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qgssymbollayerutils.h
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2 qgssymbollayerutils.h
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4 begin : November 2009
5 copyright : (C) 2009 by Martin Dobias
6 email : wonder dot sk at gmail dot com
7 ***************************************************************************
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9 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
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15
16
17#ifndef QGSSYMBOLLAYERUTILS_H
18#define QGSSYMBOLLAYERUTILS_H
19
20#include "qgis_core.h"
21#include "qgis_sip.h"
22#include <QMap>
23#include <QFont>
24#include <QColor>
25#include <QPainter>
26#include "qgis.h"
27#include "qgsmapunitscale.h"
28#include "qgscolorramp.h"
29#include "qgsarrowsymbollayer.h"
30#include "qgssymbol.h"
31
32#include <QFile>
33
34#define FONTMARKER_CHR_FIX "~!_#!#_!~"
35
36class QgsExpression;
37class QgsPathResolver;
39class QgsSymbolLayer;
40
41typedef QMap<QString, QString> QgsStringMap;
42typedef QMap<QString, QgsSymbol * > QgsSymbolMap;
43typedef QList< QPair< QColor, QString > > QgsNamedColorList SIP_SKIP;
44
45class QDomDocument;
46class QDomElement;
47class QIcon;
48class QPixmap;
49class QPointF;
50class QSize;
51class QMimeData;
54
59class CORE_EXPORT QgsSymbolLayerUtils
60{
61 public:
62
63 static QString encodeColor( const QColor &color );
64 static QColor decodeColor( const QString &str );
65
66 static QString encodeSldAlpha( int alpha );
67 static int decodeSldAlpha( const QString &str );
68
69 static QString encodeSldFontStyle( QFont::Style style );
70 static QFont::Style decodeSldFontStyle( const QString &str );
71
72 static QString encodeSldFontWeight( int weight );
73 static int decodeSldFontWeight( const QString &str );
74
75 static QString encodePenStyle( Qt::PenStyle style );
76 static Qt::PenStyle decodePenStyle( const QString &str );
77
78 static QString encodePenJoinStyle( Qt::PenJoinStyle style );
79 static Qt::PenJoinStyle decodePenJoinStyle( const QString &str );
80
81 static QString encodePenCapStyle( Qt::PenCapStyle style );
82 static Qt::PenCapStyle decodePenCapStyle( const QString &str );
83
84 static QString encodeSldLineJoinStyle( Qt::PenJoinStyle style );
85 static Qt::PenJoinStyle decodeSldLineJoinStyle( const QString &str );
86
87 static QString encodeSldLineCapStyle( Qt::PenCapStyle style );
88 static Qt::PenCapStyle decodeSldLineCapStyle( const QString &str );
89
90 static QString encodeBrushStyle( Qt::BrushStyle style );
91 static Qt::BrushStyle decodeBrushStyle( const QString &str );
92
93 static QString encodeSldBrushStyle( Qt::BrushStyle style );
94 static Qt::BrushStyle decodeSldBrushStyle( const QString &str );
95
106 static Qgis::SymbolCoordinateReference decodeCoordinateReference( const QString &string, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
107
115 static QString encodeCoordinateReference( Qgis::SymbolCoordinateReference coordinateReference );
116
121 static QgsArrowSymbolLayer::HeadType decodeArrowHeadType( const QVariant &value, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
122
127 static QgsArrowSymbolLayer::ArrowType decodeArrowType( const QVariant &value, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
128
139 static Qgis::MarkerClipMode decodeMarkerClipMode( const QString &string, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
140
147 static QString encodeMarkerClipMode( Qgis::MarkerClipMode mode );
148
159 static Qgis::LineClipMode decodeLineClipMode( const QString &string, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
160
167 static QString encodeLineClipMode( Qgis::LineClipMode mode );
168
174 static QString encodePoint( QPointF point );
175
181 static QPointF decodePoint( const QString &string );
182
195 static QPointF toPoint( const QVariant &value, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
196
202 static QString encodeSize( QSizeF size );
203
209 static QSizeF decodeSize( const QString &string );
210
223 static QSizeF toSize( const QVariant &value, bool *ok SIP_OUT = nullptr );
224
225 static QString encodeMapUnitScale( const QgsMapUnitScale &mapUnitScale );
226 static QgsMapUnitScale decodeMapUnitScale( const QString &str );
227
228 static QString encodeRealVector( const QVector<qreal> &v );
229 static QVector<qreal> decodeRealVector( const QString &s );
230
231 static QString encodeSldRealVector( const QVector<qreal> &v );
232 static QVector<qreal> decodeSldRealVector( const QString &s );
233
241 static QString encodeSldUom( Qgis::RenderUnit unit, double *scaleFactor );
242
250 static Qgis::RenderUnit decodeSldUom( const QString &str, double *scaleFactor = nullptr );
251
258 static double sizeInPixelsFromSldUom( const QString &uom, double size );
259
265 static QString encodeScaleMethod( Qgis::ScaleMethod scaleMethod );
266
272 static Qgis::ScaleMethod decodeScaleMethod( const QString &str );
273
274 static QPainter::CompositionMode decodeBlendMode( const QString &s );
275
285 static QIcon symbolPreviewIcon( const QgsSymbol *symbol, QSize size, int padding = 0, QgsLegendPatchShape *shape = nullptr, const QgsScreenProperties &screen = QgsScreenProperties() );
286
299 static QPixmap symbolPreviewPixmap( const QgsSymbol *symbol, QSize size, int padding = 0, QgsRenderContext *customContext = nullptr, bool selected = false,
300 const QgsExpressionContext *expressionContext = nullptr,
301 const QgsLegendPatchShape *shape = nullptr,
302 const QgsScreenProperties &screen = QgsScreenProperties() );
303
314 static QPicture symbolLayerPreviewPicture( const QgsSymbolLayer *layer, Qgis::RenderUnit units, QSize size, const QgsMapUnitScale &scale = QgsMapUnitScale(), Qgis::SymbolType parentSymbolType = Qgis::SymbolType::Hybrid );
315
328 static QIcon symbolLayerPreviewIcon( const QgsSymbolLayer *layer, Qgis::RenderUnit u, QSize size, const QgsMapUnitScale &scale = QgsMapUnitScale(), Qgis::SymbolType parentSymbolType = Qgis::SymbolType::Hybrid, QgsMapLayer *mapLayer = nullptr, const QgsScreenProperties &screen = QgsScreenProperties() );
329
337 static QIcon colorRampPreviewIcon( QgsColorRamp *ramp, QSize size, int padding = 0 );
338
351 static QPixmap colorRampPreviewPixmap( QgsColorRamp *ramp, QSize size, int padding = 0, Qt::Orientation direction = Qt::Horizontal,
352 bool flipDirection = false, bool drawTransparentBackground = true );
353
354 static void drawStippledBackground( QPainter *painter, QRect rect );
355
360 static void drawVertexMarker( double x, double y, QPainter &p, Qgis::VertexMarkerType type, int markerSize );
361
363 static double estimateMaxSymbolBleed( QgsSymbol *symbol, const QgsRenderContext &context );
364
371 static QgsSymbol *loadSymbol( const QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) SIP_FACTORY;
372
381 template <class SymbolType> static SymbolType *loadSymbol( const QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) SIP_SKIP
382 {
383 QgsSymbol *tmpSymbol = QgsSymbolLayerUtils::loadSymbol( element, context );
384 SymbolType *symbolCastToType = dynamic_cast<SymbolType *>( tmpSymbol );
385
386 if ( symbolCastToType )
387 {
388 return symbolCastToType;
389 }
390 else
391 {
392 //could not cast
393 delete tmpSymbol;
394 return nullptr;
395 }
396 }
397
399 static QgsSymbolLayer *loadSymbolLayer( QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) SIP_FACTORY;
401 static QDomElement saveSymbol( const QString &symbolName, const QgsSymbol *symbol, QDomDocument &doc, const QgsReadWriteContext &context );
402
407 static QString symbolProperties( QgsSymbol *symbol );
408
412 static bool createSymbolLayerListFromSld( QDomElement &element, Qgis::GeometryType geomType, QList<QgsSymbolLayer *> &layers );
413
414 static QgsSymbolLayer *createFillLayerFromSld( QDomElement &element ) SIP_FACTORY;
415 static QgsSymbolLayer *createLineLayerFromSld( QDomElement &element ) SIP_FACTORY;
416 static QgsSymbolLayer *createMarkerLayerFromSld( QDomElement &element ) SIP_FACTORY;
417
421 static bool convertPolygonSymbolizerToPointMarker( QDomElement &element, QList<QgsSymbolLayer *> &layerList );
422
427 static bool hasExternalGraphic( QDomElement &element );
428
434 static bool hasExternalGraphicV2( QDomElement &element, const QString format = QString() );
435
436 static bool hasWellKnownMark( QDomElement &element );
437
438 static bool needFontMarker( QDomElement &element );
439 static bool needSvgMarker( QDomElement &element );
440 static bool needEllipseMarker( QDomElement &element );
441 static bool needMarkerLine( QDomElement &element );
442 static bool needLinePatternFill( QDomElement &element );
443 static bool needPointPatternFill( QDomElement &element );
444 static bool needSvgFill( QDomElement &element );
445
451 static bool needRasterImageFill( QDomElement &element );
452
453 static void fillToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element,
454 Qt::BrushStyle brushStyle, const QColor &color = QColor() );
455 static bool fillFromSld( QDomElement &element,
456 Qt::BrushStyle &brushStyle, QColor &color );
457
459 static void lineToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element,
460 Qt::PenStyle penStyle, const QColor &color, double width = -1,
461 const Qt::PenJoinStyle *penJoinStyle = nullptr, const Qt::PenCapStyle *penCapStyle = nullptr,
462 const QVector<qreal> *customDashPattern = nullptr, double dashOffset = 0.0 ) SIP_SKIP;
463 static bool lineFromSld( QDomElement &element,
464 Qt::PenStyle &penStyle, QColor &color, double &width,
465 Qt::PenJoinStyle *penJoinStyle = nullptr, Qt::PenCapStyle *penCapStyle = nullptr,
466 QVector<qreal> *customDashPattern = nullptr, double *dashOffset = nullptr );
467
468 static void externalGraphicToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element,
469 const QString &path, const QString &mime,
470 const QColor &color, double size = -1 );
471 static bool externalGraphicFromSld( QDomElement &element,
472 QString &path, QString &mime,
473 QColor &color, double &size );
474
475 static void wellKnownMarkerToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element,
476 const QString &name, const QColor &color, const QColor &strokeColor, Qt::PenStyle strokeStyle,
477 double strokeWidth = -1, double size = -1 );
478
480 static bool wellKnownMarkerFromSld( QDomElement &element,
481 QString &name, QColor &color, QColor &strokeColor, Qt::PenStyle &strokeStyle,
482 double &strokeWidth, double &size ) SIP_PYNAME( wellKnownMarkerFromSld2 );
483
484 static void externalMarkerToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element,
485 const QString &path, const QString &format, int *markIndex = nullptr,
486 const QColor &color = QColor(), double size = -1 );
487 static bool externalMarkerFromSld( QDomElement &element,
488 QString &path, QString &format, int &markIndex,
489 QColor &color, double &size );
490
491
492 static void labelTextToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &label,
493 const QFont &font, const QColor &color = QColor(), double size = -1 );
494
496 static QString ogrFeatureStylePen( double width, double mmScaleFactor, double mapUnitsScaleFactor, const QColor &c,
497 Qt::PenJoinStyle joinStyle = Qt::MiterJoin,
498 Qt::PenCapStyle capStyle = Qt::FlatCap,
499 double offset = 0.0,
500 const QVector<qreal> *dashPattern = nullptr );
501
506 static QString ogrFeatureStyleBrush( const QColor &fillColr );
507
508 static void createRotationElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &rotationFunc );
509 static bool rotationFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QString &rotationFunc );
510
511 static void createOpacityElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &alphaFunc );
512 static bool opacityFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QString &alphaFunc );
513
514 static void createDisplacementElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, QPointF offset );
515 static bool displacementFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QPointF &offset );
516
523 static void createAnchorPointElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, QPointF anchor );
524
525 static void createOnlineResourceElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &path, const QString &format );
526 static bool onlineResourceFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QString &path, QString &format );
527
528 static void createGeometryElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &geomFunc );
529 static bool geometryFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QString &geomFunc );
530
537 static bool createExpressionElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &function );
538 static bool createFunctionElement( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element, const QString &function );
539 static bool functionFromSldElement( QDomElement &element, QString &function );
540
541 static QDomElement createSvgParameterElement( QDomDocument &doc, const QString &name, const QString &value );
542 static QgsStringMap getSvgParameterList( QDomElement &element );
543
544 static QDomElement createVendorOptionElement( QDomDocument &doc, const QString &name, const QString &value );
545 static QgsStringMap getVendorOptionList( QDomElement &element );
546
548 static QVariantMap parseProperties( const QDomElement &element );
550 static void saveProperties( QVariantMap props, QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &element );
551
553 static QgsSymbolMap loadSymbols( QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) SIP_FACTORY;
555 static QDomElement saveSymbols( QgsSymbolMap &symbols, const QString &tagName, QDomDocument &doc, const QgsReadWriteContext &context );
556
557 static void clearSymbolMap( QgsSymbolMap &symbols );
558
565 static QMimeData *symbolToMimeData( const QgsSymbol *symbol ) SIP_FACTORY;
566
572 static QgsSymbol *symbolFromMimeData( const QMimeData *data ) SIP_FACTORY;
573
580 static QgsColorRamp *loadColorRamp( QDomElement &element ) SIP_FACTORY;
581
590 static QDomElement saveColorRamp( const QString &name, QgsColorRamp *ramp, QDomDocument &doc );
591
598 static QVariant colorRampToVariant( const QString &name, QgsColorRamp *ramp );
599
606 static QgsColorRamp *loadColorRamp( const QVariant &value ) SIP_FACTORY;
607
613 static QString colorToName( const QColor &color );
614
621 static QList< QColor > parseColorList( const QString &colorStr );
622
629 static QMimeData *colorToMimeData( const QColor &color ) SIP_FACTORY;
630
638 static QColor colorFromMimeData( const QMimeData *data, bool &hasAlpha SIP_OUT );
639
645 static QgsNamedColorList colorListFromMimeData( const QMimeData *data );
646
653 static QMimeData *colorListToMimeData( const QgsNamedColorList &colorList, bool allFormats = true ) SIP_FACTORY;
654
663 static bool saveColorsToGpl( QFile &file, const QString &paletteName, const QgsNamedColorList &colors );
664
673 static QgsNamedColorList importColorsFromGpl( QFile &file, bool &ok, QString &name );
674
682 static QColor parseColor( const QString &colorStr, bool strictEval = false );
683
692 static QColor parseColorWithAlpha( const QString &colorStr, bool &containsAlpha, bool strictEval = false );
693
697 static void multiplyImageOpacity( QImage *image, qreal opacity );
698
700 static void blurImageInPlace( QImage &image, QRect rect, int radius, bool alphaOnly );
701
705 static void premultiplyColor( QColor &rgb, int alpha );
706
719 static bool condenseFillAndOutline( QgsFillSymbolLayer *fill, QgsLineSymbolLayer *outline );
720
722 static void sortVariantList( QList<QVariant> &list, Qt::SortOrder order );
724 static QPointF pointOnLineWithDistance( QPointF startPoint, QPointF directionPoint, double distance );
725
727 static QStringList listSvgFiles();
728
730 static QStringList listSvgFilesAt( const QString &directory );
731
738 static QString svgSymbolNameToPath( const QString &name, const QgsPathResolver &pathResolver );
739
744 static QString svgSymbolPathToName( const QString &path, const QgsPathResolver &pathResolver );
745
747 static QPointF polygonCentroid( const QPolygonF &points );
748
750 static QPointF polygonPointOnSurface( const QPolygonF &points, const QVector<QPolygonF> *rings = nullptr );
751
753 static bool pointInPolygon( const QPolygonF &points, QPointF point );
754
760 static double polylineLength( const QPolygonF &polyline );
761
774 static QPolygonF polylineSubstring( const QPolygonF &polyline, double startOffset, double endOffset );
775
783 static bool isSharpCorner( QPointF p1, QPointF p2, QPointF p3 );
784
792 static void appendPolyline( QPolygonF &target, const QPolygonF &line );
793
800 static QgsExpression *fieldOrExpressionToExpression( const QString &fieldOrExpression ) SIP_FACTORY;
801
808 static QString fieldOrExpressionFromExpression( QgsExpression *expression );
809
815 static QList<double> prettyBreaks( double minimum, double maximum, int classes );
816
821 static double rescaleUom( double size, Qgis::RenderUnit unit, const QVariantMap &props );
822
827 static QPointF rescaleUom( QPointF point, Qgis::RenderUnit unit, const QVariantMap &props ) SIP_PYNAME( rescalePointUom );
828
833 static QVector<qreal> rescaleUom( const QVector<qreal> &array, Qgis::RenderUnit unit, const QVariantMap &props ) SIP_PYNAME( rescaleArrayUom );
834
838 static void applyScaleDependency( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &ruleElem, QVariantMap &props );
839
843 static void mergeScaleDependencies( double mScaleMinDenom, double mScaleMaxDenom, QVariantMap &props );
844
850 static void parametricSvgToSld( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &graphicElem,
851 const QString &path,
852 const QColor &fillColor, double size, const QColor &strokeColor, double strokeWidth );
853
857 static QString getSvgParametricPath( const QString &basePath, const QColor &fillColor, const QColor &strokeColor, double strokeWidth );
858
864 Q_DECL_DEPRECATED static QSet<const QgsSymbolLayer *> toSymbolLayerPointers( const QgsFeatureRenderer *renderer, const QSet<QgsSymbolLayerId> &symbolLayerIds );
865
873 static double rendererFrameRate( const QgsFeatureRenderer *renderer );
874
889 static QgsSymbol *restrictedSizeSymbol( const QgsSymbol *s, double minSize, double maxSize, QgsRenderContext *context, double &width, double &height, bool *ok = nullptr );
890
895 static QgsStringMap evaluatePropertiesMap( const QMap<QString, QgsProperty> &propertiesMap, const QgsExpressionContext &context );
896
906 static QSize tileSize( int width, int height, double &angleRad SIP_INOUT );
907
912 static void clearSymbolLayerIds( QgsSymbol *symbol );
913
918 static void clearSymbolLayerIds( QgsSymbolLayer *symbolLayer );
919
924 static void resetSymbolLayerIds( QgsSymbol *symbol );
925
930 static void resetSymbolLayerIds( QgsSymbolLayer *symbolLayer );
931
933#ifndef SIP_RUN
934 static QgsProperty rotateWholeSymbol( double additionalRotation, const QgsProperty &property )
935 {
936 const QString exprString = property.asExpression();
937 return QgsProperty::fromExpression( QString::number( additionalRotation ) + " + (" + exprString + ')' );
938 }
939
940 static QgsProperty scaleWholeSymbol( double scaleFactor, const QgsProperty &property )
941 {
942 const QString exprString = property.asExpression();
943 return QgsProperty::fromExpression( QString::number( scaleFactor ) + "*(" + exprString + ')' );
944 }
945
946 static QgsProperty scaleWholeSymbol( double scaleFactorX, double scaleFactorY, const QgsProperty &property )
947 {
948 const QString exprString = property.asExpression();
950 ( !qgsDoubleNear( scaleFactorX, 0.0 ) ? "tostring(" + QString::number( scaleFactorX ) + "*(" + exprString + "))" : QStringLiteral( "'0'" ) ) +
951 "|| ',' || " +
952 ( !qgsDoubleNear( scaleFactorY, 0.0 ) ? "tostring(" + QString::number( scaleFactorY ) + "*(" + exprString + "))" : QStringLiteral( "'0'" ) ) );
953 }
954#endif
956
957};
958
959class QPolygonF;
960
962QList<QPolygonF> offsetLine( QPolygonF polyline, double dist, Qgis::GeometryType geometryType ) SIP_SKIP;
963
964#endif
The Qgis class provides global constants for use throughout the application.
Definition qgis.h:54
MarkerClipMode
Marker clipping modes.
Definition qgis.h:2611
LineClipMode
Line clipping modes.
Definition qgis.h:2625
ScaleMethod
Scale methods.
Definition qgis.h:415
GeometryType
The geometry types are used to group Qgis::WkbType in a coarse way.
Definition qgis.h:255
RenderUnit
Rendering size units.
Definition qgis.h:4193
VertexMarkerType
Editing vertex markers, used for showing vertices during a edit operation.
Definition qgis.h:1401
SymbolType
Attribute editing capabilities which may be supported by vector data providers.
Definition qgis.h:401
@ Hybrid
Hybrid symbol.
SymbolCoordinateReference
Symbol coordinate reference modes.
Definition qgis.h:2569
HeadType
Possible head types.
ArrowType
Possible arrow types.
Abstract base class for color ramps.
Expression contexts are used to encapsulate the parameters around which a QgsExpression should be eva...
Class for parsing and evaluation of expressions (formerly called "search strings").
Represents a patch shape for use in map legends.
Base class for all map layer types.
Definition qgsmaplayer.h:75
Struct for storing maximum and minimum scales for measurements in map units.
Resolves relative paths into absolute paths and vice versa.
A store for object properties.
QString asExpression() const
Returns an expression string representing the state of the property, or an empty string if the proper...
static QgsProperty fromExpression(const QString &expression, bool isActive=true)
Returns a new ExpressionBasedProperty created from the specified expression.
The class is used as a container of context for various read/write operations on other objects.
Contains information about the context of a rendering operation.
Stores properties relating to a screen.
We may need stable references to symbol layers, when pointers to symbol layers is not usable (when a ...
static SymbolType * loadSymbol(const QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
Attempts to load a symbol from a DOM element and cast it to a particular symbol type.
static QgsSymbol * loadSymbol(const QDomElement &element, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
Attempts to load a symbol from a DOM element.
Abstract base class for all rendered symbols.
Definition qgssymbol.h:94
QList< QPair< QColor, QString > > QgsNamedColorList
List of colors paired with a friendly display name identifying the color.
As part of the API refactoring and improvements which landed in the Processing API was substantially reworked from the x version This was done in order to allow much of the underlying Processing framework to be ported into c
#define str(x)
Definition qgis.cpp:38
bool qgsDoubleNear(double a, double b, double epsilon=4 *std::numeric_limits< double >::epsilon())
Compare two doubles (but allow some difference)
Definition qgis.h:5144
QMap< QString, QString > QgsStringMap
Definition qgis.h:5674
#define SIP_SKIP
Definition qgis_sip.h:126
#define SIP_PYNAME(name)
Definition qgis_sip.h:81
#define SIP_OUT
Definition qgis_sip.h:58
#define SIP_FACTORY
Definition qgis_sip.h:76
#define SIP_INOUT
Definition qgis_sip.h:71
QMap< QString, QgsSymbol * > QgsSymbolMap
Definition qgsrenderer.h:45
QList< QPolygonF > offsetLine(QPolygonF polyline, double dist, Qgis::GeometryType geometryType)
calculate geometry shifted by a specified distance
QMap< QString, QgsSymbol * > QgsSymbolMap
QMap< QString, QString > QgsStringMap