\section{Alphabetical functions and macros list}\label{functionsalphabetically}
\helpref{CLASSINFO}{classinfo}\\
-\helpref{copystring}{copystring}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_ABSTRACT\_CLASS}{declareabstractclass}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_APP}{declareapp}\\
\helpref{DECLARE\_CLASS}{declareclass}\\
\helpref{wxASSERT}{wxassert}\\
\helpref{wxASSERT\_MIN\_BITSIZE}{wxassertminbitsize}\\
\helpref{wxASSERT\_MSG}{wxassertmsg}\\
+\helpref{wxAtomicDec}{wxatomicdec}\\
+\helpref{wxAtomicInc}{wxatomicinc}\\
+\helpref{wxBase64Decode}{wxbase64decode}\\
+\helpref{wxBase64Encode}{wxbase64encode}\\
\helpref{wxBeginBusyCursor}{wxbeginbusycursor}\\
\helpref{wxBell}{wxbell}\\
\helpref{wxBITMAP}{wxbitmapmacro}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}{wxcheckgccversion}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_MSG}{wxcheckmsg}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_RET}{wxcheckret}\\
+\helpref{wxCHECK\_SUNCC\_VERSION}{wxchecksunccversion}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_VERSION}{wxcheckversion}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_VERSION\_FULL}{wxcheckversionfull}\\
\helpref{wxCHECK\_W32API\_VERSION}{wxcheckw32apiversion}\\
\helpref{wxDROP\_ICON}{wxdropicon}\\
\helpref{wxDebugMsg}{wxdebugmsg}\\
\helpref{WXDEBUG\_NEW}{debugnew}\\
+\helpref{wxDEPRECATED}{wxdeprecated}\\
+\helpref{wxDEPRECATED\_BUT\_USED\_INTERNALLY}{wxdeprecatedbutusedinternally}\\
\helpref{wxDirExists}{functionwxdirexists}\\
\helpref{wxDirSelector}{wxdirselector}\\
\helpref{wxDisplayDepth}{wxdisplaydepth}\\
\helpref{wxGetDisplayName}{wxgetdisplayname}\\
\helpref{wxGetDisplaySize}{wxdisplaysize}\\
\helpref{wxGetDisplaySizeMM}{wxdisplaysizemm}\\
-\helpref{wxGetElapsedTime}{wxgetelapsedtime}\\
\helpref{wxGetEmailAddress}{wxgetemailaddress}\\
\helpref{wxGetEnv}{wxgetenv}\\
\helpref{wxGetFileKind}{wxgetfilekind}\\
\helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf}\\
\helpref{wxSplit}{wxsplit}\\
\helpref{wxSplitPath}{wxsplitfunction}\\
-\helpref{wxStartTimer}{wxstarttimer}\\
\helpref{wxStaticCast}{wxstaticcast}\\
\helpref{wxStrcmp}{wxstrcmp}\\
\helpref{wxStricmp}{wxstricmp}\\
the compiler is not GNU C++ at all, returns $0$.
+\membersection{wxCHECK\_SUNCC\_VERSION}\label{wxchecksunccversion}
+
+\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_SUNCC\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor}}
+
+Returns $1$ if the compiler being used to compile the code is Sun CC Pro
+compiler and its version is at least \texttt{major.minor}. Otherwise returns
+$0$.
+
+
\membersection{wxCHECK\_VERSION}\label{wxcheckversion}
\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor, release}}
\membersection{wxCHECK\_W32API\_VERSION}\label{wxcheckw32apiversion}
-\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_GCC\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor, release}}
+\func{bool}{wxCHECK\_W32API\_VERSION}{\param{}{major, minor, release}}
Returns $1$ if the version of w32api headers used is major.minor.release or
greater. Otherwise, and also if we are not compiling with mingw32/cygwin under
Notice that parameters \arg{argc} and \arg{argv} may be modified by this
function.
+An additional overload of wxEntryStart() is provided under MSW only: it is
+meant to be called with the parameters passed to \texttt{WinMain()}.
+
+\func{bool}{wxEntryStart}{\param{HINSTANCE }{hInstance}, \param{HINSTANCE }{hPrevInstance = \NULL}, \param{char *}{pCmdLine = \NULL}, \param{int }{nCmdShow = \texttt{SW\_SHOWNORMAL}}}
+
+(notice that under Windows CE platform, and only there, the type of
+\arg{pCmdLine} is \texttt{wchar\_t *}, otherwise it is \texttt{char *}, even in
+Unicode build).
+
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/init.h>
\membersection{::wxFindFirstFile}\label{wxfindfirstfile}
-\func{wxString}{wxFindFirstFile}{\param{const char *}{spec}, \param{int}{ flags = 0}}
+\func{wxString}{wxFindFirstFile}{\param{const wxString\& }{spec}, \param{int}{ flags = 0}}
This function does directory searching; returns the first file
that matches the path {\it spec}, or the empty string. Use \helpref{wxFindNextFile}{wxfindnextfile} to
\membersection{::wxSplitPath}\label{wxsplitfunction}
-\func{void}{wxSplitPath}{\param{const char *}{ fullname}, \param{wxString *}{ path}, \param{wxString *}{ name}, \param{wxString *}{ ext}}
+\func{void}{wxSplitPath}{\param{const wxString\&}{ fullname}, \param{wxString *}{ path}, \param{wxString *}{ name}, \param{wxString *}{ ext}}
{\bf NB:} This function is obsolete, please use
\helpref{wxFileName::SplitPath}{wxfilenamesplitpath} instead.
\section{String functions}\label{stringfunctions}
-
-\membersection{::copystring}\label{copystring}
-
-\func{char *}{copystring}{\param{const char *}{s}}
-
-Makes a copy of the string {\it s} using the C++ new operator, so it can be
-deleted with the {\it delete} operator.
-
-This function is deprecated, use \helpref{wxString}{wxstring} class instead.
-
-
\membersection{::wxGetTranslation}\label{wxgettranslation}
\func{const wxString\& }{wxGetTranslation}{\param{const wxString\& }{str},
\func{int}{wxFinite}{\param{double }{x}}
-Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is neither infinite or NaN (not a number),
+Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is neither infinite nor NaN (not a number),
returns 0 otherwise.
\section{Miscellaneous functions}\label{miscellany}
+\membersection{wxBase64Decode}\label{wxbase64decode}
+
+\func{size\_t}{wxBase64Decode}{\param{void *}{dst}, \param{size\_t }{dstLen},
+\param{const char * }{src}, \param{size\_t }{srcLen = wxNO\_LEN},
+\param{wxBase64DecodeMode }{mode = wxBase64DecodeMode\_Strict},
+\param{size\_t }{*posErr = \NULL}}
+
+\func{wxMemoryBuffer}{wxBase64Decode}{\\
+\param{const char * }{src}, \param{size\_t }{srcLen = wxNO\_LEN},\\
+\param{wxBase64DecodeMode }{mode = wxBase64DecodeMode\_Strict},\\
+\param{size\_t }{*posErr = \NULL}}
+
+These function decode a Base64-encoded string. The first version is a raw
+decoding function and decodes the data into the provided buffer \arg{dst} of
+the given size \arg{dstLen}. An error is returned if the buffer is not large
+enough -- that is not at least \helpref{wxBase64DecodedSize(srcLen)}{wxbase64decodedsize}
+bytes. The second version allocates memory internally and returns it as
+\helpref{wxMemoryBuffer}{wxmemorybuffer} and is recommended for normal use.
+
+The first version returns the number of bytes written to the buffer or the
+necessary buffer size if \arg{dst} was \NULL or \texttt{wxCONV\_FAILED} on
+error, e.g. if the output buffer is too small or invalid characters were
+encountered in the input string. The second version returns a buffer with the
+base64 decoded binary equivalent of the input string. In neither case is the
+buffer NUL-terminated.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{dst}{Pointer to output buffer, may be \NULL to just compute the
+necessary buffer size.}
+
+\docparam{dstLen}{The size of the output buffer, ignored if \arg{dst} is
+\NULL.}
+
+\docparam{src}{The input string, must not be \NULL.}
+
+\docparam{srcLen}{The length of the input string or special value
+\texttt{wxNO\_LEN} if the string is \NUL-terminated and the length should be
+computed by this function itself.}
+
+\docparam{mode}{This parameter specifies the function behaviour when invalid
+characters are encountered in input. By default, any such character stops the
+decoding with error. If the mode is wxBase64DecodeMode\_SkipWS, then the white
+space characters are silently skipped instead. And if it is
+wxBase64DecodeMode\_Relaxed, then all invalid characters are skipped.}
+
+\docparam{posErr}{If this pointer is non-\NULL and an error occurs during
+decoding, it is filled with the index of the invalid character.}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/base64.h>
+
+
+\membersection{wxBase64DecodedSize}\label{wxbase64decodedsize}
+
+\func{size\_t}{wxBase64DecodedSize}{\param{size\_t }{srcLen}}
+
+Returns the size of the buffer necessary to contain the data encoded in a
+base64 string of length \arg{srcLen}. This can be useful for allocating a
+buffer to be passed to \helpref{wxBase64Decode}{wxbase64decode}.
+
+
+\membersection{wxBase64Encode}\label{wxbase64encode}
+
+\func{size\_t}{wxBase64Encode}{\param{char *}{dst}, \param{size\_t }{dstLen},
+\param{const void *}{src}, \param{size\_t }{srcLen}}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxBase64Encode}{\param{const void *}{src}, \param{size\_t }{srcLen}}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxBase64Encode}{\param{const wxMemoryBuffer\& }{buf}}
+
+These functions encode the given data using base64. The first of them is the
+raw encoding function writing the output string into provided buffer while the
+other ones return the output as wxString. There is no error return for these
+functions except for the first one which returns \texttt{wxCONV\_FAILED} if the
+output buffer is too small. To allocate the buffer of the correct size, use
+\helpref{wxBase64EncodedSize}{wxbase64encodedsize} or call this function with
+\arg{dst} set to \NULL -- it will then return the necessary buffer size.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{dst}{The output buffer, may be \NULL to retrieve the needed buffer
+size.}
+
+\docparam{dstLen}{The output buffer size, ignored if \arg{dst} is \NULL.}
+
+\docparam{src}{The input buffer, must not be \NULL.}
+
+\docparam{srcLen}{The length of the input data.}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/base64.h>
+
+
+\membersection{wxBase64EncodedSize}\label{wxbase64encodedsize}
+
+\func{size\_t}{wxBase64EncodedSize}{\param{size\_t }{len}}
+
+Returns the length of the string with base64 representation of a buffer of
+specified size \arg{len}. This can be useful for allocating the buffer passed
+to \helpref{wxBase64Encode}{wxbase64encode}.
+
+
\membersection{wxCONCAT}\label{wxconcat}
\func{}{wxCONCAT}{\param{}{x}, \param{}{y}}
+\membersection{wxDEPRECATED}\label{wxdeprecated}
+
+This macro can be used around a function declaration to generate warnings
+indicating that this function is deprecated (i.e. obsolete and planned to be
+removed in the future) when it is used. Only Visual C++ 7 and higher and g++
+compilers currently support this functionality.
+
+Example of use:
+\begin{verbatim}
+ // old function, use wxString version instead
+ wxDEPRECATED( void wxGetSomething(char *buf, size_t len) );
+
+ // ...
+ wxString wxGetSomething();
+\end{verbatim}
+
+
+\membersection{wxDEPRECATED\_BUT\_USED\_INTERNALLY}\label{wxdeprecatedbutusedinternally}
+
+This is a special version of \helpref{wxDEPRECATED}{wxdeprecated} macro which
+only does something when the deprecated function is used from the code outside
+wxWidgets itself but doesn't generate warnings when it is used from wxWidgets.
+It is used with the virtual functions which are called by the library itself --
+even if such function is deprecated the library still has to call it to ensure
+that the existing code overriding it continues to work, but the use of this
+macro ensures that a deprecation warning will be generated if this function is
+used from the user code or, in case of Visual C++, even when it is simply
+overridden.
+
+
\membersection{wxEXPLICIT}\label{wxexplicit}
{\tt wxEXPLICIT} is a macro which expands to the C++ {\tt explicit} keyword if
\membersection{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT}\label{wxonblockexit}
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT0}{\param{}{func}}
+
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT1}{\param{}{func}, \param{}{p1}}
+
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT2}{\param{}{func}, \param{}{p1}, \param{}{p2}}
This family of macros allows to ensure that the global function \arg{func}
\membersection{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT\_OBJ}\label{wxonblockexitobj}
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT\_OBJ0}{\param{}{obj}, \param{}{method}}
+
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT\_OBJ1}{\param{}{obj}, \param{}{method}, \param{}{p1}}
+
\func{}{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT\_OBJ2}{\param{}{obj}, \param{}{method}, \param{}{p1}, \param{}{p2}}
This family of macros is similar to \helpref{wxON\_BLOCK\_EXIT}{wxonblockexit}
and current pointer position in screen coordinates.
+\membersection{wxFromString}\label{wxfromstring}
+
+\func{bool}{wxFromString}{\param{const wxString\& }{str},
+ \param{wxColour* }{col}}
+
+\func{bool}{wxFromString}{\param{const wxString\& }{str},
+ \param{wxFont* }{col}}
+
+Converts string to the type of the second argument. Returns \true on success.
+See also: \helpref{wxToString}{wxtostring}.
+
+
\membersection{::wxGetActiveWindow}\label{wxgetactivewindow}
\func{wxWindow *}{wxGetActiveWindow}{\void}
Open the \arg{url} in user's default browser. If \arg{flags} parameter contains
\texttt{wxBROWSER\_NEW\_WINDOW} flag, a new window is opened for the URL
-(currently this is only supported under Windows).
+(currently this is only supported under Windows). The \arg{url} may also be a
+local file path (with or without \texttt{file://} prefix), if it doesn't
+correspond to an existing file and the URL has no scheme \texttt{http://} is
+prepended to it by default.
Returns \true if the application was successfully launched.
Notice that there should be no semicolon after this macro.
+\membersection{wxToString}\label{wxtostring}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxToString}{\param{const wxColour\& }{col}}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxToString}{\param{const wxFont\& }{col}}
+
+Converts its argument to string.
+See also: \helpref{wxFromString}{wxfromstring}.
+
+
\membersection{wxULL}\label{wxull}
\func{wxLongLong\_t}{wxULL}{\param{}{number}}
\section{Time functions}\label{timefunctions}
-The functions in this section deal with getting the current time and
-starting/stopping the global timers. Please note that the timer functions are
-deprecated because they work with one global timer only and
-\helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer} and/or \helpref{wxStopWatch}{wxstopwatch} classes
-should be used instead. For retrieving the current time, you may also use
-\helpref{wxDateTime::Now}{wxdatetimenow} or
-\helpref{wxDateTime::UNow}{wxdatetimeunow} methods.
-
-
-\membersection{::wxGetElapsedTime}\label{wxgetelapsedtime}
-
-\func{long}{wxGetElapsedTime}{\param{bool}{ resetTimer = true}}
-
-Gets the time in milliseconds since the last \helpref{::wxStartTimer}{wxstarttimer}.
-
-If {\it resetTimer} is true (the default), the timer is reset to zero
-by this call.
-
-See also \helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}.
-
-\wxheading{Include files}
-
-<wx/timer.h>
+The functions in this section deal with getting the current time and sleeping
+for the specified time interval.
\membersection{::wxGetLocalTime}\label{wxgetlocaltime}
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/timer.h>
+<wx/stopwatch.h>
\membersection{::wxGetLocalTimeMillis}\label{wxgetlocaltimemillis}
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/timer.h>
+<wx/stopwatch.h>
\membersection{::wxGetUTCTime}\label{wxgetutctime}
\wxheading{Include files}
-<wx/timer.h>
+<wx/stopwatch.h>
\membersection{::wxMicroSleep}\label{wxmicrosleep}
<wx/utils.h>
-\membersection{::wxStartTimer}\label{wxstarttimer}
-
-\func{void}{wxStartTimer}{\void}
-
-Starts a stopwatch; use \helpref{::wxGetElapsedTime}{wxgetelapsedtime} to get the elapsed time.
-
-See also \helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}.
-
-\wxheading{Include files}
-
-<wx/timer.h>
-
-
\membersection{::wxUsleep}\label{wxusleep}
\func{void}{wxUsleep}{\param{unsigned long}{ milliseconds}}
\membersection{wxSetEnv}\label{wxsetenv}
-\func{bool}{wxSetEnv}{\param{const wxString\&}{ var}, \param{const wxChar *}{value}}
+\func{bool}{wxSetEnv}{\param{const wxString\&}{ var}, \param{const wxString\& }{value}}
Sets the value of the environment variable {\it var} (adding it if necessary)
to {\it value}.
Returns \true on success.
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxUnsetEnv}{wxunsetenv}
+
\membersection{wxUnsetEnv}\label{wxunsetenv}
function.
Returns \true on success.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxSetEnv}{wxsetenv}
+
+
+\section{Atomic operations}\label{atomicoperations}
+
+When using multi-threaded applications, it is often required to access or
+modify memory which is shared between threads. Atomic integer and pointer
+operations are an efficient way to handle this issue (another, less efficient,
+way is to use a \helpref{mutex}{wxmutex} or \helpref{critical
+section}{wxcriticalsection}). A native implementation exists for Windows,
+Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X, for other OS, a
+\helpref{wxCriticalSection}{wxcriticalsection} is used to protect the data.
+
+One particular application is reference counting (used by so-called smart
+pointers).
+
+You should define your variable with the type wxAtomicInt in order to apply
+atomic operations to it.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/atomic.h>
+
+\membersection{::wxAtomicInc}\label{wxatomicinc}
+
+\func{void}{wxAtomicInc}{\param{wxAtomicInt\& }{value}}
+
+This function increments \arg{value} in an atomic manner.
+
+
+\membersection{::wxAtomicDec}\label{wxatomicdec}
+
+\func{wxInt32}{wxAtomicDec}{\param{wxAtomicInt\& }{value}}
+
+This function decrements \arg{value} in an atomic manner.
+
+Returns 0 if \arg{value} is 0 after decrementation or any non-zero value (not
+necessarily equal to the value of the variable) otherwise.
+
+