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Getting Started with Qt 5

You're reading from   Getting Started with Qt 5 Introduction to programming Qt 5 for cross-platform application development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789956030
Length 136 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Benjamin Baka Benjamin Baka
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What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introducing Qt 5, walks you through the process of getting your machine ready to starting writing and running Qt programs. The chapter ends by introducing the hello world program in Qt, exploring the general structure and compilation process of a Qt program.

Chapter 2, Creating Widgets and Layouts, covers GUI components that are usually present in most applications and how they are created in Qt. The chapter then ends by detailing how to use layouts with widgets.

Chapter 3, Working with Signals and Slots, introduces one of the most important concepts to grasp in Qt, signals and slots. It demonstrates to the reader how to make an application trigger and respond to actions.

Chapter 4, Implementing Windows and Dialog, brings the reader closer to how a real-world Qt program should be written. It illustrates how to use and organize a program using classes, windows, and dialog boxes.

Chapter 5, Managing Events, Custom Signals, and Slots, explores the writing of custom signals and slots and introduces the topic of Events in Qt.

Chapter 6, Connecting Qt with Databases, deals with how to write applications that connect to a database and how to also present the data in visual form.

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