode build, returned value can be either wide character string
-or C string in charset matching the {\tt wxConvFile} object, depending on
+or C string in charset matching the {\tt wxConvFileName} object, depending on
 the OS.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
@@ -659,7 +668,7 @@ This static function returns the string containing the result of calling
 
 \membersection{wxString::FormatV}\label{wxstringformatv}
 
-\func{static wxString}{Format}{\param{const wxChar }{*format}, \param{va\_list }{argptr}}
+\func{static wxString}{FormatV}{\param{const wxChar }{*format}, \param{va\_list }{argptr}}
 
 This static function returns the string containing the result of calling 
 \helpref{PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv} with the passed parameters on it.
@@ -694,7 +703,7 @@ Returns the character at position {\it n} (read-only).
 
 \membersection{wxString::GetData}\label{wxstringgetdata}
 
-\constfunc{const char*}{GetData}{\void}
+\constfunc{const wxChar*}{GetData}{\void}
 
 wxWidgets compatibility conversion. Returns a constant pointer to the data in the string.
 
@@ -905,7 +914,7 @@ Same as Truncate. Removes the portion from {\it pos} to the end of the string.
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Remove}{\param{size\_t}{ pos}, \param{size\_t}{ len}}
 
-Removes the {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.
+Removes {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.
 
 \membersection{wxString::RemoveLast}\label{wxstringremovelast}
 
@@ -1033,10 +1042,13 @@ familiar with C) results.
 
 \constfunc{bool}{ToULong}{\param{unsigned long}{ *val}, \param{int }{base = $10$}}
 
-Attempts to convert the string to a unsigned integer in base {\it base}.
+Attempts to convert the string to an unsigned integer in base {\it base}.
 Returns {\tt true} on success in which case the number is stored in the
 location pointed to by {\it val} or {\tt false} if the string does not
-represent a valid number in the given base.
+represent a valid number in the given base. Please notice that this function
+behaves in the same way as the standard \texttt{strtoul()} and so it simply
+converts negative numbers to unsigned representation instead of rejecting them
+(e.g. $-1$ is returned as \texttt{ULONG\_MAX}).
 
 See \helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong} for the more detailed
 description of the {\it base} parameter.
@@ -1050,7 +1062,8 @@ description of the {\it base} parameter.
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Trim}{\param{bool}{ fromRight = true}}
 
-Removes spaces from the left or from the right (default).
+Removes white-space (space, tabs, form feed, newline and carriage return) from
+the left or from the right end of the string (right is default).
 
 \membersection{wxString::Truncate}\label{wxstringtruncate}
 
@@ -1156,11 +1169,13 @@ Concatenation in place: the argument is appended to the string.
 
 \membersection{wxString::operator []}\label{wxstringoperatorbracket}
 
-\func{char\&}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+\func{wxChar\&}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+
+\constfunc{wxChar}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
 
-\func{char}{operator []}{\param{size\_t}{ i}}
+\func{wxChar\&}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
 
-\func{char}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
+\constfunc{wxChar}{operator []}{\param{int}{ i}}
 
 Element extraction.
 
@@ -1253,7 +1268,7 @@ buffer (which must be writable, of course) you might call it like this:
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Note that the exact usage of this depends on whether on not wxUSE\_STL is enabled.  If
-wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a seperate empty character buffer, and
+wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a separate empty character buffer, and
 if wxUSE\_STL is disabled, it uses GetWriteBuf() from wxString, keeping the same buffer
 wxString uses intact.  In other words, relying on wxStringBuffer containing the old 
 wxString data is probably not a good idea if you want to build your program in both
@@ -1318,7 +1333,7 @@ of the string, you might call it like this:
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Note that the exact usage of this depends on whether on not wxUSE\_STL is enabled.  If
-wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a seperate empty character buffer, and
+wxUSE\_STL is enabled, wxStringBuffer creates a separate empty character buffer, and
 if wxUSE\_STL is disabled, it uses GetWriteBuf() from wxString, keeping the same buffer
 wxString uses intact.  In other words, relying on wxStringBuffer containing the old 
 wxString data is probably not a good idea if you want to build your program in both
@@ -1338,7 +1353,7 @@ None
 
 \membersection{wxStringBufferLength::wxStringBufferLength}\label{wxstringbufferlengthctor}
 
-\func{}{wxStringBuffer}{\param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{size\_t }{len}}
+\func{}{wxStringBufferLength}{\param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{size\_t }{len}}
 
 Constructs a writable string buffer object associated with the given string
 and containing enough space for at least {\it len} characters. Basically, this