QWidgetItem(3qt)

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💖 QWidgetItem 💖

okay bestie, welcome to QWidgetItem(3qt) — yes that's the manual page name, it's giving "I live in section 3qt of your man pages" and honestly? iconic. sit down, grab a boba, we're learning about the lil guy that lets a widget live inside a layout. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

QWidgetItem — the layout item that represents a widget. that's it, that's the whole job description, and she does it flawlessly. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qlayout.h>

Inherits QLayoutItem. (yes queen, she's a subclass, we love a family tree 🌳)

👑 Public Members 👑

QWidgetItem ( QWidget * w )
virtual QSize sizeHint () const
virtual QSize minimumSize () const
virtual QSize maximumSize () const
virtual QSizePolicy::ExpandData expanding () const
virtual bool isEmpty () const
virtual void setGeometry ( const QRect & r )
virtual QWidget * widget ()

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The QWidgetItem class is a layout item that represents a widget. no cap. 🧚

This is used by custom layouts — so if you're out here hand-rolling your own layout situation, this is your girl. 💖

See also QLayout, QLayout::widget(), Widget Appearance and Style, and Layout Management. (the whole friend group, fr fr ✨)

🎀 MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION 🎀

QWidgetItem::QWidgetItem ( QWidget * w )

Creates an item containing widget w. boom. instant glow-up for your widget, she's got a home now. 🏠✨

QSizePolicy::ExpandData QWidgetItem::expanding () const [virtual]

Returns whether this item's widget can make use of more space than sizeHint(). here's the vibe check breakdown, bestie:

  • A value of Vertical or Horizontal means that it wants to grow in only one dimension.
  • BothDirections means that it wants to grow in both dimensions (greedy, love that for her 💅).
  • NoDirection means that it doesn't want to grow at all (she's comfy, leave her alone 😌).

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

bool QWidgetItem::isEmpty () const [virtual]

Returns TRUE if the widget has been hidden; otherwise returns FALSE. so basically: is she ghosting? 👻 yes = TRUE, no = FALSE.

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

QSize QWidgetItem::maximumSize () const [virtual]

Returns the maximum size of this item. she has LIMITS. boundaries. we stan. 🚧

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

QSize QWidgetItem::minimumSize () const [virtual]

Returns the minimum size of this item. the bare minimum, but make it fashion. 💅

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

void QWidgetItem::setGeometry ( const QRect & r ) [virtual]

Sets the geometry of this item's widget to be contained within rect r, taking alignment and maximum size into account. so she fits in the box, but respectfully — alignment and max size both get a say. 🎁

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

QSize QWidgetItem::sizeHint () const [virtual]

Returns the preferred size of this item. her dream size. her main character measurements. 👑

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

QWidget * QWidgetItem::widget () [virtual]

Returns the widget managed by this item. the whole point. the moment. the girl herself. 🌟

Reimplemented from QLayoutItem.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com. See the license file included in the distribution for a complete license statement. (yes bestie, read the license, it's literally right there 📄✨)

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

Generated automatically from the source code. so no human author to thank, the code did it herself. she's self-made. 😤💅

💀 BUGS 💀

If you find a bug in Qt, please report it as described in http://doc.trolltech.com/bughowto.html. Good bug reports help us to help you. Thank you. 🫶 (fr fr, a good bug report is a love letter to maintainers)

The definitive Qt documentation is provided in HTML format; it is located at $QTDIR/doc/html and can be read using Qt Assistant or with a web browser. This man page is provided as a convenience for those users who prefer man pages, although this format is not officially supported by Trolltech. (iykyk — the HTML is the canon version, this is the lil remix 🎧)

If you find errors in this manual page, please report them to qt-bugs@trolltech.com. Please include the name of the manual page (qwidgetitem.3qt) and the Qt version (3.3.8).

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 this lil man page was brought to you by Trolltech AS, dated 2 February 2007, and it's living its best life as part of Qt 3.3.8 — and yes, the manual page name at the top and bottom is QWidgetItem(3qt), in case you needed the receipts. slay, go build a custom layout, and hydrate!! 🎀✨🦋

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