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# qvariant.h

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    #ifndef QVARIANT_H
    #define QVARIANT_H

    #ifndef QT_H
    #include "qstring.h"
    #endif // QT_H

    #ifndef QT_NO_VARIANT
    class QString;
    class QCString;
    class QFont;
    class QPixmap;
    class QBrush;
    class QRect;
    class QPoint;
    class QImage;
    class QSize;
    class QColor;
    class QPalette;
    class QColorGroup;
    class QIconSet;
    class QDataStream;
    class QPointArray;
    class QRegion;
    class QBitmap;
    class QCursor;
    class QStringList;
    class QSizePolicy;
    class QDate;
    class QTime;
    class QDateTime;
    class QBitArray;
    class QKeySequence;
    // Some headers rejected after QVariant declaration for GCC 2.7.* compatibility
    class QVariant;
    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
    template <class T> class QValueList;
    template <class T> class QValueListConstIterator;
    template <class T> class QValueListNode;
    template <class Key, class T> class QMap;
    template <class Key, class T> class QMapConstIterator;
    #endif

    class Q_EXPORT QVariant
    {
    public:
        enum Type {
    	Invalid,
    	Map,
    	List,
    	String,
    	StringList,
    	Font,
    	Pixmap,
    	Brush,
    	Rect,
    	Size,
    	Color,
    	Palette,
    	ColorGroup,
    	IconSet,
    	Point,
    	Image,
    	Int,
    	UInt,
    	Bool,
    	Double,
    	CString,
    	PointArray,
    	Region,
    	Bitmap,
    	Cursor,
    	SizePolicy,
    	Date,
    	Time,
    	DateTime,
    	ByteArray,
    	BitArray,
    	KeySequence
        };

        QVariant();
        ~QVariant();
        QVariant( const QVariant& );
    #ifndef QT_NO_DATASTREAM
        QVariant( QDataStream& s );
    #endif
        QVariant( const QString& );
        QVariant( const QCString& );
        QVariant( const char* );
    #ifndef QT_NO_STRINGLIST
        QVariant( const QStringList& );
    #endif
        QVariant( const QFont& );
        QVariant( const QPixmap& );
        QVariant( const QImage& );
        QVariant( const QBrush& );
        QVariant( const QPoint& );
        QVariant( const QRect& );
        QVariant( const QSize& );
        QVariant( const QColor& );
        QVariant( const QPalette& );
        QVariant( const QColorGroup& );
        QVariant( const QIconSet& );
        QVariant( const QPointArray& );
        QVariant( const QRegion& );
        QVariant( const QBitmap& );
        QVariant( const QCursor& );
        QVariant( const QDate& );
        QVariant( const QTime& );
        QVariant( const QDateTime& );
        QVariant( const QByteArray& );
        QVariant( const QBitArray& );
        QVariant( const QKeySequence& );
    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
        QVariant( const QValueList<QVariant>& );
        QVariant( const QMap<QString,QVariant>& );
    #endif
        QVariant( int );
        QVariant( uint );
        // ### Problems on some compilers ?
        QVariant( bool, int );
        QVariant( double );
        QVariant( QSizePolicy );

        QVariant& operator= ( const QVariant& );
        bool operator==( const QVariant& ) const;
        bool operator!=( const QVariant& ) const;

        Type type() const;
        const char* typeName() const;

        bool canCast( Type ) const;
        bool cast( Type );

        bool isValid() const;

        void clear();

        const QString toString() const;
        const QCString toCString() const;
    #ifndef QT_NO_STRINGLIST
        const QStringList toStringList() const;
    #endif
        const QFont toFont() const;
        const QPixmap toPixmap() const;
        const QImage toImage() const;
        const QBrush toBrush() const;
        const QPoint toPoint() const;
        const QRect toRect() const;
        const QSize toSize() const;
        const QColor toColor() const;
        const QPalette toPalette() const;
        const QColorGroup toColorGroup() const;
        const QIconSet toIconSet() const;
        const QPointArray toPointArray() const;
        const QBitmap toBitmap() const;
        const QRegion toRegion() const;
        const QCursor toCursor() const;
        const QDate toDate() const;
        const QTime toTime() const;
        const QDateTime toDateTime() const;
        const QByteArray toByteArray() const;
        const QBitArray toBitArray() const;
        const QKeySequence toKeySequence() const;
        int toInt( bool * ok=0 ) const;
        uint toUInt( bool * ok=0 ) const;
        bool toBool() const;
        double toDouble( bool * ok=0 ) const;
    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
        const QValueList<QVariant> toList() const;
        const QMap<QString,QVariant> toMap() const;
    #endif
        QSizePolicy toSizePolicy() const;

    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
        QValueListConstIterator<QString> stringListBegin() const;
        QValueListConstIterator<QString> stringListEnd() const;
        QValueListConstIterator<QVariant> listBegin() const;
        QValueListConstIterator<QVariant> listEnd() const;
        QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> mapBegin() const;
        QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> mapEnd() const;
        QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> mapFind( const QString& ) const;
    #endif
        QString& asString();
        QCString& asCString();
    #ifndef QT_NO_STRINGLIST
        QStringList& asStringList();
    #endif
        QFont& asFont();
        QPixmap& asPixmap();
        QImage& asImage();
        QBrush& asBrush();
        QPoint& asPoint();
        QRect& asRect();
        QSize& asSize();
        QColor& asColor();
        QPalette& asPalette();
        QColorGroup& asColorGroup();
        QIconSet& asIconSet();
        QPointArray& asPointArray();
        QBitmap& asBitmap();
        QRegion& asRegion();
        QCursor& asCursor();
        QDate& asDate();
        QTime& asTime();
        QDateTime& asDateTime();
        QByteArray& asByteArray();
        QBitArray& asBitArray();
    #ifndef QT_NO_ACCEL
        QKeySequence& asKeySequence();
    #endif
        int& asInt();
        uint& asUInt();
        bool& asBool();
        double& asDouble();
    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
        QValueList<QVariant>& asList();
        QMap<QString,QVariant>& asMap();
    #endif
        QSizePolicy& asSizePolicy();

    #ifndef QT_NO_DATASTREAM
        void load( QDataStream& );
        void save( QDataStream& ) const;
    #endif
        static const char* typeToName( Type typ );
        static Type nameToType( const char* name );

    private:
        void detach();

        class Private : public QShared
        {
        public:
            Private();
            Private( Private* );
            ~Private();

            void clear();

            Type typ;
            union
            {
    	    uint u;
    	    int i;
    	    bool b;
    	    double d;
    	    void *ptr;
            } value;
        };

        Private* d;
    };

    // down here for GCC 2.7.* compatibility
    #ifndef QT_H
    #include "qvaluelist.h"
    #include "qstringlist.h"
    #include "qmap.h"
    #endif // QT_H

    inline QVariant::Type QVariant::type() const
    {
        return d->typ;
    }

    inline bool QVariant::isValid() const
    {
        return (d->typ != Invalid);
    }

    #ifndef QT_NO_TEMPLATE_VARIANT
    inline QValueListConstIterator<QString> QVariant::stringListBegin() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != StringList )
    	return QValueListConstIterator<QString>();
        return ((const QStringList*)d->value.ptr)->begin();
    }

    inline QValueListConstIterator<QString> QVariant::stringListEnd() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != StringList )
    	return QValueListConstIterator<QString>();
        return ((const QStringList*)d->value.ptr)->end();
    }

    inline QValueListConstIterator<QVariant> QVariant::listBegin() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != List )
    	return QValueListConstIterator<QVariant>();
        return ((const QValueList<QVariant>*)d->value.ptr)->begin();
    }

    inline QValueListConstIterator<QVariant> QVariant::listEnd() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != List )
    	return QValueListConstIterator<QVariant>();
        return ((const QValueList<QVariant>*)d->value.ptr)->end();
    }

    inline QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> QVariant::mapBegin() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != Map )
    	return QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant>();
        return ((const QMap<QString,QVariant>*)d->value.ptr)->begin();
    }

    inline QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> QVariant::mapEnd() const
    {
        if ( d->typ != Map )
    	return QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant>();
        return ((const QMap<QString,QVariant>*)d->value.ptr)->end();
    }

    inline QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant> QVariant::mapFind( const QString& key ) const
    {
        if ( d->typ != Map )
    	return QMapConstIterator<QString,QVariant>();
        return ((const QMap<QString,QVariant>*)d->value.ptr)->find( key );
    }
    #endif

    #ifndef QT_NO_DATASTREAM
    Q_EXPORT QDataStream& operator>> ( QDataStream& s, QVariant& p );
    Q_EXPORT QDataStream& operator<< ( QDataStream& s, const QVariant& p );
    Q_EXPORT QDataStream& operator>> ( QDataStream& s, QVariant::Type& p );
    Q_EXPORT QDataStream& operator<< ( QDataStream& s, const QVariant::Type p );
    #endif

    #endif //QT_NO_VARIANT
    #endif // QVARIANT_H