How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible

Alexandre Camelo

How can I make the "CLOSE" button of a form invisible.

I want the user of my program to always close the form through a button that I created. Therefore, I need to make the "X" button invisible.

How do I do?

mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo
Hi
Its a virtual function that your base has (QMainWindow)
To override it ( term used that means to supply your own )
you simply add it to your class.

Easy way.
Go to your .h file and right click on the class name
and in the refactor menu, select insert function from base

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then in the new window, search for close
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and put a checkmark in it. Then press Ok.

then in your class it adds
protected:
virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override
{
}

you should then right click closeevent and
choose the Move to .Cpp
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so the body goes to the .cpp
like

void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
}

and now you are ready to use it.
you might need to add
#include <QCloseEvent> in top of cpp.

You can call
event->ignore(); to prevent it from closing if you wish.
Like if asking user question to close.

Doing it manually would be to add
virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
in .h and
then
void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
}
in cpp.

Im showing the refactor menu as its easy to override others like mousePress MouseMove, paintEvent etc and get the syntax right first time.

Note the override used.
Its a compiler flag that tells it you think you are overwriting a base function and
it will warn you if you dont. (which is good to know as the goal is to match syntax 100%)

mrjj

Hi
You can use setWindowFlags
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qwidget.html#windowFlags-prop
like

setWindowFlags ( Qt::CustomizeWindowHint | Qt::WindowTitleHint);

it will remove min/max and close.
As far as i know its not possible to just remove the close.

but try the the example. ( its in Creator directly also)
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-widgets-windowflags-example.html
and see how your platforms allows them to be combined.

Its important to understand that Qt does NOT draw the caption and borders or the buttons.
So depending on your platform, it might be possible or not just to get rid of X

Can I ask why you want only your button to close the form ?

avinash.r.p

@Alexandre-Camelo
p_box->setWindowFlags(Qt::Window | Qt::FramelessWindowHint |Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint);
I think this one help full for you

aha_1980

@Alexandre-Camelo

I want the user of my program to always close the form through a button that I created. Therefore, I need to make the "X" button invisible.

Sounds like you want to perform some actions on close? Then rather overwrite closeEvent. Because a Window can also be closed with Alt+F4.

Regards

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

Can I ask why you want only your button to close the form ?

I need some checks to be done before the form is closed.

I tried to put these checks in the destructor (Form :: ~ Form), but the form is closed before my 'IF' statements (even if the 'delete ui' command is after my instructions).

aha_1980

@Alexandre-Camelo said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

I need some checks to be done before the form is closed.

Then the only correct way is to overwrite closeEvent as I already wrote above :)

Regards

Alexandre Camelo

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mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo

Hi
The correct way is to use closeEvent as @aha_1980 says

Even if you remove the X button ctrl +f4 or right-click in taskbar also allows
user to close app without using your button.

MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
... ask / do what you want
event->accept(); // to have to close or reject to forbid it
}

This will always be called no matter how app is terminated.

Alexandre Camelo

@aha_1980 said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

@Alexandre-Camelo

I want the user of my program to always close the form through a button that I created. Therefore, I need to make the "X" button invisible.

Sounds like you want to perform some actions on close? Then rather overwrite closeEvent. Because a Window can also be closed with Alt+F4.

Regards

I'm new to QT.

Despite trying to read through the documentation, I still don't understand how to build new events besides the existing slots.

Can you explain how to do this please?

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
... ask / do what you want
event->accept(); // to have to close or reject to forbid it
}

I tried to put this code in my cpp file, but it shows the following error:

"cadacli.cpp: 156: 10: error: C ++ requires a type specifier for all declarations"

Should I put in the cpp file or somewhere else?

As I said, I'm new to QT and haven't learned to handle events other than existing slots.

(An important detail: I need to CANCEL closing the form if the conditions are not met).

mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo
Hi
Its a virtual function that your base has (QMainWindow)
To override it ( term used that means to supply your own )
you simply add it to your class.

Easy way.
Go to your .h file and right click on the class name
and in the refactor menu, select insert function from base

alt text

then in the new window, search for close
alt text

and put a checkmark in it. Then press Ok.

then in your class it adds
protected:
virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override
{
}

you should then right click closeevent and
choose the Move to .Cpp
alt text
so the body goes to the .cpp
like

void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
}

and now you are ready to use it.
you might need to add
#include <QCloseEvent> in top of cpp.

You can call
event->ignore(); to prevent it from closing if you wish.
Like if asking user question to close.

Doing it manually would be to add
virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
in .h and
then
void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
{
}
in cpp.

Im showing the refactor menu as its easy to override others like mousePress MouseMove, paintEvent etc and get the syntax right first time.

Note the override used.
Its a compiler flag that tells it you think you are overwriting a base function and
it will warn you if you dont. (which is good to know as the goal is to match syntax 100%)

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

@Alexandre-Camelo
Easy way.
Go to your .h file and right click on the class name
and in the refactor menu, select insert function from base

wOoOoOoOoOwwww !!!

Thank you so much, mrjj!

Gave me a real QT class.

Worked perfectly.

In addition to solving my problem, you solved another question: how to create events in addition to the slots in the control menus.

Perfect!

Big hug!

mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo
Glad it worked for you.
The refactor menu can many tricks. :)

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

Glad it worked for you.
The refactor menu can many tricks. :)

I was going to open another topic, but as it relates to this one, I will ask right here:

Is it possible to create events like this for controls (line edits, comboboxes, etc)?

I tried but I could not.

mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo
Hi
When you say "create events" do you mean to respond to events ?
Like MousePress and such ?

Like detect a click on a LineEdit and do something ?

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj said in How to make the "CLOSE" button invisible:

When you say "create events" do you mean to respond to events ?
Like MousePress and such ?
Like detect a click on a LineEdit and do something ?

Yes.

Example: When a line edit gains focus OR loses focus.

I noticed that the slots are very few. Many useful events for good programming are missing.

mrjj

@Alexandre-Camelo
Ok. well you would normally subclass a QLineEdit and add it to that.
Give me 5 mins and ill take some shots. Its not complicated if we use the
wizards again.

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj OK.

Waiting.

Thanks!

mrjj

Hi
Ok we are creating a subclass of QLineEdit so its own widget.
Just like MainWindow is a subclass of QMainWindow.

Select
New File or project from the file menu.

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Tell it to make C++ class

Then we get this window.
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Give it a name in class name. ( MyLineEdit here)
Set the Base class to QWidget ( we change to lineEdit in code)
Press next and finsihed.

Now you get a brand new class.

#include <QWidget>

class MyLineEdit : public QWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit MyLineEdit(QWidget *parent = nullptr);

signals:

};

now we want it to be a QLineEdit instead so we change code

#include <QLineEdit> << other include

class MyLineEdit : public QLineEdit <<< here we change
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
explicit MyLineEdit(QWidget *parent = nullptr);

signals:

};
then last change is in .cpp
we have

MyLineEdit::MyLineEdit(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
{

}

but it calls a QWidgetbase so we need to change it

MyLineEdit::MyLineEdit(QWidget *parent) : QLineEdit(parent) <<< here we changed base class
{

}

Now we have a subclassed QLineEdit. current its 100% like a normal one so lets add focus in/out.
just like before with right click on the name and then refactor menu.

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Note the red arrow. we can ask it to put the bodies in directly so we dont need to move them. (just saw that. doh :)

Bow we get added

    virtual void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event) override;
    virtual void focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *event) override;

and also bodies in .cpp.

Now how to use it.

Option 1.
You can just
#include "MylineEdit.h" and then new it as normally
MyLineEdit * myedit = new MyLineEdit(this);

However, lets be a bit cool and use a ne feature called Promotion.
its a replace standard widget with my widget when run and allows to use your custom control in Designer.

So open mainwindow.ui
and place a QLineEdit on it.
Now Right click it and select Promote
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Type In the name of your custom widget in "Promoted class name" The actual class name we used.
Then press Add
Then Press Promote

Now when you run the app. That standard lineEdit will be your
MyLineEdit instead.

To test it. Put something in the the bodies of focus in / and out and see :)

Sorry took a bit longer than 5 mins ;)

Alexandre Camelo

@mrjj Thank you one more time!

I won't try to do that today (that's a lot).

Tomorrow, I'll do everything calmly and give you feedback.

You helped me MUCH today.

Your tips have moved me, A LOT, in my QT learning.

Big hug!