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author | Frederik Gladhorn <frederik.gladhorn@digia.com> | 2012-09-18 20:32:53 +0200 |
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committer | The Qt Project <gerrit-noreply@qt-project.org> | 2012-09-21 19:59:06 +0200 |
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Move opengl/wid/net example docs to proper folders.
Change-Id: I846439a9cf7ad965ed27a00f98dbc4ff97abe73b
Reviewed-by: Jerome Pasion <jerome.pasion@digia.com>
Reviewed-by: Martin Smith <martin.smith@digia.com>
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diff --git a/examples/tools/doc/src/customtype.qdoc b/examples/tools/doc/src/customtype.qdoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b2f86d6890 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/tools/doc/src/customtype.qdoc @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +/**************************************************************************** +** +** Copyright (C) 2012 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). +** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/ +** +** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit. +** +** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:FDL$ +** GNU Free Documentation License +** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Free +** Documentation License version 1.3 as published by the Free Software +** Foundation and appearing in the file included in the packaging of +** this file. +** +** Other Usage +** Alternatively, this file may be used in accordance with the terms +** and conditions contained in a signed written agreement between you +** and Nokia. +** +** +** +** +** +** $QT_END_LICENSE$ +** +****************************************************************************/ + +/*! + \example tools/customtype + \title Custom Type Example + + The Custom Type example shows how to integrate a custom type into Qt's + meta-object system. + + Contents: + + \tableofcontents + + \section1 Overview + + Qt provides a range of standard value types that are used to provide + rich and meaningful APIs. These types are integrated with the meta-object + system, enabling them to be stored in QVariant objects, written out in + debugging information and sent between components in signal-slot + communication. + + Custom types can also be integrated with the meta-object system as long as + they are written to conform to some simple guidelines. In this example, we + introduce a simple \c Message class, we describe how we make it work with + QVariant, and we show how it can be extended to generate a printable + representation of itself for use in debugging output. + + \section1 The Message Class Definition + + The \c Message class is a simple value class that contains two pieces + of information (a QString and a QStringList), each of which can be read + using trivial getter functions: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.h custom type definition + + The default constructor, copy constructor and destructor are + all required, and must be public, if the type is to be integrated into the + meta-object system. Other than this, we are free to implement whatever we + need to make the type do what we want, so we also include a constructor + that lets us set the type's data members. + + To enable the type to be used with QVariant, we declare it using the + Q_DECLARE_METATYPE() macro: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.h custom type meta-type declaration + + We do not need to write any additional code to accompany this macro. + + To allow us to see a readable description of each \c Message object when it + is sent to the debug output stream, we define a streaming operator: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.h custom type streaming operator + + This facility is useful if you need to insert tracing statements in your + code for debugging purposes. + + \section1 The Message Class Implementation + + The implementation of the default constructor, copy constructor and destructor + are straightforward for the \c Message class: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.cpp Message class implementation + + The streaming operator is implemented in the following way: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.cpp custom type streaming operator + + Here, we want to represent each value depending on how many lines are stored + in the message body. We stream text to the QDebug object passed to the + operator and return the QDebug object obtained from its maybeSpace() member + function; this is described in more detail in the + \l{Creating Custom Qt Types#Making the Type Printable}{Creating Custom Qt Types} + document. + + We include the code for the getter functions for completeness: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/message.cpp getter functions + + With the type fully defined, implemented, and integrated with the + meta-object system, we can now use it. + + \section1 Using the Message + + In the example's \c{main()} function, we show how a \c Message object can + be printed to the console by sending it to the debug stream: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/main.cpp printing a custom type + + You can use the type with QVariant in exactly the same way as you would + use standard Qt value types. Here's how to store a value using the + QVariant::setValue() function: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/main.cpp storing a custom value + + Alternatively, the QVariant::fromValue() and qVariantSetValue() functions + can be used if you are using a compiler without support for member template + functions. + + The value can be retrieved using the QVariant::value() member template + function: + + \snippet examples/tools/customtype/main.cpp retrieving a custom value + + Alternatively, the qVariantValue() template function can be used if + you are using a compiler without support for member template functions. + + \section1 Further Reading + + The custom \c Message type can also be used with direct signal-slot + connections; see the \l{Custom Type Sending Example} for a demonstration + of this. + To register a custom type for use with queued signals and slots, such as + those used in cross-thread communication, see the + \l{Queued Custom Type Example}. + + More information on using custom types with Qt can be found in the + \l{Creating Custom Qt Types} document. +*/ |