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/*!
\example widgets/lineedits
\title Line Edits Example
The Line Edits example demonstrates the many ways that QLineEdit can be used, and
shows the effects of various properties and validators on the input and output
supplied by the user.
\image lineedits-example.png
The example consists of a single \c Window class, containing a selection of
line edits with different input constraints and display properties that can be
changed by selecting items from comboboxes. Presenting these together helps
developers choose suitable properties to use with line edits, and makes it easy
to compare the effects of each validator on user input.
\section1 Window Class Definition
The \c Window class inherits QWidget and contains a constructor and several
slots:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.h 0
The slots are used to update the type of validator used for a given line edit when
a new validator has been selected in the associated combobox. The line edits
are stored in the window for use in these slots.
\section1 Window Class Implementation
The \c Window constructor is used to set up the line edits, validators,
and comboboxes, connect signals from the comboboxes to slots in the \c Window
class, and arrange the child widgets in layouts.
We begin by constructing a \l{QGroupBox}{group box} to hold a label, combobox,
and line edit so that we can demonstrate the QLineEdit::echoMode property:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 0
At this point, none of these widgets have been arranged in layouts. Eventually,
the \c echoLabel, \c echoComboBox, and \c echoLineEdit will be placed in a
vertical layout inside the \c echoGroup group box.
Similarly, we construct group boxes and collections of widgets to show the
effects of QIntValidator and QDoubleValidator on a line edit's contents:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 1
Text alignment is demonstrated by another group of widgets:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 2
QLineEdit supports the use of \l{QLineEdit::inputMask}{input masks}.
These only allow the user to type characters into the line edit that
follow a simple specification. We construct a group of widgets to
demonstrate a selection of predefined masks:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 3
Another useful feature of QLineEdit is its ability to make its contents
read-only. This property is used to control access to a line edit in the
following group of widgets:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 4
Now that all the child widgets have been constructed, we connect signals
from the comboboxes to slots in the \c Window object:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 5
Each of these connections use the QComboBox::activated() signal that
supplies an integer to the slot. This will be used to efficiently
make changes to the appropriate line edit in each slot.
We place each combobox, line edit, and label in a layout for each group
box, beginning with the layout for the \c echoGroup group box:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 6
The other layouts are constructed in the same way:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 7
Finally, we place each group box in a grid layout for the \c Window object
and set the window title:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 8
The slots respond to signals emitted when the comboboxes are changed by the
user.
When the combobox for the \gui{Echo} group box is changed, the \c echoChanged()
slot is called:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 9
The slot updates the line edit in the same group box to use an echo mode that
corresponds to the entry described in the combobox.
When the combobox for the \gui{Validator} group box is changed, the
\c validatorChanged() slot is called:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 10
The slot either creates a new validator for the line edit to use, or it removes
the validator in use by calling QLineEdit::setValidator() with a zero pointer.
We clear the line edit in this case to ensure that the new validator is
initially given valid input to work with.
When the combobox for the \gui{Alignment} group box is changed, the
\c alignmentChanged() slot is called:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 11
This changes the way that text is displayed in the line edit to correspond with
the description selected in the combobox.
The \c inputMaskChanged() slot handles changes to the combobox in the
\gui{Input Mask} group box:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 12
Each entry in the relevant combobox is associated with an input mask. We set
a new mask by calling the QLineEdit::setMask() function with a suitable string;
the mask is disabled if an empty string is used.
The \c accessChanged() slot handles changes to the combobox in the
\gui{Access} group box:
\snippet examples/widgets/lineedits/window.cpp 13
Here, we simply associate the \gui{False} and \gui{True} entries in the combobox
with \c false and \c true values to be passed to QLineEdit::setReadOnly(). This
allows the user to enable and disable input to the line edit.
*/
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