Shortcuts manager is a class that contains a list of QActions and QShortcuts that have been registered and their shortcuts can be changed. More...

#include <qgsshortcutsmanager.h>

Inheritance diagram for QgsShortcutsManager:

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Public Member Functions
	QgsShortcutsManager (QObject *parent=nullptr, const QString &settingsRoot="/shortcuts/")
	Constructor for QgsShortcutsManager.

QAction *	actionByName (const QString &name) const
	Returns an action by its name, or `nullptr` if nothing found.

QAction *	actionForSequence (const QKeySequence &sequence) const
	Returns the action which is associated for a shortcut sequence, or `nullptr` if no action is associated.

QString	defaultKeySequence (QAction *action) const
	Returns the default sequence for an action.

QString	defaultKeySequence (QShortcut *shortcut) const
	Returns the default sequence for a shortcut.

QList< QAction * >	listActions () const
	Returns a list of all actions in the manager.

QList< QObject * >	listAll () const
	Returns a list of both actions and shortcuts in the manager.

QList< QShortcut * >	listShortcuts () const
	Returns a list of shortcuts in the manager.

QString	objectDefaultKeySequence (QObject *object) const
	Returns the default sequence for an object (either a QAction or QShortcut).

QObject *	objectForSequence (const QKeySequence &sequence) const
	Returns the object (QAction or QShortcut) matching the specified key sequence,.

QObject *	objectForSettingKey (const QString &name) const
	Returns the QShortcut or QAction matching the the full setting key Return nullptr if the key was not found.

QString	objectSettingKey (QObject *object) const
	Returns the full settings key matching the QShortcut or QAction Return an empty QString if the QObject is not registered.

bool	registerAction (QAction *action, const QString &defaultShortcut=QString(), const QString &section=QString())
	Registers an action with the manager so the shortcut can be configured in GUI.

void	registerAllChildActions (QObject *object, bool recursive=false, const QString &section=QString())
	Automatically registers all QActions which are children of the passed object.

void	registerAllChildren (QObject *object, bool recursive=false, const QString &section=QString())
	Automatically registers all QActions and QShortcuts which are children of the passed object.

void	registerAllChildShortcuts (QObject *object, bool recursive=false, const QString &section=QString())
	Automatically registers all QShortcuts which are children of the passed object.

bool	registerShortcut (QShortcut *shortcut, const QString &defaultSequence=QString(), const QString &section=QString())
	Registers a QShortcut with the manager so the shortcut can be configured in GUI.

bool	setKeySequence (const QString &name, const QString &sequence)
	Modifies an action or shortcut's key sequence.

bool	setKeySequence (QAction *action, const QString &sequence)
	Modifies an action's key sequence.

bool	setKeySequence (QShortcut *shortcut, const QString &sequence)
	Modifies a shortcuts's key sequence.

bool	setObjectKeySequence (QObject *object, const QString &sequence)
	Modifies an object's (either a QAction or a QShortcut) key sequence.

QString	settingsPath () const
	Returns the root settings path used to store shortcut customization.

QShortcut *	shortcutByName (const QString &name) const
	Returns a shortcut by its name, or `nullptr` if nothing found.

QShortcut *	shortcutForSequence (const QKeySequence &sequence) const
	Returns the shortcut which is associated for a key sequence, or `nullptr` if no shortcut is associated.

bool	unregisterAction (QAction *action)
	Removes an action from the manager.

bool	unregisterShortcut (QShortcut *shortcut)
	Removes a shortcut from the manager.

Detailed Description

Shortcuts manager is a class that contains a list of QActions and QShortcuts that have been registered and their shortcuts can be changed.

QgsShortcutsManager is not usually directly created, but rather accessed through QgsGui::shortcutsManager().

Definition at line 36 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsShortcutsManager()

QgsShortcutsManager::QgsShortcutsManager	(	QObject *	parent = `nullptr`,
		const QString &	settingsRoot = `"/shortcuts/"`
	)

Constructor for QgsShortcutsManager.

Parameters

parent	parent object
settingsRoot	root QgsSettings path for storing settings, e.g., "/myplugin/shortcuts". Leave as the default value to store settings alongside built in QGIS shortcuts, but care must be taken to not register actions which conflict with the built in QGIS actions.

Definition at line 25 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ actionByName()

QAction * QgsShortcutsManager::actionByName ( const QString & name ) const

Returns an action by its name, or nullptr if nothing found.

Parameters

name	action name. Must match QAction's text.

See also: shortcutByName()

Definition at line 302 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ actionForSequence()

QAction * QgsShortcutsManager::actionForSequence ( const QKeySequence & sequence ) const

Returns the action which is associated for a shortcut sequence, or nullptr if no action is associated.

Parameters

sequence shortcut key sequence

See also: objectForSequence(); shortcutForSequence()

Definition at line 274 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ defaultKeySequence() [1/2]

QString QgsShortcutsManager::defaultKeySequence ( QAction * action ) const

Returns the default sequence for an action.

An empty return string indicates no default sequence.

Parameters

action action to return default key sequence for

See also: objectDefaultKeySequence()

Definition at line 201 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ defaultKeySequence() [2/2]

QString QgsShortcutsManager::defaultKeySequence ( QShortcut * shortcut ) const

Returns the default sequence for a shortcut.

An empty return string indicates no default sequence.

Parameters

shortcut shortcut to return default key sequence for

See also: objectDefaultKeySequence()

Definition at line 206 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ listActions()

QList< QAction * > QgsShortcutsManager::listActions ( ) const

Returns a list of all actions in the manager.

See also: listShortcuts(); listAll()

Definition at line 165 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ listAll()

QList< QObject * > QgsShortcutsManager::listAll ( ) const

Returns a list of both actions and shortcuts in the manager.

See also: listActions(); listShortcuts()

Definition at line 175 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ listShortcuts()

QList< QShortcut * > QgsShortcutsManager::listShortcuts ( ) const

Returns a list of shortcuts in the manager.

See also: listActions(); listAll()

Definition at line 170 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ objectDefaultKeySequence()

QString QgsShortcutsManager::objectDefaultKeySequence ( QObject * object ) const

Returns the default sequence for an object (either a QAction or QShortcut).

An empty return string indicates no shortcut.

Parameters

object QAction or QShortcut to return default key sequence for

See also: defaultKeySequence()

Definition at line 191 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ objectForSequence()

QObject * QgsShortcutsManager::objectForSequence ( const QKeySequence & sequence ) const

Returns the object (QAction or QShortcut) matching the specified key sequence,.

Parameters

sequence key sequence to find

Returns: object with matching sequence, or nullptr if not found

See also: actionForSequence(); shortcutForSequence()

Definition at line 264 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ objectForSettingKey()

QObject * QgsShortcutsManager::objectForSettingKey ( const QString & name ) const

Returns the QShortcut or QAction matching the the full setting key Return nullptr if the key was not found.

Since: QGIS 3.30

Definition at line 349 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ objectSettingKey()

QString QgsShortcutsManager::objectSettingKey ( QObject * object ) const

Returns the full settings key matching the QShortcut or QAction Return an empty QString if the QObject is not registered.

Since: QGIS 3.30

Definition at line 336 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ registerAction()

bool QgsShortcutsManager::registerAction	(	QAction *	action,
		const QString &	defaultShortcut = `QString()`,
		const QString &	section = `QString()`
	)

Registers an action with the manager so the shortcut can be configured in GUI.

Parameters

action	action to register. The action must have a unique text string for identification.
defaultShortcut	default key sequence for action
section	Allows disambiguating shortcuts with the same objectName (since QGIS 3.32)

Returns: true if action was successfully registered

See also: registerShortcut(); unregisterAction(); registerAllChildActions()

Definition at line 71 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ registerAllChildActions()

void QgsShortcutsManager::registerAllChildActions	(	QObject *	object,
		bool	recursive = `false`,
		const QString &	section = `QString()`
	)

Automatically registers all QActions which are children of the passed object.

Parameters

object	parent object containing actions to register
recursive	set to `true` to recursively add child actions
section	Allows disambiguating shortcuts with the same objectName (since QGIS 3.32)

See also: registerAction(); registerAllChildren(); registerAllChildShortcuts()

Definition at line 37 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ registerAllChildren()

void QgsShortcutsManager::registerAllChildren	(	QObject *	object,
		bool	recursive = `false`,
		const QString &	section = `QString()`
	)

Automatically registers all QActions and QShortcuts which are children of the passed object.

Parameters

object	parent object containing actions and shortcuts to register
recursive	set to `true` to recursively add child actions and shortcuts
section	Allows disambiguating shortcuts with the same objectName (since QGIS 3.32)

See also: registerAllChildActions(); registerAllChildShortcuts()

Definition at line 31 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ registerAllChildShortcuts()

void QgsShortcutsManager::registerAllChildShortcuts	(	QObject *	object,
		bool	recursive = `false`,
		const QString &	section = `QString()`
	)

Automatically registers all QShortcuts which are children of the passed object.

Parameters

object	parent object containing shortcuts to register
recursive	set to `true` to recursively add child shortcuts
section	Allows disambiguating shortcuts with the same objectName (since QGIS 3.32)

See also: registerShortcut(); registerAllChildren(); registerAllChildActions()

Definition at line 54 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ registerShortcut()

bool QgsShortcutsManager::registerShortcut	(	QShortcut *	shortcut,
		const QString &	defaultSequence = `QString()`,
		const QString &	section = `QString()`
	)

Registers a QShortcut with the manager so the shortcut can be configured in GUI.

Parameters

shortcut	QShortcut to register. The shortcut must have a unique QObject::objectName() for identification.
defaultSequence	default key sequence for shortcut
section	Allows disambiguating shortcuts with the same objectName (since QGIS 3.32)

Returns: true if shortcut was successfully registered

See also: registerAction(); registerAllChildShortcuts()

Definition at line 123 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ setKeySequence() [1/3]

bool QgsShortcutsManager::setKeySequence	(	const QString &	name,
		const QString &	sequence
	)

Modifies an action or shortcut's key sequence.

Parameters

name	name of action or shortcut to modify. Must match the action's QAction::text() or the shortcut's QObject::objectName()
sequence	new shortcut key sequence

See also: setObjectKeySequence()

Definition at line 211 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ setKeySequence() [2/3]

bool QgsShortcutsManager::setKeySequence	(	QAction *	action,
		const QString &	sequence
	)

Modifies an action's key sequence.

Parameters

action	action to modify
sequence	new shortcut key sequence

See also: setObjectKeySequence()

Definition at line 231 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ setKeySequence() [3/3]

bool QgsShortcutsManager::setKeySequence	(	QShortcut *	shortcut,
		const QString &	sequence
	)

Modifies a shortcuts's key sequence.

Parameters

shortcut	QShortcut to modify
sequence	new shortcut key sequence

See also: setObjectKeySequence()

Definition at line 248 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ setObjectKeySequence()

bool QgsShortcutsManager::setObjectKeySequence	(	QObject *	object,
		const QString &	sequence
	)

Modifies an object's (either a QAction or a QShortcut) key sequence.

Parameters

object	QAction or QShortcut to modify
sequence	new shortcut key sequence

See also: setKeySequence()

Definition at line 221 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ settingsPath()

QString QgsShortcutsManager::settingsPath ( ) const

inline

Returns the root settings path used to store shortcut customization.

Definition at line 246 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.h.

◆ shortcutByName()

QShortcut * QgsShortcutsManager::shortcutByName ( const QString & name ) const

Returns a shortcut by its name, or nullptr if nothing found.

Parameters

name	shortcut name. Must match QShortcut's QObject::objectName() property.

See also: actionByName()

Definition at line 320 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ shortcutForSequence()

QShortcut * QgsShortcutsManager::shortcutForSequence ( const QKeySequence & sequence ) const

Returns the shortcut which is associated for a key sequence, or nullptr if no shortcut is associated.

Parameters

sequence shortcut key sequence

See also: objectForSequence(); actionForSequence()

Definition at line 288 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ unregisterAction()

bool QgsShortcutsManager::unregisterAction ( QAction * action )

Removes an action from the manager.

Parameters

action action to remove

Returns: true if action was previously registered in manager and has been removed, or false if action was not previously registered in manager

See also: registerAction(); unregisterShortcut()

Definition at line 147 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

◆ unregisterShortcut()

bool QgsShortcutsManager::unregisterShortcut ( QShortcut * shortcut )

Removes a shortcut from the manager.

Parameters

shortcut shortcut to remove

Returns: true if shortcut was previously registered in manager and has been removed, or false if shortcut was not previously registered in manager

See also: registerShortcut(); unregisterAction()

Definition at line 156 of file qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

/build/qgis-3.99.0+git20250718+f78f5286a64+99sid/src/gui/qgsshortcutsmanager.h
/build/qgis-3.99.0+git20250718+f78f5286a64+99sid/src/gui/qgsshortcutsmanager.cpp

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsShortcutsManager()

Member Function Documentation

◆ actionByName()

◆ actionForSequence()

◆ defaultKeySequence() [1/2]

◆ defaultKeySequence() [2/2]

◆ listActions()

◆ listAll()

◆ listShortcuts()

◆ objectDefaultKeySequence()

◆ objectForSequence()

◆ objectForSettingKey()

◆ objectSettingKey()

◆ registerAction()

◆ registerAllChildActions()

◆ registerAllChildren()

◆ registerAllChildShortcuts()

◆ registerShortcut()

◆ setKeySequence() [1/3]

◆ setKeySequence() [2/3]

◆ setKeySequence() [3/3]

◆ setObjectKeySequence()

◆ settingsPath()

◆ shortcutByName()

◆ shortcutForSequence()

◆ unregisterAction()

◆ unregisterShortcut()