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QLineF Class Reference

\inmodule QtCore\compares equality \compareswith equality QLine \endcompareswith More...

#include <qline.h>

Collaboration diagram for QLineF:

Public Types

enum  IntersectionType { NoIntersection , BoundedIntersection , UnboundedIntersection }
 \typealias QLineF::IntersectType More...
using IntersectType = IntersectionType

Public Member Functions

constexpr QLineF ()
 Constructs a null line.
constexpr QLineF (const QPointF &pt1, const QPointF &pt2)
 Constructs a line object that represents the line between p1 and p2.
constexpr QLineF (qreal x1, qreal y1, qreal x2, qreal y2)
 Constructs a line object that represents the line between (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).
constexpr QLineF (const QLine &line)
 Construct a QLineF object from the given integer-based line.
constexpr bool isNull () const
 Returns true if the line does not have distinct start and end points; otherwise returns false.
constexpr QPointF p1 () const
 Returns the line's start point.
constexpr QPointF p2 () const
 Returns the line's end point.
constexpr qreal x1 () const
 Returns the x-coordinate of the line's start point.
constexpr qreal y1 () const
 Returns the y-coordinate of the line's start point.
constexpr qreal x2 () const
 Returns the x-coordinate of the line's end point.
constexpr qreal y2 () const
 Returns the y-coordinate of the line's end point.
constexpr qreal dx () const
 Returns the horizontal component of the line's vector.
constexpr qreal dy () const
 Returns the vertical component of the line's vector.
qreal length () const
 Returns the length of the line.
void setLength (qreal len)
 Sets the length of the line to the given finite length.
qreal angle () const
void setAngle (qreal angle)
qreal angleTo (const QLineF &l) const
QLineF unitVector () const
 Returns the unit vector for this line, i.e a line starting at the same point as this line with a length of 1.0, provided the line is non-null.
constexpr QLineF normalVector () const
 Returns a line that is perpendicular to this line with the same starting point and length.
IntersectionType intersects (const QLineF &l, QPointF *intersectionPoint=nullptr) const
constexpr QPointF pointAt (qreal t) const
 Returns the point at the position specified by finite parameter t.
constexpr void translate (const QPointF &p)
 Translates this line by the given offset.
constexpr void translate (qreal dx, qreal dy)
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.Translates this line the distance specified by dx and dy.
constexpr QLineF translated (const QPointF &p) const
constexpr QLineF translated (qreal dx, qreal dy) const
 This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
constexpr QPointF center () const
void setP1 (const QPointF &p1)
void setP2 (const QPointF &p2)
void setPoints (const QPointF &p1, const QPointF &p2)
void setLine (qreal x1, qreal y1, qreal x2, qreal y2)
constexpr QLine toLine () const
 Returns an integer-based copy of this line.

Static Public Member Functions

static QLineF fromPolar (qreal length, qreal angle)

Friends

constexpr bool comparesEqual (const QLineF &lhs, const QLineF &rhs) noexcept
constexpr bool comparesEqual (const QLineF &lhs, const QLine &rhs) noexcept
constexpr bool qFuzzyCompare (const QLineF &lhs, const QLineF &rhs) noexcept
constexpr bool qFuzzyIsNull (const QLineF &line) noexcept

(Note that these are not member symbols.)

QDataStreamoperator<< (QDataStream &stream, const QLineF &line)
 Writes the given line to the given stream and returns a reference to the stream.
QDataStreamoperator>> (QDataStream &stream, QLineF &line)
 Reads a line from the given stream into the given line and returns a reference to the stream.

Detailed Description

\inmodule QtCore

\compares equality \compareswith equality QLine \endcompareswith

The QLineF class provides a two-dimensional vector using floating point precision.

A QLineF describes a finite length line (or line segment) on a two-dimensional surface. QLineF defines the start and end points of the line using floating point accuracy for coordinates. Use the toLine() function to retrieve an integer-based copy of this line.

\table \row

  • \inlineimage qline-point.png
  • \inlineimage qline-coordinates.png \endtable

The positions of the line's start and end points can be retrieved using the p1(), x1(), y1(), p2(), x2(), and y2() functions. The dx() and dy() functions return the horizontal and vertical components of the line, respectively.

The line's length can be retrieved using the length() function, and altered using the setLength() function. Similarly, angle() and setAngle() are respectively used for retrieving and altering the angle of the line. Use the isNull() function to determine whether the QLineF represents a valid line or a null line.

The intersects() function determines the IntersectionType for this line and a given line, while the angleTo() function returns the angle between the lines. In addition, the unitVector() function returns a line that has the same starting point as this line, but with a length of only 1, while the normalVector() function returns a line that is perpendicular to this line with the same starting point and length.

Finally, the line can be translated a given offset using the translate() function, and can be traversed using the pointAt() function.

Definition at line 193 of file qline.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ IntersectType

Definition at line 198 of file qline.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ IntersectionType

\typealias QLineF::IntersectType

Deprecated
Use QLineF::IntersectionType instead.

Describes the intersection between two lines.

\table \row

\value NoIntersection Indicates that the lines do not intersect; i.e. they are parallel.

\value UnboundedIntersection The two lines intersect, but not within the range defined by their lengths. This will be the case if the lines are not parallel. intersect() will also return this value if the intersect point is within the start and end point of only one of the lines.

\value BoundedIntersection The two lines intersect with each other within the start and end points of each line.

See also
intersects()
Deprecated
Use QLineF::IntersectionType instead.

Describes the intersection between two lines.

\table \row

\value NoIntersection Indicates that the lines do not intersect; i.e. they are parallel.

\value UnboundedIntersection The two lines intersect, but not within the range defined by their lengths. This will be the case if the lines are not parallel. intersect() will also return this value if the intersect point is within the start and end point of only one of the lines.

\value BoundedIntersection The two lines intersect with each other within the start and end points of each line.

See also
intersects()
Enumerator
NoIntersection 
BoundedIntersection 
UnboundedIntersection 

Definition at line 197 of file qline.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QLineF() [1/4]

QLineF::QLineF ( )
inlineconstexpr

Constructs a null line.

Definition at line 280 of file qline.h.

◆ QLineF() [2/4]

QLineF::QLineF ( const QPointF & pt1,
const QPointF & pt2 )
inlineconstexpr

Constructs a line object that represents the line between p1 and p2.

Definition at line 284 of file qline.h.

◆ QLineF() [3/4]

QLineF::QLineF ( qreal x1,
qreal y1,
qreal x2,
qreal y2 )
inlineconstexpr

Constructs a line object that represents the line between (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

Definition at line 289 of file qline.h.

◆ QLineF() [4/4]

QLineF::QLineF ( const QLine & line)
inlineconstexpr

Construct a QLineF object from the given integer-based line.

See also
toLine(), QLine::toLineF()

Definition at line 203 of file qline.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ angle()

qreal QLineF::angle ( ) const
Since
4.4

Returns the angle of the line in degrees.

The return value will be in the range of values from 0.0 up to but not including 360.0. The angles are measured counter-clockwise from a point on the x-axis to the right of the origin (x > 0).

See also
setAngle()

Definition at line 566 of file qline.cpp.

◆ angleTo()

qreal QLineF::angleTo ( const QLineF & line) const
Since
4.4

Returns the angle (in degrees) from this line to the given line, taking the direction of the lines into account. If the lines do not \l{intersects()}{intersect} within their range, it is the intersection point of the extended lines that serves as origin (see QLineF::UnboundedIntersection).

The returned value represents the number of degrees you need to add to this line to make it have the same angle as the given line, going counter-clockwise.

See also
intersects()

Definition at line 775 of file qline.cpp.

◆ center()

QPointF QLineF::center ( ) const
inlinenodiscardconstexpr
Since
5.8

Returns the center point of this line. This is equivalent to 0.5 * p1() + 0.5 * p2().

Definition at line 365 of file qline.h.

◆ dx()

qreal QLineF::dx ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the horizontal component of the line's vector.

See also
dy(), pointAt()

Definition at line 329 of file qline.h.

◆ dy()

qreal QLineF::dy ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the vertical component of the line's vector.

See also
dx(), pointAt()

Definition at line 334 of file qline.h.

◆ fromPolar()

QLineF QLineF::fromPolar ( qreal length,
qreal angle )
staticnodiscard
Since
4.4

Returns a QLineF with the given length and angle.

The first point of the line will be on the origin.

Positive values for the angles mean counter-clockwise while negative values mean the clockwise direction. Zero degrees is at the 3 o'clock position.

Definition at line 615 of file qline.cpp.

◆ intersects()

QLineF::IntersectionType QLineF::intersects ( const QLineF & line,
QPointF * intersectionPoint = nullptr ) const
Since
5.14

Returns a value indicating whether or not this line intersects with the given line.

The actual intersection point is extracted to intersectionPoint (if the pointer is valid). If the lines are parallel, the intersection point is undefined.

Definition at line 655 of file qline.cpp.

◆ isNull()

bool QLineF::isNull ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns true if the line does not have distinct start and end points; otherwise returns false.

The start and end points are considered distinct if qFuzzyCompare() can distinguish them in at least one coordinate.

Note
Due to the use of fuzzy comparison, isNull() may return true for lines whose length() is not zero.
See also
qFuzzyCompare(), length()

Definition at line 314 of file qline.h.

◆ length()

qreal QLineF::length ( ) const

Returns the length of the line.

See also
setLength(), isNull()

Definition at line 550 of file qline.cpp.

◆ normalVector()

QLineF QLineF::normalVector ( ) const
inlinenodiscardconstexpr

Returns a line that is perpendicular to this line with the same starting point and length.

{Diagram showing two vectors with the same starting point: (v_x, v_y) and (vy, -vx).}

See also
unitVector()

Definition at line 339 of file qline.h.

◆ p1()

QPointF QLineF::p1 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the line's start point.

See also
x1(), y1(), p2()

Definition at line 319 of file qline.h.

◆ p2()

QPointF QLineF::p2 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the line's end point.

See also
x2(), y2(), p1()

Definition at line 324 of file qline.h.

◆ pointAt()

QPointF QLineF::pointAt ( qreal t) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the point at the position specified by finite parameter t.

The function returns the line's start point if t = 0, and its end point if t = 1.

See also
dx(), dy()

Definition at line 381 of file qline.h.

◆ setAngle()

void QLineF::setAngle ( qreal angle)
Since
4.4

Sets the angle of the line to the given angle (in degrees). This will change the position of the second point of the line such that the line has the given angle.

Positive values for the angles mean counter-clockwise while negative values mean the clockwise direction. Zero degrees is at the 3 o'clock position.

See also
angle()

Definition at line 593 of file qline.cpp.

◆ setLength()

void QLineF::setLength ( qreal length)
inline

Sets the length of the line to the given finite length.

QLineF will move the end point - p2() - of the line to give the line its new length, unless length() was previously zero, in which case no scaling is attempted.

See also
length(), unitVector()

Definition at line 370 of file qline.h.

◆ setLine()

void QLineF::setLine ( qreal x1,
qreal y1,
qreal x2,
qreal y2 )
inline
Since
4.4

Sets this line to the start in x1, y1 and end in x2, y2.

See also
setP1(), setP2(), p1(), p2()

Definition at line 410 of file qline.h.

◆ setP1()

void QLineF::setP1 ( const QPointF & p1)
inline
Since
4.4

Sets the starting point of this line to p1.

See also
setP2(), p1()

Definition at line 394 of file qline.h.

◆ setP2()

void QLineF::setP2 ( const QPointF & p2)
inline
Since
4.4

Sets the end point of this line to p2.

See also
setP1(), p2()

Definition at line 399 of file qline.h.

◆ setPoints()

void QLineF::setPoints ( const QPointF & p1,
const QPointF & p2 )
inline
Since
4.4

Sets the start point of this line to p1 and the end point of this line to p2.

See also
setP1(), setP2(), p1(), p2()

Definition at line 404 of file qline.h.

◆ toLine()

QLine QLineF::toLine ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns an integer-based copy of this line.

Note that the returned line's start and end points are rounded to the nearest integer.

See also
QLineF(), QLine::toLineF()

Definition at line 388 of file qline.h.

◆ translate() [1/2]

void QLineF::translate ( const QPointF & p)
inlineconstexpr

Translates this line by the given offset.

Definition at line 344 of file qline.h.

◆ translate() [2/2]

void QLineF::translate ( qreal dx,
qreal dy )
inlineconstexpr

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.Translates this line the distance specified by dx and dy.

Definition at line 350 of file qline.h.

◆ translated() [1/2]

QLineF QLineF::translated ( const QPointF & offset) const
inlinenodiscardconstexpr
Since
4.4

Returns this line translated by the given offset.

Definition at line 355 of file qline.h.

◆ translated() [2/2]

QLineF QLineF::translated ( qreal dx,
qreal dy ) const
inlinenodiscardconstexpr

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

Since
4.4

Returns this line translated the distance specified by dx and dy.

Definition at line 360 of file qline.h.

◆ unitVector()

QLineF QLineF::unitVector ( ) const
nodiscard

Returns the unit vector for this line, i.e a line starting at the same point as this line with a length of 1.0, provided the line is non-null.

See also
normalVector(), setLength()

Definition at line 628 of file qline.cpp.

◆ x1()

qreal QLineF::x1 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the x-coordinate of the line's start point.

See also
p1()

Definition at line 294 of file qline.h.

◆ x2()

qreal QLineF::x2 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the x-coordinate of the line's end point.

See also
p2()

Definition at line 304 of file qline.h.

◆ y1()

qreal QLineF::y1 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the y-coordinate of the line's start point.

See also
p1()

Definition at line 299 of file qline.h.

◆ y2()

qreal QLineF::y2 ( ) const
inlineconstexpr

Returns the y-coordinate of the line's end point.

See also
p2()

Definition at line 309 of file qline.h.

◆ comparesEqual [1/2]

bool comparesEqual ( const QLineF & lhs,
const QLine & rhs )
friend

Definition at line 262 of file qline.h.

◆ comparesEqual [2/2]

bool comparesEqual ( const QLineF & lhs,
const QLineF & rhs )
friend

Definition at line 256 of file qline.h.

◆ operator<<()

QDataStream & operator<< ( QDataStream & stream,
const QLineF & line )
related

Writes the given line to the given stream and returns a reference to the stream.

See also
{Serializing Qt Data Types}

Definition at line 830 of file qline.cpp.

◆ operator>>()

QDataStream & operator>> ( QDataStream & stream,
QLineF & line )
related

Reads a line from the given stream into the given line and returns a reference to the stream.

See also
{Serializing Qt Data Types}

Definition at line 845 of file qline.cpp.

◆ qFuzzyCompare

bool qFuzzyCompare ( const QLineF & lhs,
const QLineF & rhs )
friend
Since
6.8

Returns true if line lhs is approximately equal to line rhs; otherwise returns false.

The lines are considered approximately equal if their start and end points are approximately equal.

Definition at line 266 of file qline.h.

◆ qFuzzyIsNull

bool qFuzzyIsNull ( const QLineF & line)
friend
Since
6.8

Returns true if the start point of line line is approximately equal to its end point; otherwise returns false.

Definition at line 269 of file qline.h.


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