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diff --git a/tools/designer/src/uitools/quiloader.cpp b/tools/designer/src/uitools/quiloader.cpp index 67bd29c..106e641 100644 --- a/tools/designer/src/uitools/quiloader.cpp +++ b/tools/designer/src/uitools/quiloader.cpp @@ -572,53 +572,52 @@ void QUiLoaderPrivate::setupWidgetMap() const \class QUiLoader \inmodule QtUiTools - \brief The QUiLoader class allows standalone applications dynamically - create user interfaces at run-time using the information stored in - .ui files or specified plugin paths. + \brief enables standalone applications to dynamically create user + interfaces at run-time using the information stored in .ui files or + specified in plugin paths. - In addition, you can customize of creating an user interface by + In addition, you can customize or create your own user interface by deriving your own loader class. - If you have a custom component or an application that embeds Qt - Designer, you can also use the QFormBuilder class provided by the - QtDesigner module to create user interfaces from .ui files. + If you have a custom component or an application that embeds \QD, you can + also use the QFormBuilder class provided by the QtDesigner module to create + user interfaces from \c{.ui} files. - The QUiLoader class provides a collection of functions that allows - you to create widgets based on the information stored in \c .ui - files (created with Qt Designer) or available in the specified - plugin paths. The specified plugin paths can be retrieved using - the pluginPaths() function. You can retrieve the contents of an \c - .ui file using the load() function. For example: + The QUiLoader class provides a collection of functions allowing you to + create widgets based on the information stored in \c .ui files (created + with \QD) or available in the specified plugin paths. The specified plugin + paths can be retrieved using the pluginPaths() function. Similarly, the + contents of a \c{.ui} file can be retrieved using the load() function. For + example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/quiloader/mywidget.cpp 0 - By including the user interface in the form's resources (\c myform.qrc), - we ensure that it will be present at run-time: + By including the user interface in the form's resources (\c myform.qrc), we + ensure that it will be present at run-time: \quotefile doc/src/snippets/quiloader/mywidget.qrc - The availableWidgets() function returns a QStringList with the - class names of the widgets available in the specified plugin - paths. You can create any of these widgets using the - createWidget() function. For example: + The availableWidgets() function returns a QStringList with the class names + of the widgets available in the specified plugin paths. To create these + widgets, simply use the createWidget() function. For example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/quiloader/main.cpp 0 - You can make a custom widget available to the loader using the - addPluginPath() function, and you can remove all the available widgets - by calling the clearPluginPaths() function. + To make a custom widget available to the loader, you can use the + addPluginPath() function; to remove all available widgets, you can call + the clearPluginPaths() function. - The createAction(), createActionGroup(), createLayout() and - createWidget() functions are used internally by the QUiLoader class - whenever it has to create an action, action group, layout or - widget respectively. For that reason, you can subclass the QUiLoader - class and reimplement these functions to intervene the process of - constructing an user interface. For example, you might want to - create a list of the actions created when loading a form or - creating a custom widget. + The createAction(), createActionGroup(), createLayout(), and createWidget() + functions are used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it has to + create an action, action group, layout, or widget respectively. For that + reason, you can subclass the QUiLoader class and reimplement these + functions to intervene the process of constructing a user interface. For + example, you might want to have a list of the actions created when loading + a form or creating a custom widget. However, in your reimplementation, you + must call QUiLoader's original implementation of these functions first. - For a complete example using the QUiLoader class, see the \l - {designer/calculatorbuilder}{Calculator Builder} example. + For a complete example using the QUiLoader class, see the + \l{Calculator Builder Example}. \sa QtUiTools, QFormBuilder */ @@ -653,8 +652,8 @@ QUiLoader::~QUiLoader() } /*! - Loads a form from the given \a device and creates a new widget with the given - \a parentWidget to hold its contents. + Loads a form from the given \a device and creates a new widget with the + given \a parentWidget to hold its contents. \sa createWidget() */ @@ -668,8 +667,8 @@ QWidget *QUiLoader::load(QIODevice *device, QWidget *parentWidget) } /*! - Returns a list naming the paths the loader searches when locating - custom widget plugins. + Returns a list naming the paths in which the loader will search when + locating custom widget plugins. \sa addPluginPath(), clearPluginPaths() */ @@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ QStringList QUiLoader::pluginPaths() const } /*! - Clears the list of paths the loader searches when locating + Clears the list of paths in which the loader will search when locating plugins. \sa addPluginPath(), pluginPaths() @@ -692,7 +691,7 @@ void QUiLoader::clearPluginPaths() } /*! - Adds the given \a path to the list of paths the loader searches + Adds the given \a path to the list of paths in which the loader will search when locating plugins. \sa pluginPaths(), clearPluginPaths() @@ -704,17 +703,17 @@ void QUiLoader::addPluginPath(const QString &path) } /*! - Creates a new widget with the given \a parent and \a name - using the class specified by \a className. You can use this - function to create any of the widgets returned by the - availableWidgets() function. + Creates a new widget with the given \a parent and \a name using the class + specified by \a className. You can use this function to create any of the + widgets returned by the availableWidgets() function. - The function is also used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever - it has to create a widget. For that reason, you can subclass the - QUiLoader class and reimplement this function to intervene in the - process of constructing a user interface or widget. + The function is also used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it + creates a widget. Hence, you can subclass QUiLoader and reimplement this + function to intervene process of constructing a user interface or widget. + However, in your implementation, ensure that you call QUiLoader's version + first. - \sa availableWidgets(), load() + \sa availableWidgets(), load() */ QWidget *QUiLoader::createWidget(const QString &className, QWidget *parent, const QString &name) { @@ -723,13 +722,14 @@ QWidget *QUiLoader::createWidget(const QString &className, QWidget *parent, cons } /*! - Creates a new layout with the given \a parent and \a name - using the class specified by \a className. + Creates a new layout with the given \a parent and \a name using the class + specified by \a className. - The function is used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it - has to create a layout. For that reason, you can subclass the - QUiLoader class and reimplement this function to intervene the - process of constructing an user interface or widget. + The function is also used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it + creates a widget. Hence, you can subclass QUiLoader and reimplement this + function to intervene process of constructing a user interface or widget. + However, in your implementation, ensure that you call QUiLoader's version + first. \sa createWidget(), load() */ @@ -742,10 +742,11 @@ QLayout *QUiLoader::createLayout(const QString &className, QObject *parent, cons /*! Creates a new action group with the given \a parent and \a name. - The function is used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it - has to create an action group. For that reason, you can subclass - the QUiLoader class and reimplement this function to intervene the - process of constructing an user interface or widget. + The function is also used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it + creates a widget. Hence, you can subclass QUiLoader and reimplement this + function to intervene process of constructing a user interface or widget. + However, in your implementation, ensure that you call QUiLoader's version + first. \sa createAction(), createWidget(), load() */ @@ -758,10 +759,11 @@ QActionGroup *QUiLoader::createActionGroup(QObject *parent, const QString &name) /*! Creates a new action with the given \a parent and \a name. - The function is used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it - has to create an action. For that reason, you can subclass the - QUiLoader class and reimplement this function to intervene the - process of constructing an user interface or widget. + The function is also used internally by the QUiLoader class whenever it + creates a widget. Hence, you can subclass QUiLoader and reimplement this + function to intervene process of constructing a user interface or widget. + However, in your implementation, ensure that you call QUiLoader's version + first. \sa createActionGroup(), createWidget(), load() */ @@ -772,9 +774,9 @@ QAction *QUiLoader::createAction(QObject *parent, const QString &name) } /*! - Returns a list naming the available widgets that can be built - using the createWidget() function, i.e all the widgets specified - within the given plugin paths. + Returns a list naming all available widgets that can be built using the + createWidget() function, i.e all the widgets specified within the given + plugin paths. \sa pluginPaths(), createWidget() @@ -795,11 +797,11 @@ QStringList QUiLoader::availableWidgets() const /*! - Returns a list naming the available layouts that can be built - using the createLayout() function + \since 4.5 + Returns a list naming all available layouts that can be built using the + createLayout() function \sa createLayout() - \since 4.5 */ QStringList QUiLoader::availableLayouts() const @@ -816,9 +818,9 @@ QStringList QUiLoader::availableLayouts() const } /*! - Sets the working directory of the loader to \a dir. The loader - looks for other resources, such as icons and resource files, - in paths relative to this directory. + Sets the working directory of the loader to \a dir. The loader will look + for other resources, such as icons and resource files, in paths relative to + this directory. \sa workingDirectory() */ @@ -842,9 +844,13 @@ QDir QUiLoader::workingDirectory() const } /*! - Sets whether the execution of scripts is enabled to \a enabled. - \since 4.3 \internal + \since 4.3 + + If \a enabled is true, the loader will be able to execute scripts. + Otherwise, execution of scripts will be disabled. + + \sa isScriptingEnabled() */ void QUiLoader::setScriptingEnabled(bool enabled) @@ -854,10 +860,12 @@ void QUiLoader::setScriptingEnabled(bool enabled) } /*! - Returns whether the execution of scripts is enabled. - \sa setScriptingEnabled() - \since 4.3 - \internal + \internal + \since 4.3 + + Returns true if execution of scripts is enabled; returns false otherwise. + + \sa setScriptingEnabled() */ bool QUiLoader::isScriptingEnabled() const @@ -867,11 +875,13 @@ bool QUiLoader::isScriptingEnabled() const } /*! - Sets whether user interfaces loaded by this loader automatically - retranslate themselves upon receiving a language change event or not, - depending on \a enabled. - \since 4.5 + + If \a enabled is true, user interfaces loaded by this loader will + automatically retranslate themselves upon receiving a language change + event. Otherwise, the user interfaces will not be retranslated. + + \sa isLanguageChangeEnabled() */ void QUiLoader::setLanguageChangeEnabled(bool enabled) @@ -881,9 +891,12 @@ void QUiLoader::setLanguageChangeEnabled(bool enabled) } /*! - Returns whether dynamic retranslation on language change is enabled. - \sa setLanguageChangeEnabled() - \since 4.5 + \since 4.5 + + Returns true if dynamic retranslation on language change is enabled; + returns false otherwise. + + \sa setLanguageChangeEnabled() */ bool QUiLoader::isLanguageChangeEnabled() const @@ -894,11 +907,14 @@ bool QUiLoader::isLanguageChangeEnabled() const /*! \internal + \since 4.5 + + If \a enabled is true, user interfaces loaded by this loader will be + translated. Otherwise, the user interfaces will not be translated. - Sets whether user interfaces loaded by this loader are translated - at all. Note that this is orthogonal to languageChangeEnabled. + \note This is orthogonal to languageChangeEnabled. - \since 4.5 + \sa isLanguageChangeEnabled(), setLanguageChangeEnabled() */ void QUiLoader::setTranslationEnabled(bool enabled) @@ -909,11 +925,11 @@ void QUiLoader::setTranslationEnabled(bool enabled) /*! \internal + \since 4.5 - Returns whether translation is enabled. - \sa setTranslationEnabled() + Returns true if translation is enabled; returns false otherwise. - \since 4.5 + \sa setTranslationEnabled() */ bool QUiLoader::isTranslationEnabled() const |