1 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qcheckbox.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qcheckbox.cpp
index 151c8b1e94..88cd603d70 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qcheckbox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qcheckbox.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     uint tristate : 1;
     uint noChange : 1;
     uint hovering : 1;
-    uint publishedState : 2;
+    Qt::CheckState publishedState : 3;
 
     void init();
 };
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     \endtable
 
     Whenever a checkbox is checked or cleared, it emits the signal
-    stateChanged(). Connect to this signal if you want to trigger an action
+    checkStateChanged(). Connect to this signal if you want to trigger an action
     each time the checkbox changes state. You can use isChecked() to query
     whether or not a checkbox is checked.
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
     setPixmap(), accel(), setAccel(), isToggleButton(), setDown(), isDown(),
     isOn(), checkState(), autoRepeat(), isExclusiveToggle(), group(),
     setAutoRepeat(), toggle(), pressed(), released(), clicked(), toggled(),
-    checkState(), and stateChanged().
+    checkState(), and checkStateChanged().
 
     \sa QAbstractButton, QRadioButton
 */
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ public:
 /*!
     \fn void QCheckBox::stateChanged(int state)
 
+    \deprecated [6.9] Use checkStateChanged(Qt::CheckState) instead.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn void QCheckBox::checkStateChanged(Qt::CheckState state)
+    \since 6.7
+
     This signal is emitted whenever the checkbox's state changes, i.e.,
     whenever the user checks or unchecks it.
 
@@ -224,9 +231,14 @@ void QCheckBox::setCheckState(Qt::CheckState state)
     setChecked(state != Qt::Unchecked);
     d->blockRefresh = false;
     d->refresh();
-    if ((uint)state != d->publishedState) {
+    if (state != d->publishedState) {
         d->publishedState = state;
+        emit checkStateChanged(state);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 9)
+        QT_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS(
         emit stateChanged(state);
+        )
+#endif
     }
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(accessibility)
@@ -319,9 +331,14 @@ void QCheckBox::checkStateSet()
     Q_D(QCheckBox);
     d->noChange = false;
     Qt::CheckState state = checkState();
-    if ((uint)state != d->publishedState) {
+    if (state != d->publishedState) {
         d->publishedState = state;
+        emit checkStateChanged(state);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 9)
+        QT_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS(
         emit stateChanged(state);
+        )
+#endif
     }
 }