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+/****************************************************************************
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+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QtGui>
+
+void myProcessing(const QString &)
+{
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    QWidget myWidget;
+    {
+        // RECORD
+//! [0]
+        QPicture picture;
+        QPainter painter;
+        painter.begin(&picture);           // paint in picture
+        painter.drawEllipse(10,20, 80,70); // draw an ellipse
+        painter.end();                     // painting done
+        picture.save("drawing.pic");       // save picture
+//! [0]
+    }
+
+    {
+        // REPLAY
+//! [1]
+        QPicture picture;
+        picture.load("drawing.pic");           // load picture
+        QPainter painter;
+        painter.begin(&myImage);               // paint in myImage
+        painter.drawPicture(0, 0, picture);    // draw the picture at (0,0)
+        painter.end();                         // painting done
+//! [1]
+    }
+
+    QPicture myPicture;
+    {
+        // FORMATS
+//! [2]
+        QStringList list = QPicture::inputFormatList();
+        foreach (QString string, list)
+            myProcessing(string);
+//! [2]
+    }
+
+    {
+        // OUTPUT
+//! [3]
+        QStringList list = QPicture::outputFormatList();
+        foreach (QString string, list)
+            myProcessing(string);
+//! [3]
+    }
+
+    {
+        // PIC READ
+//! [4]
+        QPictureIO iio;
+        QPixmap  pixmap;
+        iio.setFileName("vegeburger.pic");
+        if (iio.read()) {        // OK
+            QPicture picture = iio.picture();
+            QPainter painter(&pixmap);
+            painter.drawPicture(0, 0, picture);
+        }
+//! [4]
+    }
+
+    {
+        QPixmap pixmap;
+        // PIC WRITE
+//! [5]
+        QPictureIO iio;
+        QPicture   picture;
+        QPainter painter(&picture);
+        painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, pixmap);
+        iio.setPicture(picture);
+        iio.setFileName("vegeburger.pic");
+        iio.setFormat("PIC");
+        if (iio.write())
+            return true; // returned true if written successfully
+//! [5]
+    }
+
+}
+
+// SVG READ
+//! [6]
+void readSVG(QPictureIO *picture)
+{
+    // read the picture using the picture->ioDevice()
+}
+//! [6]
+
+// SVG WRITE
+//! [7]
+void writeSVG(QPictureIO *picture)
+{
+    // write the picture using the picture->ioDevice()
+}
+//! [7]
+
+// USE SVG
+void foo() {
+
+//! [8]
+    // add the SVG picture handler
+    // ...
+//! [8]
+    QPictureIO::defineIOHandler("SVG", 0, 0, readSVG, writeSVG);
+    // ...
+
+}