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authorTarja Sundqvist <tarja.sundqvist@qt.io>2023-03-23 21:06:47 +0200
committerTarja Sundqvist <tarja.sundqvist@qt.io>2023-03-23 21:06:47 +0200
commit42e4ae042a4c86e58bcb8b6d2d59ba4a988285b4 (patch)
treea7f25b1d335a834a7c3ae104cee913ef3a4dd4fb /src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
parent4ee4fc18b4067b90efa46ca9baba74f53b54d9ec (diff)
parent168ff3419f256fdb35b586275d293fc0cd773fe1 (diff)
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/tqtc/lts-5.15.9' into tqtc/lts-5.15-opensourcev5.15.9-lts-lgpl
Diffstat (limited to 'src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index eee71f1f2b..e73a6f4946 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ bool QFileInfo::isBundle() const
}
/*!
- Returns \c true if this object points to a symbolic link or shortcut;
- otherwise returns \c false.
+ Returns \c true if this object points to a symbolic link, shortcut,
+ or alias; otherwise returns \c false.
Symbolic links exist on Unix (including \macos and iOS) and Windows
and are typically created by the \c{ln -s} or \c{mklink} commands,
@@ -1078,8 +1078,9 @@ bool QFileInfo::isBundle() const
the \l{symLinkTarget()}{link's target}.
In addition, true will be returned for shortcuts (\c *.lnk files) on
- Windows. This behavior is deprecated and will likely change in a future
- version of Qt. Opening those will open the \c .lnk file itself.
+ Windows, and aliases on \macos. This behavior is deprecated and will
+ likely change in a future version of Qt. Opening a shortcut or alias
+ will open the \c .lnk or alias file itself.
Example:
@@ -1111,7 +1112,8 @@ bool QFileInfo::isSymLink() const
opens the \l{symLinkTarget()}{link's target}.
In contrast to isSymLink(), false will be returned for shortcuts
- (\c *.lnk files) on Windows. Use QFileInfo::isShortcut() instead.
+ (\c *.lnk files) on Windows and aliases on \macos.
+ Use QFileInfo::isShortcut() on Windows instead.
\note If the symlink points to a non existing file, exists() returns
false.