The Widget Classes▲
The following sections list the widget classes. See the Qt Widget Gallery for some examples.
Basic Widget Classes▲
These basic widgets (controls), e.g. buttons, comboboxes and scroll bars, are designed for direct use.
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QCheckBox: The QCheckBox widget provides a checkbox with a text label.
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QComboBox: The QComboBox widget is a combined button and popup list.
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QCommandLinkButton: The QCommandLinkButton widget provides a Vista style command link button.
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QDateEdit: The QDateEdit class provides a widget for editing dates based on the QDateTimeEdit widget.
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QDateTimeEdit: The QDateTimeEdit class provides a widget for editing dates and times.
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QDial: The QDial class provides a rounded range control (like a speedometer or potentiometer).
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QDoubleSpinBox: The QDoubleSpinBox class provides a spin box widget that takes doubles.
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QFocusFrame: The QFocusFrame widget provides a focus frame which can be outside of a widget's normal paintable area.
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QFontComboBox: The QFontComboBox widget is a combobox that lets the user select a font family.
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QLCDNumber: The QLCDNumber widget displays a number with LCD-like digits.
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QLabel: The QLabel widget provides a text or image display.
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QLineEdit: The QLineEdit widget is a one-line text editor.
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QMenu: The QMenu class provides a menu widget for use in menu bars, context menus, and other popup menus.
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QProgressBar: The QProgressBar widget provides a horizontal or vertical progress bar.
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QPushButton: The QPushButton widget provides a command button.
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QRadioButton: The QRadioButton widget provides a radio button with a text label.
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QScrollArea: The QScrollArea class provides a scrolling view onto another widget.
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QScrollBar: The QScrollBar widget provides a vertical or horizontal scroll bar.
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QSizeGrip: The QSizeGrip class provides a resize handle for resizing top-level windows.
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QSlider: The QSlider widget provides a vertical or horizontal slider.
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QSpinBox: The QSpinBox class provides a spin box widget.
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QTabBar: The QTabBar class provides a tab bar, e.g. for use in tabbed dialogs.
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QTabWidget: The QTabWidget class provides a stack of tabbed widgets.
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QTimeEdit: The QTimeEdit class provides a widget for editing times based on the QDateTimeEdit widget.
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QToolBox: The QToolBox class provides a column of tabbed widget items.
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QToolButton: The QToolButton class provides a quick-access button to commands or options, usually used inside a QToolBar.
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QWidget: The QWidget class is the base class of all user interface objects.
Advanced Widget Classes▲
Advanced GUI widgets, e.g. tab widgets and progress bars, provide more complex user interface controls.
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QCalendarWidget: The QCalendarWidget class provides a monthly based calendar widget allowing the user to select a date.
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QColumnView: The QColumnView class provides a model/view implementation of a column view.
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QDataWidgetMapper: The QDataWidgetMapper class provides mapping between a section of a data model to widgets.
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QListView: The QListView class provides a list or icon view onto a model.
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QTableView: The QTableView class provides a default model/view implementation of a table view.
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QTreeView: The QTreeView class provides a default model/view implementation of a tree view.
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QUndoView: The QUndoView class displays the contents of a QUndoStack.
Abstract Widget Classes▲
The abstract widget classes are base classes. They are not usable as standalone classes but provide functionality when they are subclassed.
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QAbstractButton: The QAbstractButton class is the abstract base class of button widgets, providing functionality common to buttons.
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QAbstractScrollArea: The QAbstractScrollArea widget provides a scrolling area with on-demand scroll bars.
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QAbstractSlider: The QAbstractSlider class provides an integer value within a range.
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QAbstractSpinBox: The QAbstractSpinBox class provides a spinbox and a line edit to display values.
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QDialog: The QDialog class is the base class of dialog windows.
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QFrame: The QFrame class is the base class of widgets that can have a frame.
Organizer Widget Classes▲
Classes like splitters, tab bars, button groups, etc are used for organizing and grouping GUI primitives into more complex applications and dialogs.
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QButtonGroup: The QButtonGroup class provides a container to organize groups of button widgets.
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QGroupBox: The QGroupBox widget provides a group box frame with a title.
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QSplitter: The QSplitter class implements a splitter widget.
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QSplitterHandle: The QSplitterHandle class provides handle functionality for the splitter.
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QStackedWidget: The QStackedWidget class provides a stack of widgets where only one widget is visible at a time.
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QTabWidget: The QTabWidget class provides a stack of tabbed widgets.
Graphics View Classes▲
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QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem: The QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem class provides a common base for all path items.
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QGraphicsAnchor: The QGraphicsAnchor class represents an anchor between two items in a QGraphicsAnchorLayout.
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QGraphicsAnchorLayout: The QGraphicsAnchorLayout class provides a layout where one can anchor widgets together in Graphics View.
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QGraphicsEffect: The QGraphicsEffect class is the base class for all graphics effects.
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QGraphicsEllipseItem: The QGraphicsEllipseItem class provides an ellipse item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsGridLayout: The QGraphicsGridLayout class provides a grid layout for managing widgets in Graphics View.
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QGraphicsItem: The QGraphicsItem class is the base class for all graphical items in a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsItemGroup: The QGraphicsItemGroup class provides a container that treats a group of items as a single item.
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QGraphicsLayout: The QGraphicsLayout class provides the base class for all layouts in Graphics View.
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QGraphicsLayoutItem: The QGraphicsLayoutItem class can be inherited to allow your custom items to be managed by layouts.
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QGraphicsLineItem: The QGraphicsLineItem class provides a line item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsLinearLayout: The QGraphicsLinearLayout class provides a horizontal or vertical layout for managing widgets in Graphics View.
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QGraphicsObject: The QGraphicsObject class provides a base class for all graphics items that require signals, slots and properties.
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QGraphicsPathItem: The QGraphicsPathItem class provides a path item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsPixmapItem: The QGraphicsPixmapItem class provides a pixmap item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsPolygonItem: The QGraphicsPolygonItem class provides a polygon item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsProxyWidget: The QGraphicsProxyWidget class provides a proxy layer for embedding a QWidget in a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsRectItem: The QGraphicsRectItem class provides a rectangle item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsScene: The QGraphicsScene class provides a surface for managing a large number of 2D graphical items.
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QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent: The QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent class provides context menu events in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent: The QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent class provides events for drag and drop in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneEvent: The QGraphicsSceneEvent class provides a base class for all graphics view related events.
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QGraphicsSceneHelpEvent: The QGraphicsSceneHelpEvent class provides events when a tooltip is requested.
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QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent: The QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent class provides hover events in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent: The QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent class provides mouse events in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneMoveEvent: The QGraphicsSceneMoveEvent class provides events for widget moving in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent: The QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent class provides events for widget resizing in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent: The QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent class provides wheel events in the graphics view framework.
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QGraphicsSimpleTextItem: The QGraphicsSimpleTextItem class provides a simple text path item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsTextItem: The QGraphicsTextItem class provides a text item that you can add to a QGraphicsScene to display formatted text.
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QGraphicsTransform: The QGraphicsTransform class is an abstract base class for building advanced transformations on QGraphicsItems.
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QGraphicsView: The QGraphicsView class provides a widget for displaying the contents of a QGraphicsScene.
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QGraphicsWidget: The QGraphicsWidget class is the base class for all widget items in a QGraphicsScene.
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QStyleOptionGraphicsItem: The QStyleOptionGraphicsItem class is used to describe the parameters needed to draw a QGraphicsItem.
Model/View Classes▲
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QAbstractItemDelegate: The QAbstractItemDelegate class is used to display and edit data items from a model.
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QAbstractItemModel: The QAbstractItemModel class provides the abstract interface for item model classes.
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QAbstractItemView: The QAbstractItemView class provides the basic functionality for item view classes.
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QAbstractListModel: The QAbstractListModel class provides an abstract model that can be subclassed to create one-dimensional list models.
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QAbstractProxyModel: The QAbstractProxyModel class provides a base class for proxy item models that can do sorting, filtering or other data processing tasks.
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QAbstractTableModel: The QAbstractTableModel class provides an abstract model that can be subclassed to create table models.
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QColumnView: The QColumnView class provides a model/view implementation of a column view.
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QConcatenateTablesProxyModel: The QConcatenateTablesProxyModel class proxies multiple source models, concatenating their rows.
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QDataWidgetMapper: The QDataWidgetMapper class provides mapping between a section of a data model to widgets.
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QFileSystemModel: The QFileSystemModel class provides a data model for the local filesystem.
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QHeaderView: The QHeaderView class provides a header row or header column for item views.
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QIdentityProxyModel: The QIdentityProxyModel class proxies its source model unmodified.
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QItemDelegate: The QItemDelegate class provides display and editing facilities for data items from a model.
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QItemEditorCreator: The QItemEditorCreator class makes it possible to create item editor creator bases without subclassing QItemEditorCreatorBase.
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QItemEditorCreatorBase: The QItemEditorCreatorBase class provides an abstract base class that must be subclassed when implementing new item editor creators.
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QItemEditorFactory: The QItemEditorFactory class provides widgets for editing item data in views and delegates.
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QItemSelection: The QItemSelection class manages information about selected items in a model.
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QItemSelectionModel: The QItemSelectionModel class keeps track of a view's selected items.
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QItemSelectionRange: The QItemSelectionRange class manages information about a range of selected items in a model.
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QListView: The QListView class provides a list or icon view onto a model.
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QListWidget: The QListWidget class provides an item-based list widget.
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QListWidgetItem: The QListWidgetItem class provides an item for use with the QListWidget item view class.
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QModelIndex: The QModelIndex class is used to locate data in a data model.
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QModelRoleData: The QModelRoleData class holds a role and the data associated to that role.
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QModelRoleDataSpan: The QModelRoleDataSpan class provides a span over QModelRoleData objects.
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QPersistentModelIndex: The QPersistentModelIndex class is used to locate data in a data model.
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QSortFilterProxyModel: The QSortFilterProxyModel class provides support for sorting and filtering data passed between another model and a view.
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QStandardItem: The QStandardItem class provides an item for use with the QStandardItemModel class.
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QStandardItemEditorCreator: The QStandardItemEditorCreator class provides the possibility to register widgets without having to subclass QItemEditorCreatorBase.
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QStandardItemModel: The QStandardItemModel class provides a generic model for storing custom data.
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QStringListModel: The QStringListModel class provides a model that supplies strings to views.
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QStyledItemDelegate: The QStyledItemDelegate class provides display and editing facilities for data items from a model.
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QTableView: The QTableView class provides a default model/view implementation of a table view.
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QTableWidget: The QTableWidget class provides an item-based table view with a default model.
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QTableWidgetItem: The QTableWidgetItem class provides an item for use with the QTableWidget class.
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QTableWidgetSelectionRange: The QTableWidgetSelectionRange class provides a way to interact with selection in a model without using model indexes and a selection model.
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QTreeView: The QTreeView class provides a default model/view implementation of a tree view.
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QTreeWidget: The QTreeWidget class provides a tree view that uses a predefined tree model.
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QTreeWidgetItem: The QTreeWidgetItem class provides an item for use with the QTreeWidget convenience class.
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QTreeWidgetItemIterator: The QTreeWidgetItemIterator class provides a way to iterate over the items in a QTreeWidget instance.
Main Window and Related Classes▲
Widget Appearance and Style-Related Classes▲
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QColor: The QColor class provides colors based on RGB, HSV or CMYK values.
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QColorSpace: The QColorSpace class provides a color space abstraction.
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QColorTransform: The QColorTransform class is a transformation between color spaces.
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QCommonStyle: The QCommonStyle class encapsulates the common Look and Feel of a GUI.
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QCursor: The QCursor class provides a mouse cursor with an arbitrary shape.
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QFont: The QFont class specifies a query for a font used for drawing text.
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QFontDatabase: The QFontDatabase class provides information about the fonts available in the underlying window system.
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QFontInfo: The QFontInfo class provides general information about fonts.
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QGraphicsAnchor: The QGraphicsAnchor class represents an anchor between two items in a QGraphicsAnchorLayout.
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QGraphicsAnchorLayout: The QGraphicsAnchorLayout class provides a layout where one can anchor widgets together in Graphics View.
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QPalette: The QPalette class contains color groups for each widget state.
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QStyle: The QStyle class is an abstract base class that encapsulates the look and feel of a GUI.
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QStyleFactory: The QStyleFactory class creates QStyle objects.
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QStyleHintReturn: The QStyleHintReturn class provides style hints that return more than basic data types.
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QStyleHintReturnMask: The QStyleHintReturnMask class provides style hints that return a QRegion.
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QStyleHintReturnVariant: The QStyleHintReturnVariant class provides style hints that return a QVariant.
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QStyleOption: The QStyleOption class stores the parameters used by QStyle functions.
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QStylePainter: The QStylePainter class is a convenience class for drawing QStyle elements inside a widget.
Layout Classes▲
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QBoxLayout: The QBoxLayout class lines up child widgets horizontally or vertically.
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QButtonGroup: The QButtonGroup class provides a container to organize groups of button widgets.
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QFormLayout: The QFormLayout class manages forms of input widgets and their associated labels.
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QGraphicsAnchor: The QGraphicsAnchor class represents an anchor between two items in a QGraphicsAnchorLayout.
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QGraphicsAnchorLayout: The QGraphicsAnchorLayout class provides a layout where one can anchor widgets together in Graphics View.
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QGridLayout: The QGridLayout class lays out widgets in a grid.
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QGroupBox: The QGroupBox widget provides a group box frame with a title.
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QHBoxLayout: The QHBoxLayout class lines up widgets horizontally.
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QLayout: The QLayout class is the base class of geometry managers.
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QLayoutItem: The QLayoutItem class provides an abstract item that a QLayout manipulates.
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QSizePolicy: The QSizePolicy class is a layout attribute describing horizontal and vertical resizing policy.
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QSpacerItem: The QSpacerItem class provides blank space in a layout.
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QStackedLayout: The QStackedLayout class provides a stack of widgets where only one widget is visible at a time.
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QStackedWidget: The QStackedWidget class provides a stack of widgets where only one widget is visible at a time.
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QVBoxLayout: The QVBoxLayout class lines up widgets vertically.
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QWidgetItem: The QWidgetItem class is a layout item that represents a widget.