class KFileMetaInfo

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# class KFileMetaInfo |
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Module | kio
Class | KFileMetaInfo
Inherits |

### enums

- What = {Fastest = 1, DontCare = 2, TechnicalInfo = 4, ContentInfo = 8, ExtenedAttr = 16, Thumbnail = 32, Preferred = 64, Everything = 65535 }

### methods

- KFileMetaInfo (path, mimeType = QString .null, what = Fastest)

  returns a KFileMetaInfo instance
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  path | QString |
  mimeType | QString | QString .null
  what | uint | Fastest

- KFileMetaInfo (url, mimeType = QString .null, what = Fastest)

  returns a KFileMetaInfo instance
  In versions KDE 3.2.0 and above only
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  url | KURL |
  mimeType | QString | QString .null
  what | uint | Fastest

- KFileMetaInfo ()

  returns a KFileMetaInfo instance

- KFileMetaInfo (original)

  returns a KFileMetaInfo instance
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  original | KFileMetaInfo |

- addGroup (name)

  returns (bool)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  name | QString |

- appendGroup (name)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoGroup)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  name | QString |

- applyChanges ()

  returns (bool)

- contains (key)

  returns (bool)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |

- containsGroup (key)

  returns (bool)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |

- deref ()

  returns nothing

- editableGroups ()

  returns (QStringList)

- group (key)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoGroup)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |

- groups ()

  returns (QStringList)

- isEmpty ()

  returns (bool)

- isValid ()

  returns (bool)

- item (key)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoItem)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |

- item (hint)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoItem)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  hint | Hint |

- mimeType ()

  returns (QString)

- path ()

  returns (QString)

- plugin ()

  returns (KFilePlugin)

- preferredGroups ()

  returns (QStringList)

- preferredKeys ()

  returns (QStringList)

- ref ()

  returns nothing

- removeGroup (name)

  returns (bool)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  name | QString |

- removedGroups ()

  returns (QStringList)

- saveItem (key, preferredGroup = QString .null, createGroup = 1)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoItem)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |
  preferredGroup | QString | QString .null
  createGroup | bool | 1

- supportedGroups ()

  returns (QStringList)

- supportedKeys ()

  returns (QStringList)

- url ()

  returns (KURL)
  In versions KDE 3.2.0 and above only

- value (key)

  returns (QVariant)
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |

## operators

- operator [] (key)

  returns (KFileMetaInfoGroup),
  In versions KDE 3.1.4 and above only
  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  key | QString |