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A +<a href="qsqlcursor.html#insert">TQSqlCursor::insert</a>(), <a href="qsqlcursor.html#update">TQSqlCursor::update</a>() or <a href="qsqlcursor.html#del">TQSqlCursor::del</a>() +call is needed to actually write values to the database. +<p> Some sample code to initialize a form successfully: +<p> <pre> + <a href="qlineedit.html">TQLineEdit</a> myEditor( this ); + TQSqlForm myForm( this ); + <a href="qsqlcursor.html">TQSqlCursor</a> myCursor( "mytable" ); + + // Execute a query to make the cursor valid + myCursor.<a href="qsqlcursor.html#select">select</a>(); + // Move the cursor to a valid record (the first record) + myCursor.<a href="qsqlquery.html#next">next</a>(); + // Set the form's record pointer to the cursor's edit buffer (which + // contains the current record's values) + myForm.<a href="#setRecord">setRecord</a>( myCursor.<a href="qsqlcursor.html#primeUpdate">primeUpdate</a>() ); + + // Insert a field into the form that uses myEditor to edit the + // field 'somefield' in 'mytable' + myForm.<a href="#insert">insert</a>( &myEditor, "somefield" ); + + // Update myEditor with the value from the mapped database field + myForm.<a href="#readFields">readFields</a>(); + ... + // Let the user edit the form + ... + // Update the database + myForm.<a href="#writeFields">writeFields</a>(); // Update the cursor's edit buffer from the form + myCursor.<a href="qsqlcursor.html#update">update</a>(); // Update the database from the cursor's buffer + </pre> + +<p> If you want to use custom editors for displaying and editing data +fields, you must install a custom <a href="qsqlpropertymap.html">TQSqlPropertyMap</a>. The form +uses this object to get or set the value of a widget. +<p> Note that <a href="designer-manual.html">TQt Designer</a> provides +a visual means of creating data-aware forms. +<p> <p>See also <a href="#installPropertyMap">installPropertyMap</a>(), <a href="qsqlpropertymap.html">TQSqlPropertyMap</a>, and <a href="database.html">Database Classes</a>. + +<hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2> +<h3 class=fn><a name="TQSqlForm"></a>TQSqlForm::TQSqlForm ( <a href="qobject.html">TQObject</a> * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 ) +</h3> +Constructs a TQSqlForm with parent <em>parent</em> and called <em>name</em>. + +<h3 class=fn><a name="~TQSqlForm"></a>TQSqlForm::~TQSqlForm () +</h3> +Destroys the object and frees any allocated resources. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="clear"></a>TQSqlForm::clear ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Removes every widget, and the fields they're mapped to, from the form. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="clearValues"></a>TQSqlForm::clearValues ( bool nullify = FALSE )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Clears the values in all the widgets, and the fields they are +mapped to, in the form. If <em>nullify</em> is TRUE (the default is +FALSE), each field is also set to NULL. + +<h3 class=fn>uint <a name="count"></a>TQSqlForm::count () const +</h3> +Returns the number of widgets in the form. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * <a name="fieldToWidget"></a>TQSqlForm::fieldToWidget ( <a href="qsqlfield.html">TQSqlField</a> * field ) const +</h3> +Returns the widget that field <em>field</em> is mapped to. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="insert"></a>TQSqlForm::insert ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget, const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> & field )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Inserts a <em>widget</em>, and the name of the <em>field</em> it is to be +mapped to, into the form. To actually associate inserted widgets +with an edit buffer, use <a href="#setRecord">setRecord</a>(). +<p> <p>See also <a href="#setRecord">setRecord</a>(). + +<p>Examples: <a href="sql.html#x2225">sql/overview/form1/main.cpp</a> and <a href="sql.html#x2231">sql/overview/form2/main.cpp</a>. +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="insert-2"></a>TQSqlForm::insert ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget, <a href="qsqlfield.html">TQSqlField</a> * field )<tt> [virtual protected]</tt> +</h3> +This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function. +<p> Inserts a <em>widget</em>, and the <em>field</em> it is to be mapped to, into +the form. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="installPropertyMap"></a>TQSqlForm::installPropertyMap ( <a href="qsqlpropertymap.html">TQSqlPropertyMap</a> * pmap ) +</h3> +Installs a custom <a href="qsqlpropertymap.html">TQSqlPropertyMap</a>. This is useful if you plan to +create your own custom editor widgets. +<p> TQSqlForm takes ownership of <em>pmap</em>, so <em>pmap</em> is deleted when +TQSqlForm goes out of scope. +<p> <p>See also <a href="qdatatable.html#installEditorFactory">TQDataTable::installEditorFactory</a>(). + +<p>Example: <a href="sql.html#x2237">sql/overview/custom1/main.cpp</a>. +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="readField"></a>TQSqlForm::readField ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Updates the widget <em>widget</em> with the value from the SQL field it +is mapped to. Nothing happens if no SQL field is mapped to the <em>widget</em>. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="readFields"></a>TQSqlForm::readFields ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Updates the widgets in the form with current values from the SQL +fields they are mapped to. + +<p>Examples: <a href="sql.html#x2226">sql/overview/form1/main.cpp</a> and <a href="sql.html#x2232">sql/overview/form2/main.cpp</a>. +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="remove"></a>TQSqlForm::remove ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget )<tt> [virtual protected]</tt> +</h3> +Removes a <em>widget</em>, and hence the field it's mapped to, from the +form. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="remove-2"></a>TQSqlForm::remove ( const <a href="qstring.html">TQString</a> & field )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function. +<p> Removes <em>field</em> from the form. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="setRecord"></a>TQSqlForm::setRecord ( <a href="qsqlrecord.html">TQSqlRecord</a> * buf )<tt> [virtual]</tt> +</h3> +Sets <em>buf</em> as the record buffer for the form. To force the +display of the data from <em>buf</em>, use <a href="#readFields">readFields</a>(). +<p> <p>See also <a href="#readFields">readFields</a>() and <a href="#writeFields">writeFields</a>(). + +<p>Examples: <a href="sql.html#x2238">sql/overview/custom1/main.cpp</a>, <a href="sql.html#x2227">sql/overview/form1/main.cpp</a>, and <a href="sql.html#x2233">sql/overview/form2/main.cpp</a>. +<h3 class=fn><a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * <a name="widget"></a>TQSqlForm::widget ( uint i ) const +</h3> +Returns the <em>i</em>-th widget in the form. Useful for traversing +the widgets in the form. + +<h3 class=fn><a href="qsqlfield.html">TQSqlField</a> * <a name="widgetToField"></a>TQSqlForm::widgetToField ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget ) const +</h3> +Returns the SQL field that widget <em>widget</em> is mapped to. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="writeField"></a>TQSqlForm::writeField ( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> * widget )<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Updates the SQL field with the value from the <em>widget</em> it is +mapped to. Nothing happens if no SQL field is mapped to the <em>widget</em>. + +<h3 class=fn>void <a name="writeFields"></a>TQSqlForm::writeFields ()<tt> [virtual slot]</tt> +</h3> +Updates the SQL fields with values from the widgets they are +mapped to. To actually update the database with the contents of +the record buffer, use <a href="qsqlcursor.html#insert">TQSqlCursor::insert</a>(), <a href="qsqlcursor.html#update">TQSqlCursor::update</a>() +or <a href="qsqlcursor.html#del">TQSqlCursor::del</a>() as appropriate. + +<p>Example: <a href="sql.html#x2234">sql/overview/form2/main.cpp</a>. +<!-- eof --> +<hr><p> +This file is part of the <a href="index.html">TQt toolkit</a>. +Copyright © 1995-2007 +<a href="http://www.trolltech.com/">Trolltech</a>. All Rights Reserved.<p><address><hr><div align=center> +<table width=100% cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> +<td>Copyright © 2007 +<a href="troll.html">Trolltech</a><td align=center><a href="trademarks.html">Trademarks</a> +<td align=right><div align=right>TQt 3.3.8</div> +</table></div></address></body> +</html> |