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Merge branch '4.7' of scm.dev.nokia.troll.no:qt/qt-qml into 4.7-integration
* '4.7' of scm.dev.nokia.troll.no:qt/qt-qml: Fix .pro file Add files missing from last commit fix doc link Add chapter on creating list property types fix spelling Change tutorial from using "Musician" etc. types to using "PieChart" Text element does not clip even with clip=true
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index 2cf00b9..cc93e86 100644
--- a/doc/src/declarative/extending-tutorial.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/declarative/extending-tutorial.qdoc
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ Tutorial chapters:
\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods}{Connecting to C++ Methods and Signals}
\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings}{Adding Property Bindings}
\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes}{Using Custom Property Types}
-\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins}{Writing an Extension Plugin}
-\o \l{qml-extending-tutorial6.html}{In Summary}
+\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties}{Using List Property Types}
+\o \l{declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins}{Writing an Extension Plugin}
+\o \l{qml-extending-tutorial7.html}{In Summary}
\endlist
*/
@@ -59,61 +60,94 @@ Tutorial chapters:
\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics
-Let's create a new QML type called "Musician" that has two properties: a name
-and an instrument. We will make it available in a \l {Modules}{module} called "Music", with
+A common task when extending QML is to provide a new QML type that supports some
+ custom functionality beyond what is provided by the built-in \l {QML Elements}.
+For example, this could be done to implement particular data models, or provide
+elements with custom painting and drawing capabilities, or access system features
+like network programming that are not accessible through built-in QML features.
+
+In this tutorial, we will show how to use the C++ classes in the QtDeclarative
+module to extend QML. The end result will be a simple Pie Chart display implemented by
+several custom QML types connected together through QML features like bindings and
+signals, and made available to the QML runtime through a plugin.
+
+To begin with, let's create a new QML type called "PieChart" that has two properties: a name
+and a color. We will make it available in a \l {Modules}{module} called "Charts", with
a module version of 1.0.
-We want this \c Musician type to be usable from QML like this:
+
+We want this \c PieChart type to be usable from QML like this:
\code
- import Music 1.0
+ import Charts 1.0
- Musician {
- name: "Reddy the Rocker"
- instrument: "Guitar"
+ PieChart {
+ width: 100; height: 100
+ name: "A simple pie chart"
+ color: "red"
}
\endcode
-To do this, we need a C++ class that encapsulates this \c Musician type and its two
-properties. Since QML relies heavily on Qt's \l{Meta-Object System}{meta object system},
+To do this, we need a C++ class that encapsulates this \c PieChart type and its two
+properties. Since QML makes extensive use of Qt's \l{Meta-Object System}{meta object system},
this new class must:
\list
-\o inherit from QObject
-\o declare its properties using the Q_PROPERTY() macro
+\o Inherit from QObject
+\o Declare its properties using the Q_PROPERTY macro
\endlist
-Here is our \c Musician class, defined in \c musician.h:
+Here is our \c PieChart class, defined in \c piechart.h:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/musician.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/piechart.h 0
-It defines the two properties, \c name and \c instrument, with the Q_PROPERTY() macro.
-The class implementation in \c musician.cpp simply sets and returns the \c m_name and
-\c m_instrument values as appropriate.
+The class inherits from QDeclarativeItem because we want to override
+QDeclarativeItem::paint() in order to draw. If the class just represented some
+data type and was not an item that actually needed to be displayed, it could simply inherit
+from QObject. Or, if we want to extend the functionality of an existing QObject-based
+class, it could inherit from that class instead.
-Our QML file, \c app.qml, creates a \c Musician item and display the musician's details
+The \c PieChart class defines the two properties, \c name and \c color, with the Q_PROPERTY macro,
+and overrides QDeclarativeItem::paint(). The class implementation in \c piechart.cpp
+simply sets and returns the \c m_name and \c m_color values as appropriate, and
+implements \c paint() to draw a simple pie chart. It also turns off the
+QGraphicsItem::ItemHasNoContents flag to enable painting:
+
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/piechart.cpp 0
+\dots 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/piechart.cpp 1
+
+Now that we have defined the \c PieChart type, we will use it from QML. The \c app.qml
+file creates a \c PieChart item and display the pie chart's details
using a standard QML \l Text item:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/app.qml 0
+Notice that although the color is specified as a string in QML, it is automatically
+converted to a QColor object for the PieChart \c color property. Automatic conversions are
+provided for various other \l {QML Basic Types}{basic types}; for example, a string
+like "640x480" can be automatically converted to a QSize value.
+
We'll also create a C++ application that uses a QDeclarativeView to run and
-display \c app.qml. The application must register the \c Musician type
+display \c app.qml. The application must register the \c PieChart type
using the qmlRegisterType() function, to allow it to be used from QML. If
-you don't register the type, \c app.qml won't be able to create a \c Musician.
+you don't register the type, \c app.qml won't be able to create a \c PieChart.
Here is the application \c main.cpp:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/main.cpp 0
-This call to qmlRegisterType() registers the \c Musician type as a type called "Musician", in a module named "Music",
+This call to qmlRegisterType() registers the \c PieChart type as a type called "PieChart", in a module named "Charts",
with a module version of 1.0.
Lastly, we write a \c .pro project file that includes the files and the \c declarative library:
\quotefile declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics/chapter1-basics.pro
-Now we can build and run the application. Try it yourself with the code in Qt's \c examples/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics directory.
+Now we can build and run the application:
-\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics
+\image extending-tutorial-chapter1.png
+
+Try it yourself with the code in Qt's \c examples/tutorials/extending/chapter1-basics directory.
At the moment, the \c app.qml is run from within a C++ application.
This may seem odd if you're used to running QML files with the \l {QML Viewer}.
@@ -128,39 +162,40 @@ Later on, we'll show how to create a plugin so that you can run \c app.qml using
\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods
-Suppose we want \c Musician to have a "perform" method that prints a message
-to the console and then emits a "performanceEnded" signal.
-Other elements would be able to call \c perform() and receive
-\c performanceEnded() signals like this:
+Suppose we want \c PieChart to have a "clearChart()" method that erases the
+chart and then emits a "chartCleared" signal. Our \c app.qml would be able
+to call \c clearChart() and receive \c chartCleared() signals like this:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/app.qml 0
-To do this, we add a \c perform() method and a \c performanceEnded() signal
+\image extending-tutorial-chapter2.png
+
+To do this, we add a \c clearChart() method and a \c chartCleared() signal
to our C++ class:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/musician.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/piechart.h 0
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/musician.h 1
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/piechart.h 1
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/musician.h 2
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/piechart.h 2
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/musician.h 3
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/piechart.h 3
-The use of Q_INVOKABLE makes the \c perform() method available to the
+The use of Q_INVOKABLE makes the \c clearChart() method available to the
Qt Meta-Object system, and in turn, to QML. Note that it could have
been declared as as a Qt slot instead of using Q_INVOKABLE, as
slots are also callable from QML. Both of these approaches are valid.
-The \c perform() method simply prints a message to the console and
-then emits \c performanceEnded():
+The \c clearChart() method simply changes the color to Qt::transparent,
+repaints the chart, then emits the \c chartCleared() signal:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/musician.cpp 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods/piechart.cpp 0
-Now when we run the application and click the window, the application outputs:
+Now when we run the application and click the window, the pie chart
+disappears, and the application outputs:
\code
- "Reddy the Rocker" is playing the "Guitar"
- The performance has now ended
+ The chart has been cleared
\endcode
Try out the example yourself with the updated code in Qt's \c examples/tutorials/extending/chapter2-methods directory.
@@ -174,45 +209,49 @@ Try out the example yourself with the updated code in Qt's \c examples/tutorials
Property bindings is a powerful feature of QML that allows values of different
elements to be synchronized automatically. It uses signals to notify and update
-other elements' values when property values change.
+other elements' values when property values are changed.
-Let's enable property bindings for the \c instrument property. That means
+Let's enable property bindings for the \c color property. That means
if we have code like this:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/app.qml 0
-The "instrument: reddy.instrument" statement binds the \c instrument value of
-\c craig to the \c instrument of \c reddy.
-Whenever \c reddy's \c instrument value changes, \c craig's \c instrument value
-updates to the same value. When the window is clicked, the application outputs:
+\image extending-tutorial-chapter3.png
-\code
- "Reddy the Rocker" is playing the "Guitar"
- "Craig the Copycat" is playing the "Guitar"
- "Reddy the Rocker" is playing the "Drums"
- "Craig the Copycat" is playing the "Drums"
-\endcode
+The "color: chartA.color" statement binds the \c color value of
+\c chartB to the \c color of \c chartA.
+Whenever \c chartA's \c color value changes, \c chartB's \c color value
+updates to the same value. When the window is clicked, the \c onClicked
+handler in the MouseArea changes the color of \c chartA, thereby changing
+both charts to the color blue.
-It's easy to enable property binding for the \c instrument property.
-We add a \l{Qt's Property System}{NOTIFY} feature to its Q_PROPERTY() declaration to indicate that a "instrumentChanged" signal
+It's easy to enable property binding for the \c color property.
+We add a \l{Qt's Property System}{NOTIFY} feature to its Q_PROPERTY() declaration to indicate that a "colorChanged" signal
is emitted whenever the value changes.
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/musician.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/piechart.h 0
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/musician.h 1
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/piechart.h 1
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/musician.h 2
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/piechart.h 2
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/musician.h 3
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/piechart.h 3
-Then, we emit this signal in \c setInstrument():
+Then, we emit this signal in \c setPieSlice():
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/musician.cpp 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter3-bindings/piechart.cpp 0
-It's important for \c setInstrument() to check that the instrument value has actually changed
-before emitting \c instrumentChanged(). This ensures the signal is not emitted unnecessarily and
+It's important for \c setColor() to check that the color value has actually changed
+before emitting \c colorChanged(). This ensures the signal is not emitted unnecessarily and
also prevents loops when other elements respond to the value change.
+The use of bindings is essential to QML. You should always add NOTIFY
+signals for properties if they are able to be implemented, so that your
+properties can be used in bindings. Properties that cannot be bound cannot be
+automatically updated and cannot be used as flexibly in QML. Also, since
+bindings are invoked so often and relied upon in QML usage, users of your
+custom QML types may see unexpected behavior if bindings are not implemented.
+
*/
/*!
@@ -220,19 +259,19 @@ also prevents loops when other elements respond to the value change.
\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes
-The \c Musician type currently has two properties that are both strings.
-It could have all sorts of other properties. For example, we could add an
-integer-type property to store the age of each musician:
+The \c PieChart type currently has a string-type property and a color-type property.
+It could have many other types of properties. For example, we could add an
+integer-type property to store an identifier for each pie chart:
\code
- class Musician : public QObject
+ class PieChart : public QDeclarativeItem
{
...
- Q_PROPERTY(int age READ age WRITE setAge)
+ Q_PROPERTY(int id READ id WRITE setId)
public:
...
- int age() const;
- void setAge(int age);
+ int id() const;
+ void setId(int id);
...
};
\endcode
@@ -257,31 +296,39 @@ types:
If we want to create a property whose type is not supported by QML by default,
we need to register the type with QML.
-For example, let's change the type of the \c instrument property from a string to a
-new type called "Instrument". Instead of assigning a string value to \c instrument,
-we assign an \c Instrument value:
+For example, let's replace the use of the \c property with a type called
+"PieSlice" that has a \c color property. Instead of assigning a color,
+we assign an \c PieSlice value which itself contains a \c color:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/app.qml 0
-Like \c Musician, this new \c Instrument type has to inherit from QObject and declare
+Like \c PieChart, this new \c PieSlice type inherits from QDeclarativeItem and declares
its properties with Q_PROPERTY():
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/instrument.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/pieslice.h 0
-To use it from \c Musician, we modify the \c instrument property declaration
+To use it in \c PieChart, we modify the \c color property declaration
and associated method signatures:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/musician.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/piechart.h 0
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/musician.h 1
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/piechart.h 1
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/musician.h 2
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/piechart.h 2
\dots
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/musician.h 3
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/piechart.h 3
+
+There is one thing to be aware of when implementing \c setPieSlice(). The \c PieSlice
+is a visual item, so it must be set as a child of the \c PieChart using
+QDeclarativeItem::setParentItem() so that the \c PieChart knows to paint this child
+item when its contents are drawn:
+
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/piechart.cpp 0
-Like the \c Musician type, the \c Instrument type has to be registered
-using qmlRegisterType() to be used from QML. As with \c Musician, we'll add the
-type to the "Music" module, version 1.0:
+
+Like the \c PieChart type, the \c PieSlice type has to be registered
+using qmlRegisterType() to be used from QML. As with \c PieChart, we'll add the
+type to the "Charts" module, version 1.0:
\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter4-customPropertyTypes/main.cpp 0
\dots
@@ -293,15 +340,65 @@ Try it out with the code in Qt's \c examples/tutorials/extending/chapter4-custom
*/
+
/*!
-\title Chapter 5: Writing an Extension Plugin
+\title Chapter 5: Using List Property Types
-\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins
+\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties
-Currently the \c Musician and \c Instrument types are used by \c app.qml,
+Right now, a \c PieChart can only have one \c PieSlice. Ideally a chart would
+have multiple slices, with different colors and sizes. To do this, we could
+have a \c slices property that accepts a list of \c PieSlice items:
+
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties/app.qml 0
+
+\image extending-tutorial-chapter5.png
+
+To do this, we replace the \c pieSlice property in \c PieChart with a \c slices property,
+declared as a QDeclarativeListProperty type. The QDeclarativeListProperty class enables the
+creation of list properties in QML extensions. We replace the \c pieSlice()
+function with a \c slices() function that returns a list of slices, and add
+an internal \c append_slice() function (discussed below). We also use a QList to
+store the internal list of slices as \c m_slices:
+
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties/piechart.h 0
+\dots
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties/piechart.h 1
+\dots
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties/piechart.h 2
+
+Although the \c slices property does not have an associated \c WRITE function,
+it is still modifiable because of the way QDeclarativeListProperty works.
+In the \c PieChart implementation, we implement \c PieChart::slices() to
+return a QDeclarativeListProperty value and indicate that the internal
+\c PieChart::append_slice() function is to be called whenever a request is made from QML
+to add items to the list:
+
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties/piechart.cpp 0
+
+The \c append_slice() function simply sets the parent item as before,
+and adds the new item to the \c m_slices list. As you can see, the append function for a
+QDeclarativeListProperty is called with two arguments: the list property, and
+the item that is to be appended.
+
+The \c PieSlice class has also been modified to include \c fromAngle and \c angleSpan
+properties and to draw the slice according to these values. This is a straightforward
+modification if you have read the previous pages in this tutorial, so the code is not shown here.
+
+The complete code can be seen in the updated \c examples/tutorials/extending/chapter5-listproperties directory.
+
+*/
+
+
+/*!
+\title Chapter 6: Writing an Extension Plugin
+
+\example declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins
+
+Currently the \c PieChart and \c PieSlice types are used by \c app.qml,
which is displayed using a QDeclarativeView in a C++ application. An alternative
way to use our QML extension is to create a plugin library to make it available
-to the QML engine. This means we could load \c app.qml using the \l {QML Viewer}
+to the QML engine. This allows \c app.qml to be loaded with the \l {QML Viewer}
(or some other QML \l{Qt Declarative UI Runtime}{runtime} application) instead of writing a \c main.cpp file and
loading our own C++ application.
@@ -313,28 +410,28 @@ To create a plugin library, we need:
\o A "qmldir" file that tells the QML engine to load the plugin
\endlist
-First, we create a plugin class named \c MusicPlugin. It subclasses QDeclarativeExtensionPlugin
+First, we create a plugin class named \c ChartsPlugin. It subclasses QDeclarativeExtensionPlugin
and registers our QML types in the inherited \l{QDeclarativeExtensionPlugin::}{registerTypes()} method. It also calls
Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2 for Qt's \l{How to Create Qt Plugins}{plugin system}.
-Here is the \c MusicPlugin definition in \c musicplugin.h:
+Here is the \c ChartsPlugin definition in \c chartsplugin.h:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins/musicplugin.h 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins/chartsplugin.h 0
-And its implementation in \c musicplugin.cpp:
+And its implementation in \c chartsplugin.cpp:
-\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins/musicplugin.cpp 0
+\snippet declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins/chartsplugin.cpp 0
Then, we write a \c .pro project file that defines the project as a plugin library
and specifies with DESTDIR that library files should be built into a "lib" subdirectory:
-\quotefile declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins/chapter5-plugins.pro
+\quotefile declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins/chapter6-plugins.pro
Finally, we add a \c qmldir file that is automatically parsed by the QML engine.
-Here, we specify that a plugin named "chapter5-plugin" (the name
+Here, we specify that a plugin named "chapter6-plugin" (the name
of the example project) can be found in the "lib" subdirectory:
-\quotefile declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter5-plugins/qmldir
+\quotefile declarative/tutorials/extending/chapter6-plugins/qmldir
Now we have a plugin, and instead of having a main.cpp and an executable, we can build
the project and then load the QML file in the \l {QML Viewer}:
@@ -345,15 +442,16 @@ the project and then load the QML file in the \l {QML Viewer}:
(On Mac OS X, you can launch the "QMLViewer" application instead.)
-Notice the "import Music 1.0" statement has disappeared from \c app.qml. This is
+Notice the "import Charts 1.0" statement has disappeared from \c app.qml. This is
because the \c qmldir file is in the same directory as \c app.qml: this is equivalent to
-having Musician.qml and Instrument.qml files inside the project directory, which could both
+having PieChart.qml and PieSlice.qml files inside the project directory, which could both
be used by \c app.qml without import statements.
*/
+
/*!
-\page qml-extending-tutorial6.html
-\title Chapter 6: In Summary
+\page qml-extending-tutorial7.html
+\title Chapter 7: In Summary
In this tutorial, we've shown the basic steps for creating a QML extension:
@@ -362,47 +460,33 @@ In this tutorial, we've shown the basic steps for creating a QML extension:
\o Add callable methods using Q_INVOKABLE or Qt slots, and connect to Qt signals with an \c onSignal syntax
\o Add property bindings by defining \l{Qt's Property System}{NOTIFY} signals
\o Define custom property types if the built-in types are not sufficient
+\o Define list property types using QDeclarativeListProperty
\o Create a plugin library by defining a Qt plugin and writing a \c qmldir file
\endlist
The \l {Extending QML in C++} reference documentation shows other useful features that can be added to
-QML extensions. For example, we could use \l{Object and List Property Types}{list properties} to allow multiple instruments for a \c Musician:
-
-\code
- Musician {
- instruments: [
- Instrument { type: "Guitar" }
- Instrument { type: "Drums" }
- Instrument { type: "Keyboard" }
- ]
- }
-\endcode
-
-Or use \l{Default Property}{default properties} and avoid an
-\c instruments property altogether:
+QML extensions. For example, we could use \l{Default Property}{default properties} to allow
+slices to be added without using the \c slices property:
\code
- Musician {
- Instrument { type: "Guitar" }
- Instrument { type: "Drums" }
- Instrument { type: "Keyboard" }
+ PieChart {
+ PieSlice { ... }
+ PieSlice { ... }
+ PieSlice { ... }
}
\endcode
-Or even change the \c instrument of a \c Musician from time to time using \l{Property Value Sources}{property value sources}:
+Or randomly add and remove slices from time to time using \l{Property Value Sources}{property value sources}:
\code
- Musician {
- InstrumentRandomizer on instrument {}
+ PieChart {
+ PieSliceRandomizer on slices {}
}
\endcode
See the \l{Extending QML in C++}{reference documentation} for more information.
-Additionally, \l {Integrating QML with existing Qt UI code} shows how to create
-and integrate with QML extensions that have drawing and graphical capabilities (through QGraphicsWidget).
-
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