Due to the way Qt 5 and 6 registered type names, they end up producing
different type names for the same content for a typedef. For example,
because Q_DECLARE_METATYPE can't manage a comma (it's a macro), users
are forced to write something like:
using MyTypeMap = QMap<QString, MyType>
Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MyTypeMap)
Qt 5's Q_DECLARE_METATYPE's argument "MyTypeMap" was the only name we
knew about the type, so that's what got saved in the stream. However, Qt
6 QtPrivate::typenameHelper is much more clever and obtains the name
from the compiler itself, so it "sees through" the typedef and registers
"QMap<QString,MyType>" as the official type name.
If another library/plugin has a different typedef name for the same type
(e.g., StringTypeMap), it's indeterminate which type gets saved and will
even change from run to run (depends on the QHash order).
[ChangeLog][QtCore][QDataStream] If QDataStream is used with a
QDataStream::Version < Qt_6_0 to serialize a user type that was
registered via a typedef with the metatype system, the typedef's name is
used in the stream instead of the non-typedef name. This restores
compatibility with Qt 5, allowing existing content to read the same
QDataStreams; reading from older Qt 6 versions should not be affected.
(Note: if more than one typedef name is registered, it's indetermine
which name gets used)
Fixes: QTBUG-96916
Pick-to: 6.3 6.2
Change-Id: I2bbf422288924c198645fffd16a8d811aa58201e
Reviewed-by: Qt CI Bot <qt_ci_bot@qt-project.org>
Reviewed-by: Lars Knoll <lars.knoll@qt.io>
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