qqmlproperty.cpp

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#include "qqmlproperty.h"
#include "qqmlproperty_p.h"

#include "qqml.h"
#include "qqmlbinding_p.h"
#include "qqmlcontext.h"
#include "qqmlcontext_p.h"
#include "qqmlboundsignal_p.h"
#include "qqmlengine.h"
#include "qqmlengine_p.h"
#include "qqmldata_p.h"
#include "qqmlstringconverters_p.h"
#include "qqmllist_p.h"
#include "qqmlcompiler_p.h"
#include "qqmlvmemetaobject_p.h"
#include "qqmlexpression_p.h"
#include "qqmlvaluetypeproxybinding_p.h"

#include <QStringList>
#include <QtCore/qdebug.h>

#include <math.h>

Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<int>)
Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<qreal>)
Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<bool>)
Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<QString>)
Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<QUrl>)

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

/*!
\class QQmlProperty
\since 4.7
\brief The QQmlProperty class abstracts accessing properties on objects created from  QML.

As QML uses Qt's meta-type system all of the existing QMetaObject classes can be used to introspect
and interact with objects created by QML.  However, some of the new features provided by QML - such 
as type safety and attached properties - are most easily used through the QQmlProperty class 
that simplifies some of their natural complexity.

Unlike QMetaProperty which represents a property on a class type, QQmlProperty encapsulates 
a property on a specific object instance.  To read a property's value, programmers create a 
QQmlProperty instance and call the read() method.  Likewise to write a property value the
write() method is used.

For example, for the following QML code:

\qml
// MyItem.qml
import QtQuick 2.0

Text { text: "A bit of text" }
\endqml

The \l Text object's properties could be accessed using QQmlProperty, like this:

\code
#include <QQmlProperty>
#include <QGraphicsObject>

...

QQuickView view(QUrl::fromLocalFile("MyItem.qml"));
QQmlProperty property(view.rootObject(), "font.pixelSize");
qWarning() << "Current pixel size:" << property.read().toInt();
property.write(24);
qWarning() << "Pixel size should now be 24:" << property.read().toInt();
\endcode
*/

/*!
    Create an invalid QQmlProperty.
*/
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty()
: d(0)
{
}

/*!  \internal */
QQmlProperty::~QQmlProperty()
{
    if (d)
        d->release();
    d = 0;
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the default property of \a obj. If there is no
    default property, an invalid QQmlProperty will be created.
 */
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj)
: d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->initDefault(obj);
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the default property of \a obj
    using the \l{QQmlContext} {context} \a ctxt. If there is
    no default property, an invalid QQmlProperty will be
    created.
 */
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj, QQmlContext *ctxt)
: d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->context = ctxt?QQmlContextData::get(ctxt):0;
    d->engine = ctxt?ctxt->engine():0;
    d->initDefault(obj);
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the default property of \a obj
    using the environment for instantiating QML components that is
    provided by \a engine.  If there is no default property, an
    invalid QQmlProperty will be created.
 */
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj, QQmlEngine *engine)
  : d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->context = 0;
    d->engine = engine;
    d->initDefault(obj);
}

/*!
    Initialize from the default property of \a obj
*/
void QQmlPropertyPrivate::initDefault(QObject *obj)
{
    if (!obj)
        return;

    QMetaProperty p = QQmlMetaType::defaultProperty(obj);
    core.load(p);
    if (core.isValid()) 
        object = obj;
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the property \a name of \a obj.
 */
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj, const QString &name)
: d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->initProperty(obj, name);
    if (!isValid()) d->object = 0;
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the property \a name of \a obj
    using the \l{QQmlContext} {context} \a ctxt.

    Creating a QQmlProperty without a context will render some 
    properties - like attached properties - inaccessible.
*/
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj, const QString &name, QQmlContext *ctxt)
: d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->context = ctxt?QQmlContextData::get(ctxt):0;
    d->engine = ctxt?ctxt->engine():0;
    d->initProperty(obj, name);
    if (!isValid()) { d->object = 0; d->context = 0; d->engine = 0; }
}

/*!
    Creates a QQmlProperty for the property \a name of \a obj
    using the environment for instantiating QML components that is
    provided by \a engine.
 */
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(QObject *obj, const QString &name, QQmlEngine *engine)
: d(new QQmlPropertyPrivate)
{
    d->context = 0;
    d->engine = engine;
    d->initProperty(obj, name);
    if (!isValid()) { d->object = 0; d->context = 0; d->engine = 0; }
}

Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QQmlValueTypeFactory, qmlValueTypes);

QQmlPropertyPrivate::QQmlPropertyPrivate()
: context(0), engine(0), object(0), isNameCached(false)
{
}

QQmlContextData *QQmlPropertyPrivate::effectiveContext() const 
{
    if (context) return context;
    else if (engine) return QQmlContextData::get(engine->rootContext());
    else return 0;
}

void QQmlPropertyPrivate::initProperty(QObject *obj, const QString &name)
{
    if (!obj) return;

    QQmlTypeNameCache *typeNameCache = context?context->imports:0;

    QStringList path = name.split(QLatin1Char('.'));
    if (path.isEmpty()) return;

    QObject *currentObject = obj;

    // Everything up to the last property must be an "object type" property
    for (int ii = 0; ii < path.count() - 1; ++ii) {
        const QString &pathName = path.at(ii);

        if (typeNameCache) {
            QQmlTypeNameCache::Result r = typeNameCache->query(pathName);
            if (r.isValid()) {
                if (r.type) {
                    QQmlAttachedPropertiesFunc func = r.type->attachedPropertiesFunction();
                    if (!func) return; // Not an attachable type

                    currentObject = qmlAttachedPropertiesObjectById(r.type->attachedPropertiesId(), currentObject);
                    if (!currentObject) return; // Something is broken with the attachable type
                } else if (r.importNamespace) {
                    if ((ii + 1) == path.count()) return; // No type following the namespace

                    ++ii; r = typeNameCache->query(path.at(ii), r.importNamespace);
                    if (!r.type) return; // Invalid type in namespace
                
                    QQmlAttachedPropertiesFunc func = r.type->attachedPropertiesFunction();
                    if (!func) return; // Not an attachable type

                    currentObject = qmlAttachedPropertiesObjectById(r.type->attachedPropertiesId(), currentObject);
                    if (!currentObject) return; // Something is broken with the attachable type

                } else if (r.scriptIndex != -1) {
                    return; // Not a type
                } else {
                    Q_ASSERT(!"Unreachable");
                }
                continue;
            }

        }

        QQmlPropertyData local;
        QQmlPropertyData *property =
            QQmlPropertyCache::property(engine, obj, pathName, local);

        if (!property) return; // Not a property
        if (property->isFunction())
            return; // Not an object property 

        if (ii == (path.count() - 2) && QQmlValueTypeFactory::isValueType(property->propType)) {
            // We're now at a value type property.  We can use a global valuetypes array as we 
            // never actually use the objects, just look up their properties.
            QObject *typeObject = (*qmlValueTypes())[property->propType];
            if (!typeObject) return; // Not a value type

            int idx = typeObject->metaObject()->indexOfProperty(path.last().toUtf8().constData());
            if (idx == -1) return; // Value type property does not exist

            QMetaProperty vtProp = typeObject->metaObject()->property(idx);

            typedef QQmlPropertyData PCD;

            Q_ASSERT(PCD::flagsForProperty(vtProp) <= PCD::ValueTypeFlagMask);
            Q_ASSERT(vtProp.userType() <= 0xFF);
            Q_ASSERT(idx <= 0xFF);

            object = currentObject;
            core = *property;
            core.setFlags(core.getFlags() | PCD::IsValueTypeVirtual);
            core.valueTypeFlags = PCD::flagsForProperty(vtProp);
            core.valueTypePropType = vtProp.userType();
            core.valueTypeCoreIndex = idx;

            return; 
        } else {
            if (!property->isQObject())
                return; // Not an object property

            void *args[] = { &currentObject, 0 };
            QMetaObject::metacall(currentObject, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, property->coreIndex, args);
            if (!currentObject) return; // No value

        }

    }

    const QString &terminal = path.last();

    if (terminal.count() >= 3 &&
        terminal.at(0) == QLatin1Char('o') &&
        terminal.at(1) == QLatin1Char('n') &&
        terminal.at(2).isUpper()) {

        QString signalName = terminal.mid(2);
        signalName[0] = signalName.at(0).toLower();

        QMetaMethod method = findSignalByName(currentObject->metaObject(), signalName.toLatin1().constData());
        if (method.signature()) {
            object = currentObject;
            core.load(method);
            return;
        }
    }

    // Property
    QQmlPropertyData local;
    QQmlPropertyData *property =
        QQmlPropertyCache::property(engine, currentObject, terminal, local);
    if (property && !property->isFunction()) {
        object = currentObject;
        core = *property;
        nameCache = terminal;
        isNameCached = true;
    }
}

/*!
    Create a copy of \a other.
*/
QQmlProperty::QQmlProperty(const QQmlProperty &other)
{
    d = other.d;
    if (d)
        d->addref();
}

/*!
  \enum QQmlProperty::PropertyTypeCategory

  This enum specifies a category of QML property.

  \value InvalidCategory The property is invalid, or is a signal property.
  \value List The property is a QQmlListProperty list property
  \value Object The property is a QObject derived type pointer
  \value Normal The property is a normal value property.
 */

/*!
  \enum QQmlProperty::Type

  This enum specifies a type of QML property.

  \value Invalid The property is invalid.
  \value Property The property is a regular Qt property.
  \value SignalProperty The property is a signal property.
*/

/*!
    Returns the property category.
*/
QQmlProperty::PropertyTypeCategory QQmlProperty::propertyTypeCategory() const
{
    return d ? d->propertyTypeCategory() : InvalidCategory;
}

QQmlProperty::PropertyTypeCategory 
QQmlPropertyPrivate::propertyTypeCategory() const
{
    uint type = this->type();

    if (isValueType()) {
        return QQmlProperty::Normal;
    } else if (type & QQmlProperty::Property) {
        int type = propertyType();
        if (type == QVariant::Invalid)
            return QQmlProperty::InvalidCategory;
        else if (QQmlValueTypeFactory::isValueType((uint)type))
            return QQmlProperty::Normal;
        else if (core.isQObject())
            return QQmlProperty::Object;
        else if (core.isQList())
            return QQmlProperty::List;
        else 
            return QQmlProperty::Normal;
    } else {
        return QQmlProperty::InvalidCategory;
    }
}

/*!
    Returns the type name of the property, or 0 if the property has no type
    name.
*/
const char *QQmlProperty::propertyTypeName() const
{
    if (!d)
        return 0;
    if (d->isValueType()) {

        QQmlEnginePrivate *ep = d->engine?QQmlEnginePrivate::get(d->engine):0;
        QQmlValueType *valueType = 0;
        if (ep) valueType = ep->valueTypes[d->core.propType];
        else valueType = QQmlValueTypeFactory::valueType(d->core.propType);
        Q_ASSERT(valueType);

        const char *rv = valueType->metaObject()->property(d->core.valueTypeCoreIndex).typeName();

        if (!ep) delete valueType;

        return rv;
    } else if (d->object && type() & Property && d->core.isValid()) {
        return d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex).typeName();
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}

/*!
    Returns true if \a other and this QQmlProperty represent the same 
    property.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::operator==(const QQmlProperty &other) const
{
    if (!d || !other.d)
        return false;
    // category is intentially omitted here as it is generated 
    // from the other members
    return d->object == other.d->object &&
           d->core.coreIndex == other.d->core.coreIndex &&
           d->core.isValueTypeVirtual() == other.d->core.isValueTypeVirtual() &&
           (!d->core.isValueTypeVirtual() ||
            (d->core.valueTypeCoreIndex == other.d->core.valueTypeCoreIndex &&
             d->core.valueTypePropType == other.d->core.valueTypePropType));
}

/*!
    Returns the QVariant type of the property, or QVariant::Invalid if the 
    property has no QVariant type.
*/
int QQmlProperty::propertyType() const
{
    return d ? d->propertyType() : int(QVariant::Invalid);
}

bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::isValueType() const
{
    return core.isValueTypeVirtual();
}

int QQmlPropertyPrivate::propertyType() const
{
    uint type = this->type();
    if (isValueType()) {
        return core.valueTypePropType;
    } else if (type & QQmlProperty::Property) {
        return core.propType;
    } else {
        return QVariant::Invalid;
    }
}

QQmlProperty::Type QQmlPropertyPrivate::type() const
{
    if (core.isFunction())
        return QQmlProperty::SignalProperty;
    else if (core.isValid())
        return QQmlProperty::Property;
    else
        return QQmlProperty::Invalid;
}

/*!
    Returns the type of the property.
*/
QQmlProperty::Type QQmlProperty::type() const
{
    return d ? d->type() : Invalid;
}

/*!
    Returns true if this QQmlProperty represents a regular Qt property.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isProperty() const
{
    return type() & Property;
}

/*!
    Returns true if this QQmlProperty represents a QML signal property.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isSignalProperty() const
{
    return type() & SignalProperty;
}

/*!
    Returns the QQmlProperty's QObject.
*/
QObject *QQmlProperty::object() const
{
    return d ? d->object : 0;
}

/*!
    Assign \a other to this QQmlProperty.
*/
QQmlProperty &QQmlProperty::operator=(const QQmlProperty &other)
{
    if (d)
        d->release();
    d = other.d;
    if (d)
        d->addref();

    return *this;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the property is writable, otherwise false.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isWritable() const
{
    if (!d)
        return false;
    if (!d->object)
        return false;
    if (d->core.isQList())           //list
        return true;
    else if (d->core.isFunction())   //signal handler
        return false;
    else if (d->core.isValid())      //normal property
        return d->core.isWritable();
    else
        return false;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the property is designable, otherwise false.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isDesignable() const
{
    if (!d)
        return false;
    if (type() & Property && d->core.isValid() && d->object)
        return d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex).isDesignable();
    else
        return false;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the property is resettable, otherwise false.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isResettable() const
{
    if (!d)
        return false;
    if (type() & Property && d->core.isValid() && d->object)
        return d->core.isResettable();
    else
        return false;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the QQmlProperty refers to a valid property, otherwise
    false.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::isValid() const
{
    if (!d)
        return false;
    return type() != Invalid;
}

/*!
    Return the name of this QML property.
*/
QString QQmlProperty::name() const
{
    if (!d)
        return QString();
    if (!d->isNameCached) {
        // ###
        if (!d->object) {
        } else if (d->isValueType()) {
            QString rv = d->core.name(d->object) + QLatin1Char('.');

            QQmlEnginePrivate *ep = d->engine?QQmlEnginePrivate::get(d->engine):0;
            QQmlValueType *valueType = 0;
            if (ep) valueType = ep->valueTypes[d->core.propType];
            else valueType = QQmlValueTypeFactory::valueType(d->core.propType);
            Q_ASSERT(valueType);

            const char *vtName = valueType->metaObject()->property(d->core.valueTypeCoreIndex).name();
            rv += QString::fromUtf8(vtName);

            if (!ep) delete valueType;

            d->nameCache = rv;
        } else if (type() & SignalProperty) {
            QString name = QLatin1String("on") + d->core.name(d->object);
            name[2] = name.at(2).toUpper();
            d->nameCache = name;
        } else {
            d->nameCache = d->core.name(d->object);
        }
        d->isNameCached = true;
    }

    return d->nameCache;
}

/*!
  Returns the \l{QMetaProperty} {Qt property} associated with
  this QML property.
 */
QMetaProperty QQmlProperty::property() const
{
    if (!d)
        return QMetaProperty();
    if (type() & Property && d->core.isValid() && d->object)
        return d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex);
    else
        return QMetaProperty();
}

/*!
    Return the QMetaMethod for this property if it is a SignalProperty, 
    otherwise returns an invalid QMetaMethod.
*/
QMetaMethod QQmlProperty::method() const
{
    if (!d)
        return QMetaMethod();
    if (type() & SignalProperty && d->object)
        return d->object->metaObject()->method(d->core.coreIndex);
    else
        return QMetaMethod();
}

/*!
    Returns the binding associated with this property, or 0 if no binding 
    exists.
*/
QQmlAbstractBinding *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::binding(const QQmlProperty &that) 
{
    if (!that.d || !that.isProperty() || !that.d->object)
        return 0;

    return binding(that.d->object, that.d->core.coreIndex, 
                   that.d->core.getValueTypeCoreIndex());
}

/*!
    Set the binding associated with this property to \a newBinding.  Returns
    the existing binding (if any), otherwise 0.

    \a newBinding will be enabled, and the returned binding (if any) will be
    disabled.

    Ownership of \a newBinding transfers to QML.  Ownership of the return value
    is assumed by the caller.

    \a flags is passed through to the binding and is used for the initial update (when
    the binding sets the initial value, it will use these flags for the write).
*/
QQmlAbstractBinding *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::setBinding(const QQmlProperty &that,
                                        QQmlAbstractBinding *newBinding,
                                        WriteFlags flags)
{
    if (!that.d || !that.isProperty() || !that.d->object) {
        if (newBinding)
            newBinding->destroy();
        return 0;
    }

    if (newBinding) {
        // In the case that the new binding is provided, we must target the property it
        // is associated with.  If we don't do this, retargetBinding() can fail.
        QObject *object = newBinding->object();
        int pi = newBinding->propertyIndex();

        int core = pi & 0xFFFFFF;
        int vt = (pi & 0xFF000000)?(pi >> 24):-1;

        return setBinding(object, core, vt, newBinding, flags);
    } else {
        return setBinding(that.d->object, that.d->core.coreIndex,
                          that.d->core.getValueTypeCoreIndex(),
                          newBinding, flags);
    }
}

QQmlAbstractBinding *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::binding(QObject *object, int coreIndex, int valueTypeIndex)
{
    QQmlData *data = QQmlData::get(object);
    if (!data)
        return 0;

    QQmlPropertyData *propertyData =
        data->propertyCache?data->propertyCache->property(coreIndex):0;
    if (propertyData && propertyData->isAlias()) {
        const QQmlVMEMetaObject *vme = 
            static_cast<const QQmlVMEMetaObject *>(metaObjectForProperty(object->metaObject(), coreIndex));

        QObject *aObject = 0; int aCoreIndex = -1; int aValueTypeIndex = -1;
        if (!vme->aliasTarget(coreIndex, &aObject, &aCoreIndex, &aValueTypeIndex) || aCoreIndex == -1)
            return 0;

        // This will either be a value type sub-reference or an alias to a value-type sub-reference not both
        Q_ASSERT(valueTypeIndex == -1 || aValueTypeIndex == -1);
        aValueTypeIndex = (valueTypeIndex == -1)?aValueTypeIndex:valueTypeIndex;
        return binding(aObject, aCoreIndex, aValueTypeIndex);
    }

    if (!data->hasBindingBit(coreIndex))
        return 0;

    QQmlAbstractBinding *binding = data->bindings;
    while (binding && binding->propertyIndex() != coreIndex)
        binding = binding->m_nextBinding;

    if (binding && valueTypeIndex != -1) {
        if (binding->bindingType() == QQmlAbstractBinding::ValueTypeProxy) {
            int index = coreIndex | (valueTypeIndex << 24);
            binding = static_cast<QQmlValueTypeProxyBinding *>(binding)->binding(index);
        }
    }

    return binding;
}

void QQmlPropertyPrivate::findAliasTarget(QObject *object, int bindingIndex, 
                                                  QObject **targetObject, int *targetBindingIndex)
{
    int coreIndex = bindingIndex & 0xFFFFFF;
    int valueTypeIndex = bindingIndex >> 24;
    if (valueTypeIndex == 0) valueTypeIndex = -1;

    QQmlData *data = QQmlData::get(object, false);
    if (data) {
        QQmlPropertyData *propertyData =
            data->propertyCache?data->propertyCache->property(coreIndex):0;
        if (propertyData && propertyData->isAlias()) {
            const QQmlVMEMetaObject *vme = 
                static_cast<const QQmlVMEMetaObject *>(metaObjectForProperty(object->metaObject(), coreIndex));
            QObject *aObject = 0; int aCoreIndex = -1; int aValueTypeIndex = -1;
            if (vme->aliasTarget(coreIndex, &aObject, &aCoreIndex, &aValueTypeIndex)) {
                // This will either be a value type sub-reference or an alias to a value-type sub-reference not both
                Q_ASSERT(valueTypeIndex == -1 || aValueTypeIndex == -1);

                int aBindingIndex = aCoreIndex;
                if (aValueTypeIndex != -1) 
                    aBindingIndex |= aValueTypeIndex << 24;
                else if (valueTypeIndex != -1)
                    aBindingIndex |= valueTypeIndex << 24;

                findAliasTarget(aObject, aBindingIndex, targetObject, targetBindingIndex);
                return;
            }
        }
    }

    *targetObject = object; 
    *targetBindingIndex = bindingIndex;
}

QQmlAbstractBinding *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::setBinding(QObject *object, int coreIndex, int valueTypeIndex,
                                        QQmlAbstractBinding *newBinding, WriteFlags flags)
{
    QQmlData *data = QQmlData::get(object, 0 != newBinding);
    QQmlAbstractBinding *binding = 0;

    if (data) {
        QQmlPropertyData *propertyData =
            data->propertyCache?data->propertyCache->property(coreIndex):0;
        if (propertyData && propertyData->isAlias()) {
            const QQmlVMEMetaObject *vme = 
                static_cast<const QQmlVMEMetaObject *>(metaObjectForProperty(object->metaObject(), coreIndex));

            QObject *aObject = 0; int aCoreIndex = -1; int aValueTypeIndex = -1;
            if (!vme->aliasTarget(coreIndex, &aObject, &aCoreIndex, &aValueTypeIndex)) {
                if (newBinding) newBinding->destroy();
                return 0;
            }

            // This will either be a value type sub-reference or an alias to a value-type sub-reference not both
            Q_ASSERT(valueTypeIndex == -1 || aValueTypeIndex == -1);
            aValueTypeIndex = (valueTypeIndex == -1)?aValueTypeIndex:valueTypeIndex;
            return setBinding(aObject, aCoreIndex, aValueTypeIndex, newBinding, flags);
        }
    }

    if (data && data->hasBindingBit(coreIndex)) {
        binding = data->bindings;

        while (binding && binding->propertyIndex() != coreIndex) 
            binding = binding->m_nextBinding;
    }

    int index = coreIndex;
    if (valueTypeIndex != -1)
        index |= (valueTypeIndex << 24);

    if (binding && valueTypeIndex != -1 && binding->bindingType() == QQmlAbstractBinding::ValueTypeProxy) 
        binding = static_cast<QQmlValueTypeProxyBinding *>(binding)->binding(index);

    if (binding) {
        binding->removeFromObject();
        binding->setEnabled(false, 0);
    }

    if (newBinding) {
        if (newBinding->propertyIndex() != index || newBinding->object() != object)
            newBinding->retargetBinding(object, index);

        Q_ASSERT(newBinding->propertyIndex() == index);
        Q_ASSERT(newBinding->object() == object);

        newBinding->addToObject();
        newBinding->setEnabled(true, flags);
    }

    return binding;
}

QQmlAbstractBinding *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::setBindingNoEnable(QObject *object, int coreIndex, int valueTypeIndex,
                                                QQmlAbstractBinding *newBinding)
{
    QQmlData *data = QQmlData::get(object, 0 != newBinding);
    QQmlAbstractBinding *binding = 0;

    if (data) {
        QQmlPropertyData *propertyData =
            data->propertyCache?data->propertyCache->property(coreIndex):0;
        if (propertyData && propertyData->isAlias()) {
            const QQmlVMEMetaObject *vme = 
                static_cast<const QQmlVMEMetaObject *>(metaObjectForProperty(object->metaObject(), coreIndex));

            QObject *aObject = 0; int aCoreIndex = -1; int aValueTypeIndex = -1;
            if (!vme->aliasTarget(coreIndex, &aObject, &aCoreIndex, &aValueTypeIndex)) {
                if (newBinding) newBinding->destroy();
                return 0;
            }

            // This will either be a value type sub-reference or an alias to a value-type sub-reference not both
            Q_ASSERT(valueTypeIndex == -1 || aValueTypeIndex == -1);
            aValueTypeIndex = (valueTypeIndex == -1)?aValueTypeIndex:valueTypeIndex;
            return setBindingNoEnable(aObject, aCoreIndex, aValueTypeIndex, newBinding);
        }
    }

    if (data && data->hasBindingBit(coreIndex)) {
        binding = data->bindings;

        while (binding && binding->propertyIndex() != coreIndex) 
            binding = binding->m_nextBinding;
    }

    int index = coreIndex;
    if (valueTypeIndex != -1)
        index |= (valueTypeIndex << 24);

    if (binding && valueTypeIndex != -1 && binding->bindingType() == QQmlAbstractBinding::ValueTypeProxy) 
        binding = static_cast<QQmlValueTypeProxyBinding *>(binding)->binding(index);

    if (binding) 
        binding->removeFromObject();

    if (newBinding) {
        if (newBinding->propertyIndex() != index || newBinding->object() != object)
            newBinding->retargetBinding(object, index);

        Q_ASSERT(newBinding->propertyIndex() == index);
        Q_ASSERT(newBinding->object() == object);

        newBinding->addToObject();
    }

    return binding;
}

/*!
    Returns the expression associated with this signal property, or 0 if no 
    signal expression exists.
*/
QQmlExpression *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::signalExpression(const QQmlProperty &that)
{
    if (!(that.type() & QQmlProperty::SignalProperty))
        return 0;

    const QObjectList &children = that.d->object->children();
    
    for (int ii = 0; ii < children.count(); ++ii) {
        QObject *child = children.at(ii);

        QQmlBoundSignal *signal = QQmlBoundSignal::cast(child);
        if (signal && signal->index() == that.index()) 
            return signal->expression();
    }

    return 0;
}

/*!
    Set the signal expression associated with this signal property to \a expr.
    Returns the existing signal expression (if any), otherwise 0.

    Ownership of \a expr transfers to QML.  Ownership of the return value is
    assumed by the caller.
*/
QQmlExpression *
QQmlPropertyPrivate::setSignalExpression(const QQmlProperty &that,
                                                     QQmlExpression *expr) 
{
    if (!(that.type() & QQmlProperty::SignalProperty)) {
        delete expr;
        return 0;
    }

    const QObjectList &children = that.d->object->children();
    
    for (int ii = 0; ii < children.count(); ++ii) {
        QObject *child = children.at(ii);

        QQmlBoundSignal *signal = QQmlBoundSignal::cast(child);
        if (signal && signal->index() == that.index()) 
            return signal->setExpression(expr);
    }

    if (expr) {
        QQmlBoundSignal *signal = new QQmlBoundSignal(that.d->object, that.method(), that.d->object);
        return signal->setExpression(expr);
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}

/*!
    Returns the property value.
*/
QVariant QQmlProperty::read() const
{
    if (!d)
        return QVariant();
    if (!d->object)
        return QVariant();

    if (type() & SignalProperty) {

        return QVariant();

    } else if (type() & Property) {

        return d->readValueProperty();

    }
    return QVariant();
}

/*!
Return the \a name property value of \a object.  This method is equivalent to:
\code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name);
    p.read();
\endcode
*/
QVariant QQmlProperty::read(QObject *object, const QString &name)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name);
    return p.read();
}

/*!
  Return the \a name property value of \a object using the
  \l{QQmlContext} {context} \a ctxt.  This method is
  equivalent to:

  \code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, context);
    p.read();
  \endcode
*/
QVariant QQmlProperty::read(QObject *object, const QString &name, QQmlContext *ctxt)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, ctxt);
    return p.read();
}

/*!
  
  Return the \a name property value of \a object using the environment
  for instantiating QML components that is provided by \a engine. .
  This method is equivalent to:

  \code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, engine);
    p.read();
  \endcode
*/
QVariant QQmlProperty::read(QObject *object, const QString &name, QQmlEngine *engine)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, engine);
    return p.read();
}

QVariant QQmlPropertyPrivate::readValueProperty()
{
    if (isValueType()) {

        QQmlEnginePrivate *ep = engine?QQmlEnginePrivate::get(engine):0;
        QQmlValueType *valueType = 0;
        if (ep) valueType = ep->valueTypes[core.propType];
        else valueType = QQmlValueTypeFactory::valueType(core.propType);
        Q_ASSERT(valueType);

        valueType->read(object, core.coreIndex);

        QVariant rv = valueType->metaObject()->property(core.valueTypeCoreIndex).read(valueType);

        if (!ep) delete valueType;
        return rv;

    } else if (core.isQList()) {

        QQmlListProperty<QObject> prop;
        void *args[] = { &prop, 0 };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, core.coreIndex, args);
        return QVariant::fromValue(QQmlListReferencePrivate::init(prop, core.propType, engine)); 

    } else if (core.isQObject()) {

        QObject *rv = 0;
        void *args[] = { &rv, 0 };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, core.coreIndex, args);
        return QVariant::fromValue(rv);

    } else {

        return object->metaObject()->property(core.coreIndex).read(object.data());

    }
}

static QUrl urlFromUserString(const QByteArray &data)
{
    QUrl u;
    if (!data.isEmpty())
    {
        // Preserve any valid percent-encoded octets supplied by the source
        u.setEncodedUrl(data, QUrl::TolerantMode);
    }
    return u;
}

static QUrl urlFromUserString(const QString &data)
{
    return urlFromUserString(data.toUtf8());
}

// helper function to allow assignment / binding to QList<QUrl> properties.
static QVariant resolvedUrlSequence(const QVariant &value, QQmlContextData *context)
{
    QList<QUrl> urls;
    if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QUrl>()) {
        urls.append(value.toUrl());
    } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QString>()) {
        urls.append(urlFromUserString(value.toString()));
    } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QByteArray>()) {
        urls.append(urlFromUserString(value.toByteArray()));
    } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QList<QUrl> >()) {
        urls = value.value<QList<QUrl> >();
    } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QStringList>()) {
        QStringList urlStrings = value.value<QStringList>();
        for (int i = 0; i < urlStrings.size(); ++i)
            urls.append(urlFromUserString(urlStrings.at(i)));
    } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QList<QString> >()) {
        QList<QString> urlStrings = value.value<QList<QString> >();
        for (int i = 0; i < urlStrings.size(); ++i)
            urls.append(urlFromUserString(urlStrings.at(i)));
    } // note: QList<QByteArray> is not currently supported.

    QList<QUrl> resolvedUrls;
    for (int i = 0; i < urls.size(); ++i) {
        QUrl u = urls.at(i);
        if (context && u.isRelative() && !u.isEmpty())
            u = context->resolvedUrl(u);
        resolvedUrls.append(u);
    }

    return QVariant::fromValue<QList<QUrl> >(resolvedUrls);
}

//writeEnumProperty MIRRORS the relelvant bit of QMetaProperty::write AND MUST BE KEPT IN SYNC!
bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::writeEnumProperty(const QMetaProperty &prop, int idx, QObject *object, const QVariant &value, int flags)
{
    if (!object || !prop.isWritable())
        return false;

    QVariant v = value;
    if (prop.isEnumType()) {
        QMetaEnum menum = prop.enumerator();
        if (v.userType() == QVariant::String
#ifdef QT3_SUPPORT
            || v.userType() == QVariant::CString
#endif
            ) {
            bool ok;
            if (prop.isFlagType())
                v = QVariant(menum.keysToValue(value.toByteArray(), &ok));
            else
                v = QVariant(menum.keyToValue(value.toByteArray(), &ok));
            if (!ok)
                return false;
        } else if (v.userType() != QVariant::Int && v.userType() != QVariant::UInt) {
            int enumMetaTypeId = QMetaType::type(QByteArray(menum.scope() + QByteArray("::") + menum.name()));
            if ((enumMetaTypeId == 0) || (v.userType() != enumMetaTypeId) || !v.constData())
                return false;
            v = QVariant(*reinterpret_cast<const int *>(v.constData()));
        }
        v.convert(QVariant::Int);
    }

    // the status variable is changed by qt_metacall to indicate what it did
    // this feature is currently only used by QtDBus and should not be depended
    // upon. Don't change it without looking into QDBusAbstractInterface first
    // -1 (unchanged): normal qt_metacall, result stored in argv[0]
    // changed: result stored directly in value, return the value of status
    int status = -1;
    void *argv[] = { v.data(), &v, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, argv);
    return status;
}

bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::writeValueProperty(const QVariant &value, WriteFlags flags)
{
    return writeValueProperty(object, engine, core, value, effectiveContext(), flags);
}

bool 
QQmlPropertyPrivate::writeValueProperty(QObject *object, QQmlEngine *engine,
                                                const QQmlPropertyData &core,
                                                const QVariant &value, 
                                                QQmlContextData *context, WriteFlags flags)
{
    // Remove any existing bindings on this property
    if (!(flags & DontRemoveBinding) && object) {
        QQmlAbstractBinding *binding = setBinding(object, core.coreIndex,
                                                          core.getValueTypeCoreIndex(), 
                                                          0, flags);
        if (binding) binding->destroy();
    }

    bool rv = false;
    if (core.isValueTypeVirtual()) {
        QQmlEnginePrivate *ep = engine?QQmlEnginePrivate::get(engine):0;

        QQmlValueType *writeBack = 0;
        if (ep) {
            writeBack = ep->valueTypes[core.propType];
        } else {
            writeBack = QQmlValueTypeFactory::valueType(core.propType);
        }

        writeBack->read(object, core.coreIndex);

        QQmlPropertyData data = core;
        data.setFlags(QQmlPropertyData::Flag(core.valueTypeFlags));
        data.coreIndex = core.valueTypeCoreIndex;
        data.propType = core.valueTypePropType;

        rv = write(writeBack, data, value, context, flags);

        writeBack->write(object, core.coreIndex, flags);
        if (!ep) delete writeBack;

    } else {

        rv = write(object, core, value, context, flags);

    }

    return rv;
}

bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::write(QObject *object, 
                                        const QQmlPropertyData &property,
                                        const QVariant &value, QQmlContextData *context, 
                                        WriteFlags flags)
{
    int coreIdx = property.coreIndex;
    int status = -1;    //for dbus

    if (property.isEnum()) {
        QMetaProperty prop = object->metaObject()->property(property.coreIndex);
        QVariant v = value;
        // Enum values come through the script engine as doubles
        if (value.userType() == QVariant::Double) { 
            double integral;
            double fractional = modf(value.toDouble(), &integral);
            if (qFuzzyIsNull(fractional))
                v.convert(QVariant::Int);
        }
        return writeEnumProperty(prop, coreIdx, object, v, flags);
    }

    int propertyType = property.propType;
    int variantType = value.userType();

    QQmlEnginePrivate *enginePriv = QQmlEnginePrivate::get(context);

    if (propertyType == QVariant::Url) {

        QUrl u;
        bool found = false;
        if (variantType == QVariant::Url) {
            u = value.toUrl();
            found = true;
        } else if (variantType == QVariant::ByteArray) {
            u = urlFromUserString(value.toByteArray());
            found = true;
        } else if (variantType == QVariant::String) {
            u = urlFromUserString(value.toString());
            found = true;
        }

        if (!found)
            return false;

        if (context && u.isRelative() && !u.isEmpty())
            u = context->resolvedUrl(u);
        int status = -1;
        void *argv[] = { &u, 0, &status, &flags };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, argv);

    } else if (propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QList<QUrl> >()) {
        QList<QUrl> urlSeq = resolvedUrlSequence(value, context).value<QList<QUrl> >();
        int status = -1;
        void *argv[] = { &urlSeq, 0, &status, &flags };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, argv);
    } else if (variantType == propertyType) {

        void *a[] = { (void *)value.constData(), 0, &status, &flags };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, a);

    } else if (qMetaTypeId<QVariant>() == propertyType) {

        void *a[] = { (void *)&value, 0, &status, &flags };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, a);

    } else if (property.isQObject()) {

        const QMetaObject *valMo = rawMetaObjectForType(enginePriv, value.userType());
        
        if (!valMo)
            return false;

        QObject *o = *(QObject **)value.constData();
        const QMetaObject *propMo = rawMetaObjectForType(enginePriv, propertyType);

        if (o) valMo = o->metaObject();

        if (canConvert(valMo, propMo)) {
            void *args[] = { &o, 0, &status, &flags };
            QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, 
                                  args);
        } else if (!o && canConvert(propMo, valMo)) {
            // In the case of a null QObject, we assign the null if there is 
            // any change that the null variant type could be up or down cast to 
            // the property type.
            void *args[] = { &o, 0, &status, &flags };
            QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, 
                                  args);
        } else {
            return false;
        }

    } else if (property.isQList()) {

        const QMetaObject *listType = 0;
        if (enginePriv) {
            listType = enginePriv->rawMetaObjectForType(enginePriv->listType(property.propType));
        } else {
            QQmlType *type = QQmlMetaType::qmlType(QQmlMetaType::listType(property.propType));
            if (!type) return false;
            listType = type->baseMetaObject();
        }
        if (!listType) return false;

        QQmlListProperty<void> prop;
        void *args[] = { &prop, 0 };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, coreIdx, args);

        if (!prop.clear) return false;

        prop.clear(&prop);

        if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QQmlListReference>()) {
            QQmlListReference qdlr = value.value<QQmlListReference>();

            for (int ii = 0; ii < qdlr.count(); ++ii) {
                QObject *o = qdlr.at(ii);
                if (o && !canConvert(o->metaObject(), listType))
                    o = 0;
                prop.append(&prop, (void *)o);
            }
        } else if (value.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QList<QObject *> >()) {
            const QList<QObject *> &list = qvariant_cast<QList<QObject *> >(value);

            for (int ii = 0; ii < list.count(); ++ii) {
                QObject *o = list.at(ii);
                if (o && !canConvert(o->metaObject(), listType))
                    o = 0;
                prop.append(&prop, (void *)o);
            }
        } else {
            QObject *o = enginePriv?enginePriv->toQObject(value):QQmlMetaType::toQObject(value);
            if (o && !canConvert(o->metaObject(), listType))
                o = 0;
            prop.append(&prop, (void *)o);
        }

    } else {
        Q_ASSERT(variantType != propertyType);

        bool ok = false;
        QVariant v;
        if (variantType == QVariant::String)
            v = QQmlStringConverters::variantFromString(value.toString(), propertyType, &ok);
        if (!ok) {
            v = value;
            if (v.convert((QVariant::Type)propertyType)) {
                ok = true;
            } else if ((uint)propertyType >= QVariant::UserType && variantType == QVariant::String) {
                QQmlMetaType::StringConverter con = QQmlMetaType::customStringConverter(propertyType);
                if (con) {
                    v = con(value.toString());
                    if (v.userType() == propertyType)
                        ok = true;
                }
            }
        }
        if (!ok) {
            // the only other option is that they are assigning a single value
            // to a sequence type property (eg, an int to a QList<int> property).
            // Note that we've already handled single-value assignment to QList<QUrl> properties.
            if (variantType == QVariant::Int && propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QList<int> >()) {
                QList<int> list;
                list << value.toInt();
                v = QVariant::fromValue<QList<int> >(list);
                ok = true;
            } else if (variantType == QVariant::Double && propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QList<qreal> >()) {
                QList<qreal> list;
                list << value.toReal();
                v = QVariant::fromValue<QList<qreal> >(list);
                ok = true;
            } else if (variantType == QVariant::Bool && propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QList<bool> >()) {
                QList<bool> list;
                list << value.toBool();
                v = QVariant::fromValue<QList<bool> >(list);
                ok = true;
            } else if (variantType == QVariant::String && propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QList<QString> >()) {
                QList<QString> list;
                list << value.toString();
                v = QVariant::fromValue<QList<QString> >(list);
                ok = true;
            } else if (variantType == QVariant::String && propertyType == qMetaTypeId<QStringList>()) {
                QStringList list;
                list << value.toString();
                v = QVariant::fromValue<QStringList>(list);
                ok = true;
            }
        }

        if (ok) {
            void *a[] = { (void *)v.constData(), 0, &status, &flags};
            QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, coreIdx, a);
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return true;
}

// Returns true if successful, false if an error description was set on expression
bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::writeBinding(QObject *object, 
                                               const QQmlPropertyData &core,
                                               QQmlContextData *context,
                                               QQmlJavaScriptExpression *expression, 
                                               v8::Handle<v8::Value> result, bool isUndefined,
                                               WriteFlags flags)
{
    Q_ASSERT(object);
    Q_ASSERT(core.coreIndex != -1);

    QQmlEngine *engine = context->engine;
    QV8Engine *v8engine = QQmlEnginePrivate::getV8Engine(engine);

#define QUICK_STORE(cpptype, conversion) \
        { \
            cpptype o = (conversion); \
            int status = -1; \
            void *argv[] = { &o, 0, &status, &flags }; \
            QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, core.coreIndex, argv); \
            return true; \
        } \


    if (!isUndefined && !core.isValueTypeVirtual()) {
        switch (core.propType) {
        case QMetaType::Int:
            if (result->IsInt32()) 
                QUICK_STORE(int, result->Int32Value())
            else if (result->IsNumber())
                QUICK_STORE(int, qRound(result->NumberValue()))
            break;
        case QMetaType::Double:
            if (result->IsNumber())
                QUICK_STORE(double, result->NumberValue())
            break;
        case QMetaType::Float:
            if (result->IsNumber())
                QUICK_STORE(float, result->NumberValue())
            break;
        case QMetaType::QString:
            if (result->IsString())
                QUICK_STORE(QString, v8engine->toString(result))
            break;
        default:
            break;
        }
    }
#undef QUICK_STORE

    int type = core.isValueTypeVirtual()?core.valueTypePropType:core.propType;

    QQmlJavaScriptExpression::DeleteWatcher watcher(expression);

    QVariant value;
    bool isVmeProperty = core.isVMEProperty();

    if (isUndefined) {
    } else if (core.isQList()) {
        value = v8engine->toVariant(result, qMetaTypeId<QList<QObject *> >());
    } else if (result->IsNull() && core.isQObject()) {
        value = QVariant::fromValue((QObject *)0);
    } else if (core.propType == qMetaTypeId<QList<QUrl> >()) {
        value = resolvedUrlSequence(v8engine->toVariant(result, qMetaTypeId<QList<QUrl> >()), context);
    } else if (!isVmeProperty) {
        value = v8engine->toVariant(result, type);
    }

    if (expression->hasError()) {
        return false;
    } else if (isUndefined && core.isResettable()) {
        void *args[] = { 0 };
        QMetaObject::metacall(object, QMetaObject::ResetProperty, core.coreIndex, args);
    } else if (isUndefined && type == qMetaTypeId<QVariant>()) {
        writeValueProperty(object, engine, core, QVariant(), context, flags);
    } else if (isUndefined) {
        expression->delayedError()->error.setDescription(QLatin1String("Unable to assign [undefined] to ") + QLatin1String(QMetaType::typeName(type)));
        return false;
    } else if (result->IsFunction()) {
        expression->delayedError()->error.setDescription(QLatin1String("Unable to assign a function to a property."));
        return false;
    } else if (isVmeProperty) {
        typedef QQmlVMEMetaObject VMEMO;
        VMEMO *vmemo = static_cast<VMEMO *>(const_cast<QMetaObject *>(object->metaObject()));
        vmemo->setVMEProperty(core.coreIndex, result);
    } else if (!writeValueProperty(object, engine, core, value, context, flags)) {

        if (watcher.wasDeleted()) 
            return true;

        const char *valueType = 0;
        if (value.userType() == QVariant::Invalid) valueType = "null";
        else valueType = QMetaType::typeName(value.userType());

        expression->delayedError()->error.setDescription(QLatin1String("Unable to assign ") +
                                                         QLatin1String(valueType) +
                                                         QLatin1String(" to ") +
                                                         QLatin1String(QMetaType::typeName(type)));
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

const QMetaObject *QQmlPropertyPrivate::rawMetaObjectForType(QQmlEnginePrivate *engine, int userType)
{
    if (engine) {
        return engine->rawMetaObjectForType(userType);
    } else {
        QQmlType *type = QQmlMetaType::qmlType(userType);
        return type?type->baseMetaObject():0;
    }
}

/*!
    Sets the property value to \a value and returns true.
    Returns false if the property can't be set because the
    \a value is the wrong type, for example.
 */
bool QQmlProperty::write(const QVariant &value) const
{
    return QQmlPropertyPrivate::write(*this, value, 0);
}

/*!
  Writes \a value to the \a name property of \a object.  This method
  is equivalent to:

  \code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name);
    p.write(value);
  \endcode
*/
bool QQmlProperty::write(QObject *object, const QString &name, const QVariant &value)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name);
    return p.write(value);
}

/*!
  Writes \a value to the \a name property of \a object using the
  \l{QQmlContext} {context} \a ctxt.  This method is
  equivalent to:

  \code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, ctxt);
    p.write(value);
  \endcode
*/
bool QQmlProperty::write(QObject *object,
                                 const QString &name,
                                 const QVariant &value, 
                                 QQmlContext *ctxt)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, ctxt);
    return p.write(value);
}

/*!
  
  Writes \a value to the \a name property of \a object using the
  environment for instantiating QML components that is provided by
  \a engine.  This method is equivalent to:

  \code
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, engine);
    p.write(value);
  \endcode
*/
bool QQmlProperty::write(QObject *object, const QString &name, const QVariant &value, 
                                 QQmlEngine *engine)
{
    QQmlProperty p(object, name, engine);
    return p.write(value);
}

/*!
    Resets the property and returns true if the property is
    resettable.  If the property is not resettable, nothing happens
    and false is returned.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::reset() const
{
    if (isResettable()) {
        void *args[] = { 0 };
        QMetaObject::metacall(d->object, QMetaObject::ResetProperty, d->core.coreIndex, args);
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::write(const QQmlProperty &that,
                                        const QVariant &value, WriteFlags flags) 
{
    if (!that.d)
        return false;
    if (that.d->object && that.type() & QQmlProperty::Property && 
        that.d->core.isValid() && that.isWritable()) 
        return that.d->writeValueProperty(value, flags);
    else 
        return false;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the property has a change notifier signal, otherwise false.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::hasNotifySignal() const
{
    if (type() & Property && d->object) {
        return d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex).hasNotifySignal();
    }
    return false;
}

/*!
    Returns true if the property needs a change notifier signal for bindings
    to remain upto date, false otherwise.

    Some properties, such as attached properties or those whose value never 
    changes, do not require a change notifier.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::needsNotifySignal() const
{
    return type() & Property && !property().isConstant();
}

/*!
    Connects the property's change notifier signal to the
    specified \a method of the \a dest object and returns
    true. Returns false if this metaproperty does not
    represent a regular Qt property or if it has no
    change notifier signal, or if the \a dest object does
    not have the specified \a method.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::connectNotifySignal(QObject *dest, int method) const
{
    if (!(type() & Property) || !d->object)
        return false;

    QMetaProperty prop = d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex);
    if (prop.hasNotifySignal()) {
        return QQmlPropertyPrivate::connect(d->object, prop.notifySignalIndex(), dest, method, Qt::DirectConnection);
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

/*!
    Connects the property's change notifier signal to the
    specified \a slot of the \a dest object and returns
    true. Returns false if this metaproperty does not
    represent a regular Qt property or if it has no
    change notifier signal, or if the \a dest object does
    not have the specified \a slot.
*/
bool QQmlProperty::connectNotifySignal(QObject *dest, const char *slot) const
{
    if (!(type() & Property) || !d->object)
        return false;

    QMetaProperty prop = d->object->metaObject()->property(d->core.coreIndex);
    if (prop.hasNotifySignal()) {
        QByteArray signal(QByteArray("2") + prop.notifySignal().signature());
        return QObject::connect(d->object, signal.constData(), dest, slot);
    } else  {
        return false;
    }
}

/*!
    Return the Qt metaobject index of the property.
*/
int QQmlProperty::index() const
{
    return d ? d->core.coreIndex : -1;
}

int QQmlPropertyPrivate::valueTypeCoreIndex(const QQmlProperty &that)
{
    return that.d ? that.d->core.getValueTypeCoreIndex() : -1;
}

/*!
    Returns the "property index" for use in bindings.  The top 8 bits are the value type
    offset, and 0 otherwise.  The bottom 24-bits are the regular property index.
*/
int QQmlPropertyPrivate::bindingIndex(const QQmlProperty &that)
{
    if (!that.d)
        return -1;
    return bindingIndex(that.d->core);
}

int QQmlPropertyPrivate::bindingIndex(const QQmlPropertyData &that)
{
    int rv = that.coreIndex;
    if (rv != -1 && that.isValueTypeVirtual())
        rv = rv | (that.valueTypeCoreIndex << 24);
    return rv;
}

QQmlPropertyData
QQmlPropertyPrivate::saveValueType(const QMetaObject *metaObject, int index, 
                                           const QMetaObject *subObject, int subIndex,
                                           QQmlEngine *)
{
    QMetaProperty subProp = subObject->property(subIndex);

    QQmlPropertyData core;
    core.load(metaObject->property(index));
    core.setFlags(core.getFlags() | QQmlPropertyData::IsValueTypeVirtual);
    core.valueTypeFlags = QQmlPropertyData::flagsForProperty(subProp);
    core.valueTypeCoreIndex = subIndex;
    core.valueTypePropType = subProp.userType();

    return core;
}

QQmlProperty
QQmlPropertyPrivate::restore(QObject *object, const QQmlPropertyData &data,
                                     QQmlContextData *ctxt)
{
    QQmlProperty prop;

    prop.d = new QQmlPropertyPrivate;
    prop.d->object = object;
    prop.d->context = ctxt;
    prop.d->engine = ctxt?ctxt->engine:0;

    prop.d->core = data;

    return prop;
}

/*!
    Returns true if lhs and rhs refer to the same metaobject data
*/
bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::equal(const QMetaObject *lhs, const QMetaObject *rhs)
{
    return lhs == rhs || (1 && lhs && rhs && lhs->d.stringdata == rhs->d.stringdata);
}

/*!
    Returns true if from inherits to.
*/
bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::canConvert(const QMetaObject *from, const QMetaObject *to)
{
    if (from && to == &QObject::staticMetaObject)
        return true;

    while (from) {
        if (equal(from, to))
            return true;
        from = from->superClass();
    }
    
    return false;
}

/*!
    Return the signal corresponding to \a name
*/
QMetaMethod QQmlPropertyPrivate::findSignalByName(const QMetaObject *mo, const QByteArray &name)
{
    Q_ASSERT(mo);
    int methods = mo->methodCount();
    for (int ii = methods - 1; ii >= 2; --ii) { // >= 2 to block the destroyed signal
        QMetaMethod method = mo->method(ii);
        QByteArray methodName = method.signature();
        int idx = methodName.indexOf('(');
        methodName = methodName.left(idx);

        if (methodName == name)
            return method;
    }

    // If no signal is found, but the signal is of the form "onBlahChanged",
    // return the notify signal for the property "Blah"
    if (name.endsWith("Changed")) {
        QByteArray propName = name.mid(0, name.length() - 7);
        int propIdx = mo->indexOfProperty(propName.constData());
        if (propIdx >= 0) {
            QMetaProperty prop = mo->property(propIdx);
            if (prop.hasNotifySignal())
                return prop.notifySignal();
        }
    }

    return QMetaMethod();
}

static inline int QMetaObject_methods(const QMetaObject *metaObject)
{
    struct Private
    {
        int revision;
        int className;
        int classInfoCount, classInfoData;
        int methodCount, methodData;
        int propertyCount, propertyData;
    };

    return reinterpret_cast<const Private *>(metaObject->d.data)->methodCount;
}

static inline int QMetaObject_properties(const QMetaObject *metaObject)
{
    struct Private
    {
        int revision;
        int className;
        int classInfoCount, classInfoData;
        int methodCount, methodData;
        int propertyCount, propertyData;
    };

    return reinterpret_cast<const Private *>(metaObject->d.data)->propertyCount;
}

static inline void flush_vme_signal(const QObject *object, int index)
{
    QQmlData *data = static_cast<QQmlData *>(QObjectPrivate::get(const_cast<QObject *>(object))->declarativeData);
    if (data && data->propertyCache) {
        QQmlPropertyData *property = data->propertyCache->method(index);

        if (property && property->isVMESignal()) {
            const QMetaObject *metaObject = object->metaObject();
            int methodOffset = metaObject->methodOffset();

            while (methodOffset > index) {
                metaObject = metaObject->d.superdata;
                methodOffset -= QMetaObject_methods(metaObject);
            }

            QQmlVMEMetaObject *vme = 
                static_cast<QQmlVMEMetaObject *>(const_cast<QMetaObject *>(metaObject));

            vme->connectAliasSignal(index);
        }
    }
}

/*!
Connect \a sender \a signal_index to \a receiver \a method_index with the specified 
\a type and \a types.  This behaves identically to QMetaObject::connect() except that
it connects any lazy "proxy" signal connections set up by QML.

It is possible that this logic should be moved to QMetaObject::connect().
*/
bool QQmlPropertyPrivate::connect(const QObject *sender, int signal_index,
                                          const QObject *receiver, int method_index,
                                          int type, int *types)
{
    flush_vme_signal(sender, signal_index);
    flush_vme_signal(receiver, method_index);

    return QMetaObject::connect(sender, signal_index, receiver, method_index, type, types);
}

void QQmlPropertyPrivate::flushSignal(const QObject *sender, int signal_index)
{
    flush_vme_signal(sender, signal_index);
}

/*!
Return \a metaObject's [super] meta object that provides data for \a property.
*/
const QMetaObject *QQmlPropertyPrivate::metaObjectForProperty(const QMetaObject *metaObject, int property)
{
    int propertyOffset = metaObject->propertyOffset();

    while (propertyOffset > property) {
        metaObject = metaObject->d.superdata;
        propertyOffset -= QMetaObject_properties(metaObject);
    }

    return metaObject;
}

QT_END_NAMESPACE