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Diffstat (limited to 'src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp | 22 |
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. |