Update doc and add python binding

Author: pblottiere

python/core/qgsvectorlayer.sip

@@ -954,6 +954,39 @@ class QgsVectorLayer : QgsMapLayer
      */
     bool changeAttributeValue( QgsFeatureId fid, int field, const QVariant &newValue, const QVariant &oldValue = QVariant() );
 
+    /**
+    * Changes attributes' values for a feature (but does not immediately
+    * commit the changes).
+    * The \a fid argument specifies the ID of the feature to be changed.
+    *
+    * The new values to be assigned to the fields are given by \a newValues.
+    *
+    * If a valid QVariant is specified for a field in \a oldValues, it will be
+    * used as the field value in the case of an undo operation corresponding
+    * to this attribute value change. If an invalid QVariant is used (the
+    * default behavior), then the feature's current value will be
+    * automatically retrieved and used. Note that this involves a feature
+    * request to the underlying data provider, so it is more efficient to
+    * explicitly pass an oldValue if it is already available.
+    *
+    * Returns true if feature's attributes was successfully changed.
+    *
+    * @note Calls to changeAttributeValues() are only valid for layers in
+    * which edits have been enabled by a call to startEditing(). Changes made
+    * to features using this method are not committed to the underlying data
+    * provider until a commitChanges() call is made. Any uncommitted changes
+    * can be discarded by calling rollBack().
+    *
+    * @see startEditing()
+    * @see commitChanges()
+    * @see changeGeometry()
+    * @see updateFeature()
+    * @see changeAttributeValue()
+    *
+    * @note added in QGIS 2.18
+    */
+   bool changeAttributeValues( QgsFeatureId fid, const QgsAttributeMap &newValues, const QgsAttributeMap &oldValues );
+
     /** Add an attribute field (but does not commit it)
      * returns true if the field was added
      */

python/core/qgsvectorlayereditbuffer.sip

@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ class QgsVectorLayerEditBuffer : QObject
     /** Stop editing and discard the edits */
     virtual void rollBack();
 
-
+    /**
+     * Changes values of attributes (but does not commit it).
+     * @return true if attributes are well updated, false otherwise
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.18
+     */
+    virtual bool changeAttributeValues( QgsFeatureId fid, const QgsAttributeMap &newValues, const QgsAttributeMap &oldValues );
 
     /** New features which are not commited. */
     const QgsFeatureMap& addedFeatures();

python/core/qgsvectorlayereditpassthrough.sip

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class QgsVectorLayerEditPassthrough : QgsVectorLayerEditBuffer
     bool deleteFeatures( const QgsFeatureIds& fids );
     bool changeGeometry( QgsFeatureId fid, QgsGeometry* geom );
     bool changeAttributeValue( QgsFeatureId fid, int field, const QVariant &newValue, const QVariant &oldValue = QVariant() );
+    bool changeAttributeValues( QgsFeatureId fid, const QgsAttributeMap &newValues, const QgsAttributeMap &oldValues );
     bool addAttribute( const QgsField &field );
     bool deleteAttribute( int attr );
     bool renameAttribute( int attr, const QString& newName );

src/core/qgsvectorlayer.h

@@ -1364,19 +1364,19 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorLayer : public QgsMapLayer
      *
      * Returns true if feature's attributes was successfully changed.
      *
-     * \note Calls to changeAttributeValues() are only valid for layers in
+     * @note Calls to changeAttributeValues() are only valid for layers in
      * which edits have been enabled by a call to startEditing(). Changes made
      * to features using this method are not committed to the underlying data
      * provider until a commitChanges() call is made. Any uncommitted changes
      * can be discarded by calling rollBack().
      *
-     * \see startEditing()
-     * \see commitChanges()
-     * \see changeGeometry()
-     * \see updateFeature()
-     * \see changeAttributeValue()
+     * @see startEditing()
+     * @see commitChanges()
+     * @see changeGeometry()
+     * @see updateFeature()
+     * @see changeAttributeValue()
      *
-     * \since QGIS 2.18
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.18
      */
     bool changeAttributeValues( QgsFeatureId fid, const QgsAttributeMap &newValues, const QgsAttributeMap &oldValues );
 

src/core/qgsvectorlayereditbuffer.h

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorLayerEditBuffer : public QObject
 
     /**
      * Changes values of attributes (but does not commit it).
-     * \returns true if attributes are well updated, false otherwise
-     * \since QGIS 2.18
+     * @return true if attributes are well updated, false otherwise
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.18
      */
     virtual bool changeAttributeValues( QgsFeatureId fid, const QgsAttributeMap &newValues, const QgsAttributeMap &oldValues );