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-**
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-** QIntDict and QIntDictIterator class documentation
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-/*****************************************************************************
- QIntDict documentation
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/*!
- \class QIntDict qintdict.h
- \brief The QIntDict class is a template class that provides a dictionary based on \c long keys.
-
- \ingroup collection
- \ingroup tools
-
- QIntDict is implemented as a template class. Define a
- template instance QIntDict\<X\> to create a dictionary that operates on
- pointers to X, or X*.
-
- A dictionary is a collection that associates an item with a key.
- The key is used for inserting and looking up an item. QIntDict has
- \c long keys.
-
- The dictionary has very fast insertion and lookup.
-
- Example:
- \code
- #include <qintdict.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- void main()
- {
- QIntDict<char> dict; // maps long ==> char*
-
- dict.insert( 33, "France" );
- dict.insert( 7, "Russia" );
- dict.insert( 49, "Norway" );
-
- printf( "%s\n", dict[49] );
- printf( "%s\n", dict[33] );
- printf( "%s\n", dict[7] );
-
- if ( !dict[39] )
- printf( "39 not defined\n" );
- }
- \endcode
-
- Program output:
- \code
- Norway
- France
- Russia
- 39 not defined
- \endcode
-
- The dictionary in our example maps \c long keys to \c char* items.
- QIntDict implements the \link operator[] [] operator\endlink to lookup
- an item.
-
- QIntDict is implemented by QGDict as a hash array with a fixed number of
- entries. Each array entry points to a singly linked list of buckets, in
- which the dictionary items are stored.
-
- When an item is inserted with a key, the key is converted (hashed) to
- an integer index into the hash array using the \c mod operation. The
- item is inserted before the first bucket in the list of buckets.
-
- Looking up an item is normally very fast. The key is again hashed to an
- array index. Then QIntDict scans the list of buckets and returns the item
- found or null if the item was not found. You cannot insert null pointers
- into a dictionary.
-
- The size of the hash array is very important. In order to get good
- performance, you should use a suitably large \link primes.html prime
- number\endlink. Suitable means equal to or larger than the maximum
- expected number of dictionary items.
-
- Items with equal keys are allowed. When inserting two items with the
- same key, only the last inserted item will be visible (last in, first out)
- until it is removed.
-
- Example:
- \code
- #include <qintdict.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- void main()
- {
- QIntDict<char> dict; // maps long ==> char*
-
- dict.insert( 7, "Russia" );
- dict.insert( 7, "USSR" );
-
- printf( "%s\n", dict[7] );
- dict.remove( 7 ); // Gorbie was here
- printf( "%s\n", dict[7] );
- }
- \endcode
-
- Program output:
- \code
- USSR
- Russia
- \endcode
-
- The QIntDictIterator class can traverse the dictionary contents, but only
- in an arbitrary order. Multiple iterators may independently traverse the
- same dictionary.
-
- Calling setAutoDelete(TRUE) for a dictionary tells it to delete items
- that are removed . The default is to not delete items when they are
- removed.
-
- When inserting an item into a dictionary, only the pointer is copied, not
- the item itself. This is called a shallow copy. It is possible to make the
- dictionary copy all of the item's data (known as a deep copy) when an
- item is inserted. insert() calls the virtual function
- QCollection::newItem() for the item to be inserted.
- Inherit a dictionary and reimplement it if you want deep copies.
-
- When removing a dictionary item, the virtual function
- QCollection::deleteItem() is called. QIntDict's default implementation
- is to delete the item if auto-deletion is enabled.
-
- \sa QIntDictIterator, QDict, QAsciiDict, QPtrDict,
- \link collection.html Collection Classes\endlink
-*/
-
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDict::QIntDict( int size )
- Constructs a dictionary using an internal hash array with the size
- \e size.
-
- Setting \e size to a suitably large \link primes.html prime number\endlink
- (equal to or greater than the expected number of entries) makes the hash
- distribution better and hence the lookup faster.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDict::QIntDict( const QIntDict<type> &dict )
- Constructs a copy of \e dict.
-
- Each item in \e dict are inserted into this dictionary.
- Only the pointers are copied (shallow copy).
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDict::~QIntDict()
- Removes all items from the dictionary and destroys it.
-
- All iterators that access this dictionary will be reset.
-
- \sa setAutoDelete()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDict<type> &QIntDict::operator=(const QIntDict<type> &dict)
- Assigns \e dict to this dictionary and returns a reference to this
- dictionary.
-
- This dictionary is first cleared, then each item in \e dict is inserted
- into this dictionary.
- Only the pointers are copied (shallow copy), unless newItem() has been
- reimplemented.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint QIntDict::count() const
- Returns the number of items in the dictionary.
- \sa isEmpty()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint QIntDict::size() const
- Returns the size of the internal hash array (as specified in the
- constructor).
- \sa count()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void QIntDict::resize( uint newsize )
- Changes the size of the hashtable the \a newsize.
- The contents of the dictionary are preserved,
- but all iterators on the dictionary become invalid.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool QIntDict::isEmpty() const
- Returns TRUE if the dictionary is empty, i.e. count() == 0. Returns FALSE
- otherwise.
- \sa count()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void QIntDict::insert( long key, const type *item )
- Inserts the \e key with the \e item into the dictionary.
-
- The key does not have to be a unique dictionary key. If multiple items
- are inserted with the same key, only the last item will be visible.
-
- Null items are not allowed.
-
- \sa replace()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void QIntDict::replace( long key, const type *item )
- Replaces an item which has a key equal to \e key with \e item.
-
- If the item does not already exist, it will be inserted.
-
- Null items are not allowed.
-
- Equivalent to:
- \code
- QIntDict<char> dict;
- ...
- if ( dict.find(key) )
- dict.remove( key );
- dict.insert( key, item );
- \endcode
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the last inserted
- of these will be replaced.
-
- \sa insert()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool QIntDict::remove( long key )
- Removes the item associated with \e key from the dictionary.
- Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE if the key does not exist in the
- dictionary.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the last inserted
- of these will be removed.
-
- The removed item is deleted if \link QCollection::setAutoDelete()
- auto-deletion\endlink is enabled.
-
- All dictionary iterators that refer to the removed item will be set to
- point to the next item in the dictionary traversing order.
-
- \sa take(), clear(), setAutoDelete()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDict::take( long key )
- Takes the item associated with \e key out of the dictionary without
- deleting it (even if \link QCollection::setAutoDelete()
- auto-deletion\endlink is enabled).
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the last inserted
- of these will be taken.
-
- Returns a pointer to the item taken out, or null if the key does not
- exist in the dictionary.
-
- All dictionary iterators that refer to the taken item will be set to
- point to the next item in the dictionary traversing order.
-
- \sa remove(), clear(), setAutoDelete()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void QIntDict::clear()
- Removes all items from the dictionary.
-
- The removed items are deleted if \link QCollection::setAutoDelete()
- auto-deletion\endlink is enabled.
-
- All dictionary iterators that access this dictionary will be reset.
-
- \sa remove(), take(), setAutoDelete()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDict::find( long key ) const
- Returns the item associated with \e key, or null if the key does not
- exist in the dictionary.
-
- This function uses an internal hashing algorithm to optimize lookup.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the last inserted
- of these will be found.
-
- Equivalent to the [] operator.
-
- \sa operator[]()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDict::operator[]( long key ) const
- Returns the item associated with \e key, or null if the key does not
- exist in the dictionary.
-
- This function uses an internal hashing algorithm to optimize lookup.
-
- If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the last inserted
- of these will be found.
-
- Equivalent to the find() function.
-
- \sa find()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn void QIntDict::statistics() const
- Debugging-only function that prints out the dictionary distribution
- using qDebug().
-*/
-
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- QIntDictIterator documentation
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/*!
- \class QIntDictIterator qintdict.h
- \brief The QIntDictIterator class provides an iterator for QIntDict collections.
-
- \ingroup collection
- \ingroup tools
-
- QIntDictIterator is implemented as a template class.
- Define a template instance QIntDictIterator\<X\> to create a
- dictionary iterator that operates on QIntDict\<X\> (dictionary of X*).
-
- Example:
- \code
- #include <qintdict.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- void main()
- {
- QIntDict<char> dict; // maps long ==> char*
-
- dict.insert( 33, "France" );
- dict.insert( 7, "Russia" );
- dict.insert( 49, "Norway" );
-
- QIntDictIterator<char> it( dict ); // iterator for dict
-
- while ( it.current() ) {
- printf( "%d -> %s\n", it.currentKey(), it.current() );
- ++it;
- }
- }
- \endcode
-
- Program output:
- \code
- 7 -> Russia
- 49 -> Norway
- 33 -> France
- \endcode
-
- Note that the traversal order is arbitrary, you are not guaranteed the
- order above.
-
- Multiple iterators may independently traverse the same dictionary.
- A QIntDict knows about all iterators that are operating on the dictionary.
- When an item is removed from the dictionary, QIntDict update all
- iterators that are referring the removed item to point to the next item
- in the traversing order.
-
- \sa QIntDict, \link collection.html Collection Classes\endlink
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDictIterator::QIntDictIterator( const QIntDict<type> &dict )
- Constructs an iterator for \e dict. The current iterator item is
- set to point on the first item in the \e dict.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDictIterator::~QIntDictIterator()
- Destroys the iterator.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn uint QIntDictIterator::count() const
- Returns the number of items in the dictionary this iterator operates on.
- \sa isEmpty()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn bool QIntDictIterator::isEmpty() const
- Returns TRUE if the dictionary is empty, i.e. count() == 0. Returns FALSE
- otherwise.
- \sa count()
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDictIterator::toFirst()
- Sets the current iterator item to point to the first item in the
- dictionary and returns a pointer to the item.
- If the dictionary is empty it sets the current item to null and
- returns null.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn QIntDictIterator::operator type *() const
- Cast operator. Returns a pointer to the current iterator item.
- Same as current().
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDictIterator::current() const
- Returns a pointer to the current iterator item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn long QIntDictIterator::currentKey() const
- Returns the key for the current iterator item.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator()()
- Makes the succeeding item current and returns the original current item.
-
- If the current iterator item was the last item in the dictionary or if it
- was null, null is returned.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator++()
- Prefix ++ makes the succeeding item current and returns the new current
- item.
-
- If the current iterator item was the last item in the dictionary or if it
- was null, null is returned.
-*/
-
-/*!
- \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator+=( uint jump )
- Sets the current item to the item \e jump positions after the current item,
- and returns a pointer to that item.
-
- If that item is beyond the last item or if the dictionary is empty,
- it sets the current item to null and returns null.
-*/