Qt Creator create getters and setters without reference parameter

Exotic_Devel

When i use the "Create Getter and Setter Member Functions", the creator creates functions with reference parameters. Ie:

#include <QObject>
#include "base.hpp"
#include "car.hpp"

class Technician : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit Technician(Base *base, Car *car, QString coordinates, QObject *parent = 0);

    Base *getBase() const;
    void setBase(Base *value);

    Car *getCar() const;
    void setCar(Car *value);

    QString getCoordinates() const;
    void setCoordinates(const QString &value); // Here it created reference parameter, but I want value parameter

private:
    Base *base;
    Car *car;
    QString coordinates;
};

#endif // TECHNICIAN_HPP

How to change it in Qt Creator?

SGaist

Hi,

Why do you want to pass a copy of QString rather than a const reference ? QString is a non trivial class and doing a copy of it each time you call setCoordinates isn't what's best memory and performance wise.

Exotic_Devel

Const reference requires initialize a variable, but I don't want it. I want to be able to do:

Technician tech = Technician();

tech.setCoordinates("Any coordinates");

instead of:

QString coord = "Any coordinates";

Technician tech = Technician();
tech.setCoordinates(coord);

SGaist

Nothing wrong with calling tech.setCoordinates("Any coordinates") even if you are using a const QString& parameter

Exotic_Devel

@SGaist You're right. I did not remember the const keyword. However, it would be interesting a dialog for asking which the desired parameter type.