Fix crash when editing wxDVC items in place in wxOSX/Cocoa.

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

diff --git a/include/wx/xti.h b/include/wx/xti.h
index dbb94294b5e5b117f2bb2452a4554cf8f67d1f70..45e474fa7c442fcebce3775cf322afe594673a20 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/xti.h
+++ b/include/wx/xti.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Name:        wx/xti.h
 // Purpose:     runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor
 // Name:        wx/xti.h
 // Purpose:     runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor

-// Modified by: 
+// Modified by:

 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1997 Julian Smart
 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1997 Julian Smart


@@ -13,20 +13,16 @@
 #ifndef _WX_XTIH__
 #define _WX_XTIH__
 
 #ifndef _WX_XTIH__
 #define _WX_XTIH__
 

-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-#pragma interface "xti.h"
-#endif
-

 // We want to support properties, event sources and events sinks through
 // explicit declarations, using templates and specialization to make the
 // We want to support properties, event sources and events sinks through
 // explicit declarations, using templates and specialization to make the

-// effort as painless as possible. 
+// effort as painless as possible.

 //
 // This means we have the following domains :
 //
 // - Type Information for categorizing built in types as well as custom types
 // this includes information about enums, their values and names
 // - Type safe value storage : a kind of wxVariant, called right now wxxVariant
 //
 // This means we have the following domains :
 //
 // - Type Information for categorizing built in types as well as custom types
 // this includes information about enums, their values and names
 // - Type safe value storage : a kind of wxVariant, called right now wxxVariant

-// which will be merged with wxVariant 
+// which will be merged with wxVariant

 // - Property Information and Property Accessors providing access to a class'
 // values and exposed event delegates
 // - Information about event handlers
 // - Property Information and Property Accessors providing access to a class'
 // values and exposed event delegates
 // - Information about event handlers


@@ -38,175 +34,311 @@
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/memory.h"
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/memory.h"

-#include "wx/set.h"
+#include "wx/flags.h"

 #include "wx/string.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"

+#include "wx/arrstr.h"
+#include "wx/hashmap.h"
+#include "wx/log.h"
+#include  "wx/intl.h"
+
+#include <typeinfo>
+
+// we will move this later to defs.h
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !wxCHECK_GCC_VERSION( 3 , 4 )
+#  define wxUSE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1200
+#  define wxUSE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES 0
+#  define wxUSE_FUNC_TEMPLATE_POINTER 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef wxUSE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES
+#  define wxUSE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef wxUSE_FUNC_TEMPLATE_POINTER
+#  define wxUSE_FUNC_TEMPLATE_POINTER 1
+#endif

 
 

-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxHashTable;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectRefData;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEvent;
+#if wxUSE_MEMBER_TEMPLATES
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL( method , type ) method<type>()
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX( type )
+#else
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL( method , type ) method(NULL)
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX( type ) type* =NULL
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1200
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_FUNCTION_FIX( type ) , wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX(type)
+#  define wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX( type ) typedef type type;
+#else
+#  define wxTEMPLATED_FUNCTION_FIX( type )
+#  define wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX( type )
+#endif
+
+#define EMPTY_MACROVALUE /**/
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxObject;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxClassInfo;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDynamicClassInfo;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxHashTable;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxHashTable_Node;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxObjectRefData;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxEvent;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxEvtHandler;

 
 typedef void (wxObject::*wxObjectEventFunction)(wxEvent&);
 
 
 typedef void (wxObject::*wxObjectEventFunction)(wxEvent&);
 

+#if wxUSE_FUNC_TEMPLATE_POINTER
+#  define wxTO_STRING(type) wxToStringConverter<type>
+#  define wxTO_STRING_IMP(type)
+#  define wxFROM_STRING(type) wxFromStringConverter<type>
+#  define wxFROM_STRING_IMP(type)
+#else
+#  define wxTO_STRING(type) ToString##type
+#  define wxTO_STRING_IMP(type) inline void ToString##type( const wxxVariant& data , wxString &result ) { wxToStringConverter<type>(data, result); }
+#  define wxFROM_STRING(type) FromString##type
+#  define wxFROM_STRING_IMP(type) inline void FromString##type( const wxString& data , wxxVariant &result ) { wxFromStringConverter<type>(data, result); }
+#endif
+

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Enum Support
 //
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Enum Support
 //

-// In the header files there would no change from pure c++ code, in the 
+// In the header files there would no change from pure c++ code, in the

 // implementation, an enum would have
 // to be enumerated eg :
 //
 // implementation, an enum would have
 // to be enumerated eg :
 //

-// WX_BEGIN_ENUM( wxFlavor )
-//   WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Vanilla )
-//   WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Chocolate )
-//   WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Strawberry )
-// WX_END_ENUM( wxFlavor )
+// wxBEGIN_ENUM( wxFlavor )
+//   wxENUM_MEMBER( Vanilla )
+//   wxENUM_MEMBER( Chocolate )
+//   wxENUM_MEMBER( Strawberry )
+// wxEND_ENUM( wxFlavor )

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 struct WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumMemberData
 {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 struct WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumMemberData
 {

-    const wxChar*      m_name;
-    int                                m_value;
+    const wxChar*   m_name;
+    int             m_value;

 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumData
 {
 public :
 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumData
 {
 public :

-       wxEnumData( wxEnumMemberData* data ) ;
-
-       // returns true if the member has been found and sets the int value
-       // pointed to accordingly (if ptr != null )
-       // if not found returns false, value left unchanged
-       bool HasEnumMemberValue( const wxChar *name , int *value = NULL ) ;
-       
-       // returns the value of the member, if not found in debug mode an
-       // assert is issued, in release 0 is returned
-       int GetEnumMemberValue(const wxChar *name );
-       
-       // returns the name of the enum member having the passed in value
-       // returns an emtpy string if not found
-    const wxChar *GetEnumMemberName(int value);
-       
-       // returns the number of members in this enum
-       int GetEnumCount() { return m_count ; }
-       
-       // returns the value of the nth member
-       int GetEnumMemberValueByIndex( int n ) ;
-       
-       // returns the value of the nth member
-       const wxChar *GetEnumMemberNameByIndex( int n ) ;
+    wxEnumData( wxEnumMemberData* data ) ;
+
+    // returns true if the member has been found and sets the int value
+    // pointed to accordingly (if ptr != null )
+    // if not found returns false, value left unchanged
+    bool HasEnumMemberValue( const wxChar *name , int *value = NULL ) const ;
+
+    // returns the value of the member, if not found in debug mode an
+    // assert is issued, in release 0 is returned
+    int GetEnumMemberValue(const wxChar *name ) const ;
+
+    // returns the name of the enum member having the passed in value
+    // returns an emtpy string if not found
+    const wxChar *GetEnumMemberName(int value) const ;
+
+    // returns the number of members in this enum
+    int GetEnumCount() const { return m_count ; }
+
+    // returns the value of the nth member
+    int GetEnumMemberValueByIndex( int n ) const ;
+
+    // returns the value of the nth member
+    const wxChar *GetEnumMemberNameByIndex( int n ) const ;

 private :
     wxEnumMemberData *m_members;
 private :
     wxEnumMemberData *m_members;

-       int m_count ;
+    int m_count ;

 };
 
 };
 

-#define WX_BEGIN_ENUM( e ) \
-       wxEnumMemberData s_enumDataMembers##e[] = {
-
-#define WX_ENUM_MEMBER( v ) { #v, v } ,
-
-#define WX_END_ENUM( e ) { NULL , 0 } } ; \
-       wxEnumData s_enumData##e( s_enumDataMembers##e ) ; \
-       wxEnumData *wxGetEnumData(e) { return &s_enumData##e ; } \
-       template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( e * ){ static wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo(wxT_ENUM , &s_enumData##e) ; return &s_typeInfo ; } \
-       template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString& s , e &data ) \
-       { \
-               data = (e) s_enumData##e.GetEnumMemberValue(s) ; \
-       } \
-       template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString &s , const e &data ) \
-       { \
-               s =  s_enumData##e.GetEnumMemberName((int)data) ; \
-       }
+#define wxBEGIN_ENUM( e ) \
+    wxEnumMemberData s_enumDataMembers##e[] = {
+
+#define wxENUM_MEMBER( v ) { wxT(#v), v } ,
+
+#define wxEND_ENUM( e ) { NULL , 0 } } ; \
+    wxEnumData s_enumData##e( s_enumDataMembers##e ) ; \
+    wxEnumData *wxGetEnumData(e) { return &s_enumData##e ; } \
+    template<>  void wxStringReadValue(const wxString& s , e &data ) \
+{ \
+    data = (e) s_enumData##e.GetEnumMemberValue(s) ; \
+} \
+    template<>  void wxStringWriteValue(wxString &s , const e &data ) \
+{ \
+    s =  s_enumData##e.GetEnumMemberName((int)data) ; \
+} \
+    void FromLong##e( long data , wxxVariant& result ) { result = wxxVariant((e)data) ;} \
+    void ToLong##e( const wxxVariant& data , long &result ) { result = (long) data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , e) ;} \
+    wxTO_STRING_IMP( e ) \
+    wxFROM_STRING_IMP( e ) \
+    wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo##e(wxT_ENUM , &s_enumData##e , &wxTO_STRING( e ) , &wxFROM_STRING( e ) , &ToLong##e , &FromLong##e , typeid(e).name() ) ;

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Set Support
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Set Support

-// 
+//

 // in the header :
 // in the header :

-// 
+//

 // enum wxFlavor
 // enum wxFlavor

-// {  
-//     Vanilla,
-//     Chocolate,
-//     Strawberry,
+// {
+//  Vanilla,
+//  Chocolate,
+//  Strawberry,

 // };
 // };

-// 
-// typedef wxSet<wxFlavor> wxCoupe ;
-// 
+//
+// typedef wxBitset<wxFlavor> wxCoupe ;
+//

 // in the implementation file :
 // in the implementation file :

-// 
-// WX_BEGIN_ENUM( wxFlavor )
-//     WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Vanilla )
-//     WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Chocolate )
-//     WX_ENUM_MEMBER( Strawberry )
-// WX_END_ENUM( wxFlavor )
-// 
-// WX_IMPLEMENT_SET_STREAMING( wxCoupe , wxFlavor ) 

 //
 //

-// implementation note : no partial specialization for streaming, but a delegation to a 
+// wxBEGIN_ENUM( wxFlavor )
+//  wxENUM_MEMBER( Vanilla )
+//  wxENUM_MEMBER( Chocolate )
+//  wxENUM_MEMBER( Strawberry )
+// wxEND_ENUM( wxFlavor )
+//
+// wxIMPLEMENT_SET_STREAMING( wxCoupe , wxFlavor )
+//
+// implementation note : no partial specialization for streaming, but a delegation to a

 // different class
 //
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // in order to remove dependancy on string tokenizer
 // different class
 //
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // in order to remove dependancy on string tokenizer

-void wxSetStringToArray( const wxString &s , wxArrayString &array ) ;
+void WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSetStringToArray( const wxString &s , wxArrayString &array ) ;

 
 template<typename e>
 
 template<typename e>

-void wxSetFromString(const wxString &s , wxSet<e> &data )  
+void wxSetFromString(const wxString &s , wxBitset<e> &data )

 {
 {

-       wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e) 0) ;
-       data.Clear() ;
+    wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e) 0) ;
+    data.reset() ;

 
 

-       wxArrayString array ;
-       wxSetStringToArray( s , array ) ;
+    wxArrayString array ;
+    wxSetStringToArray( s , array ) ;

     wxString flag;
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < array.Count() ; ++i )
     {
         flag = array[i] ;
     wxString flag;
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < array.Count() ; ++i )
     {
         flag = array[i] ;

-               int ivalue ;
-               if ( edata->HasEnumMemberValue( flag , &ivalue ) )
-               {
-                       data.Set( (e) ivalue ) ;
-               }
+        int ivalue ;
+        if ( edata->HasEnumMemberValue( flag , &ivalue ) )
+        {
+            data.set( (e) ivalue ) ;
+        }

     }
 }
 
 template<typename e>
     }
 }
 
 template<typename e>

-void wxSetToString( wxString &s , const wxSet<e> &data )
+void wxSetToString( wxString &s , const wxBitset<e> &data )

 {
 {

-       wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e) 0) ;
-       int count = edata->GetEnumCount() ;
-       int i ;
-       s.Clear() ;
-       for ( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
-       {
-               e value = (e) edata->GetEnumMemberValueByIndex(i) ;
-               if ( data.Contains( value ) )
-               {
-                       // this could also be done by the templated calls
-                       if ( !s.IsEmpty() )
-                               s +="|" ;
-                       s += edata->GetEnumMemberNameByIndex(i) ;
-               }
-       }
+    wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e) 0) ;
+    int count = edata->GetEnumCount() ;
+    int i ;
+    s.Clear() ;
+    for ( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
+    {
+        e value = (e) edata->GetEnumMemberValueByIndex(i) ;
+        if ( data.test( value ) )
+        {
+            // this could also be done by the templated calls
+            if ( !s.empty() )
+                s +=wxT("|") ;
+            s += edata->GetEnumMemberNameByIndex(i) ;
+        }
+    }

 }
 
 }
 

-//  if the wxSet specialization above does not work for all compilers, add this to the WX_IMPLEMENT_SET_STREAMING macro
-//     template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( SetName * ){ static wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo(wxT_SET , &s_enumData##e) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }\
+#define wxIMPLEMENT_SET_STREAMING(SetName,e) \
+    template<>  void wxStringReadValue(const wxString &s , wxBitset<e> &data ) \
+{ \
+    wxSetFromString( s , data ) ; \
+} \
+    template<>  void wxStringWriteValue( wxString &s , const wxBitset<e> &data ) \
+{ \
+    wxSetToString( s , data ) ; \
+} \
+    void FromLong##SetName( long data , wxxVariant& result ) { result = wxxVariant(SetName((unsigned long)data)) ;} \
+    void ToLong##SetName( const wxxVariant& data , long &result ) { result = (long) data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , SetName).to_ulong() ;} \
+    wxTO_STRING_IMP( SetName ) \
+    wxFROM_STRING_IMP( SetName ) \
+    wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo##SetName(wxT_SET , &s_enumData##e , &wxTO_STRING( SetName ) , &wxFROM_STRING( SetName ) , &ToLong##SetName , &FromLong##SetName, typeid(SetName).name() ) ;  \
+}

 
 

-#define WX_IMPLEMENT_SET_STREAMING(SetName,e) \
-       template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString &s , wxSet<e> &data ) \
-       { \
-               wxSetFromString( s , data ) ; \
-       } \
-       template<> void wxStringWriteValue( wxString &s , const wxSet<e> &data ) \
-       { \
-               wxSetToString( s , data ) ; \
-       } \
+template<typename e>
+void wxFlagsFromString(const wxString &s , e &data )
+{
+    wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e*) 0) ;
+    data.m_data = 0 ;

 
 

+    wxArrayString array ;
+    wxSetStringToArray( s , array ) ;
+    wxString flag;
+    for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < array.Count() ; ++i )
+    {
+        flag = array[i] ;
+        int ivalue ;
+        if ( edata->HasEnumMemberValue( flag , &ivalue ) )
+        {
+            data.m_data |= ivalue ;
+        }
+    }
+}

 
 

+template<typename e>
+void wxFlagsToString( wxString &s , const e& data )
+{
+    wxEnumData* edata = wxGetEnumData((e*) 0) ;
+    int count = edata->GetEnumCount() ;
+    int i ;
+    s.Clear() ;
+    long dataValue = data.m_data ;
+    for ( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
+    {
+        int value = edata->GetEnumMemberValueByIndex(i) ;
+        // make this to allow for multi-bit constants to work
+        if ( value && ( dataValue & value ) == value )
+        {
+            // clear the flags we just set
+            dataValue &= ~value ;
+            // this could also be done by the templated calls
+            if ( !s.empty() )
+                s +=wxT("|") ;
+            s += edata->GetEnumMemberNameByIndex(i) ;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#define wxBEGIN_FLAGS( e ) \
+    wxEnumMemberData s_enumDataMembers##e[] = {
+
+#define wxFLAGS_MEMBER( v ) { wxT(#v), v } ,
+
+#define wxEND_FLAGS( e ) { NULL , 0 } } ; \
+    wxEnumData s_enumData##e( s_enumDataMembers##e ) ; \
+    wxEnumData *wxGetEnumData(e*) { return &s_enumData##e ; } \
+    template<>  void wxStringReadValue(const wxString &s , e &data ) \
+{ \
+    wxFlagsFromString<e>( s , data ) ; \
+} \
+    template<>  void wxStringWriteValue( wxString &s , const e& data ) \
+{ \
+    wxFlagsToString<e>( s , data ) ; \
+} \
+    void FromLong##e( long data , wxxVariant& result ) { result = wxxVariant(e(data)) ;} \
+    void ToLong##e( const wxxVariant& data , long &result ) { result = (long) data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , e).m_data ;} \
+    wxTO_STRING_IMP( e ) \
+    wxFROM_STRING_IMP( e ) \
+    wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo##e(wxT_SET , &s_enumData##e , &wxTO_STRING( e ) , &wxFROM_STRING( e ) , &ToLong##e , &FromLong##e, typeid(e).name()  ) ;

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Type Information
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Type Information
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+//
+//
+//  All data exposed by the RTTI is characterized using the following classes.
+//  The first characterization is done by wxTypeKind. All enums up to and including
+//  wxT_CUSTOM represent so called simple types. These cannot be divided any further.
+//  They can be converted to and from wxStrings, that's all.
+

 
 enum wxTypeKind
 {
 
 enum wxTypeKind
 {


@@ -221,439 +353,849 @@ enum wxTypeKind
     wxT_FLOAT,
     wxT_DOUBLE,
     wxT_STRING, // must be wxString
     wxT_FLOAT,
     wxT_DOUBLE,
     wxT_STRING, // must be wxString

-    wxT_SET, // must be wxSet<> template
+    wxT_SET, // must be wxBitset<> template

     wxT_ENUM,
     wxT_ENUM,

-    wxT_OBJECT, // must be a component (pointer !!!)

     wxT_CUSTOM, // user defined type (e.g. wxPoint)
     wxT_CUSTOM, // user defined type (e.g. wxPoint)

-       wxT_DELEGATE , // for connecting against an event source
-    wxT_LAST_TYPE_KIND // sentinel for bad data, asserts, debugging
+
+    wxT_LAST_SIMPLE_TYPE_KIND = wxT_CUSTOM ,
+
+    wxT_OBJECT_PTR, // object reference
+    wxT_OBJECT , // embedded object
+    wxT_COLLECTION , // collection
+
+    wxT_DELEGATE , // for connecting against an event source
+
+    wxT_LAST_TYPE_KIND = wxT_DELEGATE // sentinel for bad data, asserts, debugging

 };
 
 };
 

+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxxVariant ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxTypeInfo ;
+
+WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP_WITH_DECL( wxTypeInfo* , wxTypeInfoMap , class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE ) ;
+

 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :

-       wxTypeInfo() : m_kind( wxT_VOID) {}
-       virtual ~wxTypeInfo() {}
-       wxTypeKind GetKind() const { return m_kind ; }
-protected :
-       wxTypeKind m_kind ;
+    typedef void (*converterToString_t)( const wxxVariant& data , wxString &result ) ;
+    typedef void (*converterFromString_t)( const wxString& data , wxxVariant &result ) ;
+
+    wxTypeInfo(wxTypeKind kind,
+               converterToString_t to = NULL, converterFromString_t from = NULL,
+               const wxString &name = wxEmptyString):
+            m_toString(to), m_fromString(from), m_kind(kind), m_name(name)
+    {
+        Register();
+    }
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxTypeInfo(wxTypeKind kind,
+               converterToString_t to, converterFromString_t from,
+               const char *name):
+            m_toString(to), m_fromString(from), m_kind(kind), m_name(wxString::FromAscii(name))
+    {
+        Register();
+    }
+#endif
+
+    virtual ~wxTypeInfo()
+    {
+        Unregister() ;
+    }
+
+    // return the kind of this type (wxT_... constants)
+    wxTypeKind GetKind() const { return m_kind ; }
+
+    // returns the unique name of this type
+    const wxString& GetTypeName() const { return m_name ; }
+
+    // is this type a delegate type
+    bool IsDelegateType() const { return m_kind == wxT_DELEGATE ; }
+
+    // is this type a custom type
+    bool IsCustomType() const { return m_kind == wxT_CUSTOM ; }
+
+    // is this type an object type
+    bool IsObjectType() const { return m_kind == wxT_OBJECT || m_kind == wxT_OBJECT_PTR ; }
+
+    // can the content of this type be converted to and from strings ?
+    bool HasStringConverters() const { return m_toString != NULL && m_fromString != NULL ; }
+
+    // convert a wxxVariant holding data of this type into a string
+    void ConvertToString( const wxxVariant& data , wxString &result ) const
+
+    { if ( m_toString ) (*m_toString)( data , result ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("String conversions not supported")) ) ; }
+
+    // convert a string into a wxxVariant holding the corresponding data in this type
+    void ConvertFromString( const wxString& data , wxxVariant &result ) const
+    { if( m_fromString ) (*m_fromString)( data , result ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("String conversions not supported")) ) ; }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    static wxTypeInfo        *FindType(const char *typeName) { return FindType( wxString::FromAscii(typeName) ) ; }
+#endif
+    static wxTypeInfo        *FindType(const wxChar *typeName);
+    static wxTypeInfo        *FindType(const wxString typeName)
+    {
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+        return FindType( typeName.wchar_str() );
+#else
+        return FindType( typeName.char_str() );
+#endif
+    }
+
+private :
+
+    void Register();
+    void Unregister();
+
+    converterToString_t m_toString ;
+    converterFromString_t m_fromString ;
+
+    static wxTypeInfoMap*      ms_typeTable ;
+
+    wxTypeKind m_kind;
+    wxString m_name;

 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxBuiltInTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :
 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxBuiltInTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :

-       wxBuiltInTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind ) { assert( kind < wxT_SET ) ; m_kind = kind ;}
+    wxBuiltInTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , converterToString_t to = NULL , converterFromString_t from = NULL , const wxString &name = wxEmptyString ) :
+       wxTypeInfo( kind , to , from , name )
+       { wxASSERT_MSG( GetKind() < wxT_SET , wxT("Illegal Kind for Base Type") ) ; }
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxBuiltInTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , converterToString_t to  , converterFromString_t from  , const char *name  ) :
+       wxTypeInfo( kind , to , from , name )
+       { wxASSERT_MSG( GetKind() < wxT_SET , wxT("Illegal Kind for Base Type") ) ; }
+#endif

 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCustomTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :
 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCustomTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :

-       wxCustomTypeInfo( const wxChar *typeName ) 
-       { m_kind = wxT_CUSTOM ; m_typeName = typeName ;}
-       const wxChar *GetTypeName() const { assert( m_kind == wxT_CUSTOM ) ; return m_typeName ; }
-private :
-       const wxChar *m_typeName; // Kind == wxT_CUSTOM
+    wxCustomTypeInfo( const wxString &name , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from ) :
+       wxTypeInfo( wxT_CUSTOM , to , from , name )
+       {}
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxCustomTypeInfo( const char *name  , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from ) :
+       wxTypeInfo( wxT_CUSTOM , to , from , name )
+       {}
+#endif

 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :
 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxEnumTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :

-       wxEnumTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , wxEnumData* enumInfo ) 
-       { assert( kind == wxT_ENUM || kind == wxT_SET ) ; m_kind = kind ; m_enumInfo = enumInfo ;}
-       const wxEnumData* GetEnumData() const { assert( m_kind == wxT_ENUM || m_kind == wxT_SET ) ; return m_enumInfo ; }
+    typedef void (*converterToLong_t)( const wxxVariant& data , long &result ) ;
+    typedef void (*converterFromLong_t)( long data , wxxVariant &result ) ;
+
+    wxEnumTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , wxEnumData* enumInfo , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from ,
+        converterToLong_t toLong , converterFromLong_t fromLong , const wxString &name  ) :
+    wxTypeInfo( kind , to , from , name ) , m_toLong( toLong ) , m_fromLong( fromLong )
+    { wxASSERT_MSG( kind == wxT_ENUM || kind == wxT_SET , wxT("Illegal Kind for Enum Type")) ; m_enumInfo = enumInfo ;}
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxEnumTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , wxEnumData* enumInfo , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from ,
+        converterToLong_t toLong , converterFromLong_t fromLong , const char * name   ) :
+    wxTypeInfo( kind , to , from , name ) , m_toLong( toLong ) , m_fromLong( fromLong )
+    { wxASSERT_MSG( kind == wxT_ENUM || kind == wxT_SET , wxT("Illegal Kind for Enum Type")) ; m_enumInfo = enumInfo ;}
+#endif
+    const wxEnumData* GetEnumData() const { return m_enumInfo ; }
+
+    // convert a wxxVariant holding data of this type into a long
+    void ConvertToLong( const wxxVariant& data , long &result ) const
+
+    { if( m_toLong ) (*m_toLong)( data , result ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("Long Conversions not supported")) ) ; }
+
+    // convert a long into a wxxVariant holding the corresponding data in this type
+    void ConvertFromLong( long data , wxxVariant &result ) const
+    { if( m_fromLong ) (*m_fromLong)( data , result ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("Long Conversions not supported")) ) ;}
+

 private :
 private :

-       wxEnumData *m_enumInfo; // Kind == wxT_ENUM or Kind == wxT_SET
+    converterToLong_t m_toLong ;
+    converterFromLong_t m_fromLong ;
+
+    wxEnumData *m_enumInfo; // Kind == wxT_ENUM or Kind == wxT_SET

 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :
 } ;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
 {
 public :

-       wxClassTypeInfo( wxClassInfo* classInfo ) 
-       { m_kind = wxT_OBJECT ; m_classInfo = classInfo ;}
-       const wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const { assert( m_kind == wxT_OBJECT ) ; return m_classInfo ; }
+    wxClassTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , wxClassInfo* classInfo , converterToString_t to = NULL , converterFromString_t from = NULL , const wxString &name = wxEmptyString) ;
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxClassTypeInfo( wxTypeKind kind , wxClassInfo* classInfo , converterToString_t to  , converterFromString_t from  , const char *name ) ;
+#endif
+    const wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const { return m_classInfo ; }

 private :
 private :

-       wxClassInfo *m_classInfo; // Kind == wxT_OBJECT - could be NULL
+    wxClassInfo *m_classInfo; // Kind == wxT_OBJECT - could be NULL

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-// a delegate is an exposed event source 
-
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDelegateTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCollectionTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

-       wxDelegateTypeInfo( int eventType , wxClassInfo* eventClass ) 
-       { m_kind = wxT_DELEGATE ; m_eventClass = eventClass ; m_eventType = eventType ;}
-       const wxClassInfo *GetEventClass() const { assert( m_kind == wxT_DELEGATE ) ; return m_eventClass ; }
-       int GetEventType() const { assert( m_kind == wxT_DELEGATE ) ; return m_eventType ; }
+    wxCollectionTypeInfo( const wxString &elementName , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from  , const wxString &name) :
+       wxTypeInfo( wxT_COLLECTION , to , from , name )
+       { m_elementTypeName = elementName ; m_elementType = NULL ;}
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxCollectionTypeInfo( const char *elementName , converterToString_t to , converterFromString_t from  , const char *name ) :
+       wxTypeInfo( wxT_COLLECTION , to , from , name )
+       { m_elementTypeName = wxString::FromAscii( elementName ) ; m_elementType = NULL ;}
+#endif
+       const wxTypeInfo* GetElementType() const
+       {
+           if ( m_elementType == NULL )
+               m_elementType = wxTypeInfo::FindType( m_elementTypeName ) ;
+           return m_elementType ; }

 private :
 private :

-       const wxClassInfo *m_eventClass; // (extended will merge into classinfo)
-       int m_eventType ;
+    mutable wxTypeInfo * m_elementType ;
+    wxString    m_elementTypeName ;

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-template<typename T> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( T * ) ;
+// a delegate is an exposed event source

 
 

-template<typename T> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( wxSet<T> * ) 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDelegateTypeInfo : public wxTypeInfo

 {
 {

-       static wxEnumTypeInfo s_typeInfo(wxT_SET , wxGetEnumData((T) 0) ) ; return &s_typeInfo ; 
-}
+public :
+    wxDelegateTypeInfo( int eventType , wxClassInfo* eventClass , converterToString_t to = NULL , converterFromString_t from = NULL ) ;
+    wxDelegateTypeInfo( int eventType , int lastEventType, wxClassInfo* eventClass , converterToString_t to = NULL , converterFromString_t from = NULL ) ;
+    int GetEventType() const { return m_eventType ; }
+    int GetLastEventType() const { return m_lastEventType ; }
+    const wxClassInfo* GetEventClass() const { return m_eventClass ; }
+private :
+    const wxClassInfo *m_eventClass; // (extended will merge into classinfo)
+    int m_eventType ;
+    int m_lastEventType ;
+} ;
+
+template<typename T> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( T * ) { return wxTypeInfo::FindType(typeid(T).name()) ; }

 
 // this macro is for usage with custom, non-object derived classes and structs, wxPoint is such a custom type
 
 
 // this macro is for usage with custom, non-object derived classes and structs, wxPoint is such a custom type
 

-#define WX_CUSTOM_TYPE_INFO( e ) \
-       template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( e * ){ static wxCustomTypeInfo s_typeInfo(#e) ; return &s_typeInfo ; } \
+#if wxUSE_FUNC_TEMPLATE_POINTER
+#define wxCUSTOM_TYPE_INFO( e , toString , fromString ) \
+    wxCustomTypeInfo s_typeInfo##e(typeid(e).name() , &toString , &fromString) ;
+#else
+#define wxCUSTOM_TYPE_INFO( e , toString , fromString ) \
+    void ToString##e( const wxxVariant& data , wxString &result ) { toString(data, result); } \
+    void FromString##e( const wxString& data , wxxVariant &result ) { fromString(data, result); } \
+    wxCustomTypeInfo s_typeInfo##e(typeid(e).name() , &ToString##e , &FromString##e) ;
+#endif
+
+#define wxCOLLECTION_TYPE_INFO( element , collection ) \
+    wxCollectionTypeInfo s_typeInfo##collection( typeid(element).name() , NULL , NULL , typeid(collection).name() ) ;
+
+// sometimes a compiler invents specializations that are nowhere called, use this macro to satisfy the refs, currently
+// we don't have to play tricks, but if we will have to according to the compiler, we will use that macro for that
+
+#define wxILLEGAL_TYPE_SPECIALIZATION( a )

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

-// value streaming 
-//
-// streaming is defined for xml constructs right now, the aim is to make this
-// pluggable in the future
+// wxxVariant as typesafe data holder

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

-// convenience function (avoids including xml headers in users code)
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxxVariantData
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~wxxVariantData() {}

 
 

-class wxXmlNode ;
-void wxXmlAddContentToNode( wxXmlNode* node , const wxString& data ) ;
-wxString wxXmlGetContentFromNode( wxXmlNode *node ) ;
+    // return a heap allocated duplicate
+    virtual wxxVariantData* Clone() const = 0 ;
+
+    // returns the type info of the contentc
+    virtual const wxTypeInfo* GetTypeInfo() const = 0 ;
+} ;
+
+template<typename T> class wxxVariantDataT : public wxxVariantData
+{
+public:
+    wxxVariantDataT(const T& d) : m_data(d) {}
+    virtual ~wxxVariantDataT() {}
+
+    // get a ref to the stored data
+    T & Get() { return m_data; }
+
+    // get a const ref to the stored data
+    const T & Get() const { return m_data; }
+
+    // set the data
+    void Set(const T& d) { m_data =  d; }
+
+    // return a heap allocated duplicate
+    virtual wxxVariantData* Clone() const { return new wxxVariantDataT<T>( Get() ) ; }
+
+    // returns the type info of the contentc
+    virtual const wxTypeInfo* GetTypeInfo() const { return wxGetTypeInfo( NULL ) ; }
+
+private:
+    T m_data;
+};
+
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxxVariant
+{
+public :
+    wxxVariant() { m_data = NULL ; }
+    wxxVariant( wxxVariantData* data , const wxString& name = wxEmptyString ) : m_data(data) , m_name(name) {}
+    wxxVariant( const wxxVariant &d ) { if ( d.m_data ) m_data = d.m_data->Clone() ; else m_data = NULL ; m_name = d.m_name ; }
+
+    template<typename T> wxxVariant( const T& data , const wxString& name = wxEmptyString ) :
+    m_data(new wxxVariantDataT<T>(data) ), m_name(name) {}
+
+    ~wxxVariant() { delete m_data ; }
+
+    // get a ref to the stored data
+    template<typename T> T& Get(wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX(T))
+    {
+        wxxVariantDataT<T> *dataptr = dynamic_cast<wxxVariantDataT<T>*> (m_data) ;
+        wxASSERT_MSG( dataptr , wxString::Format(wxT("Cast to %s not possible"), typeid(T).name()) ) ;
+        return dataptr->Get() ;
+    }
+
+    // get a ref to the stored data
+    template<typename T> const T& Get(wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX(T)) const
+    {
+        const wxxVariantDataT<T> *dataptr = dynamic_cast<const wxxVariantDataT<T>*> (m_data) ;
+        wxASSERT_MSG( dataptr , wxString::Format(wxT("Cast to %s not possible"), typeid(T).name()) ) ;
+        return dataptr->Get() ;
+    }
+
+    bool IsEmpty() const { return m_data == NULL ; }
+
+    template<typename T> bool HasData(wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_FIX(T)) const
+    {
+        const wxxVariantDataT<T> *dataptr = dynamic_cast<const wxxVariantDataT<T>*> (m_data) ;
+        return dataptr != NULL ;
+    }
+
+    // stores the data
+    template<typename T> void Set(const T& data) const
+    {
+        delete m_data ;
+        m_data = new wxxVariantDataT<T>(data) ;
+    }
+
+    wxxVariant& operator=(const wxxVariant &d)
+    {
+        delete m_data;
+        m_data = d.m_data ? d.m_data->Clone() : NULL ;
+        m_name = d.m_name ;
+        return *this ;
+    }
+
+    // gets the stored data casted to a wxObject* , returning NULL if cast is not possible
+    wxObject* GetAsObject() ;
+
+    // get the typeinfo of the stored object
+    const wxTypeInfo* GetTypeInfo() const { return m_data->GetTypeInfo() ; }
+
+    // returns this value as string
+    wxString GetAsString() const
+    {
+        wxString s ;
+        GetTypeInfo()->ConvertToString( *this , s ) ;
+        return s ;
+    }
+    const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+private :
+    wxxVariantData* m_data ;
+    wxString m_name ;
+} ;
+
+#include "wx/dynarray.h"
+
+WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY_WITH_DECL(wxxVariant, wxxVariantArray, class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);

 
 // templated streaming, every type must have their specialization for these methods
 
 template<typename T>
 
 // templated streaming, every type must have their specialization for these methods
 
 template<typename T>

-void wxStringReadValue( const wxString &s , T &data ) ;
+void wxStringReadValue( const wxString &s , T &data );

 
 template<typename T>
 
 template<typename T>

-void wxStringWriteValue( wxString &s , const T &data) ;
-
-// for simple types this default implementation is ok, composited structures will have to
-// loop through their properties 
+void wxStringWriteValue( wxString &s , const T &data);

 
 template<typename T>
 
 template<typename T>

-void wxXmlReadValue( wxXmlNode *node , T &data ) 
-{
-       wxStringReadValue<T>( wxXmlGetContentFromNode( node ) , data ) ;
-}
+void wxToStringConverter( const wxxVariant &v, wxString &s wxTEMPLATED_FUNCTION_FIX(T)) { wxStringWriteValue( s , v.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T) ) ; }

 
 template<typename T>
 
 template<typename T>

-void wxXmlWriteValue( wxXmlNode *node , const T &data) 
-{
-       wxString s ;
-       wxStringWriteValue<T>( s, data ) ;
-       wxXmlAddContentToNode( node ,s ) ;
-}
+void wxFromStringConverter( const wxString &s, wxxVariant &v wxTEMPLATED_FUNCTION_FIX(T)) { T d ; wxStringReadValue( s , d ) ; v = wxxVariant(d) ; }

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

-// wxxVariant as typesafe data holder
+// Property Support
+//
+// wxPropertyInfo is used to inquire of the property by name.  It doesn't
+// provide access to the property, only information about it.  If you
+// want access, look at wxPropertyAccessor.

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

-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxxVariantData
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSetter

 {
 public:
 {
 public:

-       virtual ~wxxVariantData() {}
+    wxSetter( const wxString name ) { m_name = name ; }
+    virtual ~wxSetter() {}
+    virtual void Set( wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &variantValue ) const = 0;
+    const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+private:
+    wxString m_name;
+};

 
 

-       // return a heap allocated duplicate
-       virtual wxxVariantData* Clone() const = 0 ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxGetter
+{
+public:
+    wxGetter( const wxString name ) { m_name = name ; }
+    virtual ~wxGetter() {}
+    virtual void Get( const wxObject *object , wxxVariant& result) const = 0;
+    const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+private:
+    wxString m_name;
+};

 
 

-       // returns the type info of the contentc
-       virtual const wxTypeInfo* GetTypeInfo() const = 0 ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCollectionGetter
+{
+public :
+    wxCollectionGetter( const wxString name ) { m_name = name ; }
+    virtual ~wxCollectionGetter() {}
+    virtual void Get( const wxObject *object , wxxVariantArray& result) const = 0;
+    const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+private :
+    wxString m_name ;
+} ;

 
 

-       // write the value into an xml node
-       virtual void Write( wxXmlNode* node ) const = 0 ;
+template<typename coll_t> void WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxCollectionToVariantArray( const coll_t& coll , wxxVariantArray& result ) ;

 
 

-       // read the value from the xml node
-       virtual void Read( wxXmlNode* node ) = 0 ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxAdder
+{
+public :
+    wxAdder( const wxString name ) { m_name = name ; }
+    virtual ~wxAdder() {}
+    virtual void Add( wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &variantValue ) const= 0;
+    const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+private :
+    wxString m_name ;
+} ;

 
 

-       // write the value into a string
-       virtual void Write( wxString &s ) const = 0 ;

 
 

-       // read the value from a string
-       virtual void Read( const wxString &s) = 0 ;
+#define wxSETTER( property, Klass, valueType, setterMethod ) \
+class wxSetter##property : public wxSetter \
+{ \
+public: \
+    wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX(Klass) \
+    wxSetter##property() : wxSetter( wxT(#setterMethod) ) {} \
+    virtual ~wxSetter##property() {} \
+    void Set( wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &variantValue ) const \
+{ \
+    Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<Klass*>(object) ;  \
+    if ( variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(HasData, valueType) ) \
+    obj->setterMethod(variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , valueType)) ; \
+            else \
+            obj->setterMethod(*variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , valueType*)) ; \
+} \

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-template<typename T> class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxxVariantDataT : public wxxVariantData
-{
-public:
-    wxxVariantDataT(T d) : m_data(d) {}
-       virtual ~wxxVariantDataT() {}
+#define wxGETTER( property, Klass, valueType , gettermethod ) \
+class wxGetter##property : public wxGetter \
+{ \
+public : \
+    wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX(Klass) \
+    wxGetter##property() : wxGetter( wxT(#gettermethod) ) {} \
+    virtual ~wxGetter##property() {} \
+    void Get( const wxObject *object , wxxVariant &result) const \
+{ \
+    const Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<const Klass*>(object) ;  \
+    result = wxxVariant( obj->gettermethod() ) ; \
+} \
+} ;
+
+#define wxADDER( property, Klass, valueType , addermethod ) \
+class wxAdder##property : public wxAdder \
+{ \
+public: \
+    wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX(Klass) \
+    wxAdder##property() : wxAdder( wxT(#addermethod) ) {} \
+    virtual ~wxAdder##property() {} \
+    void Add( wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &variantValue ) const \
+{ \
+    Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<Klass*>(object) ;  \
+    if ( variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(HasData, valueType) ) \
+    obj->addermethod(variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , valueType)) ; \
+            else \
+            obj->addermethod(*variantValue.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , valueType*)) ; \
+} \
+} ;

 
 

-       // get a copy of the stored data
-    T Get() const { return m_data; }
+#define wxCOLLECTION_GETTER( property, Klass, valueType , gettermethod ) \
+class wxCollectionGetter##property : public wxCollectionGetter \
+{ \
+public : \
+    wxINFUNC_CLASS_TYPE_FIX(Klass) \
+    wxCollectionGetter##property() : wxCollectionGetter( wxT(#gettermethod) ) {} \
+    virtual ~wxCollectionGetter##property() {} \
+    void Get( const wxObject *object , wxxVariantArray &result) const \
+{ \
+    const Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<const Klass*>(object) ;  \
+    wxCollectionToVariantArray( obj->gettermethod() , result ) ; \
+} \
+} ;

 
 

-       // set the data
-    void Set(T d) { m_data =  d; }
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyAccessor
+{
+public :
+    wxPropertyAccessor( wxSetter *setter , wxGetter *getter , wxAdder *adder , wxCollectionGetter *collectionGetter )
+    { m_setter = setter ; m_getter = getter ; m_adder = adder ; m_collectionGetter = collectionGetter ;}

 
 

-       // return a heap allocated duplicate
-       virtual wxxVariantData* Clone() const { return new wxxVariantDataT<T>( Get() ) ; }
+    virtual ~wxPropertyAccessor() {}

 
 

-       // returns the type info of the contentc
-       virtual const wxTypeInfo* GetTypeInfo() const { return wxGetTypeInfo( (T*) NULL ) ; }
+    // Setting a simple property (non-collection)
+    virtual void SetProperty(wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &value) const
+    { if ( m_setter ) m_setter->Set( object , value ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("SetProperty called w/o valid setter")) ) ;}

 
 

-       // write the value into an xml node
-       virtual void Write( wxXmlNode* node ) const { wxXmlWriteValue( node , m_data ) ; }
+    // Getting a simple property (non-collection)
+    virtual void GetProperty(const wxObject *object, wxxVariant &result) const
+    { if ( m_getter ) m_getter->Get( object , result ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("GetProperty called w/o valid getter")) ) ;}

 
 

-       // read the value from the xml node
-       virtual void Read( wxXmlNode* node ) { wxXmlReadValue( node , m_data ) ; }
+    // Adding an element to a collection property
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection(wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &value) const
+    { if ( m_adder ) m_adder->Add( object , value ) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("AddToPropertyCollection called w/o valid adder")) ) ;}

 
 

-       // write the value into a string
-       virtual void Write( wxString &s ) const { wxStringWriteValue( s , m_data ) ; }
+    // Getting a collection property
+    virtual void GetPropertyCollection( const wxObject *obj, wxxVariantArray &result) const
+    { if ( m_collectionGetter ) m_collectionGetter->Get( obj , result) ; else wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("GetPropertyCollection called w/o valid collection getter")) ) ;}

 
 

-       // read the value from a string
-       virtual void Read( const wxString &s) { wxStringReadValue( s , m_data ) ; }
+    virtual bool HasSetter() const { return m_setter != NULL ; }
+    virtual bool HasCollectionGetter() const { return m_collectionGetter != NULL ; }
+    virtual bool HasGetter() const { return m_getter != NULL ; }
+    virtual bool HasAdder() const { return m_adder != NULL ; }

 
 

-private:
-    T m_data;
+    virtual const wxString& GetCollectionGetterName() const
+    { return m_collectionGetter->GetName() ; }
+    virtual const wxString&  GetGetterName() const
+    { return m_getter->GetName() ; }
+    virtual const wxString& GetSetterName() const
+    { return m_setter->GetName() ; }
+    virtual const wxString& GetAdderName() const
+    { return m_adder->GetName() ; }
+
+protected :
+    wxSetter *m_setter ;
+    wxAdder *m_adder ;
+    wxGetter *m_getter ;
+    wxCollectionGetter* m_collectionGetter ;

 };
 
 };
 

-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxxVariant
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxGenericPropertyAccessor : public wxPropertyAccessor

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

-       wxxVariant() { m_data = NULL ; }
-       wxxVariant( wxxVariantData* data , const wxString& name = wxT("") ) : m_data(data) , m_name(name) {}
-       wxxVariant( const wxxVariant &d ) { if ( d.m_data ) m_data = d.m_data->Clone() ; else m_data = NULL ; m_name = d.m_name ; }
-
-       template<typename T> wxxVariant( T data , const wxString& name = wxT("") ) : 
-               m_data(new wxxVariantDataT<T>(data) ), m_name(name) {}
-       ~wxxVariant() { delete m_data ; }
-
-       // get a copy of the stored data
-       template<typename T> T Get() const
-       {
-               wxxVariantDataT<T> *dataptr = dynamic_cast<wxxVariantDataT<T>*> (m_data) ;
-               assert( dataptr ) ;
-               return dataptr->Get() ;
-       }
-       
-       // stores the data
-       template<typename T> Set(T data) const
-       {
-               delete m_data ;
-               m_data = new wxxVariantDataT<T>(data) ;
-       }
-
-       wxxVariant& operator=(const wxxVariant &d)
-       {
-               m_data = d.m_data->Clone() ; 
-               m_name = d.m_name ;
-               return *this ;
-       }
-       
-       // gets the stored data casted to a wxObject* , returning NULL if cast is not possible
-       wxObject* GetAsObject() const ;
-
-       // write the value into an xml node
-       void Write( wxXmlNode* node ) const { m_data->Write( node ) ; }
-
-       // read the value from the xml node
-       void Read( wxXmlNode* node ) { m_data->Read( node ) ; }
-
-       // write the value into a string
-       void Write( wxString &s ) const { m_data->Write( s ) ; }
-
-       // read the value from a string
-       void Read( const wxString &s) { m_data->Read( s ) ; }
-
-       // returns this value as string
-       wxString GetAsString() const
-       {
-               wxString s ;
-               Write( s ) ;
-               return s ;
-       }
-
-       void SetFromString( const wxString &s)
-       {
-               Read( s ) ;
-       }
+    wxGenericPropertyAccessor( const wxString &propName ) ;
+    virtual ~wxGenericPropertyAccessor() ;
+
+    void RenameProperty( const wxString& WXUNUSED_UNLESS_DEBUG(oldName),
+        const wxString& newName )
+    {
+        wxASSERT( oldName == m_propertyName ) ; m_propertyName = newName ;
+    }
+    virtual bool HasSetter() const { return true ; }
+    virtual bool HasGetter() const { return true ; }
+    virtual bool HasAdder() const { return false ; }
+    virtual bool HasCollectionGetter() const { return false ; }
+
+    virtual const wxString&  GetGetterName() const
+    { return m_getterName ; }
+    virtual const wxString& GetSetterName() const
+    { return m_setterName ; }
+
+    virtual void SetProperty(wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &value) const ;
+    virtual void GetProperty(const wxObject *object, wxxVariant &value) const ;
+
+    // Adding an element to a collection property
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection(wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), const wxxVariant &WXUNUSED(value)) const
+    { wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("AddToPropertyCollection called on a generic accessor")) ) ;}
+
+    // Getting a collection property
+    virtual void GetPropertyCollection( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(obj), wxxVariantArray &WXUNUSED(result)) const
+    { wxLogError ( wxGetTranslation(wxT("GetPropertyCollection called on a generic accessor")) ) ;}

 private :
 private :

-       wxxVariantData* m_data ;
-       wxString m_name ;
+    struct wxGenericPropertyAccessorInternal ;
+    wxGenericPropertyAccessorInternal* m_data ;
+    wxString m_propertyName ;
+    wxString m_setterName ;
+    wxString m_getterName ;

 } ;
 
 } ;
 

-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Property Support
-//
-// wxPropertyInfo is used to inquire of the property by name.  It doesn't
-// provide access to the property, only information about it.  If you
-// want access, look at wxPropertyAccessor.
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+typedef long wxPropertyInfoFlags ;
+enum {
+    // will be removed in future releases
+    wxPROP_DEPRECATED       = 0x00000001 ,
+    // object graph property, will be streamed with priority (after constructor properties)
+    wxPROP_OBJECT_GRAPH     = 0x00000002 ,
+    // this will only be streamed out and in as enum/set, the internal representation is still a long
+    wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG  = 0x00000004 ,
+    // don't stream out this property, needed eg to avoid streaming out children that are always created by their parents
+    wxPROP_DONT_STREAM = 0x00000008 ,
+}  ;

 
 

-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyAccessor
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyInfo

 {
 {

+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDynamicClassInfo ;

 public :
 public :

-    virtual void SetProperty(wxObject *object, const wxxVariant &value) const = 0 ;
-    virtual wxxVariant GetProperty(wxObject *object) const = 0 ;
-    virtual bool HasSetter() const = 0 ;
-    virtual bool HasGetter() const = 0 ;
-       const wxChar * GetGetterName() const { return m_setterName ; }
-       const wxChar * GetSetterName() const { return m_getterName ; }
-       virtual wxxVariant ReadValue( wxXmlNode* node ) const = 0 ;
-       virtual void WriteValue( wxXmlNode* node , wxObject *o ) const = 0 ;
-       virtual wxxVariant ReadValue( const wxString &value ) const = 0 ;
-       virtual void WriteValue( wxString& value , wxObject *o ) const = 0 ;
-protected :
-       const wxChar *m_setterName ;
-       const wxChar *m_getterName ;
-};
+    wxPropertyInfo(wxPropertyInfo* &iter,
+                   wxClassInfo* itsClass,
+                   const wxString& name,
+                   const wxString& typeName,
+                   wxPropertyAccessor *accessor,
+                   wxxVariant dv,
+                   wxPropertyInfoFlags flags = 0,
+                   const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
+                   const wxString& groupString = wxEmptyString) :
+                   m_itsClass(itsClass),
+           m_name(name),
+           m_typeInfo(NULL),
+           m_typeName(typeName) ,
+           m_collectionElementTypeInfo(NULL),
+           m_accessor(accessor),
+           m_defaultValue(dv),
+           m_flags(flags),
+           m_helpString(helpString),
+           m_groupString(groupString)
+       {
+           Insert(iter);
+       }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxPropertyInfo(wxPropertyInfo* &iter,
+                   wxClassInfo* itsClass,
+                   const wxString& name,
+                   const char* typeName,
+                   wxPropertyAccessor *accessor,
+                   wxxVariant dv,
+                   wxPropertyInfoFlags flags = 0,
+                   const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
+                   const wxString& groupString = wxEmptyString) :
+                   m_itsClass(itsClass),
+           m_name(name),
+           m_typeInfo(NULL),
+           m_typeName(wxString::FromAscii(typeName)) ,
+           m_collectionElementTypeInfo(NULL),
+           m_accessor(accessor),
+           m_defaultValue(dv),
+           m_flags(flags),
+           m_helpString(helpString),
+           m_groupString(groupString)
+       {
+           Insert(iter);
+       }
+#endif
+    wxPropertyInfo(wxPropertyInfo* &iter,
+                   wxClassInfo* itsClass,
+                   const wxString& name,
+                   wxDelegateTypeInfo* type,
+                   wxPropertyAccessor *accessor,
+                   wxxVariant dv,
+                   wxPropertyInfoFlags flags = 0,
+                   const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
+                   const wxString& groupString = wxEmptyString) :
+           m_itsClass(itsClass),
+           m_name(name),
+           m_typeInfo(type),
+           m_collectionElementTypeInfo(NULL),
+           m_accessor(accessor),
+           m_defaultValue(dv),
+           m_flags(flags),
+           m_helpString(helpString),
+           m_groupString(groupString)
+       {
+           Insert(iter);
+       }
+
+       wxPropertyInfo(wxPropertyInfo* &iter,
+                      wxClassInfo* itsClass, const wxString& name,
+                      const wxString& collectionTypeName,
+                      const wxString& elementTypeName,
+                      wxPropertyAccessor *accessor,
+                      wxPropertyInfoFlags flags = 0,
+                      const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
+                      const wxString& groupString = wxEmptyString) :
+           m_itsClass(itsClass),
+           m_name(name),
+           m_typeInfo(NULL),
+           m_typeName(collectionTypeName) ,
+           m_collectionElementTypeInfo(NULL),
+           m_collectionElementTypeName(elementTypeName),
+           m_accessor(accessor) ,
+           m_flags(flags),
+           m_helpString(helpString),
+           m_groupString(groupString)
+       {
+           Insert(iter);
+       }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+              wxPropertyInfo(wxPropertyInfo* &iter,
+                      wxClassInfo* itsClass, const wxString& name,
+                      const char* collectionTypeName,
+                      const char* elementTypeName,
+                      wxPropertyAccessor *accessor,
+                      wxPropertyInfoFlags flags = 0,
+                      const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
+                      const wxString& groupString = wxEmptyString) :
+           m_itsClass(itsClass),
+           m_name(name),
+           m_typeInfo(NULL),
+           m_typeName(wxString::FromAscii(collectionTypeName)) ,
+           m_collectionElementTypeInfo(NULL),
+           m_collectionElementTypeName(wxString::FromAscii(elementTypeName)),
+           m_accessor(accessor) ,
+           m_flags(flags),
+           m_helpString(helpString),
+           m_groupString(groupString)
+       {
+           Insert(iter);
+       }
+#endif
+       ~wxPropertyInfo() ;

 
 

-template<typename T>
-void wxXmlReadValue( wxXmlNode *node , T &data ) ;
+       // return the class this property is declared in
+       const wxClassInfo*  GetDeclaringClass() const { return m_itsClass ; }

 
 

-template<typename T>
-void wxXmlWriteValue( wxXmlNode *node , const T &data) ;
+       // return the name of this property
+       const wxString&     GetName() const { return m_name ; }

 
 

-template<class Klass, typename T>
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyAccessorT : public wxPropertyAccessor
-{
-public:
-    typedef void (Klass::*setter_t)(T value);
-    typedef void (Klass::*setter_ref_t)(const T& value);
-    typedef T (Klass::*getter_t)() const;
-    typedef const T& (Klass::*getter_ref_t)() const;
-
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(setter_t setter, getter_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(setter), m_setter_ref(NULL), m_getter(getter) ,m_getter_ref(NULL) {m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(int WXUNUSED(zero), getter_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(NULL), m_setter_ref(NULL), m_getter(getter) ,m_getter_ref(NULL) {m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(setter_ref_t setter, getter_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(NULL), m_setter_ref(setter), m_getter(getter) , m_getter_ref(NULL){m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(setter_ref_t setter, getter_ref_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(NULL), m_setter_ref(setter), m_getter(NULL) , m_getter_ref(getter){m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(setter_t setter, getter_ref_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(NULL), m_setter(setter), m_getter(NULL) ,  m_getter_ref(getter){m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-    wxPropertyAccessorT(int WXUNUSED(zero), getter_ref_t getter, const wxChar *g, const wxChar *s)
-        : m_setter(NULL), m_setter(NULL), m_getter(NULL) ,  m_getter_ref(getter){m_setterName = s;m_getterName=g ;}
-
-       // returns true if this accessor has a setter
-       bool HasSetter() const { return m_setter != NULL || m_setter_ref != NULL ; }
-
-       // return true if this accessor has a getter
-       bool HasGetter() const { return m_getter != NULL || m_getter_ref != NULL ; }
-
-       // set the property this accessor is responsible for in an object
-       void SetProperty(wxObject *o, const wxxVariant &v) const
-    {
-        Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<Klass*>(o);
-        T value = v.Get<T>();
-        if (m_setter)
-            (obj->*(m_setter))(value);
-        else
-            (obj->*(m_setter_ref))(value);
-    }
+       // returns the flags of this property
+       wxPropertyInfoFlags GetFlags() const { return m_flags ;}

 
 

-       // gets the property this accessor is responsible for from an object
-    wxxVariant GetProperty(wxObject *o) const
-    {
-               return wxxVariant( (wxxVariantData* ) DoGetProperty( o ) ) ;
-     }
-
-       // write the property this accessor is responsible for from an object into
-       // a xml node
-       void WriteValue( wxXmlNode* node , wxObject *o ) const
-       {
-               DoGetProperty( o )->Write( node ) ;
-       }
-
-       // write the property this accessor is responsible for from an object into
-       // a string
-       void WriteValue( wxString& s , wxObject *o ) const
-       {
-               DoGetProperty( o )->Write( s ) ;
-       }
-
-       // read a wxxVariant having the correct type for the property this accessor
-       // is responsible for from an xml node
-       wxxVariant ReadValue( wxXmlNode* node ) const
-       {
-               T data ;
-               wxXmlReadValue( node , data ) ;
-               return wxxVariant( data ) ;
-       }
-
-       // read a wxxVariant having the correct type for the property this accessor
-       // is responsible for from a string
-       wxxVariant ReadValue( const wxString &value ) const
-       {
-               T data ;
-               wxStringReadValue( value , data ) ;
-               return wxxVariant( data ) ;
-       }
+       // returns the short help string of this property
+       const wxString&     GetHelpString() const { return m_helpString ; }
+
+       // returns the group string of this property
+       const wxString&     GetGroupString() const { return m_groupString ; }
+
+       // return the element type info of this property (for collections, otherwise NULL)
+       const wxTypeInfo *  GetCollectionElementTypeInfo() const
+       {
+           if ( m_collectionElementTypeInfo == NULL )
+               m_collectionElementTypeInfo = wxTypeInfo::FindType(m_collectionElementTypeName) ;
+           return m_collectionElementTypeInfo ;
+       }
+
+       // return the type info of this property
+       const wxTypeInfo *  GetTypeInfo() const
+       {
+           if ( m_typeInfo == NULL )
+               m_typeInfo = wxTypeInfo::FindType(m_typeName) ;
+           return m_typeInfo ;
+       }

 
 

+       // return the accessor for this property
+       wxPropertyAccessor* GetAccessor() const { return m_accessor ; }
+
+       // returns NULL if this is the last property of this class
+       wxPropertyInfo*     GetNext() const { return m_next ; }
+
+       // returns the default value of this property, its kind may be wxT_VOID if it is not valid
+       wxxVariant          GetDefaultValue() const { return m_defaultValue ; }

 private :
 private :

-    wxxVariantDataT<T>* DoGetProperty(wxObject *o) const
+    void Insert(wxPropertyInfo* &iter)

     {
     {

-        Klass *obj = dynamic_cast<Klass*>(o);
-               if ( m_getter )
-                       return new wxxVariantDataT<T>( (obj->*(m_getter))() ) ;
-               else
-                       return new wxxVariantDataT<T>( (obj->*(m_getter_ref))() ) ;
-    }
+        m_next = NULL ;
+        if ( iter == NULL )
+            iter = this ;
+        else
+        {
+            wxPropertyInfo* i = iter ;
+            while( i->m_next )
+                i = i->m_next ;

 
 

-    setter_t m_setter;
-    setter_ref_t m_setter_ref;
-    getter_t m_getter;
-       getter_ref_t m_getter_ref ;
-};
+            i->m_next = this ;
+        }
+    }

 
 

-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyInfo
-{
-public :
-       wxPropertyInfo( wxPropertyInfo* &iter , const wxChar *name , const wxChar *typeName , const wxTypeInfo* typeInfo , wxPropertyAccessor *accessor , wxxVariant dv ) :
-          m_name( name ) , m_typeName(typeName) , m_typeInfo( typeInfo ) , m_accessor( accessor ) , m_defaultValue( dv )
-       {
-               m_next = NULL ;
-               if ( iter == NULL )
-                       iter = this ;
-               else
-               {
-                       wxPropertyInfo* i = iter ;
-                       while( i->m_next )
-                               i = i->m_next ;
-
-                       i->m_next = this ;
-               }
-       }
-       // return the name of this property
-       const wxChar *          GetName() const { return m_name ; }
-
-       // return the typename of this property
-       const wxChar *          GetTypeName() const { return m_typeName ; }
-
-       // return the type info of this property
-       const wxTypeInfo *      GetTypeInfo() const { return m_typeInfo ; }
-
-       // return the accessor for this property
-       wxPropertyAccessor* GetAccessor() const { return m_accessor ; }
-
-       // returns NULL if this is the last property of this class
-       wxPropertyInfo*     GetNext() const { return m_next ; }
-
-       // returns the default value of this property, its kind may be wxT_VOID if it is not valid
-       wxxVariant                      GetDefaultValue() const { return m_defaultValue ; }
-private : 
-       const wxChar *          m_name;
-       const wxChar *          m_typeName ;
-       const wxTypeInfo*       m_typeInfo ;
-       wxPropertyAccessor* m_accessor ;
-    wxxVariant m_defaultValue; 
-       // string representation of the default value
-       //  to be assigned by the designer to the property
-       //  when the component is dropped on the container.
-       wxPropertyInfo*         m_next ;
+    wxClassInfo*        m_itsClass ;
+    wxString            m_name ;
+    mutable wxTypeInfo*         m_typeInfo ;
+    wxString            m_typeName ;
+    mutable wxTypeInfo*         m_collectionElementTypeInfo ;
+    wxString            m_collectionElementTypeName ;
+    wxPropertyAccessor* m_accessor ;
+    wxxVariant          m_defaultValue;
+    wxPropertyInfoFlags m_flags ;
+    wxString            m_helpString ;
+    wxString            m_groupString ;
+    // string representation of the default value
+    //  to be assigned by the designer to the property
+    //  when the component is dropped on the container.
+    wxPropertyInfo*     m_next ;

 };
 
 };
 

-#define WX_BEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(theClass) \
-    const wxPropertyInfo *theClass::GetPropertiesStatic()  \
-    {  \
-        typedef theClass class_t; \
-               static wxPropertyInfo* first = NULL ;
-
-#define WX_END_PROPERTIES_TABLE() \
-               return first ; } 
+WX_DECLARE_STRING_HASH_MAP_WITH_DECL( wxPropertyInfo* , wxPropertyInfoMap , class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE ) ;
+
+#define wxBEGIN_PROPERTIES_TABLE(theClass) \
+    wxPropertyInfo *theClass::GetPropertiesStatic()  \
+{  \
+    typedef theClass class_t; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo* first = NULL ;
+
+#define wxEND_PROPERTIES_TABLE() \
+    return first ; }
+
+#define wxHIDE_PROPERTY( pname ) \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(void).name() ,NULL , wxxVariant() , wxPROP_DONT_STREAM , wxEmptyString , wxEmptyString ) ;
+
+#define wxPROPERTY( pname , type , setter , getter , defaultValue , flags , help , group) \
+    wxSETTER( pname , class_t , type , setter ) \
+    static wxSetter##pname _setter##pname ; \
+    wxGETTER( pname , class_t , type , getter ) \
+    static wxGetter##pname _getter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( &_setter##pname , &_getter##pname , NULL , NULL ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(type).name() ,&_accessor##pname , wxxVariant(defaultValue) , flags , group , help ) ;
+
+#define wxPROPERTY_FLAGS( pname , flags , type , setter , getter ,defaultValue , pflags , help , group) \
+    wxSETTER( pname , class_t , type , setter ) \
+    static wxSetter##pname _setter##pname ; \
+    wxGETTER( pname , class_t , type , getter ) \
+    static wxGetter##pname _getter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( &_setter##pname , &_getter##pname , NULL , NULL ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(flags).name() ,&_accessor##pname , wxxVariant(defaultValue), wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG | pflags , help , group ) ;
+
+#define wxREADONLY_PROPERTY( pname , type , getter ,defaultValue , flags , help , group) \
+    wxGETTER( pname , class_t , type , getter ) \
+    static wxGetter##pname _getter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( NULL , &_getter##pname , NULL , NULL ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(type).name() ,&_accessor##pname , wxxVariant(defaultValue), flags , help , group ) ;
+
+#define wxREADONLY_PROPERTY_FLAGS( pname , flags , type , getter ,defaultValue , pflags , help , group) \
+    wxGETTER( pname , class_t , type , getter ) \
+    static wxGetter##pname _getter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( NULL , &_getter##pname , NULL , NULL ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(flags).name() ,&_accessor##pname , wxxVariant(defaultValue), wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG | pflags , help , group ) ;
+
+#define wxPROPERTY_COLLECTION( pname , colltype , addelemtype , adder , getter , flags , help , group ) \
+    wxADDER( pname , class_t , addelemtype , adder ) \
+    static wxAdder##pname _adder##pname ; \
+    wxCOLLECTION_GETTER( pname , class_t , colltype , getter ) \
+    static wxCollectionGetter##pname _collectionGetter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( NULL , NULL ,&_adder##pname , &_collectionGetter##pname ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#pname) , typeid(colltype).name() ,typeid(addelemtype).name() ,&_accessor##pname , flags , help , group ) ;
+
+#define wxREADONLY_PROPERTY_COLLECTION( pname , colltype , addelemtype , getter , flags , help , group) \
+    wxCOLLECTION_GETTER( pname , class_t , colltype , getter ) \
+    static wxCollectionGetter##pname _collectionGetter##pname ; \
+    static wxPropertyAccessor _accessor##pname( NULL , NULL , NULL , &_collectionGetter##pname ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##pname( first ,class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() ,  wxT(#pname) , typeid(colltype).name() ,typeid(addelemtype).name() ,&_accessor##pname , flags , help , group  ) ;
+
+
+#define wxEVENT_PROPERTY( name , eventType , eventClass ) \
+    static wxDelegateTypeInfo _typeInfo##name( eventType , CLASSINFO( eventClass ) ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##name( first ,class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#name) , &_typeInfo##name , NULL , wxxVariant() ) ; \
+
+#define wxEVENT_RANGE_PROPERTY( name , eventType , lastEventType , eventClass ) \
+    static wxDelegateTypeInfo _typeInfo##name( eventType , lastEventType , CLASSINFO( eventClass ) ) ; \
+    static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##name( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#name) , &_typeInfo##name , NULL , wxxVariant() ) ; \

 
 

-#define WX_PROPERTY( name , type , setter , getter ,defaultValue ) \
-       static wxPropertyAccessorT<class_t , type> _accessor##name( setter , getter , #setter , #getter ) ; \
-       static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##name( first , #name , #type , wxGetTypeInfo( (type*) NULL ) ,&_accessor##name , wxxVariant(defaultValue) ) ;
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Implementation Helper for Simple Properties
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

-#define WX_DELEGATE( name , eventType , eventClass ) \
-       static wxDelegateTypeInfo _typeInfo##name( eventType , CLASSINFO( eventClass ) ) ; \
-       static wxPropertyInfo _propertyInfo##name( first , #name , NULL , &_typeInfo##name , NULL , wxxVariant() ) ; \
+#define wxIMPLEMENT_PROPERTY(name, type) \
+private:\
+    type m_##name; \
+public: \
+  void  Set##name( type const & p) { m_##name = p; } \
+  type const & Get##name() const  { return m_##name; }

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Handler Info
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Handler Info


@@ -661,54 +1203,69 @@ private :
 // this is describing an event sink
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // this is describing an event sink
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-class wxHandlerInfo
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxHandlerInfo

 {
 {

+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDynamicClassInfo ;

 public :
 public :

-       wxHandlerInfo( wxHandlerInfo* &iter , const wxChar *name , wxObjectEventFunction address , const wxClassInfo* eventClassInfo ) :
-          m_name( name ) , m_eventClassInfo( eventClassInfo ) , m_eventFunction( address )  
-       {
-               m_next = NULL ;
-               if ( iter == NULL )
-                       iter = this ;
-               else
-               {
-                       wxHandlerInfo* i = iter ;
-                       while( i->m_next )
-                               i = i->m_next ;
-
-                       i->m_next = this ;
-               }
-       }
-
-       // get the name of the handler method
-       const wxChar *          GetName() const { return m_name ; }
-
-       // return the class info of the event
-       const wxClassInfo *     GetEventClassInfo() const { return m_eventClassInfo ; }
-
-       // get the handler function pointer
-       wxObjectEventFunction   GetEventFunction() const { return m_eventFunction ; }
-
-       // returns NULL if this is the last handler of this class
-       wxHandlerInfo*     GetNext() const { return m_next ; }
-private : 
-       wxObjectEventFunction m_eventFunction ;
-       const wxChar *          m_name;
-       const wxClassInfo*      m_eventClassInfo ;
-       wxHandlerInfo*          m_next ;
+    wxHandlerInfo(wxHandlerInfo* &iter,
+                   wxClassInfo* itsClass,
+                  const wxString& name,
+                  wxObjectEventFunction address,
+                  const wxClassInfo* eventClassInfo) :
+            m_eventFunction(address),
+            m_name(name),
+            m_eventClassInfo(eventClassInfo) ,
+            m_itsClass(itsClass)
+       {
+           m_next = NULL ;
+           if ( iter == NULL )
+               iter = this ;
+           else
+           {
+               wxHandlerInfo* i = iter ;
+               while( i->m_next )
+                   i = i->m_next ;
+
+               i->m_next = this ;
+           }
+       }
+
+       ~wxHandlerInfo() ;
+
+       // return the name of this handler
+       const wxString& GetName() const { return m_name ; }
+
+       // return the class info of the event
+       const wxClassInfo *GetEventClassInfo() const { return m_eventClassInfo ; }
+
+       // get the handler function pointer
+       wxObjectEventFunction GetEventFunction() const { return m_eventFunction ; }
+
+       // returns NULL if this is the last handler of this class
+       wxHandlerInfo*     GetNext() const { return m_next ; }
+
+       // return the class this property is declared in
+       const wxClassInfo*   GetDeclaringClass() const { return m_itsClass ; }
+
+private :
+    wxObjectEventFunction m_eventFunction ;
+    wxString            m_name;
+    const wxClassInfo*  m_eventClassInfo ;
+    wxHandlerInfo*      m_next ;
+    wxClassInfo*        m_itsClass ;

 };
 
 };
 

-#define WX_HANDLER(name,eventClassType) \
-       static wxHandlerInfo _handlerInfo##name( first , #name , (wxObjectEventFunction) (wxEventFunction) &name , CLASSINFO( eventClassType ) ) ;
+#define wxHANDLER(name,eventClassType) \
+    static wxHandlerInfo _handlerInfo##name( first , class_t::GetClassInfoStatic() , wxT(#name) , (wxObjectEventFunction) (wxEventFunction) &name , CLASSINFO( eventClassType ) ) ;

 
 

-#define WX_BEGIN_HANDLERS_TABLE(theClass) \
-    const wxHandlerInfo *theClass::GetHandlersStatic()  \
-    {  \
-        typedef theClass class_t; \
-               static wxHandlerInfo* first = NULL ;
+#define wxBEGIN_HANDLERS_TABLE(theClass) \
+    wxHandlerInfo *theClass::GetHandlersStatic()  \
+{  \
+    typedef theClass class_t; \
+    static wxHandlerInfo* first = NULL ;

 
 

-#define WX_END_HANDLERS_TABLE() \
-               return first ; } 
+#define wxEND_HANDLERS_TABLE() \
+    return first ; }

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor Bridges
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor Bridges


@@ -719,9 +1276,19 @@ private :
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxConstructorBridge
 {
 public :
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxConstructorBridge
 {
 public :

-    virtual void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args) = 0;
+    virtual ~wxConstructorBridge() {};
+    virtual void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args) = 0;

 };
 
 };
 

+// a direct constructor bridge calls the operator new for this class and
+// passes all params to the constructor. needed for classes that cannot be
+// instantiated using alloc-create semantics
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDirectConstructorBrigde : public wxConstructorBridge
+{
+public :
+    virtual void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args) = 0;
+} ;
+

 // Creator Bridges for all Numbers of Params
 
 // no params
 // Creator Bridges for all Numbers of Params
 
 // no params


@@ -729,7 +1296,7 @@ public :
 template<typename Class>
 struct wxConstructorBridge_0 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 template<typename Class>
 struct wxConstructorBridge_0 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create();
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create();


@@ -738,245 +1305,494 @@ struct wxConstructorBridge_0 : public wxConstructorBridge
 
 struct wxConstructorBridge_Dummy : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 
 struct wxConstructorBridge_Dummy : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *, wxxVariant *)
+    void Create(wxObject *&, wxxVariant *)

     {
     }
 } ;
 
     {
     }
 } ;
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_0(klass) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_0<klass> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { NULL } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 0 ;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_0(klass) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_0<klass> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { NULL } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 0 ;

 
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY(klass) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_Dummy constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { NULL } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 0 ;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY(klass) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_Dummy constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { NULL } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 0 ;

 
 // 1 param
 
 template<typename Class, typename T0>
 struct wxConstructorBridge_1 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 
 // 1 param
 
 template<typename Class, typename T0>
 struct wxConstructorBridge_1 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(

-                    args[0].Get<T0>()
-                   );
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0)
+            );

     }
 };
 
     }
 };
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_1(klass,t0,v0) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_1<klass,t0> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { #v0 } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 1 ;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_1(klass,t0,v0) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_1<klass,t0> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0) } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 1 ;

 
 // 2 params
 
 template<typename Class,
 
 // 2 params
 
 template<typename Class,

-         typename T0, typename T1>
+typename T0, typename T1>

 struct wxConstructorBridge_2 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 struct wxConstructorBridge_2 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(

-                    args[0].Get<T0>() ,
-                    args[1].Get<T1>() 
-                   );
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1)
+            );

     }
 };
 
     }
 };
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_2(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_2<klass,t0,t1> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { #v0 , #v1 } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 2;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_2(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_2<klass,t0,t1> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 2;
+
+// direct constructor version
+
+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1>
+struct wxDirectConstructorBridge_2 : public wxDirectConstructorBrigde
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        o = new Class(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxDIRECT_CONSTRUCTOR_2(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1) \
+    wxDirectConstructorBridge_2<klass,t0,t1> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 2;
+

 
 // 3 params
 
 template<typename Class,
 
 // 3 params
 
 template<typename Class,

-         typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>

 struct wxConstructorBridge_3 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 struct wxConstructorBridge_3 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(

-                    args[0].Get<T0>() ,
-                    args[1].Get<T1>() ,
-                    args[2].Get<T2>() 
-                   );
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_3(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_3<klass,t0,t1,t2> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 3 ;
+
+// direct constructor version
+
+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2>
+struct wxDirectConstructorBridge_3 : public wxDirectConstructorBrigde
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        o = new Class(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2)
+            );

     }
 };
 
     }
 };
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_3(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_3<klass,t0,t1,t2> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { #v0 , #v1 , #v2 } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 3 ;
+#define wxDIRECT_CONSTRUCTOR_3(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2) \
+    wxDirectConstructorBridge_3<klass,t0,t1,t2> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1) , wxT(#v2) } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 3;

 
 // 4 params
 
 template<typename Class,
 
 // 4 params
 
 template<typename Class,

-         typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>

 struct wxConstructorBridge_4 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 struct wxConstructorBridge_4 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(

-                    args[0].Get<T0>() ,
-                    args[1].Get<T1>() ,
-                    args[2].Get<T2>() ,
-                    args[3].Get<T3>() 
-                   );
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3)
+            );

     }
 };
 
     }
 };
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_4(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_4<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { #v0 , #v1 , #v2 , #v3 } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 4 ;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_4(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_4<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 4 ;

 
 // 5 params
 
 template<typename Class,
 
 // 5 params
 
 template<typename Class,

-         typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4>

 struct wxConstructorBridge_5 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {
 struct wxConstructorBridge_5 : public wxConstructorBridge
 {

-    void Create(wxObject *o, wxxVariant *args)
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)

     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(
     {
         Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
         obj->Create(

-                    args[0].Get<T0>() ,
-                    args[1].Get<T1>() ,
-                    args[2].Get<T2>() ,
-                    args[3].Get<T3>() ,
-                    args[4].Get<T4>() 
-                   );
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3) ,
+            args[4].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T4)
+            );

     }
 };
 
     }
 };
 

-#define WX_CONSTRUCTOR_5(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4) \
-       wxConstructorBridge_5<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4> constructor##klass ; \
-       wxConstructorBridge* klass::sm_constructor##klass = &constructor##klass ; \
-       const wxChar *klass::sm_constructorProperties##klass[] = { #v0 , #v1 , #v2 , #v3 , #v4 } ; \
-       const int klass::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##klass = 5;
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_5(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_5<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  , wxT(#v4)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 5;
+
+// 6 params

 
 

+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5>
+struct wxConstructorBridge_6 : public wxConstructorBridge
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
+        obj->Create(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3) ,
+            args[4].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T4) ,
+            args[5].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T5)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_6(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4,t5,v5) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_6<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  , wxT(#v4)  , wxT(#v5)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 6;
+
+// direct constructor version
+
+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5>
+struct wxDirectConstructorBridge_6 : public wxDirectConstructorBrigde
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        o = new Class(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3) ,
+            args[4].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T4) ,
+            args[5].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T5)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxDIRECT_CONSTRUCTOR_6(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4,t5,v5) \
+    wxDirectConstructorBridge_6<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  , wxT(#v4)  , wxT(#v5)  } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 6;
+
+// 7 params
+
+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5, typename T6>
+struct wxConstructorBridge_7 : public wxConstructorBridge
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
+        obj->Create(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3) ,
+            args[4].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T4) ,
+            args[5].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T5) ,
+            args[6].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T6)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_7(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4,t5,v5,t6,v6) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_7<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  , wxT(#v4)  , wxT(#v5)  , wxT(#v6) } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 7;
+
+// 8 params
+
+template<typename Class,
+typename T0, typename T1, typename T2, typename T3, typename T4, typename T5, typename T6, typename T7>
+struct wxConstructorBridge_8 : public wxConstructorBridge
+{
+    void Create(wxObject * &o, wxxVariant *args)
+    {
+        Class *obj = dynamic_cast<Class*>(o);
+        obj->Create(
+            args[0].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T0) ,
+            args[1].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T1) ,
+            args[2].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T2) ,
+            args[3].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T3) ,
+            args[4].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T4) ,
+            args[5].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T5) ,
+            args[6].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T6) ,
+            args[7].wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , T7)
+            );
+    }
+};
+
+#define wxCONSTRUCTOR_8(klass,t0,v0,t1,v1,t2,v2,t3,v3,t4,v4,t5,v5,t6,v6,t7,v7) \
+    wxConstructorBridge_8<klass,t0,t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7> constructor##klass ; \
+    wxConstructorBridge* klass::ms_constructor = &constructor##klass ; \
+    const wxChar *klass::ms_constructorProperties[] = { wxT(#v0)  , wxT(#v1)  , wxT(#v2)  , wxT(#v3)  , wxT(#v4)  , wxT(#v5)  , wxT(#v6) , wxT(#v7) } ; \
+    const int klass::ms_constructorPropertiesCount = 8;

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxClassInfo
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 typedef wxObject *(*wxObjectConstructorFn)(void);
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxClassInfo
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 typedef wxObject *(*wxObjectConstructorFn)(void);

-typedef wxObject* (*wxVariantToObjectConverter)( const wxxVariant &data ) ;
+typedef wxObject* (*wxVariantToObjectConverter)( wxxVariant &data ) ;

 typedef wxxVariant (*wxObjectToVariantConverter)( wxObject* ) ;
 
 typedef wxxVariant (*wxObjectToVariantConverter)( wxObject* ) ;
 

+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxWriter;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxPersister;
+
+typedef bool (*wxObjectStreamingCallback) ( const wxObject *, wxWriter * , wxPersister * , wxxVariantArray & ) ;
+

 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo
 {
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo
 {

+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxPropertyInfo ;
+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxHandlerInfo ;
+    friend wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxString& name);

 public:
     wxClassInfo(const wxClassInfo **_Parents,
 public:
     wxClassInfo(const wxClassInfo **_Parents,

-                       const wxChar *_UnitName,
-                       const wxChar *_ClassName,
-            int size,
-            wxObjectConstructorFn ctor ,
-                       const wxPropertyInfo *_Props ,
-                       const wxHandlerInfo *_Handlers ,
-                       wxConstructorBridge* _Constructor ,
-                       const wxChar ** _ConstructorProperties , 
-                       const int _ConstructorPropertiesCount ,
-                       wxVariantToObjectConverter _Converter1 ,
-                       wxObjectToVariantConverter _Converter2 
-                       ) : m_parents(_Parents) , m_unitName(_UnitName) ,m_className(_ClassName),
-                       m_objectSize(size), m_objectConstructor(ctor) , m_firstProperty(_Props ) , m_firstHandler(_Handlers ) , m_constructor( _Constructor ) ,
-                       m_constructorProperties(_ConstructorProperties) , m_constructorPropertiesCount(_ConstructorPropertiesCount),
-                       m_variantToObjectConverter( _Converter1 ) , m_objectToVariantConverter( _Converter2 ) , m_next(sm_first)
-       {
-               sm_first = this; 
-               Register( m_className , this ) ;
-       }
-
-    ~wxClassInfo() ;
-
-    wxObject *CreateObject() { return m_objectConstructor ? (*m_objectConstructor)() : 0; }
+        const wxChar *_UnitName,
+        const wxChar *_ClassName,
+        int size,
+        wxObjectConstructorFn ctor ,
+        wxPropertyInfo *_Props ,
+        wxHandlerInfo *_Handlers ,
+        wxConstructorBridge* _Constructor ,
+        const wxChar ** _ConstructorProperties ,
+        const int _ConstructorPropertiesCount ,
+        wxVariantToObjectConverter _PtrConverter1 ,
+        wxVariantToObjectConverter _Converter2 ,
+        wxObjectToVariantConverter _Converter3 ,
+        wxObjectStreamingCallback _streamingCallback = NULL
+        ) :
+
+            m_className(_ClassName),
+            m_objectSize(size),
+            m_objectConstructor(ctor),
+            m_next(sm_first),
+            m_firstProperty(_Props),
+            m_firstHandler(_Handlers),
+            m_parents(_Parents),
+            m_unitName(_UnitName),
+            m_constructor(_Constructor),
+            m_constructorProperties(_ConstructorProperties),
+            m_constructorPropertiesCount(_ConstructorPropertiesCount),
+            m_variantOfPtrToObjectConverter(_PtrConverter1),
+            m_variantToObjectConverter(_Converter2),
+            m_objectToVariantConverter(_Converter3),
+            m_streamingCallback(_streamingCallback)
+    {
+        sm_first = this;
+        Register() ;
+    }
+
+    wxClassInfo(const wxChar *_UnitName, const wxChar *_ClassName,
+                const wxClassInfo **_Parents) :
+            m_className(_ClassName),
+            m_objectSize(0),
+            m_objectConstructor(NULL),
+            m_next(sm_first),
+            m_firstProperty(NULL),
+            m_firstHandler(NULL),
+            m_parents(_Parents),
+            m_unitName(_UnitName),
+            m_constructor(NULL),
+            m_constructorProperties(NULL),
+            m_constructorPropertiesCount(0),
+            m_variantOfPtrToObjectConverter(NULL),
+            m_variantToObjectConverter(NULL),
+            m_objectToVariantConverter(NULL),
+            m_streamingCallback(NULL)
+    {
+        sm_first = this;
+        Register() ;
+    }
+
+    virtual ~wxClassInfo() ;
+
+    // allocates an instance of this class, this object does not have to be initialized or fully constructed
+    // as this call will be followed by a call to Create
+    virtual wxObject *AllocateObject() const { return m_objectConstructor ? (*m_objectConstructor)() : 0; }
+
+    // 'old naming' for AllocateObject staying here for backward compatibility
+    wxObject *CreateObject() const { return AllocateObject() ; }
+
+    // direct construction call for classes that cannot construct instances via alloc/create
+    wxObject *ConstructObject(int ParamCount, wxxVariant *Params) const
+    {
+        if ( ParamCount != m_constructorPropertiesCount )
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("Illegal Parameter Count for ConstructObject Method")) ) ;
+            return NULL ;
+        }
+        wxObject *object = NULL ;
+        m_constructor->Create( object , Params ) ;
+        return object ;
+    }
+
+    bool NeedsDirectConstruction() const { return dynamic_cast<wxDirectConstructorBrigde*>( m_constructor) != NULL ; }

 
     const wxChar       *GetClassName() const { return m_className; }
 
     const wxChar       *GetClassName() const { return m_className; }

+    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName1() const
+        { return m_parents[0] ? m_parents[0]->GetClassName() : NULL; }
+    const wxChar       *GetBaseClassName2() const
+        { return (m_parents[0] && m_parents[1]) ? m_parents[1]->GetClassName() : NULL; }
+    const wxChar       *GetIncludeName() const { return m_unitName ; }

     const wxClassInfo **GetParents() const { return m_parents; }
     int                 GetSize() const { return m_objectSize; }
     const wxClassInfo **GetParents() const { return m_parents; }
     int                 GetSize() const { return m_objectSize; }

+    bool                IsDynamic() const { return (NULL != m_objectConstructor); }

 
     wxObjectConstructorFn      GetConstructor() const { return m_objectConstructor; }
     static const wxClassInfo  *GetFirst() { return sm_first; }
     const wxClassInfo         *GetNext() const { return m_next; }
 
     wxObjectConstructorFn      GetConstructor() const { return m_objectConstructor; }
     static const wxClassInfo  *GetFirst() { return sm_first; }
     const wxClassInfo         *GetNext() const { return m_next; }

-    static wxClassInfo        *FindClass(const wxChar *className);
+    static wxClassInfo        *FindClass(const wxString& className);

 
 

-        // Climb upwards through inheritance hierarchy.
-        // Dual inheritance is catered for.
+    // Climb upwards through inheritance hierarchy.
+    // Dual inheritance is catered for.

 
     bool IsKindOf(const wxClassInfo *info) const
     {
 
     bool IsKindOf(const wxClassInfo *info) const
     {

-               if ( info != 0 )
-               {
-                       if ( info == this )
-                               return true ;
-
-                       for ( int i = 0 ; m_parents[i] ; ++ i )
-                       {
-                               if ( m_parents[i]->IsKindOf( info ) )
-                                       return true ;
-                       }
-               }
-               return false ;
+        if ( info != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( info == this )
+                return true ;
+
+            for ( int i = 0 ; m_parents[i] ; ++ i )
+            {
+                if ( m_parents[i]->IsKindOf( info ) )
+                    return true ;
+            }
+        }
+        return false ;

     }
 
     }
 

-    // Initializes parent pointers and hash table for fast searching.
-       // this is going to be removed by Register/Unregister calls
-       // in Constructor / Destructor together with making the hash map private
+    DECLARE_CLASS_INFO_ITERATORS()

 
 

-    static void     InitializeClasses();
+    // if there is a callback registered with that class it will be called
+    // before this object will be written to disk, it can veto streaming out
+    // this object by returning false, if this class has not registered a
+    // callback, the search will go up the inheritance tree if no callback has
+    // been registered true will be returned by default
+    bool BeforeWriteObject( const wxObject *obj, wxWriter *streamer , wxPersister *persister , wxxVariantArray &metadata) const  ;

 
 

-    // Cleans up hash table used for fast searching.
+    // gets the streaming callback from this class or any superclass
+    wxObjectStreamingCallback GetStreamingCallback() const ;

 
 

-    static void     CleanUpClasses();
+    static void CleanUp();

 
 

-       // returns the first property
-       const wxPropertyInfo* GetFirstProperty() const { return m_firstProperty ; } 
+    // returns the first property
+    const wxPropertyInfo* GetFirstProperty() const { return m_firstProperty ; }

 
 

-       // returns the first handler 
-       const wxHandlerInfo* GetFirstHandler() const { return m_firstHandler ; } 
+    // returns the first handler
+    const wxHandlerInfo* GetFirstHandler() const { return m_firstHandler ; }

 
 

-    // Call the Create method for a class
-    virtual void Create (wxObject *object, int ParamCount, wxxVariant *Params) 
-       {
-               wxASSERT( ParamCount == m_constructorPropertiesCount ) ;
-               m_constructor->Create( object , Params ) ;
-       }
-
-       // get number of parameters for constructor
-       virtual int GetCreateParamCount() const { return m_constructorPropertiesCount; }
-
-       // get i-th constructor parameter
-       virtual const wxChar* GetCreateParamName(int i) const { return m_constructorProperties[i] ; }
-
-   // Runtime access to objects by property name, and variant data
-    virtual void SetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *PropertyName, const wxxVariant &Value);
-    virtual wxxVariant GetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *PropertyName);
-
-       // we must be able to cast variants to wxObject pointers, templates seem not to be suitable
-       wxObject* VariantToInstance( const wxxVariant &data ) const { return m_variantToObjectConverter( data ) ; }
-       wxxVariant InstanceToVariant( wxObject *object ) const { return m_objectToVariantConverter( object ) ; }
-    
-       // find property by name
+    // Call the Create upon an instance of the class, in the end the object is fully
+    // initialized
+    virtual void Create (wxObject *object, int ParamCount, wxxVariant *Params) const
+    {
+        if ( ParamCount != m_constructorPropertiesCount )
+        {
+            wxLogError( wxGetTranslation(wxT("Illegal Parameter Count for Create Method")) ) ;
+            return ;
+        }
+        m_constructor->Create( object , Params ) ;
+    }
+
+    // get number of parameters for constructor
+    virtual int GetCreateParamCount() const { return m_constructorPropertiesCount; }
+
+    // get n-th constructor parameter
+    virtual const wxChar* GetCreateParamName(int n) const { return m_constructorProperties[n] ; }
+
+    // Runtime access to objects for simple properties (get/set) by property name, and variant data
+    virtual void SetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *propertyName, const wxxVariant &value) const ;
+    virtual wxxVariant GetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *propertyName) const;
+
+    // Runtime access to objects for collection properties by property name
+    virtual wxxVariantArray GetPropertyCollection(wxObject *object, const wxChar *propertyName) const ;
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection(wxObject *object, const wxChar *propertyName , const wxxVariant& value) const ;
+
+    // we must be able to cast variants to wxObject pointers, templates seem not to be suitable
+    wxObject* VariantToInstance( wxxVariant &data ) const
+    {
+        if ( data.GetTypeInfo()->GetKind() == wxT_OBJECT )
+            return m_variantToObjectConverter( data ) ;
+        else
+            return m_variantOfPtrToObjectConverter( data ) ;
+    }
+
+    wxxVariant InstanceToVariant( wxObject *object ) const { return m_objectToVariantConverter( object ) ; }
+
+    // find property by name

     virtual const wxPropertyInfo *FindPropertyInfo (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
 
     virtual const wxPropertyInfo *FindPropertyInfo (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
 

-       // find handler by name
+    // find handler by name

     virtual const wxHandlerInfo *FindHandlerInfo (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
 
     virtual const wxHandlerInfo *FindHandlerInfo (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
 

-public:
+    // find property by name
+    virtual wxPropertyInfo *FindPropertyInfoInThisClass (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
+
+    // find handler by name
+    virtual wxHandlerInfo *FindHandlerInfoInThisClass (const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
+
+    // puts all the properties of this class and its superclasses in the map, as long as there is not yet
+    // an entry with the same name (overriding mechanism)
+    void GetProperties( wxPropertyInfoMap &map ) const ;
+private:

     const wxChar            *m_className;
     int                      m_objectSize;
     wxObjectConstructorFn    m_objectConstructor;
     const wxChar            *m_className;
     int                      m_objectSize;
     wxObjectConstructorFn    m_objectConstructor;


@@ -987,36 +1803,85 @@ public:
     static wxClassInfo      *sm_first;
     wxClassInfo             *m_next;
 
     static wxClassInfo      *sm_first;
     wxClassInfo             *m_next;
 

-       // FIXME: this should be private (currently used directly by way too
-    //        many clients)

     static wxHashTable      *sm_classTable;
 
     static wxHashTable      *sm_classTable;
 

+protected :
+    wxPropertyInfo *         m_firstProperty ;
+    wxHandlerInfo *          m_firstHandler ;

 private:
 private:

-       const wxClassInfo**             m_parents ;
-       const wxPropertyInfo *  m_firstProperty ;
-       const wxHandlerInfo *   m_firstHandler ;
-    const wxChar*                      m_unitName;
+    const wxClassInfo**      m_parents ;
+    const wxChar*            m_unitName;
+
+    wxConstructorBridge*     m_constructor ;
+    const wxChar **          m_constructorProperties ;
+    const int                m_constructorPropertiesCount ;
+    wxVariantToObjectConverter m_variantOfPtrToObjectConverter ;
+    wxVariantToObjectConverter m_variantToObjectConverter ;
+    wxObjectToVariantConverter m_objectToVariantConverter ;
+    wxObjectStreamingCallback m_streamingCallback ;
+    const wxPropertyAccessor *FindAccessor (const wxChar *propertyName) const ;
+
+protected:
+    // registers the class
+    void Register();
+    void Unregister();
+
+    wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxClassInfo);
+};

 
 

-       wxConstructorBridge*    m_constructor ;
-       const wxChar **                 m_constructorProperties ; 
-       const int                               m_constructorPropertiesCount ;
-       wxVariantToObjectConverter m_variantToObjectConverter ; 
-       wxObjectToVariantConverter m_objectToVariantConverter ;

 
 

-    const wxPropertyAccessor *FindAccessor (const wxChar *propertyName);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxString& name);

 
 

-       // registers the class
-       static void Register(const wxChar *name, wxClassInfo *info);
-       
-       static void Unregister(const wxChar *name);
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxDynamicObject
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// this object leads to having a pure runtime-instantiation

 
 

-       // InitializeClasses() helper
-    static wxClassInfo *GetBaseByName(const wxChar *name);
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicClassInfo : public wxClassInfo
+{
+    friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDynamicObject ;
+public :
+    wxDynamicClassInfo( const wxChar *_UnitName, const wxChar *_ClassName , const wxClassInfo* superClass ) ;
+    virtual ~wxDynamicClassInfo() ;

 
 

-    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxClassInfo)
-};
+    // constructs a wxDynamicObject with an instance
+    virtual wxObject *AllocateObject() const ;
+
+    // Call the Create method for a class
+    virtual void Create (wxObject *object, int ParamCount, wxxVariant *Params) const ;
+
+    // get number of parameters for constructor
+    virtual int GetCreateParamCount() const ;
+
+    // get i-th constructor parameter
+    virtual const wxChar* GetCreateParamName(int i) const ;
+
+    // Runtime access to objects by property name, and variant data
+    virtual void SetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *PropertyName, const wxxVariant &Value) const ;
+    virtual wxxVariant GetProperty (wxObject *object, const wxChar *PropertyName) const ;
+
+    // adds a property to this class at runtime
+    void AddProperty( const wxChar *propertyName , const wxTypeInfo* typeInfo ) ;
+
+    // removes an existing runtime-property
+    void RemoveProperty( const wxChar *propertyName ) ;
+
+    // renames an existing runtime-property
+    void RenameProperty( const wxChar *oldPropertyName , const wxChar *newPropertyName ) ;
+
+    // as a handler to this class at runtime
+    void AddHandler( const wxChar *handlerName , wxObjectEventFunction address , const wxClassInfo* eventClassInfo ) ;

 
 

-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
+    // removes an existing runtime-handler
+    void RemoveHandler( const wxChar *handlerName ) ;
+
+    // renames an existing runtime-handler
+    void RenameHandler( const wxChar *oldHandlerName , const wxChar *newHandlerName ) ;
+private :
+    struct wxDynamicClassInfoInternal ;
+    wxDynamicClassInfoInternal* m_data ;
+} ;

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dynamic class macros
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dynamic class macros


@@ -1024,18 +1889,32 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
 
 #define _DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \
  public:                                      \
 
 #define _DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \
  public:                                      \

-  static wxClassInfo sm_class##name;          \
-  static const wxClassInfo* sm_classParents##name[] ; \
-  static const wxPropertyInfo* GetPropertiesStatic() ; \
-  static const wxHandlerInfo* GetHandlersStatic() ; \
-  virtual wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const   \
-   { return &name::sm_class##name; }
-
+ static wxClassInfo ms_classInfo;          \
+ static const wxClassInfo* ms_classParents[] ; \
+ static wxPropertyInfo* GetPropertiesStatic() ; \
+ static wxHandlerInfo* GetHandlersStatic() ; \
+ static wxClassInfo *GetClassInfoStatic()   \
+{ return &name::ms_classInfo; } \
+    virtual wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const   \
+{ return &name::ms_classInfo; }
+
+/*
+#define _DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \
+ public:                                      \
+ static wxClassInfo ms_class##name;          \
+ static const wxClassInfo* ms_classParents##name[] ; \
+ static wxPropertyInfo* GetPropertiesStatic() ; \
+ static wxHandlerInfo* GetHandlersStatic() ; \
+ static wxClassInfo *GetClassInfoStatic()   \
+{ return &name::ms_class##name; } \
+    virtual wxClassInfo *GetClassInfo() const   \
+{ return &name::ms_class##name; }
+*/

 #define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \
 #define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)           \

-       _DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name) \
-       static wxConstructorBridge* sm_constructor##name ; \
-       static const wxChar * sm_constructorProperties##name[] ; \
-       static const int sm_constructorPropertiesCount##name ;
+    static wxConstructorBridge* ms_constructor ; \
+    static const wxChar * ms_constructorProperties[] ; \
+    static const int ms_constructorPropertiesCount ; \
+    _DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name)

 
 #define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(name)   \
     DECLARE_NO_ASSIGN_CLASS(name)               \
 
 #define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_ASSIGN(name)   \
     DECLARE_NO_ASSIGN_CLASS(name)               \


@@ -1052,116 +1931,173 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
 // for concrete classes
 // -----------------------------------
 
 // for concrete classes
 // -----------------------------------
 

-    // Single inheritance with one base class
-
-#define _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name, basename, unit)                 \
- wxObject* wxConstructorFor##name()                             \
-  { return new name; }                                          \
- const wxClassInfo* name::sm_classParents##name[] = { &basename::sm_class##basename ,NULL } ; \
- wxObject* wxVariantToObjectConverter##name ( const wxxVariant &data ) { return data.Get<name*>() ; } \
- wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(sm_classParents##name , wxT(unit) , wxT(#name),   \
-            (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name   ,   \
-                       name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),name::sm_constructor##name , name::sm_constructorProperties##name ,     \
-                       name::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##name , wxVariantToObjectConverter##name , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name);    \
- template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString & , name * & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString & , name* const & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( name ** ){ static wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo(&name::sm_class##name) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }
+// Single inheritance with one base class
+
+#define _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(n , toString , fromString ) \
+    wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo##n(wxT_OBJECT , &n::ms_classInfo , toString , fromString , typeid(n).name()) ; \
+    wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfoPtr##n(wxT_OBJECT_PTR , &n::ms_classInfo , toString , fromString , typeid(n*).name()) ;
+
+#define _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(name, basename, unit , callback)                 \
+    wxObject* wxConstructorFor##name()                             \
+{ return new name; }                                          \
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { &basename::ms_classInfo ,NULL } ; \
+    wxObject* wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name*) ; } \
+    wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxT(unit) , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),name::ms_constructor , name::ms_constructorProperties ,     \
+    name::ms_constructorPropertiesCount , wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name , NULL , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name , callback);
+
+#define _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY(name, basename, unit, callback )                 \
+    wxObject* wxConstructorFor##name()                             \
+{ return new name; }                                          \
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { &basename::ms_classInfo ,NULL } ; \
+    wxObject* wxVariantToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return &data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name) ; } \
+    wxObject* wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name*) ; } \
+    wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxT(unit) , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),name::ms_constructor , name::ms_constructorProperties,     \
+    name::ms_constructorPropertiesCount , wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name , wxVariantToObjectConverter##name , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name, callback);
+
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY( name , basename ) \
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY( name , basename , "" , NULL ) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL) \
+    const wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    const wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxCONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY( name )

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename ) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename ) \

-_IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename , "" ) \
-const wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return (wxPropertyInfo*) NULL ; } \
-const wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return (wxHandlerInfo*) NULL ; } \
-WX_CONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY( name )
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename , "" , NULL ) \
+     _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL) \
+   wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxCONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY( name )

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI( name , basename , unit ) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI( name , basename , unit ) \

-_IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename , unit )
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename , unit , NULL ) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)

 
 

-// this is for classes that do not derive from wxobject, there are no creators for these 
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_XTI_CALLBACK( name , basename , unit , callback ) \
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( name , basename , unit , &callback ) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)
+
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY_XTI( name , basename , unit ) \
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY( name , basename , unit , NULL  ) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)
+
+#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY_AND_STREAMERS_XTI( name , basename , unit , toString , fromString ) \
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_WITH_COPY( name , basename , unit , NULL  ) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, toString , fromString)
+
+// this is for classes that do not derive from wxobject, there are no creators for these

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_WXOBJECT_NO_BASE_XTI( name , unit ) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_WXOBJECT_NO_BASE_XTI( name , unit ) \

- const wxClassInfo* name::sm_classParents##name[] = { NULL } ; \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(sm_classParents##name , wxT("") , wxT(#name),   \
-            (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
-                       name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
-                       0 , 0 , 0 );    \
- template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString & , name * & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString & , name* const & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( name ** ){ static wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo(&name::sm_class##name) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { NULL } ; \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxEmptyString , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
+    0 , 0 , 0 );    \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)

 
 // this is for subclasses that still do not derive from wxobject
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_WXOBJECT_XTI( name , basename, unit ) \
 
 // this is for subclasses that still do not derive from wxobject
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_WXOBJECT_XTI( name , basename, unit ) \

- const wxClassInfo* name::sm_classParents##name[] = { &basename::sm_class##basename ,NULL } ; \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(sm_classParents##name , wxT("") , wxT(#name),   \
-            (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
-                       name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
-                       0 , 0 , 0 );    \
- template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString & , name * & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString & , name* const & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( name ** ){ static wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo(&name::sm_class##name) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }
-
-    // Multiple inheritance with two base classes
-
-#define _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(name, basename, basename2, unit)                 \
- wxObject* wxConstructorFor##name()                             \
-  { return new name; }                                          \
-  const wxClassInfo* name::sm_classParents##name[] = { &basename::sm_class##basename ,&basename2::sm_class##basename2 , NULL } ; \
- wxObject* wxVariantToObjectConverter##name ( const wxxVariant &data ) { return data.Get<name*>() ; } \
- wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(sm_classParents##name , wxT(unit) , wxT(#name),   \
-            (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name   ,   \
-                       name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),name::sm_constructor##name , name::sm_constructorProperties##name ,     \
-                       name::sm_constructorPropertiesCount##name , wxVariantToObjectConverter##name , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name);    \
- template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString & , name * & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString & , name* const & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( name ** ){ static wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo(&name::sm_class##name) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { &basename::ms_classInfo ,NULL } ; \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxEmptyString , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
+    0 , 0 , 0 );    \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)
+
+
+// Multiple inheritance with two base classes
+
+#define _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(name, basename, basename2, unit, callback)                 \
+    wxObject* wxConstructorFor##name()                             \
+{ return new name; }                                          \
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { &basename::ms_classInfo ,&basename2::ms_classInfo , NULL } ; \
+    wxObject* wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name*) ; } \
+    wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxT(unit) , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) wxConstructorFor##name   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),name::ms_constructor , name::ms_constructorProperties ,     \
+    name::ms_constructorPropertiesCount , wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name , NULL , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name , callback);

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2) \

-_IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2 , "") \
-const wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return (wxPropertyInfo*) NULL ; } \
-const wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return (wxHandlerInfo*) NULL ; } \
-WX_CONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY( name )
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2 , "", NULL) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL) \
+    wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxCONSTRUCTOR_DUMMY( name )

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2_XTI( name , basename , basename2, unit) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2_XTI( name , basename , basename2, unit) \

-       _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2 , unit) 
+    _IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( name , basename , basename2 , unit, NULL) \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)
+

 
 // -----------------------------------
 // for abstract classes
 // -----------------------------------
 
 
 // -----------------------------------
 // for abstract classes
 // -----------------------------------
 

-    // Single inheritance with one base class
+// Single inheritance with one base class

 
 #define _IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name, basename)                \
 
 #define _IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(name, basename)                \

- const wxClassInfo* name::sm_classParents##name[] = { &basename::sm_class##basename ,NULL } ; \
- wxObject* wxVariantToObjectConverter##name ( const wxxVariant &data ) { return data.Get<name*>() ; } \
- wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(sm_classParents##name , wxT("") , wxT(#name),   \
-            (int) sizeof(name),                              \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
-                       name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
-                       0 , wxVariantToObjectConverter##name , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name);    \
- template<> void wxStringReadValue(const wxString & , name * & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> void wxStringWriteValue(wxString & , name* const & ){assert(0) ;}\
- template<> const wxTypeInfo* wxGetTypeInfo( name ** ){ static wxClassTypeInfo s_typeInfo(&name::sm_class##name) ; return &s_typeInfo ; }
+    const wxClassInfo* name::ms_classParents[] = { &basename::ms_classInfo ,NULL } ; \
+    wxObject* wxVariantToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name*) ; } \
+    wxObject* wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name ( wxxVariant &data ) { return data.wxTEMPLATED_MEMBER_CALL(Get , name*) ; } \
+    wxxVariant wxObjectToVariantConverter##name ( wxObject *data ) { return wxxVariant( dynamic_cast<name*> (data)  ) ; } \
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(name::ms_classParents , wxEmptyString , wxT(#name),   \
+    (int) sizeof(name),                              \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0   ,   \
+    name::GetPropertiesStatic(),name::GetHandlersStatic(),0 , 0 ,     \
+    0 , wxVariantOfPtrToObjectConverter##name ,wxVariantToObjectConverter##name , wxObjectToVariantConverter##name);    \
+    _TYPEINFO_CLASSES(name, NULL , NULL)

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( name , basename ) \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( name , basename ) \

-_IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( name , basename ) \
-const wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return (wxHandlerInfo*) NULL ; } \
-const wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return (wxPropertyInfo*) NULL ; } 
+    _IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( name , basename ) \
+    wxHandlerInfo *name::GetHandlersStatic() { return NULL ; } \
+    wxPropertyInfo *name::GetPropertiesStatic() { return NULL ; }

 
 

-    // Multiple inheritance with two base classes
+// Multiple inheritance with two base classes

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)   \
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(name, basename1, basename2)   \

- wxClassInfo name::sm_class##name(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename1),  \
-            wxT(#basename2), (int) sizeof(name),                \
-            (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0);
+    wxClassInfo name::ms_classInfo(wxT(#name), wxT(#basename1),  \
+    wxT(#basename2), (int) sizeof(name),                \
+    (wxObjectConstructorFn) 0);

 
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS2 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2
 
 
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS
 #define IMPLEMENT_CLASS2 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2
 

-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#define wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( a , b ) BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( a , b )
+#define wxEND_EVENT_TABLE() END_EVENT_TABLE()
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Collection Support
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+template<typename iter , typename collection_t > void wxListCollectionToVariantArray( const collection_t& coll , wxxVariantArray &value )
+{
+    iter current = coll.GetFirst() ;
+    while (current)
+    {
+        value.Add( new wxxVariant(current->GetData()) ) ;
+        current = current->GetNext();
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename collection_t> void wxArrayCollectionToVariantArray( const collection_t& coll , wxxVariantArray &value )
+{
+    for( size_t i = 0 ; i < coll.GetCount() ; i++ )
+    {
+        value.Add( new wxxVariant(coll[i]) ) ;
+    }
+}
+
+
+#endif // _WX_XTIH__