QGIS/python/core/qgsfield.sip

/**
  \class QgsField
  \brief Class to encapsulate a field in an attribute table or data source.

  QgsField stores metadata about an attribute field, including name, type
  length, and if applicable, precision.
 */

class QgsField
{

%TypeHeaderCode
#include <qgsfield.h>
%End

public:
    /** Constructor. Constructs a new QgsField object.
     * @param name Field name
     * @param type Field variant type, currently supported: String / Int / Double
     * @param typeName Field type (eg. char, varchar, text, int, serial, double).
     Field types are usually unique to the source and are stored exactly
     as returned from the data store.
     * @param len Field length
     * @param prec Field precision. Usually decimal places but may also be
     * used in conjunction with other fields types (eg. variable character fields)
     * @param comment Comment for the field
     */

    QgsField( QString name = QString(),
              QVariant::Type type = QVariant::Invalid,
              QString typeName = QString(),
              int len = 0,
              int prec = 0,
              QString comment = QString() );

    //! Destructor
    ~QgsField();

    bool operator==( const QgsField& other ) const;
    bool operator!=( const QgsField& other ) const;

    //! Gets the name of the field
    const QString & name() const;

    //! Gets variant type of the field as it will be retrieved from data source
    QVariant::Type type() const;

    /**
      Gets the field type. Field types vary depending on the data source. Examples
      are char, int, double, blob, geometry, etc. The type is stored exactly as
      the data store reports it, with no attenpt to standardize the value.
      @return QString containing the field type
     */
    const QString & typeName() const;


    /**
      Gets the length of the field.
      @return int containing the length of the field
     */
    int length() const;


    /**
      Gets the precision of the field. Not all field types have a related precision.
      @return int containing the precision or zero if not applicable to the field type.
     */
    int precision() const;

    /**
    Returns the field comment
    */
    const QString & comment() const;

    /**
      Set the field name.
      @param nam Name of the field
     */
    void setName( const QString & nam );

    /**
      Set variant type.
     */
    void setType( QVariant::Type type );

    /**
      Set the field type.
      @param typ Field type
     */
    void setTypeName( const QString & typ );

    /**
      Set the field length.
      @param len Length of the field
     */
    void setLength( int len );

    /**
      Set the field precision.
      @param prec Precision of the field
     */
    void setPrecision( int prec );


    /**
      Set the field comment
      */
    void setComment( const QString & comment );

    /**Formats string for display*/
    QString displayString( const QVariant& v ) const;
}; // class QgsField



class QgsFields
{
%TypeHeaderCode
#include <qgsfield.h>
%End
  public:

    enum FieldOrigin
    {
      OriginUnknown,   //!< it has not been specified where the field comes from
      OriginProvider,  //!< field comes from the underlying data provider of the vector layer  (originIndex = index in provider's fields)
      OriginJoin,      //!< field comes from a joined layer   (originIndex / 1000 = index of the join, originIndex % 1000 = index within the join)
      OriginEdit       //!< field has been temporarily added in editing mode (originIndex = index in the list of added attributes)
    };

    //! Remove all fields
    void clear();
    //! Append a field. The field must have unique name, otherwise it is rejected (returns false)
    bool append( const QgsField& field, FieldOrigin origin = OriginProvider, int originIndex = -1 );
    //! Remove a field with the given index
    void remove( int fieldIdx );
    //! Extend with fields from another QgsFields container
    void extend( const QgsFields& other );

    //! Check whether the container is empty
    bool isEmpty() const;
    //! Return number of items
    int count() const;
    // __len__ annotation since sip 4.10.3
    //int count() const /__len__/;
    int __len__() const;
%MethodCode
  sipRes = sipCpp->count();
%End
    //! Return number of items
    int size() const;
    //! Return if a field index is valid
    //! @param i  Index of the field which needs to be checked
    //! @return   True if the field exists
    bool exists( int i ) const;

    //! Get field at particular index (must be in range 0..N-1)
    //inline const QgsField& operator[]( int i ) const;
    //! Get field at particular index (must be in range 0..N-1)
    QgsField& operator[](int i) /Factory/;
%MethodCode
  SIP_SSIZE_T idx = sipConvertFromSequenceIndex(a0, sipCpp->count());
  if (idx < 0)
    sipIsErr = 1;
  else
    sipRes = new QgsField(sipCpp->operator[](idx));

%End
    //! Get field at particular index (must be in range 0..N-1)
    const QgsField& at( int i ) const;
    //! Get field at particular index (must be in range 0..N-1)
    const QgsField& field( int fieldIdx ) const;
    //! Get field at particular index (must be in range 0..N-1)
    const QgsField& field( const QString& name ) const;

    //! Get field's origin (value from an enumeration)
    FieldOrigin fieldOrigin( int fieldIdx ) const;
    //! Get field's origin index (its meaning is specific to each type of origin)
    int fieldOriginIndex( int fieldIdx ) const;

    //! Look up field's index from name. Returns -1 on error
    int indexFromName( const QString& name ) const;

    //! Utility function to return a list of QgsField instances
    QList<QgsField> toList() const;

/*  SIP_PYOBJECT __getitem__(int key);
%MethodCode
  if (a0 = sipConvertFromSequenceIndex(a0, sipCpp->count()) < 0)
    sipIsErr = 1;
  else
  {
    qDebug("__getitem__ %d", a0);
    QgsField* fld = new QgsField(sipCpp->at(a0));
    sipRes = sipConvertFromType(fld, sipType_QgsField, Py_None);
  }
%End*/

void __setitem__(int key, const QgsField& field);
%MethodCode
  int idx = (int)sipConvertFromSequenceIndex(a0, sipCpp->count());
  if (idx < 0)
    sipIsErr = 1;
  else
    (*sipCpp)[idx] = *a1;
%End

};