Make QQuickIcon a value type

QQuickIcon no longer inherits QObject, but becomes a light-weight
implicitly shared Q_GADGET-type, that is passed by value the same
way fonts and colors are.

Before:

  SUB: OS:          Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition)
  SUB: QPA:         xcb
  SUB: GL_VENDOR:   Intel Open Source Technology Center
  SUB: GL_RENDERER: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Haswell Desktop
  SUB: GL_VERSION:  3.0 Mesa 13.0.4
  SUB: running: benchmarks/auto/creation/controls/delegates_buttoncontrol2.qml
  SUB:     110 frames
  SUB:     109 frames
  SUB:     109 frames
  SUB:     109 frames
  SUB:     109 frames
  SUB:     Average:
  SUB: 109.2  frames; using  samples; MedianAll=109; StdDev=0.447214, CoV=0.00409536

After:

  [...]
  SUB: running: benchmarks/auto/creation/controls/delegates_buttoncontrol2.qml
  SUB:     123 frames
  SUB:     124 frames
  SUB:     124 frames
  SUB:     122 frames
  SUB:     125 frames
  SUB:     Average:
  SUB: 123.6  frames; using  samples; MedianAll=124; StdDev=1.14018, CoV=0.00922472

Change-Id: I604532204fb94fc0726d0c9b8b6097f9ebc265e8
Reviewed-by: Mitch Curtis <mitch.curtis@qt.io>

14 files changed, 138 insertions, 158 deletions

diff --git a/src/imports/controls/qtquickcontrols2plugin.cpp b/src/imports/controls/qtquickcontrols2plugin.cpp
index 48d027dd..1effbbd8 100644
--- a/src/imports/controls/qtquickcontrols2plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/controls/qtquickcontrols2plugin.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void QtQuickControls2Plugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickAction>(uri, 2, 3, "Action");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickActionGroup>(uri, 2, 3, "ActionGroup");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickButtonGroup, 3>(uri, 2, 3, "ButtonGroup");
-    qmlRegisterType<QQuickIcon>();
+    qRegisterMetaType<QQuickIcon>();
 }
 
 static QObject *styleSingleton(QQmlEngine *engine, QJSEngine *scriptEngine)
diff --git a/src/imports/templates/qtquicktemplates2plugin.cpp b/src/imports/templates/qtquicktemplates2plugin.cpp
index 32779b4a..2782fa9a 100644
--- a/src/imports/templates/qtquicktemplates2plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/templates/qtquicktemplates2plugin.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void QtQuickTemplates2Plugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickAction>(uri, 2, 3, "Action");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickActionGroup>(uri, 2, 3, "ActionGroup");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickButtonGroup, 3>(uri, 2, 3, "ButtonGroup");
-    qmlRegisterType<QQuickIcon>();
+    qRegisterMetaType<QQuickIcon>();
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickRangeSlider, 3>(uri, 2, 3, "RangeSlider");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickScrollBar, 3>(uri, 2, 3, "ScrollBar");
     qmlRegisterType<QQuickScrollIndicator, 3>(uri, 2, 3, "ScrollIndicator");
diff --git a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel.cpp b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel.cpp
index 61151f28..1cfceda2 100644
--- a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 #include <QtQuick/private/qquickitem_p.h>
 #include <QtQuick/private/qquicktext_p.h>
-#include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qquickicon_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ QQuickIconLabelPrivate::QQuickIconLabelPrivate()
       leftPadding(0),
       rightPadding(0),
       bottomPadding(0),
-      icon(nullptr),
       image(nullptr),
       label(nullptr)
 {
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ QQuickIconLabelPrivate::QQuickIconLabelPrivate()
 
 bool QQuickIconLabelPrivate::hasIcon() const
 {
-    return display != QQuickIconLabel::TextOnly && icon && (!icon->name().isEmpty() || !icon->source().isEmpty());
+    return display != QQuickIconLabel::TextOnly && !icon.isEmpty();
 }
 
 bool QQuickIconLabelPrivate::hasText() const
@@ -92,10 +90,10 @@ bool QQuickIconLabelPrivate::createImage()
     watchChanges(image);
     beginClass(image);
     image->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("image"));
-    image->setName(icon->name());
-    image->setSource(icon->source());
-    image->setSourceSize(QSize(icon->width(), icon->height()));
-    image->setColor(icon->color());
+    image->setName(icon.name());
+    image->setSource(icon.source());
+    image->setSourceSize(QSize(icon.width(), icon.height()));
+    image->setColor(icon.color());
     QQmlEngine::setContextForObject(image, qmlContext(q));
     if (componentComplete)
         completeComponent(image);
@@ -122,11 +120,11 @@ bool QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateImage()
 
 void QQuickIconLabelPrivate::syncImage()
 {
-    if (!image || !icon)
+    if (!image || icon.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    image->setName(icon->name());
-    image->setSource(icon->source());
+    image->setName(icon.name());
+    image->setSource(icon.source());
 }
 
 void QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncImage()
@@ -200,11 +198,11 @@ void QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncLabel()
 
 void QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon()
 {
-    if (!image || !icon)
+    if (!image || icon.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    image->setColor(icon->color());
-    image->setSourceSize(QSize(icon->width(), icon->height()));
+    image->setColor(icon.color());
+    image->setSourceSize(QSize(icon.width(), icon.height()));
 }
 
 void QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateImplicitSize()
@@ -395,35 +393,19 @@ QQuickIconLabel::~QQuickIconLabel()
         d->unwatchChanges(d->label);
 }
 
-QQuickIcon *QQuickIconLabel::icon() const
+QQuickIcon QQuickIconLabel::icon() const
 {
     Q_D(const QQuickIconLabel);
     return d->icon;
 }
 
-void QQuickIconLabel::setIcon(QQuickIcon *icon)
+void QQuickIconLabel::setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon)
 {
     Q_D(QQuickIconLabel);
     if (d->icon == icon)
         return;
 
-    if (QQuickIcon *oldIcon = d->icon) {
-        QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldIcon, &QQuickIcon::nameChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncImage);
-        QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldIcon, &QQuickIcon::sourceChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncImage);
-        QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldIcon, &QQuickIcon::colorChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-        QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldIcon, &QQuickIcon::widthChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-        QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldIcon, &QQuickIcon::heightChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-    }
-
     d->icon = icon;
-    if (icon) {
-        QObjectPrivate::connect(icon, &QQuickIcon::nameChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncImage);
-        QObjectPrivate::connect(icon, &QQuickIcon::sourceChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateOrSyncImage);
-        QObjectPrivate::connect(icon, &QQuickIcon::colorChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-        QObjectPrivate::connect(icon, &QQuickIcon::widthChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-        QObjectPrivate::connect(icon, &QQuickIcon::heightChanged, d, &QQuickIconLabelPrivate::updateIcon);
-    }
-
     d->updateOrSyncImage();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p.h b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p.h
index 63b7fbd2..df79dbf2 100644
--- a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p.h
+++ b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p.h
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@
 
 #include <QtQuick/qquickitem.h>
 #include <QtQuickControls2/private/qtquickcontrols2global_p.h>
+#include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qquickicon_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QQuickIcon;
 class QQuickIconLabelPrivate;
 
 class Q_QUICKCONTROLS2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickIconLabel : public QQuickItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon *icon READ icon WRITE setIcon FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon icon READ icon WRITE setIcon FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString text READ text WRITE setText FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QFont font READ font WRITE setFont FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor color READ color WRITE setColor FINAL)
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public:
     explicit QQuickIconLabel(QQuickItem *parent = nullptr);
     ~QQuickIconLabel();
 
-    QQuickIcon *icon() const;
-    void setIcon(QQuickIcon *icon);
+    QQuickIcon icon() const;
+    void setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon);
 
     QString text() const;
     void setText(const QString text);
diff --git a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p_p.h b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p_p.h
index 00c2d404..b02b5400 100644
--- a/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quickcontrols2/qquickiconlabel_p_p.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QQuickText;
-class QQuickIcon;
 class QQuickIconImage;
 
 class QQuickIconLabelPrivate : public QQuickItemPrivate, public QQuickItemChangeListener
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ public:
     QFont font;
     QColor color;
     QString text;
-    QQuickIcon *icon;
+    QQuickIcon icon;
     QQuickIconImage *image;
     QQuickText *label;
 };
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton.cpp b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton.cpp
index 96faf2d5..225e20d4 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton.cpp
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "qquickabstractbutton_p.h"
 #include "qquickabstractbutton_p_p.h"
 #include "qquickbuttongroup_p.h"
-#include "qquickicon_p.h"
 #include "qquickaction_p.h"
 #include "qquickaction_p_p.h"
 
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate::QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate()
       pressButtons(Qt::NoButton),
       indicator(nullptr),
       group(nullptr),
-      icon(nullptr),
       display(QQuickAbstractButton::TextBesideIcon),
       action(nullptr)
 {
@@ -637,16 +635,22 @@ void QQuickAbstractButton::setIndicator(QQuickItem *indicator)
     \sa {Control::}{contentItem}
 */
 
-QQuickIcon *QQuickAbstractButton::icon() const
+QQuickIcon QQuickAbstractButton::icon() const
 {
-    QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate *d = const_cast<QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate*>(d_func());
-    if (!d->icon) {
-        d->icon = new QQuickIcon;
-        QQml_setParent_noEvent(d->icon, const_cast<QQuickAbstractButton*>(this));
-    }
+    Q_D(const QQuickAbstractButton);
     return d->icon;
 }
 
+void QQuickAbstractButton::setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon)
+{
+    Q_D(QQuickAbstractButton);
+    if (d->icon == icon)
+        return;
+
+    d->icon = icon;
+    emit iconChanged();
+}
+
 /*!
     \since QtQuick.Controls 2.3
     \qmlproperty enumeration QtQuick.Controls::AbstractButton::display
@@ -704,18 +708,10 @@ void QQuickAbstractButton::setAction(QQuickAction *action)
         QObjectPrivate::disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::triggered, d, &QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate::click);
 
         disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::textChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setText);
+        disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::iconChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setIcon);
         disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::checkedChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setChecked);
         disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::checkableChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setCheckable);
         disconnect(oldAction, &QQuickAction::enabledChanged, this, &QQuickItem::setEnabled);
-
-        QQuickIcon *actionIcon = QQuickActionPrivate::get(oldAction)->icon;
-        if (actionIcon && d->icon) {
-            disconnect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::nameChanged, d->icon, &QQuickIcon::setName);
-            disconnect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::sourceChanged, d->icon, &QQuickIcon::setSource);
-            disconnect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::widthChanged, d->icon, &QQuickIcon::setWidth);
-            disconnect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::heightChanged, d->icon, &QQuickIcon::setHeight);
-            disconnect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::colorChanged, d->icon, &QQuickIcon::setColor);
-        }
     }
 
     if (action) {
@@ -723,39 +719,32 @@ void QQuickAbstractButton::setAction(QQuickAction *action)
         QObjectPrivate::connect(action, &QQuickAction::triggered, d, &QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate::click);
 
         connect(action, &QQuickAction::textChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setText);
+        connect(action, &QQuickAction::iconChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setIcon);
         connect(action, &QQuickAction::checkedChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setChecked);
         connect(action, &QQuickAction::checkableChanged, this, &QQuickAbstractButton::setCheckable);
         connect(action, &QQuickAction::enabledChanged, this, &QQuickItem::setEnabled);
 
-        QQuickIcon *actionIcon = QQuickActionPrivate::get(action)->icon;
-        if (actionIcon) {
-            QQuickIcon *buttonIcon = icon();
-            connect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::nameChanged, buttonIcon, &QQuickIcon::setName);
-            connect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::sourceChanged, buttonIcon, &QQuickIcon::setSource);
-            connect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::widthChanged, buttonIcon, &QQuickIcon::setWidth);
-            connect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::heightChanged, buttonIcon, &QQuickIcon::setHeight);
-            connect(actionIcon, &QQuickIcon::colorChanged, buttonIcon, &QQuickIcon::setColor);
-
-            QString name = actionIcon->name();
-            if (!name.isEmpty())
-                buttonIcon->setName(name);
-
-            QUrl source = actionIcon->source();
-            if (!source.isEmpty())
-                buttonIcon->setSource(source);
-
-            int width = actionIcon->width();
-            if (width > 0)
-                buttonIcon->setWidth(width);
-
-            int height = actionIcon->height();
-            if (height)
-                buttonIcon->setHeight(height);
-
-            QColor color = actionIcon->color();
-            if (color != Qt::transparent)
-                buttonIcon->setColor(color);
-        }
+        QQuickIcon actionIcon = action->icon();
+
+        QString name = actionIcon.name();
+        if (!name.isEmpty())
+            d->icon.setName(name);
+
+        QUrl source = actionIcon.source();
+        if (!source.isEmpty())
+            d->icon.setSource(source);
+
+        int width = actionIcon.width();
+        if (width > 0)
+            d->icon.setWidth(width);
+
+        int height = actionIcon.height();
+        if (height)
+            d->icon.setHeight(height);
+
+        QColor color = actionIcon.color();
+        if (color != Qt::transparent)
+            d->icon.setColor(color);
 
         setText(action->text());
         setChecked(action->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p.h
index c6a50665..9c372414 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p.h
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qquickcontrol_p.h>
+#include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qquickicon_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QQuickIcon;
 class QQuickAction;
 class QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Q_QUICKTEMPLATES2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickAbstractButton : public QQuickContr
     Q_PROPERTY(bool checkable READ isCheckable WRITE setCheckable NOTIFY checkableChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool autoExclusive READ autoExclusive WRITE setAutoExclusive NOTIFY autoExclusiveChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QQuickItem *indicator READ indicator WRITE setIndicator NOTIFY indicatorChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon *icon READ icon CONSTANT FINAL REVISION 3)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon icon READ icon WRITE setIcon NOTIFY iconChanged FINAL REVISION 3)
     Q_PROPERTY(Display display READ display WRITE setDisplay NOTIFY displayChanged REVISION 3)
     Q_PROPERTY(QQuickAction *action READ action WRITE setAction NOTIFY actionChanged FINAL REVISION 3)
 
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public:
     QQuickItem *indicator() const;
     void setIndicator(QQuickItem *indicator);
 
-    QQuickIcon *icon() const;
+    QQuickIcon icon() const;
+    void setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon);
 
     enum Display {
         IconOnly,
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void checkableChanged();
     void autoExclusiveChanged();
     void indicatorChanged();
+    Q_REVISION(3) void iconChanged();
     Q_REVISION(3) void displayChanged();
     Q_REVISION(3) void actionChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p_p.h
index 61a546d1..f1fef5e5 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickabstractbutton_p_p.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QQuickAction;
 class QQuickButtonGroup;
-class QQuickIcon;
 
 class Q_QUICKTEMPLATES2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickAbstractButtonPrivate : public QQuickControlPrivate
 {
@@ -102,11 +101,11 @@ public:
     int holdTimer;
     int delayTimer;
     int repeatTimer;
+    QQuickIcon icon;
     QPointF pressPoint;
     Qt::MouseButtons pressButtons;
     QQuickItem *indicator;
     QQuickButtonGroup *group;
-    QQuickIcon *icon;
     QQuickAbstractButton::Display display;
     QPointer<QQuickAction> action;
 };
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction.cpp b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction.cpp
index e6b1cedb..fb6d7c3e 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction.cpp
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "qquickaction_p_p.h"
 #include "qquickactiongroup_p.h"
 #include "qquickshortcutcontext_p_p.h"
-#include "qquickicon_p.h"
 
 #include <QtGui/qevent.h>
 #include <QtGui/private/qshortcutmap_p.h>
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ QQuickActionPrivate::QQuickActionPrivate()
       enabled(true),
       checked(false),
       checkable(false),
-      icon(nullptr),
       defaultShortcutEntry(nullptr),
       group(nullptr)
 {
@@ -381,16 +379,22 @@ void QQuickAction::setText(const QString &text)
 
     \include qquickicon.qdocinc grouped-properties
 */
-QQuickIcon *QQuickAction::icon() const
+QQuickIcon QQuickAction::icon() const
 {
-    QQuickActionPrivate *d = const_cast<QQuickActionPrivate *>(d_func());
-    if (!d->icon) {
-        d->icon = new QQuickIcon;
-        QQml_setParent_noEvent(d->icon, const_cast<QQuickAction *>(this));
-    }
+    Q_D(const QQuickAction);
     return d->icon;
 }
 
+void QQuickAction::setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon)
+{
+    Q_D(QQuickAction);
+    if (d->icon == icon)
+        return;
+
+    d->icon = icon;
+    emit iconChanged(icon);
+}
+
 /*!
     \qmlproperty bool QtQuick.Controls::Action::enabled
 
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p.h
index d47b847e..ce989bed 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h>
-
+#include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qquickicon_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/qobject.h>
 #include <QtQml/qqml.h>
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Q_QUICKTEMPLATES2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickAction : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QString text READ text WRITE setText NOTIFY textChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon *icon READ icon CONSTANT FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickIcon icon READ icon WRITE setIcon NOTIFY iconChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool enabled READ isEnabled WRITE setEnabled NOTIFY enabledChanged RESET resetEnabled FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool checked READ isChecked WRITE setChecked NOTIFY checkedChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool checkable READ isCheckable WRITE setCheckable NOTIFY checkableChanged FINAL)
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ public:
     QString text() const;
     void setText(const QString &text);
 
-    QQuickIcon *icon() const;
+    QQuickIcon icon() const;
+    void setIcon(const QQuickIcon &icon);
 
     bool isEnabled() const;
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void textChanged(const QString &text);
+    void iconChanged(const QQuickIcon &icon);
     void enabledChanged(bool enabled);
     void checkedChanged(bool checked);
     void checkableChanged(bool checkable);
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p_p.h
index 85da6b03..08c442ed 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickaction_p_p.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QQuickIcon;
 class QShortcutEvent;
 class QQuickActionGroup;
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ public:
     bool checked;
     bool checkable;
     QString text;
-    QQuickIcon *icon;
+    QQuickIcon icon;
     QVariant vshortcut;
     QKeySequence keySequence;
     ShortcutEntry *defaultShortcutEntry;
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon.cpp b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon.cpp
index 38d0b2af..0b0127d3 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon.cpp
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon.cpp
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#include <QtCore/private/qobject_p.h>
 #include "qquickicon_p.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class QQuickIconPrivate : public QObjectPrivate
+class QQuickIconPrivate : public QSharedData
 {
-    Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QQuickIcon)
-
 public:
     QQuickIconPrivate()
         : width(0),
@@ -58,94 +55,98 @@ public:
     QColor color;
 };
 
-QQuickIcon::QQuickIcon(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(*(new QQuickIconPrivate), parent)
+QQuickIcon::QQuickIcon()
+    : d(new QQuickIconPrivate)
+{
+}
+
+QQuickIcon::QQuickIcon(const QQuickIcon &other)
+    : d(other.d)
+{
+}
+
+QQuickIcon::~QQuickIcon()
+{
+}
+
+QQuickIcon &QQuickIcon::operator=(const QQuickIcon &other)
+{
+    d = other.d;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+bool QQuickIcon::operator==(const QQuickIcon &other) const
+{
+    return d == other.d || (d->name == other.d->name
+                            && d->source == other.d->source
+                            && d->width == other.d->width
+                            && d->height == other.d->height
+                            && d->color == other.d->color);
+}
+
+bool QQuickIcon::operator!=(const QQuickIcon &other) const
+{
+    return !(*this == other);
+}
+
+bool QQuickIcon::isEmpty() const
 {
+    return d->name.isEmpty() && d->source.isEmpty();
 }
 
 QString QQuickIcon::name() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QQuickIcon);
     return d->name;
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::setName(const QString &name)
 {
-    Q_D(QQuickIcon);
-    if (name == d->name)
-        return;
-
     d->name = name;
-    emit nameChanged(name);
 }
 
 QUrl QQuickIcon::source() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QQuickIcon);
     return d->source;
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::setSource(const QUrl &source)
 {
-    Q_D(QQuickIcon);
-    if (source == d->source)
-        return;
-
     d->source = source;
-    emit sourceChanged(source);
 }
 
 int QQuickIcon::width() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QQuickIcon);
     return d->width;
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::setWidth(int width)
 {
-    Q_D(QQuickIcon);
-    if (width == d->width)
-        return;
-
     d->width = width;
-    emit widthChanged(width);
 }
 
 int QQuickIcon::height() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QQuickIcon);
     return d->height;
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::setHeight(int height)
 {
-    Q_D(QQuickIcon);
-    if (height == d->height)
-        return;
-
     d->height = height;
-    emit heightChanged(height);
 }
 
 QColor QQuickIcon::color() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QQuickIcon);
     return d->color;
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::setColor(const QColor &color)
 {
-    Q_D(QQuickIcon);
-    if (color == d->color)
-        return;
-
     d->color = color;
-    emit colorChanged(color);
 }
 
 void QQuickIcon::resetColor()
 {
-    setColor(Qt::transparent);
+    d->color = Qt::transparent;
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon_p.h
index 4b1557a0..6e28f2a9 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickicon_p.h
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtCore/qurl.h>
-#include <QtCore/qobject.h>
+#include <QtCore/qstring.h>
+#include <QtCore/qobjectdefs.h>
+#include <QtCore/qshareddata.h>
 #include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/qcolor.h>
 
@@ -57,17 +59,25 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QQuickIconPrivate;
 
-class Q_QUICKTEMPLATES2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickIcon : public QObject
+class Q_QUICKTEMPLATES2_PRIVATE_EXPORT QQuickIcon
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName NOTIFY nameChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QUrl source READ source WRITE setSource NOTIFY sourceChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(int width READ width WRITE setWidth NOTIFY widthChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(int height READ height WRITE setHeight NOTIFY heightChanged FINAL)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QColor color READ color WRITE setColor RESET resetColor NOTIFY colorChanged FINAL)
+    Q_GADGET
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QUrl source READ source WRITE setSource FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int width READ width WRITE setWidth FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int height READ height WRITE setHeight FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QColor color READ color WRITE setColor RESET resetColor FINAL)
 
 public:
-    explicit QQuickIcon(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    QQuickIcon();
+    QQuickIcon(const QQuickIcon &other);
+    ~QQuickIcon();
+
+    QQuickIcon& operator=(const QQuickIcon &other);
+    bool operator==(const QQuickIcon &other) const;
+    bool operator!=(const QQuickIcon &other) const;
+
+    bool isEmpty() const;
 
     QString name() const;
     void setName(const QString &name);
@@ -85,16 +95,8 @@ public:
     void setColor(const QColor &color);
     void resetColor();
 
-Q_SIGNALS:
-    void nameChanged(const QString &name);
-    void sourceChanged(const QUrl &source);
-    void widthChanged(int width);
-    void heightChanged(int height);
-    void colorChanged(const QColor &color);
-
 private:
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(QQuickIcon)
-    Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QQuickIcon)
+    QSharedDataPointer<QQuickIconPrivate> d;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h b/src/quicktemplates2/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h
index b7f54bb6..e5ee3f2e 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qtquicktemplates2global_p.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
+#include <QtQml/private/qqmlglobal_p.h>
 #include <QtQuickTemplates2/private/qtquicktemplates2-config_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE