tools/qtconcurrent/codegenerator/example/main.cpp
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+#include <QDebug>
+#include "codegenerator.h"
+using namespace CodeGenerator;
+
+int main()
+{
+    // The code generator works on items. Each item has a generate() function:
+    Item item("");
+    qDebug() << item.generate(); // produces "".
+    
+    // There are several Item subclasses. Text items contains a text string which they
+    // reproduce when generate is called:
+    Text text(" Hi there");
+    qDebug() << text.generate(); // produces " Hi there".
+    
+    // Items can be concatenated:
+    Item sentence = text + Text(" Bye there") ;
+    qDebug() << sentence.generate(); // produces "Hi there Bye there".
+    // (Internally, this creates a tree of items, and generate is called recursively 
+    // for items that have children.)
+
+    // Repeater items repeat their content when generate is called:
+    Repeater repeater = text;
+    repeater.setRepeatCount(3);
+    qDebug() << repeater.generate(); // produces "Hi there Hi there Hi there".
+    
+    // Counters evaluate to the current repeat index.
+    Repeater repeater2 = text + Counter();
+    repeater2.setRepeatCount(3);
+    qDebug() << repeater2.generate(); // produces "Hi there0 Hi there1 Hi there2".
+
+    // Groups provide sub-groups which are repeated according to the current repeat index.
+    // Counters inside Groups evaluate to the local repeat index for the Group.
+    Group arguments("Arg" + Counter()  + " arg" + Counter());
+    Repeater function("void foo(" + arguments + ");\n");
+    function.setRepeatCount(3);
+    qDebug() << function.generate();
+
+    // Produces:
+    // void foo(Arg1 arg1);
+    // void foo(Arg1 arg1, Arg2 arg2);
+    // void foo(Arg1 arg1, Arg2 arg2, Arg3 arg3);
+}