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/*!
    \page qdoc-macros.html
    \previouspage 12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-cmake-text-snippets.html
    \title Macros
 
    Use the \l {macro-variable}{macro} variable to create your own simple QDoc
    commands.
 
    Macros are useful for:
 
    \list
        \li Including recurring text, such as formatted text snippets,
            into documentation.
        \li Pulling in information, such as version strings, from the build
            system into .documentation.
        \li Maintaining a single location for strings that are likely to change
            in the future, such as product names.
        \li Making sure that a term or product name is used consistently.
        \li Styling the generated documentation by using HTML and DocBook
            elements, such as forced line breaks and special characters.
        \li Using tabs to show examples of content for different programming
            languages, operating systems, or tools, for example.
    \endlist
 
    \section1 Global Macros
 
    For a set of predefined global macros that you can use in all documentation
    projects and their current values, see
    \l{https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/e4315204b1412d74842b3167c3eb9a49dc233355/doc/global/macros.qdocconf}
    {/qtbase/doc/global/macros.qdocconf} and
    \l{https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/e4315204b1412d74842b3167c3eb9a49dc233355/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf}
    {/qtbase/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf}. They have macros that include:
 
    \list
        \li \l {CMake Text Snippets}
        \li \l {HTML and DocBook Formatting}
        \li \l {Product Names}
        \li \l {Product Versions}
        \li \l {Tabbed Content}
        \li \l {youtube-macro}{Links to YouTube content}
        \li \l {Miscellaneous Macros}
    \endlist
 
    \QOI copies the macros files to your Qt installation folder, so you can use
    the macros even if you build the documentation using QDoc from an installed
    Qt (as opposed to building QDoc yourself from sources).
 
    \note The values of the global macros might change between Qt versions,
    so the macros might be extended differently depending on the Qt version that
    you use to build the documentation.
 
    \section1 Adding Macros
 
    You can add macros for a particular documentation project in the
    .qdocconf file of the project or any .qdocconf file that you include into it.
    If the macro could be useful in more than one documentation project, add it
    to the global macros file.
 
    For more information about the macro syntax and options, see
    \l {macro-variable}{macro}.
 
    \section1 Using Macros
 
    You can use macros in the same way as the built-in QDoc commands in:
 
    \list
        \li Code source files, in documentation comments (.cpp, .qml)
        \li Documentation source files (.qdoc, .qdocinc)
    \endlist
 
    For example:
 
    \badcode
    \QOI copies the macros files to your Qt installation folder.
    \endcode
 
    \section1 Obsolete Macros
 
    The global macros file contains the following obsolete macros for
    compatibility with older documentation sets.
 
    \table
    \header
        \li Don't Use
        \li Use
    \row
        \li \\gui
        \li \l{uicontrol-command}{\\uicontrol}
    \row
        \li \\menu
        \li \l{uicontrol-command}{\\uicontrol}
    \row
        \li \\param
        \li \l{a-command}{\\a}
    \row
        \li \\return
        \li Write \e Returns or \e returns.
    \endtable
 
    \sa {macro-variable}{macro}, {Unknown macro}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-cmake-text-snippets.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-formatting.html
 
    \title CMake Text Snippets
 
    See \l{https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/e4315204b1412d74842b3167c3eb9a49dc233355/doc/global/macros.qdocconf}
    {/qtbase/doc/global/macros.qdocconf} for standard text snippets that you
    should use when writing \l {Building with CMake}
    {Qt-specific CMake documentation}:
 
    \table
    \header
        \li Macro
        \li Use
    \row
        \li \\cmakecommandandroidonly
        \li For Android targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakecommandsince
        \li To indicate which Qt version introduced the command
    \row
        \li \\cmakepropertyandroidonly
        \li For Android targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakepropertyiosonly
        \li For iOS targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakepropertysince
        \li To indicate which Qt version introduced the property
    \row
        \li \\cmakepropertywebassemblyonly
        \li For WebAssembly targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakevariableandroidonly
        \li For Android targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakevariableiosonly
        \li For iOS targets
    \row
        \li \\cmakevariablesince
        \li To indicate which Qt version introduced the variable
    \row
        \li \\preliminarycmakecommand
        \li To indicate that the command may change in future versions
    \row
        \li \\preliminarycmakeproperty
        \li To indicate that the property may change in future versions
    \row
        \li \\preliminarycmakevariable
        \li To indicate that the variable may change in future versions
    \row
        \li \\versionlessCMakeCommandsNote
        \li For all commands, to tell users how to use versioned commands
    \endtable
 
    \sa {macro-variable}{macro}, {Macros}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-formatting.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-product-names.html
 
    \title HTML and DocBook Formatting
 
    See \l{https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/e4315204b1412d74842b3167c3eb9a49dc233355/doc/global/macros.qdocconf}
    {/qtbase/doc/global/macros.qdocconf} for HTML and DocBook elements and
    special characters that you can use in documentation source files.
 
    \sa {Macros and Other Configurations}, {macro-variable}{macro}, {Macros}
 
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-product-names.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros-formatting.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-tabbed-content.html
 
    \title Product Names
 
    Use the following macros to refer to products:
 
    \table
    \header
        \li Macro
        \li Expands To
    \row
        \li \\B2Q
        \li Boot to Qt
    \row
        \li \\B2QSS
        \li Boot to Qt Software Stack
    \row
        \li \\B2QST
        \li Boot to Qt Startup Screen
    \row
        \li \\IFW
        \li Qt Installer Framework
    \row
        \li \\macos
        \li macOS
    \row
        \li \\QA
        \li Qt Assistant
    \row
        \li \\QB
        \li Qt Bridge
    \row
        \li \\QBF
        \li Qt Bridge for Figma
    \row
        \li \\QBPS
        \li Qt Bridge for Adobe Photoshop
    \row
        \li \\QBSK
        \li Qt Bridge for Sketch
    \row
        \li \\QBXD
        \li Qt Bridge for Adobe XD
    \row
        \li \\QC
        \li Qt Creator
    \row
        \li \\QD
        \li Qt Widgets Designer
    \row
        \li \\QDS
        \li Qt Design Studio
    \row
        \li \\QDV
        \li Qt Design Viewer
    \row
        \li \\QfP
        \li Qt for Python
    \row
        \li \\QL
        \li Qt Linguist
    \row
        \li \\QMCU
        \li Qt for MCUs
    \row
        \li \\QMLLS
        \li QML Language Server
    \row
        \li \\QMLP
        \li QML Profiler
    \row
        \li \\QMT
        \li Qt Maintenance Tool
    \row
        \li \\QOI
        \li Qt Online Installer
    \row
        \li \\QQEM
        \li Qt Quick Effect Maker
    \row
        \li \\QQV
        \li Qt QML Viewer
    \row
        \li \\QtAA
        \li Qt for Android Automotive
    \row
        \li \\QtTAS
        \li Qt Tools for Android Studio
    \row
        \li \\QUL
        \li Qt Quick Ultralite
    \endtable
 
    \sa {macro-variable}{macro}, {Macros}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-product-versions.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros-product-names.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-tabbed-content.html
 
    \title Product Versions
 
    Use the following macros to display version and status information about a
    topic:
 
    \table
    \header
        \li Macro
        \li Expands To
    \row
        \li \\QtMajorVersion
        \li The major version number based on the $QT_VER environment variable
    \row
        \li \\QtMinorVersion
        \li The minor version number based on the $QT_VER environment variable
    \row
        \li \\QtVersion
        \li The value of the $QT_VERSION environment variable
    \row
        \li \\QtVer
        \li The value of the $QT_VER environment variable
    \row
        \li \\techpreview
        \li The statement that a module or class is preliminary and might change
    \endtable
 
    \section1 \\techpreview
 
    Appends the tech preview link to the brief sentence and adds the topic to
    the \c tech_preview group.
 
    Must be placed directly under a \brief command.
 
    \sa {macro-variable}{macro}, {Macros}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-tabbed-content.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros-formatting.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-youtube-videos.html
 
    \title Tabbed Content
 
    Use the following macros to create \e {tab groups} of labeled HTML tabs that
    have comparable or alternative content. For example, you can show code
    snippets for different programming languages.
 
    \list
        \li \l{tab-macro}{\\tab}
        \li \l{tabcontent-macro}{\\tabcontent}
        \li \l{endtabcontent-macro}{\\endtabcontent}
    \endlist
 
    \section1 Using Tab Macros
 
    \badcode
    \tab {name}{tab-id}{title}{checked}
    \tabcontent {tab-id}
      content
    \endtabcontent
    \endcode
 
    \note These macros only work with the online template, so you usually
    need to use conditional text to get good results also for the offline help.
 
    For example, to show instructions for the CMake and qmake build systems in
    tabs:
 
    \badcode
    \if defined(onlinedocs)
      \tab {build-qt-app}{tab-cmake}{CMake}{checked}
      \tab {build-qt-app}{tab-qmake}{qmake}{}
      \tabcontent {tab-cmake}
    \else
      \section1 Using CMake
    \endif
      CMake-specific instructions go here
    \if defined(onlinedocs)
      \endtabcontent
      \tabcontent {tab-qmake}
    \else
      \section1 Using qmake
    \endif
      qmake-specific instructions go here
    \if defined(onlinedocs)
      \endtabcontent
    \endif
    \endcode
 
    \target tab-macro
    \section1 \\tab
 
    \badcode
    \tab {name}{tab-id}{title}{checked}
    \endcode
 
    Specifies a tab in a tab group with a name, ID, title, and default state.
 
    Use a unique \e {name} to specify which tabs belong to a tab group. That is,
    all tabs in a group have the same name. To separate the tabs from each other,
    give them each a unique \e {tab-id} within the group. Use this \e {tab-id}
    as the value of the \\tabcontent macro to add content to the tab.
 
    The \e {checked} argument selects the tab by default when the HTML page is
    loaded. For the initially hidden tabs, pass an empty argument {}.
 
    \target tabcontent-macro
    \section1 \\tabcontent
 
    \badcode
    \tabcontent {tab-id}
    \endcode
 
    Adds content to the tab with the \e {tab-id} you specify.
 
    \target endtabcontent-macro
    \section1 \\endtabcontent
 
    Marks the end of the tab content that you begin with \\tabcontent.
 
    \sa {Macros}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-youtube-videos.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros-tabbed-content.html
    \nextpage qdoc-macros-misc.html
 
    \target youtube-macro
    \title \\youtube
 
    When generating online documentation, embeds a YouTube video in the HTML.
    When generating offline documentation (.qch), adds an external link to the
    video with a thumbnail image. The HTML docs show a thumbnail of the video
    with a play button. You need to save the thumbnail in
    \c {\images\extraimages\} in your project folder.
 
    Use the following URL to open the thumbnail image in a browser:
    \c {https://img.youtube.com/vi/<ID>/0.jpg}. The \c <ID> is the ID of
    the video on YouTube. For example, if the URL to the video is
    \c {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtu.be},
    the ID is \c dQw4w9WgXcQ. Save the image file as \c dQw4w9WgXcQ.jpg.
 
    You must add the filename of the thumbnail file to
    \c {\images\extraimages\extraimages.qdocconf}. For example:
 
    \badcode
    {HTML.extraimages,qhp.qtdesignstudio.extraFiles} += \
        images/dQw4w9WgXcQ.jpg
    \endcode
 
    To add a link to the video in text, write:
 
    \badcode
    \youtube dQw4w9WgXcQ
    \endcode
 
    \sa {Macros}
*/
 
/*!
    \page qdoc-macros-misc.html
    \previouspage qdoc-macros-youtube-videos.html
    \nextpage 21-0-qdoc-configuration.html
 
    \title Miscellaneous Macros
 
    You can use the following macros to affect the HTML output and to use
    standard terminology:
 
    \list
        \li \l {borderedimage-macro}{\\borderedimage}
        \li \l {examplecategory-macro}{\\examplecategory}
        \li \l {key-macro}{\\key}
        \li \l {nullptr-macro}{\\nullptr}
        \li \l {summary-macro}{\\summary}
    \endlist
 
    \target borderedimage-macro
    \section1 \\borderedimage
 
    Like \l{image-command}{\\image}, but adds a border around the image.
 
    \target examplecategory-macro
    \section1 \\examplecategory
 
    Describes the category an example is sorted to in the Qt Creator
    \uicontrol Examples tab.
 
    \target key-macro
    \section1 \\key
 
    Formats keyboard key names.
 
    \target nullptr-macro
    \section1 \\nullptr
 
    Expands to the term to use for null pointers.
 
    \target summary-macro
    \section1 \\summary
 
    Like \l{brief-command}{\\brief}, but replicates the sentence also as text.
 
    Wrap the entire sentence within \c {{}}. For example:
 
    \badcode
    \summary {Creates a build target.}
    \endcode
 
    \sa {macro-variable}{macro}, {Macros}
*/