files are automatically imported as objects?

anotherChris

I'm very new to QML and QtQuick, so I apologize if the following is a bad question. If the answers could be easily found in some documentation, please point me in that direction, thanks.

I am trying to change SDDM login on my Lubuntu OS. The appearance is managed by a file called "Main.qml", which imports QtQuick 2.0 and SddmComponents2.0. The code in this file references an object called "PictureBox", which doesn't seem to exist in QtQuick. I assume PictureBox object is created by "PictureBox.qml", part of SDDM components:
https://github.com/jhonwoo/sddm/tree/master/components/2.0

PictureBox.qml only imports QtQuick2.0, but it uses another object I can't find in QtQuick called PasswordBox. So, can I assume that QML files located in the same directory can automatically import each other without explicit import statements?

Also, if I want to modify PictureBox object in any way, can I do this from Main.qml, or do I have to modify the PictureBox.qml file?

Thanks.

sierdzio

@anotherChris said in files are automatically imported as objects?:

So, can I assume that QML files located in the same directory can automatically import each other without explicit import statements?

Yes.

Also, if I want to modify PictureBox object in any way, can I do this from Main.qml, or do I have to modify the PictureBox.qml file?

You can modify properties of objects where you use them. So for example:

Item {
 x: 5
 y: 20
}

x and y are properties defined in Item.qml, but you can manipulate them in your file. If you want to add a property, you can do it, too:

Item {
 property int coord: 20
 x: coord + 8
 y: coord
}

But if you want to do deeper modifications of item (like - remove a property), you need to do it in the source file.

anotherChris

@sierdzio Thank you!