StandardPaths QML Type

Provides access to the standard system paths. More...

Import Statement:	import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
Since:	Qt 5.8
Inherits:	QtObject

• List of all members, including inherited members

Methods

• string displayName(StandardLocation type)
• url findExecutable(string executableName, list<string> paths)
• url locate(StandardLocation type, string fileName, LocateOptions options = LocateFile)
• list<url> locateAll(StandardLocation type, string fileName, LocateOptions options = LocateFile)
• void setTestModeEnabled(bool testMode)
• list<url> standardLocations(StandardLocation type)
• url writableLocation(StandardLocation type)

Detailed Description

The StandardPaths singleton type provides methods for querying the standard system paths. The standard paths are mostly useful in conjunction with the FileDialog and FolderDialog types.

FileDialog {
    folder: StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.DocumentsLocation)
}

Note: Types in Qt.labs modules are not guaranteed to remain compatible in future versions.

See also FileDialog, FolderDialog, and QStandardPaths.

Method Documentation

string displayName(StandardLocation type)

See also QStandardPaths::displayName().

url findExecutable(string executableName, list<string> paths)

See also QStandardPaths::findExecutable().

url locate(StandardLocation type, string fileName, LocateOptions options = LocateFile)

See also QStandardPaths::locate().

list<url> locateAll(StandardLocation type, string fileName, LocateOptions options = LocateFile)

See also QStandardPaths::locateAll().

void setTestModeEnabled(bool testMode)

See also QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled().

list<url> standardLocations(StandardLocation type)

See also QStandardPaths::standardLocations().

url writableLocation(StandardLocation type)

See also QStandardPaths::writableLocation().