---
name: "qstylefactory"
section: "3qt"
platform: "linux"
package: "qt3-doc"
version: "3:3.3.8b-7"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qstylefactory"
---

# qstylefactory(3qt)

Creates QStyle objects

## NAME

QStyleFactory - Creates QStyle objects

## SYNOPSIS

`#include <qstylefactory.h>`

### Static Public Members

\<li class=fn\>QStringList **keys** () \<li class=fn\>QStyle \* **create** ( const QString & key )

## DESCRIPTION

The QStyleFactory class creates QStyle objects.

The style factory creates a QStyle object for a given key with QStyleFactory::create(key).

The styles are either built-in or dynamically loaded from a style plugin (see QStylePlugin).

QStyleFactory::keys() returns a list of valid keys, typically including "Windows", "Motif", "CDE", "MotifPlus", "Platinum"," SGI" and "Compact". Depending on the platform, "WindowsXP"," Aqua" or "Macintosh" may be available.

## MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

## QStyle \* QStyleFactory::create ( const QString & key )` [static]`

Creates a QStyle object that matches *key* case-insensitively. This is either a built-in style, or a style from a style plugin.

See also keys().

Example: themes/wood.cpp.

## QStringList QStyleFactory::keys ()` [static]`

Returns the list of keys this factory can create styles for.

See also create().

Example: themes/themes.cpp.

## SEE ALSO

**http://doc.trolltech.com/qstylefactory.html** **http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com.  See the license file included in the distribution for a complete license statement.

## AUTHOR

Generated automatically from the source code.

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