Class: QgsFieldDomain

Base class for field domains.

A field domain is a set of constraints that apply to one or several fields.

Added in version 3.26.

Class Hierarchy

Subclasses

QgsCodedFieldDomain	Definition of a coded / enumerated field domain.
QgsGlobFieldDomain	Definition of a field domain for field content validated by a glob.
QgsRangeFieldDomain	Definition of a numeric field domain with a range of validity for values.

Methods

clone	Clones the field domain.
description	Returns the description of the field domain.
fieldType	Returns the associated field type.
mergePolicy	Returns the merge policy.
name	Returns the name of the field domain.
setDescription	Sets the description of the field domain.
setFieldType	Sets the associated field type.
setMergePolicy	Sets the merge policy.
setName	Sets the name of the field domain.
setSplitPolicy	Sets the split policy.
splitPolicy	Returns the split policy.
type	Returns the type of field domain.
typeName	Returns a translated name of the field domain type.

class qgis.core.QgsFieldDomain

Bases: object

__init__(name: str | None, description: str | None, fieldType: QMetaType.Type)

Constructor for QgsFieldDomain, with the specified name, description and fieldType.

Parameters:

• name (Optional[str])

• description (Optional[str])

• fieldType (QMetaType.Type)

__init__(name: str | None, description: str | None, fieldType: QVariant.Type)

Constructor for QgsFieldDomain, with the specified name, description and fieldType.

Deprecated since version 3.38: Use the method with a QMetaType.Type argument instead.

Parameters:

• name (Optional[str])

• description (Optional[str])

• fieldType (QVariant.Type)

__init__(a0: QgsFieldDomain)

Parameters:

a0 (QgsFieldDomain)

clone(self) → QgsFieldDomain | None

Clones the field domain.

Return type:

Optional[QgsFieldDomain]

description(self) → str

Returns the description of the field domain.

See also

setDescription()

Return type:

str

fieldType(self) → QMetaType.Type

Returns the associated field type.

See also

setFieldType()

Return type:

QMetaType.Type

mergePolicy(self) → Qgis.FieldDomainMergePolicy

Returns the merge policy.

See also

setMergePolicy()

Return type:

Qgis.FieldDomainMergePolicy

name(self) → str

Returns the name of the field domain.

See also

setName()

Return type:

str

setDescription(self, description: str | None)

Sets the description of the field domain.

See also

description()

Parameters:

description (Optional[str])

setFieldType(self, type: QMetaType.Type)

Sets the associated field type.

See also

fieldType()

Parameters:

type (QMetaType.Type)

setFieldType(self, type: QVariant.Type)

Sets the associated field type.

See also

fieldType()

Deprecated since version 3.38: Use the method with a QMetaType.Type argument instead.

Parameters:

type (QVariant.Type)

setMergePolicy(self, policy: Qgis.FieldDomainMergePolicy)

Sets the merge policy.

See also

mergePolicy()

Parameters:

policy (Qgis.FieldDomainMergePolicy)

setName(self, name: str | None)

Sets the name of the field domain.

See also

name()

Parameters:

name (Optional[str])

setSplitPolicy(self, policy: Qgis.FieldDomainSplitPolicy)

Sets the split policy.

See also

splitPolicy()

Parameters:

policy (Qgis.FieldDomainSplitPolicy)

splitPolicy(self) → Qgis.FieldDomainSplitPolicy

Returns the split policy.

See also

setSplitPolicy()

Return type:

Qgis.FieldDomainSplitPolicy

type(self) → Qgis.FieldDomainType

Returns the type of field domain.

Return type:

Qgis.FieldDomainType

typeName(self) → str

Returns a translated name of the field domain type.

Return type:

str