// *************************************************************************************************
//
// QPropertyEditor v 0.1
//
// --------------------------------------
// Copyright (C) 2007 Volker Wiendl
//
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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// *************************************************************************************************

#ifndef COLORSELECTIONBUTTON_H_
#define COLORSELECTIONBUTTON_H_

#include <Qt/qitemdelegate.h>


/**
 * This class is used to create the editor widgets for datatypes encapsulated in QVariant variables
 */
class QVariantDelegate : public QItemDelegate {
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    /**
     * Constructor 
     * @param parent optional parent object
     */
    QVariantDelegate(QObject* parent = 0);
    /// Destructor
    virtual ~QVariantDelegate();

    /**
     * Creates an editor widget as child of a given widget for a specific QModelIndex
     * 
     * @param parent the parent widget for the editor
     * @param option some style options that the editor should use
     * @param index the index of the item the editor will be created for
     * @return QWidget the editor widget
     */
    QWidget *createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index) const;

    /**
     * Tries to set the editor data based on the value stored at a specific QModelIndex
     * @param editor the editor widget
     * @param index the model index of the value that should be used in the editor
     */
    virtual void setEditorData(QWidget *editor, const QModelIndex &index) const;

    /**
     * Sets the data of a specific QModelIndex to tha value of the editor widget
     * @param editor the editor widget that contains the new value
     * @param model the model that contains the index
     * @param index the index within the model whose data value should be set to the data value of the editor
     */
    virtual void setModelData(QWidget *editor, QAbstractItemModel *model, const QModelIndex &index) const;

    /// QItemDelegate implementation
    virtual void updateEditorGeometry(QWidget *editor,  const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index) const;

protected:
    void parseEditorHints(QWidget* editor, const QString& editorHints) const;

};
#endif