Class: QgsBrowserDockWidget

class qgis.gui.QgsBrowserDockWidget

Bases: QgsDockWidget

A dock widget containing a QgsBrowserWidget for navigating and managing data sources.

New in version 3.0.

QgsBrowserDockWidget(name: str, browserModel: QgsBrowserGuiModel, parent: QWidget = None) Constructor for QgsBrowserDockWidget

Parameters
actionEvent(self, QActionEvent)
addFavorite(self)

Add current item to favorite.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 - use the methods in QgsBrowserModel instead

addFavoriteDirectory(self, favDir: str, name: str = '')

Add directory to favorites.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 - use the methods in QgsBrowserModel instead

addFavoriteDirectory(self) Add directory from file dialog to favorite.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 - use the methods in QgsBrowserModel instead

Parameters
  • favDir (str) –

  • name (str = '') –

addLayerAtIndex(self, index: QModelIndex) bool

Adds the layer corresponding to the specified model index.

Returns True if the index was successfully intrepreted as a map layer and loaded, or False if the index is not a map layer or could not be loaded.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 - retrieve the QgsLayerItem itself and manually add to project.

Parameters

index (QModelIndex) –

Return type

bool

addSelectedLayers(self)

Add selected layers to the project

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

browserWidget(self) QgsBrowserWidget

Returns a pointer to the QgsBrowserWidget used by the dock widget.

New in version 3.22.

Return type

QgsBrowserWidget

changeEvent(self, QEvent)
childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
closeEvent(self, QCloseEvent)
connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
connectionsChanged

Connections changed in the browser [signal]

contextMenuEvent(self, QContextMenuEvent)
create(self, window: sip.voidptr = 0, initializeWindow: bool = True, destroyOldWindow: bool = True)
customEvent(self, QEvent)
destroy(self, destroyWindow: bool = True, destroySubWindows: bool = True)
disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
dragEnterEvent(self, QDragEnterEvent)
dragLeaveEvent(self, QDragLeaveEvent)
dragMoveEvent(self, QDragMoveEvent)
dropEvent(self, QDropEvent)
enablePropertiesWidget(self, enable: bool)

Enable/disable properties widget.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

Parameters

enable (bool) –

enterEvent(self, QEvent)
event(self, QEvent) bool
focusInEvent(self, QFocusEvent)
focusNextChild(self) bool
focusNextPrevChild(self, bool) bool
focusOutEvent(self, QFocusEvent)
focusPreviousChild(self) bool
handleDropUriList

Emitted when drop uri list needs to be handled [signal]

hideEvent(self, QHideEvent)
hideItem(self)

Hide current item.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

initPainter(self, QPainter)
initStyleOption(self, QStyleOptionDockWidget)
inputMethodEvent(self, QInputMethodEvent)
isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod) bool
keyPressEvent(self, QKeyEvent)
keyReleaseEvent(self, QKeyEvent)
leaveEvent(self, QEvent)
messageBar(self) QgsMessageBar

Returns the message bar associated with the dock.

See also

setMessageBar()

New in version 3.6.

Return type

QgsMessageBar

metric(self, QPaintDevice.PaintDeviceMetric) int
mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, QMouseEvent)
mouseMoveEvent(self, QMouseEvent)
mousePressEvent(self, QMouseEvent)
mouseReleaseEvent(self, QMouseEvent)
moveEvent(self, QMoveEvent)
nativeEvent(self, Union[QByteArray, bytes, bytearray], sip.voidptr) Tuple[bool, int]
openFile

Emitted when a file needs to be opened [signal]

Parameters
  • fileName (str) –

  • fileTypeHint (str = '') –

paintEvent(self, QPaintEvent)
receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL) int
refresh(self)

Refresh the browser model and view.

removeFavorite(self)

Remove from favorite.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 - use the methods in QgsBrowserModel instead

resizeEvent(self, QResizeEvent)
selectionChanged(self, selected: QItemSelection, deselected: QItemSelection)

Selection has changed.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

Parameters
  • selected (QItemSelection) –

  • deselected (QItemSelection) –

sender(self) QObject
senderSignalIndex(self) int
setActiveIndex(self, index: QModelIndex)

Sets the selection to index and expand it.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

Parameters

index (QModelIndex) –

setCaseSensitive(self, caseSensitive: bool)

Sets filter case sensitivity.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

Parameters

caseSensitive (bool) –

setDisabledDataItemsKeys(self, filter: Iterable[str])

Sets the customization for data items based on item’s data provider key

By default browser model shows all items from all available data items provider and few special items (e.g. Favorites). To customize the behavior, set the filter to not load certain data items. The items that are not based on data item providers (e.g. Favorites, Home) have prefix “special:”

Used in the proxy browser model to hide items

New in version 3.12.

Parameters

filter (Iterable[str]) –

setFilter(self)

Apply filter to the model.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

setFilterSyntax(self, QAction)

Sets filter syntax.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

setMessageBar(self, bar: QgsMessageBar)

Sets a message bar to use alongside the dock widget. Setting this allows items to utilize the message bar to provide non-blocking feedback to users, e.g. success or failure of actions.

See also

messageBar()

New in version 3.6.

Parameters

bar (QgsMessageBar) –

sharedPainter(self) QPainter
showContextMenu(self, QPoint)

Show context menu.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

showEvent(self, event: QShowEvent)
showFilterWidget(self, visible: bool)

Show/hide filter widget.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

Parameters

visible (bool) –

showProperties(self)

Show the layer properties.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

splitterMoved(self)

Splitter has been moved.

Deprecated since version no: longer used.

tabletEvent(self, QTabletEvent)
timerEvent(self, QTimerEvent)
toggleFastScan(self)

Toggle fast scan

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0

updateMicroFocus(self)
updateProjectHome(self)

Update project home directory.

Deprecated since version will: be removed in QGIS 4.0 – this method is not intended for public use

wheelEvent(self, QWheelEvent)