QgsPanelWidget class

Base class for any widget that can be shown as a inline panel.

Derived classes

class QgsColorBrewerColorRampWidget
A widget which allows users to modify the properties of a QgsColorBrewerColorRamp.
class QgsCompoundColorWidget
A custom QGIS widget for selecting a color, including options for selecting colors via hue wheel, color swatches, and a color sampler.
class QgsDataDefinedSizeLegendWidget
Widget for configuration of appearance of legend for marker symbols with data-defined size.
class QgsEffectStackCompactWidget
A small widget consisting of a checkbox for enabling/disabling an effect stack and a button for opening an effect stack customization dialog.
class QgsEffectStackPropertiesWidget
A widget for modifying the properties of a QgsEffectStack, including adding and reordering effects within the stack.
class QgsLayoutItemBaseWidget
A base class for property widgets for layout items.
class QgsLimitedRandomColorRampWidget
A widget which allows users to modify the properties of a QgsLimitedRandomColorRamp.
class QgsMapLayerConfigWidget
A panel widget that can be shown in the map style dock.
class QgsMapUnitScaleWidget
A widget which allows the user to choose the minimum and maximum scale of an object in map units and millimeters.
class QgsPanelWidgetWrapper
Wrapper widget for existing widgets which can't have the inheritance tree changed, e.g dialogs.
class QgsPresetColorRampWidget
A widget which allows users to modify the properties of a QgsPresetSchemeColorRamp.
class QgsPropertyAssistantWidget
Shows a user-friendly assistant guiding users through the creation of QgsProperty overrides.
class QgsRendererWidget
Base class for renderer settings widgets.
class QgsSubstitutionListWidget
A widget which allows users to specify a list of substitutions to apply to a string, with options for exporting and importing substitution lists.
class QgsSymbolLevelsWidget
A widget which allows the user to modify the rendering order of symbol layers.
class QgsSymbolSelectorWidget
Symbol selector widget that can be used to select and build a symbol.

Public static functions

static auto findParentPanel(QWidget* widget) -> QgsPanelWidget*
Traces through the parents of a widget to find if it is contained within a QgsPanelWidget widget.

Constructors, destructors, conversion operators

QgsPanelWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr)
Base class for any widget that can be shown as a inline panel.

Public functions

auto autoDelete() -> bool
The the auto delete property on the widget.
void connectChildPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel)
Connect the given sub panel widgets showPanel signals to this current panels main showPanel event to bubble up to the user.
void connectChildPanels(const QList<QgsPanelWidget*>& panels)
Connect the given sub panel widgets showPanel signals to this current panels main showPanel event to bubble up to the user.
auto dockMode() -> bool
Returns the dock mode state.
auto panelTitle() -> QString
The title of the panel.
void setAutoDelete(bool autoDelete)
The the auto delete property on the widget.
void setDockMode(bool dockMode) virtual
Set the widget in dock mode which tells the widget to emit panel widgets and not open dialogs.
void setPanelTitle(const QString& panelTitle)
Set the title of the panel when shown in the interface.

Signals

void panelAccepted(QgsPanelWidget* panel)
Emitted when the panel is accepted by the user.
void showPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel)
Emit when you require a panel to be show in the interface.
void widgetChanged()
Emitted when the widget state changes.

Public slots

void acceptPanel()
Accept the panel.
void openPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel)
Open a panel or dialog depending on dock mode setting If dock mode is true this method will emit the showPanel signal for connected slots to handle the open event.

Protected functions

void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override
Overridden key press event to handle the esc event on the widget.

Function documentation

static QgsPanelWidget* QgsPanelWidget::findParentPanel(QWidget* widget)

Traces through the parents of a widget to find if it is contained within a QgsPanelWidget widget.

Parameters
widget widget which may be contained within a panel widget
Returns parent panel widget if found, otherwise nullptr

QgsPanelWidget::QgsPanelWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr)

Base class for any widget that can be shown as a inline panel.

Parameters
parent Parent widget.

bool QgsPanelWidget::autoDelete()

The the auto delete property on the widget.

Returns The auto delete value for the widget.

True by default. When auto delete is enabled when a panel is removed from the stack it will be deleted.

void QgsPanelWidget::connectChildPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel)

Connect the given sub panel widgets showPanel signals to this current panels main showPanel event to bubble up to the user.

Parameters
panel The panel to connect.

Use this method if you have children widgets that need to show a panel to the user.

void QgsPanelWidget::connectChildPanels(const QList<QgsPanelWidget*>& panels)

Connect the given sub panel widgets showPanel signals to this current panels main showPanel event to bubble up to the user.

Parameters
panels A list of panel widgets to connect.

Use this method if you have children widgets that need to show a panel to the user.

bool QgsPanelWidget::dockMode()

Returns the dock mode state.

Returns True if in dock mode. If in dock mode the widget will emit the showPanel signal to handle panel opening If false it will open dialogs when openPanel is called.

QString QgsPanelWidget::panelTitle()

The title of the panel.

Returns The title pf the panel.

void QgsPanelWidget::setAutoDelete(bool autoDelete)

The the auto delete property on the widget.

Parameters
autoDelete Enable or disable auto delete on the panel.

True by default. When auto delete is enabled when a panel is removed from the stack it will be deleted.

void QgsPanelWidget::setDockMode(bool dockMode) virtual

Set the widget in dock mode which tells the widget to emit panel widgets and not open dialogs.

Parameters
dockMode True to enable dock mode.

void QgsPanelWidget::setPanelTitle(const QString& panelTitle)

Set the title of the panel when shown in the interface.

Parameters
panelTitle The panel title.

void QgsPanelWidget::panelAccepted(QgsPanelWidget* panel) signal

Emitted when the panel is accepted by the user.

Parameters
panel The panel widget that was accepted.

void QgsPanelWidget::showPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel) signal

Emit when you require a panel to be show in the interface.

Parameters
panel The panel widget to show.

void QgsPanelWidget::widgetChanged() signal

Emitted when the widget state changes.

Connect to this to pull any changes off the widget when needed. As panels are non blocking "dialogs" you should listen to this signal to give the user feedback when something changes.

void QgsPanelWidget::acceptPanel() public slot

Accept the panel.

Causes panelAccepted to be emitted. Widgets are normally removed form the interface using the panel manager or the caller.

void QgsPanelWidget::openPanel(QgsPanelWidget* panel) public slot

Open a panel or dialog depending on dock mode setting If dock mode is true this method will emit the showPanel signal for connected slots to handle the open event.

Parameters
panel The panel widget to open.

If dock mode is false this method will open a dialog and block the user.

void QgsPanelWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override protected

Overridden key press event to handle the esc event on the widget.

Parameters
event The key event