QGraphicsEffect Class

Member Function Documentation

QGraphicsEffect::QGraphicsEffect(QObject *parent = nullptr)

Constructs a new QGraphicsEffect instance having the specified parent.

[virtual noexcept] QGraphicsEffect::~QGraphicsEffect()

Removes the effect from the source, and destroys the graphics effect.

QRectF QGraphicsEffect::boundingRect() const

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() and updateBoundingRect().

[virtual] QRectF QGraphicsEffect::boundingRectFor(const QRectF &rect) const

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().

[pure virtual protected] void QGraphicsEffect::draw(QPainter *painter)

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)
{
    ...
    QPoint offset;
    if (sourceIsPixmap()) {
        // No point in drawing in device coordinates (pixmap will be scaled anyways).
        const QPixmap pixmap = sourcePixmap(Qt::LogicalCoordinates, &offset);
        ...
        painter->drawPixmap(offset, pixmap);
    } else {
        // Draw pixmap in device coordinates to avoid pixmap scaling;
        const QPixmap 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.

[protected] void QGraphicsEffect::drawSource(QPainter *painter)

Draws the source directly using the given painter.

This function should only be called from QGraphicsEffect::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 QGraphicsEffect::draw().

[signal] void QGraphicsEffect::enabledChanged(bool enabled)

This signal is emitted whenever the effect is enabled or disabled. The enabled parameter holds the effects's new enabled state.

See also isEnabled().

[protected] QRectF QGraphicsEffect::sourceBoundingRect(Qt::CoordinateSystem system = Qt::LogicalCoordinates) const

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

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

See also draw().

[virtual protected] void QGraphicsEffect::sourceChanged(QGraphicsEffect::ChangeFlags flags)

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.

[protected] bool QGraphicsEffect::sourceIsPixmap() const

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.

[protected] QPixmap QGraphicsEffect::sourcePixmap(Qt::CoordinateSystem system = Qt::LogicalCoordinates, QPoint *offset = nullptr, QGraphicsEffect::PixmapPadMode mode = PadToEffectiveBoundingRect) const

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 Qt::DeviceCoordinates.

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

See also draw() and boundingRect().

[slot] void 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().

[protected] void 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(), and sourceBoundingRect().