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@@ -175,7 +175,5 @@
     create plugins.
 
     We give an example of a plugin that extends Qt in the \l{Style
-    Plugin Example}{style plugin} example. The \l{Plug & Paint
-    Example}{plug and paint} example shows how to create static
-    plugins.
+    Plugin Example}{style plugin} example.
 */
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@@ -1,526 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
-
-/*!
-    \example tools/plugandpaint/app
-    \title Plug & Paint Example
-    \ingroup examples-widgets-tools
-
-    \brief Demonstrates how to extend Qt applications using plugins.
-
-    \image plugandpaint.png Screenshot of the Plug & Paint example
-
-    A plugin is a dynamic library that can be loaded at run-time to
-    extend an application. Qt makes it possible to create custom
-    plugins and to load them using QPluginLoader. To ensure that
-    plugins don't get lost, it is also possible to link them
-    statically to the executable. The Plug & Paint example uses
-    plugins to support custom brushes, shapes, and image filters. A
-    single plugin can provide multiple brushes, shapes, and/or
-    filters.
-
-    If you want to learn how to make your own application extensible
-    through plugins, we recommend that you start by reading this
-    overview, which explains how to make an application use plugins.
-    Afterwards, you can read the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} and
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters}{Extra Filters}
-    overviews, which show how to implement static and dynamic
-    plugins, respectively.
-
-    Plug & Paint consists of the following classes:
-
-    \list
-    \li \c MainWindow is a QMainWindow subclass that provides the menu
-       system and that contains a \c PaintArea as the central widget.
-    \li \c PaintArea is a QWidget that allows the user to draw using a
-       brush and to insert shapes.
-    \li \c PluginDialog is a dialog that shows information about the
-       plugins detected by the application.
-    \li \c BrushInterface, \c ShapeInterface, and \c FilterInterface are
-       abstract base classes that can be implemented by plugins to
-       provide custom brushes, shapes, and image filters.
-    \endlist
-
-    \section1 The Plugin Interfaces
-
-    We will start by reviewing the interfaces defined in \c
-    interfaces.h. These interfaces are used by the Plug & Paint
-    application to access extra functionality. They are implemented
-    in the plugins.
-
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h 0
-
-    The \c BrushInterface class declares four pure virtual functions.
-    The first pure virtual function, \c brushes(), returns a list of
-    strings that identify the brushes provided by the plugin. By
-    returning a QStringList instead of a QString, we make it possible
-    for a single plugin to provide multiple brushes. The other
-    functions have a \c brush parameter to identify which brush
-    (among those returned by \c brushes()) is used.
-
-    \c mousePress(), \c mouseMove(), and \c mouseRelease() take a
-    QPainter and one or two \l{QPoint}s, and return a QRect
-    identifying which portion of the image was altered by the brush.
-
-    The class also has a virtual destructor. Interface classes
-    usually don't need such a destructor (because it would make
-    little sense to \c delete the object that implements the
-    interface through a pointer to the interface), but some compilers
-    emit a warning for classes that declare virtual functions but no
-    virtual destructor. We provide the destructor to keep these
-    compilers happy.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h 1
-
-    The \c ShapeInterface class declares a \c shapes() function that
-    works the same as \c{BrushInterface}'s \c brushes() function, and
-    a \c generateShape() function that has a \c shape parameter.
-    Shapes are represented by a QPainterPath, a data type that can
-    represent arbitrary 2D shapes or combinations of shapes. The \c
-    parent parameter can be used by the plugin to pop up a dialog
-    asking the user to specify more information.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h 2
-
-    The \c FilterInterface class declares a \c filters() function
-    that returns a list of filter names, and a \c filterImage()
-    function that applies a filter to an image.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h 4
-
-    To make it possible to query at run-time whether a plugin
-    implements a given interface, we must use the \c
-    Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE() macro. The first argument is the name of
-    the interface. The second argument is a string identifying the
-    interface in a unique way. By convention, we use a "Java package
-    name" syntax to identify interfaces. If we later change the
-    interfaces, we must use a different string to identify the new
-    interface; otherwise, the application might crash. It is therefore
-    a good idea to include a version number in the string, as we did
-    above.
-
-    The \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} plugin
-    and the \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters}{Extra Filters}
-    plugin shows how to derive from \c BrushInterface, \c
-    ShapeInterface, and \c FilterInterface.
-
-    A note on naming: It might have been tempting to give the \c
-    brushes(), \c shapes(), and \c filters() functions a more generic
-    name, such as \c keys() or \c features(). However, that would
-    have made multiple inheritance impractical. When creating
-    interfaces, we should always try to give unique names to the pure
-    virtual functions.
-
-    \section1 The MainWindow Class
-
-    The \c MainWindow class is a standard QMainWindow subclass, as
-    found in many of the other examples. Here, we'll
-    concentrate on the parts of the code that are related to plugins.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 4
-
-    The \c loadPlugins() function is called from the \c MainWindow
-    constructor to detect plugins and update the \uicontrol{Brush},
-    \uicontrol{Shapes}, and \uicontrol{Filters} menus. We start by handling static
-    plugins (available through QPluginLoader::staticInstances())
-
-    To the application that uses the plugin, a Qt plugin is simply a
-    QObject. That QObject implements plugin interfaces using multiple
-    inheritance.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 5
-
-    The next step is to load dynamic plugins. We initialize the \c
-    pluginsDir member variable to refer to the \c plugins
-    subdirectory of the Plug & Paint example. On Unix, this is just a
-    matter of initializing the QDir variable with
-    QApplication::applicationDirPath(), the path of the executable
-    file, and to do a \l{QDir::cd()}{cd()}. On Windows and \macos,
-    this file is usually located in a subdirectory, so we need to
-    take this into account.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 6
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 7
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 8
-
-    We use QDir::entryList() to get a list of all files in that
-    directory. Then we iterate over the result using a range-based for loop
-    and try to load the plugin using QPluginLoader.
-
-    The QObject provided by the plugin is accessible through
-    QPluginLoader::instance(). If the dynamic library isn't a Qt
-    plugin, or if it was compiled against an incompatible version of
-    the Qt library, QPluginLoader::instance() returns a null pointer.
-
-    If QPluginLoader::instance() is non-null, we add it to the menus.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 9
-
-    At the end, we enable or disable the \uicontrol{Brush}, \uicontrol{Shapes},
-    and \uicontrol{Filters} menus based on whether they contain any items.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 10
-
-    For each plugin (static or dynamic), we check which interfaces it
-    implements using \l qobject_cast(). First, we try to cast the
-    plugin instance to a \c BrushInterface; if it works, we call the
-    private function \c addToMenu() with the list of brushes returned
-    by \c brushes(). Then we do the same with the \c ShapeInterface
-    and the \c FilterInterface.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 3
-
-    The \c aboutPlugins() slot is called on startup and can be
-    invoked at any time through the \uicontrol{About Plugins} action. It
-    pops up a \c PluginDialog, providing information about the loaded
-    plugins.
-
-    \image plugandpaint-plugindialog.png Screenshot of the Plugin dialog
-
-
-    The \c addToMenu() function is called from \c loadPlugin() to
-    create \l{QAction}s for custom brushes, shapes, or filters and
-    add them to the relevant menu. The QAction is created with the
-    plugin from which it comes from as the parent; this makes it
-    convenient to get access to the plugin later.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 0
-
-    The \c changeBrush() slot is invoked when the user chooses one of
-    the brushes from the \uicontrol{Brush} menu. We start by finding out
-    which action invoked the slot using QObject::sender(). Then we
-    get the \c BrushInterface out of the plugin (which we
-    conveniently passed as the QAction's parent) and we call \c
-    PaintArea::setBrush() with the \c BrushInterface and the string
-    identifying the brush. Next time the user draws on the paint
-    area, \c PaintArea will use this brush.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 1
-
-    The \c insertShape() is invoked when the use chooses one of the
-    shapes from the \uicontrol{Shapes} menu. We retrieve the QAction that
-    invoked the slot, then the \c ShapeInterface associated with that
-    QAction, and finally we call \c ShapeInterface::generateShape()
-    to obtain a QPainterPath.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp 2
-
-    The \c applyFilter() slot is similar: We retrieve the QAction
-    that invoked the slot, then the \c FilterInterface associated to
-    that QAction, and finally we call \c
-    FilterInterface::filterImage() to apply the filter onto the
-    current image.
-
-    \section1 The PaintArea Class
-
-    The \c PaintArea class contains some code that deals with \c
-    BrushInterface, so we'll review it briefly.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp 0
-
-    In \c setBrush(), we simply store the \c BrushInterface and the
-    brush that are given to us by \c MainWindow.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp 1
-
-    In the \l{QWidget::mouseMoveEvent()}{mouse move event handler},
-    we call the \c BrushInterface::mouseMove() function on the
-    current \c BrushInterface, with the current brush. The mouse
-    press and mouse release handlers are very similar.
-
-    \section1 The PluginDialog Class
-
-    The \c PluginDialog class provides information about the loaded
-    plugins to the user. Its constructor takes a path to the plugins
-    and a list of plugin file names. It calls \c findPlugins()
-    to fill the QTreeWdiget with information about the plugins:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp 0
-
-    The \c findPlugins() is very similar to \c
-    MainWindow::loadPlugins(). It uses QPluginLoader to access the
-    static and dynamic plugins. Its helper function \c
-    populateTreeWidget() uses \l qobject_cast() to find out which
-    interfaces are implemented by the plugins:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp 1
-
-    \section1 Importing Static Plugins
-
-    The \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} plugin
-    is built as a static plugin, to ensure that it is always
-    available to the application. This requires using the
-    Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN() macro somewhere in the application (in a \c
-    .cpp file) and specifying the plugin in the \c .pro file.
-
-    For Plug & Paint, we have chosen to put Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN() in \c
-    main.cpp:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/main.cpp 0
-
-    The argument to Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN() is the plugin name, which corresponds
-    with the name of the class that declares metadata for the plugin with
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA().
-
-    In the \c .pro file, we need to specify the static library.
-    Here's the project file for building Plug & Paint:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/app/app.pro 0
-
-    The \c LIBS line variable specifies the library \c pnp_basictools
-    located in the \c ../plugandpaint/plugins/basictools directory.
-    (Although the \c LIBS syntax has a distinct Unix flavor, \c qmake
-    supports it on all platforms.)
-
-    The \c CONFIG() code at the end is necessary for this example
-    because the example is part of the Qt distribution and Qt can be
-    configured to be built simultaneously in debug and in release
-    modes. You don't need to for your own plugin applications.
-
-    This completes our review of the Plug & Paint application. At
-    this point, you might want to take a look at the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} example
-    plugin.
-*/
-
-/*!
-    \example tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools
-    \title Plug & Paint Basic Tools Example
-    \brief A plugin providing the basic tools for painting functionality.
-
-    \image plugandpaint.png Screenshot of the Plug & Paint example
-
-    The Basic Tools example is a static plugin for the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint} example. It provides a set
-    of basic brushes, shapes, and filters. Through the Basic Tools
-    example, we will review the four steps involved in writing a Qt
-    plugin:
-
-    \list 1
-    \li Declare a plugin class.
-    \li Implement the interfaces provided by the plugin.
-    \li Export the plugin using the Q_PLUGIN_METADATA() macro.
-    \li Build the plugin using an adequate \c .pro file.
-    \endlist
-
-    \section1 Declaration of the Plugin Class
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h 0
-
-    We start by including \c interfaces.h, which defines the plugin
-    interfaces for the \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint}
-    application. For the \c #include to work, we need to add an \c
-    INCLUDEPATH entry to the \c .pro file with the path to the
-    header file.
-
-    The \c BasicToolsPlugin class is a QObject subclass that
-    implements the \c BrushInterface, the \c ShapeInterface, and the
-    \c FilterInterface. This is done through multiple inheritance.
-    The \c Q_INTERFACES() macro is necessary to tell \l{moc}, Qt's
-    meta-object compiler, that the base classes are plugin
-    interfaces. Without the \c Q_INTERFACES() macro, we couldn't use
-    \l qobject_cast() in the \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint}
-    application to detect interfaces.
-    For an explanation for the \c Q_PLUGIN_METADATA() macro see
-    \l {Exporting the Plugin}.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h 2
-
-    In the \c public section of the class, we declare all the
-    functions from the three interfaces.
-
-    \section1 Implementation of the Brush Interface
-
-    Let's now review the implementation of the \c BasicToolsPlugin
-    member functions inherited from \c BrushInterface.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 0
-
-    The \c brushes() function returns a list of brushes provided by
-    this plugin. We provide three brushes: \uicontrol{Pencil}, \uicontrol{Air
-    Brush}, and \uicontrol{Random Letters}.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 1
-
-    On a mouse press event, we just call \c mouseMove() to draw the
-    spot where the event occurred.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 2
-
-    In \c mouseMove(), we start by saving the state of the QPainter
-    and we compute a few variables that we'll need later.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 3
-
-    Then comes the brush-dependent part of the code:
-
-    \list
-    \li If the brush is \uicontrol{Pencil}, we just call
-       QPainter::drawLine() with the current QPen.
-
-    \li If the brush is \uicontrol{Air Brush}, we start by setting the
-       painter's QBrush to Qt::Dense6Pattern to obtain a dotted
-       pattern. Then we draw a circle filled with that QBrush several
-       times, resulting in a thick line.
-
-    \li If the brush is \uicontrol{Random Letters}, we draw a random letter
-       at the new cursor position. Most of the code is for setting
-       the font to be bold and larger than the default font and for
-       computing an appropriate bounding rect.
-    \endlist
-
-    At the end, we restore the painter state to what it was upon
-    entering the function and we return the bounding rectangle.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 4
-
-    When the user releases the mouse, we do nothing and return an
-    empty QRect.
-
-    \section1 Implementation of the Shape Interface
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 5
-
-    The plugin provides three shapes: \uicontrol{Circle}, \uicontrol{Star}, and
-    \uicontrol{Text...}. The three dots after \uicontrol{Text} are there because
-    the shape pops up a dialog asking for more information. We know
-    that the shape names will end up in a menu, so we include the
-    three dots in the shape name.
-
-    A cleaner but more complicated design would have been to
-    distinguish between the internal shape name and the name used in
-    the user interface.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 6
-
-    The \c generateShape() creates a QPainterPath for the specified
-    shape. If the shape is \uicontrol{Text}, we pop up a QInputDialog to
-    let the user enter some text.
-
-    \section1 Implementation of the Filter Interface
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 7
-
-    The plugin provides three filters: \uicontrol{Invert Pixels}, \uicontrol{Swap
-    RGB}, and \uicontrol{Grayscale}.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp 8
-
-    The \c filterImage() function takes a filter name and a QImage as
-    parameters and returns an altered QImage. The first thing we do
-    is to convert the image to a 32-bit RGB format, to ensure that
-    the algorithms will work as expected. For example,
-    QImage::invertPixels(), which is used to implement the
-    \uicontrol{Invert Pixels} filter, gives counterintuitive results for
-    8-bit images, because they invert the indices into the color
-    table instead of inverting the color table's entries.
-
-    \section1 Exporting the Plugin
-
-    To finally export your plugin you just have to add the
-    \c Q_PLUGIN_METADATA() macro right next to the \c Q_OBJECT() macro
-    into the header file of the plugin.
-    It must contain the plugins IID and optionally a filename pointing
-    to a json file containing the metadata for the plugin.
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h 4
-
-    Within this example the json file does not need to export any metadata,
-    so it just contains an empty json object.
-
-    \code
-    {}
-    \endcode
-
-    \section1 The .pro File
-
-    Here's the project file for building the Basic Tools plugin:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.pro 0
-
-    The \c .pro file differs from typical \c .pro files in many
-    respects. First, it starts with a \c TEMPLATE entry specifying \c
-    lib. (The default template is \c app.) It also adds \c plugin to
-    the \c CONFIG variable. This is necessary on some platforms to
-    avoid generating symbolic links with version numbers in the file
-    name, which is appropriate for most dynamic libraries but not for
-    plugins.
-
-    To make the plugin a static plugin, all that is required is to
-    specify \c static in addition to \c plugin. The
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters}{Extra Filters} plugin,
-    which is compiled as a dynamic plugin, doesn't specify \c static
-    in its \c .pro file.
-
-    The \c INCLUDEPATH variable sets the search paths for global
-    headers (i.e., header files included using \c{#include <...>}).
-    We add \c ../../app to the list, so that we can include
-    \c <interfaces.h>.
-
-    The \c TARGET variable specifies which name we want to give the
-    target library. We use \c pnp_ as the prefix to show that the
-    plugin is designed to work with Plug & Paint. On Unix, \c lib is
-    also prepended to that name. On all platforms, a
-    platform-specific suffix is appended (e.g., \c .dll on Windows,
-    \c .a on Linux).
-
-    The \c CONFIG() code at the end is necessary for this example
-    because the example is part of the Qt distribution and Qt can be
-    configured to be built simultaneously in debug and in release
-    modes. You don't need to for your own plugins.
-*/
-
-/*!
-    \example tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters
-    \title Plug & Paint Extra Filters Example
-    \brief A plugin providing the extra filters.
-
-    \image plugandpaint.png Screenshot of the Plug & Paint example
-
-    The Extra Filters example is a plugin for the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint} example. It provides a set
-    of filters in addition to those provided by the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} plugin.
-
-    Since the approach is identical to
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools}, we won't
-    review the code here. The only part of interest is the
-    \c .pro file, since Extra Filters is a dynamic plugin
-    (\l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Basic Tools} is
-    linked statically into the Plug & Paint executable).
-
-    Here's the project file for building the Extra Filters plugin:
-
-    \snippet tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.pro 0
-
-    The \c .pro file differs from typical \c .pro files in many
-    respects. First, it starts with a \c TEMPLATE entry specifying \c
-    lib. (The default template is \c app.) It also adds \c plugin to
-    the \c CONFIG variable. This is necessary on some platforms to
-    avoid generating symbolic links with version numbers in the file
-    name, which is appropriate for most dynamic libraries but not for
-    plugins.
-
-    The \c INCLUDEPATH variable sets the search paths for global
-    headers (i.e., header files included using \c{#include <...>}).
-    We add \c ../../app to the list, so that we can include
-    \c <interfaces.h>.
-
-    The \c TARGET variable specifies which name we want to give the
-    target library. We use \c pnp_ as the prefix to show that the
-    plugin is designed to work with Plug & Paint. On Unix, \c lib is
-    also prepended to that name. On all platforms, a
-    platform-specific suffix is appended (e.g., \c .dll on Windows,
-    \c .so on Linux).
-
-    The \c DESTDIR variable specifies where we want to install the
-    plugin. We put it in Plug & Paint's \c plugins subdirectory,
-    since that's where the application looks for dynamic plugins.
-
-    The \c CONFIG() code at the end is necessary for this example
-    because the example is part of the Qt distribution and Qt can be
-    configured to be built simultaneously in debug and in release
-    modes. You don't need to for your own plugins.
-*/
diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/src/styleplugin.qdoc b/examples/widgets/doc/src/styleplugin.qdoc
index d7a1faf2cae..f08a8725c26 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/src/styleplugin.qdoc
+++ b/examples/widgets/doc/src/styleplugin.qdoc
@@ -133,7 +133,4 @@
     In the \l{Echo Plugin Example}{echo plugin example} we show how to
     implement plugins that extends Qt applications rather than Qt
     itself, which is the case with the style plugin of this example.
-    The \l{Plug & Paint Example}{plug & paint} example shows how to
-    implement a static plugin as well as being a more involved example
-    on plugins that extend applications.
 */
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/widgets/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index edf951fe189..1d0f35e1559 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/widgets/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ qt_internal_add_example(undoframework)
 
 if(QT_FEATURE_library)
     qt_internal_add_example(echoplugin)
-
-    if(QT_FEATURE_inputdialog)
-        qt_internal_add_example(plugandpaint)
-    endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/tools.pro b/examples/widgets/tools/tools.pro
index 4a9dce34129..09b693dc154 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/examples/widgets/tools/tools.pro
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ SUBDIRS       = \
                 completer \
                 customcompleter \
                 echoplugin \
-                plugandpaint \
                 regularexpression \
                 settingseditor \
                 styleplugin \
@@ -12,6 +11,5 @@ SUBDIRS       = \
 
 !qtConfig(library) {
     SUBDIRS -= \
-        echoplugin \
-        plugandpaint
+        echoplugin
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 5374a8296ad..90ab4ee28fd 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -1203,8 +1203,7 @@ inline QObjectPrivate::Connection::~Connection()
     \c dynamic_cast(), with the advantages that it doesn't require
     RTTI support and it works across dynamic library boundaries.
 
-    qobject_cast() can also be used in conjunction with interfaces;
-    see the \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint} example for details.
+    qobject_cast() can also be used in conjunction with interfaces.
 
     \warning If T isn't declared with the Q_OBJECT macro, this
     function's return value is undefined.
@@ -4374,15 +4373,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QObject *o)
     This macro tells Qt which interfaces the class implements. This
     is used when implementing plugins.
 
-    Example:
-
-    \snippet ../widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h 1
-    \dots
-    \snippet ../widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h 3
-
-    See the \l{tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools}{Plug & Paint
-    Basic Tools} example for details.
-
     \sa Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(), Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(), {How to Create Qt Plugins}
 */
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.qdoc b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.qdoc
index dd4aa5f4b09..0ca248a548a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.qdoc
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@
 
     This macro associates the given \a Identifier (a string literal)
     to the interface class called \a ClassName. The \a Identifier must
-    be unique. For example:
-
-    \snippet plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h 3
+    be unique.
 
     This macro is normally used right after the class definition for
-    \a ClassName, in a header file. See the
-    \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint} example for details.
+    \a ClassName, in a header file.
 
     If you want to use Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE with interface classes
     declared in a namespace then you have to make sure the Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE
@@ -53,8 +50,6 @@
 
     \snippet code/doc_src_qplugin.cpp 1
 
-    See the \l{tools/plugandpaint/app}{Plug & Paint} example for details.
-
     Note that the class this macro appears on must be default-constructible.
 
     FILE is optional and points to a json file.
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/app.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/app.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/app.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/app.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/interfaces.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/main.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/main.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/main.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/mainwindow.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/paintarea.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/app/plugindialog.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugandpaint.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugandpaint.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugandpaint.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugandpaint.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.json b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.json
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.json
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.json
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictools.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/basictools/basictoolsplugin.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.json b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.json
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.json
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.json
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafilters.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/extrafilters/extrafiltersplugin.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/plugins.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/plugins.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/plugins.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/tools/plugandpaint/plugins/plugins.pro