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SingleDownload QML Type

Manage file downloads and tracking the progress. More...

Import Statement: import Ubuntu.DownloadManager 0.1

Properties

Methods

Detailed Description

SingleDownload provides facilities for downloading a single file, track the process, react to error conditions, etc.

Example usage:

import QtQuick 2.0
import Ubuntu.Components 0.1
import Ubuntu.DownloadManager 0.1

Rectangle {
    width: units.gu(100)
    height: units.gu(20)

    TextField {
        id: text
        placeholderText: "File URL to download..."
        height: 50
        anchors {
            left: parent.left
            right: button.left
            rightMargin: units.gu(2)
        }
    }

    Button {
        id: button
        text: "Download"
        height: 50
        anchors.right: parent.right

        onClicked: {
            single.download(text.text);
        }
    }

    ProgressBar {
        minimumValue: 0
        maximumValue: 100
        value: single.progress
        anchors {
            left: parent.left
            right: parent.right
            bottom: parent.bottom
        }

        SingleDownload {
            id: single
        }
    }
}

See also DownloadManager.

Property Documentation

allowMobileDownload : bool

This property sets if the download handled by this object will work under mobile data connection.


autoStart : bool

This property sets if the downloads should start automatically, or let the user decide when to start them calling the "start()" method.


downloadId : string

This property provides the unique identifier that represents the download within the download manager.


downloadInProgress : bool

This property represents if the download is active, no matter if it's paused or anything. If a download is active, the value will be True. It will become False when the download finished or get canceled.


downloading : bool

This property represents the current state of the download. False if paused or not downloading anything. True if the file is currently being downloaded.


errorMessage : string

The error message associated with the current download, if there is any.


headers : QVariantMap

This property allows to get and set the headers that will be used to perform the download request. All headers must be strings or at least QVariant should be able to convert them to strings.


isCompleted : bool

The current state of the download. True if the download already finished, False otherwise.


progress : int

This property reports the current progress in percentage of the download, from 0 to 100.


throttle : long

This property can be used to limit the bandwidth used for the download.


Method Documentation

void cancel()

Cancels a download.


void download(string url)

Creates the download for the given url and reports the different states through the properties.


void pause()

Pauses the download. An error is returned if the download was already paused.


void resume()

Resumes and already paused download. An error is returned if the download was already resumed or not paused.


void start()

Starts the download, used when autoStart is False.