QwtDialNeedle Class Reference

Base class for needles that can be used in a QwtDial. More...

#include <qwt_dial_needle.h>

Inheritance diagram for QwtDialNeedle:

Public Member Functions
	QwtDialNeedle ()
	Constructor.
virtual	~QwtDialNeedle ()
	Destructor.
virtual void	setPalette (const QPalette &)
const QPalette &	palette () const
virtual void	draw (QPainter *painter, const QPointF &center, double length, double direction, QPalette::ColorGroup=QPalette::Active) const

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	drawNeedle (QPainter *painter, double length, QPalette::ColorGroup colorGroup) const =0
	Draw the needle. More...
virtual void	drawKnob (QPainter *, double width, const QBrush &, bool sunken) const
	Draw the knob.

Detailed Description

Base class for needles that can be used in a QwtDial.

QwtDialNeedle is a pointer that indicates a value by pointing to a specific direction.

See also

QwtDial, QwtCompass

Member Function Documentation

void QwtDialNeedle::draw ( QPainter *  painter, const QPointF &  center, double  length, double  direction, QPalette::ColorGroup  colorGroup = QPalette::Active  ) const

virtual

Draw the needle

Parameters

painter	Painter
center	Center of the dial, start position for the needle
length	Length of the needle
direction	Direction of the needle, in degrees counter clockwise
colorGroup	Color group, used for painting

virtual void QwtDialNeedle::drawNeedle ( QPainter *  painter, double  length, QPalette::ColorGroup  colorGroup  ) const

protectedpure virtual

Draw the needle.

The origin of the needle is at position (0.0, 0.0 ) pointing in direction 0.0 ( = east ).

The painter is already initialized with translation and rotation.

Parameters

painter	Painter
length	Length of the needle
colorGroup	Color group, used for painting

See also

setPalette(), palette()

Implemented in QwtCompassWindArrow, QwtCompassMagnetNeedle, and QwtDialSimpleNeedle.

const QPalette & QwtDialNeedle::palette

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const

Returns

the palette of the needle.

void QwtDialNeedle::setPalette ( const QPalette &  palette )

virtual

Sets the palette for the needle.

Parameters

palette

New Palette