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QDataStream(3qt)					      QDataStream(3qt)

NAME
       QDataStream - Serialization of binary data to a QIODevice

SYNOPSIS
       All the functions in this class are reentrant when Qt is built with
       thread support.</p>

       #include <qdatastream.h>

   Public Members
       QDataStream ()
       QDataStream ( QIODevice * d )
       QDataStream ( QByteArray a, int mode )
       virtual ~QDataStream ()
       QIODevice * device () const
       void setDevice ( QIODevice * d )
       void unsetDevice ()
       bool atEnd () const
       bool eof () const  (obsolete)
       enum ByteOrder { BigEndian, LittleEndian }
       int byteOrder () const
       void setByteOrder ( int bo )
       bool isPrintableData () const
       void setPrintableData ( bool enable )
       int version () const
       void setVersion ( int v )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_INT8 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_UINT8 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_INT16 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_UINT16 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_INT32 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_UINT32 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_INT64 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_UINT64 & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_LONG & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( Q_ULONG & i )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( float & f )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( double & f )
       QDataStream & operator>> ( char *& s )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_INT8 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_UINT8 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_INT16 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_UINT16 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_INT32 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_UINT32 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_INT64 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_UINT64 i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_LONG i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( Q_ULONG i )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( float f )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( double f )
       QDataStream & operator<< ( const char * s )
       QDataStream & readBytes ( char *& s, uint & l )
       QDataStream & readRawBytes ( char * s, uint len )
       QDataStream & writeBytes ( const char * s, uint len )
       QDataStream & writeRawBytes ( const char * s, uint len )

DESCRIPTION
       The QDataStream class provides serialization of binary data to a
       QIODevice.

       A data stream is a binary stream of encoded information which is 100%
       independent of the host computer's operating system, CPU or byte order.
       For example, a data stream that is written by a PC under Windows can be
       read by a Sun SPARC running Solaris.

       You can also use a data stream to read/write raw unencoded binary data.
       If you want a "parsing" input stream, see QTextStream.

       The QDataStream class implements the serialization of C++'s basic data
       types, like char, short, int, char*, etc. Serialization of more complex
       data is accomplished by breaking up the data into primitive units.

       A data stream cooperates closely with a QIODevice. A QIODevice
       represents an input/output medium one can read data from and write data
       to. The QFile class is an example of an IO device.

       Example (write binary data to a stream):

	   QFile file( "file.dat" );
	   file.open( IO_WriteOnly );
	   QDataStream stream( &file ); // we will serialize the data into the file
	   stream << "the answer is";	// serialize a string
	   stream << (Q_INT32)42;	// serialize an integer

       Example (read binary data from a stream):

	   QFile file( "file.dat" );
	   file.open( IO_ReadOnly );
	   QDataStream stream( &file );	 // read the data serialized from the file
	   QString str;
	   Q_INT32 a;
	   stream >> str >> a;		 // extract "the answer is" and 42

       Each item written to the stream is written in a predefined binary
       format that varies depending on the item's type. Supported Qt types
       include QBrush, QColor, QDateTime, QFont, QPixmap, QString, QVariant
       and many others. For the complete list of all Qt types supporting data
       streaming see the Format of the QDataStream operators.

       For integers it is best to always cast to a Qt integer type for
       writing, and to read back into the same Qt integer type. This ensures
       that you get integers of the size you want and insulates you from
       compiler and platform differences.

       To take one example, a char* string is written as a 32-bit integer
       equal to the length of the string including the NUL byte ('\0'),
       followed by all the characters of the string including the NUL byte.
       When reading a char* string, 4 bytes are read to create the 32-bit
       length value, then that many characters for the char* string including
       the NUL are read.

       The initial IODevice is usually set in the constructor, but can be
       changed with setDevice(). If you've reached the end of the data (or if
       there is no IODevice set) atEnd() will return TRUE.

       If you want the data to be compatible with an earlier version of Qt use
       setVersion().

       If you want the data to be human-readable, e.g. for debugging, you can
       set the data stream into printable data mode with setPrintableData().
       The data is then written slower, in a bloated but human readable
       format.

       If you are producing a new binary data format, such as a file format
       for documents created by your application, you could use a QDataStream
       to write the data in a portable format. Typically, you would write a
       brief header containing a magic string and a version number to give
       yourself room for future expansion. For example:

	   QFile file( "file.xxx" );
	   file.open( IO_WriteOnly );
	   QDataStream stream( &file );
	   // Write a header with a "magic number" and a version
	   stream << (Q_UINT32)0xA0B0C0D0;
	   stream << (Q_INT32)123;
	   // Write the data
	   stream << [lots of interesting data]

       Then read it in with:

	   QFile file( "file.xxx" );
	   file.open( IO_ReadOnly );
	   QDataStream stream( &file );
	   // Read and check the header
	   Q_UINT32 magic;
	   stream >> magic;
	   if ( magic != 0xA0B0C0D0 )
	       return XXX_BAD_FILE_FORMAT;
	   // Read the version
	   Q_INT32 version;
	   stream >> version;
	   if ( version < 100 )
	       return XXX_BAD_FILE_TOO_OLD;
	   if ( version > 123 )
	       return XXX_BAD_FILE_TOO_NEW;
	   if ( version <= 110 )
	       stream.setVersion(1);
	   // Read the data
	   stream >> [lots of interesting data];
	   if ( version > 120 )
	       stream >> [data new in XXX version 1.2];
	   stream >> [other interesting data];

       You can select which byte order to use when serializing data. The
       default setting is big endian (MSB first). Changing it to little endian
       breaks the portability (unless the reader also changes to little
       endian). We recommend keeping this setting unless you have special
       requirements.

Reading and writing raw binary data
       You may wish to read/write your own raw binary data to/from the data
       stream directly. Data may be read from the stream into a preallocated
       char* using readRawBytes(). Similarly data can be written to the stream
       using writeRawBytes(). Notice that any encoding/decoding of the data
       must be done by you.

       A similar pair of functions is readBytes() and writeBytes(). These
       differ from their raw counterparts as follows: readBytes() reads a
       Q_UINT32 which is taken to be the length of the data to be read, then
       that number of bytes is read into the preallocated char*; writeBytes()
       writes a Q_UINT32 containing the length of the data, followed by the
       data. Notice that any encoding/decoding of the data (apart from the
       length Q_UINT32) must be done by you.

       See also QTextStream, QVariant, and Input/Output and Networking.

   Member Type Documentation
QDataStream::ByteOrder
       The byte order used for reading/writing the data.

       QDataStream::BigEndian - the default

       QDataStream::LittleEndian

MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
QDataStream::QDataStream ()
       Constructs a data stream that has no IO device.

       See also setDevice().

QDataStream::QDataStream ( QIODevice * d )
       Constructs a data stream that uses the IO device d.

       Warning: If you use QSocket or QSocketDevice as the IO device d for
       reading data, you must make sure that enough data is available on the
       socket for the operation to successfully proceed; QDataStream does not
       have any means to handle or recover from short-reads.

       See also setDevice() and device().

QDataStream::QDataStream ( QByteArray a, int mode )
       Constructs a data stream that operates on a byte array, a, through an
       internal QBuffer device. The mode is a QIODevice::mode(), usually
       either IO_ReadOnly or IO_WriteOnly.

       Example:

	   static char bindata[] = { 231, 1, 44, ... };
	   QByteArray a;
	   a.setRawData( bindata, sizeof(bindata) );   // a points to bindata
	   QDataStream stream( a, IO_ReadOnly );       // open on a's data
	   stream >> [something];		       // read raw bindata
	   a.resetRawData( bindata, sizeof(bindata) ); // finished

       The QByteArray::setRawData() function is not for the inexperienced.

QDataStream::~QDataStream () [virtual]
       Destroys the data stream.

       The destructor will not affect the current IO device, unless it is an
       internal IO device processing a QByteArray passed in the constructor,
       in which case the internal IO device is destroyed.

bool QDataStream::atEnd () const
       Returns TRUE if the IO device has reached the end position (end of the
       stream or file) or if there is no IO device set; otherwise returns
       FALSE, i.e. if the current position of the IO device is before the end
       position.

       See also QIODevice::atEnd().

int QDataStream::byteOrder () const
       Returns the current byte order setting -- either BigEndian or
       LittleEndian.

       See also setByteOrder().

QIODevice * QDataStream::device () const
       Returns the IO device currently set.

       See also setDevice() and unsetDevice().

bool QDataStream::eof () const
       This function is obsolete. It is provided to keep old source working.
       We strongly advise against using it in new code.

       Returns TRUE if the IO device has reached the end position (end of
       stream or file) or if there is no IO device set.

       Returns FALSE if the current position of the read/write head of the IO
       device is somewhere before the end position.

       See also QIODevice::atEnd().

bool QDataStream::isPrintableData () const
       Returns TRUE if the printable data flag has been set; otherwise returns
       FALSE.

       See also setPrintableData().

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_INT8 i )
       Writes a signed byte, i, to the stream and returns a reference to the
       stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_UINT8 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes an unsigned byte, i, to the stream and returns a reference to
       the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_INT16 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a signed 16-bit integer, i, to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_UINT16 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes an unsigned 16-bit integer, i, to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_INT32 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a signed 32-bit integer, i, to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_UINT32 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes an unsigned integer, i, to the stream as a 32-bit unsigned
       integer (Q_UINT32). Returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_INT64 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a signed 64-bit integer, i, to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_UINT64 i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes an unsigned 64-bit integer, i, to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_LONG i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a signed integer i, of the system's word length, to the stream
       and returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( Q_ULONG i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes an unsigned integer i, of the system's word length, to the
       stream and returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( float f )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a 32-bit floating point number, f, to the stream using the
       standard IEEE754 format. Returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( double f )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes a 64-bit floating point number, f, to the stream using the
       standard IEEE754 format. Returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator<;< ( const char * s )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Writes the '\0'-terminated string s to the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

       The string is serialized using writeBytes().

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_INT8 & i )
       Reads a signed byte from the stream into i, and returns a reference to
       the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_UINT8 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads an unsigned byte from the stream into i, and returns a reference
       to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_INT16 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a signed 16-bit integer from the stream into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_UINT16 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer from the stream into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_INT32 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a signed 32-bit integer from the stream into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_UINT32 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from the stream into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_INT64 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a signed 64-bit integer from the stream into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_UINT64 & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads an unsigned 64-bit integer from the stream, into i, and returns a
       reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_LONG & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a signed integer of the system's word length from the stream into
       i, and returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( Q_ULONG & i )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads an unsigned integer of the system's word length from the stream,
       into i, and returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( float & f )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a 32-bit floating point number from the stream into f, using the
       standard IEEE754 format. Returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( double & f )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads a 64-bit floating point number from the stream into f, using the
       standard IEEE754 format. Returns a reference to the stream.

QDataStream & QDataStream::operator>> ( char *& s )
       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
       behaves essentially like the above function.

       Reads the '\0'-terminated string s from the stream and returns a
       reference to the stream.

       Space for the string is allocated using new -- the caller must destroy
       it with delete[].

QDataStream & QDataStream::readBytes ( char *& s, uint & l )
       Reads the buffer s from the stream and returns a reference to the
       stream.

       The buffer s is allocated using new. Destroy it with the delete[]
       operator. If the length is zero or s cannot be allocated, s is set to
       0.

       The l parameter will be set to the length of the buffer.

       The serialization format is a Q_UINT32 length specifier first, then l
       bytes of data. Note that the data is not encoded.

       See also readRawBytes() and writeBytes().

QDataStream & QDataStream::readRawBytes ( char * s, uint len )
       Reads len bytes from the stream into s and returns a reference to the
       stream.

       The buffer s must be preallocated. The data is not encoded.

       See also readBytes(), QIODevice::readBlock(), and writeRawBytes().

void QDataStream::setByteOrder ( int bo )
       Sets the serialization byte order to bo.

       The bo parameter can be QDataStream::BigEndian or
       QDataStream::LittleEndian.

       The default setting is big endian. We recommend leaving this setting
       unless you have special requirements.

       See also byteOrder().

void QDataStream::setDevice ( QIODevice * d )
       void QDataStream::setDevice(QIODevice *d )

       Sets the IO device to d.

       See also device() and unsetDevice().

void QDataStream::setPrintableData ( bool enable )
       If enable is TRUE, data will be output in a human readable format. If
       enable is FALSE, data will be output in a binary format.

       If enable is TRUE, the write functions will generate output that
       consists of printable characters (7 bit ASCII). This output will
       typically be a lot larger than the default binary output, and
       consequently slower to write.

       We recommend only enabling printable data for debugging purposes.

void QDataStream::setVersion ( int v )
       Sets the version number of the data serialization format to v.

       You don't need to set a version if you are using the current version of
       Qt.

       In order to accommodate new functionality, the datastream serialization
       format of some Qt classes has changed in some versions of Qt. If you
       want to read data that was created by an earlier version of Qt, or
       write data that can be read by a program that was compiled with an
       earlier version of Qt, use this function to modify the serialization
       format of QDataStream.

       <center>.nf

       </center>

       See also version().

void QDataStream::unsetDevice ()
       Unsets the IO device. This is the same as calling setDevice( 0 ).

       See also device() and setDevice().

int QDataStream::version () const
       Returns the version number of the data serialization format. In Qt 3.1,
       this number is 5.

       See also setVersion().

QDataStream & QDataStream::writeBytes ( const char * s, uint len )
       Writes the length specifier len and the buffer s to the stream and
       returns a reference to the stream.

       The len is serialized as a Q_UINT32, followed by len bytes from s. Note
       that the data is not encoded.

       See also writeRawBytes() and readBytes().

QDataStream & QDataStream::writeRawBytes ( const char * s, uint len )
       Writes len bytes from s to the stream and returns a reference to the
       stream. The data is not encoded.

       See also writeBytes(), QIODevice::writeBlock(), and readRawBytes().

SEE ALSO
       http://doc.trolltech.com/qdatastream.html
       http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com.  See the
       license file included in the distribution for a complete license
       statement.

AUTHOR
       Generated automatically from the source code.

BUGS
       If you find a bug in Qt, please report it as described in
       http://doc.trolltech.com/bughowto.html.	Good bug reports help us to
       help you. Thank you.

       The definitive Qt documentation is provided in HTML format; it is
       located at $QTDIR/doc/html and can be read using Qt Assistant or with a
       web browser. This man page is provided as a convenience for those users
       who prefer man pages, although this format is not officially supported
       by Trolltech.

       If you find errors in this manual page, please report them to qt-
       bugs@trolltech.com.  Please include the name of the manual page
       (qdatastream.3qt) and the Qt version (3.3.8).

Trolltech AS			2 February 2007		      QDataStream(3qt)
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