\func{char*}{wxGetTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{char* }{buf=NULL}}
+\func{bool}{wxGetTempFileName}{\param{const wxString\& }{prefix}, \param{wxString\& }{buf}}
+
Makes a temporary filename based on {\it prefix}, opens and closes the file,
and places the name in {\it buf}. If {\it buf} is NULL, new store
is allocated for the temporary filename using {\it new}.
is used very often, an alternative syntax is provided: the \_() macro is
defined as wxGetTranslation().
+\membersection{::wxSnprintf}\label{wxsnprintf}
+
+\func{int}{wxSnprintf}{\param{wxChar *}{buf}, \param{size\_t }{len}, \param{const wxChar *}{format}, \param{}{...}}
+
+This function replaces the dangerous standard function {\tt sprintf()} and is
+like {\tt snprintf()} available on some platforms. The only difference with
+sprintf() is that an additional argument - buffer size - is taken and the
+buffer is never overflowed.
+
+Returns the number of characters copied to the buffer or -1 if there is not
+enough space.
+
+\wxheading{See also:}
+\helpref{wxVsnprintf}{wxvsnprintf},
+\helpref{wxString::Printf}{wxstringprintf}
+
+\membersection{::wxVsnprintf}\label{wxsnprintf}
+
+\func{int}{wxVsnprintf}{\param{wxChar *}{buf}, \param{size\_t }{len}, \param{const wxChar *}{format}, \param{va\_list }{argptr}}
+
+The same as \helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf} but takes a {\tt va\_list}
+argument instead of arbitrary number of parameters.
+
+\wxheading{See also:}
+\helpref{wxSnprintf}{wxsnprintf},
+\helpref{wxString::PrintfV}{wxstringprintfv}
+
\section{Dialog functions}\label{dialogfunctions}
Below are a number of convenience functions for getting input from the
\membersection{::wxCreateFileTipProvider}\label{wxcreatefiletipprovider}
-\func{wxTipProvider *}{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{
- \param{const wxString\& }{filename},
- \param{size\_t }{currentTip}}
+\func{wxTipProvider *}{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename},
+ \param{size\_t }{currentTip}}
This function creates a \helpref{wxTipProvider}{wxtipprovider} which may be
used with \helpref{wxShowTip}{wxshowtip}.
\docparam{filename}{The name of the file containing the tips, one per line}
\docparam{currentTip}{The index of the first tip to show - normally this index
- is remembered between the 2 program runs.}
+is remembered between the 2 program runs.}
\wxheading{See also:}
\membersection{::wxFileSelector}\label{wxfileselector}
\func{wxString}{wxFileSelector}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{default\_path = ""},\\
- \param{const wxString\& }{default\_filename = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{default\_extension = ""},\\
- \param{const wxString\& }{wildcard = ``*.*''}, \param{int }{flags = 0}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = ""},\\
- \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}}
+ \param{const wxString\& }{default\_filename = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{default\_extension = ""},\\
+ \param{const wxString\& }{wildcard = ``*.*''}, \param{int }{flags = 0}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = ""},\\
+ \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}}
Pops up a file selector box. In Windows, this is the common file selector
dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with somewhat less functionality.
no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of wxOPEN,
-wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, or 0.
+wxSAVE, wxOVERWRITE\_PROMPT, wxHIDE\_READONLY, wxMULTIPLE or 0.
Both the Unix and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
\membersection{::wxGetNumberFromUser}\label{wxgetnumberfromuser}
\func{long}{wxGetNumberFromUser}{
- \param{const wxString\& }{message},
- \param{const wxString\& }{prompt},
- \param{const wxString\& }{caption},
- \param{long }{value},
- \param{long }{min = 0},
- \param{long }{max = 100},
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},
- \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
+ \param{const wxString\& }{message},
+ \param{const wxString\& }{prompt},
+ \param{const wxString\& }{caption},
+ \param{long }{value},
+ \param{long }{min = 0},
+ \param{long }{max = 100},
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},
+ \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}}
Shows a dialog asking the user for numeric input. The dialogs title is set to
{\it caption}, it contains a (possibly) multiline {\it message} above the
\membersection{::wxGetTextFromUser}\label{wxgettextfromuser}
\func{wxString}{wxGetTextFromUser}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Input text"},\\
- \param{const wxString\& }{default\_value = ``"}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
- \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}}
+ \param{const wxString\& }{default\_value = ``"}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL},\\
+ \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}}
Pop up a dialog box with title set to {\it caption}, message {\it message}, and a
\rtfsp{\it default\_value}. The user may type in text and press OK to return this text,
\membersection{::wxGetMultipleChoice}\label{wxgetmultiplechoice}
\func{int}{wxGetMultipleChoice}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption}, \param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
- \param{int }{nsel}, \param{int *}{selection},
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{int }{nsel}, \param{int *}{selection},
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a multiple-selection
listbox. The user may choose one or more item(s) and press OK or Cancel.
\membersection{::wxGetSingleChoice}\label{wxgetsinglechoice}
\func{wxString}{wxGetSingleChoice}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption}, \param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
Pops up a dialog box containing a message, OK/Cancel buttons and a single-selection
listbox. The user may choose an item and press OK to return a string or
\membersection{::wxGetSingleChoiceIndex}\label{wxgetsinglechoiceindex}
\func{int}{wxGetSingleChoiceIndex}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption}, \param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
- \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1},\\
+ \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
As {\bf wxGetSingleChoice} but returns the index representing the selected string.
If the user pressed cancel, -1 is returned.
\membersection{::wxGetSingleChoiceData}\label{wxgetsinglechoicedata}
\func{wxString}{wxGetSingleChoiceData}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption}, \param{int}{ n}, \param{const wxString\& }{choices[]},\\
- \param{const wxString\& }{client\_data[]}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1},\\
- \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
+ \param{const wxString\& }{client\_data[]}, \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1},\\
+ \param{int}{ y = -1}, \param{bool}{ centre = TRUE}, \param{int }{width=150}, \param{int }{height=200}}
As {\bf wxGetSingleChoice} but takes an array of client data pointers
corresponding to the strings, and returns one of these pointers.
\membersection{::wxMessageBox}\label{wxmessagebox}
\func{int}{wxMessageBox}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = ``Message"}, \param{int}{ style = wxOK \pipe wxCENTRE},\\
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}}
+ \param{wxWindow *}{parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ x = -1}, \param{int}{ y = -1}}
General purpose message dialog. {\it style} may be a bit list of the
following identifiers:
\membersection{::wxShowTip}\label{wxshowtip}
-\func{bool}{wxShowTip}{
- \param{wxWindow *}{parent},
- \param{wxTipProvider *}{tipProvider},
- \param{bool }{showAtStartup = TRUE}}
+\func{bool}{wxShowTip}{\param{wxWindow *}{parent},
+ \param{wxTipProvider *}{tipProvider},
+ \param{bool }{showAtStartup = TRUE}}
This function shows a "startup tip" to the user.
\docparam{parent}{The parent window for the modal dialog}
\docparam{tipProvider}{An object which is used to get the text of the tips.
- It may be created with
- \helpref{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{wxcreatefiletipprovider} function.}
+It may be created with the \helpref{wxCreateFileTipProvider}{wxcreatefiletipprovider} function.}
\docparam{showAtStartup}{Should be TRUE if startup tips are shown, FALSE
- otherwise. This is used as the initial value for "Show tips at startup"
- checkbox which is shown in the tips dialog.}
+otherwise. This is used as the initial value for "Show tips at startup"
+checkbox which is shown in the tips dialog.}
\wxheading{See also:}
\section{Clipboard functions}\label{clipsboard}
-These clipboard functions are implemented for Windows only.
+These clipboard functions are implemented for Windows only. The use of these functions
+is drepated and the code no longer maintained. Use the \helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard}
+class instead.
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{void}{wxDebugMsg}{\param{const wxString\& }{fmt}, \param{...}{}}
+{\bf This function is deprecated, use \helpref{wxLogDebug}{wxlogdebug} instead!}
+
Display a debugging message; under Windows, this will appear on the
debugger command window, and under Unix, it will be written to standard
error.
The syntax is identical to {\bf printf}: pass a format string and a
variable list of arguments.
-Note that under Windows, you can see the debugging messages without a
-debugger if you have the DBWIN debug log application that comes with
-Microsoft C++.
-
{\bf Tip:} under Windows, if your application crashes before the
message appears in the debugging window, put a wxYield call after
each wxDebugMsg call. wxDebugMsg seems to be broken under WIN32s
Note that a copy of the {\it event} is made by the function, so the original
copy can be deleted as soon as function returns. This function can also be used
-to send events between different threads safely.
+to send events between different threads safely. As this function makes a
+copy of the event, the event needs to have a fully implemented Clone() method,
+which may not be the case for all event in wxWindows.
+
+See also \helpref{AddPendingEvent}{wxevthandleraddpendingevent} (which this function
+uses internally).
\wxheading{Include files}
<wx/app.h> or <wx/utils.h>
+\membersection{::wxWakeUpIdle}\label{wxwakeupidle}
+
+\func{void}{wxWakeUpIdle}{\void}
+
+This functions wakes up the (internal and platform dependent) idle system, i.e. it
+will force the system to send an idle event even if the system currently {\it is}
+idle and thus would not send any idle event until after some other event would get
+sent. This is also useful for sending events between two threads and is used by
+the corresponding functions \helpref{::wxPostEvent}{wxpostevent} and
+\helpref{wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent}{wxevthandleraddpendingevent}.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/app.h>
+
\section{Macros}\label{macros}
These macros are defined in wxWindows.
\section{Log functions}\label{logfunctions}
These functions provide a variety of logging functions: see \helpref{Log classes overview}{wxlogoverview} for
-further information.
+further information. The functions use (implicitly) the currently active log
+target, so their descriptions here may not apply if the log target is not the
+standard one (installed by wxWindows in the beginning of the program).
\wxheading{Include files}
\func{void}{wxLogError}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-The function to use for error messages, i.e. the
-messages that must be shown to the user. The default processing is to pop up a
-message box to inform the user about it.
+The function to use for error messages, i.e. the messages that must be shown
+to the user. The default processing is to pop up a message box to inform the
+user about it.
\membersection{::wxLogFatalError}\label{wxlogfatalerror}
\func{void}{wxLogWarning}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-For warnings - they are also normally shown to the
-user, but don't interrupt the program work.
+For warnings - they are also normally shown to the user, but don't interrupt
+the program work.
\membersection{::wxLogMessage}\label{wxlogmessage}
\func{void}{wxLogMessage}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-for all normal, informational messages. They also
-appear in a message box by default (but it can be changed). Notice
-that the standard behaviour is to not show informational messages if there are
-any errors later - the logic being that the later error messages make the
-informational messages preceding them meaningless.
+for all normal, informational messages. They also appear in a message box by
+default (but it can be changed). Notice that the standard behaviour is to not
+show informational messages if there are any errors later - the logic being
+that the later error messages make the informational messages preceding them
+meaningless.
\membersection{::wxLogVerbose}\label{wxlogverbose}
\membersection{::wxLogStatus}\label{wxlogstatus}
+\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{wxFrame *}{frame}, \param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
\func{void}{wxLogStatus}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-For status messages - they will go into the status
-bar of the active or specified (as the first argument) \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe} if it has one.
+Messages logged by this function will appear in the statusbar of the {\it
+frame} or of the top level application window by default (i.e. when using
+the second version of the function).
+
+If the target frame doesn't have a statusbar, the message will be lost.
\membersection{::wxLogSysError}\label{wxlogsyserror}
\func{void}{wxLogSysError}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-Mostly used by wxWindows itself, but might be
-handy for logging errors after system call (API function) failure. It logs the
-specified message text as well as the last system error code ({\it errno} or {\it ::GetLastError()} depending
-on the platform) and the corresponding error
-message. The second form of this function takes the error code explitly as the
-first argument.
+Mostly used by wxWindows itself, but might be handy for logging errors after
+system call (API function) failure. It logs the specified message text as well
+as the last system error code ({\it errno} or {\it ::GetLastError()} depending
+on the platform) and the corresponding error message. The second form
+of this function takes the error code explitly as the first argument.
\membersection{::wxLogDebug}\label{wxlogdebug}
\func{void}{wxLogDebug}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-The right function for debug output. It only
-does anything at all in the debug mode (when the preprocessor symbol \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined)
-and expands to nothing in release mode (otherwise).
+The right function for debug output. It only does anything at all in the debug
+mode (when the preprocessor symbol \_\_WXDEBUG\_\_ is defined) and expands to
+nothing in release mode (otherwise).
\membersection{::wxLogTrace}\label{wxlogtrace}
\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
-\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{wxTraceMask}{ mask}, \param{const char*}{ formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{const char *}{mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+\func{void}{wxLogTrace}{\param{wxTraceMask}{ mask}, \param{const char *}{formatString}, \param{...}{}}
+
+As {\bf wxLogDebug}, trace functions only do something in debug build and
+expand to nothing in the release one. The reason for making
+it a separate function from it is that usually there are a lot of trace
+messages, so it might make sense to separate them from other debug messages.
+
+The trace messages also usually can be separated into different categories and
+the second and third versions of this function only log the message if the
+{\it mask} which it has is currently enabled in \helpref{wxLog}{wxlog}. This
+allows to selectively trace only some operations and not others by changing
+the value of the trace mask (possible during the run-time).
+
+For the second function (taking a string mask), the message is logged only if
+the mask has been previously enabled by the call to
+\helpref{AddTraceMask}{wxlogaddtracemask}. The predefined string trace masks
+used by wxWindows are:
+
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
+\item wxTRACE\_MemAlloc: trace memory allocation (new/delete)
+\item wxTRACE\_Messages: trace window messages/X callbacks
+\item wxTRACE\_ResAlloc: trace GDI resource allocation
+\item wxTRACE\_RefCount: trace various ref counting operations
+\item wxTRACE\_OleCalls: trace OLE method calls (Win32 only)
+\end{itemize}
-As {\bf wxLogDebug}, only does something in debug
-build. The reason for making it a separate function from it is that usually
-there are a lot of trace messages, so it might make sense to separate them
-from other debug messages which would be flooded in them. Moreover, the second
-version of this function takes a trace mask as the first argument which allows
-to further restrict the amount of messages generated. The value of {\it mask} can be:
+The third version of the function only logs the message if all the bit
+corresponding to the {\it mask} are set in the wxLog trace mask which can be
+set by \helpref{SetTraceMask}{wxlogsettracemask}. This version is less
+flexible than the previous one because it doesn't allow defining the user
+trace masks easily - this is why it is deprecated in favour of using string
+trace masks.
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
\item wxTraceMemAlloc: trace memory allocation (new/delete)
\item wxTraceMessages: trace window messages/X callbacks
\item wxTraceResAlloc: trace GDI resource allocation
\item wxTraceRefCount: trace various ref counting operations
+\item wxTraceOleCalls: trace OLE method calls (Win32 only)
\end{itemize}
\section{Debugging macros and functions}\label{debugmacros}
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