com.trolltech.qt.gui
Class QDialogButtonBox

java.lang.Object
  com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal
      com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter
          com.trolltech.qt.QtJambiObject
              com.trolltech.qt.core.QObject
                  com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget
                      com.trolltech.qt.gui.QDialogButtonBox

All Implemented Interfaces:

QPaintDeviceInterface, QtJambiInterface

public class QDialogButtonBox
extends QWidget

The QDialogButtonBox class is a widget that presents buttons in a layout that is appropriate to the current widget style. Dialogs and message boxes typically present buttons in a layout that conforms to the interface guidelines for that platform. Invariably, different platforms have different layouts for their dialogs. QDialogButtonBox allows a developer to add buttons to it and will automatically use the appropriate layout for the user's desktop environment.

Most buttons for a dialog follow certain roles. Such roles include:

• Accepting or rejecting the dialog.
• Asking for help.
• Performing actions on the dialog itself (such as resetting fields or applying changes).

There can also be alternate ways of dismissing the dialog which may cause destructive results.

Most dialogs have buttons that can almost be considered standard (e.g. OK and Cancel buttons). It is sometimes convenient to create these buttons in a standard way.

There are a couple ways of using QDialogButtonBox. One ways is to create the buttons (or button texts) yourself and add them to the button box, specifying their role.

The following code example is written in c++.

    findButton = new QPushButton(tr("&Find"));
    findButton->setDefault(true);

    moreButton = new QPushButton(tr("&More"));
    moreButton->setCheckable(true);

    moreButton->setAutoDefault(false);

    buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(Qt::Vertical);
    buttonBox->addButton(findButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
    buttonBox->addButton(moreButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);

Alternatively, QDialogButtonBox provides several standard buttons (e.g. OK, Cancel, Save) that you can use. They exist as flags so you can OR them together in the constructor.

The following code example is written in c++.

    buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Ok

                                     | QDialogButtonBox::Cancel);

    connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(accept()));
    connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(reject()));

You can mix and match normal buttons and standard buttons.

Currently the buttons are laid out in the following way if the button box is horizontal:

	Button box laid out in horizontal GnomeLayout
	Button box laid out in horizontal KdeLayout
	Button box laid out in horizontal MacLayout
	Button box laid out in horizontal WinLayout

The buttons are laid out the following way if the button box is vertical:

	Button box laid out in vertical GnomeLayout
	Button box laid out in vertical KdeLayout
	Button box laid out in vertical MacLayout
	Button box laid out in vertical WinLayout

Additionally, button boxes that contain only buttons with ActionRole or HelpRole can be considered modeless and have an alternate look on the mac:

	modeless horizontal MacLayout
	modeless vertical MacLayout

When a button is clicked in the button box, the clicked() signal is emitted for the actual button is that is pressed. For convenience, if the button has an AcceptRole , RejectRole , or HelpRole , the accepted() , rejected() , or helpRequested() signals are emitted respectively.

If you want a specific button to be default you need to call QPushButton::setDefault() on it yourself. However, if there is no default button set and to preserve which button is the default button across platforms when using the QPushButton::autoDefault property, the first push button with the accept role is made the default button when the QDialogButtonBox is shown,

See also:

QMessageBox, QPushButton, and QDialog.

Nested Class Summary

static class	QDialogButtonBox.ButtonLayout This enum describes the layout policy to be used when arranging the buttons contained in the button box.
static class	QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole This enum describes the roles that can be used to describe buttons in the button box.
static class	QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton These enums describe flags for standard buttons.
static class	QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget

QWidget.RenderFlag, QWidget.RenderFlags

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.QSignalEmitter

QSignalEmitter.AbstractSignal, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal0, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal1, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal2, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal3, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal4, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal5, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal6, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal7, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal8, QSignalEmitter.PrivateSignal9, QSignalEmitter.Signal0, QSignalEmitter.Signal1, QSignalEmitter.Signal2, QSignalEmitter.Signal3, QSignalEmitter.Signal4, QSignalEmitter.Signal5, QSignalEmitter.Signal6, QSignalEmitter.Signal7, QSignalEmitter.Signal8, QSignalEmitter.Signal9

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal

com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal.AbstractSignalInternal

Field Summary

QSignalEmitter.Signal0	accepted This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the AcceptRole or YesRole .
QSignalEmitter.Signal1	clicked This signal takes 1 generic argument(s).
QSignalEmitter.Signal0	helpRequested This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the HelpRole .
QSignalEmitter.Signal0	rejected This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the RejectRole or NoRole .

Fields inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget

customContextMenuRequested

Fields inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal

currentSender

Constructor Summary

QDialogButtonBox()
Constructs an empty, horizontal button box with the given parent.

QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons)
Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons, Qt.Orientation orientation)
Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons, Qt.Orientation orientation, QWidget parent)
Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

QDialogButtonBox(Qt.Orientation orientation)
Constructs an empty button box with the given orientation and parent.

QDialogButtonBox(Qt.Orientation orientation, QWidget parent)
Constructs an empty button box with the given orientation and parent.

QDialogButtonBox(QWidget parent)
Constructs an empty, horizontal button box with the given parent.

Method Summary

void	addButton(QAbstractButton button, QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole role) Adds the given button to the button box with the specified role.
QPushButton	addButton(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton button) Adds a standard button to the button box if it is valid to do so, and returns a push button.
QPushButton	addButton(java.lang.String text, QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole role) Creates a push button with the given text, adds it to the button box for the specified role, and returns the corresponding push button.
QPushButton	button(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton which) Returns the QPushButton corresponding to the standard button which, or 0 if the standard button doesn't exist in this button box.
QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole	buttonRole(QAbstractButton button) Returns the button role for the specified button.
java.util.List	buttons() Returns a list of all the buttons that have been added to the button box.
boolean	centerButtons() This property holds whether the buttons in the button box are centered.
void	clear() Clears the button box, deleting all buttons within it.
Qt.Orientation	orientation() This property holds the orientation of the button box.
void	removeButton(QAbstractButton button) Removes button from the button box without deleting it and sets its parent to zero.
void	setCenterButtons(boolean center) This property holds whether the buttons in the button box are centered.
void	setOrientation(Qt.Orientation orientation) This property holds the orientation of the button box.
void	setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton[] buttons) This is an overloaded method provided for convenience.
void	setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons) This property holds collection of standard buttons in the button box.
QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton	standardButton(QAbstractButton button) Returns the standard button enum value corresponding to the given button, or NoButton if the given button isn't a standard button.
QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons	standardButtons() This property holds collection of standard buttons in the button box.

Methods inherited from class com.trolltech.qt.gui.QWidget

acceptDrops, accessibleDescription, accessibleName, actionEvent, actions, activateWindow, addAction, addActions, adjustSize, autoFillBackground, backgroundRole, baseSize, changeEvent, childAt, childAt, childrenRect, childrenRegion, clearFocus, clearMask, close, closeEvent, contentsRect, contextMenuEvent, contextMenuPolicy, cursor, depth, destroy, destroy, destroy, dragEnterEvent, dragLeaveEvent, dragMoveEvent, dropEvent, effectiveWinId, ensurePolished, enterEvent, focusInEvent, focusNextChild, focusNextPrevChild, focusOutEvent, focusPolicy, focusPreviousChild, focusProxy, focusWidget, font, fontInfo, fontMetrics, foregroundRole, frameGeometry, frameSize, geometry, getContentsMargins, grabKeyboard, grabMouse, grabMouse, grabShortcut, grabShortcut, graphicsProxyWidget, hasFocus, hasMouseTracking, height, heightForWidth, heightMM, hide, hideEvent, inputContext, inputMethodEvent, inputMethodQuery, insertAction, insertActions, isActiveWindow, isAncestorOf, isEnabled, isEnabledTo, isFullScreen, isHidden, isMaximized, isMinimized, isModal, isVisible, isVisibleTo, isWindow, isWindowModified, keyboardGrabber, keyPressEvent, keyReleaseEvent, languageChange, layout, layoutDirection, leaveEvent, locale, logicalDpiX, logicalDpiY, lower, mapFrom, mapFromGlobal, mapFromParent, mapTo, mapToGlobal, mapToParent, mask, maximumHeight, maximumSize, maximumWidth, metric, minimumHeight, minimumSize, minimumSizeHint, minimumWidth, mouseDoubleClickEvent, mouseGrabber, mouseMoveEvent, mousePressEvent, mouseReleaseEvent, move, move, moveEvent, nativeParentWidget, nextInFocusChain, normalGeometry, numColors, overrideWindowFlags, overrideWindowFlags, overrideWindowState, paintEngine, paintEvent, paintingActive, palette, parentWidget, physicalDpiX, physicalDpiY, pos, raise, rect, releaseKeyboard, releaseMouse, releaseShortcut, removeAction, render, render, render, render, render, render, render, render, render, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, resetInputContext, resize, resize, resizeEvent, restoreGeometry, saveGeometry, scroll, scroll, setAcceptDrops, setAccessibleDescription, setAccessibleName, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAutoFillBackground, setBackgroundRole, setBaseSize, setBaseSize, setContentsMargins, setContentsMargins, setContextMenuPolicy, setCursor, setDisabled, setEnabled, setFixedHeight, setFixedSize, setFixedSize, setFixedWidth, setFocus, setFocus, setFocusPolicy, setFocusProxy, setFont, setForegroundRole, setGeometry, setGeometry, setHidden, setInputContext, setLayout, setLayoutDirection, setLocale, setMask, setMask, setMaximumHeight, setMaximumSize, setMaximumSize, setMaximumWidth, setMinimumHeight, setMinimumSize, setMinimumSize, setMinimumWidth, setMouseTracking, setPalette, setParent, setParent, setParent, setShortcutAutoRepeat, setShortcutAutoRepeat, setShortcutEnabled, setShortcutEnabled, setSizeIncrement, setSizeIncrement, setSizePolicy, setSizePolicy, setStatusTip, setStyle, setStyleSheet, setTabOrder, setToolTip, setUpdatesEnabled, setVisible, setWhatsThis, setWindowFilePath, setWindowFlags, setWindowFlags, setWindowIcon, setWindowIconText, setWindowModality, setWindowModified, setWindowOpacity, setWindowRole, setWindowState, setWindowState, setWindowTitle, show, showEvent, showFullScreen, showMaximized, showMinimized, showNormal, size, sizeHint, sizeIncrement, sizePolicy, stackUnder, statusTip, style, styleSheet, tabletEvent, testAttribute, toolTip, underMouse, unsetCursor, unsetLayoutDirection, unsetLocale, update, update, update, update, updateGeometry, updateMicroFocus, updatesEnabled, visibleRegion, whatsThis, wheelEvent, width, widthMM, window, windowFilePath, windowFlags, windowIcon, windowIconText, windowModality, windowOpacity, windowRole, windowState, windowTitle, windowType, winId, x, y

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 com.trolltech.qt.internal.QSignalEmitterInternal

__qt_signalInitialization

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

accepted

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal0 accepted

This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the AcceptRole or YesRole .

See also:

rejected() , clicked() , and helpRequested() .

clicked

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal1 clicked

This signal takes 1 generic argument(s). We list their type and the name they go by in the description of this signal. <com.trolltech.qt.gui.QAbstractButton(named: button)>:

This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked. The specific button that was pressed is specified by button.

See also:

accepted() , rejected() , and helpRequested() .

helpRequested

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal0 helpRequested

This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the HelpRole .

See also:

accepted() , rejected() , and clicked() .

rejected

public final QSignalEmitter.Signal0 rejected

This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the RejectRole or NoRole .

See also:

accepted() , helpRequested() , and clicked() .

Constructor Detail

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons,
                        Qt.Orientation orientation)

Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons)

Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons,
                        Qt.Orientation orientation,
                        QWidget parent)

Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox()

Constructs an empty, horizontal button box with the given parent.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(QWidget parent)

Constructs an empty, horizontal button box with the given parent.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(Qt.Orientation orientation)

Constructs an empty button box with the given orientation and parent.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

QDialogButtonBox

public QDialogButtonBox(Qt.Orientation orientation,
                        QWidget parent)

Constructs an empty button box with the given orientation and parent.

See also:

orientation, and addButton().

Method Detail

addButton

public final void addButton(QAbstractButton button,
                            QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole role)

Adds the given button to the button box with the specified role. If the role is invalid, the button is not added.

If the button has already been added, it is removed and added again with the new role.

See also:

removeButton(), and clear().

addButton

public final QPushButton addButton(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton button)

Adds a standard button to the button box if it is valid to do so, and returns a push button. If button is invalid, it is not added to the button box, and zero is returned.

See also:

removeButton(), and clear().

addButton

public final QPushButton addButton(java.lang.String text,
                                   QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole role)

Creates a push button with the given text, adds it to the button box for the specified role, and returns the corresponding push button. If role is invalid, no button is created, and zero is returned.

See also:

removeButton(), and clear().

button

public final QPushButton button(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton which)

Returns the QPushButton corresponding to the standard button which, or 0 if the standard button doesn't exist in this button box.

See also:

standardButton(), standardButtons(), and buttons().

buttonRole

public final QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole buttonRole(QAbstractButton button)

Returns the button role for the specified button. This function returns InvalidRole if button is 0 or has not been added to the button box.

See also:

buttons(), and addButton().

buttons

public final java.util.List buttons()

Returns a list of all the buttons that have been added to the button box.

See also:

buttonRole(), addButton(), and removeButton().

centerButtons

public final boolean centerButtons()

This property holds whether the buttons in the button box are centered. By default, this property is false. This behavior is appopriate for most types of dialogs. A notable exception is message boxes on most platforms (e.g. Windows), where the button box is centered horizontally.

See also:

QMessageBox.

clear

public final void clear()

Clears the button box, deleting all buttons within it.

See also:

removeButton(), and addButton().

orientation

public final Qt.Orientation orientation()

This property holds the orientation of the button box. By default, the orientation is horizontal (i.e. the buttons are laid out side by side). The possible orientations are Qt::Horizontal and Qt::Vertical .

removeButton

public final void removeButton(QAbstractButton button)

Removes button from the button box without deleting it and sets its parent to zero.

See also:

clear(), buttons(), and addButton().

setCenterButtons

public final void setCenterButtons(boolean center)

This property holds whether the buttons in the button box are centered. By default, this property is false. This behavior is appopriate for most types of dialogs. A notable exception is message boxes on most platforms (e.g. Windows), where the button box is centered horizontally.

See also:

QMessageBox.

setOrientation

public final void setOrientation(Qt.Orientation orientation)

This property holds the orientation of the button box. By default, the orientation is horizontal (i.e. the buttons are laid out side by side). The possible orientations are Qt::Horizontal and Qt::Vertical .

setStandardButtons

public final void setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton[] buttons)

This is an overloaded method provided for convenience.

setStandardButtons

public final void setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons buttons)

This property holds collection of standard buttons in the button box. This property controls which standard buttons are used by the button box.

See also:

addButton().

standardButton

public final QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton standardButton(QAbstractButton button)

Returns the standard button enum value corresponding to the given button, or NoButton if the given button isn't a standard button.

See also:

button(), buttons(), and standardButtons().

standardButtons

public final QDialogButtonBox.StandardButtons standardButtons()

This property holds collection of standard buttons in the button box. This property controls which standard buttons are used by the button box.

See also:

addButton().