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+/*!
+ \example widgets/digitalclock
+ \title Digital Clock Example
+
+ The Digital Clock example shows how to use QLCDNumber to display a
+ number with LCD-like digits.
+
+ \image digitalclock-example.png Screenshot of the Digital Clock example
+
+ This example also demonstrates how QTimer can be used to update a widget
+ at regular intervals.
+
+ \section1 DigitalClock Class Definition
+
+ The \c DigitalClock class provides a clock widget showing the time with
+ hours and minutes separated by a blinking colon. We subclass QLCDNumber
+ and implement a private slot called \c showTime() to update the clock
+ display:
+
+ \snippet examples/widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.h 0
+
+ \section1 DigitalClock Class Implementation
+
+ \snippet examples/widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.cpp 0
+
+ In the constructor, we first change the look of the LCD numbers. The
+ QLCDNumber::Filled style produces raised segments filled with the
+ foreground color (typically black). We also set up a one-second timer
+ to keep track of the current time, and we connect
+ its \l{QTimer::timeout()}{timeout()} signal to the private \c showTime() slot
+ so that the display is updated every second. Then, we
+ call the \c showTime() slot; without this call, there would be a one-second
+ delay at startup before the time is shown.
+
+ \snippet examples/widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.cpp 1
+ \snippet examples/widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.cpp 2
+
+ The \c showTime() slot is called whenever the clock display needs
+ to be updated.
+
+ The current time is converted into a string with the format "hh:mm".
+ When QTime::second() is a even number, the colon in the string is
+ replaced with a space. This makes the colon appear and vanish every
+ other second.
+
+ Finally, we call QLCDNumber::display() to update the widget.
+*/