Core Module Reference

The clanCore library is the base library used by all other ClanLib libraries. It provides a basic framework with common functionality needed by almost all types of applications.

Platform abstraction

clan::System - General system helper functions
clan::RegistryKey - C++ class for accessing the Windows registry
clan::ComPtr - Smart pointer template for Component Object Model (COM) objects

General utility classes

clan::Exception - Base class for all exceptions thrown by ClanLib
clan::DataBuffer - General purpose memory buffer class
clan::DisposableObject - Helper for objects that may outlive their disposable resources
clan::UserDataOwner - Allows storing any std::shared_ptr as user data on an object
clan::DateTime - Date/time handling class

Signals

Math

clan::VecXx (clan::Vec4i, clan::Vec3f, clan::Vec2ub, etc) - Vector templates for 2D, 3D and 4D
clan::HalfFloat, clan::VecXhf - Half-float converters
clan::MatXx (clan::Mat4f, clan::Mat3f, etc) - Matrix templates
clan::Quaternionf, clan::Quaterniond - Quaternion rotation/orientation classes
clan::Rect, clan::Rectf, clan::Rectd - 2D (left,top,right,bottom) rectangle structure
clan::Point, clan::Pointf, clan::Pointd - 2D (x,y) point structure
clan::Size, clan::Sizef, clan::Sized - 2D (width,height) size structure

Text

All strings are assumed to be UTF-8, unless otherwise specified. std::string is used as the main string class.

clan::StringHelp - Misc string helper functions
clan::UTF8_Reader - Converts UTF-8 to 32-bit unicode characters
clan::StringFormat, clan::string_format - String formatting class and functions
clan::Console - Read from/write to console windows

XML

clan::XMLTokenizer - Breaks a XML file into tokens
clan::XMLWriter - Writes a XML file based on tokens
clan::DomDocument - DOM Document class
clan::DomNode, clan::DomElement, clan::DomText - Main node types
clan::XPathEvaluator - Evaluate the result of xpath expressions

JSON

The clan::JsonValue class allows you to parse or generate JSON strings.

I/O devices

clan::IODevice - Input/Output stream abstraction
clan::File - Class for opening files
clan::MemoryDevice - IODevice for memory buffers

File systems

clan::FileSystem - Virtual file system support
clan::DirectoryListing - List files in a virtual file system
clan::DirectoryScanner - List files outside of clan::FileSystem
clan::PathHelp - Helper class for working with path strings
clan::Directory - Perform basic directory based file operations
clan::HTMLUrl - Parsing HTML URLs and breaking them down into their basic components

Zip files

clan::ZipArchive - Create, open or modify a zip file
clan::ZipReader - Low level class for reading zip files sequentially
clan::ZipWriter - Write zip files sequentially
clan::ZLibCompression - Deflate algorithm compressor / decompressor

Resource management

clan::ResourceManager - Class holding all resource caches, which in turn holds all resources
clan::ResourceObject - Class that can hold resources of any type, with casting support to specific types
clan::Resource<Type> - Proxy to a resource of a specific type
clan::ResourceContainer - Helper class for resource caches. Helps storing resources
clan::XMLResourceManager - ResourceManager with standard resource caches using XML resources
clan::XMLResourceDocument - Document class for the ClanLib XML resource format
clan::XMLResourceNode - Resource node in a ClanLib XML resource file

Crypto

clan::SHA1, clan::SHA224, clan::SHA256, clan::SHA384, clan::SHA512, clan::SHA512_224, clan::SHA512_256 - SHA Hashing functions
clan::MD5 - MD5 Hashing function
clan::RSA - RSA encryption/decryption
clan::Random - Uses the operating system cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator
clan::AES128_Encrypt, clan::AES128_Decrypt - AES-128 encryption/decryption running in Cipher Block Chaining mode
clan::AES192_Encrypt, clan::AES192_Decrypt - AES-192 encryption/decryption running in Cipher Block Chaining mode
clan::AES256_Encrypt, clan::AES256_Decrypt - AES-256 encryption/decryption running in Cipher Block Chaining mode
clan::Secret - Key class
clan::TLSClient - TLS protocol handling for a TLS client

Error reporting

clan::CrashReporter - Generates crash reports when the application crashes, or when requested
clan::DetectHang - Calls the crash reporter if the constructing thread hangs for more than 30 seconds
clan::ExceptionDialog - Displays a modal dialog with exception details