1. more warnings fixes in gtk/region.cpp and common/tbarsmpl.cpp

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

diff --git a/include/wx/string.h b/include/wx/string.h
index 88adfa8ffbf9ea035336268fbc04dd9df1e4ae18..f9155fbf60e9114c06c8a3bbb3bddff225be913f 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/string.h
+++ b/include/wx/string.h
@@ -9,14 +9,36 @@
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 

+/*
+    Efficient string class [more or less] compatible with MFC CString,
+    wxWindows version 1 wxString and std::string and some handy functions
+    missing from string.h.
+*/
+

 #ifndef _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 #define _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 
 #ifdef __GNUG__
 #ifndef _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 #define _WX_WXSTRINGH__
 
 #ifdef __GNUG__

-#pragma interface "string.h"
+    #pragma interface "string.h"

 #endif
 
 #endif
 

-#ifdef __WXMAC__
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// conditinal compilation
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// compile the std::string compatibility functions if defined
+#define   wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+
+// define to derive wxString from wxObject (deprecated!)
+#ifdef WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
+    #undef WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
+#endif
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// headers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__VISAGECPP__)

     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif
 
     #include <ctype.h>
 #endif
 


@@ -24,64 +46,72 @@
     #include <std.h>
 #endif
 
     #include <std.h>
 #endif
 

-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#if defined(__VISAGECPP__) && __IBMCPP__ >= 400
+   // problem in VACPP V4 with including stdlib.h multiple times
+   // strconv includes it anyway
+#  include <stdio.h>
+#  include <string.h>
+#  include <stdarg.h>
+#  include <limits.h>
+#else
+#  include <string.h>
+#  include <stdio.h>
+#  include <stdarg.h>
+#  include <limits.h>
+#  include <stdlib.h>
+#endif

 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // AIX
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
     #include <strings.h>    // for strcasecmp()
 #endif // AIX
 

-#ifndef  WX_PRECOMP
-  #include "wx/defs.h"
+#include "wx/defs.h"        // everybody should include this
+#include "wx/debug.h"       // for wxASSERT()
+#include "wx/wxchar.h"      // for wxChar
+#include "wx/buffer.h"      // for wxCharBuffer
+#include "wx/strconv.h"     // for wxConvertXXX() macros and wxMBConv classes

 
 

+#ifndef  WX_PRECOMP

   #ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
   #ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT

-    #include "wx/object.h"
+    #include "wx/object.h" // base class

   #endif
 #endif // !PCH
 
   #endif
 #endif // !PCH
 

-#include "wx/debug.h"
-#include "wx/wxchar.h"
-#include "wx/buffer.h"
-
-/*
-    Efficient string class [more or less] compatible with MFC CString,
-    wxWindows version 1 wxString and std::string and some handy functions
-    missing from string.h.
-*/
-

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-// compile the std::string compatibility functions if defined
-#define   wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
+// 'naughty' cast
+#define   WXSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
+#define   wxCSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
+#define   wxMBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
+#define   wxWCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)

 
 

-// define to derive wxString from wxObject
-#ifdef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
-#undef    WXSTRING_IS_WXOBJECT
-#endif
+// implementation only
+#define   ASSERT_VALID_INDEX(i) wxASSERT( (unsigned)(i) <= Len() )
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// constants
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 // maximum possible length for a string means "take all string" everywhere
 
 // maximum possible length for a string means "take all string" everywhere

-//  (as sizeof(StringData) is unknown here we substract 100)
+//  (as sizeof(StringData) is unknown here, we substract 100)

 const unsigned int wxSTRING_MAXLEN = UINT_MAX - 100;
 
 const unsigned int wxSTRING_MAXLEN = UINT_MAX - 100;
 

-// 'naughty' cast
-#define   WXSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
-#define   WXCSTRINGCAST (wxChar *)(const wxChar *)
-#define   MBSTRINGCAST (char *)(const char *)
-#define   WCSTRINGCAST (wchar_t *)(const wchar_t *)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global data
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-// implementation only
-#define   ASSERT_VALID_INDEX(i) wxASSERT( (unsigned)(i) <= Len() )
+// global pointer to empty string
+WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxEmptyString;

 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-// Global functions complementing standard C string library replacements for
+// global functions complementing standard C string library replacements for

 // strlen() and portable strcasecmp()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // strlen() and portable strcasecmp()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-// USE wx* FUNCTIONS IN wx/wxchar.h INSTEAD - THIS IS ONLY FOR BINARY COMPATIBILITY
+
+// Use wxXXX() functions from wxchar.h instead! These functions are for
+// backwards compatibility only.

 
 // checks whether the passed in pointer is NULL and if the string is empty
 inline bool WXDLLEXPORT IsEmpty(const char *p) { return (!p || !*p); }
 
 // checks whether the passed in pointer is NULL and if the string is empty
 inline bool WXDLLEXPORT IsEmpty(const char *p) { return (!p || !*p); }


@@ -135,23 +165,24 @@ inline int WXDLLEXPORT Stricmp(const char *psz1, const char *psz2)
 #endif  // OS/compiler
 }
 
 #endif  // OS/compiler
 }
 

-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// global data
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxSnprintf() is like snprintf() if it's available and sprintf() (always
+// available, but dangerous!) if not
+extern int WXDLLEXPORT wxSnprintf(wxChar *buf, size_t len,
+                                  const wxChar *format, ...);

 
 

-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxEmptyString;
-
-// global pointer to empty string
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) g_szNul;
+// and wxVsnprintf() is like vsnprintf() or vsprintf()
+extern int WXDLLEXPORT wxVsnprintf(wxChar *buf, size_t len,
+                                   const wxChar *format, va_list argptr);

 
 // return an empty wxString
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxString; // not yet defined
 
 // return an empty wxString
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxString; // not yet defined

-inline const wxString& wxGetEmptyString() { return *(wxString *)&g_szNul; }
+inline const wxString& wxGetEmptyString() { return *(wxString *)&wxEmptyString; }

 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // string data prepended with some housekeeping info (used by wxString class),
 // is never used directly (but had to be put here to allow inlining)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // string data prepended with some housekeeping info (used by wxString class),
 // is never used directly (but had to be put here to allow inlining)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

+

 struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
 {
   int     nRefs;        // reference count
 struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
 {
   int     nRefs;        // reference count


@@ -175,94 +206,6 @@ struct WXDLLEXPORT wxStringData
   bool  IsValid() const   { return (nRefs != 0); }
 };
 
   bool  IsValid() const   { return (nRefs != 0); }
 };
 

-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// types of multibyte<->Unicode conversions
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxMBConv
-{
- public:
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const;
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const;
-  // No longer inline since BC++ complains.
-  const wxWCharBuffer cMB2WC(const char *psz) const;
-  const wxCharBuffer cWC2MB(const wchar_t *psz) const;
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-  const wxWCharBuffer cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return cMB2WC(psz); }
-  const wxCharBuffer cWX2MB(const wchar_t *psz) const { return cWC2MB(psz); }
-  const wchar_t* cWC2WX(const wchar_t *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const wchar_t* cMB2WC(const wchar_t *psz) const { return psz; }
-#else
-  const char* cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const char* cWX2MB(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const wxCharBuffer cWC2WX(const wchar_t *psz) const { return cWC2MB(psz); }
-  const wxWCharBuffer cWX2WC(const char *psz) const { return cMB2WC(psz); }
-#endif
-};
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv) wxConvLibc;
-
-#define wxANOTHER_MBCONV(type) \
-class type : public wxMBConv { \
- public: \
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const; \
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const; \
-}
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvFile)) wxConvFile;
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvUTF7)) wxConvUTF7;
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvUTF8)) wxConvUTF8;
-#ifdef __WXGTK12__
-    WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxANOTHER_MBCONV(wxMBConvGdk)) wxConvGdk;
-#endif
-
-class wxCharacterSet;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxCSConv : public wxMBConv
-{
- private:
-  wxChar *m_name;
-  wxCharacterSet *m_cset;
-  bool m_deferred;
-  void SetName(const wxChar *charset);
- public:
-  wxCSConv(const wxChar *charset);
-  virtual ~wxCSConv();
-  void LoadNow();
-  virtual size_t MB2WC(wchar_t *buf, const char *psz, size_t n) const;
-  virtual size_t WC2MB(char *buf, const wchar_t *psz, size_t n) const;
-};
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxCSConv) wxConvLocal;
-#define wxConv_local wxConvLocal
-
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv *) wxConvCurrent;
-#define wxConv_current wxConvCurrent
-
-// filenames are multibyte on Unix and probably widechar on Windows?
-#if defined(__UNIX__) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
-#define wxMBFILES 1
-#else
-#define wxMBFILES 0
-#endif
-
-#if wxMBFILES
-#define wxFNCONV(name) wxConvFile.cWX2MB(name)
-#define FNSTRINGCAST MBSTRINGCAST
-#else
-#define wxFNCONV(name) name
-#define FNSTRINGCAST WXSTRINGCAST
-#endif
-#else//!wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxMBConv {
-public:
-  const char* cMB2WX(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-  const char* cWX2MB(const char *psz) const { return psz; }
-};
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv) wxConvLibc, wxConvFile;
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern wxMBConv *) wxConvCurrent;
-#define wxFNCONV(name) name
-#define FNSTRINGCAST WXSTRINGCAST
-#endif//wxUSE_WCHAR_T
-

 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This is (yet another one) String class for C++ programmers. It doesn't use
 // any of "advanced" C++ features (i.e. templates, exceptions, namespaces...)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This is (yet another one) String class for C++ programmers. It doesn't use
 // any of "advanced" C++ features (i.e. templates, exceptions, namespaces...)


@@ -310,7 +253,7 @@ private:
   // string (re)initialization functions
     // initializes the string to the empty value (must be called only from
     // ctors, use Reinit() otherwise)
   // string (re)initialization functions
     // initializes the string to the empty value (must be called only from
     // ctors, use Reinit() otherwise)

-  void Init() { m_pchData = (wxChar *)g_szNul; }
+  void Init() { m_pchData = (wxChar *)wxEmptyString; }

     // initializaes the string with (a part of) C-string
   void InitWith(const wxChar *psz, size_t nPos = 0, size_t nLen = wxSTRING_MAXLEN);
     // as Init, but also frees old data
     // initializaes the string with (a part of) C-string
   void InitWith(const wxChar *psz, size_t nPos = 0, size_t nLen = wxSTRING_MAXLEN);
     // as Init, but also frees old data


@@ -337,7 +280,9 @@ private:
   //
   // try `s << i' or `s.Printf("%d", i)' instead
   wxString(int);
   //
   // try `s << i' or `s.Printf("%d", i)' instead
   wxString(int);

+  wxString(unsigned int);

   wxString(long);
   wxString(long);

+  wxString(unsigned long);

 
 public:
   // constructors and destructor
 
 public:
   // constructors and destructor


@@ -363,6 +308,7 @@ public:
     // (default value of wxSTRING_MAXLEN means take all the string)
   wxString(const wxChar *psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }
     // (default value of wxSTRING_MAXLEN means take all the string)
   wxString(const wxChar *psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }

+

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from multibyte string
     // (NB: nLength is right now number of Unicode characters, not
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from multibyte string
     // (NB: nLength is right now number of Unicode characters, not


@@ -371,21 +317,24 @@ public:
     // from wxWCharBuffer (i.e. return from wxGetString)
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }
     // from wxWCharBuffer (i.e. return from wxGetString)
   wxString(const wxWCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }

-#else
+#else // ANSI

     // from C string (for compilers using unsigned char)
   wxString(const unsigned char* psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith((const char*)psz, 0, nLength); }
     // from multibyte string
     // from C string (for compilers using unsigned char)
   wxString(const unsigned char* psz, size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
     { InitWith((const char*)psz, 0, nLength); }
     // from multibyte string

-  wxString(const char *psz, wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv), size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)
+  wxString(const char *psz, wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) , size_t nLength = wxSTRING_MAXLEN)

     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }
     { InitWith(psz, 0, nLength); }

+

 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from wide (Unicode) string
   wxString(const wchar_t *pwz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from wide (Unicode) string
   wxString(const wchar_t *pwz);

-#endif
+#endif // !wxUSE_WCHAR_T
+

     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString(const wxCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString(const wxCharBuffer& psz)
     { InitWith(psz, 0, wxSTRING_MAXLEN); }

-#endif
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI
+

     // dtor is not virtual, this class must not be inherited from!
  ~wxString() { GetStringData()->Unlock(); }
 
     // dtor is not virtual, this class must not be inherited from!
  ~wxString() { GetStringData()->Unlock(); }
 


@@ -441,21 +390,27 @@ public:
     wxChar& Last()
       { wxASSERT( !IsEmpty() ); CopyBeforeWrite(); return m_pchData[Len()-1]; }
 
     wxChar& Last()
       { wxASSERT( !IsEmpty() ); CopyBeforeWrite(); return m_pchData[Len()-1]; }
 

-    // under Unix it is tested with configure, assume it works on other
-    // platforms (there might be overloading problems if size_t and int are
-    // the same type)
-#if !defined(__UNIX__) || wxUSE_SIZE_T_STRING_OPERATOR

     // operator version of GetChar
     wxChar  operator[](size_t n) const
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); return m_pchData[n]; }
     // operator version of GetChar
     wxChar  operator[](size_t n) const
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); return m_pchData[n]; }

-#endif

 
     // operator version of GetChar
     wxChar  operator[](int n) const
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); return m_pchData[n]; }
 
     // operator version of GetChar
     wxChar  operator[](int n) const
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); return m_pchData[n]; }

-    // operator version of GetWritableChar
+#ifdef __alpha__
+    // operator version of GetChar
+    wxChar  operator[](unsigned int n) const
+      { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); return m_pchData[n]; }
+#endif
+
+    // operator version of GetWriteableChar

     wxChar& operator[](size_t n)
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); CopyBeforeWrite(); return m_pchData[n]; }
     wxChar& operator[](size_t n)
       { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); CopyBeforeWrite(); return m_pchData[n]; }

+#ifdef __alpha__
+    // operator version of GetWriteableChar
+    wxChar&  operator[](unsigned int n)
+      { ASSERT_VALID_INDEX( n ); CopyBeforeWrite(); return m_pchData[n]; }
+#endif

 
     // implicit conversion to C string
     operator const wxChar*() const { return m_pchData; }
 
     // implicit conversion to C string
     operator const wxChar*() const { return m_pchData; }


@@ -463,25 +418,36 @@ public:
     const wxChar* c_str()   const { return m_pchData; }
     // (and this with [wx]Printf()!)
     const wxChar* wx_str()  const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* c_str()   const { return m_pchData; }
     // (and this with [wx]Printf()!)
     const wxChar* wx_str()  const { return m_pchData; }

-    //
+    // identical to c_str()

     const wxChar* GetData() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* GetData() const { return m_pchData; }

+
+    // conversions with (possible) format convertions: have to return a
+    // buffer with temporary data

 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     const wxCharBuffer mb_str(wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const { return conv.cWC2MB(m_pchData); }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     const wxCharBuffer mb_str(wxMBConv& conv = wxConvLibc) const { return conv.cWC2MB(m_pchData); }

+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+

     const wxChar* wc_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* wc_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const { return m_pchData; }

+

 #if wxMBFILES
     const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return mb_str(wxConvFile); }
 #if wxMBFILES
     const wxCharBuffer fn_str() const { return mb_str(wxConvFile); }

-#else
+#else // !wxMBFILES

     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }

-#endif
-#else
-    const wxChar* mb_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc ) const { return m_pchData; }
+#endif // wxMBFILES/!wxMBFILES
+#else // ANSI
+#if wxUSE_MULTIBYTE
+    const wxChar* mb_str(wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv) = wxConvLibc) const
+        { return m_pchData; }
+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+#else // !mmultibyte
+    const wxChar* mb_str() const { return m_pchData; }
+    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(); }
+#endif // multibyte/!multibyte

 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(wxMBConv& conv) const { return conv.cMB2WC(m_pchData); }
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     const wxWCharBuffer wc_str(wxMBConv& conv) const { return conv.cMB2WC(m_pchData); }

-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T

     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }
     const wxChar* fn_str() const { return m_pchData; }

-#endif
-    // for convenience
-    const wxWX2MBbuf mbc_str() const { return mb_str(*wxConvCurrent); }
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI

 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString
 
   // overloaded assignment
     // from another wxString


@@ -493,7 +459,7 @@ public:
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from wxWCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxWCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const wchar_t *)psz); }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // from wxWCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxWCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const wchar_t *)psz); }

-#else
+#else // ANSI

     // from another kind of C string
   wxString& operator=(const unsigned char* psz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T
     // from another kind of C string
   wxString& operator=(const unsigned char* psz);
 #if wxUSE_WCHAR_T


@@ -502,7 +468,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const char *)psz); }
 #endif
     // from wxCharBuffer
   wxString& operator=(const wxCharBuffer& psz) { return operator=((const char *)psz); }

-#endif
+#endif // Unicode/ANSI

 
   // string concatenation
     // in place concatenation
 
   // string concatenation
     // in place concatenation


@@ -566,11 +532,23 @@ public:
 
   // stream-like functions
       // insert an int into string
 
   // stream-like functions
       // insert an int into string

-  wxString& operator<<(int i);
+  wxString& operator<<(int i)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%d"), i); }
+      // insert an unsigned int into string
+  wxString& operator<<(unsigned int ui)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%u"), ui); }
+      // insert a long into string
+  wxString& operator<<(long l)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%ld"), l); }
+      // insert an unsigned long into string
+  wxString& operator<<(unsigned long ul)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%lu"), ul); }

       // insert a float into string
       // insert a float into string

-  wxString& operator<<(float f);
+  wxString& operator<<(float f)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%f"), f); }

       // insert a double into string
       // insert a double into string

-  wxString& operator<<(double d);
+  wxString& operator<<(double d)
+    { return (*this) << Format(_T("%g"), d); }

 
   // string comparison
     // case-sensitive comparison (returns a value < 0, = 0 or > 0)
 
   // string comparison
     // case-sensitive comparison (returns a value < 0, = 0 or > 0)


@@ -633,7 +611,7 @@ public:
       // remove spaces from left or from right (default) side
   wxString& Trim(bool bFromRight = TRUE);
       // add nCount copies chPad in the beginning or at the end (default)
       // remove spaces from left or from right (default) side
   wxString& Trim(bool bFromRight = TRUE);
       // add nCount copies chPad in the beginning or at the end (default)

-  wxString& Pad(size_t nCount, wxChar chPad = _T(' '), bool bFromRight = TRUE);
+  wxString& Pad(size_t nCount, wxChar chPad = wxT(' '), bool bFromRight = TRUE);

       // truncate string to given length
   wxString& Truncate(size_t uiLen);
 
       // truncate string to given length
   wxString& Truncate(size_t uiLen);
 


@@ -651,12 +629,26 @@ public:
     // check if the string contents matches a mask containing '*' and '?'
   bool Matches(const wxChar *szMask) const;
 
     // check if the string contents matches a mask containing '*' and '?'
   bool Matches(const wxChar *szMask) const;
 

+    // conversion to numbers: all functions return TRUE only if the whole string
+    // is a number and put the value of this number into the pointer provided
+        // convert to a signed integer
+    bool ToLong(long *val) const;
+        // convert to an unsigned integer
+    bool ToULong(unsigned long *val) const;
+        // convert to a double
+    bool ToDouble(double *val) const;
+

   // formated input/output
     // as sprintf(), returns the number of characters written or < 0 on error
   int Printf(const wxChar *pszFormat, ...);
     // as vprintf(), returns the number of characters written or < 0 on error
   int PrintfV(const wxChar* pszFormat, va_list argptr);
 
   // formated input/output
     // as sprintf(), returns the number of characters written or < 0 on error
   int Printf(const wxChar *pszFormat, ...);
     // as vprintf(), returns the number of characters written or < 0 on error
   int PrintfV(const wxChar* pszFormat, va_list argptr);
 

+    // returns the string containing the result of Printf() to it
+  static wxString Format(const wxChar *pszFormat, ...);
+    // the same as above, but takes a va_list
+  static wxString FormatV(const wxChar *pszFormat, va_list argptr);
+

   // raw access to string memory
     // ensure that string has space for at least nLen characters
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared
   // raw access to string memory
     // ensure that string has space for at least nLen characters
     // only works if the data of this string is not shared


@@ -745,11 +737,13 @@ public:
     // return the maximum size of the string
   size_t max_size() const { return wxSTRING_MAXLEN; }
     // resize the string, filling the space with c if c != 0
     // return the maximum size of the string
   size_t max_size() const { return wxSTRING_MAXLEN; }
     // resize the string, filling the space with c if c != 0

-  void resize(size_t nSize, wxChar ch = _T('\0'));
+  void resize(size_t nSize, wxChar ch = wxT('\0'));

     // delete the contents of the string
   void clear() { Empty(); }
     // returns true if the string is empty
   bool empty() const { return IsEmpty(); }
     // delete the contents of the string
   void clear() { Empty(); }
     // returns true if the string is empty
   bool empty() const { return IsEmpty(); }

+    // inform string about planned change in size
+  void reserve(size_t size) { Alloc(size); }

 
   // lib.string.access
     // return the character at position n
 
   // lib.string.access
     // return the character at position n


@@ -902,7 +896,8 @@ public:
               const wxChar* sz, size_t nCount = npos) const;
 
   // substring extraction
               const wxChar* sz, size_t nCount = npos) const;
 
   // substring extraction

-  wxString substr(size_t nStart = 0, size_t nLen = npos) const;
+  wxString substr(size_t nStart = 0, size_t nLen = npos) const
+    { return Mid(nStart, nLen); }

 #endif // wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
 };
 
 #endif // wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
 };
 


@@ -920,6 +915,7 @@ public:
 // so the original string may be safely deleted. When a string is retrieved
 // from the array (operator[] or Item() method), a reference is returned.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // so the original string may be safely deleted. When a string is retrieved
 // from the array (operator[] or Item() method), a reference is returned.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+

 class WXDLLEXPORT wxArrayString
 {
 public:
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxArrayString
 {
 public:


@@ -928,8 +924,9 @@ public:
                                  const wxString& second);
 
   // constructors and destructor
                                  const wxString& second);
 
   // constructors and destructor

-    // default ctor
-  wxArrayString();
+    // default ctor: if autoSort is TRUE, the array is always sorted (in
+    // alphabetical order)
+  wxArrayString(bool autoSort = FALSE);

     // copy ctor
   wxArrayString(const wxArrayString& array);
     // assignment operator
     // copy ctor
   wxArrayString(const wxArrayString& array);
     // assignment operator


@@ -970,8 +967,9 @@ public:
     // sensitive (default). Returns index of the first item matched or
     // wxNOT_FOUND
   int  Index (const wxChar *sz, bool bCase = TRUE, bool bFromEnd = FALSE) const;
     // sensitive (default). Returns index of the first item matched or
     // wxNOT_FOUND
   int  Index (const wxChar *sz, bool bCase = TRUE, bool bFromEnd = FALSE) const;

-    // add new element at the end
-  void Add(const wxString& str);
+    // add new element at the end (if the array is not sorted), return its
+    // index
+  size_t Add(const wxString& str);

     // add new element at given position
   void Insert(const wxString& str, size_t uiIndex);
     // remove first item matching this value
     // add new element at given position
   void Insert(const wxString& str, size_t uiIndex);
     // remove first item matching this value


@@ -986,16 +984,30 @@ public:
     // sort array elements using specified comparaison function
   void Sort(CompareFunction compareFunction);
 
     // sort array elements using specified comparaison function
   void Sort(CompareFunction compareFunction);
 

+protected:
+  void Copy(const wxArrayString& src);  // copies the contents of another array
+

 private:
 private:

-  void    Grow();     // makes array bigger if needed
-  void    Free();     // free the string stored
+  void Grow();                          // makes array bigger if needed
+  void Free();                          // free all the strings stored

 
 

-  void    DoSort();   // common part of all Sort() variants
+  void DoSort();                        // common part of all Sort() variants

 
   size_t  m_nSize,    // current size of the array
           m_nCount;   // current number of elements
 
 
   size_t  m_nSize,    // current size of the array
           m_nCount;   // current number of elements
 

-  wxChar  **m_pItems;   // pointer to data
+  wxChar  **m_pItems; // pointer to data
+
+  bool    m_autoSort; // if TRUE, keep the array always sorted
+};
+
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxSortedArrayString : public wxArrayString
+{
+public:
+  wxSortedArrayString() : wxArrayString(TRUE)
+    { }
+  wxSortedArrayString(const wxArrayString& array) : wxArrayString(TRUE)
+    { Copy(array); }

 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -1064,25 +1076,29 @@ wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxChar *psz);
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxChar *psz, const wxString& string);
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxWCharBuffer& buf)
 wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxChar *psz, const wxString& string);
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxWCharBuffer& buf)

-{ return string + (const wchar_t *)buf; }
+    { return string + (const wchar_t *)buf; }

 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxWCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxWCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)

-{ return (const wchar_t *)buf + string; }
+    { return (const wchar_t *)buf + string; }

 #else
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxCharBuffer& buf)
 #else
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxString& string, const wxCharBuffer& buf)

-{ return string + (const char *)buf; }
+    { return string + (const char *)buf; }

 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)
 inline wxString WXDLLEXPORT operator+(const wxCharBuffer& buf, const wxString& string)

-{ return (const char *)buf + string; }
+    { return (const char *)buf + string; }

 #endif
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Implementation only from here until the end of file
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #endif
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Implementation only from here until the end of file
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

+// don't pollute the library user's name space
+#undef ASSERT_VALID_INDEX
+

 #if defined(wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY) && wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM
 
 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"
 
 #if defined(wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY) && wxUSE_STD_IOSTREAM
 
 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"
 

-WXDLLEXPORT istream& operator>>(istream& is, wxString& str);
+WXDLLEXPORT istream& operator>>(istream&, wxString&);
+WXDLLEXPORT ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const wxString&);

 
 #endif  // wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY
 
 
 #endif  // wxSTD_STRING_COMPATIBILITY