QJniArray Class
template <typename T> class QJniArrayThe QJniArray class is a template class that represents an array in Java. More...
Header: | #include <QJniArray> |
CMake: | find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core) target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Core) |
qmake: | QT += core |
Since: | Qt 6.8 |
Inherits: | QJniArrayBase |
Public Types
Public Functions
QJniArray() | |
QJniArray(Container &&container) | |
QJniArray(QJniArray<Other> &&other) | |
(since 6.9) | QJniArray(QJniArrayBase::size_type size) |
QJniArray(QJniObject &&object) | |
QJniArray(const QJniArray<Other> &other) | |
QJniArray(const QJniObject &object) | |
QJniArray(jarray array) | |
QJniArray(std::initializer_list<T> &list) | |
~QJniArray() | |
auto | arrayObject() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_reference | at(QJniArrayBase::size_type i) const |
QJniArray<T>::iterator | begin() |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | begin() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | cbegin() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | cend() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | constBegin() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | constEnd() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator | crbegin() const |
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator | crend() const |
QJniArray<T>::iterator | end() |
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator | end() const |
QJniArray<T>::reverse_iterator | rbegin() |
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator | rbegin() const |
QJniArray<T>::reverse_iterator | rend() |
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator | rend() const |
Container | toContainer(Container &&container = {}) const |
QJniArray<T> & | operator=(QJniArray<Other> &&other) |
QJniArray<T> & | operator=(const QJniArray<Other> &other) |
(since 6.9) QJniArray<T>::reference | operator[](QJniArrayBase::size_type i) |
QJniArray<T>::const_reference | operator[](QJniArrayBase::size_type i) const |
Detailed Description
The QJniArray template makes it easy to work with Java methods that return or take a Java array.
Note: Java arrays can hold primitive types and objects. The array itself can be treated like a Java Object, and the JNI framework provides explicit APIs to work with such arrays. In addition, the Java class library provides container types such as List
or ArrayList
. Objects of those types can not be represented by a QJniArray. Instead, use QJniObject to call the class-specific member functions.
To create a QJniArray instance, either construct it from a corresponding C++ container:
or from an initializer list:
const QJniArray intArray{1, 2, 3};
QJniArray will create a new Java array and copy the C++-side data into it.
When calling functions that return an array via QJniObject::callMethod, such as char[] toCharArray()
in the Java String
class, specify the return type as a C array (jchar[]
in the following):
const auto charArray = stringObject.callMethod<jchar[]>("toCharArray");
The charArray
variable will be of type QJniArray<jchar>
, and hold a new global reference to the jcharArray
JNI object.
Note that the arrays in the code snippets above are all const. Accessing elements in a const array is considerably more efficient than operating on a mutable array.
A QJniArray can also be constructed from an existing jarray
or QJniObject. However, note that no type checking is performed to verify that the jarray
or QJniObject indeed represents an array holding elements of the specified type, and accessing a mismatching QJniArray results in undefined behavior.
The data in a QJniArray can either be accessed element by element using at() or operator[](), or iterated over.
for (const auto &value : array) process(value);
To copy the entire array into a C++ side Qt container, use the toContainer() function.
const auto bytes = object.callMethod<jbyte[]>("getBytes"); QByteArray data = bytes.toContainer();
which happens implicitly in
const auto data = object.callMethod<QByteArray>("getBytes");
The return type of toContainer() depends on the type that QJniArray has been instantiated with. For QJniArray<T>
this will typically be QList<T>
, with the following exceptions:
Specialization | C++ type |
---|---|
QJniArray<jbyte> | QByteArray |
QJniArray<char> | QByteArray |
QJniArray<jstring> | QStringList |
QJniArray<QString> | QStringList |
An array of a fixed size can also be created without any data, and can then be populated element by element using operator[]:
QJniArray<jint> intArray(size); for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) intArray[i] = i;
or a mutable iterator:
QJniArray<QString> strings(size); int i = 0; for (auto string : strings) // note: not 'auto &string' string = u"Row %1"_s.arg(i++);
As in Java, the size of an array can not be changed, but the array variable can be assigned to a different array.
Note: Java arrays are limited to 32 bits, and the size_type
member type of QJniArray is jsize
, which is a 32bit integer type. Trying to construct a QJniArray from a C++ container that holds more than 2^32 elements will cause a runtime assertion.
Member Type Documentation
[alias]
QJniArray::const_iterator
A random-access, const iterator for QJniArray.
[alias]
QJniArray::const_reverse_iterator
A reverse iterator for the QJniArray, synonym for std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>
.
Member Function Documentation
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::iterator QJniArray::begin()
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::begin() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::cbegin() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::constBegin() const
Returns an STL-style const iterator pointing to the first item in the array.
If the array is invalid, then this will return the same iterator as the corresponding end() function.
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::iterator QJniArray::end()
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::cend() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::constEnd() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_iterator QJniArray::end() const
Returns an STL-style iterator pointing just after the last item in the list.
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::reverse_iterator QJniArray::rbegin()
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator QJniArray::crbegin() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator QJniArray::rbegin() const
Returns an STL-style reverse iterator pointing to the first item in the array, in reverse order.
If the array is invalid, then this will return the same iterator as the corresponding rend() function.
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::reverse_iterator QJniArray::rend()
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator QJniArray::crend() const
[noexcept]
QJniArray<T>::const_reverse_iterator QJniArray::rend() const
Returns an STL-style reverse iterator pointing just after the last item in the list, in reverse order.
QJniArray<T>::const_reference QJniArray::at(QJniArrayBase::size_type i) const
QJniArray<T>::const_reference QJniArray::operator[](QJniArrayBase::size_type i) const
Returns the value at position i in the wrapped Java array.
i must be a valid index position in the list (i.e., 0 <= i < size()).
See also size().
QJniArray::QJniArray()
Default constructor of QJniArray. This does not create a Java-side array, and the instance will be invalid.
See also isValid.
[explicit]
template <typename Container, QJniArrayBase::if_compatible_source_container<Container> = true> QJniArray::QJniArray(Container &&container)
Constructs a QJniArray that wraps a newly-created Java array for elements of type Container::value_type
, and populates the Java array with the data from container.
This function only participates in overload resolution if Container
is a container that stores elements of a JNI type or equivalent C++ type, and provides a forward iterator.
The specialization of the constructed QJniArray depends on the value type of the container. For a Container<T>
(such as e.g. QList<T>
) it will typically be QJniArray<T>
, with the following exceptions:
Container | Specialization |
---|---|
QByteArray | QJniArray<jbyte> |
QStringList | QJniArray<jstring> |
Container::value_type | Specialization |
QJniObject | QJniArray<jobject> |
See also QJniArrayBase::fromContainer() and toContainer().
[noexcept]
template <typename Other, QJniArrayBase::if_convertible<Other, T> = true> QJniArray::QJniArray(QJniArray<Other> &&other)
Constructs a QJniArray by moving from other. The other array becomes invalid.
This constructor only participates in overload resolution if the element type Other
of other is convertible to the element type T
of the QJniArray being constructed. However, no actual conversion takes place.
[explicit, since 6.9]
QJniArray::QJniArray(QJniArrayBase::size_type size)
Constructs an empty QJniArray of size size. The elements in the array do not get initialized.
This function was introduced in Qt 6.9.
[explicit noexcept]
QJniArray::QJniArray(QJniObject &&object)
Constructs a QJniArray by moving from object. The QJniObject becomes invalid.
Note: This constructor does not perform any validation of whether the Java-side object is an array of the correct type. Accessing a mismatching QJniArray results in undefined behavior.
template <typename Other, QJniArrayBase::if_convertible<Other, T> = true> QJniArray::QJniArray(const QJniArray<Other> &other)
Constructs a QJniArray by copying other. Both QJniArray objects will reference the same Java array object.
This constructor only participates in overload resolution if the element type Other
of other is convertible to the element type T
of the QJniArray being constructed. However, no actual conversion takes place.
[explicit]
QJniArray::QJniArray(const QJniObject &object)
Constructs a QJniArray that wraps the same Java array as object, creating a new global reference. To construct a QJniArray from an existing local reference, use a QJniObject constructed via fromLocalRef().
Note: This constructor does not perform any validation of whether the Java-side object is an array of the correct type. Accessing a mismatching QJniArray results in undefined behavior.
[explicit]
QJniArray::QJniArray(jarray array)
Constructs a QJniArray that wraps the Java-side array array, creating a new global reference to array.
Note: This constructor does not perform any validation of whether the Java-side object is an array of the correct type. Accessing a mismatching QJniArray results in undefined behavior.
[default]
QJniArray::QJniArray(std::initializer_list<T> &list)
Constructs a QJniArray that wraps a newly-created Java array for elements of type T
, and populates the Java array with the data from list.
See also QJniArrayBase::fromContainer() and toContainer().
QJniArray::~QJniArray()
Destroys the QJniArray object and releases any references held to the wrapped Java array.
auto QJniArray::arrayObject() const
Returns the wrapped Java object as the suitable jarray
type that matches the element type T
of this QJniArray object.
T | jarray type |
---|---|
jbyte | jbyteArray |
jchar | jcharArray |
... | ... |
jobject | jobjectArray |
QJniObject | jobjectArray |
Q_DECLARE_JNI_CLASS | jobjectArray |
template <typename Container = QJniArrayBase::ToContainerType<T>, QJniArrayBase::if_compatible_target_container<T, Container> = true> Container QJniArray::toContainer(Container &&container = {}) const
Returns a container populated with the data in the wrapped Java array.
If no container is provided, then the type of the container returned depends on the element type of this QJniArray. For QJniArray<T>
this will typically be QList<T>
, with the following exceptions:
Specialization | C++ type |
---|---|
QJniArray<jbyte> | QByteArray |
QJniArray<char> | QByteArray |
QJniArray<jstring> | QStringList |
QJniArray<QString> | QStringList |
If you pass in a named container (an lvalue) for container, then that container is filled, and a reference to it is returned. If you pass in a temporary container (an rvalue, incl. the default argument), then that container is filled, and returned by value.
This function returns immediately if the array is invalid.
See also QJniArrayBase::fromContainer().
[noexcept]
template <typename Other, QJniArrayBase::if_convertible<Other, T> = true> QJniArray<T> &QJniArray::operator=(QJniArray<Other> &&other)
Moves other into this QJniArray, and returns a reference to this. The other array becomes invalid.
This operator only participates in overload resolution if the element type Other
of other is convertible to the element type T
of this QJniArray. However, no actual conversion takes place.
template <typename Other, QJniArrayBase::if_convertible<Other, T> = true> QJniArray<T> &QJniArray::operator=(const QJniArray<Other> &other)
Assigns other to this QJniArray, and returns a reference to this. Both QJniArray objects will reference the same Java array object.
This operator only participates in overload resolution if the element type Other
of other is convertible to the element type T
of this QJniArray. However, no actual conversion takes place.
[since 6.9]
QJniArray<T>::reference QJniArray::operator[](QJniArrayBase::size_type i)
Returns a reference object for value at position i in the wrapped Java array.
i must be a valid index position in the list (i.e., 0 <= i < size()).
The returned reference object holds the value at position i, and in most cases will convert implicitly to the value. Assigning to the returned reference will overwrite the entry in the Java array. However, calling mutating member functions on the object will not modify the entry in the array. To call member function on the result of this operator, dereference the reference object:
QJniArray<QString> strings = object.callMethod<QString[]>("getStrings"); if (!strings.isEmpty()) { if (!(*array[0]).isEmpty()) { // ... } }
However, if modifying the value in the array itself is not intended, make the array const, or use at() instead.
This function was introduced in Qt 6.9.
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