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/*!
    \page 21-0-qdoc-configuration.html
    \previouspage Creating DITA Maps
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage Generic Configuration Variables

    \title The QDoc Configuration File

    Before running QDoc, you must create a QDoc configuration file to
    tell QDoc where to find the source files that contain the QDoc
    comments. The pathname to your configuration file is passed to
    QDoc on the command line:

    \quotation
        \c {/current/dir$ ../../bin/qdoc ./config.qdocconf}
    \endquotation

    \section1 General Description

    The configuration file is a list of entries of the form \e
    {"variable = value"}. Using the configuration variables, you can
    define where QDoc should find the various source files, images and
    examples, where to put generated documentation etc. The
    configuration file can also contain directives like \c
    include. For an example, see \l {minimal-qdocconf}{a minimal qdocconf file}.

    You can also use configuration variables to get QDoc to support
    \l{Supporting Derived Projects} {derived projects}, i.e QDoc can
    generate links in your project's documentation to elements in the
    Qt online documentation. See the \l {Supporting Derived projects}
    section.

    The value of a configuration variable can be set using either '='
    or '+='. The difference is that '=' overrides the previous value,
    while '+=' adds a new value to the current one.

    Some configuration variables accept a list of strings as their
    value, for example:
    \l {sourcedirs-variable}
    {\c{sourcedirs}}, while others accept only a single string. Double
    quotes around a value string are optional, but including them allows
    you to use special characters like '=' and ' \" ' within the value
    string, for example:

    \code
    HTML.postheader = "<a href=\"index.html\">Home</a>"
    \endcode

    If an entry spans many lines, use a backslash at the end of every
    line but the last:

    \code
    sourcedirs = kernel \
                 tools \
                 widgets
    \endcode

    \section1 Configuration Variables

    \section1 Variable List

    \list
    \li \l {alias-variable} {alias}
    \li \l {Cpp.ignoredirectives-variable} {Cpp.ignoredirectives}
    \li \l {Cpp.ignoretokens-variable} {Cpp.ignoretokens}
    \li \l {defines-variable} {defines}
    \li \l {edition-variable} {edition}
    \li \l {exampledirs-variable} {exampledirs}
    \li \l {examples-variable} {examples}
    \li \l {examples.fileextensions-variable} {examples.fileextensions}
    \li \l {excludedirs-variable} {excludedirs}
    \li \l {excludefiles-variable} {excludefiles}
    \li \l {extraimages-variable} {extraimages}
    \li \l {falsehoods-variable} {falsehoods}
    \li \l {headerdirs-variable} {headerdirs}
    \li \l {headers-variable} {headers}
    \li \l {headers.fileextensions-variable} {headers.fileextensions}
    \li \l {HTML.footer-variable} {HTML.footer}
    \li \l {HTML.postheader-variable} {HTML.postheader}
    \li \l {HTML.style-variable} {HTML.style}
    \li \l {imagedirs-variable} {imagedirs}
    \li \l {images-variable} {images}
    \li \l {images.fileextensions-variable} {images.fileextensions}
    \li \l {language-variable} {language}
    \li \l {macro-variable} {macro}
    \li \l {manifestmeta-variable} {manifestmeta}
    \li \l {outputdir-variable} {outputdir}
    \li \l {outputformats-variable} {outputformats}
    \li \l {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs}
    \li \l {sources-variable} {sources}
    \li \l {sources.fileextensions-variable} {sources.fileextensions}
    \li \l {spurious-variable} {spurious}
    \li \l {tabsize-variable} {tabsize}
    \li \l {version-variable} {version}
    \li \l {versionsym-variable} {versionsym}
    \endlist

    \section1 Categories

    \list
    \li \l {Generic Configuration Variables}
    \li \l {C++ Specific Configuration Variables}
    \li \l {HTML Specific Configuration Variables}
    \endlist

    \section1 Configuration File Examples

    \list
    \li A minimum configuration file: \l minimum.qdocconf
    \li The Qt configuration file: \l qtgui.qdocconf
    \endlist
*/


/*!
    \page 22-qdoc-configuration-generalvariables.html
    \previouspage The QDoc Configuration File
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage Creating Help Project Files

    \title Generic Configuration Variables

    With the general QDoc configuration variables, you can define
    where QDoc will find the various source files it needs to generate
    the documentation, as well as the directory to put the generated
    documentation. You can also do some minor manipulation of QDoc
    itself, controlling its output and processing behavior.

    \target alias-variable
    \section1 alias

    The \c alias variable renames a QDoc command.

    The general syntax is \tt {alias.\e{original-command-name} = \e
    temporary-command-name}.

    \code
        alias.e = i
    \endcode

    This renames the built-in command \\e (italics) to be \\i. The \c
    alias variable is often used for compatibility reasons.

    See also \l {macro-variable} {macro}.

    \target codeindent-variable
    \section1 codeindent

    The \c codeindent variable specifies the level of indentation that
    QDoc uses when writing code snippets.

    QDoc originally used a hard-coded value of four spaces for code
    indentation to ensure that code snippets could be easily
    distinguished from surrounding text. Since we can use \l{HTML
    Specific Configuration Variables#HTML.stylesheets} {stylesheets}
    to adjust the appearance of certain types of HTML elements, this
    level of indentation is not always required.

    \target defines-variable
    \section1 defines

    The \c defines variable specifies the C++ preprocessor symbols
    that QDoc will recognize and respond to.

    When a preprocessor symbol is specified using the \c defines
    variable, you can also use the \l {if-command} {\\if} command to
    enclose documentation that only will be included if the
    preprocessor symbol is defined.

    The values of the variable are regular expressions (see QRegExp
    for details). By default, no symbol is defined, meaning that code
    protected with #ifdef...#endif will be ignored.

    \code
        defines = Q_QDOC \
                  QT_.*_SUPPORT \
                  QT_.*_LIB \
                  QT_COMPAT \
                  QT3_SUPPORT \
                  Q_WS_.* \
                  Q_OS_.* \
                  Q_BYTE_ORDER \
                  __cplusplus
    \endcode

    This ensures that QDoc will process the code that requires these
    symbols to be defined. For example:

    \code
        #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
          HDC getDC() const;
          void releaseDC(HDC) const;
        #endif
    \endcode

    Since the Q_WS_.* regular expression (specified using the \c
    defines variable) matches Q_WS_WIN, QDoc will process the code
    within #ifdef and #endif in our example.

    You can also define preprocessor symbols manually on the command
    line using the -D option. For example:

    \code
        currentdirectory$ qdoc -Dconsoleedition qtgui.qdocconf
    \endcode

    In this case the -D option ensures that the \c consoleedition
    preprocessor symbol is defined when QDoc processes the source
    files defined in the qtgui.qdocconf file.

    See also \l {falsehoods-variable} {falsehoods} and \l {if-command} {\\if}.

    \target edition-variable
    \section1 edition

    The \c edition variable specifies which modules are included in
    each edition of a package, and provides QDoc with information to
    provide class lists for each edition.

    This feature is mostly used when providing documentation for Qt
    packages.

    The \c edition variable is always used with a particular edition
    name to define the modules for that edition:

    \code
        edition.Console      = QtCore QtNetwork QtSql QtXml
        edition.Desktop      = QtCore QtGui QtNetwork QtOpenGL QtSql QtXml \
                               QtDesigner QtAssistant Qt3Support QAxContainer \
                               QAxServer
        edition.DesktopLight = QtCore QtGui Qt3SupportLight
    \endcode

    In the above examples, the \c Console edition only includes the
    contents of four modules. Only the classes from these modules will
    be used when the \l{Miscellaneous#generatelist-command}
    {generatelist} command is used to generate a list of classes for
    this edition:

    \code
        \generatelist{classesbyedition Console}
    \endcode

    \target exampledirs-variable
    \section1 exampledirs

    The \c exampledirs variable specifies the directories containing
    the source code of the example files.

    The \l {examples-variable} {examples} and \l
    {exampledirs-variable} {exampledirs} variables are used by the \l
    {quotefromfile-command} {\\quotefromfile}, \l {quotefile-command}
    {\\quotefile} and \l {example-command} {\\example} commands. If
    both the \l {examples-variable} {examples} and \l
    {exampledirs-variable} {exampledirs} variables are defined, QDoc
    will search in both, first in \l {examples-variable} {examples}
    then in \l {exampledirs-variable} {exampledirs}.

    QDoc will search through the directories in the specified order,
    and accept the first matching file it finds. It will only search
    in the specified directories, \e not in subdirectories.

    \code
        exampledirs = $QTDIR/doc/src \
                      $QTDIR/examples \
                      $QTDIR \
                      $QTDIR/qmake/examples

        examples    = $QTDIR/examples/widgets/analogclock/analogclock.cpp
    \endcode

    When processing

    \code
        \quotefromfile widgets/calculator/calculator.cpp
    \endcode

    QDoc will see if there is a file called \c calculator.cpp
    listed as a value in the \l {examples-variable} {\c examples} variable. If
    there isn't, it will search in the \c exampledirs variable, and
    first see if there exists a file called

    \code
        $QTDIR/doc/src/widgets/calculator/calculator.cpp
    \endcode

    If it doesn't, QDoc will continue looking for a file called

    \code
        $QTDIR/examples/widgets/calculator/calculator.cpp
    \endcode

    and so forth.

    See also \l {examples-variable}{examples}.

    \target examples-variable
    \section1 examples

    The \c examples variable allows you to specify individual example
    files in addition to those located in the directories specified by
    the \l {exampledirs-variable} {\c exampledirs} variable.

    The \c examples and \l {exampledirs-variable} {\c exampledirs}
    variables are used by the \l {quotefromfile-command}
    {\\quotefromfile}, \l {quotefile-command} {\\quotefile} and \l
    {example-command} {\\example} commands. If both the \c examples and \l
    {exampledirs-variable} {\c exampledirs} variables are defined,
    QDoc will search in both, first in \c examples then in \l
    {exampledirs-variable} {\c exampledirs}.

    QDoc will search through the values listed for the \c examples
    variable, in the specified order, and accept the first one it
    finds.

    For an extensive example, see the \l {exampledirs-variable} {\c
    exampledirs} command. But note that if you know the file is listed
    in the \c examples variable, you don't need to specify its path:

    \code
        \quotefromfile calculator.cpp
    \endcode

    See also \l {exampledirs-variable} {exampledirs}.

    \target examples.fileextensions-variable
    \section1 examples.fileextensions

    The \c examples.fileextensions variable specifies the file
    extensions that qdoc will look for when collecting example files
    for display in the documentation.

    The default extensions are *.cpp, *.h, *.js, *.xq, *.svg, *.xml
    and *.ui.

    The extensions are given as standard wildcard expressions. You
    can add a file extension to the filter using '+='. For example:

    \code
        examples.fileextensions += *.qrc
    \endcode

    See also \l{headers.fileextensions}.

    \target excludedirs-variable
    \section1 excludedirs

    The \c excludedirs variable is for listing directories that should \e{not}
    be processed by qdoc, even if the same directories are included by the
    \l {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs} or \l {headerdirs-variable} {headerdirs}
    variables.

    For example:

    \code
        sourcedirs =  src/corelib
        excludedirs = src/corelib/tmp
    \endcode

    When executed, QDoc will exclude the listed directories from
    further consideration. Files in these directories will not be
    read by qdoc.

    See also \l {excludefiles-variable} {excludefiles}.

    \target excludefiles-variable
    \section1 excludefiles

    The \c excludefiles variable allows you to specify individual files
    that should \e{not} be processed by qdoc.

    \code
    excludefiles += $QT_CORE_SOURCES/../../src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.h \
                    $QT_CORE_SOURCES/../../src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
    \endcode

    If you include the above in your qdocconf file for qtbase, there
    will be no qwidget.html generated for html and no qwidget.xml
    generated for DITA XML.

    See also \l {excludedirs-variable} {excludedirs}.

    \target extraimages-variable
    \section1 extraimages

    The \c extraimages variable tells QDoc to incorporate specific
    images in the generated documentation.

    QDoc will not recognize images used within HTML (or any other
    markup language). If we want the images to be copied from the
    directories specified by \l {imagedirs} {\c imagedirs} (the images
    in question must be located in these directories) to the output
    directory, we must specify the images using the \c extraimages
    variable.

    The general syntax is \tt {extraimages.\e{format} = \e image}. The
    file extension is optional.

    For example, in \l qtgui.qdocconf we use a couple of images within
    the HTML.postheader variable which value is pure HTML. For that
    reason, these images are specified using the \c extraimages
    variable:

    \code
        extraimages.HTML = qt-logo
    \endcode

    See also \l images and \l imagedirs.

    \target falsehoods-variable
    \section1 falsehoods

    The \c falsehoods variable defines the truth value of specified
    preprocessor symbols as false.

    If this variable is not set for a preprocessor symbol, QDoc
    assumes its truth value is true. The exception is '0', which value
    always is false.

    QDoc will recognize, and is able to evaluate, the following
    preprocessor syntax:

    \code
        #ifdef NOTYET
         ...
        #endif

        #if defined (NOTYET)
         ...
        #end if
    \endcode

    However, faced with unknown syntax like

    \code
        #if NOTYET
            ...
        #endif
    \endcode

    QDoc will evaluate it as true by default, \e unless the
    preprocessor symbol is specified within the \c falsehoods variable
    entry:

    \code
        falsehoods = NOTYET
    \endcode

    See also \l defines.

    \target generateindex-variable
    \section1 generateindex

    The \c generateindex variable contains a boolean value that
    specifies whether to generate an index file when HTML
    documentation is generated.

    By default, an index file is always generated with HTML
    documentation, so this variable is typically only used when
    disabling this feature (by setting the value to \c false) or when
    enabling index generation for the WebXML output (by setting the
    value to \c true).

    \target headerdirs-variable
    \section1 headerdirs

    The \c headerdirs variable specifies the directories containing
    the header files associated with the \c .cpp source files used in
    the documentation.

    \code
        headerdirs = $QTDIR/src \
                     $QTDIR/extensions/activeqt \
                     $QTDIR/extensions/motif \
                     $QTDIR/tools/designer/src/lib/extension \
                     $QTDIR/tools/designer/src/lib/sdk \
                     $QTDIR/tools/designer/src/lib/uilib
    \endcode

    When executed, the first thing QDoc will do is to read through the
    headers specified in the \l {headers} {\c headers} variable, and
    the ones located in the directories specified in the \c headerdir
    variable (including all subdirectories), building an internal
    structure of the classes and their functions.

    Then it will read through the sources specified in the \l
    {sources-variable} {\c sources}, and the ones located in the
    directories specified in the \l {sourcedirs-variable} {\c
    sourcedirs} varible (including all subdirectories), merging the
    documentation with the structure it retrieved from the header
    files.

    If both the \c headers and \c headerdirs variables are defined,
    QDoc will read through both, first \l {headers} {\c headers} then
    \c headerdirs.

    In the specified directories, QDoc will only read the files with
    the \c fileextensions specified in the \l {headers.fileextensions}
    {\c headers.fileextensions} variable. The default extensions are
    *.ch, *.h, *.h++, *.hh, *.hpp, and *.hxx". The files specified by
    \l {headers} {\c headers} will be read without taking into account
    their fileextensions.

    See also \l headers and \l headers.fileextensions.

    \target headers-variable
    \section1 headers

    The \c headers variable allows you to specify individual header
    files in addition to those located in the directories specified by
    the \l {headerdirs} {\c headerdirs} variable.

    \code
        headers = $QTDIR/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit.h \
                  $QTDIR/src/gui/widgets/qpushbutton.h
    \endcode

    When processing the \c headers variable, QDoc behaves in the same
    way as it does when processing the \l {headerdirs} {\c headerdirs}
    variable. For more information, see the \l {headerdirs} {\c
    headerdirs} variable.

    See also \l headerdirs.

    \target headers.fileextensions-variable
    \section1 headers.fileextensions

    The \c headers.fileextensions variable specify the extension used
    by the headers.

    When processing the header files specified in the \l {headerdirs}
    {\c headerdirs} variable, QDoc will only read the files with the
    fileextensions specified in the \c headers.fileextensions
    variable. In this way QDoc avoids spending time reading irrelevant
    files.

    The default extensions are *.ch, *.h, *.h++, *.hh, *.hpp, and
    *.hxx.

    The extensions are given as standard wildcard expressions. You
    can add a file extension to the filter using '+='. For example:

    \code
        header.fileextensions += *.H
    \endcode

    \warning The above assignment may not work as described.

    See also \l headerdirs.

    \target imagedirs-variable
    \section1 imagedirs

    The \c imagedirs variable specifies the directories containing the
    images used in the documentation.

    The \l {images} {\c images} and \c imagedirs variables are used by
    the \l {image-command} {\\image} and \l {inlineimage-command}
    {\\inlineimage} commands. If both the \l {images} {\c images} and
    \c imagedirs variables are defined, QDoc will search in both. First
    in \l {images} {\c images}, then in \c imagedirs.

    QDoc will search through the directories in the specified order,
    and accept the first matching file it finds. It will only search
    in the specified directories, \e not in subdirectories.

    \code
        imagedirs = $QTDIR/doc/src/images \
                    $QTDIR/examples

        images    = $QTDIR/doc/src/images/calculator-example.png
    \endcode

    When processing

    \code
        \image calculator-example.png
    \endcode

    QDoc will then see if there is a file called
    calculator-example.png listed as a value in the \c images
    variable. If there isn't, it will search in the \c imagedirs
    variable for:

    \code
        $QTDIR/doc/src/images/calculator-example.png
    \endcode

    If the file doesn't exist, QDoc will look for a file called

    \code
        $QTDIR/examples/calculator-example.png
    \endcode

    You can filter the images in an image directory using the \l
    {images.fileextensions} {\c images.fileextensions} variable. The
    general idea behind the \l {images.fileextensions} {\c images.fileextensions}
    variable is to enable different image format for different output format.

    \warning The \l {images.fileextensions} {\c images.fileextensions}
    variable's functionality is preliminary since QDoc at this point
    only supports HTML.

    See also \l images and \l images.fileextensions.

    \target images-variable
    \section1 images

    The \c images variable allows you to specify individual image
    files in addition to those located in the directories specified by
    the \l {imagedirs} {\c imagedirs} variable.

    \code
        images = $QTDIR/doc/src/images/calculator-example.png
    \endcode

    When processing the \c images variable, QDoc behaves in the same
    way as it does when processing the \l {imagedirs} {\c imagedirs}
    variable. For more information, see the \l {imagedirs} {\c
    imagedirs} variable.

    See also \l imagedirs and \l images.fileextensions.

    \target images.fileextensions-variable
    \section1 images.fileextensions

    The images.fileextensions variable filters the files within an
    image directory.

    The variable's values (the extensions) are given as standard
    wildcard expressions. The general syntax is: \tt
    {images.fileextensions.\e{format} = *.\e{extension}}.

    The idea is to enable different image format for different output
    format.

    \code
        images.fileextensions.HTML = *.png
        images.fileextensions.LOUT = *.eps
    \endcode

    Then, when processing the \l {image-command} {\\image} and \l
    {inlineimage-command} {\\inlineimage} commands, QDoc will only
    search for files with extensions specified in the variable
    containing the list of output formats.

    \warning This is only a preliminary functionality since QDoc at this
    point only supports HTML.

    The default extensions for HTML are *.png, *.jpg, *.jpeg, and
    *.gif.

    You can add a file extension to the filter using '+='. For
    example:

    \code
        images.fileextensions.HTML += *.eps
    \endcode

    See also \l imagedirs and \l images.

    \target language-variable
    \section1 language

    The \c language variable specifies the language of the source code
    that is used in the documentation.

    Currently, C++ is the only language that QDoc understands. It is
    also the default language, and doesn't really need to be
    specified. However, a possible example of a language variable
    statement:

    \code
        language = Cpp
    \endcode

    This identifies C++ as the language of the Qt source code.

    \target macro-variable
    \section1 macro

    The \c macro variable is used to create your own simple QDoc
    commands. The syntax is \tt {macro.\e{command} = \e{definition}},
    where the definition is written using QDoc syntax.

    A macro variable can be restricted for use in one type of output
    generation. By appending \c {.HTML} to the macro name, for
    example, the macro is only used when generating HTML output. By
    appending \c {.DITAXML} to the macro name, the macro is only used
    when generating DITA XML.

    \code
        macro.gui              = "\\b"
        macro.raisedaster.HTML = "<sup>*</sup>"
    \endcode

    The first macro defines the \\gui command to render its argument
    using a bold font. The second macro defines the \\raisedaster
    command to render a superscript asterisk, but only when generating
    HTML.

    See also \l {alias-variable} {alias}.

    \target manifestmeta-variable
    \section1 manifestmeta

    The \c manifestmeta variable specifies additional meta-content
    for the example manifest files generated by QDoc.

    See the \l{Manifest Meta Content} section for more information.

    \target naturallanguage-variable
    \section1 naturallanguage

    The \c naturallanguage variable specifies the natural language
    used for the documentation generated by qdoc.

    \code
        naturallanguage = zh-Hans
    \endcode

    By default, the natural language is \c en for compatibility with
    legacy documentation.

    qdoc will add the natural language information to the HTML it
    generates, using the \c lang and \c xml:lang attributes.

    See also \l {sourceencoding-variable} {sourceencoding},
    \l {outputencoding-variable} {outputencoding},
    \l{http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#C_7}
    {C.7. The lang and xml:lang Attributes} and
    \l{http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri20040429.113217290}
    {Best Practice 13: Using Hans and Hant codes}.

    \target outputdir-variable
    \section1 outputdir

    The \c outputdir variable specifies the directory where QDoc will
    put the generated documentation.

    \code
        outputdir = $QTDIR/doc/html
    \endcode

    locates the generated Qt reference documentation in
    $QTDIR/doc/html. For example, the documentation of the QWidget
    class is located in

    \code
        $QTDIR/doc/html/qwidget.html
    \endcode

    The associated images will be put in an \c images subdirectory.

    \warning When running QDoc multiple times using the same output
    directory, all files from the previous run will be lost.

    \target outputencoding-variable
    \section1 outputencoding

    The \c outputencoding variable specifies the encoding used for the
    documentation generated by qdoc.

    \code
        outputencoding = UTF-8
    \endcode

    By default, the output encoding is \c ISO-8859-1 (Latin1) for
    compatibility with legacy documentation. When generating
    documentation for some languages, particularly non-European
    languages, this is not sufficient and an encoding such as UTF-8 is
    required.

    qdoc will encode HTML using this encoding and generate the correct
    declarations to indicate to browsers which encoding is being
    used. The \l naturallanguage configuration variable should also be
    specified to provide browsers with a complete set of character
    encoding and language information.

    See also \l outputencoding and \l naturallanguage.

    \target outputformats-variable
    \section1 outputformats

    The \c outputformats variable specifies the format of
    the generated documentation.

    Currently, QDoc only supports the HTML format. It is also
    the default format, and doesn't need to be specified.

    \target outputprefixes
    \section1 outputprefixes

    The \c outputprefixes variable specifies a mapping between types of files
    and the prefixes to prepend to the HTML file names in the generated
    documentation.

    \code
        outputprefixes = QML
        outputprefixes.QML = uicomponents-
    \endcode

    By default, files containing the API documentation for QML types
    are prefixed with "qml-". In the above example, the
    prefix \c "uicomponents" is used instead.

    \target qhp-variable
    \section1 qhp

    The \c qhp variable is used to define the information to be
    written out to Qt Help Project (\c{qhp}) files.

    See the \l{Creating Help Project Files} chapter for information
    about this process.

    \target sourcedirs-variable
    \section1 sourcedirs

    The \c sourcedirs variable specifies the directories containing
    the \c .cpp or \c .qdoc files used in the documentation.

    \code
        sourcedirs  += .. \
                       ../../../examples/gui/doc/src
    \endcode

    When executed, the first thing QDoc will do is to read through the
    headers specified in the \l {header-command} {\c header} variable,
    and the ones located in the directories specified in the \c
    headerdir variable (including all subdirectories), building an
    internal structure of the classes and their functions.

    Then it will read through the sources specified in the \l
    {sources} {\c sources}, and the ones located in the directories
    specified in the \l {sourcedirs} {\c sourcedirs} variable
    (including all subdirectories), merging the documentation with the
    structure it retrieved from the header files.

    If both the \c sources and \c sourcedirs variables are defined,
    QDoc will read through both, first \l {sources} {\c sources} then
    \c sourcedirs.

    In the specified directories, QDoc will only read the files with
    the \c fileextensions specified in the \l {sources.fileextensions}
    {\c sources.fileextensions} variable. The default extensions are
    *.c++, *.cc, *.cpp and *.cxx. The files specified by \l {sources}
    {\c sources} will be read independent of their fileextensions.

    See also \l {sources-variable} {sources} and
    \l {sources.fileextensions-variable} {sources.fileextensions}.

    \target sourceencoding-variable
    \section1 sourceencoding

    The \c sourceencoding variable specifies the encoding used for the
    source code and documentation.

    \code
        sourceencoding = UTF-8
    \endcode

    By default, the source encoding is \c ISO-8859-1 (Latin1) for
    compatibility with legacy documentation. For some languages,
    particularly non-European languages, this is not sufficient and an
    encoding such as UTF-8 is required.

    Although qdoc will use the encoding to read source and
    documentation files, limitations of C++ compilers may prevent you
    from using non-ASCII characters in source code comments. In cases
    like these, it is possible to write API documentation completely
    in documentation files.

    See also \l {naturallanguage-variable} {naturallanguage} and
    \l {outputencoding-variable} {outputencoding}.

    \target sources-variable
    \section1 sources

    The \c sources variable allows you to specify individual source
    files in addition to those located in the directories specified by
    the \l {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs} variable.

    \code
        sources = $QTDIR/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit.cpp \
                  $QTDIR/src/gui/widgets/qpushbutton.cpp
    \endcode

    When processing the \c sources variable, QDoc behaves in the same
    way as it does when processing the \l {sourcedirs-variable}
    {sourcedirs} variable. For more information, see the \l
    {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs} variable.

    See also \l {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs}.

    \target sources.fileextensions-variable
    \section1 sources.fileextensions

    The \c sources.fileextensions variable filters the files within a
    source directory.

    When processing the source files specified in the \l {sourcedirs}
    {\c sourcedirs} variable, QDoc will only read the files with the
    fileextensions specified in the \c sources.fileextensions
    variable. In this way QDoc avoid spending time reading irrelevant
    files.

    The default extensions are *.c++, *.cc, *.cpp and *.cxx.

    The extensions are given as standard wildcard expressions. You
    can add a file extension to the filter using '+='. For example:

    \code
        sources.fileextensions += *.CC
    \endcode

    \warning The above assignment may not work as described.

    See also \l {sourcedirs-variable} {sourcedirs} and \l
    (sources-variable} {sources}.


    \target spurious-variable
    \section1 spurious

    The \c spurious variable excludes specified QDoc warnings from the
    output. The warnings are specified using standard wildcard
    expressions.

    \code
        spurious = "Cannot find .*" \
        "Missing .*"
    \endcode

    makes sure that warnings matching either of these expressions,
    will not be part of the output when running QDoc. For example
    would the following warning be omitted from the output:

    \code
        qt-4.0/src/opengl/qgl_mac.cpp:156: Missing parameter name
    \endcode

    \target syntaxhighlighting
    \section1 syntaxhighlighting

    The \c syntaxhighlighting variable specifies whether QDoc should
    perform syntax highlighting on source code quoted in the
    documentation it generates.

    \code
        syntaxhighlighting = true
    \endcode

    will enable syntax highlighting for all supported programming
    languages.

    \target tabsize-variable
    \section1 tabsize

    The \c tabsize variable defines the size of a tab character.

    \code
    tabsize = 4
    \endcode

    will give the tab character the size of 4 spaces. The default
    value of the variable is 8, and doesn't need to be specified.

    \target tagfile-variable
    \section1 tagfile

    The \c tagfile variable specifies the Doxygen tag file to be
    written when HTML is generated.

    \target version-variable
    \section1 version

    The \c version variable specifies the version number of the
    documented software.

    \code
        version = 4.0.1
    \endcode

    When a version number is specified (using the \tt{\l version} or
    \tt {\l versionsym} variables in a \c .qdocconf file), it is
    accessible through the corresponding \\version command for use in
    the documentation.

    \warning The \\version command's functionality is not fully
    implemented; currently it only works within raw HTML code.

    See also \l versionsym.

    \target versionsym-variable
    \section1 versionsym

    The \c versionsym variable specifies a C++ preprocessor symbol
    that defines the version number of the documented software.

    \code
        versionsym = QT_VERSION_STR
    \endcode

    QT_VERSION_STR is defined in qglobal.h as follows

    \code
        #define QT_VERSION_STR   "4.0.1"
    \endcode

    When a version number is specified (using the \tt{\l version} or
    \tt {\l versionsym} variables in a \c .qdocconf file), it is
    accessible through the corresponding \\version command for use in
    the documentation.

    \warning The \\version command's functionality is not fully
    implemented. Currently, it only works within raw HTML code.

    See also \l {version} {\\version}.
*/

/*!
    \page 22-creating-help-project-files.html
    \previouspage Generic Configuration Variables
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage C++ Specific Configuration Variables

    \title Creating Help Project Files

    \section1 Overview

    Starting with Qt 4.4, Qt Assistant uses a different system for managing
    Qt documentation that requires QDoc to generate inventories of files in a
    format that is similar to the old style DCF format, but with additional
    features.

    Instead of hard-coding information about the documentation sets for Qt,
    QDoc allows configuration variables to be used to specify which pages are
    to be used in each documentation set it generates. These are specified as
    subvariables of the \c qch variable with each set declared using a unique
    identifier as a subvariable.

    For example, the configuration file for the Qt documentation defines a
    \c Qt documentation set by specifying information about the set as
    subvariables with the \c{qhp.Qt} prefix:

    \code
    qhp.Qt.file                = qt.qhp
    qhp.Qt.namespace           = org.qt-project.qtcore.$QT_VERSION_TAG
    qhp.Qt.virtualFolder       = qdoc
    qhp.Qt.indexTitle          = Qt Reference Documentation
    qhp.Qt.indexRoot           =
    qhp.Qt.extraFiles          = classic.css images/qt-logo.png
    qhp.Qt.filterAttributes    = qt 4.4.0 qtrefdoc
    qhp.Qt.customFilters.Qt.name = Qt 4.4.0
    qhp.Qt.customFilters.Qt.filterAttributes = qt 4.4.0
    qhp.Qt.subprojects         = classes overviews examples
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.classes.title = Classes
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.classes.indexTitle = Qt's Classes
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.classes.selectors = class
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.overviews.title = Overviews
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.overviews.indexTitle = All Overviews and HOWTOs
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.overviews.selectors = fake:page,group,module
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.examples.title = Tutorials and Examples
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.examples.indexTitle = Qt Examples
    qhp.Qt.subprojects.examples.selectors = fake:example
    \endcode

    To create a table of contents for a manual, create a subproject with
    a \c{type} property and set it to \c{manual}. The page in the documentation
    referred to by the \c{indexTitle} property must contain a list of links
    that acts as a table of contents for the whole manual. QDoc will take the
    information in this list and create a table of contents for the subproject.

    For example, the configuration file for Qt Creator defines only one
    subproject for its documentation, including all the documentation in a
    single manual:

    \code
    qhp.QtCreator.subprojects = manual
    qhp.QtCreator.subprojects.manual.title = Qt Creator Manual
    qhp.QtCreator.subprojects.manual.indexTitle = Qt Creator Manual
    qhp.QtCreator.subprojects.manual.type = manual
    \endcode

    In this example, the page entitled "Qt Creator Manual" contains a nested
    list of links to pages in the documentation which is duplicated in
    Qt Assistant's Contents tab.
*/

/*!
    \page 23-qdoc-configuration-cppvariables.html
    \previouspage Creating Help Project Files
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage HTML Specific Configuration Variables

    \title C++ Specific Configuration Variables

    The C++ specific configuration variables are provided to avoid
    erroneous documentation due to non-standard C++ constructs.

    \target Cpp.ignoredirectives-variable
    \section1 Cpp.ignoredirectives
    The \c Cpp.ignoredirectives variable makes QDoc ignore the
    specified non-standard constructs, within C++ source code.

    If not specified by the \tt {\l Cpp.ignoretokens} or \tt {\l
    Cpp.ignoredirectives} variables, non-standard constructs
    (typically macros) can result in erroneous documentation.

    \code
    Cpp.ignoredirectives = Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE \
                           Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS \
                           Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE \
                           Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC \
                           Q_DISABLE_COPY \
                           Q_DUMMY_COMPARISON_OPERATOR \
                           Q_ENUMS \
                           Q_FLAGS \
                           Q_INTERFACES \
                           __attribute__
    \endcode

    makes sure that when processing the code below, for example, QDoc
    will simply ignore the 'Q_ENUMS' and 'Q_FLAGS' expressions:

    \code
        class Q_CORE_EXPORT Qt {
            Q_OBJECT
            Q_ENUMS(Orientation TextFormat BackgroundMode
                    DateFormat ScrollBarPolicy FocusPolicy
                    ContextMenuPolicy CaseSensitivity
                    LayoutDirection ArrowType)
            Q_ENUMS(ToolButtonStyle)
            Q_FLAGS(Alignment)
            Q_FLAGS(Orientations)
            Q_FLAGS(DockWidgetAreas)

          public:
            ...
        };
    \endcode

    The Q_OBJECT macro, however, is an exception: QDoc recognizes this
    particular non-standard construct, so there is no need specifying
    it using the \tt {\l Cpp.ignoredirectives} variable.

    Regarding the Q_CORE_EXPORT macro; see the documentation of the
    \tt {\l Cpp.ignoretokens} variable.

    See also \l Cpp.ignoretokens.

    \target Cpp.ignoretokens-variable
    \section1 Cpp.ignoretokens

    The \c Cpp.ignoretokens variable makes QDoc ignore the specified
    non-standard constructs, within C++ source code.

    If not specified by the \tt {\l Cpp.ignoretokens} or \tt {\l
    Cpp.ignoredirectives} variables, non-standard constructs
    (typically macros) can result in erroneous documentation.

    In \l qtgui.qdocconf:

    \code
    Cpp.ignoretokens = QAXFACTORY_EXPORT \
                       QM_EXPORT_CANVAS \
                       ...
                       Q_COMPAT_EXPORT \
                       Q_CORE_EXPORT \
                       Q_EXPLICIT \
                       Q_EXPORT \
                       ...
                       Q_XML_EXPORT
    \endcode

    makes sure that when processing the code below, for example, QDoc
    will simply ignore the 'Q_CORE_EXPORT' expression:

    \code
        class Q_CORE_EXPORT Qt {
            Q_OBJECT
            Q_ENUMS(Orientation TextFormat BackgroundMode
                    DateFormat ScrollBarPolicy FocusPolicy
                    ContextMenuPolicy CaseSensitivity
                    LayoutDirection ArrowType)
            Q_ENUMS(ToolButtonStyle)
            Q_FLAGS(Alignment)
            Q_FLAGS(Orientations)
            Q_FLAGS(DockWidgetAreas)
          public:
            ...
        };
    \endcode

    Regarding the Q_OBJECT, Q_ENUMS and Q_FLAGS macros; see the
    documentation of the \tt {\l Cpp.ignoredirectives} variable.

    See also \l Cpp.ignoredirectives.
*/

/*!
    \page 24-qdoc-configuration-htmlvariables.html
    \previouspage C++ Specific Configuration Variables
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage Supporting Derived Projects

    \title HTML Specific Configuration Variables

    The HTML specific configuration variables define the generated
    documentation's style, or define the contents of the
    documentation's footer or postheader. The format of the variable
    values are raw HTML.

    \target HTML.footer-variable
    \section1 HTML.footer

    The \c HTML.footer variable defines the content of the generated
    HTML documentation's footer.

    The footer is rendered at the bottom of the generated
    documentation page.

    The variable's value is given as raw HTML code enclosed by
    quotation marks. Note that if the value spans several lines, each
    line needs to be enclosed by quotation marks.

    \code
        HTML.footer = "<p /><address><hr /><div align=\"center\">\n" \
                      ...
                      "</tr></table></div></address>"
    \endcode

    The complete variable entry provides the standard footer of the
    \l {http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.0/index.html} {Qt Reference Documentation}.

    \target HTML.postheader-variable
    \section1 HTML.postheader

    The \c HTML.postheader variable defines the content of the
    generated HTML documentation's postheader.

    The header is rendered at the top of the generated documentation
    page.

    The variable's value is given as raw HTML enclosed by quotation
    marks. Note that if the value spans several lines, each line needs
    to be enclosed by quotation marks.

    \code
     HTML.postheader = "<table border=\"0\"..." \
                       ...
                       "<img src=\"images/qt-logo.png\" \
                       "align=\"right\" width=\"203\" height=\"32\""\
                      "border=\"0\" />" \
                       "</td></tr>" \
                       "</table>"
    \endcode

    The complete variable entry in \l qtgui.qdocconf provides the
    standard header of the \l {http://doc.qt.digia.com/}
    {Qt Reference Documentation}.

    \target HTML.style-variable
    \section1 HTML.style

    The HTML.style variable defines the style for
    the generated HTML documentation.

    The variable's value is given as raw HTML enclosed by quotation
    marks. Note that if the value spans several lines, each line needs
    to be enclosed by quotation marks.

    \code
    HTML.style = "h3.fn,span.fn" \
                 "{ margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm; }\n" \
                 "a:link { color: #004faf; text-decoration: none }\n" \
                 "a:visited" \
                 "{ color: #672967; text-decoration: none }\n" \
                 "td.postheader { font-family: sans-serif }\n" \
                 "tr.address { font-family: sans-serif }\n" \
                 "body { background: #ffffff; color: black; }"
    \endcode

    provides the HTML style for the \l
    {http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.0/index.html} {Qt Reference
    Documentation}.

    \target HTML.stylesheets-variable
    \section1 HTML.stylesheets

    The HTML.stylesheets variable defines a list of stylesheets
    to use for the generated HTML documentation.

    Using separate stylesheets for the documentation makes it easier
    to customize and experiment with the style used once the contents
    has been generated. Typically, it is only necessary to define a
    single stylesheet for any set of documentation; for example:

    \code
    HTML.stylesheets = classic.css
    \endcode

    QDoc expects to find stylesheets in the directory containing the
    \l qtgui.qdocconf file, and it will copy those specified to the output
    directory alongside the HTML pages.

    \target HTML.tocdepth
    \section1 HTML.tocdepth

    The HTML.tocdepth variable defines how many document sections are printed in
    the table of contents. Setting tocdepth to \c 0 disables the table of
    contents while not setting the variable prints all document sections.

*/

/*!
    \page 25-qdoc-configuration-derivedprojects.html
    \previouspage HTML Specific Configuration Variables
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage Example Manifest Files

    \title Supporting Derived Projects

    Some configuration variables allow you to use QDoc to support
    Qt-based projects. They allow your project to contain links to the
    online Qt documentation, which means that QDoc will be able to
    create links to the class reference documentation, without any
    explicit linking command.

    \target description-variable
    \section1 description

    The description variable holds a short description of the
    associated project.

    See also \l project.

    \target indexes-variable
    \section1 indexes

    The \c indexes variable lists the index files that will be used to
    generate references.

    For example. to make a derived Qt project contain links to the Qt
    Reference documentation, you need to specify the associated index
    file:

    \code
        indexes = $QTDIR/doc/html/qt.index
    \endcode

    See also \l project and \l url.

    \target project-variable
    \section1 project

    The \c project variable provides a name for the project associated
    with the \c .qdocconf file.

    The project's name is used to form a file name for the associated
    project's \e index file.

    \code
        project = QtCreator
    \endcode

    This will cause an index file called \c qtcreator.index to be
    created.

    See also \l description and \l indexes.

    \target url-variable
    \section1 url

    The \c url variable holds the base URL for the reference
    documentation associated with the current project.

    The URL is stored in the generated index file for the
    project. When we use the index on its own, QDoc will use this as
    the base URL when constructing links to classes, functions, and
    other things listed in the index.

    \code
    project     = Qt
    description = Qt Reference Documentation
    url         = http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/

         ...
    \endcode

    This makes sure that whenever \c qt.index is used to generate
    references to for example Qt classes, the base URL is \c
    http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.7.

    See also \l indexes.

    \target howto
    \section1 How to Support Derived Projects

    This feature makes use of the comprehensive indexes generated by
    QDoc when it creates the Qt reference documentation.

    For example, \l qtgui.qdocconf (the configuration file for Qt)
    contains the following variable definitions:

    \code
        project     = Qt
        description = Qt Reference Documentation
        url         = http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/

        ...
    \endcode

    The \l project variable name is used to form a file name for the
    index file; in this case the \c qt.index file is created. The \l
    url is stored in the index file. Afterwards, QDoc will use this
    as the base URL when constructing links to classes, functions,
    and other things listed in the index.

*/

/*!
    \page 26-qdoc-configuration-example-manifest-files.html
    \previouspage Supporting Derived Projects
    \contentspage QDoc Manual

    \title Example Manifest Files

    QDoc generates XML files that contain information about all documented
    examples and demos. These files, named \c {examples-manifest.xml} and
    \c {demos-manifest.xml}, are used by Qt Creator to present a list of
    examples in its welcome screen and to link to their documentation.

    \section1 Manifest XML Structure

    A manifest file has the following structure:

    \code
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <instructionals module="QtGui">
        <examples>
            <example
                name="Analog Clock Window Example"
                docUrl="qthelp://org.qt-project.qtgui.502/qtgui/analogclock.html"
                projectPath="gui/analogclock/analogclock.pro"
                imageUrl="qthelp://org.qt-project.qtgui.502/qtgui/images/analogclock-window-example.png">
                <description><![CDATA[The Analog Clock Window example shows how
                    to draw the contents of a custom window.]]></description>
                <tags>analog,clock,window</tags>
                <fileToOpen>gui/analogclock/main.cpp</fileToOpen>
            </example>
            ...
        </examples>
    </instructionals>
    \endcode

    Each \c {<example>} element contains information about a name,
    description, the location of the project file and documentation,
    as well as a list of tags associated with the example.

    \target metacontent
    \section1 Manifest Meta Content

    It is possible to augment the manifest files with additional
    meta-content - that is, extra attributes and tags for selected
    examples, using the \c manifestmeta configuration command.

    One use case for meta-content is highlighting a number of prominent
    examples. Another is improving search functionality by adding
    relevant keywords as tags for a certain category of examples.

    The examples for which meta-content is applied to is specified using
    one or more filters. Matching examples to filters is done based on
    names, with each example name prefixed with a module name and a
    slash. Simple wildcard matching is supported; by using \c {*} at the
    end it's possible to match multiple examples with a single string.

    Example:

    \code
    manifestmeta.filters                = highlighted sql webkit global

    manifestmeta.highlighted.names      = "QtGui/Analog Clock Window Example" \
                                          "QtWidgets/Analog Clock Example"
    manifestmeta.highlighted.attributes = isHighlighted:true

    manifestmeta.sql.names              = "QtSql/*"
    manifestmeta.sql.tags               = database,sql

    manifestmeta.webkit.names           = "QtWebKitExamples/*"
    manifestmeta.webkit.tags            = webkit

    manifestmeta.global.names           = *
    manifestmeta.global.tags            = qt5
    \endcode

    Above, an \c isHighlighted attribute is added to two examples. If
    the attribute value is omitted, QDoc uses the string \c {true} by
    default. Extra tags are added for Qt WebKit and Qt SQL examples, and
    another tag is applied to all examples by using just \c {*} as the
    match string.
*/
/*!
    \page 21-3-qt-dita-xml-output.html
    \previouspage minimum.qdocconf
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage QDoc Manual

    \title Generating DITA XML Output

    QDoc can generate \l {http://dita.xml.org} {DITA XML output}.

    In your configuration file, set your \c {outputformats} variable
    to \c {DITAXML}, and send the output to an appropriate directory:

    \code
    outputdir                  = $QTDIR/doc/ditaxml
    outputformats              = DITAXML
    \endcode

    And include these macros in your configuration file to prevent
    QDoc from doing some escaping that doesn't validate in XML:

    \code
    macro.aacute.DITAXML       = "&aacute;"
    macro.Aring.DITAXML        = "&Aring;"
    macro.aring.DITAXML        = "&aring;"
    macro.Auml.DITAXML         = "&Auml;"
    macro.br.DITAXML           = " "
    macro.BR.DITAXML           = " "
    macro.copyright.DITAXML    = "&copy;"
    macro.eacute.DITAXML       = "&eacute;"
    macro.hr.DITAXML           = " "
    macro.iacute.DITAXML       = "&iacute;"
    macro.oslash.DITAXML       = "&oslash;"
    macro.ouml.DITAXML         = "&ouml;"
    macro.raisedaster.DITAXML  = "<sup>*</sup>"
    macro.rarrow.DITAXML       = "&rarr;"
    macro.reg.DITAXML          = "<sup>&reg;</sup>"
    macro.uuml.DITAXML         = "&uuml;"
    macro.mdash.DITAXML        = "&mdash;"
    macro.emptyspan.DITAXML    = " "
    \endcode

    You can also set default values for some of the tags in the DITA
    \c {<prolog>} and \c {<metadata>} elements:

    \code
    dita.metadata.default.author      = Qt Development Frameworks
    dita.metadata.default.permissions = all
    dita.metadata.default.publisher   = Qt Project
    dita.metadata.default.copyryear = 2015
    dita.metadata.default.copyrholder = Qt Project
    dita.metadata.default.audience = programmer
    \endcode

    See the \l {meta-command}
    {\\meta} command for more details on DITA metadata.

*/


/*!
    \page 21-1-minimum-qdocconf.html
    \previouspage qtgui.qdocconf
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage Generating DITA XML Output

    \title minimum.qdocconf

    \quotefile examples/minimum.qdocconf
*/

/*!
    \page 21-2-qtgui-qdocconf.html
    \previouspage Supporting Derived Projects
    \contentspage QDoc Manual
    \nextpage minimum.qdocconf

    \title qtgui.qdocconf

    \quotefile files/qtgui.qdocconf
*/
