CTK/Libs/Core/ctkSetName.h

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   Module:    pqSetName.h

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#ifndef __ctkSetName_h
#define __ctkSetName_h

// Qt includes
#include <QString>

// CTK includes
#include "ctkCoreExport.h"

/**
  Using ctkSetName, you can create and initialize Qt objects without having to create a bunch of temporaries:

  \code
  menu->addAction("Open") << ctkSetName("FileOpenMenu");
  \endcode

  \sa pqSetData, pqConnect
*/
struct CTK_CORE_EXPORT ctkSetName
{
  ctkSetName(const QString& Name);
  const QString Name;
};

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Sets a Qt object's name
template<typename T>
T* operator<<(T* LHS, const ctkSetName& RHS)
{
  LHS->setObjectName(RHS.Name);
  return LHS;
}

#endif