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<h1>eric6.Helpviewer.HelpUtilities</h1>
<p>
Module implementing some global helper functions.
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<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Classes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Functions</h3>
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<td><a href="#ensureUniqueFilename">ensureUniqueFilename</a></td>
<td>Module function to generate an unique file name based on a pattern.</td>
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<td><a href="#filterCharsFromFilename">filterCharsFromFilename</a></td>
<td>Module function to filter illegal characters.</td>
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<td><a href="#getFileNameFromUrl">getFileNameFromUrl</a></td>
<td>Module function to generate a file name based on the given URL.</td>
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<h2>ensureUniqueFilename</h2>
<b>ensureUniqueFilename</b>(<i>name, appendFormat="({0})"</i>)
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    Module function to generate an unique file name based on a pattern.
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<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
desired file name (string)
</dd><dt><i>appendFormat</i></dt>
<dd>
format pattern to be used to make the unique name
        (string)
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
unique file name
</dd>
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<h2>filterCharsFromFilename</h2>
<b>filterCharsFromFilename</b>(<i>name</i>)
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    Module function to filter illegal characters.
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<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
name to be sanitized (string)
</dd>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
sanitized name (string)
</dd>
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<h2>getFileNameFromUrl</h2>
<b>getFileNameFromUrl</b>(<i>url</i>)
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    Module function to generate a file name based on the given URL.
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<dt><i>url</i></dt>
<dd>
URL (QUrl)
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
file name (string)
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