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QHelpEngine Class Reference

The QHelpEngine class provides access to contents and indices of the help engine. More...

#include <qhelpengine.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for QHelpEngine:
+ Collaboration diagram for QHelpEngine:

Public Member Functions

 QHelpEngine (const QString &collectionFile, QObject *parent=nullptr)
 Constructs a new help engine with the given parent.
 
 ~QHelpEngine ()
 Destroys the help engine object.
 
QHelpContentModelcontentModel () const
 Returns the content model.
 
QHelpIndexModelindexModel () const
 Returns the index model.
 
QHelpContentWidgetcontentWidget ()
 Returns the content widget.
 
QHelpIndexWidgetindexWidget ()
 Returns the index widget.
 
QHelpSearchEnginesearchEngine ()
 Returns the default search engine.
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from QHelpEngineCore
 QHelpEngineCore (const QString &collectionFile, QObject *parent=nullptr)
 Constructs a new core help engine with a parent.
 
virtual ~QHelpEngineCore ()
 Destructs the help engine.
 
bool isReadOnly () const
 
void setReadOnly (bool enable)
 
QHelpFilterEnginefilterEngine () const
 
bool setupData ()
 Sets up the help engine by processing the information found in the collection file and returns true if successful; otherwise returns false.
 
QString collectionFile () const
 
void setCollectionFile (const QString &fileName)
 
bool copyCollectionFile (const QString &fileName)
 Creates the file fileName and copies all contents from the current collection file into the newly created file, and returns true if successful; otherwise returns false.
 
bool registerDocumentation (const QString &documentationFileName)
 Registers the Qt compressed help file (.qch) contained in the file documentationFileName.
 
bool unregisterDocumentation (const QString &namespaceName)
 Unregisters the Qt compressed help file (.qch) identified by its namespaceName from the help collection.
 
QString documentationFileName (const QString &namespaceName)
 Returns the absolute file name of the Qt compressed help file (.qch) identified by the namespaceName.
 
QStringList registeredDocumentations () const
 Returns a list of all registered Qt compressed help files of the current collection file.
 
QByteArray fileData (const QUrl &url) const
 Returns the data of the file specified by url.
 
QStringList customFilters () const
 
bool removeCustomFilter (const QString &filterName)
 
bool addCustomFilter (const QString &filterName, const QStringList &attributes)
 
QStringList filterAttributes () const
 
QStringList filterAttributes (const QString &filterName) const
 
QString currentFilter () const
 the name of the custom filter currently applied.
 
void setCurrentFilter (const QString &filterName)
 
QList< QStringListfilterAttributeSets (const QString &namespaceName) const
 
QList< QUrlfiles (const QString namespaceName, const QStringList &filterAttributes, const QString &extensionFilter={})
 
QList< QUrlfiles (const QString namespaceName, const QString &filterName, const QString &extensionFilter={})
 Returns a list of files contained in the Qt compressed help file for namespaceName.
 
QUrl findFile (const QUrl &url) const
 Returns the corrected URL for the url that may refer to a different namespace defined by the virtual folder defined as a part of the url.
 
QList< QHelpLinkdocumentsForIdentifier (const QString &id) const
 
QList< QHelpLinkdocumentsForIdentifier (const QString &id, const QString &filterName) const
 
QList< QHelpLinkdocumentsForKeyword (const QString &keyword) const
 
QList< QHelpLinkdocumentsForKeyword (const QString &keyword, const QString &filterName) const
 
bool removeCustomValue (const QString &key)
 Removes the key from the settings section in the collection file.
 
QVariant customValue (const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue={}) const
 Returns the value assigned to the key.
 
bool setCustomValue (const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
 Save the value under the key.
 
QString error () const
 Returns a description of the last error that occurred.
 
void setAutoSaveFilter (bool save)
 
bool autoSaveFilter () const
 
void setUsesFilterEngine (bool uses)
 
bool usesFilterEngine () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from QObject
Q_INVOKABLE QObject (QObject *parent=nullptr)
 Constructs an object with parent object parent.
 
virtual ~QObject ()
 Destroys the object, deleting all its child objects.
 
virtual bool event (QEvent *event)
 This virtual function receives events to an object and should return true if the event e was recognized and processed.
 
virtual bool eventFilter (QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 Filters events if this object has been installed as an event filter for the watched object.
 
QString objectName () const
 
Q_WEAK_OVERLOAD void setObjectName (const QString &name)
 Sets the object's name to name.
 
void setObjectName (QAnyStringView name)
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
 
QBindable< QStringbindableObjectName ()
 
bool isWidgetType () const
 Returns true if the object is a widget; otherwise returns false.
 
bool isWindowType () const
 Returns true if the object is a window; otherwise returns false.
 
bool isQuickItemType () const
 Returns true if the object is a QQuickItem; otherwise returns false.
 
bool signalsBlocked () const noexcept
 Returns true if signals are blocked; otherwise returns false.
 
bool blockSignals (bool b) noexcept
 If block is true, signals emitted by this object are blocked (i.e., emitting a signal will not invoke anything connected to it).
 
QThreadthread () const
 Returns the thread in which the object lives.
 
bool moveToThread (QThread *thread QT6_DECL_NEW_OVERLOAD_TAIL)
 Changes the thread affinity for this object and its children and returns true on success.
 
int startTimer (int interval, Qt::TimerType timerType=Qt::CoarseTimer)
 This is an overloaded function that will start a timer of type timerType and a timeout of interval milliseconds.
 
int startTimer (std::chrono::nanoseconds time, Qt::TimerType timerType=Qt::CoarseTimer)
 
void killTimer (int id)
 Kills the timer with timer identifier, id.
 
void killTimer (Qt::TimerId id)
 
template<typename T >
findChild (QAnyStringView aName, Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 Returns the child of this object that can be cast into type T and that is called name, or \nullptr if there is no such object.
 
template<typename T >
QList< T > findChildren (QAnyStringView aName, Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 Returns all children of this object with the given name that can be cast to type T, or an empty list if there are no such objects.
 
template<typename T >
findChild (Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
 
template<typename T >
QList< T > findChildren (Qt::FindChildOptions options=Qt::FindChildrenRecursively) const
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
 
const QObjectListchildren () const
 Returns a list of child objects.
 
void setParent (QObject *parent)
 Makes the object a child of parent.
 
void installEventFilter (QObject *filterObj)
 Installs an event filter filterObj on this object.
 
void removeEventFilter (QObject *obj)
 Removes an event filter object obj from this object.
 
QMetaObject::Connection connect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection) const
 
bool disconnect (const char *signal=nullptr, const QObject *receiver=nullptr, const char *member=nullptr) const
 
bool disconnect (const QObject *receiver, const char *member=nullptr) const
 
void dumpObjectTree () const
 Dumps a tree of children to the debug output.
 
void dumpObjectInfo () const
 Dumps information about signal connections, etc.
 
bool setProperty (const char *name, const QVariant &value)
 Sets the value of the object's name property to value.
 
bool setProperty (const char *name, QVariant &&value)
 
QVariant property (const char *name) const
 Returns the value of the object's name property.
 
QList< QByteArraydynamicPropertyNames () const
 
QBindingStoragebindingStorage ()
 
const QBindingStoragebindingStorage () const
 
QObjectparent () const
 Returns a pointer to the parent object.
 
bool inherits (const char *classname) const
 Returns true if this object is an instance of a class that inherits className or a QObject subclass that inherits className; otherwise returns false.
 

Friends

class HelpEngineWrapper
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Slots inherited from QObject
void deleteLater ()
 \threadsafe
 
- Signals inherited from QHelpEngineCore
void setupStarted ()
 This signal is emitted when setup is started.
 
void setupFinished ()
 This signal is emitted when the setup is complete.
 
void warning (const QString &msg)
 This signal is emitted when a non critical error occurs.
 
void currentFilterChanged (const QString &newFilter)
 
void readersAboutToBeInvalidated ()
 
- Signals inherited from QObject
void destroyed (QObject *=nullptr)
 This signal is emitted immediately before the object obj is destroyed, after any instances of QPointer have been notified, and cannot be blocked.
 
void objectNameChanged (const QString &objectName, QPrivateSignal)
 This signal is emitted after the object's name has been changed.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from QHelpEngineCore
static QString namespaceName (const QString &documentationFileName)
 Returns the namespace name defined for the Qt compressed help file (.qch) specified by its documentationFileName.
 
static QVariant metaData (const QString &documentationFileName, const QString &name)
 Returns the meta data for the Qt compressed help file documentationFileName.
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from QObject
static QMetaObject::Connection connect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType=Qt::AutoConnection)
 \threadsafe
 
static QMetaObject::Connection connect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &method, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
template<typename Func1 , typename Func2 >
static QMetaObject::Connection connect (const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func1 >::Object *sender, Func1 signal, const typename QtPrivate::ContextTypeForFunctor< Func2 >::ContextType *context, Func2 &&slot, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
template<typename Func1 , typename Func2 >
static QMetaObject::Connection connect (const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func1 >::Object *sender, Func1 signal, Func2 &&slot)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member)
 \threadsafe
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &member)
 
static bool disconnect (const QMetaObject::Connection &)
 Disconnect a connection.
 
template<typename Func1 , typename Func2 >
static bool disconnect (const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func1 >::Object *sender, Func1 signal, const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func2 >::Object *receiver, Func2 slot)
 
template<typename Func1 >
static bool disconnect (const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer< Func1 >::Object *sender, Func1 signal, const QObject *receiver, void **zero)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from QObject
QObjectsender () const
 Returns a pointer to the object that sent the signal, if called in a slot activated by a signal; otherwise it returns \nullptr.
 
int senderSignalIndex () const
 
int receivers (const char *signal) const
 Returns the number of receivers connected to the signal.
 
bool isSignalConnected (const QMetaMethod &signal) const
 
virtual void timerEvent (QTimerEvent *event)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive timer events for the object.
 
virtual void childEvent (QChildEvent *event)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive child events.
 
virtual void customEvent (QEvent *event)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive custom events.
 
virtual void connectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signal)
 
virtual void disconnectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signal)
 
 QObject (QObjectPrivate &dd, QObject *parent=nullptr)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from QObject
QScopedPointer< QObjectDatad_ptr
 
- Properties inherited from QHelpEngineCore
bool autoSaveFilter
 whether QHelpEngineCore is in auto save filter mode or not.
 
QString collectionFile
 the absolute file name of the collection file currently used.
 
bool readOnly
 whether the help engine is read-only.
 
- Properties inherited from QObject
QString objectName
 the name of this object
 

Detailed Description

The QHelpEngine class provides access to contents and indices of the help engine.

Since
4.4 \inmodule QtHelp

Definition at line 18 of file qhelpengine.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QHelpEngine()

QHelpEngine::QHelpEngine ( const QString & collectionFile,
QObject * parent = nullptr )
explicit

Constructs a new help engine with the given parent.

The help engine uses the information stored in the collectionFile for providing help. If the collection file does not already exist, it will be created.

Definition at line 78 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

◆ ~QHelpEngine()

QHelpEngine::~QHelpEngine ( )

Destroys the help engine object.

Definition at line 86 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ contentModel()

QHelpContentModel * QHelpEngine::contentModel ( ) const

Returns the content model.

Definition at line 94 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

◆ contentWidget()

QHelpContentWidget * QHelpEngine::contentWidget ( )

Returns the content widget.

Definition at line 110 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

◆ indexModel()

QHelpIndexModel * QHelpEngine::indexModel ( ) const

Returns the index model.

Definition at line 102 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

◆ indexWidget()

QHelpIndexWidget * QHelpEngine::indexWidget ( )

Returns the index widget.

Definition at line 130 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

◆ searchEngine()

QHelpSearchEngine * QHelpEngine::searchEngine ( )

Returns the default search engine.

Definition at line 150 of file qhelpengine.cpp.

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

◆ HelpEngineWrapper

friend class HelpEngineWrapper
friend

Definition at line 37 of file qhelpengine.h.


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