QDialogButtonBox Class▲
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Header: QDialogButtonBox
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CMake:
find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets)
target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
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qmake: QT += widgets
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Inherits: QWidget
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Group: QDialogButtonBox is part of dialog-classes
Detailed Description▲
Dialogs and message boxes typically present buttons in a layout that conforms to the interface guidelines for that platform. Invariably, different platforms have different layouts for their dialogs. QDialogButtonBox allows a developer to add buttons to it and will automatically use the appropriate layout for the user's desktop environment.
Most buttons for a dialog follow certain roles. Such roles include:
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Accepting or rejecting the dialog.
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Asking for help.
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Performing actions on the dialog itself (such as resetting fields or applying changes).
There can also be alternate ways of dismissing the dialog which may cause destructive results.
Most dialogs have buttons that can almost be considered standard (e.g. OK and Cancel buttons). It is sometimes convenient to create these buttons in a standard way.
There are a couple ways of using QDialogButtonBox. One ways is to create the buttons (or button texts) yourself and add them to the button box, specifying their role.
findButton = new QPushButton(tr("&Find"));
findButton->setDefault(true);
moreButton = new QPushButton(tr("&More"));
moreButton->setCheckable(true);
moreButton->setAutoDefault(false);Alternatively, QDialogButtonBox provides several standard buttons (e.g. OK, Cancel, Save) that you can use. They exist as flags so you can OR them together in the constructor.
buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Ok
| QDialogButtonBox::Cancel);
connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &QDialog::accept);
connect(buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QDialog::reject);You can mix and match normal buttons and standard buttons.
Currently the buttons are laid out in the following way if the button box is horizontal:
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Button box laid out in horizontal GnomeLayout |
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Button box laid out in horizontal KdeLayout |
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Button box laid out in horizontal MacLayout |
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Button box laid out in horizontal WinLayout |
The buttons are laid out the following way if the button box is vertical:
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Additionally, button boxes that contain only buttons with ActionRole or HelpRole can be considered modeless and have an alternate look on macOS:
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modeless horizontal MacLayout |
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modeless vertical MacLayout |
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When a button is clicked in the button box, the clicked() signal is emitted for the actual button is that is pressed. For convenience, if the button has an AcceptRole, RejectRole, or HelpRole, the accepted(), rejected(), or helpRequested() signals are emitted respectively.
If you want a specific button to be default you need to call QPushButton::setDefault() on it yourself. However, if there is no default button set and to preserve which button is the default button across platforms when using the QPushButton::autoDefault property, the first push button with the accept role is made the default button when the QDialogButtonBox is shown,
See Also▲
See also QMessageBox, QPushButton, QDialog
Member Type Documentation▲
enum QDialogButtonBox::ButtonLayout▲
This enum describes the layout policy to be used when arranging the buttons contained in the button box.
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Constant |
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Description |
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QDialogButtonBox::WinLayout |
0 |
Use a policy appropriate for applications on Windows. |
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QDialogButtonBox::MacLayout |
1 |
Use a policy appropriate for applications on macOS. |
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QDialogButtonBox::KdeLayout |
2 |
Use a policy appropriate for applications on KDE. |
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QDialogButtonBox::GnomeLayout |
3 |
Use a policy appropriate for applications on GNOME. |
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QDialogButtonBox::AndroidLayout |
4 |
Use a policy appropriate for applications on Android. This enum value was added in Qt 5.10. |
The button layout is specified by the current style. However, on the X11 platform, it may be influenced by the desktop environment.
enum QDialogButtonBox::ButtonRole▲
This enum describes the roles that can be used to describe buttons in the button box. Combinations of these roles are as flags used to describe different aspects of their behavior.
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Description |
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QDialogButtonBox::InvalidRole |
-1 |
The button is invalid. |
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QDialogButtonBox::AcceptRole |
0 |
Clicking the button causes the dialog to be accepted (e.g. OK). |
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QDialogButtonBox::RejectRole |
1 |
Clicking the button causes the dialog to be rejected (e.g. Cancel). |
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QDialogButtonBox::DestructiveRole |
2 |
Clicking the button causes a destructive change (e.g. for Discarding Changes) and closes the dialog. |
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QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole |
3 |
Clicking the button causes changes to the elements within the dialog. |
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QDialogButtonBox::HelpRole |
4 |
The button can be clicked to request help. |
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QDialogButtonBox::YesRole |
5 |
The button is a "Yes"-like button. |
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QDialogButtonBox::NoRole |
6 |
The button is a "No"-like button. |
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QDialogButtonBox::ApplyRole |
8 |
The button applies current changes. |
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QDialogButtonBox::ResetRole |
7 |
The button resets the dialog's fields to default values. |
See Also▲
See also StandardButton
enum QDialogButtonBox::StandardButton▲
flags QDialogButtonBox::StandardButtons
These enums describe flags for standard buttons. Each button has a defined ButtonRole.
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Description |
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QDialogButtonBox::Ok |
0x00000400 |
An "OK" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Open |
0x00002000 |
An "Open" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Save |
0x00000800 |
A "Save" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Cancel |
0x00400000 |
A "Cancel" button defined with the RejectRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Close |
0x00200000 |
A "Close" button defined with the RejectRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Discard |
0x00800000 |
A "Discard" or "Don't Save" button, depending on the platform, defined with the DestructiveRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Apply |
0x02000000 |
An "Apply" button defined with the ApplyRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Reset |
0x04000000 |
A "Reset" button defined with the ResetRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::RestoreDefaults |
0x08000000 |
A "Restore Defaults" button defined with the ResetRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Help |
0x01000000 |
A "Help" button defined with the HelpRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::SaveAll |
0x00001000 |
A "Save All" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Yes |
0x00004000 |
A "Yes" button defined with the YesRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::YesToAll |
0x00008000 |
A "Yes to All" button defined with the YesRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::No |
0x00010000 |
A "No" button defined with the NoRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::NoToAll |
0x00020000 |
A "No to All" button defined with the NoRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Abort |
0x00040000 |
An "Abort" button defined with the RejectRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Retry |
0x00080000 |
A "Retry" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::Ignore |
0x00100000 |
An "Ignore" button defined with the AcceptRole. |
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QDialogButtonBox::NoButton |
0x00000000 |
An invalid button. |
The StandardButtons type is a typedef for QFlags<StandardButton>. It stores an OR combination of StandardButton values.
See Also▲
See also ButtonRole, standardButtons
Property Documentation▲
centerButtons : bool▲
This property holds whether the buttons in the button box are centered
By default, this property is false. This behavior is appropriate for most types of dialogs. A notable exception is message boxes on most platforms (e.g. Windows), where the button box is centered horizontally.
Access functions:
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bool centerButtons() const
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void setCenterButtons(bool center)
See Also▲
See also QMessageBox
orientation : Qt::Orientation▲
This property holds the orientation of the button box
By default, the orientation is horizontal (i.e. the buttons are laid out side by side). The possible orientations are Qt::Horizontal and Qt::Vertical.
Access functions:
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orientation() const
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void setOrientation( orientation)
standardButtons : StandardButtons▲
Member Function Documentation▲
QDialogButtonBox::QDialogButtonBox(QWidget *parent = nullptr)▲
Constructs an empty, horizontal button box with the given parent.
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See also orientation, addButton()
QDialogButtonBox::QDialogButtonBox(Qt::Orientation orientation, QWidget *parent = nullptr)▲
Constructs an empty button box with the given orientation and parent.
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See also orientation, addButton()
[explicit, since 5.2] QDialogButtonBox::QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::StandardButtons buttons, QWidget *parent = nullptr)▲
Constructs a horizontal button box with the given parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.
This function was introduced in Qt 5.2.
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See also orientation, addButton()
QDialogButtonBox::QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::StandardButtons buttons, Qt::Orientation orientation, QWidget *parent = nullptr)▲
Constructs a button box with the given orientation and parent, containing the standard buttons specified by buttons.
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See also orientation, addButton()
[virtual] QDialogButtonBox::~QDialogButtonBox()▲
Destroys the button box.
void QDialogButtonBox::accepted()▲
This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the AcceptRole or YesRole.
See Also▲
See also rejected(), clicked(), helpRequested()
void QDialogButtonBox::addButton(QAbstractButton *button, QDialogButtonBox::ButtonRole role)▲
Adds the given button to the button box with the specified role. If the role is invalid, the button is not added.
If the button has already been added, it is removed and added again with the new role.
The button box takes ownership of the button.
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See also removeButton(), clear()
QPushButton *QDialogButtonBox::addButton(const QString &text, QDialogButtonBox::ButtonRole role)▲
Creates a push button with the given text, adds it to the button box for the specified role, and returns the corresponding push button. If role is invalid, no button is created, and zero is returned.
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See also removeButton(), clear()
QPushButton *QDialogButtonBox::addButton(QDialogButtonBox::StandardButton button)▲
Adds a standard button to the button box if it is valid to do so, and returns a push button. If button is invalid, it is not added to the button box, and zero is returned.
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See also removeButton(), clear()
QPushButton *QDialogButtonBox::button(QDialogButtonBox::StandardButton which) const▲
See Also▲
See also standardButton(), standardButtons(), buttons()
QDialogButtonBox::ButtonRole QDialogButtonBox::buttonRole(QAbstractButton *button) const▲
QList<QAbstractButton *> QDialogButtonBox::buttons() const▲
See Also▲
See also buttonRole(), addButton(), removeButton()
[override virtual protected] void QDialogButtonBox::changeEvent(QEvent *event)▲
Reimplements: QWidget::changeEvent(QEvent *event).
void QDialogButtonBox::clear()▲
Clears the button box, deleting all buttons within it.
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See also removeButton(), addButton()
void QDialogButtonBox::clicked(QAbstractButton *button)▲
This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked. The specific button that was pressed is specified by button.
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See also accepted(), rejected(), helpRequested()
[override virtual protected] bool QDialogButtonBox::event(QEvent *event)▲
Reimplements: QWidget::event(QEvent *event).
void QDialogButtonBox::helpRequested()▲
This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the HelpRole.
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void QDialogButtonBox::rejected()▲
This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked, as long as it was defined with the RejectRole or NoRole.
See Also▲
See also accepted(), helpRequested(), clicked()
void QDialogButtonBox::removeButton(QAbstractButton *button)▲
Removes button from the button box without deleting it and sets its parent to zero.
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QDialogButtonBox::StandardButton QDialogButtonBox::standardButton(QAbstractButton *button) const▲
Returns the standard button enum value corresponding to the given button, or NoButton if the given button isn't a standard button.
See Also▲
See also button(), buttons(), standardButtons()