diff options
author | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-11-08 12:31:36 -0600 |
---|---|---|
committer | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-11-08 12:31:36 -0600 |
commit | d796c9dd933ab96ec83b9a634feedd5d32e1ba3f (patch) | |
tree | 6e3dcca4f77e20ec8966c666aac7c35bd4704053 /doc/qintdict.doc | |
download | tqt3-d796c9dd933ab96ec83b9a634feedd5d32e1ba3f.tar.gz tqt3-d796c9dd933ab96ec83b9a634feedd5d32e1ba3f.zip |
Test conversion to TQt3 from Qt3 8c6fc1f8e35fd264dd01c582ca5e7549b32ab731
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/qintdict.doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/qintdict.doc | 449 |
1 files changed, 449 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/qintdict.doc b/doc/qintdict.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7d26e8225 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/qintdict.doc @@ -0,0 +1,449 @@ +/**************************************************************************** +** +** QIntDict and QIntDictIterator class documentation +** +** Copyright (C) 1992-2008 Trolltech ASA. All rights reserved. +** +** This file is part of the Qt GUI Toolkit. +** +** This file may be used under the terms of the GNU General +** Public License versions 2.0 or 3.0 as published by the Free +** Software Foundation and appearing in the files LICENSE.GPL2 +** and LICENSE.GPL3 included in the packaging of this file. +** Alternatively you may (at your option) use any later version +** of the GNU General Public License if such license has been +** publicly approved by Trolltech ASA (or its successors, if any) +** and the KDE Free Qt Foundation. +** +** Please review the following information to ensure GNU General +** Public Licensing retquirements will be met: +** http://trolltech.com/products/qt/licenses/licensing/opensource/. +** If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please +** review the following information: +** http://trolltech.com/products/qt/licenses/licensing/licensingoverview +** or contact the sales department at sales@trolltech.com. +** +** This file may be used under the terms of the Q Public License as +** defined by Trolltech ASA and appearing in the file LICENSE.QPL +** included in the packaging of this file. Licensees holding valid Qt +** Commercial licenses may use this file in accordance with the Qt +** Commercial License Agreement provided with the Software. +** +** This file is provided "AS IS" with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +** INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR +** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Trolltech reserves all rights not granted +** herein. +** +**********************************************************************/ + + +/***************************************************************************** + QIntDict documentation + *****************************************************************************/ + +/*! + \class QIntDict qintdict.h + \brief The QIntDict class is a template class that provides a dictionary based on long keys. + + \ingroup collection + \ingroup tools + + \important autoDelete setAutoDelete + + QMap is an STL-compatible alternative to this class. + + QIntDict is implemented as a template class. Define a template + instance QIntDict\<X\> to create a dictionary that operates on + pointers to X (X*). + + A dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs. The key is an \c + long used for insertion, removal and lookup. The value is a + pointer. Dictionaries provide very fast insertion and lookup. + + Example: + \code + QIntDict<QLineEdit> fields; // long int keys, QLineEdit* values + for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) + fields.insert( i, new QLineEdit( this ) ); + + fields[0]->setText( "Homer" ); + fields[1]->setText( "Simpson" ); + fields[2]->setText( "45" ); + + QIntDictIterator<QLineEdit> it( fields ); + for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) + cout << it.currentKey() << ": " << it.current()->text() << endl; + + for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) + cout << fields[i]->text() << " "; // Prints "Homer Simpson 45" + cout << endl; + + fields.remove( 1 ); // Does not delete the line edit + for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) + if ( fields[i] ) + cout << fields[i]->text() << " "; // Prints "Homer 45" + \endcode + + See QDict for full details, including the choice of dictionary + size, and how deletions are handled. + + \sa QIntDictIterator, QDict, QAsciiDict, QPtrDict, + \link collection.html Collection Classes\endlink +*/ + + +/*! + \fn QIntDict::QIntDict( int size ) + + Constructs a dictionary using an internal hash array of size \a + size. + + Setting \a size to a suitably large prime number (equal to or + greater than the expected number of entries) makes the hash + distribution better which leads to faster lookup. +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDict::QIntDict( const QIntDict<type> &dict ) + + Constructs a copy of \a dict. + + Each item in \a dict is inserted into this dictionary. Only the + pointers are copied (shallow copy). +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDict::~QIntDict() + + Removes all items from the dictionary and destroys it. + + All iterators that access this dictionary will be reset. + + \sa setAutoDelete() +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDict<type> &QIntDict::operator=(const QIntDict<type> &dict) + + Assigns \a dict to this dictionary and returns a reference to this + dictionary. + + This dictionary is first cleared and then each item in \a dict is + inserted into this dictionary. Only the pointers are copied + (shallow copy), unless newItem() has been reimplemented. +*/ + +/*! + \fn uint QIntDict::count() const + + Returns the number of items in the dictionary. + + \sa isEmpty() +*/ + +/*! + \fn uint QIntDict::size() const + + Returns the size of the internal hash array (as specified in the + constructor). + + \sa count() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QIntDict::resize( uint newsize ) + + Changes the size of the hashtable to \a newsize. The contents of + the dictionary are preserved, but all iterators on the dictionary + become invalid. +*/ + +/*! + \fn bool QIntDict::isEmpty() const + + Returns TRUE if the dictionary is empty; otherwise returns FALSE. + + \sa count() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QIntDict::insert( long key, const type *item ) + + Insert item \a item into the dictionary using key \a key. + + Multiple items can have the same key, in which case only the last + item will be accessible using \l operator[](). + + \a item may not be 0. + + \sa replace() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QIntDict::replace( long key, const type *item ) + + If the dictionary has key \a key, this key's item is replaced with + \a item. If the dictionary doesn't contain key \a key, \a item is + inserted into the dictionary using key \a key. + + \a item may not be 0. + + Equivalent to: + \code + QIntDict<char> dict; + // ... + if ( dict.find(key) ) + dict.remove( key ); + dict.insert( key, item ); + \endcode + + If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most + recently inserted item will be replaced. + + \sa insert() +*/ + +/*! + \fn bool QIntDict::remove( long key ) + + Removes the item associated with \a key from the dictionary. + Returns TRUE if successful, i.e. if the \a key is in the + dictionary; otherwise returns FALSE. + + If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most + recently inserted item will be removed. + + The removed item is deleted if \link + QPtrCollection::setAutoDelete() auto-deletion\endlink is enabled. + + All dictionary iterators that refer to the removed item will be + set to point to the next item in the dictionary's traversal + order. + + \sa take(), clear(), setAutoDelete() +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDict::take( long key ) + + Takes the item associated with \a key out of the dictionary + without deleting it (even if \link QPtrCollection::setAutoDelete() + auto-deletion\endlink is enabled). + + If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most + recently inserted item will be taken. + + Returns a pointer to the item taken out, or 0 if the key does not + exist in the dictionary. + + All dictionary iterators that refer to the taken item will be set + to point to the next item in the dictionary's traversing order. + + \sa remove(), clear(), setAutoDelete() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QIntDict::clear() + + Removes all items from the dictionary. + + The removed items are deleted if \link + QPtrCollection::setAutoDelete() auto-deletion\endlink is enabled. + + All dictionary iterators that access this dictionary will be reset. + + \sa remove(), take(), setAutoDelete() +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDict::find( long key ) const + + Returns the item associated with \a key, or 0 if the key does not + exist in the dictionary. + + If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most + recently inserted item will be found. + + Equivalent to operator[]. + + \sa operator[]() +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDict::operator[]( long key ) const + + Returns the item associated with \a key, or 0 if the key does not + exist in the dictionary. + + If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most + recently inserted item will be found. + + Equivalent to the find() function. + + \sa find() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QIntDict::statistics() const + + Debugging-only function that prints out the dictionary + distribution using qDebug(). +*/ + +/*! + \fn QDataStream& QIntDict::read( QDataStream &s, QPtrCollection::Item &item ) + + Reads a dictionary item from the stream \a s and returns a + reference to the stream. + + The default implementation sets \a item to 0. + + \sa write() +*/ + +/*! + \fn QDataStream& QIntDict::write( QDataStream &s, QPtrCollection::Item ) const + + Writes a dictionary item to the stream \a s and returns a + reference to the stream. + + \sa read() +*/ + +/***************************************************************************** + QIntDictIterator documentation + *****************************************************************************/ + +/*! + \class QIntDictIterator qintdict.h + \brief The QIntDictIterator class provides an iterator for QIntDict collections. + + \ingroup collection + \ingroup tools + + QIntDictIterator is implemented as a template class. Define a + template instance QIntDictIterator\<X\> to create a dictionary + iterator that operates on QIntDict\<X\> (dictionary of X*). + + Example: + \code + QIntDict<QLineEdit> fields; + for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) + fields.insert( i, new QLineEdit( this ) ); + + fields[0]->setText( "Homer" ); + fields[1]->setText( "Simpson" ); + fields[2]->setText( "45" ); + + QIntDictIterator<QLineEdit> it( fields ); + for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) + cout << it.currentKey() << ": " << it.current()->text() << endl; + + // Output (random order): + // 0: Homer + // 1: Simpson + // 2: 45 + \endcode + + Note that the traversal order is arbitrary; you are not guaranteed the + order shown above. + + Multiple iterators may independently traverse the same dictionary. + A QIntDict knows about all the iterators that are operating on the + dictionary. When an item is removed from the dictionary, QIntDict + updates all iterators that refer the removed item to point to the + next item in the traversal order. + + \sa QIntDict +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDictIterator::QIntDictIterator( const QIntDict<type> &dict ) + + Constructs an iterator for \a dict. The current iterator item is + set to point to the 'first' item in the \a dict. The first item + refers to the first item in the dictionary's arbitrary internal + ordering. +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDictIterator::~QIntDictIterator() + + Destroys the iterator. +*/ + +/*! + \fn uint QIntDictIterator::count() const + + Returns the number of items in the dictionary this iterator + operates over. + + \sa isEmpty() +*/ + +/*! + \fn bool QIntDictIterator::isEmpty() const + + Returns TRUE if the dictionary is empty; otherwise eturns FALSE. + + \sa count() +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDictIterator::toFirst() + + Sets the current iterator item to point to the first item in the + dictionary and returns a pointer to the item. The first item + refers to the first item in the dictionary's arbitrary internal + ordering. If the dictionary is empty it sets the current item to + 0 and returns 0. +*/ + +/*! + \fn QIntDictIterator::operator type *() const + + Cast operator. Returns a pointer to the current iterator item. + Same as current(). +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDictIterator::current() const + + Returns a pointer to the current iterator item. +*/ + +/*! + \fn long QIntDictIterator::currentKey() const + + Returns the key for the current iterator item. +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator()() + + Makes the succeeding item current and returns the original current + item. + + If the current iterator item was the last item in the dictionary + or if it was 0, 0 is returned. +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator++() + + Prefix ++ makes the succeeding item current and returns the new + current item. + + If the current iterator item was the last item in the dictionary + or if it was 0, 0 is returned. +*/ + +/*! + \fn type *QIntDictIterator::operator+=( uint jump ) + + Sets the current item to the item \a jump positions after the + current item, and returns a pointer to that item. + + If that item is beyond the last item or if the dictionary is + empty, it sets the current item to 0 and returns 0. +*/ |