class QgsComposerItemGroup: QgsComposerItem
{
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#include <qgscomposeritemgroup.h>
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  public:
    QgsComposerItemGroup( QgsComposition *c /TransferThis/ );
    ~QgsComposerItemGroup();

    /** Return correct graphics item type. */
    virtual int type() const;

    /** Adds an item to the group. All the group members are deleted
     if the group is deleted*/
    void addItem( QgsComposerItem *item );
    /** Removes the items but does not delete them*/
    void removeItems();
    /** Draw outline and ev. selection handles*/
    void paint( QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0 );
    /** Sets this items bound in scene coordinates such that 1 item size units
       corresponds to 1 scene size unit*/
    void setSceneRect( const QRectF &rectangle );

    //overridden to also hide grouped items
    virtual void setVisibility( const bool visible );

    /** Stores state in Dom node
       * @param elem is Dom element corresponding to 'Composer' tag
       * @param doc is the Dom document
       */
    bool writeXml( QDomElement &elem, QDomDocument &doc ) const;

    /** Sets state from Dom document
       * @param itemElem is Dom node corresponding to item tag
       * @param doc is the Dom document
       */
    bool readXml( const QDomElement &itemElem, const QDomDocument &doc );

    QSet<QgsComposerItem*> items();

  signals:
    void childItemDeleted( QgsComposerItem *item );

  public slots:
    void itemDestroyed();

  protected:
    void drawFrame( QPainter *p );
};