X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/3980000ca63a479b7b30ca93c07edbf12e4a51b7..65baafba0e8cd74f2264b7e2f7625ff5bea84864:/docs/latex/wx/config.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex index ac188139cf..a9c58e4168 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ wxConfigBase class defines the basic interface of all config classes. It can not be used by itself (it is an abstract base class) and you will always use one -of its derivations: wxIniConfig, \helpref{wxFileConfig}{wxfileconfig}, +of its derivations: \helpref{wxFileConfig}{wxfileconfig}, wxRegConfig or any other. However, usually you don't even need to know the precise nature of the class @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ the registry under Win32 or text-based config files under Unix (or even Windows 3.1 .INI files if you're really unlucky). To make writing the portable code even easier, wxWidgets provides a typedef wxConfig which is mapped onto the native wxConfigBase implementation on the given -platform: i.e. wxRegConfig under Win32 (optionally wxIniConfig) and +platform: i.e. wxRegConfig under Win32 and wxFileConfig otherwise. See \helpref{config overview}{wxconfigoverview} for the descriptions of all @@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ No base class (to let wxWidgets choose a wxConfig class for your platform)\\ (base config class)\\ (wxFileConfig class)\\ - (wxRegConfig class)\\ - (wxIniConfig class) + (wxRegConfig class) \wxheading{Example} @@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ disable this behaviour {\it DontCreateOnDemand()} is provided. {\bf Note:} You should use either {\it Set()} or {\it Get()} because wxWidgets library itself would take advantage of it and could save various information in it. For example \helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper} or Unix version -of \helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog} have ability to use wxConfig class. +of \helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog} have the ability to use wxConfig class. \helpref{Set}{wxconfigbaseset}\\ \helpref{Get}{wxconfigbaseget}\\ @@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ regardless of the platform (i.e. it is {\bf not} '$\backslash\backslash$' under \membersection{Enumeration}\label{configenumeration} The functions in this section allow to enumerate all entries and groups in the -config file. All functions here return false when there are no more items. +config file. All functions here return \false when there are no more items. You must pass the same index to GetNext and GetFirst (don't modify it). Please note that it is {\bf not} the index of the current item (you will have @@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ explicitly. Having said all this, enumerating the config entries/groups is very simple: \begin{verbatim} + wxConfigBase *config = ...; wxArrayString aNames; // enumeration variables @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ arbitrary path (either relative or absolute), not just the key name. \membersection{Rename entries/groups}\label{configrenaming} The functions in this section allow to rename entries or subgroups of the -current group. They will return false on error. typically because either the +current group. They will return \false on error. typically because either the entry/group with the original name doesn't exist, because the entry/group with the new name already exists or because the function is not supported in this wxConfig implementation. @@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ add wxCONFIG\_USE\_NO\_ESCAPE\_CHARACTERS which will turn off character escaping for the values of entries stored in the config file: for example a {\it foo} key with some backslash characters will be stored as {\tt foo=C:$\backslash$mydir} instead of the usual storage of {\tt foo=C:$\backslash\backslash$mydir}. +For wxRegConfig, this flag refers to HKLM, and provides read-only access. The wxCONFIG\_USE\_NO\_ESCAPE\_CHARACTERS style can be helpful if your config file must be read or written to by a non-wxWidgets program (which might not @@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ created object and also sets it as the current one. Calling this function will prevent {\it Get()} from automatically creating a new config object if the current one is NULL. It might be useful to call it -near the program end to prevent new config object "accidental" creation. +near the program end to prevent "accidental" creation of a new config object. \membersection{wxConfigBase::DeleteAll}\label{wxconfigbasedeleteall} @@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ near the program end to prevent new config object "accidental" creation. \func{bool}{DeleteAll}{\void} Delete the whole underlying object (disk file, registry key, ...). Primarly -for use by desinstallation routine. +for use by uninstallation routine. \membersection{wxConfigBase::DeleteEntry}\label{wxconfigbasedeleteentry} @@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ Delete the group (with all subgroups) \constfunc{bool}{Exists}{\param{wxString\& }{strName}} -returns true if either a group or an entry with a given name exists +returns \true if either a group or an entry with a given name exists \membersection{wxConfigBase::Flush}\label{wxconfigbaseflush} @@ -500,11 +501,11 @@ The result is an element of enum EntryType: \begin{verbatim} enum EntryType { - Unknown, - String, - Boolean, - Integer, - Float + Type_Unknown, + Type_String, + Type_Boolean, + Type_Integer, + Type_Float }; \end{verbatim} @@ -596,35 +597,35 @@ Returns the vendor name. \constfunc{bool}{HasEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{strName}} -returns true if the entry by this name exists +returns \true if the entry by this name exists \membersection{wxConfigBase::HasGroup}\label{wxconfigbasehasgroup} \constfunc{bool}{HasGroup}{\param{const wxString\& }{strName}} -returns true if the group by this name exists +returns \true if the group by this name exists \membersection{wxConfigBase::IsExpandingEnvVars}\label{wxconfigbaseisexpandingenvvars} \constfunc{bool}{IsExpandingEnvVars}{\void} -Returns true if we are expanding environment variables in key values. +Returns \true if we are expanding environment variables in key values. \membersection{wxConfigBase::IsRecordingDefaults}\label{wxconfigbaseisrecordingdefaults} \constfunc{bool}{IsRecordingDefaults}{\void} -Returns true if we are writing defaults back to the config file. +Returns \true if we are writing defaults back to the config file. \membersection{wxConfigBase::Read}\label{wxconfigbaseread} \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{wxString*}{ str}} -Read a string from the key, returning true if the value was read. If the key +Read a string from the key, returning \true if the value was read. If the key was not found, {\it str} is not changed. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{wxString*}{ str}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultVal}} @@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ was not found, {\it str} is not changed. Read a string from the key. The default value is returned if the key was not found. -Returns true if value was really read, false if the default was used. +Returns \true if value was really read, \false if the default was used. \constfunc{wxString}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultVal}} @@ -641,13 +642,13 @@ Another version of {\it Read()}, returning the string value directly. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{long*}{ l}} -Reads a long value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a long value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it l} is not changed. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{long*}{ l}, \param{long}{ defaultVal}} -Reads a long value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a long value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead. \constfunc{long }{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{key}, \param{long}{ defaultVal}} @@ -674,24 +675,24 @@ won't work because the call is ambiguous: compiler can not choose between two \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{double*}{ d}} -Reads a double value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a double value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it d} is not changed. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{double*}{ d}, \param{double}{ defaultVal}} -Reads a double value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a double value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool*}{ b}} -Reads a bool value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a bool value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it b} is not changed. \constfunc{bool}{Read}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool*}{ d}, \param{bool}{ defaultVal}} -Reads a bool value, returning true if the value was found. If the value was +Reads a bool value, returning \true if the value was found. If the value was not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead. \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython @@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ Renames an entry in the current group. The entries names (both the old and the new one) shouldn't contain backslashes, i.e. only simple names and not arbitrary paths are accepted by this function. -Returns false if the {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already +Returns \false if {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already exists. @@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ Renames a subgroup of the current group. The subgroup names (both the old and the new one) shouldn't contain backslashes, i.e. only simple names and not arbitrary paths are accepted by this function. -Returns false if the {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already +Returns \false if {\it oldName} doesn't exist or if {\it newName} already exists. @@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ Determine whether we wish to expand environment variables in key values. \func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{strPath}} Set current path: if the first character is '/', it is the absolute path, -otherwise it is a relative path. '..' is supported. If the strPath doesn't +otherwise it is a relative path. '..' is supported. If strPath doesn't exist it is created. @@ -766,7 +767,7 @@ exist it is created. \func{void}{SetRecordDefaults}{\param{bool }{bDoIt = true}} Sets whether defaults are recorded to the config file whenever an attempt to -read read the value which is not present in it is done. +read the value which is not present in it is done. If on (default is off) all default values for the settings used by the program are written back to the config file. This allows the user to see what config @@ -784,8 +785,7 @@ value}} \func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{bool}{ value}} -These functions write the specified value to the config file and return true -on success. +These functions write the specified value to the config file and return \true on success. \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython implements the following methods:\par @@ -804,3 +804,4 @@ implements the following methods:\par \twocolitem{{\bf WriteBool(key, value)}}{Writes a boolean} \end{twocollist} }} +