QStatusTipEvent Class Reference
[QtGui module]

Detailed Description

The QStatusTipEvent class provides an event that is used to show messages in a status bar.

Status tips can be set on a widget using the QWidget::setStatusTip() function. They are shown in the status bar when the mouse cursor enters the widget. For example:

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent) { QWidget *myWidget = new QWidget; myWidget->setStatusTip(tr("This is my widget.")); setCentralWidget(myWidget); ... }

Status tips can also be set on actions using the QAction::setStatusTip() function:

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent) { QMenu *fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("File")); QAction *newAct = new QAction(tr("&New"), this); newAct->setStatusTip(tr("Create a new file.")); fileMenu->addAction(newAct); ... }

Finally, status tips are supported for the item view classes through the Qt::StatusTipRole enum value.

See also QStatusBar, QHelpEvent, and QWhatsThisClickedEvent.

Member Function Documentation

QStatusTipEvent::QStatusTipEvent ( const QString & tip )

Constructs a status tip event with the text specified by tip.

See also tip().

QString QStatusTipEvent::tip () const

Returns the message to show in the status bar.

See also QStatusBar::showMessage().