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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

By : Lee Zhi Eng
Book Image

Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

By: Lee Zhi Eng

Overview of this book

Qt 5, the latest version of Qt, enables you to develop applications with complex user interfaces for multiple targets. It provides you with faster and smarter ways to create modern UIs and applications for multiple platforms. This book will teach you to design and build graphical user interfaces that are functional, appealing, and user-friendly. In the initial part of the book, you will learn what Qt 5 is and what you can do with it. You will explore the Qt Designer, discover the different types of widgets generally used in Qt 5, and then connect your application to the database to perform dynamic operations. Next, you will be introduced to Qt 5 chart which allows you to easily render different types of graphs and charts and incorporate List View Widgets in your application. You will also work with various Qt modules, like QtLocation, QtWebEngine, and the networking module through the course of the book. Finally, we will focus on cross-platform development with QT 5 that enables you to code once and run it everywhere, including mobile platforms. By the end of this book, you will have successfully learned about high-end GUI applications and will be capable of building many more powerful, cross-platform applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Map display

The Qt Location module provides developer access to geocoding and navigation information. It can also allow the user to do a place search for which the data needs to be retrieved, either from a server or from the user's device.

At the moment, Qt's map view does not support C++, only QML. This means that we can only use QML script to alter anything related to the visual—displaying a map, adding a marker, and so on; on the other hand, we can use the C++ classes provided by the module to obtain information from a database or from a service provider, before displaying it to the user via QML.

Just a quick note, QML (Qt Modeling Language) is a user interface markup language for Qt Quick applications. Since QML is powered by the JavaScript framework, its coding syntax is almost similar to the JavaScript. If you need an in-depth learning on QML and Qt Quick...