Main C++ library (libbe.so)

Files
file	Alert.h
	BAlert class definition and support enums.
file	AppFileInfo.h
	Provides the BAppFileInfo class.
file	Application.h
	Provides the BApplication class.
file	Architecture.h
	Provides functions for getting the primary and secondary architectures of the system.
file	Archivable.h
	Provides the BArchivable interface and declares the BArchiver and BUnarchiver classes.
file	Autolock.h
	Implements a handy locking utility.
file	Beep.h
	Functions to generate sounds from the computer.
file	Bitmap.h
	Defines the BBitmap class and global operators and functions for handling bitmaps.
file	BitmapStream.h
	BBitmapStream class definition.
file	BlockCache.h
	Implements a mechanism to store and retrieve memory blocks.
file	Box.h
	Defines the BBox class.
file	Buffer.h
	Defines the buffer_clone_info struct and BBuffer class.
file	BufferedDataIO.h
	Undocumented file.
file	BufferIO.h
	Provides the BBufferIO class.
file	Button.h
	Describes the BButton class.
file	Catalog.h
	Provides the BCatalog class.
file	CheckBox.h
	Defines the BCheckBox class.
file	Clipboard.h
	Provides the BClipboard class.
file	Collator.h
	Provides the BCollator class.
file	ColorControl.h
	BColorControl class definition and support enums.
file	Control.h
	BControl class definition and support enums.
file	Country.h
	BCountry class definition.
file	Cursor.h
	Provides the BCursor class.
file	DataIO.h
	Defines abstract BDataIO and BPositionIO and the derived BMallocIO and BMemoryIO classes.
file	DateFormat.h
	Contains BDateFormat class, a date formatter and parser.
file	DateTimeFormat.h
	Contains BDateTimeFormat class, a datetime formatter and parser.
file	Directory.h
	Provides the BDirectory class.
file	DirectWindow.h
	Provides the BDirectWindow class.
file	Dragger.h
	Provides the BDragger class.
file	DurationFormat.h
	Contains BDurationFormat class, a time interval formatter and parser.
file	Entry.h
	Provides the BEntry class and entry_ref implementations.
file	EntryList.h
	Defines the BEntryList class.
file	File.h
	Provides the BFile class.
file	FileGameSound.h
	Provides the BFileGameSound class.
file	FileInterface.h
	Provides BFileInterface abstract class.
file	Flattenable.h
	Provides the BFlattenable interface.
file	Font.h
	BFont class definition, unicode_block class definition, and font-related struct and enum definitions.
file	fs_interface.h
	Provides an interface for file system modules.
file	GameProducer.h
	Provides the GameProducer class.
file	GameSound.h
	Provides the BGameSound base class.
file	GraphicsDefs.h
	Graphics-related functions and variables used by the Interface Kit.
file	GridLayout.h
	Provides the BGridLayout class.
file	GridLayoutBuilder.h
	Provides deprecated GridLayoutBuilder class.
file	GroupLayout.h
	Describes the BGroupLayout class.
file	GroupLayoutBuilder.h
	Provides deprecated GroupLayoutBuilder class.
file	Handler.h
	Provides the BHandler class.
file	IconUtils.h
	Vector icon handling utility class.
file	InterfaceDefs.h
	Defines standard interface definitions for controls.
file	Invoker.h
	Provides the BInvoker class.
file	Key.h
	Provides BKey and BPasswordKey classes, as well as BKeyPurpose and BKeyType enums.
file	KeyStore.h
	Provides BKeyStore class.
file	Layout.h
	Defines the BLayout class.
file	LayoutBuilder.h
	Defines the BLayoutBuilder templates.
file	LayoutItem.h
	Describes the BLayoutItem class.
file	List.h
	Defines the BList class.
file	ListItem.h
	ListItem class definition.
file	ListView.h
	ListView class definition.
file	Locale.h
	Provides the BLocale class, the base class of the Locale Kit.
file	LocaleRoster.h
	Provides the BLocaleRoster class to access locale data.
file	Locker.h
	Provides locking class BLocker.
file	Looper.h
	Provides the BLooper class.
file	Menu.h
	BMenu class definition and support structures.
file	MenuBar.h
	BMenuBar class definition and support structures.
file	MenuField.h
	BMenuField class definition and support structures.
file	MenuItem.h
	BMenuItem class definition.
file	Message.h
	Provides the BMessage class.
file	MessageFilter.h
	Provides BMessageFilter class.
file	MessageQueue.h
	Provides the BMessageQueue class.
file	MessageRunner.h
	Provides the BMessageRunner class.
file	Messenger.h
	Provides the BMessenger class and some BMessenger operator functions.
file	Mime.h
	Provides C and Haiku-only C++ MIME-type handling functions.
file	MimeType.h
	Provides the BMimeType class.
file	Node.h
	Provides the BNode class and node_ref struct.
file	NodeInfo.h
	Provides the BNodeInfo class.
file	NodeMonitor.h
	Provides functions and constants for monitoring changes to a node.
file	Notification.h
	Provides BNotification class and the notification_type enum.
file	NumberFormat.h
	Contains BNumberFormat class, a number formatter and parser.
file	ObjectList.h
	Defines the BObjectList class.
file	OptionPopUp.h
	BOptionPopUp class definition.
file	OutlineListView.h
	Provides the BOutlineListView class.
file	Path.h
	Provides the BPath class.
file	PathFinder.h
	Provides the BPathFinder class interface.
file	Picture.h
	BPicture class definition.
file	PictureButton.h
	BPictureButton class definition and support structures.
file	Point.h
	BPoint class definition.
file	Polygon.h
	BPolygon class definition.
file	PopUpMenu.h
	BPopUpMenu class definition and support structures.
file	PropertyInfo.h
	Provides the BPropertyInfo class and support structures.
file	Query.h
	Provides the BQuery class.
file	RadioButton.h
	BRadioButton class definition.
file	Rect.h
	BRect class definition.
file	Referenceable.h
	Provides the BReferenceable interface and declares the BReferenceable and BReference classes.
file	Region.h
	BRegion class definition.
file	Resources.h
	Provides the BResources class.
file	Roster.h
	Provides the app_info struct, the BRoster class and the be_roster global.
file	Screen.h
	Defines the BScreen class and support structures.
file	ScrollBar.h
	BScrollBar class definition.
file	ScrollView.h
	BScrollView class definition.
file	SeparatorItem.h
	BSeparatorItem class definition.
file	Shape.h
	BShape and BShapeIterator class definitions.
file	Shelf.h
	BShelf class definition.
file	Size.h
	BSize class definition and related enum definition.
file	SplitLayoutBuilder.h
	Provides deprecated SplitLayoutBuilder class.
file	SplitView.h
	Provides the BSplitView class.
file	Statable.h
	Provides the BStatable abstract class.
file	StopWatch.h
	Provides the BStopWatch class.
file	String.h
	Defines the BString class and global operators and functions for handling strings.
file	StringItem.h
	BStringItem class definition.
file	StringView.h
	BStringView class definition.
file	SupportDefs.h
	Defines basic types and definitions for the Haiku API.
file	SymLink.h
	Provides the BSymLink class.
file	TabView.h
	Provides the BTab and BTabView classes.
file	TextControl.h
	Provides the BTextControl class.
file	TextView.h
	Provides the BTextView class and associated structs.
file	TimeFormat.h
	Contains BTimeFormat class, a time formatter and parser.
file	TimeZone.h
	Provides the BTimeZone class.
file	TLS.h
	Functions to use Thread Local Storage.
file	TwoDimensionalLayout.h
	Defines the BTwoDimensionalLayout class.
file	TypeConstants.h
	Represents type codes that are used by parts of the Haiku API.
file	UnicodeChar.h
	Provides the BUnicodeChar class.
file	Url.h
	Provides the BUrl class.
file	USB3.h
	Interface for the USB module.
file	USB_spec.h
	General definitions as defined by the USB standard.
file	View.h
	BView class definition and support data structures.
file	Volume.h
	Provides the BVolume class.
file	VolumeRoster.h
	Provides the BVolumeRoster class.
file	Window.h
	BWindow class definition and support data structures.

Classes
struct	app_info
	Provides info for a running app. More...
class	BAbstractLayout
	BLayout subclass providing convenience methods for derived implementations. More...
class	BAffineTransform
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BAlert
	The BAlert class defines a modal alert dialog which displays a short message and provides a set of labeled buttons that allow the user to respond. More...
class	BAlignment
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BAppFileInfo
	Provides access to the metadata associated with executables, libraries and add-ons. More...
class	BApplication
	A container object for an application. More...
class	BArchivable
	Interface for objects that can be archived into a BMessage. More...
class	BArchiver
	A class that simplifies the archiving of complicated BArchivable hierarchies. More...
class	BAutolock
	Convenient utility to make parts of your code thread-safe easily. More...
class	BBitmap
	Access and manipulate digital images commonly known as bitmaps. More...
class	BBitmapStream
	Provides for the conversion of a Translation Kit bitmap object to a BBitmap. More...
class	BBlockCache
	A class that creates and maintains a pool of memory blocks. More...
class	BBox
	A rectangular view with a border and an optional label to group related subviews visually. More...
class	BBuffer
	A reference to a chunk of memory useful for sharing media data between applications and nodes. More...
class	BBufferedDataIO
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BBufferIO
	A buffered adapter for BPositionIO objects. More...
class	BButton
	A control used to initiate an action. More...
class	BCardLayout
	The BCardLayout class is a simple BLayout subclass that arranges the items as a stack of cards with only one card being on top and visible to the user. More...
class	BCardView
	Container view for a stack of alternating child views. More...
class	BCatalog
	String localization handling. More...
class	BChannelControl
	BChannelControl is the base class for controls that have several. More...
class	BChannelSlider
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BCheckBox
	A user interface element used to make a binary decision. More...
class	BClipboard
	Used for short-term data storage between documents and applications via copy and paste operations. More...
class	BCollator
	Class for handling locale-aware collation (sorting) of strings. More...
class	BColorControl
	BColorControl displays an on-screen color picker. More...
class	BControl
	BControl is the base class for user-event handling objects. More...
class	BCountry
	Class representing a country. More...
class	BCursor
	BCursor describes a view-wide or application-wide cursor. More...
class	BDataIO
	Abstract interface for objects that provide read and write access to data. More...
class	BDateFormat
	Formatter for dates. More...
class	BDateTimeFormat
	Formatter for datetimes. More...
class	BDeskbar
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BDirectory
	A directory in the file system. More...
class	BDirectWindow
	Provides direct access to the video card graphics frame buffer. More...
class	BDragger
	A view that allows the user drag and drop a target view. More...
class	BDurationFormat
	Formatter for time intervals. More...
class	BEntry
	A location in the filesystem. More...
class	BEntryList
	Interface for iterating through a list of filesystem entries. More...
class	BFile
	Provides the ability to read and write the data of a file. More...
class	BFileGameSound
	Playback audio from a sound file on disk. More...
class	BFileInterface
	A node that can read and write data to a file on disk. More...
class	BFlattenable
	Interface for classes that can flatten and unflatten themselves to a stream of bytes. More...
class	BFont
	Represents a typeface including its family, style and size. More...
class	BGameSound
	BGameSound is the base class used in the other sound classes in the kit. More...
class	BGridLayout
	The BGridLayout class a BLayout subclass that arranges the items it holds in a grid. More...
class	BGridLayoutBuilder
	Deprecated helper class that helps building a BGridLayout. More...
class	BGridView
	Container view for a collection of views organized in a grid. More...
class	BGroupLayout
	The BGroupLayout class is a simple BLayout subclass that arranges the items it holds within a vertical or horizontal box. More...
class	BGroupLayoutBuilder
	Deprecated helper class that helps building a BGroupLayout. More...
class	BGroupView
	Container view for a collection of views organized in a horizontal or vertical row. More...
class	BHandler
	Handles messages that are passed on by a BLooper. More...
class	BIconUtils
	The BIconUtils class provide utility methods for managing and drawing vector icons. More...
class	BInputDevice
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BInvoker
	An object that can be "invoked" to send a message to a BHandler. More...
class	BKey
	Class that represents a generic key for or from the Haiku key store. More...
class	BKeyStore
	The BKeyStore lets you query, retrieve and store keys in the system's key store. More...
class	BLayout
	The BLayout class provides an interface, and some basic implementation to manage the positioning and sizing of BLayoutItem s. More...
class	BLayoutItem
	Abstract class representing things that are positionable and resizable by objects of the BLayout class. More...
class	BList
	An ordered container that is designed to hold generic void* objects. More...
class	BListItem
	A list item, a member of a BListView or BOutlineListView. More...
class	BListView
	Displays a list of items that the user can select and invoke. More...
class	BLocale
	Class for representing a locale and its settings. More...
class	BLocaleRoster
	Main class for accessing the Locale Kit data. More...
class	BLocker
	Semaphore-type class for thread safety. More...
class	BLooper
	Receive and process messages in a separate thread. More...
class	BMallocIO
	A BPositionIO derived class that creates a memory buffer. More...
class	BMemoryIO
	A BPositionIO derived class that works on memory buffers. More...
class	BMenu
	Displays a list of menu items including additional menus arranged hierarchically. More...
class	BMenuBar
	A window's root menu. More...
class	BMenuField
	A labeled pop-up menu. More...
class	BMenuItem
	Display item for the BMenu class. More...
class	BMessage
	A container that can be send and received using the Haiku messaging subsystem. More...
class	BMessageFilter
	Describes a message filter for BLooper and BHandler. More...
class	BMessageQueue
	A container that maintains a queue of messages. More...
class	BMessageRunner
	Provides a mechanism for sending one or more messages to a messenger at a specified interval and receive reply messages. More...
class	BMessenger
	A class to send messages to a target BLooper or BHandler. More...
class	BMimeType
	A class that represents a MIME (Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions) type string. More...
class	BNode
	A BNode represents a chunk of data in the filesystem. More...
class	BNodeInfo
	Provides access to file type meta data on a node. More...
class	BNotification
	Construct system-default notifications to be displayed to the user. More...
class	BNumberFormat
	Formatter for numbers and monetary values. More...
class	BObjectList< T, Owning >
	BObjectList is a wrapper around BList that adds type safety, optional object ownership, search, and insert operations. More...
class	BOptionControl
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BOptionPopUp
	A BMenuField based BControl implementation. More...
class	BOutlineListView
	Expands upon BListView to display a hierarchical list of items. More...
class	BPasswordKey
	Class that represents a password for or from the Haiku key store. More...
class	BPath
	A class representing a file system path. More...
class	BPathFinder
	Helper class to retrieve paths in the file system layout. More...
class	BPicture
	Records a series of drawing instructions that can be "replayed" later. More...
class	BPictureButton
	A button draw with a BPicture image instead of a text label. More...
class	BPoint
	A point on a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. More...
class	BPolygon
	A closed, many-sided figure which defines an area in a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. More...
class	BPopUpMenu
	Displays a pop-up menu. More...
class	BPositionIO
	Abstract interface that provides advanced read, write and seek access to data. More...
class	BPropertyInfo
	Class used to manage scripting. More...
class	BQuery
	Provides an interface for creating file system queries and implements BEntryList methods for iterating through the results. More...
class	BRadioButton
	A user interface control used to select between a set of mutually exclusive options. More...
class	BRect
	Defines a rectangular area aligned along pixel dimensions. More...
class	BReference< Type >
	A reference to a BReferenceable object. More...
class	BReferenceable
	Implementation of reference-counted memory management. More...
class	BRegion
	An area composed of rectangles. More...
class	BResources
	Provides an interface for accessing and manipulating file resources. More...
class	BRoster
	The BRoster class lets you launch apps and keeps track of apps that are running. More...
class	BScreen
	The BScreen class provides methods to retrieve and change display settings. More...
class	BScrollBar
	User interface element used to scroll a target view vertically or horizontally. More...
class	BScrollView
	A convenience class used to add scrolling to a target view. More...
class	BSeparatorItem
	Display separator item for BMenu class. More...
class	BSeparatorView
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BShape
	Encapsulates a Postscript-style "path". More...
class	BShapeIterator
	Allows you to iterate through BShape operations. More...
class	BShelf
	A container attached to a BView that accepts BDragger objects (replicants). More...
class	BSize
	A two-dimensional size. More...
class	BSpaceLayoutItem
	An empty layout item that expands into empty space based on its size configuration. More...
class	BSplitLayoutBuilder
	Deprecated helper class that helps building a BSplitView. More...
class	BSplitView
	A container with two or more sections, with dividers in between, so that a user can manipulate the size of the sections by dragging a slider. More...
class	BStackOrHeapArray< Type, StackSize >
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BStatable
	Pure abstract class that provides a wrapper interface to the POSIX® stat() function. More...
class	BStatusBar
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BStopWatch
	A simple class used to time events like a stop watch. More...
class	BString
	String class supporting common string operations. More...
class	BStringItem
	A list item of a text string used as a member of a BListView or BOutlineListView. More...
class	BStringList
	Undocumented class. More...
class	BStringView
	Draws a non-editable single-line text string, most commonly used as a label. More...
class	BSymLink
	Provides an interface for creating, manipulating, and accessing the contents of symbolic links. More...
class	BTab
	A tab that goes in a BTabView. More...
class	BTabView
	A container for BTab objects to display all tabs. More...
class	BTextControl
	Displays a labeled text view control. More...
class	BTextView
	Displays and manipulates styled text. More...
class	BTimeFormat
	Formatter for times. More...
class	BTimeZone
	Defines the time zone API which specifies a time zone, allows you to display it to the user, and converts between GMT and local time. More...
class	BTwoDimensionalLayout
	Abstract BLayout subclass arranging items within rows and columns. More...
struct	buffer_clone_info
	A struct that stores where in memory a BBuffer object is in memory as well as the buffer flags. More...
class	BUnarchiver
	A class that simplifies the unarchiving of complicated BArchivable hierarchies. More...
class	BUnicodeChar
	Management of all information about characters. More...
class	BUrl
	Represents and manipulates an URL (Uniform Resource Locator). More...
class	BView
	View base class. More...
class	BVolume
	Provides an interface for querying information about a volume. More...
class	BVolumeRoster
	Provides an interface for iterating through available volumes and watching for mounting/unmounting. More...
class	BWindow
	Window base class. More...
class	BLayoutBuilder::Cards< ParentBuilder >
	BLayoutBuilder::Base subclass for building BCardLayouts. More...
struct	direct_buffer_info
struct	edge_info
	The distance that a character outline is inset from its escapement boundaries. More...
struct	entry_ref
	A filesystem entry represented as a name in a concrete directory. More...
struct	escapement_delta
	A struct that allows you to specify extra horizontal space to surround each character with. More...
struct	font_cache_info
	Font cache parameters. More...
struct	font_height
	The amount of vertical space surrounding a character. More...
class	GameProducer
	A MediaKit producer node which mixes sound from the GameKit and sends them to the audio mixer. More...
class	BLayoutBuilder::Grid< ParentBuilder >
	BLayoutBuilder::Base subclass for building BGridLayouts. More...
class	BLayoutBuilder::Group< ParentBuilder >
	BLayoutBuilder::Base subclass for building BGroupLayouts. More...
struct	menu_info
	Information about a menu such as font size and family, background color, and flags. More...
struct	node_ref
	Reference structure to a particular vnode on a device. More...
struct	pattern
	A pattern to use when drawing. More...
struct	property_info
	Property info struct containing lists of commands and specifiers. More...
struct	rgb_color
	Structure representing a 32 bit RGBA color. More...
class	BLayoutBuilder::Split< ParentBuilder >
	BLayoutBuilder::Base subclass for building BSplitViews. More...
struct	text_run
	text run struct More...
struct	text_run_array
	text run array struct More...
struct	tuned_font_info
	Tuning information of fonts used to make it look better when displayed on-screen. More...
class	unicode_block
	Describes the blocks of Unicode characters supported by a font. More...
struct	usb_configuration_info
	Container for a specific configuration descriptor of a device. More...
struct	usb_endpoint_info
	Container for endpoint descriptors and their Haiku USB stack identifiers. More...
struct	usb_interface_info
	Container for interface descriptors and their Haiku USB stack identifiers. More...
struct	usb_interface_list
	List of interfaces available to a configuration. More...
struct	usb_iso_packet_descriptor
	The descriptor for data packets of isochronous transfers. More...
struct	usb_module_info
	Interface for drivers to interact with Haiku's USB stack. More...
struct	usb_notify_hooks
	Hooks that the USB stack can callback in case of events. More...
struct	usb_support_descriptor
	Description of device descriptor that the driver can handle. More...

Functions
status_t	find_directory (directory_which which, BPath *path, bool createIt=false, BVolume *volume=NULL)
	C++ interface to find_directory.

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

find_directory()

status_t find_directory	(	directory_which	which,
		BPath *	path,
		bool	createIt = false,
		BVolume *	volume = NULL
	)

C++ interface to find_directory.

Set path to which on volume.

Since

BeOS R3