QTfrontend/ui/widget/HistoryLineEdit.h
author sheepluva
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:23:48 +0200
changeset 6928 9562ace15141
parent 6700 e04da46ee43c
child 6952 7f70f37bbf08
permissions -rw-r--r--
nemo said I was boring for removing the "hello" randomizer on room join. That was actually an accident, fixed by this commit. Now find an actual reason to call me boring (there are many to choose from :P) nemo!

/*
 * Hedgewars, a free turn based strategy game
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Igor Ulyanov <iulyanov@gmail.com>
 * Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Andrey Korotaev <unC0Rr@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
 */

/**
 * @file
 * @brief HistoryLineEdit class definition
 */

#ifndef HEDGEWARS_HISTORYLINEEDIT
#define HEDGEWARS_HISTORYLINEEDIT

#include <QStringList>
#include <QString>

#include <QLineEdit>

#include <QKeyEvent>


class QLineEdit;

/**
 * @brief <code>QLineEdit</code> that features a history of previous contents,
 *        re-selectable using the arrow keys.
 *
 * @author sheepluva
 * @since 0.9.17
 */
class HistoryLineEdit : public QLineEdit
{
        Q_OBJECT

    public:
        /**
        * @brief Class constructor.
        * @param parent parent QWidget.
        * @param maxHistorySize maximum amount of history entries kept.
        */
        HistoryLineEdit(QWidget * parent = 0, int maxHistorySize = 64);

        /**
        * @brief Class destructor.
        */
        ~HistoryLineEdit();

        /**
         * @brief Appends current text to history (if not only whitespaces);
         */
        void rememberCurrentText();

        /**
         * @brief Forget all history.
         */
        void reset();


    public slots:
        /**
         * @brief Clears the contents.
         */
        void clear();


    protected:
        /**
         * @brief Overrides method of parent class.
         * Arrow keys are used for navigating the history.
         *
         * All other keys are forwarded to the parent's method.
         *
         * @param event the key event.
         */
        virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * event);


    private:
        int m_maxHistorySize; ///< the maximum allowed size for the history
        int m_curHistEntryIdx; ///< the index of the displayed used entry

        QStringList * m_history; ///< history of previous inputs

        /**
         * @brief Navigates content history in the desired direction.
         *
         * Note: no wrap-around on purpose (so that holding down/up will get the
         * the user to the respective end rather than into an endless cycle :P)
         *
         * @param isGoingUp true: next older entry, false: next more recent entry.
         */
        void navigateHistory(bool isGoingUp);
};



#endif // HEDGEWARS_HISTORYLINEEDIT