Using threads

Qt 5 provides multiple methods for creating and using threads. You can choose between high-level methods and low-level ones. High-level methods are much easier to get started, but are limited in what you can do with them. Low-level methods, on the other hand, are more flexible, but not beginner-friendly. In this recipe, we will learn how to use one of the high-level methods to easily create a multithreading Qt 5 application.

How to do it...

Let's learn how to create multithreading applications by following these steps:

1. Create a Qt Widgets Application and open up main.cpp. Then, add the following headers at the top of the file:

#include <QFuture>
#include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
#include ...