Class: QgsMapToolCapture

class qgis.gui.QgsMapToolCapture(canvas: QgsMapCanvas, cadDockWidget: QgsAdvancedDigitizingDockWidget, mode: QgsMapToolCapture.CaptureMode)

Bases: QgsMapToolAdvancedDigitizing

constructor

Methods

activate

addCurve

Adds a whole curve (e.g.

addTopologicalPoints

Adds a list of vertices to other features to keep topology up to date, e.g.

addVertex

Adds a point to the rubber band (in map coordinates) and to the capture list (in layer coordinates)

cadCanvasMoveEvent

param e

capabilities

Returns flags containing the supported capabilities

captureCurve

Gets the capture curve

childEvent

clean

convenient method to clean members

clearCurve

Clear capture curve.

closePolygon

Close an open polygon

connectNotify

createGeometryRubberBand

createRubberBand

Creates a rubber band with the color/line width from the QGIS settings.

currentVectorLayer

Returns the current vector layer of the map canvas or 0

customEvent

deactivate

deleteTempRubberBand

Clean a temporary rubberband

digitizingFillColor

Returns fill color for rubber bands (from global settings)

digitizingStrokeColor

Returns stroke color for rubber bands (from global settings)

digitizingStrokeWidth

Returns stroke width for rubber bands (from global settings)

disconnectNotify

fetchLayerPoint

Fetches the original point from the source layer if it has the same CRS as the current layer.

isCapturing

Are we currently capturing?

isSignalConnected

keyPressEvent

Intercept key events like Esc or Del to delete the last point

mapPoint

Creates a QgsPoint with ZM support if necessary (according to the WkbType of the current layer).

mode

The capture mode

nextPoint

Converts a map point to layer coordinates

notifyNotEditableLayer

Display a timed message bar noting the active vector layer is not editable.

notifyNotVectorLayer

Display a timed message bar noting the active layer is not vector.

points

List of digitized points

pointsZM

List of digitized points

receivers

sender

senderSignalIndex

setAdvancedDigitizingAllowed

Sets whether functionality of advanced digitizing dock widget is currently allowed.

setAutoSnapEnabled

Sets whether mouse events (press/move/release) should automatically try to snap mouse position This method is protected because it should be a decision of the map tool and not from elsewhere.

setCircularDigitizingEnabled

Enable the digitizing with curve

setPoints

Set the points on which to work

size

Number of points digitized

snappingMatches

Returns a list of matches for each point on the captureCurve.

startCapturing

Start capturing

stopCapturing

Stop capturing

takeRubberBand

Returns the rubberBand currently owned by this map tool and transfers ownership to the caller.

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).

undo

Removes the last vertex from mRubberBand and mCaptureList

Attributes

CaptureLine

CaptureNone

CapturePoint

CapturePolygon

NoCapabilities

SupportsCurves

class Capabilities
class Capabilities(Union[QgsMapToolCapture.Capabilities, QgsMapToolCapture.Capability])None
class Capabilities(QgsMapToolCapture.Capabilities)None

Bases: sip.wrapper

class Capability

Bases: int

CaptureLine = 2
class CaptureMode

Bases: int

CaptureNone = 0
CapturePoint = 1
CapturePolygon = 3
NoCapabilities = 0
SupportsCurves = 1
activate(self)
addCurve(self, c: QgsCurve)int

Adds a whole curve (e.g. circularstring) to the captured geometry. Curve must be in map CRS

Parameters

c (QgsCurve) –

Return type

int

addTopologicalPoints(self, vertices: Iterable[QgsPointXY])QgsMapToolEdit.TopologicalResult

Adds a list of vertices to other features to keep topology up to date, e.g. to neighbouring polygons. The vertices list specifies a set of topological points to add, in the layer’s coordinate reference system.

Deprecated since version QGIS: 3.12 - will be removed in QGIS 4.0. Use the variant which accepts QgsPoint objects instead of QgsPointXY.

addTopologicalPoints(self, vertices: Iterable[QgsPoint]) -> QgsMapToolEdit.TopologicalResult Adds a list of vertices to other features to keep topology up to date, e.g. to neighbouring polygons. The vertices list specifies a set of topological points to add, in the layer’s coordinate reference system.

New in version 3.10.

addVertex(self, point: QgsPointXY)int

Adds a point to the rubber band (in map coordinates) and to the capture list (in layer coordinates)

Return type

int

Returns

0 in case of success, 1 if current layer is not a vector layer, 2 if coordinate transformation failed

addVertex(self, mapPoint: QgsPointXY, match: QgsPointLocator.Match) -> int Variant to supply more information in the case of snapping

Parameters
  • mapPoint – The vertex to add in map coordinates

  • match – Data about the snapping match. Can be an invalid match, if point not snapped.

New in version 2.14.

Parameters

point (QgsPointXY) –

cadCanvasMoveEvent(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)
Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) –

capabilities(self)QgsMapToolCapture.Capabilities

Returns flags containing the supported capabilities

Return type

QgsMapToolCapture.Capabilities

captureCurve(self)QgsCompoundCurve

Gets the capture curve

Return type

QgsCompoundCurve

Returns

Capture curve

childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
clean(self)

convenient method to clean members

clearCurve(self)

Clear capture curve.

New in version 3.0.

closePolygon(self)

Close an open polygon

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
createGeometryRubberBand(self, geometryType: QgsWkbTypes.GeometryType = QgsWkbTypes.LineGeometry, alternativeBand: bool = False)QgsGeometryRubberBand
createRubberBand(self, geometryType: QgsWkbTypes.GeometryType = QgsWkbTypes.LineGeometry, alternativeBand: bool = False)QgsRubberBand

Creates a rubber band with the color/line width from the QGIS settings. The caller takes ownership of the returned object

Parameters
  • geometryType

  • alternativeBand – if True, rubber band will be set with more transparency and a dash pattern. default is False.

currentVectorLayer(self)QgsVectorLayer

Returns the current vector layer of the map canvas or 0

customEvent(self, QEvent)
deactivate(self)
deleteTempRubberBand(self)

Clean a temporary rubberband

digitizingFillColor()QColor

Returns fill color for rubber bands (from global settings)

digitizingStrokeColor()QColor

Returns stroke color for rubber bands (from global settings)

digitizingStrokeWidth()int

Returns stroke width for rubber bands (from global settings)

disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
fetchLayerPoint(self, match: QgsPointLocator.Match, layerPoint: QgsPoint)int

Fetches the original point from the source layer if it has the same CRS as the current layer.

Return type

int

Returns

0 in case of success, 1 if not applicable (CRS mismatch), 2 in case of failure

New in version 2.14.

Parameters
isCapturing(self)bool

Are we currently capturing?

Return type

bool

Returns

Is the tool in capture mode?

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

Intercept key events like Esc or Del to delete the last point

Parameters

e (QKeyEvent) – key event

mapPoint(self, e: QgsMapMouseEvent)QgsPoint

Creates a QgsPoint with ZM support if necessary (according to the WkbType of the current layer). If the point is snapped, then the Z value is took from the snapped point.

Parameters

e (QgsMapMouseEvent) – A mouse event

Returns

a point with ZM support if necessary

New in version 3.0.

mapPoint(self, point: QgsPointXY) -> QgsPoint Creates a QgsPoint with ZM support if necessary (according to the WkbType of the current layer).

Parameters

point – A point in 2D

Return type

QgsPoint

Returns

a point with ZM support if necessary

New in version 3.0.

mode(self)QgsMapToolCapture.CaptureMode

The capture mode

Return type

QgsMapToolCapture.CaptureMode

Returns

Capture mode

nextPoint(self, mapPoint: QgsPoint, layerPoint: QgsPoint)int

Converts a map point to layer coordinates

Parameters

mapPoint (QgsPoint) – the point in map coordinates

param[in,out] layerPoint the point in layer coordinates

Returns

0 in case of success 1 if the current layer is None or not a vector layer 2 if the transformation failed

nextPoint(self, p: QPoint, layerPoint: QgsPoint, mapPoint: QgsPoint) -> int Converts a point to map coordinates and layer coordinates

Parameters

p – the input point

param[in,out] layerPoint the point in layer coordinates param[in,out] mapPoint the point in map coordinates

Return type

int

Returns

0 in case of success 1 if the current layer is None or not a vector layer 2 if the transformation failed

Parameters

layerPoint (QgsPoint) –

notifyNotEditableLayer(self)

Display a timed message bar noting the active vector layer is not editable.

notifyNotVectorLayer(self)

Display a timed message bar noting the active layer is not vector.

points(self)List[QgsPointXY]

List of digitized points

Return type

List[QgsPointXY]

Returns

List of points

Deprecated since version QGIS: 3.12 - will be removed in QGIS 4.0. Use the variant returns QgsPoint objects instead of QgsPointXY.

pointsZM(self)List[QgsPoint]

List of digitized points

Return type

List[QgsPoint]

Returns

List of points

New in version 3.12.

receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL)int
sender(self)QObject
senderSignalIndex(self)int
setAdvancedDigitizingAllowed(self, allowed: bool)

Sets whether functionality of advanced digitizing dock widget is currently allowed. This method is protected because it should be a decision of the map tool and not from elsewhere. sa isAdvancedDigitizingAllowed()

New in version 3.0.

setAutoSnapEnabled(self, enabled: bool)

Sets whether mouse events (press/move/release) should automatically try to snap mouse position This method is protected because it should be a decision of the map tool and not from elsewhere. sa isAutoSnapEnabled()

New in version 3.0.

setCircularDigitizingEnabled(self, enable: bool)

Enable the digitizing with curve

Parameters

enable (bool) –

setPoints(self, pointList: Iterable[QgsPointXY])

Set the points on which to work

Parameters

pointList (Iterable[QgsPointXY]) – A list of points

Deprecated since version QGIS: 3.12 - will be removed in QGIS 4.0. Use the variant which accepts QgsPoint objects instead of QgsPointXY.

setPoints(self, pointList: Iterable[QgsPoint]) Set the points on which to work

Parameters

pointList – A list of points

New in version 3.12.

size(self)int

Number of points digitized

Return type

int

Returns

Number of points

snappingMatches(self)List[QgsPointLocator.Match]

Returns a list of matches for each point on the captureCurve.

New in version 3.0.

Return type

List[QgsPointLocator.Match]

startCapturing(self)

Start capturing

stopCapturing(self)

Stop capturing

takeRubberBand(self)QgsRubberBand

Returns the rubberBand currently owned by this map tool and transfers ownership to the caller.

New in version 3.8.

Return type

QgsRubberBand

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

Transforms a point from map coordinates to screen coordinates.

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.

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).

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.

undo(self)

Removes the last vertex from mRubberBand and mCaptureList