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diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths.cpp
index bd9fa68d93..8c47ad1391 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths.cpp
@@ -117,10 +117,9 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
\value HomeLocation Returns the user's home directory (the same as QDir::homePath()). On Unix
systems, this is equal to the HOME environment variable. This value might be
generic or application-specific, but the returned path is never empty.
- \value DataLocation Returns a directory location where persistent
- application data can be stored. This is an application-specific directory. To obtain a
- path to store data to be shared with other applications, use
- QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation. The returned path is never empty.
+ \value DataLocation Returns the same value as AppLocalDataLocation. This enumeration value
+ is deprecated. Using AppDataLocation is preferable since on Windows, the roaming path is
+ recommended.
\value CacheLocation Returns a directory location where user-specific
non-essential (cached) data should be written. This is an application-specific directory.
The returned path is never empty.
@@ -142,6 +141,15 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
\value GenericConfigLocation Returns a directory location where user-specific
configuration files shared between multiple applications should be written.
This is a generic value and the returned path is never empty.
+ \value AppDataLocation Returns a directory location where persistent
+ application data can be stored. This is an application-specific directory.
+ To obtain a path to store data to be shared with other applications, use
+ QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation. The returned path is never empty.
+ On the Windows operating system, this returns the roaming path.
+ This enum value was added in Qt 5.4.
+ \value AppLocalDataLocation Returns the local settings path on the Windows operating
+ system. On all other platforms, it returns the same value as AppDataLocation.
+ This enum value was added in Qt 5.4.
The following table gives examples of paths on different operating systems.
The first path is the writable path (unless noted). Other, additional
@@ -200,6 +208,12 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
\row \li GenericCacheLocation
\li "~/Library/Caches", "/Library/Caches"
\li "C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Local/cache"
+ \row \li AppDataLocation
+ \li "~/Library/Application Support/<APPNAME>", "/Library/Application Support/<APPNAME>". "<APPDIR>/../Resources"
+ \li "C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Roaming/<APPNAME>", "C:/ProgramData/<APPNAME>", "<APPDIR>", "<APPDIR>/data"
+ \row \li AppLocalDataLocation
+ \li "~/Library/Application Support/<APPNAME>", "/Library/Application Support/<APPNAME>". "<APPDIR>/../Resources"
+ \li "C:/Users/<USER>/AppData/Local/<APPNAME>", "C:/ProgramData/<APPNAME>", "<APPDIR>", "<APPDIR>/data"
\endtable
\table
@@ -255,6 +269,12 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
\row \li GenericCacheLocation
\li "<APPROOT>/data/Cache" (there is no shared cache)
\li "~/.cache"
+ \row \li AppDataLocation
+ \li "<APPROOT>/data", "<APPROOT>/app/native/assets"
+ \li "~/.local/share/<APPNAME>", "/usr/local/share/<APPNAME>", "/usr/share/<APPNAME>"
+ \row \li AppLocalDataLocation
+ \li "<APPROOT>/data", "<APPROOT>/app/native/assets"
+ \li "~/.local/share/<APPNAME>", "/usr/local/share/<APPNAME>", "/usr/share/<APPNAME>"
\endtable
\table
@@ -293,6 +313,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
\li "<USER>/Downloads", "<USER>/<APPNAME>/Downloads"
\row \li GenericCacheLocation
\li "<APPROOT>/cache" (there is no shared cache)
+ \row \li AppDataLocation
+ \li "<APPROOT>/files", "<USER>/<APPNAME>/files"
\endtable
In the table above, \c <APPNAME> is usually the organization name, the
@@ -534,8 +556,6 @@ QString QStandardPaths::displayName(StandardLocation type)
return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Temporary Directory");
case HomeLocation:
return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Home");
- case DataLocation:
- return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Application Data");
case CacheLocation:
return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Cache");
case GenericDataLocation:
@@ -550,6 +570,9 @@ QString QStandardPaths::displayName(StandardLocation type)
return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Shared Cache");
case DownloadLocation:
return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Download");
+ case AppDataLocation:
+ case AppLocalDataLocation:
+ return QCoreApplication::translate("QStandardPaths", "Application Data");
}
// not reached
return QString();