QJSEngine Class
The QJSEngine class provides an environment for evaluating JavaScript code. More...
| Header: | #include <QJSEngine> |
| qmake: | QT += qml |
| Since: | Qt 5.0 |
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Note: All functions in this class are reentrant.
Public Functions
| QJSEngine() | |
| QJSEngine(QObject * parent) | |
| virtual | ~QJSEngine() |
| void | collectGarbage() |
| QJSValue | evaluate(const QString & program, const QString & fileName = QString(), int lineNumber = 1) |
| T | fromScriptValue(const QJSValue & value) |
| QJSValue | globalObject() const |
| void | installTranslatorFunctions(const QJSValue & object = QJSValue()) |
| QJSValue | newArray(uint length = 0) |
| QJSValue | newObject() |
| QJSValue | newQObject(QObject * object) |
| QJSValue | toScriptValue(const T & value) |
Related Non-Members
| QJSEngine * | qjsEngine(const QObject * object) |
Detailed Description
The QJSEngine class provides an environment for evaluating JavaScript code.
Evaluating Scripts
Use evaluate() to evaluate script code.
QJSEngine myEngine; QJSValue three = myEngine.evaluate("1 + 2");
evaluate() returns a QJSValue that holds the result of the evaluation. The QJSValue class provides functions for converting the result to various C++ types (e.g. QJSValue::toString() and QJSValue::toNumber()).
The following code snippet shows how a script function can be defined and then invoked from C++ using QJSValue::call():
QJSValue fun = myEngine.evaluate("(function(a, b) { return a + b; })"); QJSValueList args; args << 1 << 2; QJSValue threeAgain = fun.call(QJSValue(), args);
As can be seen from the above snippets, a script is provided to the engine in the form of a string. One common way of loading scripts is by reading the contents of a file and passing it to evaluate():
QString fileName = "helloworld.qs"; QFile scriptFile(fileName); if (!scriptFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) // handle error QTextStream stream(&scriptFile); QString contents = stream.readAll(); scriptFile.close(); myEngine.evaluate(contents, fileName);
Here we pass the name of the file as the second argument to evaluate(). This does not affect evaluation in any way; the second argument is a general-purpose string that is stored in the Error object for debugging purposes.
Engine Configuration
The globalObject() function returns the Global Object associated with the script engine. Properties of the Global Object are accessible from any script code (i.e. they are global variables). Typically, before evaluating "user" scripts, you will want to configure a script engine by adding one or more properties to the Global Object:
myEngine.globalObject().setProperty("myNumber", 123); ... QJSValue myNumberPlusOne = myEngine.evaluate("myNumber + 1");
Adding custom properties to the scripting environment is one of the standard means of providing a scripting API that is specific to your application. Usually these custom properties are objects created by the newQObject() or newObject() functions.
Script Exceptions
evaluate() can throw a script exception (e.g. due to a syntax error). If it does, then evaluate() returns the value that was thrown (typically an Error object). Use QJSValue::isError() to check for exceptions.
For detailed information about the error, use QJSValue::toString() to obtain an error message, and use QJSValue::property() to query the properties of the Error object. The following properties are available:
namemessagefileNamelineNumberstack
QJSValue result = myEngine.evaluate(...); if (result.isError()) qDebug() << "Uncaught exception at line" << result.property("lineNumber").toInt() << ":" << result.toString();
Script Object Creation
Use newObject() to create a JavaScript object; this is the C++ equivalent of the script statement new Object(). You can use the object-specific functionality in QJSValue to manipulate the script object (e.g. QJSValue::setProperty()). Similarly, use newArray() to create a JavaScript array object.
QObject Integration
Use newQObject() to wrap a QObject (or subclass) pointer. newQObject() returns a proxy script object; properties, children, and signals and slots of the QObject are available as properties of the proxy object. No binding code is needed because it is done dynamically using the Qt meta object system.
QPushButton *button = new QPushButton; QJSValue scriptButton = myEngine.newQObject(button); myEngine.globalObject().setProperty("button", scriptButton); myEngine.evaluate("button.checkable = true"); qDebug() << scriptButton.property("checkable").toBool(); scriptButton.property("show").call(); // call the show() slot
See also QJSValue and Making Applications Scriptable.
Member Function Documentation
QJSEngine::QJSEngine()
Constructs a QJSEngine object.
The globalObject() is initialized to have properties as described in ECMA-262, Section 15.1.
QJSEngine::QJSEngine(QObject * parent)
Constructs a QJSEngine object with the given parent.
The globalObject() is initialized to have properties as described in ECMA-262, Section 15.1.
[virtual] QJSEngine::~QJSEngine()
Destroys this QJSEngine.
Garbage is not collected from the persistent JS heap during QJSEngine destruction. If you need all memory freed, call collectGarbage manually right before destroying the QJSEngine.
void QJSEngine::collectGarbage()
Runs the garbage collector.
The garbage collector will attempt to reclaim memory by locating and disposing of objects that are no longer reachable in the script environment.
Normally you don't need to call this function; the garbage collector will automatically be invoked when the QJSEngine decides that it's wise to do so (i.e. when a certain number of new objects have been created). However, you can call this function to explicitly request that garbage collection should be performed as soon as possible.
QJSValue QJSEngine::evaluate(const QString & program, const QString & fileName = QString(), int lineNumber = 1)
Evaluates program, using lineNumber as the base line number, and returns the result of the evaluation.
The script code will be evaluated in the context of the global object.
The evaluation of program can cause an exception in the engine; in this case the return value will be the exception that was thrown (typically an Error object; see QJSValue::isError()).
lineNumber is used to specify a starting line number for program; line number information reported by the engine that pertains to this evaluation will be based on this argument. For example, if program consists of two lines of code, and the statement on the second line causes a script exception, the exception line number would be lineNumber plus one. When no starting line number is specified, line numbers will be 1-based.
fileName is used for error reporting. For example, in error objects the file name is accessible through the "fileName" property if it is provided with this function.
Note: If an exception was thrown and the exception value is not an Error instance (i.e., QJSValue::isError() returns false), the exception value will still be returned, but there is currently no API for detecting that an exception did occur in this case.
T QJSEngine::fromScriptValue(const QJSValue & value)
Returns the given value converted to the template type T.
See also toScriptValue().
QJSValue QJSEngine::globalObject() const
Returns this engine's Global Object.
By default, the Global Object contains the built-in objects that are part of ECMA-262, such as Math, Date and String. Additionally, you can set properties of the Global Object to make your own extensions available to all script code. Non-local variables in script code will be created as properties of the Global Object, as well as local variables in global code.
void QJSEngine::installTranslatorFunctions(const QJSValue & object = QJSValue())
Installs translator functions on the given object, or on the Global Object if no object is specified.
The relation between script translator functions and C++ translator functions is described in the following table:
| Script Function | Corresponding C++ Function |
|---|---|
| qsTr() | QObject::tr() |
| QT_TR_NOOP() | QT_TR_NOOP() |
| qsTranslate() | QCoreApplication::translate() |
| QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP() | QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP() |
| qsTrId() | qtTrId() |
| QT_TRID_NOOP() | QT_TRID_NOOP() |
It also adds an arg() method to the string prototype.
This function was introduced in Qt 5.4.
See also Internationalization with Qt.
QJSValue QJSEngine::newArray(uint length = 0)
Creates a JavaScript object of class Array with the given length.
See also newObject().
QJSValue QJSEngine::newObject()
Creates a JavaScript object of class Object.
The prototype of the created object will be the Object prototype object.
See also newArray() and QJSValue::setProperty().
QJSValue QJSEngine::newQObject(QObject * object)
Creates a JavaScript object that wraps the given QObject object, using JavaScriptOwnership.
Signals and slots, properties and children of object are available as properties of the created QJSValue.
If object is a null pointer, this function returns a null value.
If a default prototype has been registered for the object's class (or its superclass, recursively), the prototype of the new script object will be set to be that default prototype.
If the given object is deleted outside of the engine's control, any attempt to access the deleted QObject's members through the JavaScript wrapper object (either by script code or C++) will result in a script exception.
See also QJSValue::toQObject().
QJSValue QJSEngine::toScriptValue(const T & value)
Creates a QJSValue with the given value.
See also fromScriptValue() and newVariant().
Related Non-Members
QJSEngine * qjsEngine(const QObject * object)
Returns the QJSEngine associated with object, if any.
This function is useful if you have exposed a QObject to the JavaScript environment and later in your program would like to regain access. It does not require you to keep the wrapper around that was returned from QJSEngine::newQObject().
This function was introduced in Qt 5.5.