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authorLiang Qi <liang.qi@qt.io>2017-08-31 13:10:18 +0200
committerLiang Qi <liang.qi@qt.io>2017-08-31 14:31:31 +0200
commit112a4af10741409b3d8503cb77852a777b607ce0 (patch)
treefa99f0f37fc1505522fe9368e95484c7732ccda8 /src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
parent29ef0d2bccd1874e20de94485ee05777c3a95c5d (diff)
parente938150412d22e61926fe16791158805b71268bb (diff)
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/5.9' into dev
Conflicts: examples/examples.pro qmake/library/qmakebuiltins.cpp src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp Re-apply b525ec2 to qrandom.cpp(code movement in 030782e) src/corelib/global/qnamespace.qdoc src/corelib/global/qrandom.cpp src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp Re-apply a3d59c7 to QWindowPrivate::setVisible() (code movement in d7a9e08) src/network/ssl/qsslkey_openssl.cpp src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjniinput.cpp src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.cpp src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_xi2.cpp src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget_window/tst_qwidget_window.cpp Change-Id: If7ab427804408877a93cbe02079fca58e568bfd3
Diffstat (limited to 'src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index 235e391aa0..26078a6c71 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -870,12 +870,12 @@ QString QFileInfo::suffix() const
\b{Note:} The QDir returned always corresponds to the object's
parent directory, even if the QFileInfo represents a directory.
- For each of the following, dir() returns a QDir for
+ For each of the following, dir() returns the QDir
\c{"~/examples/191697"}.
\snippet fileinfo/main.cpp 0
- For each of the following, dir() returns a QDir for
+ For each of the following, dir() returns the QDir
\c{"."}.
\snippet fileinfo/main.cpp 1
@@ -1034,12 +1034,16 @@ bool QFileInfo::isBundle() const
}
/*!
- Returns \c true if this object points to a symbolic link (or to a
- shortcut on Windows); otherwise returns \c false.
+ Returns \c true if this object points to a symbolic link;
+ otherwise returns \c false.
- On Unix (including \macos and iOS), opening a symlink effectively opens
- the \l{symLinkTarget()}{link's target}. On Windows, it opens the \c
- .lnk file itself.
+ Symbolic links exist on Unix (including \macos and iOS) and Windows
+ and are typically created by the \c{ln -s} or \c{mklink} commands,
+ respectively. Opening a symbolic link effectively opens
+ the \l{symLinkTarget()}{link's target}.
+
+ In addition, true will be returned for shortcuts (\c *.lnk files) on
+ Windows. Opening those will open the \c .lnk file itself.
Example:
@@ -1090,8 +1094,8 @@ bool QFileInfo::isRoot() const
\fn QString QFileInfo::symLinkTarget() const
\since 4.2
- Returns the absolute path to the file or directory a symlink (or shortcut
- on Windows) points to, or a an empty string if the object isn't a symbolic
+ Returns the absolute path to the file or directory a symbolic link
+ points to, or an empty string if the object isn't a symbolic
link.
This name may not represent an existing file; it is only a string.