FilePathAspect Class | Extending Qt Creator Manual
Description: A file path aspect is shallow wrapper around a Utils::StringAspect that represents a file in the file system.

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# FilePathAspect Class

class Utils::FilePathAspect

A file path aspect is shallow wrapper around a Utils::StringAspect that represents a file in the file system. More...

Header: | `#include <FilePathAspect>`
Inherits: | Utils::TypedAspect

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## Public Functions

Utils::FilePath | effectiveBinary() const
void | makeCheckable(Utils::CheckBoxPlacement checkBoxPlacement, const QString &checkerLabel, const Utils::Key &checkerKey)
void | setExpectedKind(const Utils::PathChooser::Kind expectedKind)
void | setValue(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, Utils::BaseAspect::Announcement howToAnnounce = DoEmit)
Utils::FilePath | operator()() const

## Reimplemented Public Functions

virtual void | fromMap(const Utils::Store &map) override
virtual void | toMap(Utils::Store &map) const override

## Detailed Description

It is displayed by default using Utils::PathChooser.

The visual representation often contains a label in front of the display of the actual value.

See also Utils::StringAspect.

## Member Function Documentation

### Utils::FilePath FilePathAspect::effectiveBinary() const

Returns the full path of the set command. Only makes a difference if expected kind is `Command` or `ExistingCommand` and the current file path is an executable provided without its path. Performs a lookup in PATH if necessary.

### `[override virtual]` void FilePathAspect::fromMap(const Utils::Store &map)

Reimplements: BaseAspect::fromMap(const Utils::Store &map).

### void FilePathAspect::makeCheckable(Utils::CheckBoxPlacement checkBoxPlacement, const QString &checkerLabel, const Utils::Key &checkerKey)

Adds a check box with a checkerLabel according to checkBoxPlacement to the line edit.

The state of the check box is made persistent when using a non-emtpy checkerKey.

### void FilePathAspect::setExpectedKind(const Utils::PathChooser::Kind expectedKind)

Sets expectedKind as expected kind for path chooser displays.

See also Utils::PathChooser::setExpectedKind().

### void FilePathAspect::setValue(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, Utils::BaseAspect::Announcement howToAnnounce = DoEmit)

Sets the value of this file path aspect to filePath.

If howToAnnounce is set to `DoEmit`, emits the `valueChanged` signal.

Note: This does not use any check that the value is actually a file path.

### `[override virtual]` void FilePathAspect::toMap(Utils::Store &map) const

Reimplements: BaseAspect::toMap(Utils::Store &map) const.

### Utils::FilePath FilePathAspect::operator()() const

Returns the value of this aspect as `Utils::FilePath`.

Note: This simply uses `FilePath::fromUserInput()` for the conversion. It does not use any check that the value is actually a valid file path.