QSpacerItem

The QSpacerItem class provides blank space in a layout. More…

Synopsis

Functions

• def changeSize (w, h[, hData=QSizePolicy.Minimum[, vData=QSizePolicy.Minimum]])

• def sizePolicy ()

Detailed Description

Normally, you don’t need to use this class directly. Qt’s built-in layout managers provide the following functions for manipulating empty space in layouts:

Class	Functions
QHBoxLayout	addSpacing() , addStretch() , insertSpacing() , insertStretch()
QGridLayout	setRowMinimumHeight() , setRowStretch() , setColumnMinimumWidth() , setColumnStretch()

See also

QLayout QWidgetItem spacerItem()

class PySide2.QtWidgets.QSpacerItem(w, h[, hData=QSizePolicy.Minimum[, vData=QSizePolicy.Minimum]])

param w:

int

param h:

int

param hData:

Policy

param vData:

Policy

Constructs a spacer item with preferred width w , preferred height h , horizontal size policy hPolicy and vertical size policy vPolicy .

The default values provide a gap that is able to stretch if nothing else wants the space.

PySide2.QtWidgets.QSpacerItem.changeSize(w, h[, hData=QSizePolicy.Minimum[, vData=QSizePolicy.Minimum]])

Parameters:

• w – int

• h – int

• hData – Policy

• vData – Policy

Changes this spacer item to have preferred width w , preferred height h , horizontal size policy hPolicy and vertical size policy vPolicy .

The default values provide a gap that is able to stretch if nothing else wants the space.

Note that if is called after the spacer item has been added to a layout, it is necessary to invalidate the layout in order for the spacer item’s new size to take effect.

See also

invalidate()

PySide2.QtWidgets.QSpacerItem.sizePolicy()

Return type:

PySide2.QtWidgets.QSizePolicy

Returns the size policy of this item.