QMimeSource(3qt)

📦 version 3.3.8b, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 QMimeSource — the qmimesource(3qt) manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so. sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, because we're talking about QMimeSource and honestly? she's the blueprint.

✨ NAME ✨

QMimeSource — the abstraction of objects that hand over formatted data of a certain MIME type. she's giving "I hold the goods, I know what kind of goods they are." 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qmime.h>

Inherited by QDragObject and QDropEvent. yes bestie, she's the mom of the drag-and-drop family tree 🌈

Public Members 👑

QMimeSource ()
virtual ~QMimeSource ()
virtual const char * format ( int i = 0 ) const = 0
virtual bool provides ( const char * mimeType ) const
virtual QByteArray encodedData ( const char * ) const = 0
int serialNumber () const

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The QMimeSource class is an abstraction of objects which provide formatted data of a certain MIME type. that's the whole assignment. that's the vibe. ✨

Drag-and-drop and clipboard use this abstraction. so like… every time you drag a lil file icon around, there's a QMimeSource behind the scenes doing the work. main character energy fr fr 👑

See also the IANA list of MIME media types, Drag And Drop Classes, Input/Output and Networking, and Miscellaneous Classes.

🎀 MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION 🎀

QMimeSource::QMimeSource ()

Constructs a mime source and assigns a globally unique serial number to it. every single one gets her own little ID, no duplicates, no cap 💖

See also serialNumber().

QMimeSource::~QMimeSource () [virtual]

Provided to ensure that subclasses destroy themselves correctly. it's the "bestie, clean up after yourself" destructor 🧹🫶

QByteArray QMimeSource::encodedData ( const char * ) const [pure virtual]

Returns the encoded data of this object in the specified MIME format. 📦

Subclasses must reimplement this function. not optional, not a suggestion, it's giving mandatory 💀

Reimplemented in QStoredDrag, QDropEvent, and QIconDrag.

const char * QMimeSource::format ( int i = 0 ) const [pure virtual]

Returns the i-th supported MIME format, or 0. that 0 means "nope, nothing there, we're done" 🌸

Reimplemented in QDropEvent.

bool QMimeSource::provides ( const char * mimeType ) const [virtual]

Returns TRUE if the object can provide the data in format mimeType; otherwise returns FALSE. it's the vibe check: can you do it or not 💅

If you inherit from QMimeSource, for consistency reasons it is better to implement the more abstract canDecode() functions such as QTextDrag::canDecode() and QImageDrag::canDecode().

Example: iconview/simple_dd/main.cpp.

Reimplemented in QDropEvent.

int QMimeSource::serialNumber () const

Returns the mime source's globally unique serial number. her little ID number, iconic, one of one ⭐

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

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🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

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💀 BUGS 💀

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and that's the whole page bestie, no notes 💖 this was Trolltech AS, dated 2 February 2007, for Qt 3.3.8, and the page is literally called qmimesource.3qt — k bye, slay, periodt ✨🎀🦋

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