The prevalent wide characters.

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@2136 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

diff --git a/src/common/sckaddr.cpp b/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
index 234a87005bc295be7ee71f552983ce58131cc556..1656a2c8b763ce06432f977ccfeb4c39aad05a65 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
+++ b/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ bool wxIPV4address::Hostname(const wxString& name)
     return FALSE;
   
   if (!name.IsNumber()) {
     return FALSE;
   
   if (!name.IsNumber()) {

-    if ((theHostent = gethostbyname(name.GetData())) == 0) {
+    if ((theHostent = gethostbyname(name.fn_str())) == 0) {

       return FALSE;
     }
   } else {
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
       return FALSE;
     }
   } else {
 #ifdef __WXMAC__

-    long len_addr = inet_addr(name.GetData()).s_addr ;
+    long len_addr = inet_addr(name.fn_str()).s_addr ;

 #else
 #else

-    long len_addr = inet_addr(name.GetData());
+    long len_addr = inet_addr(name.fn_str());

 #endif
     if (len_addr == -1)
       return FALSE;
 #endif
     if (len_addr == -1)
       return FALSE;


@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ bool wxIPV4address::Service(const wxString& name)
     return FALSE;
   
   if (!name.IsNumber()) {
     return FALSE;
   
   if (!name.IsNumber()) {

-    if ((theServent = getservbyname(name, "tcp")) == 0)
+    if ((theServent = getservbyname(name.fn_str(), "tcp")) == 0)

       return FALSE;
   } else {
       return FALSE;
   } else {

-    if ((theServent = getservbyport(atoi(name), "tcp")) == 0) {
-      m_addr->sin_port = htons(atoi(name));
+    if ((theServent = getservbyport(wxAtoi(name), "tcp")) == 0) {
+      m_addr->sin_port = htons(wxAtoi(name));

       return TRUE;
     }
   }
       return TRUE;
     }
   }


@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ const wxSockAddress& wxUNIXaddress::operator =(const wxSockAddress& addr)
 
 void wxUNIXaddress::Filename(const wxString& fname)
 {
 
 void wxUNIXaddress::Filename(const wxString& fname)
 {

-  sprintf(m_addr->sun_path, "%s", WXSTRINGCAST fname);
+  sprintf(m_addr->sun_path, "%s", MBSTRINGCAST fname.mb_str());

 }
 
 wxString wxUNIXaddress::Filename()
 }
 
 wxString wxUNIXaddress::Filename()

diff --git a/src/common/sckipc.cpp b/src/common/sckipc.cpp
index 1bce7f4b9218c09ac4d8f181885a9ccd25e29d6e..5528d2eca3e5b10b37bb701d2547fcde38f44c8d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/sckipc.cpp
+++ b/src/common/sckipc.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool wxTCPConnection::Disconnect (void)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
   return TRUE;
 }
 

-bool wxTCPConnection::Execute (char *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)
+bool wxTCPConnection::Execute (wxChar *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)

 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;
 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;


@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ char *wxTCPConnection::Request (const wxString& item, int *size, wxIPCFormat for
   }
 }
 
   }
 }
 

-bool wxTCPConnection::Poke (const wxString& item, char *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)
+bool wxTCPConnection::Poke (const wxString& item, wxChar *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)

 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;
 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;


@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ bool wxTCPConnection::StopAdvise (const wxString& item)
 
 // Calls that SERVER can make
 bool wxTCPConnection::Advise (const wxString& item,
 
 // Calls that SERVER can make
 bool wxTCPConnection::Advise (const wxString& item,

-                              char *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)
+                              wxChar *data, int size, wxIPCFormat format)

 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;
 {
   if (!m_sock->IsConnected())
     return FALSE;


@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ void Client_OnRequest(wxSocketBase& sock, wxSocketBase::wxRequestEvent evt,
   case IPC_POKE: {
     wxIPCFormat format;
     size_t size;
   case IPC_POKE: {
     wxIPCFormat format;
     size_t size;

-    char *data;
+    wxChar *data;

 
     item = codeci->ReadString();
     format = (wxIPCFormat)codeci->Read8();
     size = codeci->Read32();
 
     item = codeci->ReadString();
     format = (wxIPCFormat)codeci->Read8();
     size = codeci->Read32();

-    data = new char[size];
+    data = new wxChar[size];

     codeci->Read(data, size);
     
     connection->OnPoke (topic_name, item, data, size, format);
     codeci->Read(data, size);
     
     connection->OnPoke (topic_name, item, data, size, format);

diff --git a/src/common/valtext.cpp b/src/common/valtext.cpp
index 7767ae2f185d13db4716a079f2293e06d56abe94..4f1740a7499d2cfe82306e4d74345eeb13d63fed 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/valtext.cpp
+++ b/src/common/valtext.cpp
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ bool wxTextValidator::Copy(const wxTextValidator& val)
     wxNode *node = val.m_includeList.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {
     wxNode *node = val.m_includeList.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {

-        char *s = (char *)node->Data();
+        wxChar *s = (wxChar *)node->Data();

         m_includeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }
     node = val.m_excludeList.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {
         m_includeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }
     node = val.m_excludeList.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {

-        char *s = (char *)node->Data();
+        wxChar *s = (wxChar *)node->Data();

         m_excludeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }
         m_excludeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }


@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ bool wxTextValidator::Validate(wxWindow *parent)
     bool ok = TRUE;
 
     // this format string should contian exactly one '%s'
     bool ok = TRUE;
 
     // this format string should contian exactly one '%s'

-    const char *errormsg = _("'%s' is invalid");
+    const wxChar *errormsg = _("'%s' is invalid");

 
     if ( m_validatorStyle & wxFILTER_INCLUDE_LIST )
     {
 
     if ( m_validatorStyle & wxFILTER_INCLUDE_LIST )
     {


@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void wxTextValidator::SetIncludeList(const wxStringList& list)
     wxNode *node = list.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {
     wxNode *node = list.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {

-        char *s = (char *)node->Data();
+        wxChar *s = (wxChar *)node->Data();

         m_includeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }
         m_includeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }


@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void wxTextValidator::SetExcludeList(const wxStringList& list)
     wxNode *node = list.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {
     wxNode *node = list.First() ;
     while ( node )
     {

-        char *s = (char *)node->Data();
+        wxChar *s = (wxChar *)node->Data();

         m_excludeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }
         m_excludeList.Add(s);
         node = node->Next();
     }

diff --git a/src/common/variant.cpp b/src/common/variant.cpp
index 48a709bd5ffd8ceb260aca113f2c864bc371d0e6..bea0193b8e6b15b2069687e8f1c6a3b5f5835883 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/common/variant.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "list"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("list"); };

 
     void Clear();
 
 
     void Clear();
 


@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void wxVariantDataList::Clear()
 
 void wxVariantDataList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "list"), "wxVariantDataList::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("list")), _T("wxVariantDataList::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataList& listData = (wxVariantDataList&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataList& listData = (wxVariantDataList&) data;
 


@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void wxVariantDataList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "list"), "wxVariantDataList::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("list")), _T("wxVariantDataList::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataList& listData = (wxVariantDataList&) data;
     wxNode* node1 = m_value.First();
 
     wxVariantDataList& listData = (wxVariantDataList&) data;
     wxNode* node1 = m_value.First();


@@ -139,19 +139,19 @@ bool wxVariantDataList::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str = "";
+    str = _T("");

     wxNode* node = m_value.First();
     while (node)
     {
         wxVariant* var = (wxVariant*) node->Data();
         if (node != m_value.First())
     wxNode* node = m_value.First();
     while (node)
     {
         wxVariant* var = (wxVariant*) node->Data();
         if (node != m_value.First())

-          str += " ";
+          str += _T(" ");

         wxString str1;
         str += var->MakeString();
         node = node->Next();
         wxString str1;
         str += var->MakeString();
         node = node->Next();


@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ bool wxVariantDataList::Write(wxString& str) const
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Read(wxString& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataList::Read(wxString& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }


@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "stringlist"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("stringlist"); };

 
 protected:
     wxStringList  m_value;
 
 protected:
     wxStringList  m_value;


@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void wxVariantDataStringList::SetValue(const wxStringList& value)
 
 void wxVariantDataStringList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataStringList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "stringlist"), "wxVariantDataStringList::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("stringlist")), _T("wxVariantDataStringList::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataStringList& listData = (wxVariantDataStringList&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataStringList& listData = (wxVariantDataStringList&) data;
 


@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ void wxVariantDataStringList::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "stringlist"), "wxVariantDataStringList::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("stringlist")), _T("wxVariantDataStringList::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataStringList& listData = (wxVariantDataStringList&) data;
     wxNode* node1 = m_value.First();
     wxNode* node2 = listData.GetValue().First();
     while (node1 && node2)
     {
 
     wxVariantDataStringList& listData = (wxVariantDataStringList&) data;
     wxNode* node1 = m_value.First();
     wxNode* node2 = listData.GetValue().First();
     while (node1 && node2)
     {

-        wxString str1 ((char*) node1->Data());
-        wxString str2 ((char*) node2->Data());
+        wxString str1 ((wxChar*) node1->Data());
+        wxString str2 ((wxChar*) node2->Data());

         if (str1 != str2)
             return FALSE;
         node1 = node1->Next();
         if (str1 != str2)
             return FALSE;
         node1 = node1->Next();


@@ -240,19 +240,19 @@ bool wxVariantDataStringList::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str = "";
+    str = _T("");

     wxNode* node = m_value.First();
     while (node)
     {
     wxNode* node = m_value.First();
     while (node)
     {

-        char* s = (char*) node->Data();
+        wxChar* s = (wxChar*) node->Data();

         if (node != m_value.First())
         if (node != m_value.First())

-          str += " ";
+          str += _T(" ");

         str += s;
         node = node->Next();
     }
         str += s;
         node = node->Next();
     }


@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ bool wxVariantDataStringList::Write(wxString& str) const
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Read(wxString& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataStringList::Read(wxString& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }
     // TODO
     return FALSE;
 }


@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream &str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
 
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream &str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
 

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "long"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("long"); };

 
 protected:
     long m_value;
 
 protected:
     long m_value;


@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataLong, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataLong::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataLong::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "long"), "wxVariantDataLong::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("long")), _T("wxVariantDataLong::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataLong& otherData = (wxVariantDataLong&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataLong& otherData = (wxVariantDataLong&) data;
 


@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void wxVariantDataLong::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "long"), "wxVariantDataLong::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("long")), _T("wxVariantDataLong::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataLong& otherData = (wxVariantDataLong&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataLong& otherData = (wxVariantDataLong&) data;
 


@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ bool wxVariantDataLong::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str.Printf("%ld", m_value);
+    str.Printf(_T("%ld"), m_value);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ bool wxVariantDataLong::Read(wxInputStream& str)
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Read(wxString& str)
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataLong::Read(wxString& str)
 {

-    m_value = atol((const char*) str);
+    m_value = wxAtol((const wxChar*) str);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream &str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream &str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "double"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("double"); };

 
 protected:
     double m_value;
 
 protected:
     double m_value;


@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataReal, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataReal::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataReal::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "double"), "wxVariantDataReal::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("double")), _T("wxVariantDataReal::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataReal& otherData = (wxVariantDataReal&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataReal& otherData = (wxVariantDataReal&) data;
 


@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void wxVariantDataReal::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "double"), "wxVariantDataReal::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("double")), _T("wxVariantDataReal::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataReal& otherData = (wxVariantDataReal&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataReal& otherData = (wxVariantDataReal&) data;
 


@@ -421,13 +421,13 @@ bool wxVariantDataReal::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str.Printf("%.4f", m_value);
+    str.Printf(_T("%.4f"), m_value);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ bool wxVariantDataReal::Read(wxInputStream& str)
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Read(wxString& str)
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataReal::Read(wxString& str)
 {

-    m_value = atof((const char*) str);
+    m_value = wxAtof((const wxChar*) str);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "bool"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("bool"); };

 
 protected:
     bool m_value;
 
 protected:
     bool m_value;


@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataBool, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataBool::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataBool::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "bool"), "wxVariantDataBool::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("bool")), _T("wxVariantDataBool::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataBool& otherData = (wxVariantDataBool&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataBool& otherData = (wxVariantDataBool&) data;
 


@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void wxVariantDataBool::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "bool"), "wxVariantDataBool::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("bool")), _T("wxVariantDataBool::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataBool& otherData = (wxVariantDataBool&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataBool& otherData = (wxVariantDataBool&) data;
 


@@ -512,19 +512,19 @@ bool wxVariantDataBool::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str.Printf("%d", (int) m_value);
+    str.Printf(_T("%d"), (int) m_value);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

 //    str >> (long) m_value;
     return FALSE;
 }
 //    str >> (long) m_value;
     return FALSE;
 }


@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ bool wxVariantDataBool::Read(wxInputStream& str)
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Read(wxString& str)
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataBool::Read(wxString& str)
 {

-    m_value = (atol((const char*) str) != 0);
+    m_value = (wxAtol((const wxChar*) str) != 0);

     return TRUE;
 }
 #endif // HAVE_BOOL
     return TRUE;
 }
 #endif // HAVE_BOOL


@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "char"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("char"); };

 
 protected:
     char m_value;
 
 protected:
     char m_value;


@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataChar, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataChar::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataChar::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "char"), "wxVariantDataChar::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("char")), _T("wxVariantDataChar::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataChar& otherData = (wxVariantDataChar&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataChar& otherData = (wxVariantDataChar&) data;
 


@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ void wxVariantDataChar::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "char"), "wxVariantDataChar::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("char")), _T("wxVariantDataChar::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataChar& otherData = (wxVariantDataChar&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataChar& otherData = (wxVariantDataChar&) data;
 


@@ -604,19 +604,19 @@ bool wxVariantDataChar::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    str.Printf("%c", m_value);
+    str.Printf(_T("%c"), m_value);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataChar::Read(istream& WXUNUSED(str))
 {

-    wxFAIL_MSG("Unimplemented");
+    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Unimplemented"));

 //    str >> m_value;
     return FALSE;
 }
 //    str >> m_value;
     return FALSE;
 }


@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
     virtual bool Read(wxInputStream& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxOutputStream& str) const;
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "string"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("string"); };

 
 protected:
     wxString m_value;
 
 protected:
     wxString m_value;


@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ protected:
 
 void wxVariantDataString::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataString::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "string"), "wxVariantDataString::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("string")), _T("wxVariantDataString::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataString& otherData = (wxVariantDataString&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataString& otherData = (wxVariantDataString&) data;
 


@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void wxVariantDataString::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataString::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataString::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "string"), "wxVariantDataString::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("string")), _T("wxVariantDataString::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataString& otherData = (wxVariantDataString&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataString& otherData = (wxVariantDataString&) data;
 


@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ bool wxVariantDataString::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 
 bool wxVariantDataString::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataString::Write(ostream& str) const
 {

-    str << (const char*) m_value;
+    str << (const char*) m_value.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -719,7 +719,8 @@ bool wxVariantDataString::Read(istream& str)
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS
 bool wxVariantDataString::Write(wxOutputStream& str) const
 {
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS
 bool wxVariantDataString::Write(wxOutputStream& str) const
 {

-    str << (const char*) m_value;
+  // why doesn't wxOutputStream::operator<< take "const wxString&"
+    str << (const char*) m_value.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -764,7 +765,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "time"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("time"); };

        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataTime; }
 
 protected:
        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataTime; }
 
 protected:


@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataTime, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataTime::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataTime::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "time"), "wxVariantDataTime::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("time")), _T("wxVariantDataTime::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataTime& otherData = (wxVariantDataTime&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataTime& otherData = (wxVariantDataTime&) data;
 


@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ void wxVariantDataTime::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataTime::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataTime::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "time"), "wxVariantDataTime::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("time")), _T("wxVariantDataTime::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataTime& otherData = (wxVariantDataTime&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataTime& otherData = (wxVariantDataTime&) data;
 


@@ -795,13 +796,13 @@ bool wxVariantDataTime::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataTime::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataTime::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    char*s = m_value.FormatTime();
+    wxChar*s = m_value.FormatTime();

     str = s;
     return TRUE;
 }
     str = s;
     return TRUE;
 }


@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "date"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("date"); };

        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataDate; }
 
 protected:
        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataDate; }
 
 protected:


@@ -849,7 +850,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataDate, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataDate::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataDate::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "date"), "wxVariantDataDate::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("date")), _T("wxVariantDataDate::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataDate& otherData = (wxVariantDataDate&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataDate& otherData = (wxVariantDataDate&) data;
 


@@ -858,7 +859,7 @@ void wxVariantDataDate::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataDate::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataDate::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "date"), "wxVariantDataDate::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("date")), _T("wxVariantDataDate::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataDate& otherData = (wxVariantDataDate&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataDate& otherData = (wxVariantDataDate&) data;
 


@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ bool wxVariantDataDate::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);
     virtual bool Write(wxString& str) const;
     virtual bool Read(istream& str);
     virtual bool Read(wxString& str);

-    virtual wxString GetType() const { return "void*"; };
+    virtual wxString GetType() const { return _T("void*"); };

        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataVoidPtr; }
 
 protected:
        virtual wxVariantData* Clone() { return new wxVariantDataVoidPtr; }
 
 protected:


@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxVariantDataVoidPtr, wxVariantData)
 
 void wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {
 
 void wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "void*"), "wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("void*")), _T("wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Copy: Can't copy to this type of data") );

 
     wxVariantDataVoidPtr& otherData = (wxVariantDataVoidPtr&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataVoidPtr& otherData = (wxVariantDataVoidPtr&) data;
 


@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ void wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Copy(wxVariantData& data)
 
 bool wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == "void*"), "wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Eq: argument mismatch" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (data.GetType() == _T("void*")), _T("wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Eq: argument mismatch") );

 
     wxVariantDataVoidPtr& otherData = (wxVariantDataVoidPtr&) data;
 
 
     wxVariantDataVoidPtr& otherData = (wxVariantDataVoidPtr&) data;
 


@@ -944,15 +945,13 @@ bool wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Write(ostream& str) const
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);
 {
     wxString s;
     Write(s);

-    str << (const char*) s;
+    str << (const char*) s.mb_str();

     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Write(wxString& str) const
 {
     return TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxVariantDataVoidPtr::Write(wxString& str) const
 {

-    char buf[80];
-    sprintf(buf, "%ld", (long) m_value);
-    str = buf;
+    str.Printf(_T("%ld"), (long) m_value);

     return TRUE;
 }
 
     return TRUE;
 }
 


@@ -1013,7 +1012,7 @@ wxVariant::wxVariant(const wxString& val, const wxString& name)
     m_name = name;
 }
 
     m_name = name;
 }
 

-wxVariant::wxVariant(const char* val, const wxString& name)
+wxVariant::wxVariant(const wxChar* val, const wxString& name)

 {
     m_data = new wxVariantDataString(wxString(val));
     m_name = name;
 {
     m_data = new wxVariantDataString(wxString(val));
     m_name = name;


@@ -1141,7 +1140,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (double value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (double value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (double value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "double")
+    if (GetType() == _T("double"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1169,7 +1168,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (long value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (long value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (long value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "long")
+    if (GetType() == _T("long"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1197,7 +1196,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (char value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (char value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (char value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "char")
+    if (GetType() == _T("char"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataChar*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataChar*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1226,7 +1225,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (bool value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (bool value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (bool value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "bool")
+    if (GetType() == _T("bool"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1255,7 +1254,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (const wxString& value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxString& value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxString& value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "string")
+    if (GetType() == _T("string"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1267,9 +1266,9 @@ void wxVariant::operator= (const wxString& value)
     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 

-void wxVariant::operator= (const char* value)
+void wxVariant::operator= (const wxChar* value)

 {
 {

-    if (GetType() == "string")
+    if (GetType() == _T("string"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->SetValue(wxString(value));
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->SetValue(wxString(value));
     }


@@ -1283,7 +1282,7 @@ void wxVariant::operator= (const char* value)
 
 bool wxVariant::operator== (const wxStringList& value) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariant::operator== (const wxStringList& value) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == "stringlist"), "Invalid type for == operator" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == _T("stringlist")), _T("Invalid type for == operator") );

 
     wxVariantDataStringList other(value);
     return (m_data->Eq(other));
 
     wxVariantDataStringList other(value);
     return (m_data->Eq(other));


@@ -1296,7 +1295,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (const wxStringList& value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxStringList& value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxStringList& value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "stringlist")
+    if (GetType() == _T("stringlist"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataStringList*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataStringList*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1310,7 +1309,7 @@ void wxVariant::operator= (const wxStringList& value)
 
 bool wxVariant::operator== (const wxList& value) const
 {
 
 bool wxVariant::operator== (const wxList& value) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == "list"), "Invalid type for == operator" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == _T("list")), _T("Invalid type for == operator") );

 
     wxVariantDataList other(value);
     return (m_data->Eq(other));
 
     wxVariantDataList other(value);
     return (m_data->Eq(other));


@@ -1323,7 +1322,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (const wxList& value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxList& value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxList& value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "list")
+    if (GetType() == _T("list"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataList*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataList*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1352,7 +1351,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (const wxTime& value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxTime& value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxTime& value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "time")
+    if (GetType() == _T("time"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1380,7 +1379,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (const wxDate& value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxDate& value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (const wxDate& value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "date")
+    if (GetType() == _T("date"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1405,7 +1404,7 @@ bool wxVariant::operator!= (void* value) const
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (void* value)
 {
 
 void wxVariant::operator= (void* value)
 {

-    if (GetType() == "void*")
+    if (GetType() == _T("void*"))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataVoidPtr*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }
     {
         ((wxVariantDataVoidPtr*)GetData())->SetValue(value);
     }


@@ -1420,20 +1419,20 @@ void wxVariant::operator= (void* value)
 // Treat a list variant as an array
 wxVariant wxVariant::operator[] (size_t idx) const
 {
 // Treat a list variant as an array
 wxVariant wxVariant::operator[] (size_t idx) const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == "list" || GetType() == "stringlist"), "Invalid type for array operator" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == _T("list") || GetType() == _T("stringlist")), _T("Invalid type for array operator") );

 
 

-    if (GetType() == "list")
+    if (GetType() == _T("list"))

     {
         wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;
     {
         wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;

-        wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), "Invalid index for array" );
+        wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), _T("Invalid index for array") );

         return * (wxVariant*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data());
     }
         return * (wxVariant*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data());
     }

-    else if (GetType() == "stringlist")
+    else if (GetType() == _T("stringlist"))

     {
         wxVariantDataStringList* data = (wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data;
     {
         wxVariantDataStringList* data = (wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data;

-        wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), "Invalid index for array" );
+        wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), _T("Invalid index for array") );

 
 

-        wxVariant variant( wxString( (char*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data()) ));
+        wxVariant variant( wxString( (wxChar*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data()) ));

         return variant;
     }
     return wxNullVariant;
         return variant;
     }
     return wxNullVariant;


@@ -1444,10 +1443,10 @@ wxVariant& wxVariant::operator[] (size_t idx)
     // We can't return a reference to a variant for a string list, since the string
     // is actually stored as a char*, not a variant.
 
     // We can't return a reference to a variant for a string list, since the string
     // is actually stored as a char*, not a variant.
 

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == "list"), "Invalid type for array operator" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == _T("list")), _T("Invalid type for array operator") );

 
     wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;
 
     wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), "Invalid index for array" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (idx < (size_t) data->GetValue().Number()), _T("Invalid index for array") );

 
     return * (wxVariant*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data());
 }
 
     return * (wxVariant*) (data->GetValue().Nth(idx)->Data());
 }


@@ -1455,14 +1454,14 @@ wxVariant& wxVariant::operator[] (size_t idx)
 // Return the number of elements in a list
 int wxVariant::GetCount() const
 {
 // Return the number of elements in a list
 int wxVariant::GetCount() const
 {

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == "list" || GetType() == "stringlist"), "Invalid type for GetCount()" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (GetType() == _T("list") || GetType() == _T("stringlist")), _T("Invalid type for GetCount()") );

 
 

-    if (GetType() == "list")
+    if (GetType() == _T("list"))

     {
         wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;
         return data->GetValue().Number();
     }
     {
         wxVariantDataList* data = (wxVariantDataList*) m_data;
         return data->GetValue().Number();
     }

-    else if (GetType() == "stringlist")
+    else if (GetType() == _T("stringlist"))

     {
         wxVariantDataStringList* data = (wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data;
         return data->GetValue().Number();
     {
         wxVariantDataStringList* data = (wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data;
         return data->GetValue().Number();


@@ -1478,7 +1477,7 @@ wxString wxVariant::MakeString() const
         if (GetData()->Write(str))
             return str;
     }
         if (GetData()->Write(str))
             return str;
     }

-    return wxString("");
+    return wxString(_T(""));

 }
 
 // Accessors
 }
 
 // Accessors


@@ -1495,7 +1494,7 @@ void wxVariant::SetData(wxVariantData* data)
 wxString wxVariant::GetType() const
 {
     if (IsNull())
 wxString wxVariant::GetType() const
 {
     if (IsNull())

-        return wxString("null");
+        return wxString(_T("null"));

     else
         return m_data->GetType();
 }
     else
         return m_data->GetType();
 }


@@ -1515,7 +1514,7 @@ double wxVariant::GetReal() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a real number");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a real number"));

         return 0.0;
     }
 }
         return 0.0;
     }
 }


@@ -1527,7 +1526,7 @@ long wxVariant::GetInteger() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to an integer");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to an integer"));

         return 0;
     }
 }
         return 0;
     }
 }


@@ -1539,7 +1538,7 @@ char wxVariant::GetChar() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a char");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a char"));

         return 0;
     }
 }
         return 0;
     }
 }


@@ -1551,7 +1550,7 @@ bool wxVariant::GetBool() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a bool");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a bool"));

         return 0;
     }
 }
         return 0;
     }
 }


@@ -1563,7 +1562,7 @@ wxString wxVariant::GetString() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a string");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a string"));

         return wxString("");
     }
 }
         return wxString("");
     }
 }


@@ -1576,7 +1575,7 @@ wxTime wxVariant::GetTime() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a time");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a time"));

         return wxTime();
     }
 }
         return wxTime();
     }
 }


@@ -1588,7 +1587,7 @@ wxDate wxVariant::GetDate() const
         return value;
     else
     {
         return value;
     else
     {

-        wxFAIL_MSG("Could not convert to a date");
+        wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Could not convert to a date"));

         return wxDate();
     }
 }
         return wxDate();
     }
 }


@@ -1596,21 +1595,21 @@ wxDate wxVariant::GetDate() const
 
 void* wxVariant::GetVoidPtr() const
 {
 
 void* wxVariant::GetVoidPtr() const
 {

-    wxASSERT( (GetType() == "void*") );
+    wxASSERT( (GetType() == _T("void*")) );

 
     return (void*) ((wxVariantDataVoidPtr*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
 wxList& wxVariant::GetList() const
 {
 
     return (void*) ((wxVariantDataVoidPtr*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
 wxList& wxVariant::GetList() const
 {

-    wxASSERT( (GetType() == "list") );
+    wxASSERT( (GetType() == _T("list")) );

 
     return (wxList&) ((wxVariantDataList*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
 wxStringList& wxVariant::GetStringList() const
 {
 
     return (wxList&) ((wxVariantDataList*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
 wxStringList& wxVariant::GetStringList() const
 {

-    wxASSERT( (GetType() == "stringlist") );
+    wxASSERT( (GetType() == _T("stringlist")) );

 
     return (wxStringList&) ((wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }
 
     return (wxStringList&) ((wxVariantDataStringList*) m_data)->GetValue();
 }


@@ -1652,7 +1651,7 @@ bool wxVariant::Delete(int item)
 {
     wxList& list = GetList();
 
 {
     wxList& list = GetList();
 

-    wxASSERT_MSG( (item < list.Number()), "Invalid index to Delete" );
+    wxASSERT_MSG( (item < list.Number()), _T("Invalid index to Delete") );

     wxNode* node = list.Nth(item);
     wxVariant* variant = (wxVariant*) node->Data();
     delete variant;
     wxNode* node = list.Nth(item);
     wxVariant* variant = (wxVariant*) node->Data();
     delete variant;


@@ -1663,13 +1662,13 @@ bool wxVariant::Delete(int item)
 // Clear list
 void wxVariant::ClearList()
 {
 // Clear list
 void wxVariant::ClearList()
 {

-    if (!IsNull() && (GetType() == "list"))
+    if (!IsNull() && (GetType() == _T("list")))

     {
         ((wxVariantDataList*) m_data)->Clear();
     }
     else
     {
     {
         ((wxVariantDataList*) m_data)->Clear();
     }
     else
     {

-        if (GetType() != "list")
+        if (GetType() != _T("list"))

         {
             delete m_data;
             m_data = NULL;
         {
             delete m_data;
             m_data = NULL;


@@ -1682,16 +1681,16 @@ void wxVariant::ClearList()
 bool wxVariant::Convert(long* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(long* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "double")
+    if (type == _T("double"))

         *value = (long) (((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue());
         *value = (long) (((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue());

-    else if (type == "long")
+    else if (type == _T("long"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue();
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL
         *value = ((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue();
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL

-    else if (type == "bool")
+    else if (type == _T("bool"))

         *value = (long) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif
         *value = (long) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif

-    else if (type == "string")
-        *value = atol((const char*) ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());
+    else if (type == _T("string"))
+        *value = wxAtol((const wxChar*) ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());

     else
         return FALSE;
 
     else
         return FALSE;
 


@@ -1701,21 +1700,21 @@ bool wxVariant::Convert(long* value) const
 bool wxVariant::Convert(bool* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(bool* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "double")
+    if (type == _T("double"))

         *value = ((int) (((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue()) != 0);
         *value = ((int) (((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue()) != 0);

-    else if (type == "long")
+    else if (type == _T("long"))

         *value = (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue() != 0);
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL
         *value = (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue() != 0);
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL

-    else if (type == "bool")
+    else if (type == _T("bool"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue();
 #endif
         *value = ((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue();
 #endif

-    else if (type == "string")
+    else if (type == _T("string"))

     {
         wxString val(((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());
         val.MakeLower();
     {
         wxString val(((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());
         val.MakeLower();

-        if (val == "true" || val == "yes")
+        if (val == _T("true") || val == _T("yes"))

             *value = TRUE;
             *value = TRUE;

-        else if (val == "false" || val == "no")
+        else if (val == _T("false") || val == _T("no"))

             *value = FALSE;
         else
             return FALSE;
             *value = FALSE;
         else
             return FALSE;


@@ -1729,16 +1728,16 @@ bool wxVariant::Convert(bool* value) const
 bool wxVariant::Convert(double* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(double* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "double")
+    if (type == _T("double"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue();
         *value = ((wxVariantDataReal*)GetData())->GetValue();

-    else if (type == "long")
+    else if (type == _T("long"))

         *value = (double) (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL
         *value = (double) (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL

-    else if (type == "bool")
+    else if (type == _T("bool"))

         *value = (double) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif
         *value = (double) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif

-    else if (type == "string")
-        *value = (double) atof((const char*) ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());
+    else if (type == _T("string"))
+        *value = (double) wxAtof((const wxChar*) ((wxVariantDataString*)GetData())->GetValue());

     else
         return FALSE;
 
     else
         return FALSE;
 


@@ -1748,12 +1747,12 @@ bool wxVariant::Convert(double* value) const
 bool wxVariant::Convert(char* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(char* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "char")
+    if (type == _T("char"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataChar*)GetData())->GetValue();
         *value = ((wxVariantDataChar*)GetData())->GetValue();

-    else if (type == "long")
+    else if (type == _T("long"))

         *value = (char) (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL
         *value = (char) (((wxVariantDataLong*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL

-    else if (type == "bool")
+    else if (type == _T("bool"))

         *value = (char) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif
     else
         *value = (char) (((wxVariantDataBool*)GetData())->GetValue());
 #endif
     else


@@ -1772,9 +1771,9 @@ bool wxVariant::Convert(wxString* value) const
 bool wxVariant::Convert(wxTime* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(wxTime* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "time")
+    if (type == _T("time"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->GetValue();
         *value = ((wxVariantDataTime*)GetData())->GetValue();

-    else if (type == "date")
+    else if (type == _T("date"))

         *value = wxTime(((wxVariantDataDate*)GetData())->GetValue());
     else
         return FALSE;
         *value = wxTime(((wxVariantDataDate*)GetData())->GetValue());
     else
         return FALSE;


@@ -1785,7 +1784,7 @@ bool wxVariant::Convert(wxTime* value) const
 bool wxVariant::Convert(wxDate* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());
 bool wxVariant::Convert(wxDate* value) const
 {
     wxString type(GetType());

-    if (type == "date")
+    if (type == _T("date"))

         *value = ((wxVariantDataDate*)GetData())->GetValue();
     else
         return FALSE;
         *value = ((wxVariantDataDate*)GetData())->GetValue();
     else
         return FALSE;