Obsolete Members for KIconLoader

The following members of class KIconLoader are deprecated. They are provided to keep old source code working. We strongly advise against using them in new code.

Public Functions

Member Function Documentation

[since 4.7, deprecated in 6.5] void KIconLoader::drawOverlays(const QStringList &overlays, QPixmap &pixmap, KIconLoader::Group group, int state = KIconLoader::DefaultState) const

This function is deprecated since 6.5. We strongly advise against using it in new code.

Draws overlays on the specified pixmap, it takes the width and height of the pixmap into consideration

overlays List of up to 4 overlays to blend over the pixmap. The first overlay will be in the bottom right corner, followed by bottom left, top left and top right. An empty QString can be used to leave the specific position blank.

pixmap to draw on Use KIconUtils::addOverlays from KGuiAddons

This function was introduced in 4.7.

[deprecated in 6.5] KIconEffect *KIconLoader::iconEffect() const

This function is deprecated since 6.5. We strongly advise against using it in new code.

Returns a pointer to the KIconEffect object used by the icon loader. Returns the KIconEffect.

use the static KIconEffect API

[deprecated in 6.5] QStringList KIconLoader::loadAnimated(const QString &name, KIconLoader::Group group, int size = 0) const

This function is deprecated since 6.5. We strongly advise against using it in new code.

Loads an animated icon as a series of still frames. If you want to load a .mng animation as QMovie instead, please use loadMovie() instead.

name The name of the icon.

group The icon group. See loadIcon().

size Override the default size for group. See KIconLoader::StdSizes.

Returns a QStringList containing the absolute path of all the frames making up the animation.

use QMovie API

[deprecated in 6.5] QMovie *KIconLoader::loadMovie(const QString &name, KIconLoader::Group group, int size = 0, QObject *parent = nullptr) const

This function is deprecated since 6.5. We strongly advise against using it in new code.

Loads an animated icon.

name The name of the icon.

group The icon group. See loadIcon().

size Override the default size for group. See KIconLoader::StdSizes.

parent The parent object of the returned QMovie.

Returns A QMovie object. Can be null if not found or not valid. Ownership is passed to the caller. use QMovie API

[deprecated in 6.5] QString KIconLoader::moviePath(const QString &name, KIconLoader::Group group, int size = 0) const

This function is deprecated since 6.5. We strongly advise against using it in new code.

Returns the path to an animated icon.

name The name of the icon.

group The icon group. See loadIcon().

size Override the default size for group. See KIconLoader::StdSizes.

Returns the full path to the movie, ready to be passed to QMovie's constructor.

Empty string if not found. use QMovie API