Class: QgsProcessingParameterDefinition

class qgis.core.QgsProcessingParameterDefinition(name: str, description: str = '', defaultValue: Any = None, optional: bool = False)

Bases: sip.wrapper

Constructor for QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.

QgsProcessingParameterDefinition(QgsProcessingParameterDefinition)

Base class for the definition of processing parameters.

Parameter definitions encapsulate properties regarding the behavior of parameters, their acceptable ranges, defaults, etc.

New in version 3.0.

Parameters
  • name (str) –

  • description (str = '') –

  • defaultValue (Any = None) –

  • optional

class Flag

Bases: int

FlagAdvanced = 2
FlagHidden = 4
FlagIsModelOutput = 16
FlagOptional = 8
class Flags

Bases: sip.wrapper

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

algorithm(self) → QgsProcessingAlgorithm

Returns a pointer to the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be None for non-owned parameters.

See also

provider()

Return type

QgsProcessingAlgorithm

asScriptCode(self) → str

Returns the parameter definition encoded in a string which can be used within a Python processing script.

Return type

str

checkValueIsAcceptable(self, input: Any, context: QgsProcessingContext = None) → bool

Checks whether the specified input value is acceptable for the parameter. Returns true if the value can be accepted. The optional context parameter can be specified to allow a more stringent check to be performed, capable of checking for the presence of required layers and other factors within the context.

Parameters
Return type

bool

clone(self) → QgsProcessingParameterDefinition

Creates a clone of the parameter definition.

Return type

QgsProcessingParameterDefinition

defaultValue(self) → Any

Returns the default value for the parameter.

Return type

Any

dependsOnOtherParameters(self) → List[str]

Returns a list of other parameter names on which this parameter is dependent (e.g. field parameters which depend on a parent layer parameter).

Return type

List[str]

description(self) → str

Returns the description for the parameter. This is the user-visible string used to identify this parameter.

See also

setDescription()

Return type

str

dynamicLayerParameterName(self) → str

Returns the name of the parameter for a layer linked to a dynamic parameter, or an empty string if this is not set.

Dynamic parameters (see isDynamic()) can have an optional vector layer parameter linked to them, which indicates which layer the fields and values will be available from when evaluating the dynamic parameter.

See also

isDynamic()

Return type

str

dynamicPropertyDefinition(self) → QgsPropertyDefinition

Returns the property definition for dynamic properties.

See also

isDynamic()

Return type

QgsPropertyDefinition

flags(self) → QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.Flags

Returns any flags associated with the parameter.

See also

setFlags()

Return type

QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.Flags

fromVariantMap(self, map: Dict[str, Any]) → bool

Restores this parameter to a QVariantMap. Subclasses should ensure that they call the base class method.

See also

toVariantMap()

Parameters

map (Dict[str) –

Return type

bool

isDestination(self) → bool

Returns true if this parameter represents a file or layer destination, e.g. parameters which are used for the destination for layers output by an algorithm will return true.

Return type

bool

isDynamic(self) → bool

Returns true if the parameter supports is dynamic, and can support data-defined values (i.e. QgsProperty based values).

See also

setIsDynamic()

Return type

bool

metadata(self) → Dict[str, Any]

Returns the parameter’s freeform metadata. This is mostly used by parameter widget wrappers in order to customize their appearance and behavior.

See also

setMetadata()

Return type

Dict[str, Any]

name(self) → str

Returns the name of the parameter. This is the internal identifier by which algorithms access this parameter.

See also

setName()

Return type

str

provider(self) → QgsProcessingProvider

Returns a pointer to the provider for the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be None for non-owned parameters or algorithms.

See also

algorithm()

Return type

QgsProcessingProvider

setDefaultValue(self, value: Any)

Sets the default value for the parameter. Caller takes responsibility to ensure that value is a valid input for the parameter subclass.

See also

defaultValue()

Parameters

value (Any) –

setDescription(self, description: str)

Sets the description for the parameter. This is the user-visible string used to identify this parameter.

See also

description()

Parameters

description (str) –

setDynamicLayerParameterName(self, name: str)

Sets the name for the parameter for a layer linked to a dynamic parameter, or an empty string if this is not set.

Dynamic parameters (see isDynamic()) can have an optional vector layer parameter linked to them, which indicates which layer the fields and values will be available from when evaluating the dynamic parameter.

See also

isDynamic()

Parameters

name (str) –

setDynamicPropertyDefinition(self, definition: QgsPropertyDefinition)

Sets the property definition for dynamic properties.

See also

isDynamic()

Parameters

definition (QgsPropertyDefinition) –

setFlags(self, flags: Union[QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.Flags, QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.Flag])

Sets the flags associated with the parameter.

See also

flags()

Parameters

flags (Union[QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.Flags) –

setIsDynamic(self, dynamic: bool)

Sets whether the parameter is dynamic, and can support data-defined values (i.e. QgsProperty based values).

See also

isDynamic()

Parameters

dynamic (bool) –

setMetadata(self, metadata: Dict[str, Any])

Sets the parameter’s freeform metadata. This is mostly used by parameter widget wrappers in order to customize their appearance and behavior.

See also

metadata()

Parameters

metadata (Dict[str) –

setName(self, name: str)

Sets the name of the parameter. This is the internal identifier by which algorithms access this parameter.

See also

name()

Parameters

name (str) –

toVariantMap(self) → Dict[str, Any]

Saves this parameter to a QVariantMap. Subclasses should ensure that they call the base class method and then extend the result with additional properties.

See also

fromVariantMap()

Return type

Dict[str, Any]

toolTip(self) → str

Returns a formatted tooltip for use with the parameter, which gives helpful information like parameter description, ID, and extra content like default values (depending on parameter type).

Return type

str

type(self) → str

Unique parameter type name.

Return type

str

valueAsPythonString(self, value: Any, context: QgsProcessingContext) → str

Returns a string version of the parameter input value, which is suitable for use as an input parameter value when running an algorithm directly from a Python command.

Parameters
Return type

str