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#ifndef GUI_HELPER_H
#define GUI_HELPER_H

#include <QAbstractItemModel>
#include <QPoint>
#include <QSize>

#include "kbibtexgui_export.h"

class QPainter;

/**
 * @author Thomas Fischer
 */
class KBIBTEXGUI_EXPORT GUIHelper
{
public:
    /**
     * Given a model containing strings in the first column attached
     * to the root node, search all those strings for equivalence to
     * a given string. The test for equivalence is case-insensitive
     * and the role how this string is retrieved from the model can
     * be chosen.
     * If the string was found, the row number (0 to rowCount()-1) is
     * returned. If the string was not found or any other error
     * condition occurred, a negative value is returned.
     *
     * @param model model containing strings to test for case-insensitive equivalence
     * @param value value to search for in the model
     * @param role role used to retrieve string data from the model
     * @return row of value's occurrence or a negative value if not found or any other error
     */
    static int selectValue(QAbstractItemModel *model, const QString &value, int role = Qt::DisplayRole);
};


#endif // GUI_HELPER_H
