X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/247aba106508dfd3c8beeff07817b0f2d6525c69..4d4f4290eaf2b60554ca3a0c53ffa8805012e155:/docs/latex/wx/file.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/file.tex b/docs/latex/wx/file.tex index da864d38db..427897947c 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/file.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/file.tex @@ -1,18 +1,36 @@ +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +%% Name: file.tex +%% Purpose: wxFile documentation +%% Author: Vadim Zeitlin +%% Modified by: +%% Created: 14.01.02 (extracted from file.tex) +%% RCS-ID: $Id$ +%% Copyright: (c) Vadim Zeitlin +%% License: wxWindows license +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + \section{\class{wxFile}}\label{wxfile} A wxFile performs raw file I/O. This is a very small class designed to minimize the overhead of using it - in fact, there is hardly any overhead at all, but using it brings you automatic error checking and hides differences -between platforms and compilers. +between platforms and compilers. wxFile also automatically closes the file in +its destructor making it unnecessary to worry about forgetting to do it. +wxFile is a wrapper around {\tt file descriptor.} - see also +\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile} for a wrapper around {\tt FILE} structure. \wxheading{Derived from} None. +\wxheading{Include files} + + + \wxheading{Constants} wx/file.h defines the following constants: -{\small + \begin{verbatim} #define wxS_IRUSR 00400 #define wxS_IWUSR 00200 @@ -29,25 +47,26 @@ wx/file.h defines the following constants: // default mode for the new files: corresponds to umask 022 #define wxS_DEFAULT (wxS_IRUSR | wxS_IWUSR | wxS_IRGRP | wxS_IWGRP | wxS_IROTH | wxS_IWOTH) \end{verbatim} -} These constants define the file access rights and are used with \helpref{wxFile::Create}{wxfilecreate} and \helpref{wxFile::Open}{wxfileopen}. The {\it OpenMode} enumeration defines the different modes for opening a file, -it's defined inside wxFile class so its members should be specified with {\it -wxFile::} scope resolution prefix. It is also used with -\helpref{wxFile::Access}{wxfileaccess} function. +it is defined inside wxFile class so its members should be specified with {\it wxFile::} scope +resolution prefix. It is also used with \helpref{wxFile::Access}{wxfileaccess} function. -\twocolwidtha{7cm}% -\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolwidtha{7cm} +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt% \twocolitem{{\bf wxFile::read}}{Open file for reading or test if it can be opened for reading with Access()} \twocolitem{{\bf wxFile::write}}{Open file for writing deleting the contents of the file if it already exists or test if it can be opened for writing with Access()} \twocolitem{{\bf wxFile::read\_write}}{Open file for reading and writing; can not be used with Access()} \twocolitem{{\bf wxFile::write\_append}}{Open file for appending: the file is opened for writing, but the old contents of the file is not erased and the file pointer is initially placed at the end of the file; -can not be used with Access()} +can not be used with Access(). This is the same as {\bf wxFile::write} if the +file doesn't exist.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxFile::write\_excl}}{Open the file securely for writing (Uses O\_EXCL | O\_CREAT). +Will fail if the file already exists, else create and open it atomically. Useful for opening temporary files without being vulnerable to race exploits.} \end{twocollist} Other constants defined elsewhere but used by wxFile functions are wxInvalidOffset which represents an @@ -55,7 +74,7 @@ invalid value of type {\it off\_t} and is returned by functions returning {\it o mode constants used with \helpref{Seek()}{wxfileseek}: \twocolwidtha{7cm} -\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt% \twocolitem{{\bf wxFromStart}}{Count offset from the start of the file} \twocolitem{{\bf wxFromCurrent}}{Count offset from the current position of the file pointer} \twocolitem{{\bf wxFromEnd}}{Count offset from the end of the file (backwards)} @@ -78,7 +97,7 @@ fail. \func{}{wxFile}{\param{int}{ fd}} -Opens a file with the given file descriptor, which has already been opened. +Associates the file with the given file descriptor, which has already been opened. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -94,20 +113,22 @@ Opens a file with the given file descriptor, which has already been opened. Destructor will close the file. -NB: it is not virtual so you should {\it not} derive from wxFile! +{\bf NB:} it is not virtual so you should not use wxFile polymorphically. \membersection{wxFile::Access}\label{wxfileaccess} -\func{static bool}{Access}{\param{const char *}{ name}, \param{OpenMode}{ mode} + +\func{static bool}{Access}{\param{const char *}{ name}, \param{OpenMode}{ mode}} This function verifies if we may access the given file in specified mode. Only values of wxFile::read or wxFile::write really make sense here. \membersection{wxFile::Attach}\label{wxfileattach} + \func{void}{Attach}{\param{int}{ fd}} Attaches an existing file descriptor to the wxFile object. Example of predefined file descriptors are 0, 1 and 2 which correspond to stdin, stdout and stderr (and -have symbolic names of wxFile::fd\_stdin, wxFile::fd\_stdout and wxFile::fd\_stderr). +have symbolic names of {\bf wxFile::fd\_stdin}, {\bf wxFile::fd\_stdout} and {\bf wxFile::fd\_stderr}). The descriptor should be already opened and it will be closed by wxFile object. @@ -120,18 +141,20 @@ Closes the file. \membersection{wxFile::Create}\label{wxfilecreate} -\func{bool}{Create}{\param{const char*}{ filename}, \param{bool}{ overwrite = FALSE}, \param{int }{access = wxS\_DEFAULT}} +\func{bool}{Create}{\param{const char*}{ filename}, \param{bool}{ overwrite = false}, \param{int }{access = wxS\_DEFAULT}} -Creates a file for writing. If the file already exists, setting {\bf overwrite} to TRUE +Creates a file for writing. If the file already exists, setting {\bf overwrite} to true will ensure it is overwritten. \membersection{wxFile::Detach}\label{wxfiledetach} + \func{void}{Detach}{\void} Get back a file descriptor from wxFile object - the caller is responsible for closing the file if this -descriptor is opened. \helpref{IsOpened()}{wxfileisopened} will return FALSE after call to Detach(). +descriptor is opened. \helpref{IsOpened()}{wxfileisopened} will return false after call to Detach(). \membersection{wxFile::fd}\label{wxfilefd} + \constfunc{int}{fd}{\void} Returns the file descriptor associated with the file. @@ -140,13 +163,28 @@ Returns the file descriptor associated with the file. \constfunc{bool}{Eof}{\void} -Returns TRUE if the end of the file has been reached. +Returns true if the end of the file has been reached. + +Note that the behaviour of the file pointer based class +\helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile} is different as \helpref{wxFFile::Eof}{wxffileeof} +will return true here only if an attempt has been made to read +{\it past} the last byte of the file, while wxFile::Eof() will return true +even before such attempt is made if the file pointer is at the last position +in the file. + +Note also that this function doesn't work on unseekable file descriptors +(examples include pipes, terminals and sockets under Unix) and an attempt to +use it will result in an error message in such case. So, to read the entire +file into memory, you should write a loop which uses +\helpref{Read}{wxfileread} repeatedly and tests its return condition instead +of using Eof() as this will not work for special files under Unix. \membersection{wxFile::Exists}\label{wxfileexists} \func{static bool}{Exists}{\param{const char*}{ filename}} -Returns TRUE if the given name specifies an existing regular file. +Returns true if the given name specifies an existing regular file (not a +directory or a link) \membersection{wxFile::Flush}\label{wxfileflush} @@ -162,7 +200,7 @@ due to a missing fsync function, which reduces the usefulness of this function \constfunc{bool}{IsOpened}{\void} -Returns TRUE if the file has been opened. +Returns true if the file has been opened. \membersection{wxFile::Length}\label{wxfilelength} @@ -174,7 +212,7 @@ Returns the length of the file. \func{bool}{Open}{\param{const char*}{ filename}, \param{wxFile::OpenMode}{ mode = wxFile::read}} -Opens the file, returning TRUE if successful. +Opens the file, returning true if successful. \wxheading{Parameters} @@ -200,7 +238,7 @@ The number of bytes read, or the symbol {\bf wxInvalidOffset} (-1) if there was \membersection{wxFile::Seek}\label{wxfileseek} -\func{off\_t}{Seek}{\param{off\_t }{ofs}, \param{wxFile::SeekMode }{mode = wxFile::FromStart}} +\func{off\_t}{Seek}{\param{off\_t }{ofs}, \param{wxSeekMode }{mode = wxFromStart}} Seeks to the specified position. @@ -208,7 +246,7 @@ Seeks to the specified position. \docparam{ofs}{Offset to seek to.} -\docparam{mode}{One of {\bf wxFile::FromStart}, {\bf wxFile::FromEnd}, {\bf wxFile::FromCurrent}.} +\docparam{mode}{One of {\bf wxFromStart}, {\bf wxFromEnd}, {\bf wxFromCurrent}.} \wxheading{Return value} @@ -233,11 +271,11 @@ The actual offset position achieved, or wxInvalidOffset on failure. \constfunc{off\_t}{Tell}{\void} Returns the current position or wxInvalidOffset if file is not opened or if another -error occured. +error occurred. \membersection{wxFile::Write}\label{wxfilewrite} -\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const void*}{ buffer}, \param{off\_t}{ count}} +\func{size\_t}{Write}{\param{const void*}{ buffer}, \param{off\_t}{ count}} Writes the specified number of bytes from a buffer. @@ -249,9 +287,18 @@ Writes the specified number of bytes from a buffer. \wxheading{Return value} -TRUE if the operation was successful. +the number of bytes actually written \membersection{wxFile::Write}\label{wxfilewrites} -\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString& }{s}} -Writes the contents of the string to the file, returns TRUE on success +\func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{s}, \param{wxMBConv\&}{ conv = wxConvUTF8}} + +Writes the contents of the string to the file, returns true on success. + +The second argument is only meaningful in Unicode build of wxWindows when +{\it conv} is used to convert {\it s} to multibyte representation. + +Note that this method only works with {\tt NUL}-terminated strings, if you want +to write data with embedded {\tt NUL}s to the file you should use the other +\helpref{Write() overload}{wxfilewrite}. +