\helpref{Len()}{wxstringlen} and {\tt length()} which all return the string
length. In all cases of such duplication the {\tt std::string}-compatible
method ({\tt length()} in this case, always the lowercase version) should be
-used as it will ensure smoother transition to {\tt std::string} when wxWindows
+used as it will ensure smoother transition to {\tt std::string} when wxWidgets
starts using it instead of wxString.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Function groups}}}
-\membersection{Constructors and assignment operators}
+\membersection{Constructors and assignment operators}\label{constructorsinwxstring}
A string may be constructed either from a C string, (some number of copies of)
a single character or a wide (UNICODE) string. For all constructors (except the
\helpref{operator $=$}{wxstringoperatorassign}\\
\helpref{\destruct{wxString}}{wxstringdestruct}
-\membersection{String length}
+\membersection{String length}\label{lengthfunctionsinwxstring}
These functions return the string length and check whether the string is empty
or empty it.
\helpref{Empty}{wxstringempty}\\
\helpref{Clear}{wxstringclear}
-\membersection{Character access}
+\membersection{Character access}\label{characteraccessinwxstring}
Many functions in this section take a character index in the string. As with C
strings and/or arrays, the indices start from $0$, so the first character of a
\helpref{Last}{wxstringlast}\\
\helpref{operator []}{wxstringoperatorbracket}\\
\helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}\\
+\helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringmbstr}\\
+\helpref{wc\_str}{wxstringwcstr}\\
+\helpref{fn\_str}{wxstringfnstr}\\
\helpref{operator const char*}{wxstringoperatorconstcharpt}
-\membersection{Concatenation}
+\membersection{Concatenation}\label{concatenationinwxstring}
Anything may be concatenated (appended to) with a string. However, you can't
append something to a C string (including literal constants), so to do this it
\helpref{Append}{wxstringappend}\\
\helpref{Prepend}{wxstringprepend}
-\membersection{Comparison}
+\membersection{Comparison}\label{comparisoninwxstring}
The default comparison function \helpref{Cmp}{wxstringcmp} is case-sensitive and
so is the default version of \helpref{IsSameAs}{wxstringissameas}. For case
\helpref{Matches}{wxstringmatches}\\
\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}
-\membersection{Substring extraction}
+\membersection{Substring extraction}\label{substringextractioninwxstring}
These functions allow to extract substring from this string. All of them don't
modify the original string and return a new string containing the extracted
\helpref{AfterLast}{wxstringafterlast}\\
\helpref{StartsWith}{wxstringstartswith}
-\membersection{Case conversion}
+\membersection{Case conversion}\label{caseconversioninwxstring}
The MakeXXX() variants modify the string in place, while the other functions
return a new string which contains the original text converted to the upper or
\helpref{MakeLower}{wxstringmakelower}\\
\helpref{Lower}{wxstringlower}
-\membersection{Searching and replacing}
+\membersection{Searching and replacing}\label{searchingandreplacinginwxstring}
These functions replace the standard {\it strchr()} and {\it strstr()}
functions.
\helpref{Find}{wxstringfind}\\
\helpref{Replace}{wxstringreplace}
-\membersection{Conversion to numbers}
+\membersection{Conversion to numbers}\label{conversiontonumbersinwxstring}
The string provides functions for conversion to signed and unsigned integer and
floating point numbers. All three functions take a pointer to the variable to
\helpref{ToULong}{wxstringtoulong}\\
\helpref{ToDouble}{wxstringtodouble}
-\membersection{Writing values into the string}
+\membersection{Writing values into the string}\label{writingintostringinwxstring}
Both formatted versions (\helpref{Printf}{wxstringprintf}) and stream-like
insertion operators exist (for basic types only). Additionally, the
\helpref{PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}\\
\helpref{operator \cinsert}{wxstringoperatorout}
-\membersection{Memory management}
+\membersection{Memory management}\label{memoryinwxstring}
These are "advanced" functions and they will be needed quite rarely.
\helpref{Alloc}{wxstringalloc} and \helpref{Shrink}{wxstringshrink} are only
\helpref{GetWriteBuf}{wxstringgetwritebuf}\\
\helpref{UngetWriteBuf}{wxstringungetwritebuf}
-\membersection{Miscellaneous}
+\membersection{Miscellaneous}\label{miscellaneousinwxstring}
Other string functions.
\helpref{Pad}{wxstringpad}\\
\helpref{Truncate}{wxstringtruncate}
-\membersection{wxWindows 1.xx compatibility functions}
+\membersection{wxWidgets 1.xx compatibility functions}\label{backwardcompatibilityinwxstring}
-These functions are deprecated, please consider using new wxWindows 2.0
+These functions are deprecated, please consider using new wxWidgets 2.0
functions instead of them (or, even better, std::string compatible variants).
\helpref{SubString}{wxstringsubstring}\\
\func{}{wxString}{\void}
-Default constructor.
+Default constructor. Initializes the string to {\tt ""} (empty string).
\func{}{wxString}{\param{const wxString\&}{ x}}
\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 to take all the string.
+The default value of {\tt 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
\func{}{wxString}{\param{const unsigned char*}{ psz}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
For compilers using unsigned char: 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 {\tt wxSTRING\_MAXLEN} means take all the string.
-\func{}{wxString}{\param{const wchar\_t*}{ psz}}
+{\bf Note:} In Unicode build, all of the above constructors take
+{\tt wchar\_t} arguments instead of {\tt char}.
-Constructs a string from the wide (UNICODE) string.
+\wxheading{Constructors with conversion}
+
+The following constructors allow you to construct wxString from wide string
+in ANSI build or from C string in Unicode build.
+
+\func{}{wxString}{\param{const wchar\_t*}{ psz}, \param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
+
+Initializes the string from first \arg{nLength} characters of wide string.
+The default value of {\tt wxSTRING\_MAXLEN} means take all the string.
+In ANSI build, \arg{conv}'s
+\helpref{WC2MB}{wxmbconvwc2mb} method is called to
+convert \arg{psz} to wide string. It is ignored in Unicode build.
+
+\func{}{wxString}{\param{const char*}{ psz}, \param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}, \param{size\_t}{ nLength = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
+
+Initializes the string from first \arg{nLength} characters of C string.
+The default value of {\tt wxSTRING\_MAXLEN} means take all the string.
+In Unicode build, \arg{conv}'s
+\helpref{MB2WC}{wxmbconvmb2wc} method is called to
+convert \arg{psz} to wide string. It is ignored in ANSI build.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxMBConv classes}{mbconvclasses}, \helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringmbstr},
+\helpref{wc\_str}{wxstringwcstr}
\membersection{wxString::\destruct{wxString}}\label{wxstringdestruct}
\constfunc{const char *}{c\_str}{\void}
-Returns a pointer to the string data.
+Returns a pointer to the string data ({\tt const char*} in ANSI build,
+{\tt const wchar\_t*} in Unicode build).
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringmbstr}, \helpref{wc\_str}{wxstringwcstr},
+\helpref{fn\_str}{wxstringfnstr}
\membersection{wxString::Clear}\label{wxstringclear}
Same as \helpref{Find}{wxstringfind}.
+\membersection{wxString::fn\_str}\label{wxstringfnstr}
+
+\constfunc{const wchar\_t*}{fn\_str}{\void}
+
+\constfunc{const char*}{fn\_str}{\void}
+
+\constfunc{const wxCharBuffer}{fn\_str}{\void}
+
+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
+the OS.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxMBConv}{wxmbconv},
+\helpref{wc\_str}{wxstringwcstr}, \helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringwcstr}
+
\membersection{wxString::Format}\label{wxstringformat}
\func{static wxString}{Format}{\param{const wxChar }{*format}, \param{}{...}}
Returns the number of occurrences of {\it ch} in the string.
+\membersection{wxString::FromAscii}\label{wxstringfromascii}
+
+\func{static wxString }{FromAscii}{\param{const char*}{ s}}
+
+\func{static wxString }{FromAscii}{\param{const char}{ c}}
+
+Converts the string or character from an ASCII, 7-bit form
+to the native wxString representation. Most useful when using
+a Unicode build of wxWidgets.
+Use \helpref{wxString constructors}{wxstringconstruct} if you
+need to convert from another charset.
+
\membersection{wxString::GetChar}\label{wxstringgetchar}
\constfunc{char}{GetChar}{\param{size\_t}{ n}}
\constfunc{const char*}{GetData}{\void}
-wxWindows compatibility conversion. Returns a constant pointer to the data in the string.
+wxWidgets compatibility conversion. Returns a constant pointer to the data in the string.
\membersection{wxString::GetWritableChar}\label{wxstringgetwritablechar}
Returns true if the string contents matches a mask containing '*' and '?'.
+\membersection{wxString::mb\_str}\label{wxstringmbstr}
+
+\constfunc{const char*}{mb\_str}{\param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}}
+
+\constfunc{const wxCharBuffer}{mb\_str}{\param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}}
+
+Returns multibyte (C string) representation of the string.
+In Unicode build, converts using \arg{conv}'s \helpref{cWC2MB}{wxmbconvcwc2mb}
+method and returns wxCharBuffer. In ANSI build, this function is same
+as \helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}.
+The macro wxWX2MBbuf is defined as the correct return type (without const).
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxMBConv}{wxmbconv},
+\helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}, \helpref{wc\_str}{wxstringwcstr},
+\helpref{fn\_str}{wxstringfnstr}
+
\membersection{wxString::Mid}\label{wxstringmid}
\constfunc{wxString}{Mid}{\param{size\_t}{ first}, \param{size\_t}{ count = wxSTRING\_MAXLEN}}
Returns the part of the string between the indices {\it from} and {\it to}
inclusive.
+\membersection{wxString::ToAscii}\label{wxstringtoascii}
+
+\constfunc{const char*}{ToAscii}{\void}
+
+Converts the string to an ASCII, 7-bit string (ANSI builds only).
+
+\constfunc{const wxCharBuffer}{ToAscii}{\void}
+
+Converts the string to an ASCII, 7-bit string in the form of
+a wxCharBuffer (Unicode builds only).
+
+Note that this conversion only works if the string contains only ASCII
+characters. The \helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringmbstr} method provides more
+powerful means of converting wxString to C string.
+
\membersection{wxString::ToDouble}\label{wxstringtodouble}
\constfunc{bool}{ToDouble}{\param{double}{ *val}}
The same as MakeUpper.
+\membersection{wxString::wc\_str}\label{wxstringwcstr}
+
+\constfunc{const wchar\_t*}{wc\_str}{\param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}}
+
+\constfunc{const wxWCharBuffer}{wc\_str}{\param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv}}
+
+Returns wide character representation of the string.
+In ANSI build, converts using \arg{conv}'s \helpref{cMB2WC}{wxmbconvcmb2wc}
+method and returns wxWCharBuffer. In Unicode build, this function is same
+as \helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}.
+The macro wxWX2WCbuf is defined as the correct return type (without const).
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxMBConv}{wxmbconv},
+\helpref{c\_str}{wxstringcstr}, \helpref{mb\_str}{wxstringwcstr},
+\helpref{fn\_str}{wxstringfnstr}
+
\membersection{wxString::operator!}\label{wxstringoperatornot}
\constfunc{bool}{operator!}{\void}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxStringBuffer::wxStringBuffer}
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::wxStringBuffer}\label{wxstringbufferctor}
\func{}{wxStringBuffer}{\param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{size\_t }{len}}
is equivalent to calling \helpref{GetWriteBuf}{wxstringgetwritebuf} and
saving the result.
-\membersection{wxStringBuffer::\destruct{wxStringBuffer}}
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::\destruct{wxStringBuffer}}\label{wxstringbufferdtor}
\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 *}
+\membersection{wxStringBuffer::operator wxChar *}\label{wxstringbufferwxchar}
\constfunc{wxChar *}{operator wxChar *}{\void}