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authorDavid Boddie <dboddie@trolltech.com>2009-11-04 13:26:04 (GMT)
committerDavid Boddie <dboddie@trolltech.com>2009-11-04 13:26:04 (GMT)
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Merge branch '4.6' of git@scm.dev.nokia.troll.no:qt/qt into 4.6
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-rw-r--r--doc/src/examples/ftp.qdoc2
-rw-r--r--doc/src/examples/stickman.qdoc9
-rw-r--r--doc/src/frameworks-technologies/gestures.qdoc18
-rw-r--r--doc/src/frameworks-technologies/statemachine.qdoc115
-rw-r--r--doc/src/getting-started/examples.qdoc2
-rw-r--r--doc/src/network-programming/qtnetwork.qdoc2
-rw-r--r--doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main2.cpp11
-rw-r--r--doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp44
8 files changed, 112 insertions, 91 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/examples/ftp.qdoc b/doc/src/examples/ftp.qdoc
index 8fded88..782613c 100644
--- a/doc/src/examples/ftp.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/examples/ftp.qdoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
****************************************************************************/
/*!
- \example network/ftp
+ \example network/qftp
\title FTP Example
The FTP example demonstrates a simple FTP client that can be used
diff --git a/doc/src/examples/stickman.qdoc b/doc/src/examples/stickman.qdoc
index e70c39b..c9e98d0 100644
--- a/doc/src/examples/stickman.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/examples/stickman.qdoc
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
Animations are implemented as composite states. Each child state of the animation state
represents a frame in the animation by setting the position of each joint in the stickman's
skeleton to the positions defined for the particular frame. The frames are then bound together
- with animated transitions that trigger on the source state's polished() signal. Thus, the
- machine will enter the state representing the next frame in the animation immediately after it
- has finished animating into the previous frame.
+ with animated transitions that trigger on the source state's propertiesAssigned() signal. Thus,
+ the machine will enter the state representing the next frame in the animation immediately after
+ it has finished animating into the previous frame.
\image stickman-example1.png
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
\snippet examples/animation/stickman/lifecycle.cpp 1
- The states are then bound together with signal transitions that listen to the polished() signal.
+ The states are then bound together with signal transitions that listen to the
+ propertiesAssigned() signal.
\snippet examples/animation/stickman/lifecycle.cpp 2
diff --git a/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/gestures.qdoc b/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/gestures.qdoc
index a619fe8..2fa8dab 100644
--- a/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/gestures.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/gestures.qdoc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
\section2 Filtering Input Events
- The \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{filterEvent()} function must be reimplemented.
+ The \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{recognize()} function must be reimplemented.
This function handles and filters the incoming input events for the target objects
and determines whether or not they correspond to the gesture the recognizer is
looking for.
@@ -132,15 +132,15 @@
persistent information about the state of the recognition process in the QGesture
object supplied.
- Your \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{filterEvent()} function must return a value of
- Qt::GestureState that indicates the state of recognition for a given gesture and
+ Your \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{recognize()} function must return a value of
+ QGestureRecognizer::Result that indicates the state of recognition for a given gesture and
target object. This determines whether or not a gesture event will be delivered
to a target object.
\section2 Custom Gestures
If you choose to represent a gesture by a custom QGesture subclass, you will need to
- reimplement the \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{createGesture()} function to construct
+ reimplement the \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{create()} function to construct
instances of your gesture class instead of standard QGesture instances. Alternatively,
you may want to use standard QGesture instances, but add additional dynamic properties
to them to express specific details of the gesture you want to handle.
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
\l{QGestureRecognizer::}{reset()} function to perform these special tasks.
Note that QGesture objects are only created once for each combination of target object
- and gesture type, and they are reused every time the user attempts to perform the
+ and gesture type, and they might be reused every time the user attempts to perform the
same gesture type on the target object. As a result, it can be useful to reimplement
the \l{QGestureRecognizer::}{reset()} function to clean up after each previous attempt
at recognizing a gesture.
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@
To use a gesture recognizer, construct an instance of your QGestureRecognizer
subclass, and register it with the application with
- QApplication::registerGestureRecognizer(). A recognizer for a given type of
- gesture can be removed with QApplication::unregisterGestureRecognizer().
+ QGestureRecognizer::registerRecognizer(). A recognizer for a given type of
+ gesture can be removed with QGestureRecognizer::unregisterRecognizer().
\section1 Further Reading
- The \l{Image Gestures Example} shows how to enable gestures for a widget in
- a simple image viewer application.
+ The \l{gestures/imagegestures}{Image Gestures Example} shows how to enable
+ gestures for a widget in a simple image viewer application.
*/
diff --git a/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/statemachine.qdoc b/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/statemachine.qdoc
index ed8bc85..b0b13a7 100644
--- a/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/statemachine.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/frameworks-technologies/statemachine.qdoc
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
states can be configured to set properties and invoke methods on QObjects.
Qt's event system is used to drive the state machines.
+ The state graph in the State Machine framework is hierarchical. States can be nested inside of
+ other states, and the current configuration of the state machine consists of the set of states
+ which are currently active. All the states in a valid configuration of the state machine will
+ have a common ancestor.
+
\section1 Classes in the State Machine Framework
These classes are provided by qt for creating event-driven state machines.
@@ -269,9 +274,17 @@
When a parallel state group is entered, all its child states will be
simultaneously entered. Transitions within the individual child states
- operate normally. However, any of the child states may take a transition
- outside the parent state. When this happens, the parent state and all of its
- child states are exited.
+ operate normally. However, any of the child states may take a transition which exits the parent
+ state. When this happens, the parent state and all of its child states are exited.
+
+ The parallelism in the State Machine framework follows an interleaved semantics. All parallel
+ operations will be executed in a single, atomic step of the event processing, so no event can
+ interrupt the parallel operations. However, events will still be processed sequentially, since
+ the machine itself is single threaded. As an example: Consider the situation where there are two
+ transitions that exit the same parallel state group, and their conditions become true
+ simultaneously. In this case, the event that is processed last of the two will not have any
+ effect, since the first event will already have caused the machine to exit from the parallel
+ state.
\section1 Detecting that a Composite State has Finished
@@ -413,18 +426,8 @@
value of the property before any property assignments in states were executed.)
Take the following code:
- \code
- QStateMachine machine;
- machine.setGlobalRestorePolicy(QStateMachine::RestoreProperties);
-
- QState *s1 = new QState();
- s1->assignProperty(object, "fooBar", 1.0);
- machine.addState(s1);
- machine.setInitialState(s1);
- QState *s2 = new QState();
- machine.addState(s2);
- \endcode
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 0
Lets say the property \c fooBar is 0.0 when the machine starts. When the machine is in state
\c s1, the property will be 1.0, since the state explicitly assigns this value to it. When the
@@ -433,21 +436,8 @@
If we are using nested states, the parent defines a value for the property which is inherited by
all descendants that do not explicitly assign a value to the property.
- \code
- QStateMachine machine;
- machine.setGlobalRestorePolicy(QStateMachine::RestoreProperties);
- QState *s1 = new QState();
- s1->assignProperty(object, "fooBar", 1.0);
- machine.addState(s1);
- machine.setInitialState(s1);
-
- QState *s2 = new QState(s1);
- s2->assignProperty(object, "fooBar", 2.0);
- s1->setInitialState(s2);
-
- QState *s3 = new QState(s1);
- \endcode
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 2
Here \c s1 has two children: \c s2 and \c s3. When \c s2 is entered, the property \c fooBar
will have the value 2.0, since this is explicitly defined for the state. When the machine is in
@@ -460,15 +450,8 @@
properties as they are assigned in states.
Say we have the following code:
- \code
- QState *s1 = new QState();
- QState *s2 = new QState();
- s1->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
- s2->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 100, 100));
-
- s1->addTransition(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), s2);
- \endcode
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 3
Here we define two states of a user interface. In \c s1 the \c button is small, and in \c s2
it is bigger. If we click the button to transition from \c s1 to \c s2, the geometry of the button
@@ -476,16 +459,7 @@
smooth, however, all we need to do is make a QPropertyAnimation and add this to the transition
object.
- \code
- QState *s1 = new QState();
- QState *s2 = new QState();
-
- s1->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
- s2->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 100, 100));
-
- QSignalTransition *transition = s1->addTransition(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), s2);
- transition->addAnimation(new QPropertyAnimation(button, "geometry"));
- \endcode
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 4
Adding an animation for the property in question means that the property assignment will no
longer take immediate effect when the state has been entered. Instead, the animation will start
@@ -504,33 +478,48 @@
property can potentially have any value, depending on the animation.
In some cases, it can be useful to be able to detect when the property has actually been assigned
- the value defined by a state. For this, we can use the state's polished() signal.
- \code
- QState *s1 = new QState();
- s1->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
+ the value defined by a state.
- QState *s2 = new QState();
+ Say we have the following code:
- s1->addTransition(s1, SIGNAL(polished()), s2);
- \endcode
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 5
+
+ When \c button is clicked, the machine will transition into state \c s2, which will set the
+ geometry of the button, and then pop up a message box to alert the user that the geometry has
+ been changed.
+
+ In the normal case, where animations are not used, this will operate as expected. However, if
+ an animation for the \c geometry of \c button is set on the transition between \c s1 and \c s2,
+ the animation will be started when \c s2 is entered, but the \c geometry property will not
+ actually reach its defined value before the animation is finished running. In this case, the
+ message box will pop up before the geometry of the button has actually been set.
+
+ To ensure that the message box does not pop up until the geometry actually reaches its final
+ value, we can use the state's propertiesAssigned() signal. The propertiesAssigned() signal will be
+ emitted when the property is assigned its final value, whether this is done immediately or
+ after the animation has finished playing.
+
+ \snippet doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp 6
- The machine will be in state \c s1 until the \c geometry property has been set. Then it will
- immediately transition into \c s2. If the transition into \c s1 has an animation for the \c
- geometry property, then the machine will stay in \c s1 until the animation has finished. If there
- is no animation, it will simply set the property and immediately enter state \c s2.
+ In this example, when \c button is clicked, the machine will enter \c s2. It will remain in state
+ \c s2 until the \c geometry property has been set to \c QRect(0, 0, 50, 50). Then it will
+ transition into \c s3. When \c s3 is entered, the message box will pop up. If the transition into
+ \c s2 has an animation for the \c geometry property, then the machine will stay in \c s2 until the
+ animation has finished playing. If there is no such animation, it will simply set the property and
+ immediately enter state \c s3.
- Either way, when the machine is in state \c s2, the property \c geometry has been assigned the
- defined value.
+ Either way, when the machine is in state \c s3, you are guaranteed that the property \c geometry
+ has been assigned the defined value.
If the global restore policy is set to QStateMachine::RestoreProperties, the state will not emit
- the polished() signal until these have been executed as well.
+ the propertiesAssigned() signal until these have been executed as well.
- \section1 What happens if a state is exited before the animation has finished
+ \section1 What Happens If A State Is Exited Before The Animation Has Finished
If a state has property assignments, and the transition into the state has animations for the
properties, the state can potentially be exited before the properties have been assigned to the
values defines by the state. This is true in particular when there are transitions out from the
- state that do not depend on the state being polished, as described in the previous section.
+ state that do not depend on the propertiesAssigned signal, as described in the previous section.
The State Machine API guarantees that a property assigned by the state machine either:
\list
@@ -545,7 +534,7 @@
If the target state does not assign any value to the property, there are two
options: By default, the property will be assigned the value defined by the state it is leaving
- (the value it would have been assigned if the animation had been permitted to finish playing.) If
+ (the value it would have been assigned if the animation had been permitted to finish playing). If
a global restore policy is set, however, this will take precedence, and the property will be
restored as usual.
diff --git a/doc/src/getting-started/examples.qdoc b/doc/src/getting-started/examples.qdoc
index 05940e4..79cbe89 100644
--- a/doc/src/getting-started/examples.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/getting-started/examples.qdoc
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
\o \l{network/network-chat}{Network Chat}
\o \l{network/fortuneclient}{Fortune Client}\raisedaster
\o \l{network/fortuneserver}{Fortune Server}\raisedaster
- \o \l{network/ftp}{FTP}\raisedaster
+ \o \l{network/qftp}{FTP}\raisedaster
\o \l{network/http}{HTTP}
\o \l{network/loopback}{Loopback}
\o \l{network/threadedfortuneserver}{Threaded Fortune Server}\raisedaster
diff --git a/doc/src/network-programming/qtnetwork.qdoc b/doc/src/network-programming/qtnetwork.qdoc
index d9377fb..b44b84f 100644
--- a/doc/src/network-programming/qtnetwork.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/network-programming/qtnetwork.qdoc
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
commands based on the result of a previous command. It also
enables you to provide detailed feedback to the user.
- The \l{network/ftp}{FTP} example
+ The \l{network/qftp}{FTP} example
illustrates how to write an FTP client.
Writing your own FTP (or HTTP) server is possible using the
lower-level classes QTcpSocket and QTcpServer.
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main2.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main2.cpp
index 2419dc2..9a2890f 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main2.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main2.cpp
@@ -69,17 +69,18 @@ int main(int argv, char **args)
//![1]
QButton *interruptButton = new QPushButton("Interrupt Button");
+ QWidget *mainWindow = new QWidget();
//![3]
QHistoryState *s1h = new QHistoryState(s1);
QState *s3 = new QState();
s3->assignProperty(label, "text", "In s3");
- QMessageBox mbox;
- mbox.addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
- mbox.setText("Interrupted!");
- mbox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Information);
- QObject::connect(s3, SIGNAL(entered()), &mbox, SLOT(exec()));
+ QMessageBox *mbox = new QMessageBox(mainWindow);
+ mbox->addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
+ mbox->setText("Interrupted!");
+ mbox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Information);
+ QObject::connect(s3, SIGNAL(entered()), mbox, SLOT(exec()));
s3->addTransition(s1h);
machine.addState(s3);
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp
index a9d4091..ff25b7b 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/statemachine/main5.cpp
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@
int main(int argv, char **args)
{
QApplication app(argv, args);
+ QWidget *button;
{
//![0]
QStateMachine machine;
machine.setGlobalRestorePolicy(QStateMachine::RestoreProperties);
-//![0]
-//![1]
QState *s1 = new QState();
s1->assignProperty(object, "fooBar", 1.0);
machine.addState(s1);
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ int main(int argv, char **args)
QState *s2 = new QState();
machine.addState(s2);
-//![1]
+//![0]
}
{
@@ -110,21 +109,50 @@ int main(int argv, char **args)
}
{
+ QMainWindow *mainWindow = 0;
//![5]
+ QMessageBox *messageBox = new QMessageBox(mainWindow);
+ messageBox->addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
+ messageBox->setText("Button geometry has been set!");
+ messageBox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Information);
+
QState *s1 = new QState();
- s1->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
QState *s2 = new QState();
+ s2->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
+ connect(s2, SIGNAL(entered()), messageBox, SLOT(exec()));
- s1->addTransition(s1, SIGNAL(polished()), s2);
+ s1->addTransition(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), s2);
//![5]
-
}
{
+ QMainWindow *mainWindow = 0;
+
+//![6]
+ QMessageBox *messageBox = new QMessageBox(mainWindow);
+ messageBox->addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
+ messageBox->setText("Button geometry has been set!");
+ messageBox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Information);
+
+ QState *s1 = new QState();
+
+ QState *s2 = new QState();
+ s2->assignProperty(button, "geometry", QRectF(0, 0, 50, 50));
+
+ QState *s3 = new QState();
+ connect(s3, SIGNAL(entered()), messageBox, SLOT(exec()));
+ s1->addTransition(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), s2);
+ s2->addTransition(s2, SIGNAL(propertiesAssigned()), s3);
//![6]
+
+ }
+
+ {
+
+//![7]
QState *s1 = new QState();
QState *s2 = new QState();
@@ -134,10 +162,12 @@ int main(int argv, char **args)
QStateMachine machine;
machine.setInitialState(s1);
machine.addDefaultAnimation(new QPropertyAnimation(object, "fooBar"));
-//![6]
+//![7]
}
+
+
return app.exec();
}