ObjectType Class Reference

Instances of this class represent a certain Object type. More...

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Public Member Functions
bool	inherits (const ObjectType *t) const
	Does the Object type represented by this instance inherit the Object type represented by t ?
const char *	internalName () const
	Returns an internal name for this Object type.
QString	translatedName () const
	The name of this type, translated to the currently used language.
const char *	selectStatement () const
	Returns a translatable string of the form "Select this %1".
const char *	selectNameStatement () const
	Returns a translatable string of the form "Select point %1".
QString	removeAStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Remove a xxx".
QString	addAStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Add a xxx".
QString	moveAStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Move a xxx".
QString	attachToThisStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Attach to this xxx".
QString	showAStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Show a xxx".
QString	hideAStatement () const
	Returns a translated string of the form "Hide a xxx".
Static Public Member Functions
static const ObjectType *	typeFromInternalName (const char *n)
	Returns the type with name n.

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Detailed Description

Instances of this class represent a certain Object type.

Every Object type has a static ObjectType member, that it returns a reference to in its type() function.. Think of it as a nice enum, that you can also get some data from..

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Member Function Documentation

const char* ObjectType::internalName

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const

Returns an internal name for this Object type.

This name is guaranteed unique, and mostly corresponds with the class name of the corresponding Object..

const char* ObjectType::selectStatement

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const

Returns a translatable string of the form "Select this %1".

E.g. "Select this segment". Note that users of this function should use i18n on the returned string before using it.

const char* ObjectType::selectNameStatement

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const

Returns a translatable string of the form "Select point %1".

1 will be filled in by whomever calls this function with the name of the object in question. This function should be used as follows: i18n( x->selectNameStatement() ).arg( xname ).

QString ObjectType::removeAStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Remove a xxx".

E.g. "Remove a Segment".

QString ObjectType::addAStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Add a xxx".

E.g. "Add a Segment".

QString ObjectType::moveAStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Move a xxx".

E.g. "Move a Segment".

QString ObjectType::attachToThisStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Attach to this xxx".

E.g. "Attach to this segment".

QString ObjectType::showAStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Show a xxx".

E.g. "Show a Segment".

QString ObjectType::hideAStatement

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const

Returns a translated string of the form "Hide a xxx".

E.g. "Hide a Segment".