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QMetaMethod Class Reference
^{[QtCore module]}

The QMetaMethod class provides meta-data about a member function. More...

Types

• enum Access { Private, Protected, Public }
• enum Attributes { Compatibility, Cloned, Scriptable }
• enum MethodType { Method, Signal, Slot }

Methods

• __init__ (self)
• __init__ (self, QMetaMethod other)
• Access access (self)
• int attributes (self)
• MethodType methodType (self)
• QByteArray-list parameterNames (self)
• QByteArray-list parameterTypes (self)
• str signature (self)
• str tag (self)
• str typeName (self)

A QMetaMethod has a methodType(), a signature(), a list of parameterTypes() and parameterNames(), a return typeName(), a tag(), and an access() specifier.

See also QMetaObject, QMetaEnum, QMetaProperty, and Qt's Property System.

Type Documentation

QMetaMethod.Access

QMetaMethod.Attributes

QMetaMethod.MethodType

QMetaMethod.__init__ (self)

QMetaMethod.__init__ (self, QMetaMethod other)

Access QMetaMethod.access (self)

Returns the access specification of this method (private, protected, or public).

Signals are always protected, meaning that you can only emit them from the class or from a subclass.

See also methodType().

int QMetaMethod.attributes (self)

MethodType QMetaMethod.methodType (self)

Returns the type of this method (signal, slot, or method).

See also access().

QByteArray-list QMetaMethod.parameterNames (self)

Returns a list of parameter names.

See also parameterTypes() and signature().

QByteArray-list QMetaMethod.parameterTypes (self)

Returns a list of parameter types.

See also parameterNames() and signature().

str QMetaMethod.signature (self)

Returns the signature of this method (e.g., setValue(double)).

See also parameterTypes() and parameterNames().

str QMetaMethod.tag (self)

Returns the tag associated with this method.

str QMetaMethod.typeName (self)

Returns the return type of this method, or an empty string if the return type is void.