| Version: 3.1.5

Classes | Macros | Typedefs | Functions
object.h File Reference

## Classes
class | wxRefCounter
| This class is used to manage reference-counting providing a simple interface and a counter. More...
class | wxObject
| This is the root class of many of the wxWidgets classes. More...
class | wxClassInfo
| This class stores meta-information about classes. More...
class | wxObjectDataPtr< T >
| This is a helper template class primarily written to avoid memory leaks because of missing calls to wxRefCounter::DecRef() and wxObjectRefData::DecRef(). More...

## Macros
#define | wxCLASSINFO(className)
| Returns a pointer to the wxClassInfo object associated with this class. More...
#define | wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(className)
| Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created dynamically. More...
#define | wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(className)
| Used inside a class declaration to make the class known to wxWidgets RTTI system and also declare that the objects of this class should be dynamically creatable from run-time type information. More...
#define | wxDECLARE_CLASS(className)
| Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created dynamically. More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(className, baseClassName)
| Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information. More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2)
| Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information and two base classes. More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(className, baseClassName)
| Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information, and whose instances can be created dynamically. More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2)
| Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information, and whose instances can be created dynamically. More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS(className, baseClassName)
| Synonym for wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(). More...
#define | wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS2(className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2)
| Synonym for wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(). More...
#define | wx_truncate_cast(T, x)
| This case doesn’t correspond to any standard cast but exists solely to make casts which possibly result in a truncation of an integer value more readable. More...
#define | wxConstCast(ptr, classname)
| This macro expands into `const_cast<classname *>(ptr)` if the compiler supports const_cast or into an old, C-style cast, otherwise. More...
#define | wxDynamicCast(ptr, classname)
| This macro returns the pointer ptr cast to the type classname * if the pointer is of this type (the check is done during the run-time) or NULL otherwise. More...
#define | wxDynamicCastThis(classname)
| This macro is equivalent to `wxDynamicCast(this, classname)` but the latter provokes spurious compilation warnings from some compilers (because it tests whether `this` pointer is non-NULL which is always true), so this macro should be used to avoid them. More...
#define | wxStaticCast(ptr, classname)
| This macro checks that the cast is valid in debug mode (an assert failure will result if wxDynamicCast(ptr, classname) == NULL) and then returns the result of executing an equivalent of `static_cast<classname *>(ptr)`. More...
#define | WXDEBUG_NEW(arg)
| This is defined in debug mode to be call the redefined new operator with filename and line number arguments. More...

## Typedefs
typedef wxRefCounter | wxObjectRefData

## Functions
wxObject * | wxCreateDynamicObject (const wxString &className)
| Creates and returns an object of the given class, if the class has been registered with the dynamic class system using DECLARE... and IMPLEMENT... macros. More...

## Macro Definition Documentation

## ◆ wx_truncate_cast

#define wx_truncate_cast | ( |  | T,
|  |  | x
| ) |  |

This case doesn’t correspond to any standard cast but exists solely to make casts which possibly result in a truncation of an integer value more readable.

Include file:

    #include <wx/defs.h>

## ◆ wxCLASSINFO

#define wxCLASSINFO | ( |  | className | ) |

Returns a pointer to the wxClassInfo object associated with this class.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxConstCast

#define wxConstCast | ( |  | ptr,
|  |  | classname
| ) |  |

This macro expands into `const_cast<classname *>(ptr)` if the compiler supports const_cast or into an old, C-style cast, otherwise.

Include file:

    #include <wx/defs.h>

See also
  wxDynamicCast(), wxStaticCast()

## ◆ WXDEBUG_NEW

#define WXDEBUG_NEW | ( |  | arg | ) |

This is defined in debug mode to be call the redefined new operator with filename and line number arguments.

The definition is:

#define WXDEBUG_NEW new(__FILE__,__LINE__)

In non-debug mode, this is defined as the normal new operator.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS

#define wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS | ( |  | className | ) |

Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created dynamically.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

Example:

class wxCommand: public wxObject
{
wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand);
private:
...
public:
...
};
wxCommand
wxCommand is a base class for modelling an application command, which is an action usually performed ...
Definition: cmdproc.h:22
wxObject
This is the root class of many of the wxWidgets classes.
Definition: object.h:233
wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS
#define wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(className)
Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy...
Definition: object.h:705

## ◆ wxDECLARE_CLASS

#define wxDECLARE_CLASS | ( |  | className | ) |

Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created dynamically.

The same as wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS().

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS

#define wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS | ( |  | className | ) |

Used inside a class declaration to make the class known to wxWidgets RTTI system and also declare that the objects of this class should be dynamically creatable from run-time type information.

Notice that this implies that the class should have a default constructor, if this is not the case consider using wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS().

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

Example:

class wxFrame: public wxWindow
{
wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame);
private:
const wxString& frameTitle;
public:
...
};
wxFrame
A frame is a window whose size and position can (usually) be changed by the user.
Definition: frame.h:153
wxString
String class for passing textual data to or receiving it from wxWidgets.
Definition: string.h:315
wxWindow
wxWindow is the base class for all windows and represents any visible object on screen.
Definition: window.h:346
wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS
#define wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(className)
Used inside a class declaration to make the class known to wxWidgets RTTI system and also declare tha...
Definition: object.h:730

## ◆ wxDynamicCast

#define wxDynamicCast | ( |  | ptr,
|  |  | classname
| ) |  |

This macro returns the pointer ptr cast to the type classname * if the pointer is of this type (the check is done during the run-time) or NULL otherwise.

Usage of this macro is preferred over obsoleted wxObject::IsKindOf() function.

The ptr argument may be NULL, in which case NULL will be returned.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

Example:

wxWindow *win = wxWindow::FindFocus();
wxTextCtrl *text = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
if ( text )
{
// a text control has the focus...
}
else
{
// no window has the focus or it is not a text control
}
wxTextCtrl
A text control allows text to be displayed and edited.
Definition: textctrl.h:1245
wxWindow::FindFocus
static wxWindow * FindFocus()
Finds the window or control which currently has the keyboard focus.
wxDynamicCast
#define wxDynamicCast(ptr, classname)
This macro returns the pointer ptr cast to the type classname * if the pointer is of this type (the c...
Definition: object.h:865

See also
  Runtime Type Information (RTTI), wxDynamicCastThis(), wxConstCast(), wxStaticCast()

## ◆ wxDynamicCastThis

#define wxDynamicCastThis | ( |  | classname | ) |

This macro is equivalent to `wxDynamicCast(this, classname)` but the latter provokes spurious compilation warnings from some compilers (because it tests whether `this` pointer is non-NULL which is always true), so this macro should be used to avoid them.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

See also
  wxDynamicCast()

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS

#define wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName
| ) |  |

Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

Example:

wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand, wxObject);
wxCommand::wxCommand()
{
...
}
wxCommand::wxCommand
wxCommand(bool canUndo=false, const wxString &name=wxEmptyString)
Constructor.
wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS
#define wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(className, baseClassName)
Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type infor...
Definition: object.h:760

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2

#define wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2 | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName1,
|  |  | baseClassName2
| ) |  |

Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information and two base classes.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS

#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName
| ) |  |

Synonym for wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS().

Please prefer to use the more clear, if longer, wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS in the new code.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS2

#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS2 | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName1,
|  |  | baseClassName2
| ) |  |

Synonym for wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2().

Please prefer to use the more clear, if longer, wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2 in the new code.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS

#define wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName
| ) |  |

Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information, and whose instances can be created dynamically.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

Example:

wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame, wxWindow);
wxFrame::wxFrame()
{
...
}
wxFrame::wxFrame
wxFrame()
Default constructor.
wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS
#define wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(className, baseClassName)
Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type infor...
Definition: object.h:788

## ◆ wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2

#define wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2 | ( |  | className,
|  |  | baseClassName1,
|  |  | baseClassName2
| ) |  |

Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class that has run-time type information, and whose instances can be created dynamically.

Use this for classes derived from two base classes.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

## ◆ wxStaticCast

#define wxStaticCast | ( |  | ptr,
|  |  | classname
| ) |  |

This macro checks that the cast is valid in debug mode (an assert failure will result if wxDynamicCast(ptr, classname) == NULL) and then returns the result of executing an equivalent of `static_cast<classname *>(ptr)`.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>

See also
  wxDynamicCast(), wxConstCast()

## Typedef Documentation

## ◆ wxObjectRefData

typedef wxRefCounter wxObjectRefData

## Function Documentation

## ◆ wxCreateDynamicObject()

wxObject * wxCreateDynamicObject | ( | const wxString & | className | ) |

Creates and returns an object of the given class, if the class has been registered with the dynamic class system using DECLARE... and IMPLEMENT... macros.

Include file:

    #include <wx/object.h>