X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/cb73e6001f891ae46b12a1e4ca39b93649cb6099..3fc2ee048d6b937017b56104061ad1fff08de09a:/src/common/xtistrm.cpp

diff --git a/src/common/xtistrm.cpp b/src/common/xtistrm.cpp
index 372602c376..ed4a7a557c 100644
--- a/src/common/xtistrm.cpp
+++ b/src/common/xtistrm.cpp
@@ -1,779 +1,520 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Name:        src/common/xtistrm.cpp
-// Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information 
+// Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor
-// Modified by: 
+// Modified by:
 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2003 Stefan Csomor
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-#pragma implementation "xtistrm.h"
-#endif
-
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
-#pragma hdrstop
+    #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
+#if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+
+#include "wx/xtistrm.h"
+
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/hash.h"
-#include "wx/object.h"
+    #include "wx/object.h"
+    #include "wx/hash.h"
+    #include "wx/event.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "wx/xml/xml.h"
 #include "wx/tokenzr.h"
-#include "wx/xtistrm.h"
 #include "wx/txtstrm.h"
 
-#if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
+// STL headers:
 
 #include "wx/beforestd.h"
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include "wx/afterstd.h"
+using namespace std;
+
 
-using namespace std ;
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxObjectWriter
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-struct wxWriter::wxWriterInternal
+struct wxObjectWriter::wxObjectWriterInternal
 {
-    map< const wxObject* , int > m_writtenObjects ;
-    int m_nextId ;
-} ;
+    map< const wxObject*, int > m_writtenObjects;
+    int m_nextId;
+};
 
-wxWriter::wxWriter()
+wxObjectWriter::wxObjectWriter()
 {
-    m_data = new wxWriterInternal ;
-    m_data->m_nextId = 0 ;
+    m_data = new wxObjectWriterInternal;
+    m_data->m_nextId = 0;
 }
 
-wxWriter::~wxWriter()
+wxObjectWriter::~wxObjectWriter()
 {
-    delete m_data ;
+    delete m_data;
 }
 
-struct wxWriter::wxWriterInternalPropertiesData
+struct wxObjectWriter::wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData
 {
-    char nothing ;
-} ;
+    char nothing;
+};
 
-void wxWriter::ClearObjectContext()
+void wxObjectWriter::ClearObjectContext()
 {
-    delete m_data ;
-    m_data = new wxWriterInternal() ;
-    m_data->m_nextId = 0 ;
+    delete m_data;
+    m_data = new wxObjectWriterInternal();
+    m_data->m_nextId = 0;
 }
 
-void wxWriter::WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , const wxString &name , wxxVariantArray &metadata )
+void wxObjectWriter::WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+                           wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, const wxString &name, 
+                           const wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata )
 {
-    DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( name ) ;
-    WriteObject( object , classInfo , persister , false , metadata) ;
-    DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( name ) ;
+    DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( name );
+    WriteObject( object, classInfo, writercallback, false, metadata);
+    DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( name );
 }
 
-void wxWriter::WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , bool isEmbedded, wxxVariantArray &metadata )
+void wxObjectWriter::WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+                           wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, bool isEmbedded, 
+                           const wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata )
 {
-    // hack to avoid writing out embedded windows, these are windows that are constructed as part of other windows, they would
-    // doubly constructed afterwards
-
-    const wxWindow * win = dynamic_cast<const wxWindow*>(object) ;
-    if ( win && win->GetId() < 0 )
-        return ;
+    if ( !classInfo->BeforeWriteObject( object, this, writercallback, metadata) )
+        return;
 
-    if ( persister->BeforeWriteObject( this , object , classInfo , metadata) )
+    if ( writercallback->BeforeWriteObject( this, object, classInfo, metadata) )
     {
         if ( object == NULL )
-            DoWriteNullObject() ;
+            DoWriteNullObject();
         else if ( IsObjectKnown( object ) )
-            DoWriteRepeatedObject( GetObjectID(object) ) ;
+            DoWriteRepeatedObject( GetObjectID(object) );
         else
         {
-            int oid = m_data->m_nextId++ ;
+            int oid = m_data->m_nextId++;
             if ( !isEmbedded )
-                m_data->m_writtenObjects[object] = oid ;
+                m_data->m_writtenObjects[object] = oid;
 
             // in case this object is a wxDynamicObject we also have to insert is superclass
             // instance with the same id, so that object relations are streamed out correctly
-            const wxDynamicObject* dynobj = dynamic_cast<const wxDynamicObject *>( object ) ;
+            const wxDynamicObject* dynobj = wx_dynamic_cast(const wxDynamicObject*, object);
             if ( !isEmbedded && dynobj )
-                m_data->m_writtenObjects[dynobj->GetSuperClassInstance()] = oid ;
+                m_data->m_writtenObjects[dynobj->GetSuperClassInstance()] = oid;
 
-            DoBeginWriteObject( object , classInfo , oid , metadata ) ;
-            wxWriterInternalPropertiesData data ;
-            WriteAllProperties( object , classInfo , persister , &data ) ;
-            DoEndWriteObject( object , classInfo , oid  ) ;
+            DoBeginWriteObject( object, classInfo, oid, metadata );
+            wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData data;
+            WriteAllProperties( object, classInfo, writercallback, &data );
+            DoEndWriteObject( object, classInfo, oid  );
         }
-        persister->AfterWriteObject( this ,object , classInfo ) ;
+        writercallback->AfterWriteObject( this,object, classInfo );
     }
 }
 
-void wxWriter::FindConnectEntry(const wxWindow * evSource,const wxDelegateTypeInfo* dti, const wxObject* &sink , const wxHandlerInfo *&handler)
+void wxObjectWriter::FindConnectEntry(const wxEvtHandler * evSource,
+                                const wxEventSourceTypeInfo* dti, 
+                                const wxObject* &sink, 
+                                const wxHandlerInfo *&handler)
 {
-    wxList *dynamicEvents = evSource->GetDynamicEventTable() ;
+    wxList *dynamicEvents = evSource->GetDynamicEventTable();
 
     if ( dynamicEvents )
     {
-        wxList::compatibility_iterator node = dynamicEvents->GetFirst();
-        while (node)
+        for ( wxList::const_iterator node = dynamicEvents->begin(); node != dynamicEvents->end(); ++node )
         {
-            wxDynamicEventTableEntry *entry = (wxDynamicEventTableEntry*)node->GetData();
+            wxDynamicEventTableEntry *entry = (wxDynamicEventTableEntry*)(*node);
 
             // find the match
-            if ( entry->m_fn && (dti->GetEventType() == entry->m_eventType) &&
-                (entry->m_id == -1 ||
-                (entry->m_lastId == -1 && evSource->GetId() == entry->m_id) ||
-                (entry->m_lastId != -1 &&
-                (evSource->GetId()  >= entry->m_id && evSource->GetId() <= entry->m_lastId) ) ) &&
-                entry->m_eventSink
-                )
+            if ( entry->m_fn &&
+                (dti->GetEventType() == entry->m_eventType) &&
+                (entry->m_id == -1 ) &&
+                (entry->m_fn->GetEvtHandler() != NULL ) )
             {
-                sink = entry->m_eventSink ;
-                const wxClassInfo* sinkClassInfo = sink->GetClassInfo() ;
-                const wxHandlerInfo* sinkHandler = sinkClassInfo->GetFirstHandler() ;
+                sink = entry->m_fn->GetEvtHandler();
+                const wxClassInfo* sinkClassInfo = sink->GetClassInfo();
+                const wxHandlerInfo* sinkHandler = sinkClassInfo->GetFirstHandler();
                 while ( sinkHandler )
                 {
-                    if ( sinkHandler->GetEventFunction() == entry->m_fn )
+                    if ( sinkHandler->GetEventFunction() == entry->m_fn->GetEvtMethod() )
                     {
-                        handler = sinkHandler ;
-                        break ;
+                        handler = sinkHandler;
+                        break;
                     }
-                    sinkHandler = sinkHandler->GetNext() ;
+                    sinkHandler = sinkHandler->GetNext();
                 }
-                break ;
+                break;
             }
-            node = node->GetNext();
         }
     }
 }
-void wxWriter::WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , wxPersister *persister, wxWriterInternalPropertiesData * data )
+void wxObjectWriter::WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj, const wxClassInfo* ci, 
+                                   wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, 
+                                   wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData * data )
 {
-    wxPropertyInfoMap map ;
-    ci->GetProperties( map ) ;
-    for ( int i = 0 ; i < ci->GetCreateParamCount() ; ++i )
+    wxPropertyInfoMap map;
+    ci->GetProperties( map );
+    for ( int i = 0; i < ci->GetCreateParamCount(); ++i )
     {
-        wxString name = ci->GetCreateParamName(i) ;
-        const wxPropertyInfo* prop = map.find(name)->second ;
-        wxASSERT_MSG( prop , wxT("Create Parameter not found in declared RTTI Parameters") ) ;
-        WriteOneProperty( obj , prop->GetDeclaringClass() , prop , persister , data ) ;
-        map.erase( name ) ;
+        wxString name = ci->GetCreateParamName(i);
+        wxPropertyInfoMap::const_iterator iter = map.find(name);
+        const wxPropertyInfo* prop = iter == map.end() ? NULL : iter->second;
+        if ( prop )
+        {
+            WriteOneProperty( obj, prop->GetDeclaringClass(), prop, writercallback, data );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wxLogError( _("Create Parameter %s not found in declared RTTI Parameters"), name.c_str() );
+        }
+        map.erase( name );
     }
-
-    for( wxPropertyInfoMap::iterator iter = map.begin() ; iter != map.end() ; ++iter )
-    {
-        const wxPropertyInfo* prop = iter->second ;
-        if ( prop->GetFlags() & wxPROP_OBJECT_GRAPH )
+    { // Extra block for broken compilers
+        for( wxPropertyInfoMap::iterator iter = map.begin(); iter != map.end(); ++iter )
         {
-            WriteOneProperty( obj , prop->GetDeclaringClass() , prop , persister , data ) ;
+            const wxPropertyInfo* prop = iter->second;
+            if ( prop->GetFlags() & wxPROP_OBJECT_GRAPH )
+            {
+                WriteOneProperty( obj, prop->GetDeclaringClass(), prop, writercallback, data );
+            }
         }
     }
-
-    for( wxPropertyInfoMap::iterator iter = map.begin() ; iter != map.end() ; ++iter )
-    {
-        const wxPropertyInfo* prop = iter->second ;
-        if ( !(prop->GetFlags() & wxPROP_OBJECT_GRAPH) )
+    { // Extra block for broken compilers
+        for( wxPropertyInfoMap::iterator iter = map.begin(); iter != map.end(); ++iter )
         {
-            WriteOneProperty( obj , prop->GetDeclaringClass() , prop , persister , data ) ;
+            const wxPropertyInfo* prop = iter->second;
+            if ( !(prop->GetFlags() & wxPROP_OBJECT_GRAPH) )
+            {
+                WriteOneProperty( obj, prop->GetDeclaringClass(), prop, writercallback, data );
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
-void wxWriter::WriteOneProperty( const wxObject *obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , const wxPropertyInfo* pi , wxPersister *persister , wxWriterInternalPropertiesData *data ) 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectPropertyWriter: public wxObjectWriterFunctor
 {
+public:
+    wxObjectPropertyWriter(const wxClassTypeInfo* cti,
+        wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback,
+        wxObjectWriter* writer,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &props) : 
+    m_cti(cti),m_persister(writercallback),m_writer(writer),m_props(props)
+    {}
+
+    virtual void operator()(const wxObject *vobj)
+    {
+        m_writer->WriteObject( vobj, (vobj ? vobj->GetClassInfo() : m_cti->GetClassInfo() ), 
+            m_persister, m_cti->GetKind()== wxT_OBJECT, m_props );
+    }
+private:
+    const wxClassTypeInfo* m_cti;
+    wxObjectWriterCallback *m_persister;
+    wxObjectWriter* m_writer;
+    wxStringToAnyHashMap& m_props;
+};
+
+void wxObjectWriter::WriteOneProperty( const wxObject *obj, const wxClassInfo* ci, 
+                                 const wxPropertyInfo* pi, wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, 
+                                 wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData *WXUNUSED(data) )
+{
+    if ( pi->GetFlags() & wxPROP_DONT_STREAM )
+        return;
+
     // make sure that we are picking the correct object for accessing the property
-    const wxDynamicObject* dynobj = dynamic_cast< const wxDynamicObject* > (obj ) ;
-    if ( dynobj && (dynamic_cast<const wxDynamicClassInfo*>(ci) == NULL) )
-        obj = dynobj->GetSuperClassInstance() ;
+    const wxDynamicObject* dynobj = wx_dynamic_cast(const wxDynamicObject*, obj );
+    if ( dynobj && (wx_dynamic_cast(const wxDynamicClassInfo*, ci) == NULL) )
+        obj = dynobj->GetSuperClassInstance();
 
-    DoBeginWriteProperty( pi ) ;
     if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->GetKind() == wxT_COLLECTION )
     {
-        wxxVariantArray data ;
-        pi->GetAccessor()->GetPropertyCollection(obj, data) ;
-        const wxTypeInfo * elementType = dynamic_cast< const wxCollectionTypeInfo* >( pi->GetTypeInfo() )->GetElementType() ;
-        for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < data.GetCount() ; ++i )
+        wxAnyList data;
+        pi->GetAccessor()->GetPropertyCollection(obj, data);
+        const wxTypeInfo * elementType = 
+            wx_dynamic_cast( const wxCollectionTypeInfo*, pi->GetTypeInfo() )->GetElementType();
+        if ( !data.empty() )
         {
-            DoBeginWriteElement() ;
-            wxxVariant value = data[i] ;
-            if ( persister->BeforeWriteProperty( this , pi , value ) )
+            DoBeginWriteProperty( pi );
+            for ( wxAnyList::const_iterator iter = data.begin(); iter != data.end(); ++iter )
             {
-                const wxClassTypeInfo* cti = dynamic_cast< const wxClassTypeInfo* > ( elementType ) ;
-                if ( cti )
+                DoBeginWriteElement();
+                const wxAny* valptr = *iter;
+                if ( writercallback->BeforeWriteProperty( this, obj, pi, *valptr ) )
                 {
-                    const wxClassInfo* pci = cti->GetClassInfo() ;
-                    wxObject *vobj = pci->VariantToInstance( value ) ;
-                    wxxVariantArray md ;
-                    WriteObject( vobj , (vobj ? vobj->GetClassInfo() : pci ) , persister , cti->GetKind()== wxT_OBJECT , md ) ;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                     DoWriteSimpleType( value ) ;
+                    const wxClassTypeInfo* cti = 
+                        wx_dynamic_cast( const wxClassTypeInfo*, elementType );
+                    if ( cti )
+                    {
+                        wxStringToAnyHashMap md;
+                        wxObjectPropertyWriter pw(cti,writercallback,this, md);
+
+                        const wxClassInfo* pci = cti->GetClassInfo();
+                        pci->CallOnAny( *valptr, &pw);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        DoWriteSimpleType( *valptr );
+                    }
                 }
+                DoEndWriteElement();
             }
-            DoEndWriteElement() ;
+            DoEndWriteProperty( pi );
         }
     }
     else
     {
-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo* dti = dynamic_cast< const wxDelegateTypeInfo* > ( pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
+        const wxEventSourceTypeInfo* dti = 
+            wx_dynamic_cast( const wxEventSourceTypeInfo* , pi->GetTypeInfo() );
         if ( dti )
         {
-            const wxObject* sink = NULL ;
-            const wxHandlerInfo *handler = NULL ;
+            const wxObject* sink = NULL;
+            const wxHandlerInfo *handler = NULL;
 
-            const wxWindow * evSource = dynamic_cast<const wxWindow *>(obj) ;
-            wxASSERT_MSG( evSource , wxT("Illegal Object Class (Non-Window) as Event Source") ) ;
-
-            FindConnectEntry( evSource , dti , sink , handler ) ;
-            if ( persister->BeforeWriteDelegate( this , obj , ci , pi , sink , handler ) )
+            const wxEvtHandler * evSource = wx_dynamic_cast(const wxEvtHandler *, obj);
+            if ( evSource )
             {
-                if ( sink != NULL && handler != NULL )
+                FindConnectEntry( evSource, dti, sink, handler );
+                if ( writercallback->BeforeWriteDelegate( this, obj, ci, pi, sink, handler ) )
                 {
-                    wxASSERT_MSG( IsObjectKnown( sink ) , wxT("Streaming delegates for not already streamed objects not yet supported") ) ;
-                    DoWriteDelegate( obj , ci , pi , sink , GetObjectID( sink ) , sink->GetClassInfo() , handler ) ;
+                    if ( sink != NULL && handler != NULL )
+                    {
+                        DoBeginWriteProperty( pi );
+                        if ( IsObjectKnown( sink ) )
+                        {
+                            DoWriteDelegate( obj, ci, pi, sink, GetObjectID( sink ), 
+                                             sink->GetClassInfo(), handler );
+                            DoEndWriteProperty( pi );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            wxLogError( wxT("Streaming delegates for not already ")
+                                        wxT("streamed objects not yet supported") );
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                wxLogError(_("Illegal Object Class (Non-wxEvtHandler) as Event Source") );
+            }
         }
         else
         {
-            wxxVariant value ;
-            pi->GetAccessor()->GetProperty(obj, value) ;
-            if ( persister->BeforeWriteProperty( this , pi , value ) )
+            wxAny value;
+            pi->GetAccessor()->GetProperty(obj, value);
+
+            // avoid streaming out void objects
+            // TODO Verify
+            if( value.IsNull() )
+                return;
+
+            if ( pi->GetFlags() & wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG )
             {
-                const wxClassTypeInfo* cti = dynamic_cast< const wxClassTypeInfo* > ( pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-                if ( cti )
+                const wxEnumTypeInfo *eti = 
+                    wx_dynamic_cast(const wxEnumTypeInfo*,  pi->GetTypeInfo() );
+                if ( eti )
                 {
-                    const wxClassInfo* pci = cti->GetClassInfo() ;
-                    wxObject *vobj = pci->VariantToInstance( value ) ;
-                    wxxVariantArray md ;
-                    WriteObject( vobj , (vobj ? vobj->GetClassInfo() : pci ) , persister , cti->GetKind()== wxT_OBJECT , md) ;
+                    eti->ConvertFromLong( wxANY_AS(value, long ), value );
                 }
                 else
-                {                        
-                    if ( pi->GetFlags() & wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG )
-                    {
-                        const wxEnumTypeInfo *eti = dynamic_cast<const wxEnumTypeInfo*>( pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-                        wxASSERT_MSG( eti , wxT("Type must have enum - long conversion") ) ;
-                        eti->ConvertFromLong( value.Get<long>() , value ) ;
-                    }
-                    DoWriteSimpleType( value ) ;
+                {
+                    wxLogError( _("Type must have enum - long conversion") );
                 }
             }
-        }
-    }
-    DoEndWriteProperty( pi ) ;
-}
-
-int wxWriter::GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj) 
-{
-    if ( !IsObjectKnown( obj ) )
-        return wxInvalidObjectID ;
-
-    return m_data->m_writtenObjects[obj] ;
-}
-
-bool wxWriter::IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj ) 
-{
-    return m_data->m_writtenObjects.find( obj ) != m_data->m_writtenObjects.end() ;
-}
-
-//
-// XML Streaming
-// 
-
-// convenience functions
-
-void wxXmlAddContentToNode( wxXmlNode* node , const wxString& data )
-{
-    node->AddChild(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_TEXT_NODE, "value", data ) );
-}
-
-wxString wxXmlGetContentFromNode( wxXmlNode *node )
-{
-    if ( node->GetChildren() )
-        return node->GetChildren()->GetContent() ;
-    else
-        return wxEmptyString ;
-}
-
-struct wxXmlWriter::wxXmlWriterInternal
-{
-    wxXmlNode *m_root ;
-    wxXmlNode *m_current ;
-    vector< wxXmlNode * > m_objectStack ;
 
-    void Push( wxXmlNode *newCurrent )
-    {
-        m_objectStack.push_back( m_current ) ;
-        m_current = newCurrent ;
-    }
-
-    void Pop()
-    {
-        m_current = m_objectStack.back() ;
-        m_objectStack.pop_back() ;
-    }
-} ;
-
-wxXmlWriter::wxXmlWriter( wxXmlNode * rootnode ) 
-{
-    m_data = new wxXmlWriterInternal() ;
-    m_data->m_root = rootnode ;
-    m_data->m_current = rootnode ;
-}
-
-wxXmlWriter::~wxXmlWriter() 
-{
-    delete m_data ;
-}
+            // avoid streaming out default values
+            if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->HasStringConverters() && 
+                 !pi->GetDefaultValue().IsNull() ) // TODO Verify
+            {
+                if ( wxAnyGetAsString(value) == wxAnyGetAsString(pi->GetDefaultValue()) )
+                    return;
+            }
 
-void wxXmlWriter::DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) 
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, wxT("entry"));
-    pnode->AddProperty(wxString("name"), name);
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-    m_data->Push( pnode ) ;
-}
+            // avoid streaming out null objects
+            const wxClassTypeInfo* cti = 
+                wx_dynamic_cast( const wxClassTypeInfo* , pi->GetTypeInfo() );
 
-void wxXmlWriter::DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &WXUNUSED(name) )
-{
-    m_data->Pop() ;
-}
+            if ( cti && cti->GetKind() == wxT_OBJECT_PTR && wxAnyGetAsObjectPtr(value) == NULL )
+                return;
 
-void wxXmlWriter::DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID , wxxVariantArray &metadata   ) 
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, wxT("object"));
-    pnode->AddProperty(wxT("class"), wxString(classInfo->GetClassName()));
-    pnode->AddProperty(wxT("id"), wxString::Format( "%d" , objectID ) );
+            if ( writercallback->BeforeWriteProperty( this, obj, pi, value ) )
+            {
+                DoBeginWriteProperty( pi );
+                if ( cti )
+                {
+                    if ( cti->HasStringConverters() )
+                    {
+                        wxString stringValue;
+                        cti->ConvertToString( value, stringValue );
+                        wxAny convertedValue(stringValue);
+                        DoWriteSimpleType( convertedValue );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        wxStringToAnyHashMap md;
+                        wxObjectPropertyWriter pw(cti,writercallback,this, md);
 
-    for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < metadata.GetCount() ; ++i )
-    {
-        pnode->AddProperty( metadata[i].GetName() , metadata[i].GetAsString() ) ;
+                        const wxClassInfo* pci = cti->GetClassInfo();
+                        pci->CallOnAny(value, &pw);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    DoWriteSimpleType( value );
+                }
+                DoEndWriteProperty( pi );
+            }
+        }
     }
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-    m_data->Push( pnode ) ;
 }
 
-// end of writing the root object
-void wxXmlWriter::DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo), int WXUNUSED(objectID) ) 
+int wxObjectWriter::GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj)
 {
-    m_data->Pop() ;
-}
-
-// writes a property in the stream format
-void wxXmlWriter::DoWriteSimpleType( wxxVariant &value ) 
-{
-    wxXmlAddContentToNode( m_data->m_current ,value.GetAsString() ) ;
-}
-
-void wxXmlWriter::DoBeginWriteElement() 
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "element" );
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-    m_data->Push( pnode ) ;
-}
-
-void wxXmlWriter::DoEndWriteElement() 
-{
-    m_data->Pop() ;
-}
+    if ( !IsObjectKnown( obj ) )
+        return wxInvalidObjectID;
 
-void wxXmlWriter::DoBeginWriteProperty(const wxPropertyInfo *pi )
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "prop" );
-    pnode->AddProperty(wxT("name"), pi->GetName() );
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-    m_data->Push( pnode ) ;
+    return m_data->m_writtenObjects[obj];
 }
 
-void wxXmlWriter::DoEndWriteProperty(const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) )
+bool wxObjectWriter::IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj )
 {
-    m_data->Pop() ;
+    return m_data->m_writtenObjects.find( obj ) != m_data->m_writtenObjects.end();
 }
 
 
-
-// insert an object reference to an already written object
-void wxXmlWriter::DoWriteRepeatedObject( int objectID ) 
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, wxT("object"));
-    pnode->AddProperty(wxString("href"), wxString::Format( "%d" , objectID ) );
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-}
-
-// insert a null reference
-void wxXmlWriter::DoWriteNullObject() 
-{
-    wxXmlNode *pnode;
-    pnode = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, wxT("object"));
-    m_data->m_current->AddChild(pnode) ;
-}
-
-// writes a delegate in the stream format
-void wxXmlWriter::DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(pi) , 
-                                  const wxObject *eventSink, int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(eventSinkClassInfo) , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ) 
-{
-    if ( eventSink != NULL && handlerInfo != NULL )
-    {
-        wxXmlAddContentToNode( m_data->m_current ,wxString::Format(wxT("%d.%s"), sinkObjectID , handlerInfo->GetName()) ) ;
-    }
-}
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// reading objects in 
+// wxObjectReader
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-struct wxReader::wxReaderInternal
+struct wxObjectReader::wxObjectReaderInternal
 {
     map<int,wxClassInfo*> m_classInfos;
 };
 
-wxReader::wxReader() 
+wxObjectReader::wxObjectReader()
 {
-    m_data = new wxReaderInternal;
+    m_data = new wxObjectReaderInternal;
 }
 
-wxReader::~wxReader()
+wxObjectReader::~wxObjectReader()
 {
     delete m_data;
 }
 
-wxClassInfo* wxReader::GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID)
+wxClassInfo* wxObjectReader::GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID)
 {
-    assert( m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) != m_data->m_classInfos.end() );
-    return m_data->m_classInfos[objectID] ;
+    if ( objectID == wxNullObjectID || objectID == wxInvalidObjectID )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _("Invalid or Null Object ID passed to GetObjectClassInfo" ) );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if ( m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) == m_data->m_classInfos.end() )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _("Unknown Object passed to GetObjectClassInfo" ) );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return m_data->m_classInfos[objectID];
 }
 
-void wxReader::SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo )
+void wxObjectReader::SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo )
 {
-    assert(  m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) == m_data->m_classInfos.end()  ) ;
-    m_data->m_classInfos[objectID] = classInfo ;
+    if ( objectID == wxNullObjectID || objectID == wxInvalidObjectID )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _("Invalid or Null Object ID passed to GetObjectClassInfo" ) );
+        return;
+    }
+    if ( m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) != m_data->m_classInfos.end() )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _("Already Registered Object passed to SetObjectClassInfo" ) );
+        return;
+    }
+    m_data->m_classInfos[objectID] = classInfo;
 }
 
-bool wxReader::HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID ) 
+bool wxObjectReader::HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID )
 {
-    return m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) != m_data->m_classInfos.end() ;
+    if ( objectID == wxNullObjectID || objectID == wxInvalidObjectID )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _("Invalid or Null Object ID passed to HasObjectClassInfo" ) );
+        return false;
+    }
+    return m_data->m_classInfos.find(objectID) != m_data->m_classInfos.end();
 }
 
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// reading xml in 
+// reading xml in
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/* 
+/*
 Reading components has not to be extended for components
 as properties are always sought by typeinfo over all levels
 and create params are always toplevel class only
 */
 
-int wxXmlReader::ReadComponent(wxXmlNode *node, wxDepersister *callbacks)
-{
-    wxASSERT_MSG( callbacks , wxT("Does not support reading without a Depersistor") ) ;
-    wxString className;
-    wxClassInfo *classInfo;
-
-    wxxVariant *createParams ;
-    int *createParamOids ;
-    const wxClassInfo** createClassInfos ;
-    wxXmlNode *children;
-    int objectID;
-    wxString ObjectIdString ;
-
-    children = node->GetChildren();
-    if (!children)
-    {
-        // check for a null object or href
-        if (node->GetPropVal("href" , &ObjectIdString ) )
-        {
-            objectID = atoi( ObjectIdString.c_str() ) ;
-            wxASSERT_MSG( HasObjectClassInfo( objectID ) , wxT("Forward hrefs are not supported") ) ;
-            return objectID ;
-        }
-        if ( !node->GetPropVal("id" , &ObjectIdString ) )
-        {
-            return wxNullObjectID;
-        }
-    }
-    if (!node->GetPropVal("class", &className))
-    {
-        // No class name.  Eek. FIXME: error handling
-        return wxInvalidObjectID;
-    }
-    classInfo = wxClassInfo::FindClass(className);
-    wxASSERT_MSG( classInfo , wxString::Format(wxT("unknown class %s"),className ) ) ;
-    wxASSERT_MSG( !children || children->GetType() != wxXML_TEXT_NODE , wxT("objects cannot have XML Text Nodes") ) ;
-    if (!node->GetPropVal("id", &ObjectIdString))
-    {
-        wxASSERT_MSG(0,wxT("Objects must have an id attribute") ) ;
-        // No object id.  Eek. FIXME: error handling
-        return wxInvalidObjectID;
-    }
-    objectID = atoi( ObjectIdString.c_str() ) ;
-    // is this object already has been streamed in, return it here
-    wxASSERT_MSG( !HasObjectClassInfo( objectID ) , wxString::Format(wxT("Doubly used id : %d"), objectID ) ) ;
-
-    // new object, start with allocation
-    // first make the object know to our internal registry
-    SetObjectClassInfo( objectID , classInfo ) ;
-
-    wxxVariantArray metadata ;
-    wxXmlProperty *xp = node->GetProperties() ;
-    while ( xp )
-    {
-        if ( xp->GetName() != wxString("class") && xp->GetName() != wxString("id") )
-        {
-            metadata.Add( new wxxVariant( xp->GetValue() , xp->GetName() ) ) ;
-        }
-        xp = xp->GetNext() ;
-    }
-    callbacks->AllocateObject(objectID, classInfo, metadata);
-
-    // 
-    // stream back the Create parameters first
-    createParams = new wxxVariant[ classInfo->GetCreateParamCount() ] ;
-    createParamOids = new int[classInfo->GetCreateParamCount() ] ;
-    createClassInfos = new const wxClassInfo*[classInfo->GetCreateParamCount() ] ;
-
-    typedef map<string, wxXmlNode *> PropertyNodes ;
-    typedef vector<string> PropertyNames ;
-
-    PropertyNodes propertyNodes ;
-    PropertyNames propertyNames ;
-
-    while( children )
-    {
-        wxString name ;
-        children->GetPropVal( wxT("name") , &name ) ;
-        propertyNames.push_back( name.c_str() ) ;
-        propertyNodes[name.c_str()] = children->GetChildren() ;
-        children = children->GetNext() ;
-    }
-
-    for ( int i = 0 ; i <classInfo->GetCreateParamCount() ; ++i )
-    {
-        const wxChar* paramName = classInfo->GetCreateParamName(i) ;
-        PropertyNodes::iterator propiter = propertyNodes.find( paramName ) ;
-        const wxPropertyInfo* pi = classInfo->FindPropertyInfo( paramName ) ;
-        wxASSERT_MSG(pi,wxString::Format("Unkown Property %s",paramName) ) ;
-        // if we don't have the value of a create param set in the xml
-        // we use the default value
-        if ( propiter != propertyNodes.end() )
-        {
-            wxXmlNode* prop = propiter->second ;
-            if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->IsObjectType() )
-            {
-                createParamOids[i] = ReadComponent( prop , callbacks ) ;
-                createClassInfos[i] = dynamic_cast<const wxClassTypeInfo*>(pi->GetTypeInfo())->GetClassInfo() ;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                createParamOids[i] = wxInvalidObjectID ;
-                createParams[i] = ReadValue( prop , pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-                if( pi->GetFlags() & wxPROP_ENUM_STORE_LONG )
-                {
-                    const wxEnumTypeInfo *eti = dynamic_cast<const wxEnumTypeInfo*>( pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-                    wxASSERT_MSG( eti , wxT("Type must have enum - long conversion") ) ;
-
-                    long realval ;
-                    eti->ConvertToLong( createParams[i]  , realval ) ;
-                    createParams[i] = wxxVariant( realval ) ;
-                }
-                createClassInfos[i] = NULL ;
-            }
-
-            for ( size_t j = 0 ; j < propertyNames.size() ; ++j )
-            {
-                if ( propertyNames[j] == paramName )
-                {
-                    propertyNames[j] = "" ;
-                    break ;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            createParams[i] = pi->GetDefaultValue() ;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // got the parameters.  Call the Create method
-    callbacks->CreateObject(objectID, classInfo,
-        classInfo->GetCreateParamCount(),
-        createParams, createParamOids, createClassInfos, metadata );
-
-    // now stream in the rest of the properties, in the sequence their properties were written in the xml
-    for ( size_t j = 0 ; j < propertyNames.size() ; ++j )
-    {
-        if ( propertyNames[j].length() )
-        {
-            PropertyNodes::iterator propiter = propertyNodes.find( propertyNames[j] ) ;
-            if ( propiter != propertyNodes.end() )
-            {
-                wxXmlNode* prop = propiter->second ;
-                const wxPropertyInfo* pi = classInfo->FindPropertyInfo( propertyNames[j].c_str() ) ;
-                if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->GetKind() == wxT_COLLECTION )
-                {
-                    const wxCollectionTypeInfo* collType = dynamic_cast< const wxCollectionTypeInfo* >( pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-                    const wxTypeInfo * elementType = collType->GetElementType() ;
-                    while( prop )
-                    {
-                        wxASSERT_MSG(prop->GetName() == wxT("element") , wxT("A non empty collection must consist of 'element' nodes")) ;
-                        wxXmlNode* elementContent = prop->GetChildren() ;
-                        if ( elementContent )
-                        {
-                            // we skip empty elements
-                            if ( elementType->IsObjectType() )
-                            {
-                                int valueId = ReadComponent( elementContent , callbacks ) ;
-                                if ( valueId != wxInvalidObjectID )
-                                {
-                                    if ( pi->GetAccessor()->HasAdder() )
-                                        callbacks->AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject( objectID , classInfo , pi , valueId ) ;
-                                    // TODO for collections we must have a notation on taking over ownership or not 
-                                    if ( elementType->GetKind() == wxT_OBJECT && valueId != wxNullObjectID )
-                                        callbacks->DestroyObject( valueId , GetObjectClassInfo( valueId ) ) ;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                wxxVariant elementValue = ReadValue( elementContent , elementType ) ;
-                                if ( pi->GetAccessor()->HasAdder() )
-                                    callbacks->AddToPropertyCollection( objectID , classInfo ,pi , elementValue ) ;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        prop = prop->GetNext() ;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->IsObjectType() )
-                {
-                    int valueId = ReadComponent( prop , callbacks ) ;
-                    if ( valueId != wxInvalidObjectID )
-                    {
-                        callbacks->SetPropertyAsObject( objectID , classInfo , pi , valueId ) ;
-                        if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->GetKind() == wxT_OBJECT && valueId != wxNullObjectID )
-                            callbacks->DestroyObject( valueId , GetObjectClassInfo( valueId ) ) ;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if ( pi->GetTypeInfo()->IsDelegateType() )
-                {
-                    if ( prop )
-                    {
-                        wxString resstring = prop->GetContent() ;
-                        wxInt32 pos = resstring.Find('.') ;
-                        assert( pos != wxNOT_FOUND ) ;
-                        int sinkOid = atol(resstring.Left(pos)) ;
-                        wxString handlerName = resstring.Mid(pos+1) ;
-                        wxClassInfo* sinkClassInfo = GetObjectClassInfo( sinkOid ) ;
-
-                        callbacks->SetConnect( objectID , classInfo , dynamic_cast<const wxDelegateTypeInfo*>(pi->GetTypeInfo()) , sinkClassInfo ,
-                            sinkClassInfo->FindHandlerInfo(handlerName) ,  sinkOid ) ;
-                    }
-
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    wxxVariant nodeval ;
-                    callbacks->SetProperty( objectID, classInfo ,pi , ReadValue( prop , pi->GetTypeInfo() ) ) ;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    delete[] createParams ;
-    delete[] createParamOids ;
-    delete[] createClassInfos ;
-
-    return objectID;
-}
-
-wxxVariant wxXmlReader::ReadValue(wxXmlNode *node,
-                                  const wxTypeInfo *type )
-{
-    wxString content ;
-    if ( node )
-        content = node->GetContent() ;
-    wxxVariant result ;
-    type->ConvertFromString( content , result ) ;
-    return result ;
-}
-
-int wxXmlReader::ReadObject( const wxString &name , wxDepersister *callbacks)
-{
-    wxXmlNode *iter = m_parent->GetChildren() ;
-    while ( iter )
-    {
-        wxString entryName ;
-        if ( iter->GetPropVal("name", &entryName) )
-        {
-            if ( entryName == name )
-                return ReadComponent( iter->GetChildren() , callbacks ) ;
-        }
-        iter = iter->GetNext() ;
-    }
-    return wxInvalidObjectID ;
-}
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// depersisting to memory 
+// wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback - depersisting to memory
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-struct wxRuntimeDepersister::wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal
+struct wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallbackInternal
 {
     map<int,wxObject *> m_objects;
 
     void SetObject(int objectID, wxObject *obj )
     {
-        assert(  m_objects.find(objectID) == m_objects.end()  ) ;
-        m_objects[objectID] = obj ;
+        if ( m_objects.find(objectID) != m_objects.end() )
+        {
+            wxLogError( _("Passing a already registered object to SetObject") );
+            return ;
+        }
+        m_objects[objectID] = obj;
     }
     wxObject* GetObject( int objectID )
     {
         if ( objectID == wxNullObjectID )
-            return NULL ;
+            return NULL;
+        if ( m_objects.find(objectID) == m_objects.end() )
+        {
+            wxLogError( _("Passing an unknown object to GetObject") );
+            return NULL;
+        }
 
-        assert(  m_objects.find(objectID) != m_objects.end()  ) ;
-        return m_objects[objectID] ;
+        return m_objects[objectID];
     }
-} ;
+};
 
-wxRuntimeDepersister::wxRuntimeDepersister()
+wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback()
 {
-    m_data = new wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal() ;
+    m_data = new wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallbackInternal();
 }
 
-wxRuntimeDepersister::~wxRuntimeDepersister()
+wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::~wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback()
 {
-    delete m_data ;
+    delete m_data;
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo ,
-                                          wxxVariantArray &metadata)
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+                                          wxStringToAnyHashMap &WXUNUSED(metadata))
 {
     wxObject *O;
     O = classInfo->CreateObject();
     m_data->SetObject(objectID, O);
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::CreateObject(int objectID,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::CreateObject(int objectID,
                                         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
                                         int paramCount,
-                                        wxxVariant *params,
+                                        wxAny *params,
                                         int *objectIdValues,
-                                        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos ,
-                                        wxxVariantArray &metadata)
+                                        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+                                        wxStringToAnyHashMap &WXUNUSED(metadata))
 {
     wxObject *o;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
-    for ( int i = 0 ; i < paramCount ; ++i )
+    for ( int i = 0; i < paramCount; ++i )
     {
         if ( objectIdValues[i] != wxInvalidObjectID )
         {
@@ -781,35 +522,65 @@ void wxRuntimeDepersister::CreateObject(int objectID,
             o = m_data->GetObject(objectIdValues[i]);
             // if this is a dynamic object and we are asked for another class
             // than wxDynamicObject we cast it down manually.
-            wxDynamicObject *dyno = dynamic_cast< wxDynamicObject * > (o) ;
+            wxDynamicObject *dyno = wx_dynamic_cast( wxDynamicObject *, o);
             if ( dyno!=NULL && (objectClassInfos[i] != dyno->GetClassInfo()) )
             {
-                o = dyno->GetSuperClassInstance() ;
+                o = dyno->GetSuperClassInstance();
             }
-            params[i] = objectClassInfos[i]->InstanceToVariant(o) ;
+            params[i] = objectClassInfos[i]->ObjectPtrToAny(o);
         }
     }
     classInfo->Create(o, paramCount, params);
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo)) 
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::ConstructObject(int objectID,
+                                        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+                                        int paramCount,
+                                        wxAny *params,
+                                        int *objectIdValues,
+                                        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+                                        wxStringToAnyHashMap &WXUNUSED(metadata))
+{
+    wxObject *o;
+    for ( int i = 0; i < paramCount; ++i )
+    {
+        if ( objectIdValues[i] != wxInvalidObjectID )
+        {
+            wxObject *o;
+            o = m_data->GetObject(objectIdValues[i]);
+            // if this is a dynamic object and we are asked for another class
+            // than wxDynamicObject we cast it down manually.
+            wxDynamicObject *dyno = wx_dynamic_cast( wxDynamicObject *, o);
+            if ( dyno!=NULL && (objectClassInfos[i] != dyno->GetClassInfo()) )
+            {
+                o = dyno->GetSuperClassInstance();
+            }
+            params[i] = objectClassInfos[i]->ObjectPtrToAny(o);
+        }
+    }
+    o = classInfo->ConstructObject(paramCount, params);
+    m_data->SetObject(objectID, o);
+}
+
+
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo))
 {
     wxObject *o;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
-    delete o ;
+    delete o;
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::SetProperty(int objectID,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::SetProperty(int objectID,
                                        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
                                        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
-                                       const wxxVariant &value)
+                                       const wxAny &value)
 {
     wxObject *o;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
-    classInfo->SetProperty( o , propertyInfo->GetName() , value ) ;
+    classInfo->SetProperty( o, propertyInfo->GetName().c_str(), value );
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,
                                                const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
                                                const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
                                                int valueObjectId)
@@ -817,238 +588,94 @@ void wxRuntimeDepersister::SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,
     wxObject *o, *valo;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
     valo = m_data->GetObject(valueObjectId);
-    const wxClassInfo* valClassInfo = (dynamic_cast<const wxClassTypeInfo*>(propertyInfo->GetTypeInfo()))->GetClassInfo() ;
+    const wxClassInfo* valClassInfo = 
+        (wx_dynamic_cast(const wxClassTypeInfo*,propertyInfo->GetTypeInfo()))->GetClassInfo();
+
     // if this is a dynamic object and we are asked for another class
     // than wxDynamicObject we cast it down manually.
-    wxDynamicObject *dynvalo = dynamic_cast< wxDynamicObject * > (valo) ;
+    wxDynamicObject *dynvalo = wx_dynamic_cast( wxDynamicObject *, valo);
     if ( dynvalo!=NULL  && (valClassInfo != dynvalo->GetClassInfo()) )
     {
-        valo = dynvalo->GetSuperClassInstance() ;
+        valo = dynvalo->GetSuperClassInstance();
     }
 
-    classInfo->SetProperty( o , propertyInfo->GetName() , valClassInfo->InstanceToVariant(valo) ) ;
+    classInfo->SetProperty( o, propertyInfo->GetName().c_str(),
+                            valClassInfo->ObjectPtrToAny(valo) );
 }
 
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
                                       const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(eventSourceClassInfo),
-                                      const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
-                                      const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(eventSinkClassInfo) ,
-                                      const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
+                                      const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo,
+                                      const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(eventSinkClassInfo),
+                                      const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo,
                                       int eventSinkObjectID )
 {
-    wxWindow *ehsource = dynamic_cast< wxWindow* >( m_data->GetObject( eventSourceObjectID ) ) ;
-    wxEvtHandler *ehsink = dynamic_cast< wxEvtHandler *>(m_data->GetObject(eventSinkObjectID) ) ;
+    wxEvtHandler *ehsource = 
+        wx_dynamic_cast( wxEvtHandler* , m_data->GetObject( eventSourceObjectID ) );
+    wxEvtHandler *ehsink = 
+        wx_dynamic_cast( wxEvtHandler *,m_data->GetObject(eventSinkObjectID) );
 
     if ( ehsource && ehsink )
     {
-        ehsource->Connect( ehsource->GetId() , delegateInfo->GetEventType() , 
-            handlerInfo->GetEventFunction() , NULL /*user data*/ , 
-            ehsink ) ;
+        const wxEventSourceTypeInfo *delegateTypeInfo = 
+            wx_dynamic_cast(const wxEventSourceTypeInfo*,delegateInfo->GetTypeInfo());
+        if( delegateTypeInfo && delegateTypeInfo->GetLastEventType() == -1 )
+        {
+            ehsource->Connect( -1, delegateTypeInfo->GetEventType(),
+                handlerInfo->GetEventFunction(), NULL /*user data*/,
+                ehsink );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            for ( wxEventType iter = delegateTypeInfo->GetEventType(); 
+                  iter <= delegateTypeInfo->GetLastEventType(); ++iter )
+            {
+                ehsource->Connect( -1, iter,
+                    handlerInfo->GetEventFunction(), NULL /*user data*/,
+                    ehsink );
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
-wxObject *wxRuntimeDepersister::GetObject(int objectID)
+wxObject *wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::GetObject(int objectID)
 {
-    return m_data->GetObject( objectID ) ;
+    return m_data->GetObject( objectID );
 }
 
-// adds an element to a property collection
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID ,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID,
                                                    const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
-                                                   const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-                                                   const wxxVariant &value) 
+                                                   const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+                                                   const wxAny &value)
 {
     wxObject *o;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
-    classInfo->AddToPropertyCollection( o , propertyInfo->GetName() , value ) ;
+    classInfo->AddToPropertyCollection( o, propertyInfo->GetName().c_str(), value );
 }
 
-// sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
-void wxRuntimeDepersister::AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+void wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback::AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
                                                            const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
-                                                           const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-                                                           int valueObjectId) 
+                                                           const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+                                                           int valueObjectId)
 {
     wxObject *o, *valo;
     o = m_data->GetObject(objectID);
     valo = m_data->GetObject(valueObjectId);
-    const wxCollectionTypeInfo * collectionTypeInfo = dynamic_cast< const wxCollectionTypeInfo * >(propertyInfo->GetTypeInfo() ) ;
-    const wxClassInfo* valClassInfo = (dynamic_cast<const wxClassTypeInfo*>(collectionTypeInfo->GetElementType()))->GetClassInfo() ;
+    const wxCollectionTypeInfo * collectionTypeInfo = 
+        wx_dynamic_cast( const wxCollectionTypeInfo *, propertyInfo->GetTypeInfo() );
+    const wxClassInfo* valClassInfo = 
+        (wx_dynamic_cast(const wxClassTypeInfo*,collectionTypeInfo->GetElementType()))->GetClassInfo();
+
     // if this is a dynamic object and we are asked for another class
     // than wxDynamicObject we cast it down manually.
-    wxDynamicObject *dynvalo = dynamic_cast< wxDynamicObject * > (valo) ;
+    wxDynamicObject *dynvalo = wx_dynamic_cast( wxDynamicObject *, valo);
     if ( dynvalo!=NULL  && (valClassInfo != dynvalo->GetClassInfo()) )
     {
-        valo = dynvalo->GetSuperClassInstance() ;
-    }
-
-    classInfo->AddToPropertyCollection( o , propertyInfo->GetName() , valClassInfo->InstanceToVariant(valo) ) ;
-}
-
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// depersisting to code 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-struct wxCodeDepersister::wxCodeDepersisterInternal
-{
-    map<int,string> m_objectNames ;
-
-    void SetObjectName(int objectID, const wxString &name )
-    {
-        assert(  m_objectNames.find(objectID) == m_objectNames.end()  ) ;
-        m_objectNames[objectID] = (const char *)name;
-    }
-    wxString GetObjectName( int objectID )
-    {
-        if ( objectID == wxNullObjectID )
-            return "NULL" ;
-
-        assert(  m_objectNames.find(objectID) != m_objectNames.end()  ) ;
-        return wxString( m_objectNames[objectID].c_str() ) ;
-    }
-} ;
-
-wxCodeDepersister::wxCodeDepersister(wxTextOutputStream *out) 
-: m_fp(out)
-{
-    m_data = new wxCodeDepersisterInternal ;
-}
-
-wxCodeDepersister::~wxCodeDepersister()
-{
-    delete m_data ;
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo ,
-                                       wxxVariantArray &metadata)
-{
-    wxString objectName = wxString::Format( "LocalObject_%d" , objectID ) ;
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s *%s = new %s;\n",
-        classInfo->GetClassName(),
-        objectName,
-        classInfo->GetClassName()) );
-    m_data->SetObjectName( objectID , objectName ) ;
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo)) 
-{
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\tdelete %s;\n",
-        m_data->GetObjectName( objectID) ) );
-}
-
-wxString wxCodeDepersister::ValueAsCode( const wxxVariant &param )
-{
-    wxString value ;
-    const wxTypeInfo* type = param.GetTypeInfo() ;
-    if ( type->GetKind() == wxT_CUSTOM )
-    {
-        const wxCustomTypeInfo* cti = dynamic_cast<const wxCustomTypeInfo*>(type) ;
-        wxASSERT_MSG( cti , wxT("Internal error, illegal wxCustomTypeInfo") ) ;
-        value.Printf( "%s(%s)",cti->GetTypeName(),param.GetAsString() );
+        valo = dynvalo->GetSuperClassInstance();
     }
-    else if ( type->GetKind() == wxT_STRING )
-    {
-        value.Printf( "\"%s\"",param.GetAsString() );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        value.Printf( "%s", param.GetAsString() );
-    }
-    return value ;
-}
 
-void wxCodeDepersister::CreateObject(int objectID,
-                                     const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo),
-                                     int paramCount,
-                                     wxxVariant *params,
-                                     int *objectIDValues,
-                                     const wxClassInfo **WXUNUSED(objectClassInfos) ,
-                                     wxxVariantArray &metadata
-                                     )
-{
-    int i;
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s->Create(", m_data->GetObjectName(objectID) ) );
-    for (i = 0; i < paramCount; i++)
-    {
-        if ( objectIDValues[i] != wxInvalidObjectID )
-            m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "%s", m_data->GetObjectName( objectIDValues[i] ) ) );
-        else
-        {
-            m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "%s", ValueAsCode(params[i]) ) );
-        }
-        if (i < paramCount - 1)
-            m_fp->WriteString( ", ");
-    }
-    m_fp->WriteString( ");\n");
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::SetProperty(int objectID,
-                                    const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo),
-                                    const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
-                                    const wxxVariant &value)
-{
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s->%s(%s);\n",
-        m_data->GetObjectName(objectID),
-        propertyInfo->GetAccessor()->GetSetterName(),
-        ValueAsCode(value)) );
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,
-                                            const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo),
-                                            const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
-                                            int valueObjectId)
-{
-    if ( propertyInfo->GetTypeInfo()->GetKind() == wxT_OBJECT )
-        m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s->%s(*%s);\n",
-        m_data->GetObjectName(objectID),
-        propertyInfo->GetAccessor()->GetSetterName(),
-        m_data->GetObjectName( valueObjectId) ) );
-    else
-        m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s->%s(%s);\n",
-        m_data->GetObjectName(objectID),
-        propertyInfo->GetAccessor()->GetSetterName(),
-        m_data->GetObjectName( valueObjectId) ) );
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID ,
-                                                const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
-                                                const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-                                                const wxxVariant &value) 
-{
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format( "\t%s->%s(%s);\n",
-        m_data->GetObjectName(objectID),
-        propertyInfo->GetAccessor()->GetAdderName(),
-        ValueAsCode(value)) );
-}
-
-// sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
-void wxCodeDepersister::AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
-                                                        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
-                                                        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-                                                        int valueObjectId) 
-{
-    // TODO
-}
-
-void wxCodeDepersister::SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
-                                   const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(eventSourceClassInfo),
-                                   const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
-                                   const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
-                                   const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
-                                   int eventSinkObjectID )
-{
-    wxString ehsource = m_data->GetObjectName( eventSourceObjectID ) ;
-    wxString ehsink = m_data->GetObjectName(eventSinkObjectID) ;
-    wxString ehsinkClass = eventSinkClassInfo->GetClassName() ;
-    int eventType = delegateInfo->GetEventType() ;
-    wxString handlerName = handlerInfo->GetName() ;
-
-    m_fp->WriteString( wxString::Format(  "\t%s->Connect( %s->GetId() , %d , (wxObjectEventFunction)(wxEventFunction) & %s::%s , NULL , %s ) ;" , 
-        ehsource , ehsource , eventType , ehsinkClass , handlerName , ehsink ) );
+    classInfo->AddToPropertyCollection( o, propertyInfo->GetName().c_str(),
+                                        valClassInfo->ObjectPtrToAny(valo) );
 }
 
-#include <wx/arrimpl.cpp>
-
-WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxxVariantArray);
-
-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI