Copying From QString To QString
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Hello,
I have a class that I am trying to add get/set access modifiers to but cant seem to get it to compile.
Ultimately what I am asking is, in this case is it best to allocate on the heap? How would you write this code for your class?
MyWidget.h
@
class MyWidget
{
public:
QString GetGroupName();
void SetGroupName(QString sVal)private:
QString m_sGroupName;};
@MyWidget.cpp
@
QString MyWidget::GetGroupName()
{
return m_sGroupName;
}void MyWidget::SetGroupName(QString sVal)
{
m_sGroupName = sVal;
}
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I think it's probably the best, performance-wise, to use const references here:
@class MyWidget
{
public:
const QString& GetGroupName(void) const;
void SetGroupName(const QString &sVal);private:
QString m_sGroupName;
};/* ----------------- */
const QString& MyWidget::GetGroupName(void) const
{
return m_sGroupName;
}void MyWidget::SetGroupName(const QString &sVal)
{
m_sGroupName = sVal;
}@Anyway, passing QString "by value" is okay too, because QString uses "implicit sharing":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/implicit-sharing.html, which makes copying a QString a rather cheap operation.
BTW: Why does your code not compile? What is the error message?
bq. Ultimately what I am asking is, in this case is it best to allocate on the heap?
Nope.
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The code above fixed the errors i was having. Thanks alot!