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diff --git a/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc b/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc index 076c544..a807caf 100644 --- a/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/objectmodel/properties.qdoc @@ -208,17 +208,20 @@ the property type. The meta-object compiler enforces these requirements. - Given a pointer to an instance of MyClass or a pointer to an - instance of QObject that happens to be an instance of MyClass, we - have two ways to set its priority property. + Given a pointer to an instance of MyClass or a pointer to a + QObject that is an instance of MyClass, we have two ways to set + its priority property: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_properties.qdoc 6 - In the example, the enumeration type used for the property type - was locally declared in MyClass. Had it been declared in another - class, its fully qualified name (i.e., OtherClass::Priority) would - be required. In addition, that other class must also inherit - QObject and register the enum type using Q_ENUMS(). + In the example, the enumeration type that is the property type is + declared in MyClass and registered with the \l{Meta-Object System} + using the Q_ENUMS() macro. This makes the enumeration values + available as strings for use as in the call to setProperty(). Had + the enumeration type been declared in another class, its fully + qualified name (i.e., OtherClass::Priority) would be required, and + that other class would also have to inherit QObject and register + the enumeration type there using the Q_ENUMS() macro. A similar macro, Q_FLAGS(), is also available. Like Q_ENUMS(), it registers an enumeration type, but it marks the type as being a |