Introducing Qt 6

Get started quickly with Qt, the popular open source C++ framework for building C++-based applications and games. This book will have you building both fully functional desktop and mobile applications in no time, including some simple game applications. Introducing Qt 6 begins by guiding you in setting up your tools and environment, and then walks you through the first "baby steps" of Qt framework. Next, you'll learn the basics of how project and app structure are set up using Qt. Then, you’ll begin your first real hands-on projects using Qt, including a task and problem management application and two games. As you progress, you can enhance these apps and games using additional Qt components and features. The book then delves into advanced topics in Qt, learning above and beyond what the Qt docs can offer, including local storage, C++ integration, deployment to Windows and Android, custom components and how to work with them. Upon completing this book, you'll come away knowing how to build a C++ application from design to deployment, top to bottom. And, you'll have actual application and game examples that you can apply to your own work or hobby. What You Will Learn Learn to build your first applications and games using Qt 6 framework Design, create, build and deploy your first Qt applications or games as finished products Explore local storage integration in theory and practice Cover deployment on Windows and on Android Integrate with C++ language to leverage additional functionality Dive into Custom Components and how to work with them Explore different project structures and more Who This Book Is For Software programmers, developers who are new to C++ or the Qt framework. Some prior programming experience though may be helpful.

Enhance your cross-platform programming abilities with the powerful features and capabilities of Qt 6 Key Features Leverage Qt and C++ capabilities to create modern, cross-platform applications that can run on a wide variety of software applications Explore what’s new in Qt 6 and understand core concepts in depth Build professional customized GUI applications with the help of Qt Creator Book DescriptionQt is a cross-platform application development framework widely used for developing applications that can run on a wide range of hardware platforms with little to no change in the underlying codebase. If you have basic knowledge of C++ and want to build desktop or mobile applications with a modern graphical user interface (GUI), Qt is the right choice for you. Cross-Platform Development with Qt 6 and Modern C++ helps you understand why Qt is one of the favorite GUI frameworks adopted by industries worldwide, covering the essentials of programming GUI apps across a multitude of platforms using the standard C++17 and Qt 6 features. Starting with the fundamentals of the Qt framework, including the features offered by Qt Creator, this practical guide will show you how to create classic user interfaces using Qt Widgets and touch-friendly user interfaces using Qt Quick. As you advance, you'll explore the Qt Creator IDE for developing applications for multiple desktops as well as for embedded and mobile platforms. You will also learn advanced concepts about signals and slots. Finally, the book takes you through debugging and testing your app with Qt Creator IDE. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build cross-platform applications with a modern GUI along with the speed and power of native apps.What you will learn Write cross-platform code using the Qt framework to create interactive applications Build a desktop application using Qt Widgets Create a touch-friendly user interface with Qt Quick Develop a mobile application using Qt and deploy it on different platforms Get to grips with Model/View programming with Qt Widgets and Qt Quick Discover Qt’s graphics framework and add animations to your user interface Write test cases using the Qt Test framework and debug code Build a translation-aware application Follow best practices in Qt to write high-performance code Who this book is for This book is for application developers who want to use C++ and Qt to create modern, responsive applications that can be deployed to multiple operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux desktop platforms. Although no prior knowledge of Qt is expected, beginner-level knowledge of the C++ programming language and object-oriented programming system (OOPs) concepts will be helpful.

Explore Qt Creator, Qt Quick, and QML to design and develop applications that work on desktop, mobile, embedded, and IoT platforms Key FeaturesBuild a solid foundation in Qt by learning about its core classes, multithreading, File I/O, and networkingLearn GUI programming and build custom interfaces using Qt Widgets, Qt Designer, and QMLUse the latest features of C++17 for improving the performance of your Qt applicationsBook Description Qt is a powerful development framework that serves as a complete toolset for building cross-platform applications, helping you reduce development time and improve productivity. Completely revised and updated to cover C++17 and the latest developments in Qt 5.12, this comprehensive guide is the third edition of Application Development with Qt Creator. You'll start by designing a user interface using Qt Designer and learn how to instantiate custom messages, forms, and dialogues. You'll then understand Qt's support for multithreading, a key tool for making applications responsive, and the use of Qt's Model-View-Controller (MVC) to display data and content. As you advance, you'll learn to draw images on screen using Graphics View Framework and create custom widgets that interoperate with Qt Widgets. This Qt programming book takes you through Qt Creator's latest features, such as Qt Quick Controls 2, enhanced CMake support, a new graphical editor for SCXML, and a model editor. You'll even work with multimedia and sensors using Qt Quick, and finally develop applications for mobile, IoT, and embedded devices using Qt Creator. By the end of this Qt book, you'll be able to create your own cross-platform applications from scratch using Qt Creator and the C++ programming language. What you will learnCreate programs from scratch using the Qt framework and C++ languageCompile and debug your Qt Quick and C++ applications using Qt CreatorImplement map view with your Qt application and display device location on the mapUnderstand how to call Android and iOS native functions from Qt C++ codeLocalize your application with Qt LinguistExplore various Qt Quick components that provide access to audio and video playbacksDevelop GUI applications using both Qt and Qt QuickWho this book is for If you are a beginner looking to harness the power of Qt and the Qt Creator framework for cross-platform development, this book is for you. Although no prior knowledge of Qt and Qt Creator is required, basic knowledge of C++ programming is assumed.

Get started quickly with Qt, the popular open source C++ framework for building C++-based applications and games. This book will have you building both fully functional desktop and mobile applications in no time, including some simple game applications. Introducing Qt 6 begins by guiding you in setting up your tools and environment, and then walks you through the first "baby steps" of Qt framework. Next, you'll learn the basics of how project and app structure are set up using Qt. Then, you'll begin your first real hands-on projects using Qt, including a task and problem management application and two games. As you progress, you can enhance these apps and games using additional Qt components and features. The book then delves into advanced topics in Qt, learning above and beyond what the Qt docs can offer, including local storage, C++ integration, deployment to Windows and Android, custom components and how to work with them. Upon completing this book, you'll come away knowing how to build a C++ application from design to deployment, top to bottom. And, you'll have actual application and game examples that you can apply to your own work or hobby. You will: Learn to build your first applications and games using Qt 6 framework Design, create, build and deploy your first Qt applications or games as finished products Explore local storage integration in theory and practice Cover deployment on Windows and on Android Integrate with C++ language to leverage additional functionality Dive into Custom Components and how to work with them Explore different project structures and more.

Qt is one of the most influential graphical toolkits for the Linux operating system and is quickly being adopted on other platforms (Windows, Mac OS) as well. It is necessary to learn for all Linux programmers. This book takes the reader step by step through the complexities of Qt, laying the groundwork that allows the reader to make the step from novice to professional. This book is full of real world examples that can be quickly integrated into a developer’s project. While the reader is assumed to be a beginner at Qt development, they are required to have a working knowledge of C++ programming.

Create visually appealing and feature-rich applications by using Qt 5 and the C++ language Key Features Explore Qt 5’s powerful features to easily design your GUI application Leverage Qt 5 to build attractive cross-platform applications Work with Qt modules for multimedia, networking, and location, to customize your Qt applications Book Description 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. What you will learn Implement tools provided by Qt 5 to design a beautiful GUI Understand different types of graphs and charts supported by Qt 5 Create a web browser using the Qt 5 WebEngine module and web view widget Connect to the MySQL database and display data obtained from it onto the Qt 5 GUI Incorporate the Qt 5 multimedia and networking module in your application Develop Google Map-like applications using Qt 5’s location module Discover cross-platform development by exporting the Qt 5 application to different platforms Uncover the secrets behind debugging Qt 5 and C++ applications Who this book is for This book will appeal to developers and programmers who would like to build GUI-based applications. Basic knowledge of C++ is necessary and the basics of Qt would be helpful.

Building desktop applications doesn't have to be difficult. Using Python & Qt5 you can create fully functional desktop apps in minutes. This is the 5th Edition of Create GUI Applications, updated for 2021 & PySide6 Starting from the very basics, this book takes you on a tour of the key features of PySide6 you can use to build real-life applications. Learn the fundamental building blocks of PySide6 applications — Widgets, Layouts & Signals and learn how PySide uses the event loop to handle and respond to user input. Design beautiful UIs with Qt Designer and customize the look and feel of your applications with Qt Style Sheets and custom widgets. Use Qt's MVC-like ModelViews framework to connect data sources to your widgets, including SQL databases, numpy and pandas data tables, to build-data driven application. Visualize data using matplotlib & PyQtGraph and connect with external data sources to build live dashboards. Learn how to use threads and processes to manage long-running tasks and communicate with external services. Parse data and visualize the output in logs and progress bars. The book includes usability and architectural tips to help you build maintainable and usable PySide6 applications from the start. - 665 pages of hands-on PySide6 exercises - 211 code examples to experiment with - Includes 4 example apps - Compatible with Python 3.6+ - Code free to reuse in your own projects

Master C++ “The Qt Way” with Modern Design Patterns and Efficient Reuse This fully updated, classroom-tested book teaches C++ “The Qt Way,” emphasizing design patterns and efficient reuse. Readers will master both the C++ language and Qt libraries, as they learn to develop maintainable software with well-defined code layers and simple, reusable classes and functions. Every chapter of this edition has been improved with new content, better organization, or both. Readers will find extensively revised coverage of QObjects, Reflection, Widgets, Main Windows, Models and Views, Databases, Multi-Threaded Programming, and Reflection. This edition introduces the powerful new Qt Creator IDE; presents new multimedia APIs; and offers extended coverage of Qt Designer and C++ Integration. It has been restructured to help readers start writing software immediately and write robust, effective software sooner. The authors introduce several new design patterns, add many quiz questions and labs, and present more efficient solutions relying on new Qt features and best practices. They also provide an up-to-date C++ reference section and a complete application case study. Master C++ keywords, literals, identifiers, declarations, types, and type conversions. Understand classes and objects, organize them, and describe their interrelationships. Learn consistent programming style and naming rules. Use lists, functions, and other essential techniques. Define inheritance relationships to share code and promote reuse. Learn how code libraries are designed, built, and reused. Work with QObject, the base class underlying much of Qt. Build graphical user interfaces with Qt widgets. Use templates to write generic functions and classes. Master advanced reflective programming techniques. Use the Model-View framework to cleanly separate data and GUI classes. Validate input using regular expressions and other techniques. Parse XML data with SAX, DOM, and QXmlStreamReader. Master today’s most valuable creational and structural design patterns. Create, use, monitor, and debug processes and threads. Access databases with Qt’s SQL classes. Manage memory reliably and efficiently. Understand how to effectively manage QThreads and use QtConcurrent algorithms. Click here to obtain supplementary materials for this book.