QHelpIndexModel

The QHelpIndexModel class provides a model that supplies index keywords to views. More…

Synopsis

Functions

• def createIndex (customFilterName)

• def filter (filter[, wildcard=”“])

• def isCreatingIndex ()

• def linksForKeyword (keyword)

Signals

• def indexCreated ()

• def indexCreationStarted ()

Detailed Description

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.createIndex(customFilterName)

Parameters

customFilterName – unicode

Creates a new index by querying the help system for keywords for the specified customFilterName .

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.filter(filter[, wildcard=""])

Parameters

• filter – unicode

• wildcard – unicode

Return type

QModelIndex

Filters the indices and returns the model index of the best matching keyword. In a first step, only the keywords containing filter are kept in the model’s index list. Analogously, if wildcard is not empty, only the keywords matched are left in the index list. In a second step, the best match is determined and its index model returned. When specifying a wildcard expression, the filter string is used to search for the best match.

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.indexCreated()

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.indexCreationStarted()

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.isCreatingIndex()

Return type

bool

Returns true if the index is currently built up, otherwise false.

PySide2.QtHelp.QHelpIndexModel.linksForKeyword(keyword)

Parameters

keyword – unicode

Return type

Use linksForKeyword() instead.