com.trolltech.qt.gui
Class QButtonGroup

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
      extended by com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiObject
          extended by com.trolltech.qt.core.QObject
              extended by com.trolltech.qt.gui.QButtonGroup
All Implemented Interfaces:
QtJambiInterface

public class QButtonGroup
extends QObject

The QButtonGroup class provides a container to organize groups of button widgets. QButtonGroup provides an abstract container into which button widgets can be placed. It does not provide a visual representation of this container (see QGroupBox for a container widget), but instead manages the states of each of the buttons in the group.

An exclusive button group switches off all checkable (toggle) buttons except the one that was clicked. By default, a button group is exclusive. The buttons in a button group are usually checkable QPushButton's, QCheckBoxes (normally for non-exclusive button groups), or QRadioButtons. If you create an exclusive button group, you should ensure that one of the buttons in the group is initially checked; otherwise, the group will initially be in a state where no buttons are checked.

A button is added to the group with addButton(). It can be removed from the group with removeButton(). If the group is exclusive, the currently checked button is available as checkedButton(). If a button is clicked the buttonClicked() signal is emitted. For a checkable button in an exclusive group this means that the button was checked. The list of buttons in the group is returned by buttons().

In addition, QButtonGroup can map between integers and buttons. You can assign an integer id to a button with setId(), and retrieve it with id(). The id of the currently checked button is available with checkedId(), and there is an overloaded signal buttonClicked() which emits the id of the button. The purpose of the mapping mechanism is to simplify the representation of enum values in a user interface.

See also:
QGroupBox, QPushButton, QCheckBox, and QRadioButton.


Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
QSignalEmitter.Signal0, QSignalEmitter.Signal1, QSignalEmitter.Signal2, QSignalEmitter.Signal3, QSignalEmitter.Signal4, QSignalEmitter.Signal5, QSignalEmitter.Signal6, QSignalEmitter.Signal7, QSignalEmitter.Signal8, QSignalEmitter.Signal9
 
Field Summary
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonClicked
          This signal is emitted when the given button is clicked.
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdClicked
           
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdPressed
           
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdReleased
           
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonPressed
          This signal is emitted when the given button is pressed down.
 QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonReleased
          This signal is emitted when the given button is released.
 
Constructor Summary
QButtonGroup()
          Constructs a new, empty button group with the given parent.
QButtonGroup(QObject parent)
          Constructs a new, empty button group with the given parent.
 
Method Summary
 void addButton(QAbstractButton arg__1)
          Adds the given button to the end of the group's internal list of buttons.
 void addButton(QAbstractButton arg__1, int id)
          Adds the given button to the button group, with the given id.
 QAbstractButton button(int id)
          Returns the button with the specified id, or 0 if no such button exists.
 java.util.List buttons()
          Returns the list of this groups's buttons.
 QAbstractButton checkedButton()
          Returns the button group's checked button, or 0 if no buttons are checked.
 int checkedId()
          Returns the id of the checkedButton(), or -1 if no button is checked.
 boolean exclusive()
          This property holds whether the button group is exclusive.
static QButtonGroup fromNativePointer(QNativePointer nativePointer)
          This method returns the QButtonGroup instance pointed to by nativePointer.
 int id(QAbstractButton button)
          Returns the id for the specified button, or -1 if no such button exists.
 void removeButton(QAbstractButton arg__1)
          Removes the given button from the button group.
 void setExclusive(boolean arg__1)
          This property holds whether the button group is exclusive.
 void setId(QAbstractButton button, int id)
          Sets the id for the specified button.
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.core.QObject
childEvent, children, connectSlotsByName, customEvent, disposeLater, dumpObjectInfo, dumpObjectTree, dynamicPropertyNames, event, eventFilter, findChild, findChild, findChild, findChildren, findChildren, findChildren, findChildren, indexOfProperty, installEventFilter, isWidgetType, killTimer, moveToThread, objectName, parent, properties, property, removeEventFilter, setObjectName, setParent, setProperty, startTimer, timerEvent, toString, userProperty
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiObject
dispose, disposed, equals, finalize, reassignNativeResources, tr, tr, tr
 
Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
blockSignals, disconnect, disconnect, signalsBlocked, signalSender, thread
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiInterface
disableGarbageCollection, nativeId, nativePointer, reenableGarbageCollection, setJavaOwnership
 

Field Detail

buttonClicked

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonClicked
This signal is emitted when the given button is clicked. A button is clicked when it is first pressed and then released, when its shortcut key is typed, or programmatically when QAbstractButton::click() or QAbstractButton::animateClick() is called.

See also:
checkedButton(), and QAbstractButton::clicked() .


buttonIdClicked

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdClicked

buttonPressed

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonPressed
This signal is emitted when the given button is pressed down.

See also:
QAbstractButton::pressed() .


buttonIdPressed

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdPressed

buttonReleased

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonReleased
This signal is emitted when the given button is released.

See also:
QAbstractButton::released() .


buttonIdReleased

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 buttonIdReleased
Constructor Detail

QButtonGroup

public QButtonGroup()
Constructs a new, empty button group with the given parent.

See also:
addButton(), and setExclusive().


QButtonGroup

public QButtonGroup(QObject parent)
Constructs a new, empty button group with the given parent.

See also:
addButton(), and setExclusive().

Method Detail

addButton

public final void addButton(QAbstractButton arg__1)
Adds the given button to the end of the group's internal list of buttons.

See also:
removeButton().


addButton

public final void addButton(QAbstractButton arg__1,
                            int id)
Adds the given button to the button group, with the given id.

See also:
removeButton(), and buttons().


button

public final QAbstractButton button(int id)
Returns the button with the specified id, or 0 if no such button exists.


buttons

public final java.util.List buttons()
Returns the list of this groups's buttons. This may be empty.

See also:
addButton(), and removeButton().


checkedButton

public final QAbstractButton checkedButton()
Returns the button group's checked button, or 0 if no buttons are checked.

See also:
buttonClicked() .


checkedId

public final int checkedId()
Returns the id of the checkedButton(), or -1 if no button is checked.

See also:
setId().


exclusive

public final boolean exclusive()
This property holds whether the button group is exclusive. If this property is true then only one button in the group can be checked at any given time. The user can click on any button to check it, and that button will replace the existing one as the checked button in the group.

In an exclusive group, the user cannot uncheck the currently checked button by clicking on it; instead, another button in the group must be clicked to set the new checked button for that group.

By default, this property is true.


id

public final int id(QAbstractButton button)
Returns the id for the specified button, or -1 if no such button exists.

See also:
setId().


removeButton

public final void removeButton(QAbstractButton arg__1)
Removes the given button from the button group.

See also:
addButton(), and buttons().


setExclusive

public final void setExclusive(boolean arg__1)
This property holds whether the button group is exclusive. If this property is true then only one button in the group can be checked at any given time. The user can click on any button to check it, and that button will replace the existing one as the checked button in the group.

In an exclusive group, the user cannot uncheck the currently checked button by clicking on it; instead, another button in the group must be clicked to set the new checked button for that group.

By default, this property is true.


setId

public final void setId(QAbstractButton button,
                        int id)
Sets the id for the specified button.

See also:
id().


fromNativePointer

public static QButtonGroup fromNativePointer(QNativePointer nativePointer)
This method returns the QButtonGroup instance pointed to by nativePointer.