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@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Name:        brush.tex
+%% Purpose:     wxPen docs
+%% Author:
+%% Modified by:
+%% Created:
+%% RCS-ID:      $Id$
+%% Copyright:   (c) wxWidgets
+%% License:     wxWindows license
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+

 \section{\class{wxBrush}}\label{wxbrush}
 
 A brush is a drawing tool for filling in areas. It is used for painting
 \section{\class{wxBrush}}\label{wxbrush}
 
 A brush is a drawing tool for filling in areas. It is used for painting


@@ -13,6 +24,10 @@ style.
 
 <wx/brush.h>
 
 
 <wx/brush.h>
 

+\wxheading{Library}
+
+\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
+

 \wxheading{Predefined objects}
 
 Objects:
 \wxheading{Predefined objects}
 
 Objects:


@@ -49,10 +64,11 @@ application may wish to get a pointer to a brush by using the global
 list of brushes {\bf wxTheBrushList}, and calling the member function
 \rtfsp{\bf FindOrCreateBrush}.
 
 list of brushes {\bf wxTheBrushList}, and calling the member function
 \rtfsp{\bf FindOrCreateBrush}.
 

-wxBrush uses a reference counting system, so assignments between brushes are very
-cheap. You can therefore use actual wxBrush objects instead of pointers without
-efficiency problems. Once one wxBrush object changes its data it will create its
-own brush data internally so that other brushes, which previously shared the
+This class uses \helpref{reference counting and copy-on-write}{trefcount}
+internally so that assignments between two instances of this class are very
+cheap. You can therefore use actual objects instead of pointers without
+efficiency problems. If an instance of this class is changed it will create
+its own data internally so that other instances, which previously shared the

 data using the reference counting, are not affected.
 
 %TODO: an overview for wxBrush.
 data using the reference counting, are not affected.
 
 %TODO: an overview for wxBrush.


@@ -62,11 +78,12 @@ data using the reference counting, are not affected.
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::wxBrush}\label{wxbrushctor}
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\void}
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::wxBrush}\label{wxbrushctor}
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\void}
 

-Default constructor. The brush will be uninitialised, and \helpref{wxBrush::Ok}{wxbrushok} will
+Default constructor. The brush will be uninitialised, and \helpref{wxBrush:IsOk}{wxbrushisok} will

 return false.
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\param{const wxColour\&}{ colour}, \param{int}{ style = {\tt wxSOLID}}}
 return false.
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\param{const wxColour\&}{ colour}, \param{int}{ style = {\tt wxSOLID}}}


@@ -83,7 +100,7 @@ Constructs a stippled brush using a bitmap.
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\param{const wxBrush\&}{ brush}}
 
 
 \func{}{wxBrush}{\param{const wxBrush\&}{ brush}}
 

-Copy constructor. This uses reference counting so is a cheap operation.
+Copy constructor, uses \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.

 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 


@@ -117,22 +134,22 @@ If a stipple brush is created, the brush style will be set to wxSTIPPLE.
 
 \helpref{wxBrushList}{wxbrushlist}, \helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour}, \helpref{wxColourDatabase}{wxcolourdatabase}
 
 
 \helpref{wxBrushList}{wxbrushlist}, \helpref{wxColour}{wxcolour}, \helpref{wxColourDatabase}{wxcolourdatabase}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::\destruct{wxBrush}}\label{wxbrushdtor}
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::\destruct{wxBrush}}\label{wxbrushdtor}
 

-\func{void}{\destruct{wxBrush}}{\void}
+\func{}{\destruct{wxBrush}}{\void}

 
 Destructor.
 
 Destructor.

+See \helpref{reference-counted object destruction}{refcountdestruct} for more info.

 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 

-The destructor may not delete the underlying brush object of the native windowing
-system, since wxBrush uses a reference counting system for efficiency.
-

 Although all remaining brushes are deleted when the application exits,
 the application should try to clean up all brushes itself. This is because
 wxWidgets cannot know if a pointer to the brush object is stored in an
 application data structure, and there is a risk of double deletion.
 
 Although all remaining brushes are deleted when the application exits,
 the application should try to clean up all brushes itself. This is because
 wxWidgets cannot know if a pointer to the brush object is stored in an
 application data structure, and there is a risk of double deletion.
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::GetColour}\label{wxbrushgetcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetColour}{\void}
 \membersection{wxBrush::GetColour}\label{wxbrushgetcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetColour}{\void}


@@ -143,17 +160,19 @@ Returns a reference to the brush colour.
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetColour}{wxbrushsetcolour}
 
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetColour}{wxbrushsetcolour}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::GetStipple}\label{wxbrushgetstipple}
 
 \constfunc{wxBitmap *}{GetStipple}{\void}
 
 Gets a pointer to the stipple bitmap. If the brush does not have a wxSTIPPLE style,
 \membersection{wxBrush::GetStipple}\label{wxbrushgetstipple}
 
 \constfunc{wxBitmap *}{GetStipple}{\void}
 
 Gets a pointer to the stipple bitmap. If the brush does not have a wxSTIPPLE style,

-this bitmap may be non-NULL but uninitialised (\helpref{wxBitmap::Ok}{wxbitmapok} returns false).
+this bitmap may be non-NULL but uninitialised (\helpref{wxBitmap:IsOk}{wxbitmapisok} returns false).

 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStipple}{wxbrushsetstipple}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStipple}{wxbrushsetstipple}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::GetStyle}\label{wxbrushgetstyle}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetStyle}{\void}
 \membersection{wxBrush::GetStyle}\label{wxbrushgetstyle}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetStyle}{\void}


@@ -178,14 +197,27 @@ Returns the brush style, one of:
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStyle}{wxbrushsetstyle}, \helpref{wxBrush::SetColour}{wxbrushsetcolour},\rtfsp
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStipple}{wxbrushsetstipple}
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStyle}{wxbrushsetstyle}, \helpref{wxBrush::SetColour}{wxbrushsetcolour},\rtfsp
 \helpref{wxBrush::SetStipple}{wxbrushsetstipple}
 

-\membersection{wxBrush::Ok}\label{wxbrushok}

 
 

-\constfunc{bool}{Ok}{\void}
+\membersection{wxBrush::IsHatch}\label{wxbrushishatch}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsHatch}{\void}
+
+Returns true if the style of the brush is any of hatched fills.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxBrush::GetStyle}{wxbrushgetstyle}
+
+
+\membersection{wxBrush::IsOk}\label{wxbrushisok}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsOk}{\void}

 
 Returns true if the brush is initialised. It will return false if the default
 constructor has been used (for example, the brush is a member of a class, or
 NULL has been assigned to it).
 
 
 Returns true if the brush is initialised. It will return false if the default
 constructor has been used (for example, the brush is a member of a class, or
 NULL has been assigned to it).
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::SetColour}\label{wxbrushsetcolour}
 
 \func{void}{SetColour}{\param{wxColour\& }{colour}}
 \membersection{wxBrush::SetColour}\label{wxbrushsetcolour}
 
 \func{void}{SetColour}{\param{wxColour\& }{colour}}


@@ -196,7 +228,7 @@ Sets the brush colour using a reference to a colour object.
 
 Sets the brush colour using a colour name from the colour database.
 
 
 Sets the brush colour using a colour name from the colour database.
 

-\func{void}{SetColour}{\param{const unsigned char}{ red}, \param{const unsigned char}{ green}, \param{const unsigned char}{ blue}}
+\func{void}{SetColour}{\param{unsigned char}{ red}, \param{unsigned char}{ green}, \param{unsigned char}{ blue}}

 
 Sets the brush colour using red, green and blue values.
 
 
 Sets the brush colour using red, green and blue values.
 


@@ -204,6 +236,7 @@ Sets the brush colour using red, green and blue values.
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::GetColour}{wxbrushgetcolour}
 
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::GetColour}{wxbrushgetcolour}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::SetStipple}\label{wxbrushsetstipple}
 
 \func{void}{SetStipple}{\param{const wxBitmap\&}{ bitmap}}
 \membersection{wxBrush::SetStipple}\label{wxbrushsetstipple}
 
 \func{void}{SetStipple}{\param{const wxBitmap\&}{ bitmap}}


@@ -232,6 +265,7 @@ supported, Windows 98 and NT as well as GTK support arbitrary bitmaps.
 
 \helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}
 
 
 \helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::SetStyle}\label{wxbrushsetstyle}
 
 \func{void}{SetStyle}{\param{int}{ style}}
 \membersection{wxBrush::SetStyle}\label{wxbrushsetstyle}
 
 \func{void}{SetStyle}{\param{int}{ style}}


@@ -257,28 +291,29 @@ Sets the brush style.
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::GetStyle}{wxbrushgetstyle}
 
 
 \helpref{wxBrush::GetStyle}{wxbrushgetstyle}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $=$}\label{wxbrushassignment}
 
 \func{wxBrush\&}{operator $=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $=$}\label{wxbrushassignment}
 
 \func{wxBrush\&}{operator $=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 

-Assignment operator, using reference counting. Returns a reference
-to `this'.
+Assignment operator, using \helpref{reference counting}{trefcount}.
+

 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $==$}\label{wxbrushequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $==$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $==$}\label{wxbrushequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $==$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 

-Equality operator. Two brushes are equal if they contain pointers
-to the same underlying brush data. It does not compare each attribute,
-so two independently-created brushes using the same parameters will
-fail the test.
+Equality operator.
+See \helpref{reference-counted object comparison}{refcountequality} for more info.
+

 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $!=$}\label{wxbrushnotequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $!=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 
 
 \membersection{wxBrush::operator $!=$}\label{wxbrushnotequals}
 
 \func{bool}{operator $!=$}{\param{const wxBrush\& }{brush}}
 

-Inequality operator. Two brushes are not equal if they contain pointers
-to different underlying brush data. It does not compare each attribute.
+Inequality operator.
+See \helpref{reference-counted object comparison}{refcountequality} for more info.
+

 
 \section{\class{wxBrushList}}\label{wxbrushlist}
 
 
 \section{\class{wxBrushList}}\label{wxbrushlist}
 


@@ -286,13 +321,16 @@ A brush list is a list containing all brushes which have been created.
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 

-\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}\\
-\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
+\helpref{wxList}{wxlist}

 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
 <wx/gdicmn.h>
 
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
 <wx/gdicmn.h>
 

+\wxheading{Library}
+
+\helpref{wxCore}{librarieslist}
+

 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 There is only one instance of this class: {\bf wxTheBrushList}.  Use
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
 There is only one instance of this class: {\bf wxTheBrushList}.  Use


@@ -306,10 +344,10 @@ cleanup because it can lead to double deletion in some circumstances.
 
 There are two mechanisms in recent versions of wxWidgets which make the
 brush list less useful than it once was. Under Windows, scarce resources
 
 There are two mechanisms in recent versions of wxWidgets which make the
 brush list less useful than it once was. Under Windows, scarce resources

-are cleaned up internally if they are not being used. Also, a referencing
+are cleaned up internally if they are not being used. Also, a reference

 counting mechanism applied to all GDI objects means that some sharing
 of underlying resources is possible. You don't have to keep track of pointers,
 counting mechanism applied to all GDI objects means that some sharing
 of underlying resources is possible. You don't have to keep track of pointers,

-working out when it is safe delete a brush, because the referencing counting does
+working out when it is safe delete a brush, because the reference counting does

 it for you. For example, you can set a brush in a device context, and then
 immediately delete the brush you passed, because the brush is `copied'.
 
 it for you. For example, you can set a brush in a device context, and then
 immediately delete the brush you passed, because the brush is `copied'.
 


@@ -328,6 +366,7 @@ backward compatibility with earlier versions of wxWidgets.
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 

+

 \membersection{wxBrushList::wxBrushList}\label{wxbrushlistconstr}
 
 \func{void}{wxBrushList}{\void}
 \membersection{wxBrushList::wxBrushList}\label{wxbrushlistconstr}
 
 \func{void}{wxBrushList}{\void}


@@ -335,38 +374,18 @@ backward compatibility with earlier versions of wxWidgets.
 Constructor. The application should not construct its own brush list:
 use the object pointer {\bf wxTheBrushList}.
 
 Constructor. The application should not construct its own brush list:
 use the object pointer {\bf wxTheBrushList}.
 

-\membersection{wxBrushList::AddBrush}\label{wxbrushlistaddbrush}
-
-\func{void}{AddBrush}{\param{wxBrush *}{brush}}
-
-Used internally by wxWidgets to add a brush to the list.

 
 \membersection{wxBrushList::FindOrCreateBrush}\label{wxbrushlistfindorcreatebrush}
 
 
 \membersection{wxBrushList::FindOrCreateBrush}\label{wxbrushlistfindorcreatebrush}
 

-\func{wxBrush *}{FindOrCreateBrush}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}, \param{int}{ style}}
-
-Finds a brush with the specified attributes and returns it, else creates a new brush, adds it
-to the brush list, and returns it.
-
-\func{wxBrush *}{FindOrCreateBrush}{\param{const wxString\& }{colourName}, \param{int}{ style}}
+\func{wxBrush *}{FindOrCreateBrush}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}, \param{int}{ style = wxSOLID}}

 
 Finds a brush with the specified attributes and returns it, else creates a new brush, adds it
 to the brush list, and returns it.
 
 
 Finds a brush with the specified attributes and returns it, else creates a new brush, adds it
 to the brush list, and returns it.
 

-Finds a brush of the given specification, or creates one and adds it to the list.
-

 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 \docparam{colour}{Colour object.}
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 
 \docparam{colour}{Colour object.}
 

-\docparam{colourName}{Colour name, which should be in the colour database.}
-

 \docparam{style}{Brush style. See \helpref{wxBrush::SetStyle}{wxbrushsetstyle} for a list of styles.}
 
 \docparam{style}{Brush style. See \helpref{wxBrush::SetStyle}{wxbrushsetstyle} for a list of styles.}
 

-\membersection{wxBrushList::RemoveBrush}\label{wxbrushlistremovebrush}
-
-\func{void}{RemoveBrush}{\param{wxBrush *}{brush}}
-
-Used by wxWidgets to remove a brush from the list.
-