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//! [0]
QDataStream out(...);
QVariant v(123);                // The variant now contains an int
int x = v.toInt();              // x = 123
out << v;                       // Writes a type tag and an int to out
v = QVariant("hello");          // The variant now contains a QByteArray
v = QVariant(tr("hello"));      // The variant now contains a QString
int y = v.toInt();              // y = 0 since v cannot be converted to an int
QString s = v.toString();       // s = tr("hello")  (see QObject::tr())
out << v;                       // Writes a type tag and a QString to out
...
QDataStream in(...);            // (opening the previously written stream)
in >> v;                        // Reads an Int variant
int z = v.toInt();              // z = 123
qDebug("Type is %s",            // prints "Type is int"
        v.typeName());
v = v.toInt() + 100;            // The variant now hold the value 223
v = QVariant(QStringList());
//! [0]


//! [1]
QVariant x, y(QString()), z(QString(""));
x.convert(QVariant::Int);
// x.isNull() == true
// y.isNull() == true, z.isNull() == false
//! [1]


//! [2]
QVariant variant;
...
QColor color = variant.value<QColor>();
//! [2]


//! [3]
QColor color = palette().background().color();
QVariant variant = color;
//! [3]


//! [4]
QVariant v;

v.setValue(5);
int i = v.toInt();         // i is now 5
QString s = v.toString()   // s is now "5"

MyCustomStruct c;
v.setValue(c);

...

MyCustomStruct c2 = v.value<MyCustomStruct>();
//! [4]


//! [5]
QVariant v;

MyCustomStruct c;
if (v.canConvert<MyCustomStruct>())
    c = v.value<MyCustomStruct>();

v = 7;
int i = v.value<int>();                        // same as v.toInt()
QString s = v.value<QString>();                // same as v.toString(), s is now "7"
MyCustomStruct c2 = v.value<MyCustomStruct>(); // conversion failed, c2 is empty
//! [5]


//! [6]
QVariant v = 42;

v.canConvert<int>();              // returns true
v.canConvert<QString>();          // returns true

MyCustomStruct s;
v.setValue(s);

v.canConvert<int>();              // returns false
v.canConvert<MyCustomStruct>();   // returns true
//! [6]


//! [7]
MyCustomStruct s;
return QVariant::fromValue(s);
//! [7]


//! [8]
QObject *object = getObjectFromSomewhere();
QVariant data = QVariant::fromValue(object);
//! [8]