Add support for initializer_list to wx dynamic arrays

While these array classes are deprecated in the user code, they're still
used, for compatibility, in many places in wxWidgets API and allowing to
create them from initializer_list makes using it more ergonomic as it's
now possible to just pass an initializer list of items to fill the
control with, for example, instead of appending them one by one.

This is the equivalent of 4d62df4 (Add support for initializer_list
to wx dynamic arrays, 2023-03-02) from master.

See #23309.

Closes #23966.

docs/changes.txt

@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in build errors
 3.2.4: (released 2024-??-??)
 ----------------------------
 
+All:
+
+- Allow creating wxArrays from std::initialized_list (Lotendan, #23966).
+
 All (GUI):
 
 - Fix refreshing multiple selection items in generic wxListCtrl.

include/wx/arrstr.h

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #if wxUSE_STD_CONTAINERS_COMPATIBLY
     #include <vector>
 #endif
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #include <initializer_list>
+#endif
 
 // these functions are only used in STL build now but we define them in any
 // case for compatibility with the existing code outside of the library which
@@ -83,6 +86,10 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxArrayString : public wxArrayStringBase
     wxArrayString(size_t sz, const char** a);
     wxArrayString(size_t sz, const wchar_t** a);
     wxArrayString(size_t sz, const wxString* a);
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    template<typename U>
+    wxArrayString(std::initializer_list<U> list) : wxArrayStringBase(list) { }
+#endif
 
     int Index(const wxString& str, bool bCase = true, bool bFromEnd = false) const;
 
@@ -184,6 +191,11 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxArrayString
   wxArrayString(size_t sz, const wxString* a);
     // copy ctor
   wxArrayString(const wxArrayString& array);
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    // list constructor
+  template<typename U>
+  wxArrayString(std::initializer_list<U> list) { Init(false); assign(list.begin(), list.end()); }
+#endif
     // assignment operator
   wxArrayString& operator=(const wxArrayString& src);
     // not virtual, this class should not be derived from

include/wx/defs.h

@@ -505,6 +505,14 @@ typedef short int WXTYPE;
     #endif
 #endif /* HAVE_WOSTREAM */
 
+#ifndef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+        #define wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #elif wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(11)
+        #define wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #endif
+#endif /* wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST */
+
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*  portable calling conventions macros */
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

include/wx/dynarray.h

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "wx/vector.h"
 
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #include <initializer_list>
+#endif
+
 /*
   This header defines legacy dynamic arrays and object arrays (i.e. arrays
   which own their elements) classes.
@@ -105,6 +109,11 @@ class wxBaseArray : public wxVector<T>
         : base_vec(first, last)
     { }
 
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    template<typename U>
+    wxBaseArray(std::initializer_list<U> list) : base_vec(list.begin(), list.end()) {}
+#endif
+
     void Empty() { this->clear(); }
     void Clear() { this->clear(); }
     void Alloc(size_t uiSize) { this->reserve(uiSize); }
@@ -495,6 +504,14 @@ class wxBaseObjectArray : private wxBaseArray<T*>
 #define WX_DEFINE_USER_EXPORTED_TYPEARRAY_PTR(T, name, base, expdecl) \
     WX_DEFINE_TYPEARRAY_WITH_DECL_PTR(T, name, base, class expdecl)
 
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #define WX_DEFINE_CTOR_FROM_INIT_LIST(T, name, base, classdecl)                     \
+        template<typename U>                                                            \
+            name(std::initializer_list<U> list) : Base(list.begin(), list.end()) { }
+#else
+    #define WX_DEFINE_CTOR_FROM_INIT_LIST(T, name, base, classdecl)     // No support for initializer_list
+#endif
+
 // This is the only non-trivial macro, which actually defines the array class
 // with the given name containing the elements of the specified type.
 //
@@ -519,6 +536,7 @@ class wxBaseObjectArray : private wxBaseArray<T*>
         name(size_t n, Base::const_reference v) : Base(n, v) { }              \
         template <class InputIterator>                                        \
         name(InputIterator first, InputIterator last) : Base(first, last) { } \
+        WX_DEFINE_CTOR_FROM_INIT_LIST(T, name, base, classdecl)               \
     }
 
 

interface/wx/arrstr.h

@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ class wxArrayString : public wxArray
     */
     wxArrayString(size_t sz, const wxString* arr);
 
+    /**
+        Constructs the container with the contents of the initializer_list @a list.
+
+        @since 3.2.4
+    */
+    template<typename T>
+    wxArrayString(std::initializer_list<T> list);
+
     /**
         Destructor frees memory occupied by the array strings. For performance
         reasons it is not virtual, so this class should not be derived from.

interface/wx/dynarray.h

@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ class wxArray<T>
     */
     wxObjArray(const wxObjArray& array);
 
+    /**
+        Constructs the container with the contents of the initializer_list @a list.
+
+        @since 3.2.4
+    */
+    template<typename T>
+    wxArray(std::initializer_list<T> list);
+
     /**
         Performs a shallow array copy (i.e.\ doesn't copy the objects pointed to
         even if the source array contains the items of pointer type).

tests/arrays/arrays.cpp

@@ -340,6 +340,21 @@ TEST_CASE("wxArrayString", "[dynarray]")
     CHECK( a7.size() == 1 );
 
     wxCLANG_WARNING_RESTORE(self-assign-overloaded)
+
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    wxArrayString a8( { wxT("dog"), wxT("human"), wxT("condor"), wxT("thermit"), wxT("alligator") } );
+    CHECK( a8.size() == 5 );
+    CHECK( a8[1] == "human" );
+    CHECK( a8[4] == "alligator" );
+
+    a8 = { wxT("Foo") };    // Test operator=
+    CHECK( a8.size() == 1 );
+    CHECK( a8[0] == "Foo" );
+
+    // Same test with std::initializer_list<std::string>
+    wxArrayString a9( { std::string("dog"), std::string("human"), std::string("condor"), std::string("thermit"), std::string("alligator") } );
+    CHECK( a9.size() == 5 );
+#endif // wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("wxSortedArrayString", "[dynarray]")
@@ -584,6 +599,14 @@ TEST_CASE("wxObjArrayPtr", "[dynarray]")
     CHECK( barptrs.size() == 0 );
 }
 
+#ifdef wxHAVE_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    #define TestArrayWithInitializerListOf(name)                              \
+        wxArray##name c({1,2,3});                                             \
+        CHECK(c.size() == 3);
+#else
+    #define TestArrayWithInitializerListOf(name)    // No support for initializer_list
+#endif
+
 #define TestArrayOf(name)                                                     \
                                                                               \
 TEST_CASE("wxDynArray::" #name, "[dynarray]")                                 \
@@ -623,6 +646,8 @@ TEST_CASE("wxDynArray::" #name, "[dynarray]")                                 \
     CHECK( b.Index( 5 ) == 2 );                                      \
     CHECK( b.Index( 6 ) == wxNOT_FOUND );                            \
     CHECK( b.Index( 17 ) == 3 );                                     \
+                                                                     \
+    TestArrayWithInitializerListOf(name)                             \
 }
 
 TestArrayOf(UShort)