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/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
    Copyright (C) 1997 Mark Donohoe (donohoe@kde.org)

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
#ifndef _KROOTPROP_H
#define _KROOTPROP_H

typedef unsigned long Atom;

#include <tqcolor.h>
#include <tqfont.h>
#include <tqmap.h>
#include <tqstringlist.h>

#include <kdelibs_export.h>

class KRootPropPrivate;

/**
* Access KDE desktop resources stored on the root window.
*
* A companion to the KConfig class.
*
* The KRootProp class is used for reading and writing configuration entries
* to properties on the root window.
*
* All configuration entries are of the form "key=value".
*
* @see  KConfig::KConfig
* @author Mark Donohoe (donohe@kde.org)
*/
class KDECORE_EXPORT KRootProp
{
private:	
  Atom atom;
  TQMap<TQString,TQString> propDict;
  TQString property_;
  bool dirty;
  KRootPropPrivate *d;

public:
  /**
   * Constructs a KRootProp object for the property @p rProp.
   * @param rProp the property that will be searched, null to
   *              do nothing
   * @see setProp()
   **/
   KRootProp( const TQString& rProp = TQString::null );
  /**
   * Destructs the KRootProp object.
   *
   * Writes back any dirty configuration entries.
   **/
  ~KRootProp();
   
  /**
   * Sets the property in which keys will be searched.
   * @param rProp the property that will be searched
   **/	
   void setProp(const TQString& rProp=TQString());
   /**
    * Returns the name of the property under which keys are searched.
    * @return the property that will be searched
    **/
   TQString prop() const;
   
   /**
    * Destroys the property completely.
    *
    * I.e. all entries will be cleared
    * and the property will be removed from the root window.
    **/
   void destroy();

 /**
  * Reads the value of an entry specified by @p rKey in the current property.
  *
  * @param rKey	The key to search for.
  * @param pDefault A default value returned if the key was not found.
  * @return The value for this key or the default if no value
  *	  was found.
  **/	
 TQString readEntry( const TQString& rKey,
		    const TQString& pDefault = TQString::null ) const ;
					
 /**
  * Reads a numerical value.
  *
  * Reads the value of an entry specified by @p rKey in the current property
  * and interprets it numerically.
  *
  * @param rKey The key to search for.
  * @param nDefault A default value returned if the key was not found.
  * @return The value for this key or the default if no value was found.
  */
 int readNumEntry( const TQString& rKey, int nDefault = 0 ) const;
 
 /**
  * Reads a TQFont value.
  *
  * Reads the value of an entry specified by @p rKey in the current property
  * and interpret it as a font object.
  *
  * @param rKey		The key to search for.
  * @param pDefault	A default value returned if the key was not found.
  * @return The value for this key or a default font if no value was found.
  */
 TQFont readFontEntry( const TQString& rKey,
		      const TQFont* pDefault = 0 ) const;
 
 /**
  * Reads a TQColor.
  *
  * Reads the value of an entry specified by @p rKey in the current property
  * and interprets it as a color.
  *
  * @param rKey		The key to search for.
  * @param pDefault	A default value returned if the key was not found.
  * @return The value for this key or a default color if no value
  * was found.
  */					
 TQColor readColorEntry( const TQString& rKey,
			const TQColor* pDefault = 0 ) const;
							
	
 /**
  * Writes a (key/value) pair.
  *
  * This is stored to the current property when destroying the
  * config object or when calling sync().
  *
  * @param rKey		The key to write.
  * @param rValue		The value to write.
  * @return The old value for this key. If this key did not exist,
  *	  a null string is returned.
  *
  **/
 TQString writeEntry( const TQString& rKey, const TQString& rValue );

 /**
  * Writes the (key/value) pair.
  * Same as above, but writes a numerical value.
  * @param rKey The key to write.
  * @param nValue The value to write.
  * @return The old value for this key. If this key did not
  * exist, a null string is returned.
  **/
 TQString writeEntry( const TQString& rKey, int nValue );

 /**
  * Writes the (key/value) pair.
  * Same as above, but writes a font.
  * @param rKey The key to write.
  * @param rFont The font to write.
  * @return The old value for this key. If this key did not
  * exist, a null string is returned.
  **/
  TQString writeEntry( const TQString& rKey, const TQFont& rFont );

  /**
   * Writes the (key/value) pair.
   * Same as above, but writes a color.
   * @param rKey The key to write.
   * @param rColor The color to write.
   * @return The old value for this key. If this key did not
   *  exist, a null string is returned.
   **/
  TQString writeEntry( const TQString& rKey, const TQColor& rColor );

  /**
   * Removes an entry.
   * @param rKey The key to remove.
   * @return The old value for this key. If this key did not
   *  exist, a null string is returned.
   **/
  TQString removeEntry(const TQString& rKey);

  /**
   * Returns a list of all keys.
   * @return A TQStringList containing all the keys.
   **/
  TQStringList listEntries() const;

  /**
   * Flushes the entry cache.
   * Writes back dirty configuration entries to the current property,
   * This is called automatically from the destructor.
   **/
  void sync();
};

#endif