QGIS/python/gui/qgsexpressionlineedit.sip
Nyall Dawson 8f4ca47b70 New QgsExpressionLineEdit widget
Consists of a filter line edit + button to open expression builder

This widget is a bit like the existing QgsFieldExpressionWidget,
but for cases where a combo box does not make sense. Eg, when
no fields are available for the expression to use.

It also has an optional multiline mode, which allows it to be
used in place of the full-blown QgsExpressionBuilderWidget when
space is a problem.
2016-08-22 08:39:33 +10:00

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/** \ingroup gui
* @class QgsExpressionLineEdit
* @brief The QgsExpressionLineEdit widget includes a line edit for entering expressions
* together with a button to open the expression creation dialog.
*
* This widget is designed for use in contexts where no layer fields are available for
* use in an expression. In contexts where the expression is directly associated with
* a layer and fields can be used, then QgsFieldExpressionWidget is a more appropriate
* choice as it gives users direct access to select fields from a drop down list.
* @note added in QGIS 3.0
*/
class QgsExpressionLineEdit : QWidget
{
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#include "qgsexpressionlineedit.h"
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public:
/**
* Constructor for QgsExpressionLineEdit.
* @param parent parent widget
*/
explicit QgsExpressionLineEdit( QWidget *parent /TransferThis/ = nullptr );
/** Sets the title used in the expression builder dialog
* @param title dialog title
* @see expressionDialogTitle()
*/
void setExpressionDialogTitle( const QString& title );
/** Returns the title used for the expression dialog.
* @see setExpressionDialogTitle()
*/
QString expressionDialogTitle() const;
/** Sets whether the widget should show a multiline text editor.
* @param multiLine set to true to show multiline editor, or false
* to show single line editor (the default).
*/
void setMultiLine( bool multiLine );
/** Set the geometry calculator used in the expression dialog.
* @param distanceArea calculator
*/
void setGeomCalculator( const QgsDistanceArea &distanceArea );
/** Sets a layer associated with the widget. Required in order to get the fields and values
* from the layer.
* @param layer vector layer
*/
void setLayer( QgsVectorLayer* layer );
/** Returns the current expression shown in the widget.
* @see setExpression()
*/
QString expression() const;
/**
* Returns true if the current expression is valid.
* @param expressionError will be set to any generated error message if specified
*/
bool isValidExpression( QString *expressionError /Out/ = nullptr ) const;
/**
* Register an expression context generator class that will be used to retrieve
* an expression context for the widget.
* @param generator A QgsExpressionContextGenerator class that will be used to
* create an expression context when required.
*/
void registerExpressionContextGenerator( const QgsExpressionContextGenerator* generator );
signals:
/** Emitted when the expression is changed.
* @param expression new expression
*/
void expressionChanged( const QString& expression );
public slots:
/** Sets the current expression to show in the widget.
* @param expression expression string
* @see expression()
*/
void setExpression( const QString& expression );
protected:
void changeEvent( QEvent* event );
};