DynExp
Highly flexible laboratory automation for dynamically changing experiments.
DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > > Class Template Reference

Parameter for strings selected from a predefined list of strings. If ParamType is of type ParamsBase::TextList, then extend TypedParamBase's functionality by providing text list functionality and by overriding AddToDialogChild(). More...

+ Inheritance diagram for DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >:

Public Member Functions

 Param (ParamsBase &Owner, Util::TextListType &&TextList, std::string ParamName, std::string_view ParamTitle, std::string_view ParamDescription, bool NeedsResetToApplyChange=true, UnderlyingTextListParamType::UnderlyingType DefaultValue="")
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to true). More...
 
 Param (ParamsBase &Owner, Util::TextListType &&TextList, std::string ParamName, UnderlyingTextListParamType::UnderlyingType DefaultValue="")
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should not be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to false). More...
 
const ParamType & operator= (const ParamType &NewValue)
 Assigns a new value to this parameter. The operator cannot be accessed by Object because this function is not const. More...
 
Thread-safe getter functions

Thread-safe since const member variables are returned.

const auto & GetTextList () const noexcept
 Returns the predefined selection options as a list of strings. More...
 
Not thread-safe

Not (!) thread-safe, but these functions are intended to be called through ParamsBase::ConfigureParamsImpl() which takes care of synchronizing if an existing parameter object is to be edited by the user and not newly created.

void SetTextList (Util::TextListType &&NewTextList)
 Resets the predefined list of strings to select a string from. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::TypedParamBase< ParamType >
ParamType GetDefaultValue () const noexcept
 Returns this parameter's default value. Thread-safe since a const member variable is returned. More...
 
 operator ParamType () const noexcept
 Converts the parameter implicitly to its underlying type returning its current value. More...
 
const ParamType & Get () const noexcept
 Returns the parameter's value. More...
 
const ParamType & operator= (const ParamType &NewValue)
 Assigns a new value to this parameter. The operator cannot be accessed by Object because this function is not const. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::ParamBase
 ParamBase (const ParamBase &)=delete
 
ParamBaseoperator= (const ParamBase &)=delete
 
QDomElement ToXMLNode (QDomDocument &Document) const
 Converts this parameter to a Qt dom element (describing an XML node containing this parameter's name and value). More...
 
void FromXMLNode (const QDomElement &XMLElement)
 Restores this parameter's value from the given Qt dom element (describing an XML node) More...
 
bool Validate ()
 Checks whether a valid value is assigned to this parameter. This function is not const since it is also intended to reset the parameter if it is invalid. More...
 
void Reset ()
 Resets this parameter to its default value. More...
 
bool IsUserEditable () const noexcept
 Returns ParamBase::UserEditable. More...
 
std::string_view GetParamName () const noexcept
 Returns ParamBase::ParamName. More...
 
std::string_view GetParamTitle () const noexcept
 Returns ParamBase::ParamTitle. More...
 
std::string_view GetParamDescription () const noexcept
 Returns ParamBase::ParamDescription. More...
 
bool GetNeedsResetToApplyChange () const noexcept
 Returns ParamBase::NeedsResetToApplyChange. More...
 

Private Member Functions

virtual void AddToDialogChild (ParamsConfigDialog &Dialog) override final
 Appends this parameter to a settings dialog making it configurable by the user. More...
 

Private Attributes

Util::TextListType TextList
 Predefined selection options. Not constant because this should be changeable dynamically (e.g. to enumerate connected devices just before displaying a settings dialog where a connected device can be chosen). Since the underlying type is just a string, there is no constraint on the allowed values - in contrast to e.g. an indexed text list. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::TypedParamBase< ParamType >
using UnderlyingType = ParamType
 
- Public Attributes inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::ParamBase
ParamsBaseOnlyType ParamsBaseOnly
 Provides the class ParamsBase access to some private members of class ParamBase. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::TypedParamBase< ParamType >
 TypedParamBase (ParamsBase &Owner, std::string ParamName, std::string_view ParamTitle, std::string_view ParamDescription, bool NeedsResetToApplyChange=true, ParamType DefaultValue=ParamType())
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to true). More...
 
 TypedParamBase (ParamsBase &Owner, std::string ParamName, ParamType DefaultValue=ParamType())
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should not be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to false). More...
 
virtual void ToXMLNodeChild (QDomDocument &Document, QDomElement &XMLElement) const override
 Converts this parameter to a Qt dom element (describing an XML node containing this parameter's name and value). More...
 
virtual void FromXMLNodeChild (const QDomElement &XMLElement) override
 Restores this parameter's value from the given Qt dom element (describing an XML node) More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from DynExp::ParamsBase::ParamBase
 ParamBase (ParamsBase &Owner, std::string ParamName, std::string_view ParamTitle, std::string_view ParamDescription, bool NeedsResetToApplyChange)
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to true). More...
 
 ParamBase (ParamsBase &Owner, std::string ParamName)
 Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should not be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to false). More...
 
virtual ~ParamBase ()=0
 
const auto & GetOwner () const noexcept
 Returns the ParamsBase instance owning this ParamBase instance. More...
 
auto & GetOwner () noexcept
 Returns the ParamsBase instance owning this ParamBase instance. More...
 

Detailed Description

template<typename ParamType>
class DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >

Parameter for strings selected from a predefined list of strings. If ParamType is of type ParamsBase::TextList, then extend TypedParamBase's functionality by providing text list functionality and by overriding AddToDialogChild().

Template Parameters
ParamTypeText list type (same as or derived from ParamsBase::TextList)

Definition at line 925 of file Object.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Param() [1/2]

template<typename ParamType >
DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::Param ( ParamsBase Owner,
Util::TextListType &&  TextList,
std::string  ParamName,
std::string_view  ParamTitle,
std::string_view  ParamDescription,
bool  NeedsResetToApplyChange = true,
UnderlyingTextListParamType::UnderlyingType  DefaultValue = "" 
)
inline

Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to true).

Parameters
OwnerParamsBase instance owning this parameter.
ParamNameName of the parameter to be used in the XML config file. std::string to allow for auto-generated names.
ParamTitleTitle of the parameter to be displayed in settings dialogs. A static string literal with a constant address is expected.
ParamDescriptionDetailed description of the parameter to be displayed in settings dialogs. A static string literal with a constant address is expected.
NeedsResetToApplyChangeIndicated whether the object this parameter belongs to needs to be reset to apply changes if this parameter's value has changed.
DefaultValueDefault value to assign to the constructed parameter
TextListPredefined list of strings to select a string from

Definition at line 934 of file Object.h.

◆ Param() [2/2]

template<typename ParamType >
DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::Param ( ParamsBase Owner,
Util::TextListType &&  TextList,
std::string  ParamName,
UnderlyingTextListParamType::UnderlyingType  DefaultValue = "" 
)
inline

Base constructor of any parameter to be used if a parameter should not be displayed in a settings dialog (UserEditable is set to false).

Parameters
OwnerParamsBase instance owning this parameter.
ParamNameName of the parameter to be used in the XML config file. std::string to allow for auto-generated names.
DefaultValueDefault value to assign to the constructed parameter
TextListList of strings to select a string from

Definition at line 943 of file Object.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddToDialogChild()

template<typename ParamType >
virtual void DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::AddToDialogChild ( ParamsConfigDialog Dialog)
inlinefinaloverrideprivatevirtual

Appends this parameter to a settings dialog making it configurable by the user.

Parameters
DialogReference to the settings dialog to append the parameter to

Implements DynExp::ParamsBase::ParamBase.

Definition at line 968 of file Object.h.

◆ GetTextList()

template<typename ParamType >
const auto& DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::GetTextList ( ) const
inlinenoexcept

Returns the predefined selection options as a list of strings.

Definition at line 952 of file Object.h.

◆ operator=()

template<typename ParamType >
const ParamType& DynExp::ParamsBase::TypedParamBase< ParamType >::operator=
inline

Assigns a new value to this parameter. The operator cannot be accessed by Object because this function is not const.

Parameters
NewValueNew value to assign
Returns
Reference to this parameter
Exceptions
Util::InvalidArgExceptionis thrown if the value to assign to the parameter is not considered valid as determined by a call to ParamBase::Validate().

Definition at line 587 of file Object.h.

◆ SetTextList()

template<typename ParamType >
void DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::SetTextList ( Util::TextListType &&  NewTextList)
inline

Resets the predefined list of strings to select a string from.

Parameters
NewTextListNew predefined selection options as a list of strings

Definition at line 964 of file Object.h.

Member Data Documentation

◆ TextList

template<typename ParamType >
Util::TextListType DynExp::ParamsBase::Param< ParamType, std::enable_if_t< std::is_base_of_v< TextList, ParamType > > >::TextList
private

Predefined selection options. Not constant because this should be changeable dynamically (e.g. to enumerate connected devices just before displaying a settings dialog where a connected device can be chosen). Since the underlying type is just a string, there is no constraint on the allowed values - in contrast to e.g. an indexed text list.

Definition at line 980 of file Object.h.


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