how to use class from internet for my project?

[mario3]

i am beginner in c++ and I want to know how to use this class which I found on the internet:

scrolltext.h:

#ifndef SCROLLTEXT_H
#define SCROLLTEXT_H

#include <QWidget>
#include <QStaticText>
#include <QTimer>


class ScrollText : public QWidget
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_PROPERTY(QString text READ text WRITE setText)
    Q_PROPERTY(QString separator READ separator WRITE setSeparator)

public:
    explicit ScrollText(QWidget *parent = 0);

public slots:
    QString text() const;
    void setText(QString text);

    QString separator() const;
    void setSeparator(QString separator);


protected:
    virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *);
    virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *);

private:
    void updateText();
    QString _text;
    QString _separator;
    QStaticText staticText;
    int singleTextWidth;
    QSize wholeTextSize;
    int leftMargin;
    bool scrollEnabled;
    int scrollPos;
    QImage alphaChannel;
    QImage buffer;
    QTimer timer;

private slots:
    virtual void timer_timeout();
};

#endif // SCROLLTEXT_H

scrolltext.cpp:

#include "scrolltext.h"
#include <QPainter>


ScrollText::ScrollText(QWidget *parent) :
    QWidget(parent), scrollPos(0)
{
    staticText.setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);


    setFixedHeight(fontMetrics().height());
    leftMargin = height() / 3;

    setSeparator("   ---   ");

    connect(&timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timer_timeout()));
    timer.setInterval(50);
}

QString ScrollText::text() const
{
    return _text;
}

void ScrollText::setText(QString text)
{
    _text = text;
    updateText();
    update();
}

QString ScrollText::separator() const
{
    return _separator;
}

void ScrollText::setSeparator(QString separator)
{
    _separator = separator;
    updateText();
    update();
}

void ScrollText::updateText()
{
    timer.stop();

    singleTextWidth = fontMetrics().QFontMetrics::horizontalAdvance(_text);
    scrollEnabled = (singleTextWidth > width() - leftMargin);

    if(scrollEnabled)
    {
        scrollPos = -64;
        staticText.setText(_text + _separator);
        timer.start();
    }
    else
        staticText.setText(_text);

    staticText.prepare(QTransform(), font());
    wholeTextSize = QSize(fontMetrics().QFontMetrics::horizontalAdvance(staticText.text()), fontMetrics().height());
}

void ScrollText::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*)
{
    QPainter p(this);

    if(scrollEnabled)
    {
        buffer.fill(qRgba(0, 0, 0, 0));
        QPainter pb(&buffer);
        pb.setPen(p.pen());
        pb.setFont(p.font());

        int x = qMin(-scrollPos, 0) + leftMargin;
        while(x < width())
        {
            pb.drawStaticText(QPointF(x, (height() - wholeTextSize.height()) / 2) + QPoint(2, 2), staticText);
            x += wholeTextSize.width();
        }

        //Apply Alpha Channel
        pb.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_DestinationIn);
        pb.setClipRect(width() - 15, 0, 15, height());
        pb.drawImage(0, 0, alphaChannel);
        pb.setClipRect(0, 0, 15, height());
        //initial situation: don't apply alpha channel in the left half of the image at all; apply it more and more until scrollPos gets positive
        if(scrollPos < 0)
            pb.setOpacity((qreal)(qMax(-8, scrollPos) + 8) / 8.0);
        pb.drawImage(0, 0, alphaChannel);

        //pb.end();
        p.drawImage(0, 0, buffer);
    }
    else
    {
        p.drawStaticText(QPointF(leftMargin, (height() - wholeTextSize.height()) / 2), staticText);
    }
}

void ScrollText::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent*)
{
    //When the widget is resized, we need to update the alpha channel.

    alphaChannel = QImage(size(), QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
    buffer = QImage(size(), QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);

    //Create Alpha Channel:
    if(width() > 64)
    {
        //create first scanline
        QRgb* scanline1 = (QRgb*)alphaChannel.scanLine(0);
        for(int x = 1; x < 16; ++x)
            scanline1[x - 1] = scanline1[width() - x] = qRgba(0, 0, 0, x << 4);
        for(int x = 15; x < width() - 15; ++x)
            scanline1[x] = qRgb(0, 0, 0);
        //copy scanline to the other ones
        for(int y = 1; y < height(); ++y)
            memcpy(alphaChannel.scanLine(y), (uchar*)scanline1, width() * 4);
    }
    else
        alphaChannel.fill(qRgb(0, 0, 0));


    //Update scrolling state
    bool newScrollEnabled = (singleTextWidth > width() - leftMargin);
    if(newScrollEnabled != scrollEnabled)
        updateText();
}

void ScrollText::timer_timeout()
{
    scrollPos = (scrollPos + 2)
                % wholeTextSize.width();
    update();
}

and i have mainwindow.cpp:

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include "scrolltext.h"
#include <QWidget>

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
    , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    timer = new QTimer(this);

    connect(timer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SLOT(myfunction()));
    timer ->start(1000);





}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{

    delete ui;
}



void MainWindow::myfunction()

{

    ui->animation->setText("this text is animated...this text is animated...");

}

and I want to use ScrollText() class to animation in myfunction() which is in mainwindow.cpp how can i do that?
i try to call ScrollText().animation; but that not working

[mrjj]

Hi and welcome to teh forums.
It seems to have its own timer and all.
So not sure you need timer in MainWindow
You dont need any extra code besides the scroller.

Did you use the promotion to add it to the UI ?

I looked at code. it seems it only scroll if its too small for all text ?
so make sure your widget is not HUGE.

 scrollEnabled = (singleTextWidth > width() - leftMargin);

    if(scrollEnabled)
    {
        scrollPos = -64;
        staticText.setText(_text + _separator);
        timer.start();  // only place it does start timer !
    }

I just placed one on the form. (using promote) and then called
ui->scroller->setText("HELLO TO YOU very long freaking long text");

[mario3]

@mrjj yes its scroll only when text is bigger than label,
yes!!! its work for me now, i set wrong name to the promotion...thx! :)

[mrjj]

@mario3
Ok super. its a nice scroller :)

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@mario3 said in how to use class from internet for my project?:

its work for me now,

great, so please don't forget to mark your post as solved!