QGroupBox(3qt)

NAME
QGroupBox - Group box frame with a title

SYNOPSIS
#include <qgroupbox.h>

Inherits QFrame.

Inherited by QButtonGroup, QHGroupBox and QVGroupBox.

  Public Members
QGroupBox ( QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
QGroupBox ( const QString & title, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
QGroupBox ( int strips, Orientation orientation, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
QGroupBox ( int strips, Orientation orientation, const QString & title, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
virtual void setColumnLayout ( int strips, Orientation direction )
QString title () const
virtual void setTitle ( const QString & )
int alignment () const
virtual void setAlignment ( int )
int columns () const
void setColumns ( int )
Orientation orientation () const
void setOrientation ( Orientation )
int insideMargin () const
int insideSpacing () const
void setInsideMargin ( int m )
void setInsideSpacing ( int s )
void addSpace ( int size )

  Properties
Alignment alignment - the alignment of the group box title
int columns - the number of columns or rows (depending on \l orientation) in the group box
Orientation orientation - the current orientation of the group box
QString title - the group box title text

DESCRIPTION
The QGroupBox widget provides a group box frame with a title.

A group box provides a frame, a title and a keyboard shortcut, and displays various other widgets inside itself. The title is on top, the keyboard shortcut moves keyboard focus to one of the group box's child widgets, and the child widgets are arranged in an array inside the frame.

The simplest way to use it is to create a group box with the desired number of columns (or rows) and orientation, and then just create widgets with the group box as parent.

However, it is also possible to change the orientation() and number of columns() after construction, or to ignore all the automatic layout support and manage all that yourself. You can add 'empty' spaces to the group box with addSpace().

QGroupBox also lets you set the title() (normally set in the constructor) and the title's alignment().

You can change the spacing used by the group box with setInsideMargin() and setInsideSpacing().

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See also QButtonGroup, Widget Appearance and Style, Layout Management and Organizers.

MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

QGroupBox::QGroupBox ( QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
Constructs a group box widget with no title.

The parent and name arguments are passed to the QWidget constructor.

This constructor does not do automatic layout.

QGroupBox::QGroupBox ( const QString & title, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
Constructs a group box with the title title.

The parent and name arguments are passed to the QWidget constructor.

This constructor does not do automatic layout.

QGroupBox::QGroupBox ( int strips, Orientation orientation, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
Constructs a group box with no title. Child widgets will be arranged in strips rows or columns (depending on orientation).

The parent and name arguments are passed to the QWidget constructor.

QGroupBox::QGroupBox ( int strips, Orientation orientation, const QString & title, QWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0 )
Constructs a group box titled title. Child widgets will be arranged in strips rows or columns (depending on orientation).

The parent and name arguments are passed to the QWidget constructor.

void QGroupBox::addSpace ( int size )
Adds an empty cell at the next free position. If size is greater than 0, the empty cell has a fixed height or width. If the group box is oriented horizontally, the empty cell has a fixed height; if oriented vertically, it has a fixed width.

Use this method to separate the widgets in the group box or to skip the next free cell. For performance reasons, call this method after calling setColumnLayout() or by changing the QGroupBox::columns or QGroupBox::orientation properties. It is generally a good idea to call these methods first (if needed at all), and insert the widgets and spaces afterwards.

int QGroupBox::alignment () const
Returns the alignment of the group box title. See the "alignment" property for details.

int QGroupBox::columns () const
Returns the number of columns or rows (depending on orientation) in the group box. See the "columns" property for details.

int QGroupBox::insideMargin () const
Returns the width of the blank spacing between the items in the group and the frame of the group.

Only applies if the group box has a defined orientation.

The default is about 11.

See also setInsideMargin() and orientation.

int QGroupBox::insideSpacing () const
Returns the width of the blank spacing between each of the items in the group.

Only applies if the group box has a defined orientation.

The default is about 5.

See also setInsideSpacing() and orientation.

Orientation QGroupBox::orientation () const
Returns the current orientation of the group box. See the "orientation" property for details.

void QGroupBox::setAlignment ( int ) [virtual]
Sets the alignment of the group box title. See the "alignment" property for details.

void QGroupBox::setColumnLayout ( int strips, Orientation direction ) [virtual]
Changes the layout of the group box. This function is useful only in combination with the default constructor that does not take any layout information. This function will put all existing children in the new layout. It is not good Qt programming style to call this function after children have been inserted. Sets the number of columns or rows to be strips, depending on direction.

See also orientation and columns.

void QGroupBox::setColumns ( int )
Sets the number of columns or rows (depending on orientation) in the group box. See the "columns" property for details.

void QGroupBox::setInsideMargin ( int m )
Sets the the width of the blank spacing between each of the items in the group to m pixels.

See also insideSpacing().

void QGroupBox::setInsideSpacing ( int s )
Sets the width of the blank spacing between each of the items in the group to s pixels.

void QGroupBox::setOrientation ( Orientation )
Sets the current orientation of the group box. See the "orientation" property for details.

void QGroupBox::setTitle ( const QString & ) [virtual]
Sets the group box title text. See the "title" property for details.

QString QGroupBox::title () const
Returns the group box title text. See the "title" property for details.

  Property Documentation

Alignment alignment
This property holds the alignment of the group box title.

The title is always placed on the upper frame line; however, the horizontal alignment can be specified by the alignment parameter.

The alignment is one of the following flags:

AlignAuto aligns the title accroding to the language, usually left.

AlignLeft aligns the title text to the left.

AlignRight aligns the title text to the right.

AlignHCenter aligns the title text centered.

The default alignment is AlignAuto.

See also Qt::AlignmentFlags.

Set this property's value with setAlignment() and get this property's value with alignment().

int columns
This property holds the number of columns or rows (depending on orientation) in the group box.

Usually it is not a good idea to set this property because it is slow (it does a complete layout). It is better to set the number of columns directly in the constructor.

Set this property's value with setColumns() and get this property's value with columns().

Orientation orientation
This property holds the current orientation of the group box.

A horizontal group box arranges it's children in columns, while a vertical group box arranges them in rows. Thus, a horizontal group box with only one column will arrange the children vertically in that column.

Usually it is not a good idea to set this property because it is slow (it does a complete layout). It is better to set the orientation directly in the constructor.

Set this property's value with setOrientation() and get this property's value with orientation().

QString title
This property holds the group box title text.

The group box title text will have a focus-change keyboard accelerator if the title contains &, followed by a letter.

      g->setTitle( "&User information" );
This produces "User information" with the U underlined; Alt+U moves the keyboard focus to the group box.

There is no default title text.

Set this property's value with setTitle() and get this property's value with title().

SEE ALSO
http://doc.trolltech.com/qgroupbox.html http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1992-2001 Trolltech AS, http://www.trolltech.com. See the license file included in the distribution for a complete license statement.

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