QTextEncoder Class

The QTextEncoder class provides a state-based encoder. More...

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

Note: All functions in this class are reentrant.

Public Functions

QTextEncoder(const QTextCodec *codec, QTextCodec::ConversionFlags flags)
QTextEncoder(const QTextCodec *codec)
~QTextEncoder()
QByteArray fromUnicode(const QString &str)
QByteArray fromUnicode(QStringView str)
QByteArray fromUnicode(const QChar *uc, int len)

Detailed Description

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

The encoder converts Unicode into another format, remembering any state that is required between calls.

See also QTextCodec::makeEncoder() and QTextDecoder.

Member Function Documentation

QTextEncoder::QTextEncoder(const QTextCodec *codec, QTextCodec::ConversionFlags flags)

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

QTextEncoder::QTextEncoder(const QTextCodec *codec)

Constructs a text encoder for the given codec.

QTextEncoder::~QTextEncoder()

Destroys the encoder.

QByteArray QTextEncoder::fromUnicode(const QString &str)

Converts the Unicode string str into an encoded QByteArray.

[since 5.10] QByteArray QTextEncoder::fromUnicode(QStringView str)

This is an overloaded function.

Converts the Unicode string str into an encoded QByteArray.

This function was introduced in Qt 5.10.

QByteArray QTextEncoder::fromUnicode(const QChar *uc, int len)

This is an overloaded function.

Converts len characters (not bytes) from uc, and returns the result in a QByteArray.