Deprecated List

Member K_EXPORT_PLUGIN_VERSION

Since 5.84, use KPluginMetaData::version() or a versioned namespace instead

Member KAboutData::fromPluginMetaData (const KPluginMetaData &plugin)

Since 5.65, use KAboutPluginDialog to show info about a plugin instead of KAboutApplicationDialog, with the latter having had been the only known need for this conversion.

Member KAboutData::pluginData (const QString &componentName)

Since 5.76. The central registry is to be removed in the future in favour of plugin type specific local registries, using KPluginMetaData.

Member KAboutData::programIconName () const

Since 5.2, Use QGuiApplication::windowIcon instead

Member KAboutData::registerPluginData (const KAboutData &aboutData)

Since 5.76. The central registry is to be removed in the future in favour of plugin type specific local registries, using KPluginMetaData.

Member KAboutData::setProgramIconName (const QString &iconName)

since 5.2, use QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme()) instead.

Member KBackup::KCOREADDONS_DEPRECATED_VERSION_BELATED (5, 75, 5, 0, "Use simpleBackupFile() or numberedBackupFile() directly") bool backupFile(const QString &filename

Since 5.0, use simpleBackupFile() or numberedBackupFile() directly

Member KBackup::rcsBackupFile (const QString &filename, const QString &backupDir=QString(), const QString &backupMessage=QString())

Since 5.75, no known users

Class Kdelibs4ConfigMigrator

This class exists for compatibility with the kde4 config files and will be removed in KF6

Class Kdelibs4Migration

This class exists for compatibility with the kde4 config files and will be removed in KF6

Member KJob::percent (KJob *job, unsigned long percent)

since 5.80, use the KJob::percentChanged(KJob *, unsigned long) signal instead.

Member KJob::processedAmount (KJob *job, KJob::Unit unit, qulonglong amount)

since 5.80, use the KJob::processedAmountChanged(KJob *, KJob::Unit, qulonglong) signal instead

Member KJob::totalAmount (KJob *job, KJob::Unit unit, qulonglong amount)

since 5.80, use the KJob::totalAmountChanged(KJob *, KJob::Unit, qulonglong) signal instead

Member KMessage::message (KMessage::MessageType messageType, const QString &text, const QString &caption=QString())

Since 5.97. Use Qt logging or custom message handling.

Member KMessage::setMessageHandler (KMessageHandler *handler)

Since 5.97. Use Qt logging or custom message handling.

Class KMessageHandler

Since 5.97, technology not in use.

Member KPluginFactory::create (const QString &keyword, QObject *parent=nullptr, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList())

Since 5.89, use overload without keyword instead

Member KPluginFactory::create (QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const QString &keyword, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList())

Since 5.89, use overload without keyword instead

Member KPluginFactory::create (QObject *parent, const QStringList &args)

since 4.0 use create<T>(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)

Member KPluginFactory::create (QObject *parent=nullptr, const char *classname="QObject", const QStringList &args=QStringList())

since 4.0 use create<T>(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)

Member KPluginFactory::createObject (QObject *parent, const char *className, const QStringList &args)

since 4.0 use create<T>(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)

Member KPluginFactory::createPartObject (QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const char *classname, const QStringList &args)

since 4.0 use create<T>(QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const QString &keyword, const QVariantList &args)

Member KPluginFactory::registerPlugin (const QString &keyword, CreateInstanceFunction instanceFunction)

Since 5.89, providing a custom CreateInstanceFunction is deprecated. Use registerPlugin<T>() instead

Member KPluginFactory::registerPlugin (const QString &keyword)

Since 5.89, use overload without keyword instead

Since 5.89, use overload without keyword instead

Member KPluginFactory::registerPlugin (const QString &keyword, CreateInstanceWithMetaDataFunction instanceFunction)

Since 5.89, providing a custom CreateInstanceWithMetaDataFunction is deprecated. Use registerPlugin<T>() instead

Class KPluginLoader

Since 5.86, the findPluginsById, findPlugins and factory methods have been imported to KPluginMetaData. Check the deprecating messages of the other search related methods for porting instructions. The methods which are exclusively used to work around QTBUG-39642 are deprecated in favour of using QPluginLoader directly. With Qt 5.15 this bug has been fixed.

Member KPluginLoader::errorString () const

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::errorString() instead

Member KPluginLoader::factory ()

Since 5.86, use KPluginFactory::loadFactory or KPluginFactory::instantiatePlugin instead

Member KPluginLoader::fileName () const

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::fileName() instead, in case of complex query logic consider using KPluginLoader::findPlugins

Member KPluginLoader::findPlugin (const QString &name)

Since 5.86, contruct a QPluginLoader and call fileName() or use KPluginMetaData::findPluginById instead

Member KPluginLoader::findPlugins (const QString &directory, std::function< bool(const KPluginMetaData &)> filter=std::function< bool(const KPluginMetaData &)>())

Since 5.86 use KPluginMetaData::findPlugins instead

Member KPluginLoader::findPluginsById (const QString &directory, const QString &pluginId)

Since 5.86 use KPluginMetaData::findPluginsById instead

Member KPluginLoader::forEachPlugin (const QString &directory, std::function< void(const QString &)> callback=std::function< void(const QString &)>())

Since 5.86 use KPluginMetaData::findPlugins instead. This will warn about invalid plugin metadata and only return valid results.

Member KPluginLoader::instance ()

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::instance() instead

Member KPluginLoader::instantiatePlugins (const QString &directory, std::function< bool(const KPluginMetaData &)> filter=std::function< bool(const KPluginMetaData &)>(), QObject *parent=nullptr)

Since 5.86 create instances from the KPluginMetaData::findPlugins result instead. In case you are using KPluginFactory use KPluginMetaData::factory on the returned metadata objects. Otherwise use KPluginMetaData::instantiate or QPluginLoader on the returned metadata objects.

Member KPluginLoader::isLoaded () const

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::isLoaded() instead

Member KPluginLoader::load ()

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::load() instead

Member KPluginLoader::loadHints () const

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::loadHints() instead

Member KPluginLoader::metaData () const

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::metaData() or KPluginMetaData instead

Member KPluginLoader::pluginName () const

Since 5.86, use KPluginMetaData::pluginId instead

Member KPluginLoader::pluginVersion ()

Since 5.84, use KPluginMetaData::version() or a versioned namespace instead

Member KPluginLoader::setLoadHints (QLibrary::LoadHints loadHints)

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::setLoadHints instead

Member KPluginLoader::unload ()

Since 5.86, use QPluginLoader::unload() instead

Member KPluginMetaData::dependencies () const

Since 5.79, plugin dependencies are deprecated and will be removed in KF6

Member KPluginMetaData::extraInformation () const

Since 5.87, deprecate for lack of usage. Use a meaningful custom key in the json metadata instead

Member KPluginMetaData::fromDesktopFile (const QString &file, const QStringList &serviceTypes=QStringList())

Since 5.92, use json files or embedded json metadata directly.

Member KPluginMetaData::initialPreference () const

Since 5.104, this feature is only used in KParts, read the key manually if needed

Member KPluginMetaData::instantiate () const

Since 5.86, use KPluginFactory::loadFactory or KPluginFactory::instantiatePlugin when using KPluginFactory. Otherwise use QPluginLoader::instance() instead.

Member KPluginMetaData::readStringList (const QJsonObject &jo, const QString &key)

Since 5.88, use value(QString, QStringList) on KPluginMetaData instance instead

Member KPluginMetaData::readTranslatedString (const QJsonObject &jo, const QString &key, const QString &defaultValue=QString())

Since 5.88, use KJsonUtils::readTranslatedString instead

Member KPluginMetaData::readTranslatedValue (const QJsonObject &jo, const QString &key, const QJsonValue &defaultValue=QJsonValue())

Since 5.88, use KJsonUtils::readTranslatedValue instead

Member KProcess::pid () const

since 5.78, use processId()

Member KRandom::random ()

Since 5.72, use QRandomGenerator::global(). The 1:1 port is bounded(RAND_MAX) but check all the methods that QRandomGenerator provides.

Class KRandomSequence

Since 5.75, use QRandomGenerator or KRandom::shuffle

Member KRandomSequence::randomize (QList< T > &list)

Since 5.75, use KRandom::shuffle

Member KStringHandler::from8Bit (const char *str)

Since 5.112, no known users.

Member KStringHandler::isUtf8 (const char *str)

Since 5.112, no known users.

Member KStringHandler::perlSplit (const QRegExp &sep, const QString &s, int max=0)

Since 5.67, use perlSplit(const QRegularExpression &sep, const QString &s, int max = 0) instead.

Member KUser::fullName () const

Since 5.0, use property(KUser::FullName) instead

Member KUser::gid () const

since 5.0 use KUser::groupId()

Member KUser::uid () const

since 5.0 use KUser::userId()

Member KUserGroup::gid () const

since 5.0 use KUserGroup::groupId()