Version: 3.1.0
wxArchiveOutputStream Class Referenceabstract

#include <wx/archive.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for wxArchiveOutputStream:

Detailed Description

This is an abstract base class which serves as a common interface to archive output streams such as wxZipOutputStream.

wxArchiveOutputStream::PutNextEntry is used to create a new entry in the output archive, then the entry's data is written to the wxArchiveOutputStream. Another call to PutNextEntry() closes the current entry and begins the next.

Library:  wxBase
Category:  Archive support, Streams
See Also
Archive Formats, wxArchiveEntry, wxArchiveInputStream

Public Member Functions

virtual ~wxArchiveOutputStream ()
 Calls Close() if it has not already been called.
 
virtual bool Close ()
 Closes the archive, returning true if it was successfully written.
 
virtual bool CloseEntry ()=0
 Close the current entry.
 
virtual bool CopyArchiveMetaData (wxArchiveInputStream &stream)=0
 Some archive formats have additional meta-data that applies to the archive as a whole.
 
virtual bool CopyEntry (wxArchiveEntry *entry, wxArchiveInputStream &stream)=0
 Takes ownership of entry and uses it to create a new entry in the archive.
 
virtual bool PutNextDirEntry (const wxString &name, const wxDateTime &dt=wxDateTime::Now())=0
 Create a new directory entry (see wxArchiveEntry::IsDir) with the given name and timestamp.
 
virtual bool PutNextEntry (wxArchiveEntry *entry)=0
 Takes ownership of entry and uses it to create a new entry in the archive.
 
virtual bool PutNextEntry (const wxString &name, const wxDateTime &dt=wxDateTime::Now(), wxFileOffset size=wxInvalidOffset)=0
 Create a new entry with the given name, timestamp and size.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from wxFilterOutputStream
 wxFilterOutputStream (wxOutputStream &stream)
 Initializes a "filter" stream.
 
 wxFilterOutputStream (wxOutputStream *stream)
 Initializes a "filter" stream.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from wxOutputStream
 wxOutputStream ()
 Creates a dummy wxOutputStream object.
 
virtual ~wxOutputStream ()
 Destructor.
 
virtual size_t LastWrite () const
 Returns the number of bytes written during the last Write().
 
void PutC (char c)
 Puts the specified character in the output queue and increments the stream position.
 
virtual wxFileOffset SeekO (wxFileOffset pos, wxSeekMode mode=wxFromStart)
 Changes the stream current position.
 
virtual wxFileOffset TellO () const
 Returns the current stream position.
 
virtual wxOutputStreamWrite (const void *buffer, size_t size)
 Writes up to the specified amount of bytes using the data of buffer.
 
wxOutputStreamWrite (wxInputStream &stream_in)
 Reads data from the specified input stream and stores them in the current stream.
 
bool WriteAll (const void *buffer, size_t size)
 Writes exactly the specified number of bytes from the buffer.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from wxStreamBase
 wxStreamBase ()
 Creates a dummy stream object.
 
virtual ~wxStreamBase ()
 Destructor.
 
wxStreamError GetLastError () const
 This function returns the last error.
 
virtual wxFileOffset GetLength () const
 Returns the length of the stream in bytes.
 
virtual size_t GetSize () const
 This function returns the size of the stream.
 
virtual bool IsOk () const
 Returns true if no error occurred on the stream.
 
virtual bool IsSeekable () const
 Returns true if the stream supports seeking to arbitrary offsets.
 
void Reset (wxStreamError error=wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR)
 Resets the stream state.
 
bool operator! () const
 Returns the opposite of IsOk().
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Member Functions inherited from wxOutputStream
size_t OnSysWrite (const void *buffer, size_t bufsize)
 Internal function.
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual wxArchiveOutputStream::~wxArchiveOutputStream ( )
virtual

Calls Close() if it has not already been called.

Member Function Documentation

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::Close ( )
virtual

Closes the archive, returning true if it was successfully written.

Called by the destructor if not called explicitly.

See Also
wxOutputStream::Close()

Reimplemented from wxOutputStream.

Reimplemented in wxZipOutputStream, and wxTarOutputStream.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::CloseEntry ( )
pure virtual

Close the current entry.

It is called implicitly whenever another new entry is created with CopyEntry() or PutNextEntry(), or when the archive is closed.

Implemented in wxZipOutputStream, and wxTarOutputStream.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::CopyArchiveMetaData ( wxArchiveInputStream stream)
pure virtual

Some archive formats have additional meta-data that applies to the archive as a whole.

For example in the case of zip there is a comment, which is stored at the end of the zip file. CopyArchiveMetaData() can be used to transfer such information when writing a modified copy of an archive.

Since the position of the meta-data can vary between the various archive formats, it is best to call CopyArchiveMetaData() before transferring the entries. The wxArchiveOutputStream will then hold on to the meta-data and write it at the correct point in the output file.

When the input archive is being read from a non-seekable stream, the meta-data may not be available when CopyArchiveMetaData() is called, in which case the two streams set up a link and transfer the data when it becomes available.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::CopyEntry ( wxArchiveEntry entry,
wxArchiveInputStream stream 
)
pure virtual

Takes ownership of entry and uses it to create a new entry in the archive.

entry is then opened in the input stream stream and its contents copied to this stream.

For archive types which compress entry data, CopyEntry() is likely to be much more efficient than transferring the data using Read() and Write() since it will copy them without decompressing and recompressing them.

entry must be from the same archive file that stream is accessing. For non-seekable streams, entry must also be the last thing read from stream.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::PutNextDirEntry ( const wxString name,
const wxDateTime dt = wxDateTime::Now() 
)
pure virtual

Create a new directory entry (see wxArchiveEntry::IsDir) with the given name and timestamp.

PutNextEntry() can also be used to create directory entries, by supplying a name with a trailing path separator.

Implemented in wxZipOutputStream, and wxTarOutputStream.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::PutNextEntry ( wxArchiveEntry entry)
pure virtual

Takes ownership of entry and uses it to create a new entry in the archive.

The entry's data can then be written by writing to this wxArchiveOutputStream.

virtual bool wxArchiveOutputStream::PutNextEntry ( const wxString name,
const wxDateTime dt = wxDateTime::Now(),
wxFileOffset  size = wxInvalidOffset 
)
pure virtual

Create a new entry with the given name, timestamp and size.

The entry's data can then be written by writing to this wxArchiveOutputStream.

Implemented in wxZipOutputStream, and wxTarOutputStream.