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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/variant.tex b/docs/latex/wx/variant.tex
index 6394598e1d3c1244675b15d75b5331fcce4eb05f..3bf09e16f77eeff9f2ecabd5d912ac3f09bf88b5 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/variant.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/variant.tex
@@ -74,7 +74,14 @@ IMPLEMENT_VARIANT_OBJECT(wxBitmap)
 
 Note that as of wxWidgets 2.9.0, wxVariantData no longer inherits from wxObject
 and wxVariant no longer uses the type-unsafe wxList class for list
-operations but the type-safe wxVariantList class.
+operations but the type-safe wxVariantList class. Also, wxVariantData now
+supports the Clone function for implementing the \helpref{wxVariant::Unshare}{wxvariantunshare} function.
+Clone is implemented automatically by IMPLEMENT\_VARIANT\_OBJECT.
+
+Since wxVariantData no longer derives from wxObject, any code that tests the type
+of the data using wxDynamicCast will require adjustment. You can use the macro
+wxDynamicCastVariantData with the same arguments as wxDynamicCast, to use C++ RTTI
+type information instead of wxWidgets RTTI.
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
@@ -155,15 +162,15 @@ Construction from an array of strings.  This constructor copies {\it value} and
 
 \func{}{wxVariant}{\param{DATE\_STRUCT*}{ val}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``"}}
 
-Construction from a odbc date value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
+Construction from a ODBC date value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
 
 \func{}{wxVariant}{\param{TIME\_STRUCT*}{ val}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``"}}
 
-Construction from a odbc time value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
+Construction from a ODBC time value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
 
 \func{}{wxVariant}{\param{TIMESTAMP\_STRUCT*}{ val}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = ``"}}
 
-Construction from a odbc timestamp value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
+Construction from a ODBC timestamp value.  Represented internally by a \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} value.
 
 \membersection{wxVariant::\destruct{wxVariant}}\label{wxvariantdtor}
 
@@ -364,6 +371,15 @@ is of type list, but the number of elements in the list is zero.
 
 Sets the internal variant data, deleting the existing data if there is any.
 
+\membersection{wxVariant::Unshare}\label{wxvariantunshare}
+
+\func{bool}{Unshare}{\void}
+
+Makes sure that any data associated with this variant is not shared with other
+variants. For this to work, \helpref{wxVariantData::Clone}{wxvariantdataclone} must
+be implemented for the data types you are working with. Clone is implemented
+for all the default data types.
+
 \membersection{wxVariant::operator $=$}\label{wxvariantassignment}
 
 \func{void}{operator $=$}{\param{const wxVariant\& }{value}}
@@ -524,6 +540,10 @@ when the reference count reaches zero.
 
 <wx/variant.h>
 
+\wxheading{Derived from}
+
+No base class
+
 \wxheading{Library}
 
 \helpref{wxBase}{librarieslist}
@@ -540,6 +560,14 @@ when the reference count reaches zero.
 
 Default constructor.
 
+\membersection{wxVariantData::Clone}\label{wxvariantdataclone}
+
+\constfunc{wxVariantData*}{Clone}{\void}
+
+This function can be overridden to clone the data.
+Implement Clone if you wish \helpref{wxVariant::Unshare}{wxvariantunshare} to work
+for your data. This function is implemented for all built-in data types.
+
 \membersection{wxVariantData::DecRef}\label{wxvariantdatadecref}
 
 \func{void}{DecRef}{\void}
@@ -551,7 +579,6 @@ Note that destructor of wxVariantData is protected, so delete
 cannot be used as normal. Instead, \helpref{DecRef}{wxvariantdatadecref} should be called.
 
 
-
 \membersection{wxVariantData::Eq}\label{wxvariantdataeq}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{Eq}{\param{wxVariantData\&}{ data}}