plasma-framework/widgets/layoutitem.h

/*
 *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Matias Valdenegro T. <mvaldenegro@informatica.utem.cl>
 *
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#ifndef __LAYOUT_ITEM__
#define __LAYOUT_ITEM__

#include <QtCore/QRectF>
#include <QtCore/QSizeF>

#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>

namespace Plasma
{

class Layout;

/**
 * Base class for Plasma layout-managed items
 *
 * @author Matias Valdenegro T. <mvaldenegro@informatica.utem.cl>
 *
 * All layout-managed items should implement this class, but regular users just need to use
 * Plasma::Widget and Plasma::Layout.
 */
class PLASMA_EXPORT LayoutItem
{
    public:

        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        LayoutItem();

        /**
         * Virtual Destructor.
         */
        virtual ~LayoutItem();

        /**
         * Returns a bitmask with the directions that this Item can be expanded.
         */
        virtual Qt::Orientations expandingDirections() const = 0;

        /**
         * Returns the minimum size of this Item and it's contents.
         */
        virtual QSizeF minimumSize() const = 0;

        /**
         * Returns the maximum size of this Item.
         */
        virtual QSizeF maximumSize() const = 0;

        /**
         * Returns true whatever this Item can use height-for-width layout management,
         * false otherwise.
         */
        virtual bool hasHeightForWidth() const;

        /**
         * Returns the corresponding height for a given width.
         * @param w Width
         */
        virtual qreal heightForWidth(qreal w) const;

        /**
         * Returns true whatever this Item can use width-for-height layout management,
         * false otherwise.
         */
        virtual bool hasWidthForHeight() const;

        /**
         * Returns the corresponding width for a given height.
         * @param h Height
         */
        virtual qreal widthForHeight(qreal h) const;

        /**
         * Returns the geometry of this Item.
         */
        virtual QRectF geometry() const = 0;

        /**
         * Sets the geometry of this Item.
         */
        virtual void setGeometry(const QRectF& geometry) = 0;

        /**
         * Returns the most appropiate size of this Item to hold whatever contents it has.
         */
        virtual QSizeF sizeHint() const = 0;

        /**
         * Resets the layout to 0 and doesn't notify the previous layout.
         * Should only be used by the current layout when relinquishing the item,
         * e.g. during layout destruction.
         */
        void resetLayout();

        /**
         * Sets the layout so that the LayoutItem may inform the layout of its
         * deletion. Should only be used by the layout it is added to.
         *
         * If the layout item is currently associated with another layout, it will
         * first remove itself from that layout.
         *
         * @param layout The Layout that this LayoutItem will be managed by.
         */
        void setLayout(Layout* layout);

        /**
         * Returns the layout this item is currently associated with.
         */
        Layout* layout();

    private:
        class Private;
        Private *const d;
};

}

#endif /* __LAYOUT_ITEM__ */