Qt-interest Archive, October 2001
XML --> Qt 'skeleton' application (runtime)
Message 1 in thread
I was wondering if there are support in Qt (v3) for reading XML files
(like the ones from Designer, or similar) and building an application from
it (like when 'testing' a gui in the Designer).
Java has this feature (or will soon in v1.4), where one can specify in an
XML file things like:
<object class="javax.swing.JButton">
<string>Press me</string>
<void method="setName">
<string>Greeting</string>
</void>
</object>
(this is for JavaBeans and only public methods are accesible)
A complex gui would be built by adding child widgets to a parents, like:
<object class="javax.swing.JPanel">
<void method="add">
<object id="button1" class="javax.swing.JButton"/>
</void>
...
and events are handled similary using addXXXXListener.
reading and building in a complex gui 'skeleton' can then be done by one
function call like:
XMLDecoder d = new XMLDecoder(
new BufferedInputStream(
new FileInputStream("Browse.xml")));
So, working with the Qt Designer, seeing the className(), and get/set
functions for Q_OBJECTS etc. (using moc) shouldn't this be possible
with Qt too, and is it implemented allready?
espen
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Message 2 in thread
Hello,
You want QWidgetFactory. I believe it is new in Qt3.
-Justin
On Monday 01 October 2001 11:55, you wrote:
> I was wondering if there are support in Qt (v3) for reading XML files
> (like the ones from Designer, or similar) and building an application from
> it (like when 'testing' a gui in the Designer).
>
> Java has this feature (or will soon in v1.4), where one can specify in an
> XML file things like:
>
> <object class="javax.swing.JButton">
> <string>Press me</string>
> <void method="setName">
> <string>Greeting</string>
> </void>
> </object>
>
> (this is for JavaBeans and only public methods are accesible)
> A complex gui would be built by adding child widgets to a parents, like:
>
> <object class="javax.swing.JPanel">
> <void method="add">
> <object id="button1" class="javax.swing.JButton"/>
> </void>
> ...
>
> and events are handled similary using addXXXXListener.
>
> reading and building in a complex gui 'skeleton' can then be done by one
> function call like:
> XMLDecoder d = new XMLDecoder(
> new BufferedInputStream(
> new FileInputStream("Browse.xml")));
>
> So, working with the Qt Designer, seeing the className(), and get/set
> functions for Q_OBJECTS etc. (using moc) shouldn't this be possible
> with Qt too, and is it implemented allready?
>
> espen
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> I don't need to test my programs. I have an error-correcting modem.
