QTextDecoder Class

The QTextDecoder class provides a state-based decoder. More...

Header: #include <QTextDecoder>
CMake: find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core5Compat)
target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Core5Compat)
qmake: QT += core5compat

Note: All functions in this class are reentrant.

Public Functions

QTextDecoder(const QTextCodec *codec, int flags)
~QTextDecoder()
QString toUnicode(const QByteArray &ba)
void toUnicode(QString *target, const char *chars, int len)

Detailed Description

A text decoder converts text from an encoded text format into Unicode using a specific codec.

The decoder converts text in this format into Unicode, remembering any state that is required between calls.

See also QTextCodec::makeDecoder() and QTextEncoder.

Member Function Documentation

[explicit] QTextDecoder::QTextDecoder(const QTextCodec *codec, int flags)

Constructs a text decoder for the given codec and conversion flags.

[noexcept] QTextDecoder::~QTextDecoder()

Destroys the decoder.

QString QTextDecoder::toUnicode(const QByteArray &ba)

Converts the bytes in the byte array specified by ba to Unicode and returns the result.

This is an overloaded function.

void QTextDecoder::toUnicode(QString *target, const char *chars, int len)

The converted string is returned in target.

This is an overloaded function.