QHelpEvent Class Reference

The QHelpEvent class provides an event that is used to request helpful information about a particular point in a widget. More...

 #include <QHelpEvent>

Inherits QEvent.

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Public Functions

	QHelpEvent ( Type type, const QPoint & pos, const QPoint & globalPos )
const QPoint &	globalPos () const
int	globalX () const
int	globalY () const
const QPoint &	pos () const
int	x () const
int	y () const

6 public functions inherited from QEvent

Additional Inherited Members

1 property inherited from QEvent
1 static public member inherited from QEvent

Detailed Description

The QHelpEvent class provides an event that is used to request helpful information about a particular point in a widget.

This event can be intercepted in applications to provide tooltips or "What's This?" help for custom widgets. The type() can be either QEvent::ToolTip or QEvent::WhatsThis.

Member Function Documentation

QHelpEvent::QHelpEvent ( Type type, const QPoint & pos, const QPoint & globalPos )

Constructs a help event with the given type corresponding to the widget-relative position specified by pos and the global position specified by globalPos.

type must be either QEvent::ToolTip or QEvent::WhatsThis.

const QPoint & QHelpEvent::globalPos () const

Returns the mouse cursor position when the event was generated in global coordinates.

See also pos(), globalX(), and globalY().

int QHelpEvent::globalX () const

Same as globalPos().x().

See also x(), globalY(), and globalPos().

int QHelpEvent::globalY () const

Same as globalPos().y().

See also y(), globalX(), and globalPos().

const QPoint & QHelpEvent::pos () const

Returns the mouse cursor position when the event was generated, relative to the widget to which the event is dispatched.

int QHelpEvent::x () const

Same as pos().x().

int QHelpEvent::y () const

Same as pos().y().

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