//! [0] QPixmap* pp; QPixmap p; if ((pp=QPixmapCache::find("my_big_image", pm))) { p = *pp; } else { p.load("bigimage.png"); QPixmapCache::insert("my_big_image", new QPixmap(p)); } painter->drawPixmap(0, 0, p); //! [0] //! [1] QPixmap pm; if (!QPixmapCache::find("my_big_image", &pm)) { pm.load("bigimage.png"); QPixmapCache::insert("my_big_image", pm); } painter->drawPixmap(0, 0, pm); //! [1]