QHelpSearchQueryWidget Class

The QHelpSearchQueryWidget class provides a simple line edit or an advanced widget to enable the user to input a search term in a standardized input mask. More...

Header: #include <QHelpSearchQueryWidget>
qmake: QT += help
Since: Qt 4.4
Inherits: QWidget

This class was introduced in Qt 4.4.

Public Functions

QHelpSearchQueryWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr)
virtual ~QHelpSearchQueryWidget() override
void collapseExtendedSearch()
void expandExtendedSearch()
QString searchInput() const
void setSearchInput(const QString &searchInput)
  • 216 public functions inherited from QWidget
  • 30 public functions inherited from QObject

Signals

void search()
typedef QObjectList
QList<T> qFindChildren(const QObject *obj, const QRegExp &regExp)
T qobject_cast(QObject *object)
T qobject_cast(const QObject *object)

Macros

Additional Inherited Members

  • 59 properties inherited from QWidget
  • 1 property inherited from QObject
  • 19 public slots inherited from QWidget
  • 1 public slot inherited from QObject
  • 5 static public members inherited from QWidget
  • 9 static public members inherited from QObject
  • 35 protected functions inherited from QWidget
  • 9 protected functions inherited from QObject
  • 1 protected slot inherited from QWidget

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

QHelpSearchQueryWidget::QHelpSearchQueryWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr)

Constructs a new search query widget with the given parent.

This signal is emitted when a the user has the search button invoked. After receiving the signal you can ask the QHelpSearchQueryWidget for the search input that you may pass to the QHelpSearchEngine::search() function.

[override virtual] QHelpSearchQueryWidget::~QHelpSearchQueryWidget()

Destroys the search query widget.

void QHelpSearchQueryWidget::collapseExtendedSearch()

Collapses the search query widget so that only the default search field is shown.

void QHelpSearchQueryWidget::expandExtendedSearch()

Expands the search query widget so that the extended search fields are shown.

QString QHelpSearchQueryWidget::searchInput() const

Returns a search phrase to use in combination with the QHelpSearchEngine::search(const QString &searchInput) function.

This function was introduced in Qt 5.9.

See also setSearchInput().

void QHelpSearchQueryWidget::setSearchInput(const QString &searchInput)

Sets the QHelpSearchQueryWidget input field to the value specified by searchInput.

Note: The QHelpSearchEngine::search(const QString &searchInput) function has to be called to perform the actual search.

This function was introduced in Qt 5.9.

See also searchInput().