- Qt 6.8
- Qt Core
- Implicitly Shared Classes
- Qt 6.8.3 Reference Documentation

# Implicitly Shared Classes

These Qt Core classes provides a safe and efficient way of sharing and manipulating data by implicitly sharing data.

QBitArray | Array of bits
QBitmap | Monochrome (1-bit depth) pixmaps
QBrush | Defines the fill pattern of shapes drawn by QPainter
QByteArray | Array of bytes
QByteArrayList | List of byte arrays
QByteArrayView | View on an array of bytes with a read-only subset of the QByteArray API
QCache | Template class that provides a cache
QCollator | Compares strings according to a localized collation algorithm
QCollatorSortKey | Can be used to speed up string collation
QCommandLineOption | Defines a possible command-line option
QContiguousCache | Template class that provides a contiguous cache
QCursor | Mouse cursor with an arbitrary shape
QDBusPendingCall | Refers to one pending asynchronous call
QDBusUnixFileDescriptor | Holds one Unix file descriptor
QDateTime | Date and time functions
QDebug | Output stream for debugging information
QDir | Access to directory structures and their contents
QDnsDomainNameRecord | Stores information about a domain name record
QDnsHostAddressRecord | Stores information about a host address record
QDnsMailExchangeRecord | Stores information about a DNS MX record
QDnsServiceRecord | Stores information about a DNS SRV record
QDnsTextRecord | Stores information about a DNS TXT record
QDnsTlsAssociationRecord | Stores information about a DNS TLSA record
QFileInfo | OS-independent API to retrieve information about file system entries
QFont | Specifies a query for a font used for drawing text
QFontInfo | General information about fonts
QFontMetrics | Font metrics information
QFontMetricsF | Font metrics information
QFormDataBuilder | Convenience class to simplify the construction of QHttpMultiPart objects
QFormDataPartBuilder | Convenience class to simplify the construction of QHttpPart objects
QGlyphRun | Direct access to the internal glyphs in a font
QGradient | Used in combination with QBrush to specify gradient fills
QHash | Template class that provides a hash-table-based dictionary
QHostAddress | IP address
QHttp1Configuration | Controls HTTP/1 parameters and settings
QHttp2Configuration | Controls HTTP/2 parameters and settings
QHttpPart | Holds a body part to be used inside a HTTP multipart MIME message
QIcon | Scalable icons in different modes and states
QImage | Hardware-independent image representation that allows direct access to the pixel data, and can be used as a paint device
QJsonArray | Encapsulates a JSON array
QJsonDocument | Way to read and write JSON documents
QJsonObject | Encapsulates a JSON object
QJsonParseError | Used to report errors during JSON parsing
QJsonValue | Encapsulates a value in JSON
QKeySequence | Encapsulates a key sequence as used by shortcuts
QList | Template class that provides a dynamic array
QLocale | Converts between numbers and their string representations in various languages
QMap | Template class that provides an associative array
QMimeType | Describes types of file or data, represented by a MIME type string
QMultiHash | Multi-valued hash table
QMultiMap | Template class that provides an associative array with multiple equivalent keys
QNetworkAddressEntry | Stores one IP address supported by a network interface, along with its associated netmask and broadcast address
QNetworkCacheMetaData | Cache information
QNetworkCookie | Holds one network cookie
QNetworkInterface | Listing of the host's IP addresses and network interfaces
QNetworkProxy | Network layer proxy
QNetworkProxyQuery | Used to query the proxy settings for a socket
QNetworkRequest | Holds a request to be sent with QNetworkAccessManager
QNetworkRequestFactory | Convenience class for grouping remote server endpoints that share common network request properties
QOpenGLDebugMessage | Wraps an OpenGL debug message
QPageRanges | Represents a collection of page ranges
QPainterPath | Container for painting operations, enabling graphical shapes to be constructed and reused
QPalette | Contains color groups for each widget state
QPen | Defines how a QPainter should draw lines and outlines of shapes
QPersistentModelIndex | Used to locate data in a data model
QPicture | Paint device that records and replays QPainter commands
QPixmap | Off-screen image representation that can be used as a paint device
QPolygon | List of points using integer precision
QPolygonF | List of points using floating point precision
QProcessEnvironment | Holds the environment variables that can be passed to a program
QQueue | Generic container that provides a queue
QRawFont | Access to a single physical instance of a font
QRegion | Specifies a clip region for a painter
QRegularExpression | Pattern matching using regular expressions
QRegularExpressionMatch | The results of a matching a QRegularExpression against a string
QRegularExpressionMatchIterator | Iterator on the results of a global match of a QRegularExpression object against a string
QSet | Template class that provides a hash-table-based set
QSqlField | Manipulates the fields in SQL database tables and views
QSqlQuery | Means of executing and manipulating SQL statements
QSqlRecord | Encapsulates a database record
QSslCertificate | Convenient API for an X509 certificate
QSslCertificateExtension | API for accessing the extensions of an X509 certificate
QSslCipher | Represents an SSL cryptographic cipher
QSslConfiguration | Holds the configuration and state of an SSL connection
QSslDiffieHellmanParameters | Interface for Diffie-Hellman parameters for servers
QSslError | SSL error
QSslKey | Interface for private and public keys
QSslPreSharedKeyAuthenticator | Authentication data for pre shared keys (PSK) ciphersuites
QStack | Template class that provides a stack
QStaticText | Enables optimized drawing of text when the text and its layout is updated rarely
QStorageInfo | Provides information about currently mounted storage and drives
QString | Unicode character string
QStringList | List of strings
QTextBlockFormat | Formatting information for blocks of text in a QTextDocument
QTextBoundaryFinder | Way of finding Unicode text boundaries in a string
QTextCharFormat | Formatting information for characters in a QTextDocument
QTextCursor | Offers an API to access and modify QTextDocuments
QTextDocumentFragment | Represents a piece of formatted text from a QTextDocument
QTextFormat | Formatting information for a QTextDocument
QTextFrameFormat | Formatting information for frames in a QTextDocument
QTextImageFormat | Formatting information for images in a QTextDocument
QTextListFormat | Formatting information for lists in a QTextDocument
QTextTableCellFormat | Formatting information for table cells in a QTextDocument
QTextTableFormat | Formatting information for tables in a QTextDocument
QUrl | Convenient interface for working with URLs
QUrlQuery | Way to manipulate a key-value pairs in a URL's query
QVariant | Acts like a union for the most common Qt data types