QwtCompassMagnetNeedle(3)

🧭 QwtCompassMagnetNeedle(3) — the compass needle that ate 💅

okay bestie, sit down, because we're talking about QwtCompassMagnetNeedle, from the Qwt User's Guide manpage fam. It's a magnet needle for compass widgets, and honestly? It's giving main character energy in the needle department. 🧲✨

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✨ NAME ✨

QwtCompassMagnetNeedle — a magnet needle for compass widgets. That's the whole vibe. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qwt_dial_needle.h>

It Inherits QwtDialNeedle — so it gets all the parent-class glam handed down, no cap. 💖

🦋 Public Types

• enum Style { TriangleStyle, ThinStyle } — the style of the needle. Two looks, both iconic in their own way.

🫶 Public Member Functions

• QwtCompassMagnetNeedle (Style=TriangleStyle, const QColor &light=Qt::white, const QColor &dark=Qt::red) — constructor. Defaults: TriangleStyle, light = Qt::white, dark = Qt::red. Yes, red-and-white compass realness. 🔥

💜 Public Member Functions inherited from QwtDialNeedle

• QwtDialNeedle () — constructor.
• virtual ~QwtDialNeedle () — destructor. Say bye bestie 🫶
• virtual void setPalette (const QPalette &) — sets the palette.
• const QPalette & palette () const — hands you back the palette.
• virtual void draw (QPainter *, const QPointF &center, double length, double direction, QPalette::ColorGroup=QPalette::Active) const — the drawing entry point, with center, length, direction, and a color group defaulting to QPalette::Active.

🌈 Protected Member Functions

• virtual void drawNeedle (QPainter *, double length, QPalette::ColorGroup) const override — the override that actually draws the needle. override, bestie. She means it. 💅

🎀 Protected Member Functions inherited from QwtDialNeedle

• virtual void drawKnob (QPainter *, double width, const QBrush &, bool sunken) const — draw the knob. That's literally what it says. Knob. Drew. 🫶

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👑 Detailed Description 👑

A magnet needle for compass widgets. ⭐

A magnet needle points to two opposite directions indicating north and south. So, like, one needle, two whole personalities. Main character energy fr fr. 🧭✨

The following colors are used:

• QPalette::Light — used for pointing south.
• QPalette::Dark — used for pointing north.
• QPalette::Base — the knob (ThinStyle only). Not me pointing out that TriangleStyle gets no knob 😭.

See also: QwtDial, QwtCompass — go read those next, iykyk.

Definition at line 127 of file qwt_dial_needle.h. 📍

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🧚 Member Enumeration Documentation 🧚

enum QwtCompassMagnetNeedle::Style

Style of the needle. Fashion choices, but for geometry. 💅

Enumerator

• TriangleStyle — a needle with a triangular shape. Triangle slay. 🔺
• ThinStyle — a thin needle. Minimalist queen. ✨

Definition at line 131 of file qwt_dial_needle.h. 📍

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🍓 Constructor & Destructor Documentation 🍓

QwtCompassMagnetNeedle::QwtCompassMagnetNeedle (Style style = TriangleStyle, const QColor & light = Qt::white, const QColor & dark = Qt::red)

Constructor. That's it, that's the description — but look at those defaults: style = TriangleStyle, light = Qt::white, dark = Qt::red. Chef's kiss. 😚👌

Definition at line 350 of file qwt_dial_needle.cpp. 📍

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💀 Member Function Documentation 💀

void QwtCompassMagnetNeedle::drawNeedle (QPainter * painter, double length, QPalette::ColorGroup colorGroup) const [override], [protected], [virtual]

Draw the needle. The whole point. The moment. 🌟

Parameters:

• painter — painter. (She paints, bestie. 🎨)
• length — length of the needle.
• colorGroup — color group, used for painting.

Implements QwtDialNeedle. — so it's fulfilling its parent's legacy, periodt. 👑

Definition at line 369 of file qwt_dial_needle.cpp. 📍

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🌻 Author 🌻

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no cap: this whole page is auto-generated, so don't come for me about the formatting, blame Doxygen fr fr 😭

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