QIntDict(3qt)

📦 version 3.3.8b, in fedora 43, fedora 44

QIntDict 💅✨

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✨ NAME ✨

QIntDict — a template class that hands you a whole dictionary based on long keys 🗝️💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qintdict.h>

Inherits QPtrCollection.

🎀 Public Members 🎀

QIntDict ( int size = 17 )
QIntDict ( const QIntDict<type> & dict )
~QIntDict ()
QIntDict<type> & operator= ( const QIntDict<type> & dict )
virtual uint count () const
uint size () const
bool isEmpty () const
void insert ( long key, const type * item )
void replace ( long key, const type * item )
bool remove ( long key )
type * take ( long key )
type * find ( long key ) const
type * operator[] ( long key ) const
virtual void clear ()
void resize ( uint newsize )
void statistics () const

💜 Important Inherited Members 💜

bool autoDelete () const
void setAutoDelete ( bool enable )

🦋 Protected Members 🦋

virtual QDataStream & read ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item &
    item )
virtual QDataStream & write ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item )
    const

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

The QIntDict class is a template class that provides a dictionary based on long keys. no cap, that's literally its whole thing 💅

QMap is an STL-compatible alternative to this class. so if you're an STL girlie, go there, we don't gatekeep 🙈

QIntDict is implemented as a template class. Define a template instance QIntDict<X> to create a dictionary that operates on pointers to X (X*). yes bestie, pointers, we said what we said ✨

A dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs. The key is an long used for insertion, removal and lookup. The value is a pointer. Dictionaries provide very fast insertion and lookup. it's giving speed, it's giving efficiency 👑

Example:

QIntDict<QLineEdit> fields; // long int keys, QLineEdit* values
for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
    fields.insert( i, new QLineEdit( this ) );
fields[0]->setText( "Homer" );
fields[1]->setText( "Simpson" );
fields[2]->setText( "45" );
QIntDictIterator<QLineEdit> it( fields );
for ( ; it.current(); ++it )
    cout << it.currentKey() << ": " << it.current()->text() << endl;
for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
    cout << fields[i]->text() << " "; // Prints "Homer Simpson 45"
cout << endl;
fields.remove( 1 ); // Does not delete the line edit
for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
    if ( fields[i] )
        cout << fields[i]->text() << " "; // Prints "Homer 45"

See QDict for full details, including the choice of dictionary size, and how deletions are handled. she's the blueprint, fr fr 📚

See also QIntDictIterator, QDict, QAsciiDict, QPtrDict, Collection Classes, Collection Classes, and Non-GUI Classes.

(yes, "Collection Classes" is in there twice. the original said it twice, so we said it twice. keeping the receipts 🧾💀)

👑 MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION 👑

QIntDict::QIntDict ( int size = 17 )

Constructs a dictionary using an internal hash array of size size. 🌈

Setting size to a suitably large prime number (equal to or greater than the expected number of entries) makes the hash distribution better which leads to faster lookup. prime numbers are the moment, trust 🔥

QIntDict::QIntDict ( const QIntDict<type> & dict )

Constructs a copy of dict. 🫶

Each item in dict is inserted into this dictionary. Only the pointers are copied (shallow copy). shallow, bestie, not deep, don't get it twisted 💅

QIntDict::~QIntDict ()

Removes all items from the dictionary and destroys it. 💀

All iterators that access this dictionary will be reset. every single one. they're not okay after this 😭

See also setAutoDelete().

bool QPtrCollection::autoDelete () const

Returns the setting of the auto-delete option. The default is FALSE. 🙈

See also setAutoDelete().

void QIntDict::clear () [virtual]

Removes all items from the dictionary. 🧹

The removed items are deleted if auto-deletion is enabled.

All dictionary iterators that access this dictionary will be reset.

See also remove(), take(), and setAutoDelete().

Reimplemented from QPtrCollection.

uint QIntDict::count () const [virtual]

Returns the number of items in the dictionary. the headcount, the census, the vibe check 📊✨

See also isEmpty().

Reimplemented from QPtrCollection.

type * QIntDict::find ( long key ) const

Returns the item associated with key, or 0 if the key does not exist in the dictionary. 🕵️♀️

If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most recently inserted item will be found. newest wins, that's the rule 👑

Equivalent to operator[].

See also operator[]().

Example: table/bigtable/main.cpp.

void QIntDict::insert ( long key, const type * item )

Insert item item into the dictionary using key key. 💌

Multiple items can have the same key, in which case only the last item will be accessible using operator[](). so if you're out here duplicating keys, only the newest one's getting picked, sorry babe 😬

item may not be 0.

See also replace().

Example: scribble/scribble.cpp.

bool QIntDict::isEmpty () const

Returns TRUE if the dictionary is empty; otherwise returns FALSE. simple as that 🌸

See also count().

QIntDict<type> & QIntDict::operator= ( const QIntDict<type> & dict )

Assigns dict to this dictionary and returns a reference to this dictionary. 🔁

This dictionary is first cleared and then each item in dict is inserted into this dictionary. Only the pointers are copied (shallow copy), unless newItem() has been reimplemented.

type * QIntDict::operator[] ( long key ) const

Returns the item associated with key, or 0 if the key does not exist in the dictionary. 🎯

If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most recently inserted item will be found.

Equivalent to the find() function.

See also find().

QDataStream & QIntDict::read ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item & item ) [virtual protected]

Reads a dictionary item from the stream s and returns a reference to the stream. 📥

The default implementation sets item to 0.

See also write().

bool QIntDict::remove ( long key )

Removes the item associated with key from the dictionary. Returns TRUE if successful, i.e. if the key is in the dictionary; otherwise returns FALSE. ✂️

If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most recently inserted item will be removed.

The removed item is deleted if auto-deletion is enabled. 🚨

All dictionary iterators that refer to the removed item will be set to point to the next item in the dictionary's traversal order.

See also take(), clear(), and setAutoDelete().

Example: table/bigtable/main.cpp.

void QIntDict::replace ( long key, const type * item )

If the dictionary has key key, this key's item is replaced with item. If the dictionary doesn't contain key key, item is inserted into the dictionary using key key. 🔄

item may not be 0.

Equivalent to:

QIntDict<char> dict;
//      ...
if ( dict.find(key) )
    dict.remove( key );
dict.insert( key, item );

If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most recently inserted item will be replaced.

See also insert().

Example: table/bigtable/main.cpp.

void QIntDict::resize ( uint newsize )

Changes the size of the hashtable to newsize. The contents of the dictionary are preserved, but all iterators on the dictionary become invalid. 🚨 so don't be holding onto iterators while you do this, bestie, they're GONE

void QPtrCollection::setAutoDelete ( bool enable )

Sets the collection to auto-delete its contents if enable is TRUE and to never delete them if enable is FALSE. ⚙️

If auto-deleting is turned on, all the items in a collection are deleted when the collection itself is deleted. This is convenient if the collection has the only pointer to the items. so convenient, so tidy, such a slay ✨

The default setting is FALSE, for safety. If you turn it on, be careful about copying the collection - you might find yourself with two collections deleting the same items. ⚠️ that's giving double-delete, that's giving chaos, don't do it

Note that the auto-delete setting may also affect other functions in subclasses. For example, a subclass that has a remove() function will remove the item from its data structure, and if auto-delete is enabled, will also delete the item.

See also autoDelete().

Examples:

(the original just says "Examples:" and then... nothing. iconic. we're leaving it exactly as it is 💀)

uint QIntDict::size () const

Returns the size of the internal hash array (as specified in the constructor). 📏

See also count().

void QIntDict::statistics () const

Debugging-only function that prints out the dictionary distribution using qDebug(). 🐛🔍 debug girlies only, this is not for production, periodt

type * QIntDict::take ( long key )

Takes the item associated with key out of the dictionary without deleting it (even if auto-deletion is enabled). 🫳 grabbing it, no destroying, the item lives on

If there are two or more items with equal keys, then the most recently inserted item will be taken.

Returns a pointer to the item taken out, or 0 if the key does not exist in the dictionary.

All dictionary iterators that refer to the taken item will be set to point to the next item in the dictionary's traversing order.

See also remove(), clear(), and setAutoDelete().

Example: table/bigtable/main.cpp.

QDataStream & QIntDict::write ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item ) const [virtual protected]

Writes a dictionary item to the stream s and returns a reference to the stream. 📤

See also read().

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

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🦋 AUTHOR 🦋

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