Subgroup: Map

Class: QgsMapTool

class qgis.gui.QgsMapTool(canvas: QgsMapCanvas)

Bases: PyQt5.QtCore.QObject

constructor takes map canvas as a parameter

Abstract base class for all map tools. Map tools are user interactive tools for manipulating the map canvas. For example map pan and zoom features are implemented as map tools.

Methods

action Return associated action with map tool or NULL if no action is associated
activate called when set as currently active map tool
button Return associated button with map tool or NULL if no button is associated
canvas returns pointer to the tool’s map canvas
canvasDoubleClickEvent Mouse double-click event for overriding.
canvasMoveEvent Mouse move event for overriding.
canvasPressEvent Mouse press event for overriding.
canvasReleaseEvent Mouse release event for overriding.
childEvent
clean convenient method to clean members
connectNotify
customEvent
deactivate called when map tool is being deactivated
disconnectNotify
flags Returns the flags for the map tool.
gestureEvent gesture event for overriding.
isSignalConnected
keyPressEvent Key event for overriding.
keyReleaseEvent Key event for overriding.
receivers
searchRadiusMM Get search radius in mm.
searchRadiusMU Get search radius in map units for given context.
sender
senderSignalIndex
setAction Use this to associate a QAction to this maptool.
setButton Use this to associate a button to this maptool.
setCursor Set a user defined cursor
timerEvent
toCanvasCoordinates transformation from map coordinates to screen coordinates
toLayerCoordinates transformation from screen coordinates to layer’s coordinates
toMapCoordinates transformation from screen coordinates to map coordinates
toMapCoordinatesV2 transformation from layer’s coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)
toolName Emit map tool changed with the old tool
wheelEvent Mouse wheel event for overriding.

Signals

activated signal emitted once the map tool is activated [signal]
deactivated signal emitted once the map tool is deactivated [signal]
messageDiscarded emit signal to clear previous message [signal]
messageEmitted emit a message [signal]

Attributes

AllowZoomRect
EditTool
Transient
AllowZoomRect = 8
EditTool = 4
class Flag

Bases: int

class Flags

Bases: sip.wrapper

QgsMapTool.Flags(Union[QgsMapTool.Flags, QgsMapTool.Flag]) QgsMapTool.Flags(QgsMapTool.Flags)

Transient = 2
action(self) → QAction

Return associated action with map tool or NULL if no action is associated

activate(self)

called when set as currently active map tool

activated

signal emitted once the map tool is activated [signal]

button(self) → QAbstractButton

Return associated button with map tool or NULL if no button is associated

canvas(self) → QgsMapCanvas

returns pointer to the tool’s map canvas

canvasDoubleClickEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse double-click event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

canvasMoveEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse move event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

canvasPressEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse press event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

canvasReleaseEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse release event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

childEvent()
clean(self)

convenient method to clean members

connectNotify()
customEvent()
deactivate(self)

called when map tool is being deactivated

deactivated

signal emitted once the map tool is deactivated [signal]

disconnectNotify()
flags(self) → QgsMapTool.Flags

Returns the flags for the map tool.

New in version 2.16.

gestureEvent(self, e: QGestureEvent) → bool

gesture event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

isSignalConnected()
keyPressEvent(self, e: QKeyEvent)

Key event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

keyReleaseEvent(self, e: QKeyEvent)

Key event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

messageDiscarded

emit signal to clear previous message [signal]

messageEmitted

emit a message [signal]

receivers()
searchRadiusMM() → float

Get search radius in mm. Used by identify, tip etc. The values is currently set in identify tool options (move somewhere else?) and defaults to Qgis.DEFAULT_SEARCH_RADIUS_MM.

New in version 2.3.

searchRadiusMU(context: QgsRenderContext) → float

Get search radius in map units for given context. Used by identify, tip etc. The values is calculated from searchRadiusMM().

New in version 2.3.

searchRadiusMU(canvas: QgsMapCanvas) -> float Get search radius in map units for given canvas. Used by identify, tip etc. The values is calculated from searchRadiusMM().

New in version 2.3.

sender()
senderSignalIndex()
setAction(self, action: QAction)

Use this to associate a QAction to this maptool. Then when the setMapTool method of mapcanvas is called the action state will be set to on. Usually this will cause e.g. a toolbutton to appear pressed in and the previously used toolbutton to pop out. *

setButton(self, button: QAbstractButton)

Use this to associate a button to this maptool. It has the same meaning as setAction() function except it works with a button instead of an QAction. *

setCursor(self, cursor: Union[QCursor, Qt.CursorShape])

Set a user defined cursor

timerEvent()
toCanvasCoordinates(self, point: QgsPointXY) → QPoint

transformation from map coordinates to screen coordinates

toLayerCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QPoint) → QgsPointXY

transformation from screen coordinates to layer’s coordinates

toLayerCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QgsPointXY) -> QgsPointXY transformation from map coordinates to layer’s coordinates

toLayerCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, rect: QgsRectangle) -> QgsRectangle trnasformation of the rect from map coordinates to layer’s coordinates

toMapCoordinates(self, point: QPoint) → QgsPointXY

transformation from screen coordinates to map coordinates

toMapCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QgsPointXY) -> QgsPointXY transformation from layer’s coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)

toMapCoordinatesV2(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QgsPoint) → QgsPoint

transformation from layer’s coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)

Note

available in Python bindings as toMapCoordinatesV2

toolName(self) → str

Emit map tool changed with the old tool

New in version 2.3.

wheelEvent(self, e: QWheelEvent)

Mouse wheel event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.