clear up wxStringBuffer docs a bit

[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / variant.h

diff --git a/include/wx/variant.h b/include/wx/variant.h
index 9375794b80eb1a90f7f721076b533b2e58b1949b..3d3ad32484754f65746414ec5ebadcfae46bcfb8 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/variant.h
+++ b/include/wx/variant.h
@@ -12,20 +12,16 @@
 #ifndef _WX_VARIANT_H_
 #define _WX_VARIANT_H_
 
 #ifndef _WX_VARIANT_H_
 #define _WX_VARIANT_H_
 

-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)

 #pragma interface "variant.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/object.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"
 #pragma interface "variant.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/object.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"

+#include "wx/arrstr.h"

 #include "wx/list.h"
 
 #include "wx/list.h"
 

-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE
-    #include "wx/time.h"
-    #include "wx/date.h"
-#endif // time/date
-

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     #include "wx/datetime.h"
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     #include "wx/datetime.h"
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME


@@ -50,13 +46,13 @@
  * overloading wxVariant with unnecessary functionality.
  */
 
  * overloading wxVariant with unnecessary functionality.
  */
 

-class WXDLLEXPORT wxVariantData: public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxVariantData: public wxObject

 {
 DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxVariantData)
 public:
 
 // Construction & destruction
 {
 DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxVariantData)
 public:
 
 // Construction & destruction

-    wxVariantData() {};
+    wxVariantData() {}

 
 // Override these to provide common functionality
     // Copy to data
 
 // Override these to provide common functionality
     // Copy to data


@@ -72,6 +68,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str) = 0;
     // What type is it? Return a string name.
     virtual wxString GetType() const = 0;
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str) = 0;
     // What type is it? Return a string name.
     virtual wxString GetType() const = 0;

+    // If it based on wxObject return the ClassInfo.
+    virtual wxClassInfo* GetValueClassInfo() { return NULL; }

 };
 
 /*
 };
 
 /*


@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ public:
  * this class too much.
  */
 
  * this class too much.
  */
 

-class WXDLLEXPORT wxVariant: public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxVariant: public wxObject

 {
 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariant)
 public:
 {
 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariant)
 public:


@@ -99,14 +97,9 @@ public:
     wxVariant(const wxChar* val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Necessary or VC++ assumes bool!
     wxVariant(const wxStringList& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString);
     wxVariant(const wxList& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // List of variants
     wxVariant(const wxChar* val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Necessary or VC++ assumes bool!
     wxVariant(const wxStringList& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString);
     wxVariant(const wxList& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // List of variants

-// For some reason, Watcom C++ can't link variant.cpp with time/date classes compiled
-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
-    wxVariant(const wxTime& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Time
-    wxVariant(const wxDate& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Date
-#endif

     wxVariant(void* ptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // void* (general purpose)
     wxVariant(void* ptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // void* (general purpose)

+    wxVariant(wxObject* ptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); //wxObject

     wxVariant(wxVariantData* data, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // User-defined data
     wxVariant(wxVariantData* data, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // User-defined data

-//TODO: Need to document

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxVariant(const wxDateTime& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Date
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxVariant(const wxDateTime& val, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // Date
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME


@@ -116,8 +109,7 @@ public:
     wxVariant(const TIME_STRUCT* valptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // DateTime
     wxVariant(const TIMESTAMP_STRUCT* valptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // DateTime
 #endif
     wxVariant(const TIME_STRUCT* valptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // DateTime
     wxVariant(const TIMESTAMP_STRUCT* valptr, const wxString& name = wxEmptyString); // DateTime
 #endif

-//TODO: End of Need to document
-    
+

     wxVariant(const wxVariant& variant);
     ~wxVariant();
 
     wxVariant(const wxVariant& variant);
     ~wxVariant();
 


@@ -125,7 +117,6 @@ public:
     // Assignment
     void operator= (const wxVariant& variant);
 
     // Assignment
     void operator= (const wxVariant& variant);
 

-//TODO: Need to document

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     bool operator== (const wxDateTime& value) const;
     bool operator!= (const wxDateTime& value) const;
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     bool operator== (const wxDateTime& value) const;
     bool operator!= (const wxDateTime& value) const;


@@ -140,7 +131,6 @@ public:
     void operator= (const TIME_STRUCT* value) ;
     void operator= (const TIMESTAMP_STRUCT* value) ;
 #endif
     void operator= (const TIME_STRUCT* value) ;
     void operator= (const TIMESTAMP_STRUCT* value) ;
 #endif

-//TODO: End of Need to document

 
     // Assignment using data, e.g.
     // myVariant = new wxStringVariantData("hello");
 
     // Assignment using data, e.g.
     // myVariant = new wxStringVariantData("hello");


@@ -173,15 +163,6 @@ public:
     bool operator== (const wxList& value) const;
     bool operator!= (const wxList& value) const;
     void operator= (const wxList& value) ;
     bool operator== (const wxList& value) const;
     bool operator!= (const wxList& value) const;
     void operator= (const wxList& value) ;

-// For some reason, Watcom C++ can't link variant.cpp with time/date classes compiled
-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
-    bool operator== (const wxTime& value) const;
-    bool operator!= (const wxTime& value) const;
-    void operator= (const wxTime& value) ;
-    bool operator== (const wxDate& value) const;
-    bool operator!= (const wxDate& value) const;
-    void operator= (const wxDate& value) ;
-#endif

     bool operator== (void* value) const;
     bool operator!= (void* value) const;
     void operator= (void* value) ;
     bool operator== (void* value) const;
     bool operator!= (void* value) const;
     void operator= (void* value) ;


@@ -199,17 +180,13 @@ public:
     inline operator char () const {  return GetChar(); }
     inline operator long () const {  return GetLong(); }
     inline operator bool () const {  return GetBool(); }
     inline operator char () const {  return GetChar(); }
     inline operator long () const {  return GetLong(); }
     inline operator bool () const {  return GetBool(); }

-// For some reason, Watcom C++ can't link variant.cpp with time/date classes compiled
-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
-    inline operator wxTime () const {  return GetTime(); }
-    inline operator wxDate () const {  return GetDate(); }
-#endif

     inline operator void* () const {  return GetVoidPtr(); }
     inline operator void* () const {  return GetVoidPtr(); }

-//TODO: Need to document
+    // No implicit conversion to wxObject, as that would really
+    //  confuse people between conversion to our contained data
+    //  and downcasting to see our base type.

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     inline operator wxDateTime () const { return GetDateTime(); }
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     inline operator wxDateTime () const { return GetDateTime(); }
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME

-//TODO: End of Need to document

 
 // Accessors
     // Sets/gets name
 
 // Accessors
     // Sets/gets name


@@ -227,6 +204,7 @@ public:
     wxString GetType() const;
 
     bool IsType(const wxString& type) const;
     wxString GetType() const;
 
     bool IsType(const wxString& type) const;

+    bool IsValueKindOf(const wxClassInfo* type) const;

 
     // Return the number of elements in a list
     int GetCount() const;
 
     // Return the number of elements in a list
     int GetCount() const;


@@ -242,18 +220,12 @@ public:
     wxList& GetList() const ;
     wxStringList& GetStringList() const ;
 
     wxList& GetList() const ;
     wxStringList& GetStringList() const ;
 

-// For some reason, Watcom C++ can't link variant.cpp with time/date classes compiled
-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
-    wxTime GetTime() const ;
-    wxDate GetDate() const ;
-#endif

     void* GetVoidPtr() const ;
     void* GetVoidPtr() const ;

-//TODO: Need to document
+    wxObject* GetWxObjectPtr()  ;

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxDateTime GetDateTime() const ;
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxArrayString GetArrayString() const;
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxDateTime GetDateTime() const ;
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxArrayString GetArrayString() const;

-//TODO: End of Need to document

 
 // Operations
     // Make NULL (i.e. delete the data)
 
 // Operations
     // Make NULL (i.e. delete the data)


@@ -268,7 +240,7 @@ public:
     // Insert at front of list
     void Insert(const wxVariant& value);
 
     // Insert at front of list
     void Insert(const wxVariant& value);
 

-    // Returns TRUE if the variant is a member of the list
+    // Returns true if the variant is a member of the list

     bool Member(const wxVariant& value) const;
 
     // Deletes the nth element of the list
     bool Member(const wxVariant& value) const;
 
     // Deletes the nth element of the list


@@ -285,16 +257,9 @@ public:
     bool Convert(double* value) const;
     bool Convert(wxString* value) const;
     bool Convert(char* value) const;
     bool Convert(double* value) const;
     bool Convert(wxString* value) const;
     bool Convert(char* value) const;

-// For some reason, Watcom C++ can't link variant.cpp with time/date classes compiled
-#if wxUSE_TIMEDATE && !defined(__WATCOMC__)
-    bool Convert(wxTime* value) const;
-    bool Convert(wxDate* value) const;
-#endif
-//TODO: Need to document

 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     bool Convert(wxDateTime* value) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 #if wxUSE_DATETIME
     bool Convert(wxDateTime* value) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_DATETIME

-//TODO: End of Need to document

 
 // Attributes
 protected:
 
 // Attributes
 protected:


@@ -302,7 +267,15 @@ protected:
     wxString        m_name;
 };
 
     wxString        m_name;
 };
 

-extern wxVariant WXDLLEXPORT wxNullVariant;
+//Since we want type safety wxVariant we need to fetch and dynamic_cast
+//in a seemingly safe way so the compiler can check, so we define
+//a dynamic_cast /wxDynamicCast analogue.
+
+#define wxGetVariantCast(var,classname) \
+    ((classname*)(var.IsValueKindOf(&classname::ms_classInfo) ?\
+                  var.GetWxObjectPtr() : NULL));
+
+extern wxVariant WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxNullVariant;

 
 #endif
     // _WX_VARIANT_H_
 
 #endif
     // _WX_VARIANT_H_