Class: QgsMapTool

class qgis.gui.QgsMapTool(canvas: QgsMapCanvas)

Bases: PyQt5.QtCore.QObject

Constructor takes a 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

Returns associated action with map tool or None if no action is associated

activate

called when set as currently active map tool

button

Returns associated button with map tool or None 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.

isActive

Returns if the current map tool active on the map canvas

isSignalConnected

keyPressEvent

Key event for overriding.

keyReleaseEvent

Key event for overriding.

populateContextMenu

Allows the tool to populate and customize the given menu, prior to showing it in response to a right-mouse button click.

populateContextMenuWithEvent

Allows the tool to populate and customize the given menu, prior to showing it in response to a right-mouse button click.

receivers

searchRadiusMM

Gets search radius in mm.

searchRadiusMU

Gets 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

Sets a user defined cursor

timerEvent

toCanvasCoordinates

Transforms a point from map coordinates to screen coordinates.

toLayerCoordinates

Transforms a point from screen coordinates to layer coordinates.

toMapCoordinates

Transforms a point from screen coordinates to map coordinates.

toMapCoordinatesV2

Transforms a point from layer 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

ShowContextMenu

Transient

AllowZoomRect = 8
EditTool = 4
class Flag

Bases: int

class Flags
class Flags(Union[QgsMapTool.Flags, QgsMapTool.Flag])None
class Flags(QgsMapTool.Flags)None

Bases: sip.wrapper

ShowContextMenu = 16
Transient = 2
action(self)QAction

Returns associated action with map tool or None if no action is associated

Return type

QAction

activate(self)

called when set as currently active map tool

activated

signal emitted once the map tool is activated [signal]

button(self)QAbstractButton

Returns associated button with map tool or None if no button is associated

Return type

QAbstractButton

canvas(self)QgsMapCanvas

returns pointer to the tool’s map canvas

Return type

QgsMapCanvas

canvasDoubleClickEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

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

Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) –

canvasMoveEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse move event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) –

canvasPressEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse press event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) –

canvasReleaseEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)

Mouse release event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) –

childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
clean(self)

convenient method to clean members

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
customEvent(self, QEvent)
deactivate(self)

called when map tool is being deactivated

deactivated

signal emitted once the map tool is deactivated [signal]

disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
flags(self)QgsMapTool.Flags

Returns the flags for the map tool.

New in version 2.16.

Return type

QgsMapTool.Flags

gestureEvent(self, e: QGestureEvent)bool

gesture event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QGestureEvent) –

Return type

bool

isActive(self)bool

Returns if the current map tool active on the map canvas

New in version 3.4.

Return type

bool

isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod)bool
keyPressEvent(self, e: QKeyEvent)

Key event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QKeyEvent) –

keyReleaseEvent(self, e: QKeyEvent)

Key event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QKeyEvent) –

messageDiscarded

emit signal to clear previous message [signal]

messageEmitted

emit a message [signal]

Parameters
  • message (str) –

  • a1 (Qgis.MessageLevel = Qgis.Info) –

populateContextMenu(self, menu: QMenu)

Allows the tool to populate and customize the given menu, prior to showing it in response to a right-mouse button click.

menu will be initially populated with a set of default, generic actions. Any new actions added to the menu should be correctly parented to menu.

The default implementation does nothing.

Note

The context menu is only shown when the ShowContextMenu flag is present in flags().

New in version 3.14.

Parameters

menu (QMenu) –

populateContextMenuWithEvent(self, menu: QMenu, event: QgsMapMouseEvent)bool

Allows the tool to populate and customize the given menu, prior to showing it in response to a right-mouse button click.

menu will be initially populated with a set of default, generic actions. Any new actions added to the menu should be correctly parented to menu.

A pointer to the map mouse event can be provided to allow particular behavior depending on the map tool.

This method can return true to inform the caller that the menu was effectively populated.

The default implementation does nothing and returns false.

Note

The context menu is only shown when the ShowContextMenu flag is present in flags().

New in version 3.18.

Parameters
Return type

bool

receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL)int
searchRadiusMM()float

Gets 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.

Return type

float

searchRadiusMU(context: QgsRenderContext)float

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

New in version 2.3.

Parameters

context (QgsRenderContext) –

Return type

float

sender(self)QObject
senderSignalIndex(self)int
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.

Parameters

action (QAction) –

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.

Parameters

button (QAbstractButton) –

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

Sets a user defined cursor

Parameters

cursor (Union[QCursor) –

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

Transforms a point from map coordinates to screen coordinates.

Parameters

point (QgsPointXY) –

Return type

QPoint

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

Transforms a point from screen coordinates to layer coordinates.

toLayerCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QgsPointXY) -> QgsPointXY Transforms a point from map coordinates to layer coordinates.

toLayerCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, rect: QgsRectangle) -> QgsRectangle Transforms a rect from map coordinates to layer coordinates.

Parameters
Return type

QgsPointXY

toMapCoordinates(self, point: QPoint)QgsPointXY

Transforms a point from screen coordinates to map coordinates.

toMapCoordinates(self, layer: QgsMapLayer, point: QgsPointXY) -> QgsPointXY Transforms a point from layer coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used).

Parameters

point (QPoint) –

Return type

QgsPointXY

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

Transforms a point from layer coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used).

Note

This method is available in the Python bindings as toMapCoordinatesV2.

Parameters
Return type

QgsPoint

toolName(self)str

Emit map tool changed with the old tool

New in version 2.3.

Return type

str

wheelEvent(self, e: QWheelEvent)

Mouse wheel event for overriding. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

e (QWheelEvent) –