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How to add a widget to QMainwindow in qt creator

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    veera
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    No it has to call Qtabwidget with single tab...

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      veera
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      is it possible to implement ??

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      • V veera

        No it has to call Qtabwidget with single tab...

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        mrjj
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        wrote on last edited by mrjj
        #20

        Hi
        Who has to call ?
        You can use addTab to add a tab
        and u show() to show it

        Do you have the tabwidget in UI file?
        You from button you just add tab.
        Tab can be any widget you like.

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          Hi ,
          No ....need to call in the run time There is Qmainwindow ui in that i have implemented there is a open pushbutton using style sheet ,if i press its has to open qtabwidget after words .....i will show my tableview in that ,its already connected with database server ..........this is my implementation idea....

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            Hi ,
            No ....need to call in the run time There is Qmainwindow ui in that i have implemented there is a open pushbutton using style sheet ,if i press its has to open qtabwidget after words .....i will show my tableview in that ,its already connected with database server ..........this is my implementation idea....

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            #22

            @veera

            ok if you new a tabwidget with no parent, it should become window
            then you just a page to it and it should be it

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              veera
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              how to add and open the page after click the button?

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                veera
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                if you don't mind please elaborate the concepts.....

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                  if you don't mind please elaborate the concepts.....

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                  mrjj
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                  wrote on last edited by mrjj
                  #25

                  @veera

                  I think i dont understand what you are asking.

                  void MainWindow::on_pushButton_2_released()
                  {
                    QTabWidget* tw = new QTabWidget(nullptr);
                    tw->addTab(new QPushButton("test"),"MYTAB");
                    tw->show();
                  }
                  

                  Will show a tabwidget as window with one Qpushbutton as tab

                  alt text

                  Note. just sample. it will make new each time pushed and not delete it.
                  A dialog would work better.

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                    sorry the main thing is that it has to open as a tab attached to main window ......

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                      /QTabWidget *tabWidget = new QTabWidget;

                      /*QWidget *tab1 = new QWidget;
                      QWidget *tab2 = new QWidget;
                      QWidget *tab3 = new QWidget;
                      setCentralWidget(tabWidget);
                      tabWidget->insertTab(0,tab1,"Table_1 Data");
                      tabWidget->insertTab(1,tab2,"Table2 data");
                      tabWidget->insertTab(2,tab2,"Table3 data");
                      

                      // tabWidget->tabRemoved(0);
                      // ui->tabWidget->removeTab(0);
                      tabWidget->removeTab(2);
                      Here i manually creating the widgets there are attaching with QMainwindow ....I dont want to create manually need to dynamically open it need to attached to Qmainwindow.......

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                        /QTabWidget *tabWidget = new QTabWidget;

                        /*QWidget *tab1 = new QWidget;
                        QWidget *tab2 = new QWidget;
                        QWidget *tab3 = new QWidget;
                        setCentralWidget(tabWidget);
                        tabWidget->insertTab(0,tab1,"Table_1 Data");
                        tabWidget->insertTab(1,tab2,"Table2 data");
                        tabWidget->insertTab(2,tab2,"Table3 data");
                        

                        // tabWidget->tabRemoved(0);
                        // ui->tabWidget->removeTab(0);
                        tabWidget->removeTab(2);
                        Here i manually creating the widgets there are attaching with QMainwindow ....I dont want to create manually need to dynamically open it need to attached to Qmainwindow.......

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                        mrjj
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                        @veera said in How to add a widget to QMainwindow in qt creator:

                        I dont want to create manually need to dynamically open it

                        But using addTab or insertTab IS dynamically ???????
                        as versus just adding them in Designer.

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                          veera
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                          okay fine how about the display of the tabs need join to main window how we can achieve it ?

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                            okay fine how about the display of the tabs need join to main window how we can achieve it ?

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                            @veera

                            • display of the tabs need join to main window

                            the tabs are widgets. you can add any the widgets to main window if you use a layout or another tabwidget.

                            if you need them as tab still, then another tabwidget is needed.

                            else im not sure what you mean by "join"

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                              veera
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                              okay thanks for the support i will try now ...

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                                okay thanks for the support i will try now ...

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                                @veera

                                Hopefully it answered what you asked.
                                I not sure what your real issue was, what you have tried and what didnt work :)

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                                  Hi In the screen below image I have mentioned like this type in one mainwindow button need to implement i could not understand how to start ........please help me0_1507620122291_myui.png

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                                    Hi In the screen below image I have mentioned like this type in one mainwindow button need to implement i could not understand how to start ........please help me0_1507620122291_myui.png

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                                    jsulm
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                                    wrote on last edited by
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                                    @veera Sorry, it is really hard to understand you. Isn't this just a QTabWidget containing another QTabWidgets in its tabs?

                                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                                      No it should have some control if you click it it has to open it as a tab need to open as you can see in the image i have uploaded?

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                                        No it should have some control if you click it it has to open it as a tab need to open as you can see in the image i have uploaded?

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                                        jsulm
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                                        @veera You can either use real buttons or qtabwidget containing other qtabwidget and react on tab switch using
                                        http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtabwidget.html#currentChanged
                                        But I don't really understand what you're asking for...

                                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                                          I have shown in the image .....i dont need full implementation i just need a sample of the image with only one control needed thats it.

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