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QStatusTipEvent Class Reference
^{[QtGui module]}

The QStatusTipEvent class provides an event that is used to show messages in a status bar. More...

Inherits QEvent.

Methods

• __init__ (self, QString tip)
• __init__ (self, QStatusTipEvent)
• QString tip (self)

Status tips can be set on a widget using the QWidget.setStatusTip() function. They are shown in the status bar when the mouse cursor enters the widget. For example:

    MainWindow.MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
        : QMainWindow(parent)
    {
        QWidget *myWidget = new QWidget;
        myWidget->setStatusTip(tr("This is my widget."));

        setCentralWidget(myWidget);
        ...
    }

Status tips can also be set on actions using the QAction.setStatusTip() function:

    MainWindow.MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
        : QMainWindow(parent)
    {
        QMenu *fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("File"));

        QAction *newAct = new QAction(tr("&New"), this);
        newAct->setStatusTip(tr("Create a new file."));
        fileMenu->addAction(newAct);
        ...
    }

Finally, status tips are supported for the item view classes through the Qt.StatusTipRole enum value.

See also QStatusBar, QHelpEvent, and QWhatsThisClickedEvent.

Method Documentation

QStatusTipEvent.__init__ (self, QString tip)

Constructs a status tip event with the text specified by tip.

See also tip().

QStatusTipEvent.__init__ (self, QStatusTipEvent)

QString QStatusTipEvent.tip (self)

Returns the message to show in the status bar.

See also QStatusBar.showMessage().