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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
index 2427335159bd4ab5c9336dda38d59ee856e14bb9..7f68813c74578995b02fe19af14f5f00fb50f304 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
@@ -93,16 +93,22 @@ insensitive comparisons you should use \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase} or
 give a second parameter to IsSameAs. This last function is may be more
 convenient if only equality of the strings matters because it returns a boolean
 true value if the strings are the same and not 0 (which is usually FALSE in C)
 give a second parameter to IsSameAs. This last function is may be more
 convenient if only equality of the strings matters because it returns a boolean
 true value if the strings are the same and not 0 (which is usually FALSE in C)

-as Cmp does.
+as {\tt Cmp()} does.

 
 \helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches} is a poor man's regular expression matcher:
 it only understands '*' and '?' metacharacters in the sense of DOS command line
 interpreter.
 
 
 \helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches} is a poor man's regular expression matcher:
 it only understands '*' and '?' metacharacters in the sense of DOS command line
 interpreter.
 

+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith} is helpful when parsing a line of
+text which should start with some predefined prefix and is more efficient than
+doing direct string comparaison as you would also have to precalculate the
+length of the prefix then.
+

 \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}\\
 \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}\\
 \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}\\
 \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}\\
 \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}\\
 \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}\\

-\helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches}
+\helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches}\\
+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}

 
 \membersection{Substring extraction}
 
 
 \membersection{Substring extraction}
 


@@ -117,7 +123,8 @@ substring.
 \helpref{BeforeFirst}{wxstringbeforefirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeLast}{wxstringbeforelast}\\
 \helpref{AfterFirst}{wxstringafterfirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeFirst}{wxstringbeforefirst}\\
 \helpref{BeforeLast}{wxstringbeforelast}\\
 \helpref{AfterFirst}{wxstringafterfirst}\\

-\helpref{AfterLast}{wxstringafterlast}
+\helpref{AfterLast}{wxstringafterlast}\\
+\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}

 
 \membersection{Case conversion}
 
 
 \membersection{Case conversion}
 


@@ -152,8 +159,22 @@ converted to a number.
 \membersection{Writing values into the string}
 
 Both formatted versions (\helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}) and stream-like
 \membersection{Writing values into the string}
 
 Both formatted versions (\helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}) and stream-like

-insertion operators exist (for basic types only).
+insertion operators exist (for basic types only). Additionally, the 
+\helpref{Format}{wxstringformat} function allows to use simply append
+formatted value to a string:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+    // the following 2 snippets are equivalent
+
+    wxString s = "...";
+    s += wxString::Format("%d", n);

 
 

+    wxString s;
+    s.Printf("...%d", n);
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\helpref{Format}{wxstringformat}\\
+\helpref{FormatV}{wxstringformatv}\\

 \helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}\\
 \helpref{PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}\\
 \helpref{operator \cinsert}{wxstringoperatorout}
 \helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}\\
 \helpref{PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}\\
 \helpref{operator \cinsert}{wxstringoperatorout}


@@ -182,9 +203,9 @@ Other string functions.
 \helpref{Pad}{wxstringpad}\\
 \helpref{Truncate}{wxstringtruncate}
 
 \helpref{Pad}{wxstringpad}\\
 \helpref{Truncate}{wxstringtruncate}
 

-\membersection{wxWindows 1.xx compatiblity functions}
+\membersection{wxWindows 1.xx compatibility functions}

 
 

-These functiosn are deprecated, please consider using new wxWindows 2.0
+These functions are deprecated, please consider using new wxWindows 2.0

 functions instead of them (or, even better, std::string compatible variants).
 
 \helpref{SubString}{wxstringsubstring}\\
 functions instead of them (or, even better, std::string compatible variants).
 
 \helpref{SubString}{wxstringsubstring}\\


@@ -293,7 +314,7 @@ their documentation.
     // find first n characters of sz
   size_t find(const char* sz, size_t nStart = 0, size_t n = npos) const;
 
     // find first n characters of sz
   size_t find(const char* sz, size_t nStart = 0, size_t n = npos) const;
 

-    // find the first occurence of character ch after nStart
+    // find the first occurrence of character ch after nStart

   size_t find(char ch, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     // rfind() family is exactly like find() but works right to left
   size_t find(char ch, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     // rfind() family is exactly like find() but works right to left


@@ -307,7 +328,7 @@ their documentation.
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(char ch, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 
     // as find, but from the end
   size_t rfind(char ch, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 

-    // find first/last occurence of any character in the set
+    // find first/last occurrence of any character in the set

 
     //
   size_t find_first_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     //
   size_t find_first_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;


@@ -322,7 +343,7 @@ their documentation.
     // same as rfind(char, size_t)
   size_t find_last_of (char c, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 
     // same as rfind(char, size_t)
   size_t find_last_of (char c, size_t nStart = npos) const;
 

-    // find first/last occurence of any character not in the set
+    // find first/last occurrence of any character not in the set

 
     //
   size_t find_first_not_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;
 
     //
   size_t find_first_not_of(const wxString& str, size_t nStart = 0) const;


@@ -381,7 +402,14 @@ Constructs a string of {\it n} copies of character {\it ch}.
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 Takes first {\it nLength} characters from the C string {\it psz}.
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 Takes first {\it nLength} characters from the C string {\it psz}.

-The default value of wxSTRING\_MAXLEN means take all the string.
+The default value of wxSTRING\_MAXLEN means to take all the string.
+
+Note that this constructor may be used even if {\it psz} points to a buffer
+with binary data (i.e. containing {\tt NUL} characters) as long as you provide
+the correct value for {\it nLength}. However, the default form of it works
+only with strings without intermediate {\tt NUL}s because it uses 
+{\tt strlen()} to calculate the effective length and it would not give correct
+results otherwise.

 
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const unsigned char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 
 
 \func{}{wxString}{\param{const unsigned char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
 


@@ -450,28 +478,28 @@ to it.
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all the characters after the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all the characters after the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::AfterLast}\label{wxstringafterlast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::AfterLast}\label{wxstringafterlast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{AfterLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all the characters after the last occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all the characters after the last occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeFirst}\label{wxstringbeforefirst}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeFirst}\label{wxstringbeforefirst}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeFirst}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all characters before the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all characters before the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeLast}\label{wxstringbeforelast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::BeforeLast}\label{wxstringbeforelast}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{BeforeLast}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Gets all characters before the last occurence of {\it ch}.
+Gets all characters before the last occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::c\_str}\label{wxstringcstr}
 Returns the empty string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::c\_str}\label{wxstringcstr}


@@ -495,7 +523,7 @@ See also: \helpref{Empty}{wxstringempty}
 Case-sensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if
 Case-sensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if

-it si equal to it or negative value if it is less than argument (same semantics
+it is equal to it or a negative value if it is less than the argument (same semantics

 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.
 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.


@@ -507,7 +535,7 @@ See also \helpref{CmpNoCase}{wxstringcmpnocase}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissa
 Case-insensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if
 Case-insensitive comparison.
 
 Returns a positive value if the string is greater than the argument, zero if

-it si equal to it or negative value if it is less than argument (same semantics
+it is equal to it or a negative value if it is less than the argument (same semantics

 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.
 as the standard {\it strcmp()} function).
 
 See also \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp}, \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}.


@@ -559,11 +587,33 @@ Searches for the given string. Returns the starting index, or -1 if not found.
 
 Returns the first occurrence of the item.
 
 
 Returns the first occurrence of the item.
 

+\membersection{wxString::Format}\label{wxstringformat}
+
+\func{static wxString}{Format}{\param{const wxChar }{*format}, \param{}{...}}
+
+This static function returns the string containing the result of calling 
+\helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf} with the passed parameters on it.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{FormatV}{wxstringformatv}, \helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}
+
+\membersection{wxString::FormatV}\label{wxstringformatv}
+
+\func{static wxString}{Format}{\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.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Format}{wxstringformat}, \helpref{PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}
+

 \membersection{wxString::Freq}\label{wxstringfreq}
 
 \membersection{wxString::Freq}\label{wxstringfreq}
 

-\constfunc{int}{Frec}{\param{char }{ch}}
+\constfunc{int}{Freq}{\param{char }{ch}}

 
 

-Returns the number of occurences of {it ch} in the string.
+Returns the number of occurrences of {\it ch} in the string.

 
 \membersection{wxString::GetChar}\label{wxstringgetchar}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::GetChar}\label{wxstringgetchar}
 


@@ -594,7 +644,7 @@ to put the string back into a reasonable state.
 
 \membersection{wxString::Index}\label{wxstringindex}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::Index}\label{wxstringindex}
 

-\constfunc{size\_t}{Index}{\param{char}{ ch}, \param{int}{ startpos = 0}}
+\constfunc{size\_t}{Index}{\param{char}{ ch}}

 
 Same as \helpref{wxString::Find}{wxstringfind}.
 
 
 Same as \helpref{wxString::Find}{wxstringfind}.
 


@@ -623,25 +673,25 @@ Returns the index of the first item matched, or NOT\_FOUND.
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsAscii}{\void}
 
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsAscii}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the string is ASCII.
+Returns TRUE if the string contains only ASCII characters.

 
 \membersection{wxString::IsEmpty}\label{wxstringisempty}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsEmpty}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::IsEmpty}\label{wxstringisempty}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsEmpty}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the string is NULL.
+Returns TRUE if the string is empty.

 
 \membersection{wxString::IsNull}\label{wxstringisnull}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNull}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::IsNull}\label{wxstringisnull}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNull}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the string is NULL (same as IsEmpty).
+Returns TRUE if the string is empty (same as \helpref{IsEmpty}{wxstringisempty}).

 
 \membersection{wxString::IsNumber}\label{wxstringisnumber}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNumber}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::IsNumber}\label{wxstringisnumber}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsNumber}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the string is a number.
+Returns TRUE if the string is an integer (with possible sign).

 
 \membersection{wxString::IsSameAs}\label{wxstringissameas}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::IsSameAs}\label{wxstringissameas}
 


@@ -690,7 +740,7 @@ Returns the first {\it count} characters.
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{Left}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{Left}{\param{char}{ ch}}
 

-Returns all characters before the first occurence of {\it ch}.
+Returns all characters before the first occurrence of {\it ch}.

 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::Len}\label{wxstringlen}
 Returns the whole string if {\it ch} is not found.
 
 \membersection{wxString::Len}\label{wxstringlen}


@@ -783,7 +833,7 @@ 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}}
 
 
 \func{wxString\&}{Remove}{\param{size\_t}{ pos}, \param{size\_t}{ len}}
 

-Removes the last {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.
+Removes the {\it len} characters from the string, starting at {\it pos}.

 
 \membersection{wxString::RemoveLast}\label{wxstringremovelast}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::RemoveLast}\label{wxstringremovelast}
 


@@ -795,9 +845,9 @@ Removes the last character.
 
 \func{size\_t}{Replace}{\param{const char*}{ szOld}, \param{const char*}{ szNew}, \param{bool}{ replaceAll = TRUE}}
 
 
 \func{size\_t}{Replace}{\param{const char*}{ szOld}, \param{const char*}{ szNew}, \param{bool}{ replaceAll = TRUE}}
 

-Replace first (or all) occurences of substring with another one.
+Replace first (or all) occurrences of substring with another one.

 
 

-{\it replaceAll}: global replace (default), or only the first occurence.
+{\it replaceAll}: global replace (default), or only the first occurrence.

 
 Returns the number of replacements made.
 
 
 Returns the number of replacements made.
 


@@ -826,6 +876,16 @@ Minimizes the string's memory. This can be useful after a call to
 
 The same as Printf.
 
 
 The same as Printf.
 

+\membersection{wxString::StartsWith}\label{wxstringstartswith}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{StartsWith}{\param{const wxChar }{*prefix}, \param{wxString }{*rest = NULL}}
+
+This function can be used to test if the string starts with the specified 
+{\it prefix}. If it does, the function will return {\tt TRUE} and put the rest
+of the string (i.e. after the prefix) into {\it rest} string if it is not 
+{\tt NULL}. Otherwise, the function returns {\tt FALSE} and doesn't modify the 
+{\it rest}.
+

 \membersection{wxString::Strip}\label{wxstringstrip}
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 \membersection{wxString::Strip}\label{wxstringstrip}
 
 \begin{verbatim}


@@ -839,33 +899,64 @@ doesn't change this string.
 
 \membersection{wxString::SubString}\label{wxstringsubstring}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::SubString}\label{wxstringsubstring}
 

-\constfunc{wxString}{SubString}{\param{size\_t}{ to}, \param{size\_t}{ from}}
+\constfunc{wxString}{SubString}{\param{size\_t}{ from}, \param{size\_t}{ to}}
+
+Deprecated, use \helpref{Mid}{wxstringmid} instead (but note that parameters
+have different meaning).

 
 

-Same as \helpref{Mid}{wxstringmid}.
+Returns the part of the string between the indices {\it from} and {\it to}
+inclusive.

 
 \membersection{wxString::ToDouble}\label{wxstringtodouble}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToDouble}\label{wxstringtodouble}
 

-\cosntfunc{bool}{To}{\param{double}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToDouble}{\param{double}{ *val}}

 
 Attempts to convert the string to a floating point number. Returns TRUE on
 
 Attempts to convert the string to a floating point number. Returns TRUE on

-suceess (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE
+success (the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE

 if the string does not represent such number.
 
 if the string does not represent such number.
 

+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToULong}{wxstringtoulong}
+

 \membersection{wxString::ToLong}\label{wxstringtolong}
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToLong}\label{wxstringtolong}
 

-\cosntfunc{bool}{To}{\param{long}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToLong}{\param{long}{ *val}, \param{int }{base = 0}}
+
+Attempts to convert the string to a signed 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.

 
 

-Attempts to convert the string to a signed integer. Returns TRUE on suceess
-(the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
-string does not represent such number.
+The default value of {\it base} $0$ is special and means that the usual rules
+of {\tt C} numbers are applied: if the number starts with {\tt 0x} it is
+considered to be in base $16$, if it starts with {\tt 0} - in base $8$ and in
+base $10$ otherwise.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToDouble}{wxstringtodouble},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToULong}{wxstringtoulong}

 
 \membersection{wxString::ToULong}\label{wxstringtoulong}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::ToULong}\label{wxstringtoulong}
 

-\cosntfunc{bool}{To}{\param{unsigned long}{ *val}}
+\constfunc{bool}{ToULong}{\param{unsigned long}{ *val}, \param{int }{base = 0}}
+
+Attempts to convert the string to a ansigned 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.

 
 

-Attempts to convert the string to an unsigned integer. Returns TRUE on suceess
-(the number is stored in the location pointed to by {\it val}) or FALSE if the
-string does not represent such number.
+The default value of {\it base} $0$ is special and means that the usual rules
+of {\tt C} numbers are applied: if the number starts with {\tt 0x} it is
+considered to be in base $16$, if it starts with {\tt 0} - in base $8$ and in
+base $10$ otherwise.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxString::ToDouble}{wxstringtodouble},\\
+\helpref{wxString::ToLong}{wxstringtolong}

 
 \membersection{wxString::Trim}\label{wxstringtrim}
 
 
 \membersection{wxString::Trim}\label{wxstringtrim}
 


@@ -924,7 +1015,7 @@ See also \helpref{IsEmpty()}{wxstringisempty}.
 Assignment: the effect of each operation is the same as for the corresponding
 constructor (see \helpref{wxString constructors}{wxstringconstruct}).
 
 Assignment: the effect of each operation is the same as for the corresponding
 constructor (see \helpref{wxString constructors}{wxstringconstruct}).
 

-\membersection{operator wxString::$+$}\label{wxstringoperatorplus}
+\membersection{wxString::operator $+$}\label{wxstringoperatorplus}

 
 Concatenation: all these operators return a new strign equal to the sum of the
 operands.
 
 Concatenation: all these operators return a new strign equal to the sum of the
 operands.


@@ -1025,3 +1116,57 @@ Implicit conversion to a C string.
 
 These comparisons are case-sensitive.
 
 
 These comparisons are case-sensitive.
 

+
+\section{\class{wxStringBuffer}}\label{wxstringbuffer}
+
+This tiny class allows to conveniently access the \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} 
+internal buffer as a writable pointer without any risk to forget to restore
+the string to the usable state later.
+
+For example, assuming you have a low-level OS function called 
+{\tt GetMeaningOfLifeAsString(char *)} returning the value in the provided
+buffer (which must be writable, of course) you might call it like this:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+    wxString theAnswer;
+    GetMeaningOfLifeAsString(wxStringBuffer(theAnswer, 1024));
+    if ( theAnswer != "42" )
+    {
+        wxLogError("Something is very wrong!");
+    }
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{Derived from}
+
+None
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/string.h>
+
+\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
+
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::wxStringBuffer}
+
+\func{}{wxStringBuffer}{\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. Basicly, this
+is equivalent to calling \helpref{GetWriteBuf}{wxstringgetwritebuf} and
+saving the result.
+
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::\destruct{wxStringBuffer}}
+
+\func{}{\destruct{wxStringBuffer}}{\void}
+
+Restores the string passed to the constructor to the usable state by calling 
+\helpref{UngetWriteBuf}{wxstringungetwritebuf} on it.
+
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::operator wxChar *}
+
+\constfunc{wxChar *}{operator wxChar *}{\void}
+
+Returns the writable pointer to a buffer of the size at least equal to the
+length specified in the constructor.
+
+