Doc: Corrected incorrect snippets and info in inherits() documentation.

Task-number: 201882
Reviewed-by: Trust Me

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp
index 5c0f80c..a02d4e9 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ timer->inherits("QTimer");          // returns true
 timer->inherits("QObject");         // returns true
 timer->inherits("QAbstractButton"); // returns false
 
-// QLayout inherits QObject and QLayoutItem
-QLayout *layout = new QLayout;
+// QVBoxLayout inherits QObject and QLayoutItem
+QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
 layout->inherits("QObject");        // returns true
-layout->inherits("QLayoutItem");    // returns false
+layout->inherits("QLayoutItem");    // returns true (even though QLayoutItem is not a QObject)
 //! [4]
 
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index ddfc44f..1f35c73 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -1089,10 +1089,9 @@ QObjectPrivate::Connection::~Connection()
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qobject.cpp 4
 
-    (\l QLayoutItem is not a QObject.)
-
-    Consider using qobject_cast<Type *>(object) instead. The method
-    is both faster and safer.
+    If you need to determine whether an object is an instance of a particular
+    class for the purpose of casting it, consider using qobject_cast<Type *>(object)
+    instead.
 
     \sa metaObject(), qobject_cast()
 */