Hi,

Is there a way with Qt 4.6 to check if a given QString is a valid filename (or directory name) on the current operating system ? I want to check for the name to be valid, not for the file to exist.

Examples:

// Some valid names
test
under_score
.dotted-name

// Some specific names
colon:name // valid under UNIX OSes, but not on Windows
what? // valid under UNIX OSes, but still not on Windows

How would I achieve this ? Is there some Qt built-in function ?

I'd like to avoid creating an empty file, but if there is no other reliable way, I would still like to see how to do it in a "clean" way.

Many thanks.