What is the difference between qrc:/ and qrc:///

nejatafshar

When loading main qml the root QML file, one can use qrc:/ or qrc:/// as the url scheme:

engine.load(QUrl(QLatin1String("qrc:/main.qml")));

or

engine.load(QUrl(QLatin1String("qrc:///main.qml")));

Both approaches work but it seems that qrc:/// is the recommended approach. So what's the difference between the two?

Christian Ehrlicher

@nejatafshar said in What is the difference between qrc:/ and qrc:///:

So what's the difference between the two?

The second one is a valid url while the first is not. The first one only works because the QString passed to the QUrl is parsed in tolerant mode: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qurl.html#QUrl-2

nejatafshar

@Christian-Ehrlicher Thanks. The first one is more concise and I regularly use it where ever I want to address a resource item. So which one is recommended? Is there any circumstances that the first one fails?

ODБOï

@nejatafshar said in What is the difference between qrc:/ and qrc:///:

So which one is recommended

the valid one.

@nejatafshar said in What is the difference between qrc:/ and qrc:///:

Is there any circumstances that the first one fails?

yes as @Christian-Ehrlicher said,
most likely it will fail if QUrl::ParsingMode is set to QUrl::StrictMode