QGraphicsEffect

The QGraphicsEffect class is the base class for all graphics effects. More…

Inherited by: QGraphicsOpacityEffect, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect, QGraphicsColorizeEffect, QGraphicsBlurEffect

New in version 4.6.

Synopsis

Functions

• def boundingRect ()

• def drawSource (painter)

• def isEnabled ()

• def sourceBoundingRect ([system=Qt.LogicalCoordinates])

• def sourceIsPixmap ()

• def sourcePixmap ([system=Qt.LogicalCoordinates[, offset=None[, mode=QGraphicsEffect.PixmapPadMode.PadToEffectiveBoundingRect]]])

• def updateBoundingRect ()

Virtual functions

• def boundingRectFor (sourceRect)

• def draw (painter)

• def sourceChanged (flags)

Slots

• def setEnabled (enable)

• def update ()

Signals

• def enabledChanged (enabled)

Detailed Description

Effects alter the appearance of elements by hooking into the rendering pipeline and operating between the source (e.g., a QGraphicsPixmapItem ) and the destination device (e.g., QGraphicsView ‘s viewport). Effects can be disabled by calling setEnabled (false). If effects are disabled, the source is rendered directly.

To add a visual effect to a QGraphicsItem , for example, you can use one of the standard effects, or alternately, create your own effect by creating a subclass of QGraphicsEffect . The effect can then be installed on the item using setGraphicsEffect() .

Qt provides the following standard effects:

• QGraphicsBlurEffect - blurs the item by a given radius

• QGraphicsDropShadowEffect - renders a dropshadow behind the item

• QGraphicsColorizeEffect - renders the item in shades of any given color

• QGraphicsOpacityEffect - renders the item with an opacity

For more information on how to use each effect, refer to the specific effect’s documentation.

To create your own custom effect, create a subclass of QGraphicsEffect (or any other existing effects) and reimplement the virtual function draw() . This function is called whenever the effect needs to redraw. The draw() function takes the painter with which to draw as an argument. For more information, refer to the documentation for draw() . In the draw() function you can call sourcePixmap() to get a pixmap of the graphics effect source which you can then process.

If your effect changes, use update() to request for a redraw. If your custom effect changes the bounding rectangle of the source, e.g., a radial glow effect may need to apply an extra margin, you can reimplement the virtual boundingRectFor() function, and call updateBoundingRect() to notify the framework whenever this rectangle changes. The virtual sourceChanged() function is called to notify the effects that the source has changed in some way - e.g., if the source is a QGraphicsRectItem and its rectangle parameters have changed.

See also

setGraphicsEffect() setGraphicsEffect()

class PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect([parent=None])

Parameters

parent – PySide6.QtCore.QObject

Constructs a new QGraphicsEffect instance having the specified parent.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.ChangeFlag

This enum describes what has changed in QGraphicsEffectSource.

Constant	Description
QGraphicsEffect.SourceAttached	The effect is installed on a source.
QGraphicsEffect.SourceDetached	The effect is uninstalled on a source.
QGraphicsEffect.SourceBoundingRectChanged	The bounding rect of the source has changed.
QGraphicsEffect.SourceInvalidated	The visual appearance of the source has changed.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.PixmapPadMode

This enum describes how the pixmap returned from sourcePixmap should be padded.

Constant	Description
QGraphicsEffect.NoPad	The pixmap should not receive any additional padding.
QGraphicsEffect.PadToTransparentBorder	The pixmap should be padded to ensure it has a completely transparent border.
QGraphicsEffect.PadToEffectiveBoundingRect	The pixmap should be padded to match the effective bounding rectangle of the effect.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.boundingRect()

Return type

PySide6.QtCore.QRectF

Returns the effective bounding rectangle for this effect, i.e., the bounding rectangle of the source in device coordinates, adjusted by any margins applied by the effect itself.

See also

boundingRectFor() updateBoundingRect()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.boundingRectFor(sourceRect)

Parameters

sourceRect – PySide6.QtCore.QRectF

Return type

PySide6.QtCore.QRectF

Returns the effective bounding rectangle for this effect, given the provided rect in the device coordinates. When writing you own custom effect, you must call updateBoundingRect() whenever any parameters are changed that may cause this this function to return a different value.

See also

sourceBoundingRect()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.draw(painter)

Parameters

painter – PySide6.QtGui.QPainter

This pure virtual function draws the effect and is called whenever the source needs to be drawn.

Reimplement this function in a QGraphicsEffect subclass to provide the effect’s drawing implementation, using painter.

For example:

MyGraphicsEffect::draw(QPainter painter)

    ...
    offset = QPoint()
    if (sourceIsPixmap()) {
        # No point in drawing in device coordinates (pixmap will be scaled anyways).
        pixmap = sourcePixmap(Qt.LogicalCoordinates, offset)
        ...
        painter.drawPixmap(offset, pixmap)
    else:
        # Draw pixmap in device coordinates to avoid pixmap scaling
        pixmap = sourcePixmap(Qt.DeviceCoordinates, offset)
        painter.setWorldTransform(QTransform())
        ...
        painter.drawPixmap(offset, pixmap)

    ...

This function should not be called explicitly by the user, since it is meant for reimplementation purposes only.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.drawSource(painter)

Parameters

painter – PySide6.QtGui.QPainter

Draws the source directly using the given painter.

This function should only be called from draw() .

For example:

MyGraphicsOpacityEffect::draw(QPainter painter)

    # Fully opaque; draw directly without going through a pixmap.
    if (qFuzzyCompare(m_opacity, 1)) {
        drawSource(painter)
        return

    ...

See also

draw()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.enabledChanged(enabled)

Parameters

enabled – bool

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.isEnabled()

Return type

bool

This property holds whether the effect is enabled or not..

If an effect is disabled, the source will be rendered with as normal, with no interference from the effect. If the effect is enabled, the source will be rendered with the effect applied.

This property is enabled by default.

Using this property, you can disable certain effects on slow platforms, in order to ensure that the user interface is responsive.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.setEnabled(enable)

Parameters

enable – bool

This property holds whether the effect is enabled or not..

If an effect is disabled, the source will be rendered with as normal, with no interference from the effect. If the effect is enabled, the source will be rendered with the effect applied.

This property is enabled by default.

Using this property, you can disable certain effects on slow platforms, in order to ensure that the user interface is responsive.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.sourceBoundingRect([system=Qt.LogicalCoordinates])

Parameters

system – CoordinateSystem

Return type

PySide6.QtCore.QRectF

Returns the bounding rectangle of the source mapped to the given system.

Calling this function with DeviceCoordinates outside of draw() will give undefined results, as there is no device context available.

See also

draw()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.sourceChanged(flags)

Parameters

flags – ChangeFlags

This virtual function is called by QGraphicsEffect to notify the effect that the source has changed. If the effect applies any cache, then this cache must be purged in order to reflect the new appearance of the source.

The flags describes what has changed.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.sourceIsPixmap()

Return type

bool

Returns true if the source effectively is a pixmap, e.g., a QGraphicsPixmapItem .

This function is useful for optimization purposes. For instance, there’s no point in drawing the source in device coordinates to avoid pixmap scaling if this function returns true - the source pixmap will be scaled anyways.

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.sourcePixmap([system=Qt.LogicalCoordinates[, offset=None[, mode=QGraphicsEffect.PixmapPadMode.PadToEffectiveBoundingRect]]])

Parameters

• system – CoordinateSystem

• offset – PySide6.QtCore.QPoint

• mode – PixmapPadMode

Return type

PySide6.QtGui.QPixmap

Returns a pixmap with the source painted into it.

The system specifies which coordinate system to be used for the source. The optional offset parameter returns the offset where the pixmap should be painted at using the current painter. For control on how the pixmap is padded use the mode parameter.

The returned pixmap is clipped to the current painter’s device rectangle when system is DeviceCoordinates .

Calling this function with DeviceCoordinates outside of draw() will give undefined results, as there is no device context available.

See also

draw() boundingRect()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.update()

Schedules a redraw of the effect. Call this function whenever the effect needs to be redrawn. This function does not trigger a redraw of the source.

See also

updateBoundingRect()

PySide6.QtWidgets.QGraphicsEffect.updateBoundingRect()

This function notifies the effect framework when the effect’s bounding rectangle has changed. As a custom effect author, you must call this function whenever you change any parameters that will cause the virtual boundingRectFor() function to return a different value.

This function will call update() if this is necessary.

See also

boundingRectFor() boundingRect() sourceBoundingRect()