Building Process of QML/C++
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Hi,
I would like to know how the building process of a QML/C++ application works.
This is what I know so far:
Qt C++ build process- Qt creates moc files
- Compilation of moc files to create object files
- Linking of Object files to create the executable
QML
- Interpreted at runtime by QtDeclarative
Now my questions:
How does this work in a QML/C++ application?
How does the C++ part communicate with the QML Part?Thanks
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Ad. 1. Nothing changes here.
Ad. 2. Communication is done through Qt's Meta Object System, the very same that provides signals/ slots, method invocation in "standard" Qt. -
Ad. 1. What sierdzio said.
Ad. 2. Have a look at a QML application, and find the application viewer object. Through it's rootContext(), you get access to the environment as it is seen from QML. If you register a QObject as a context object under a name, this name will be known in QML. You get access to this QObject's declared Q_PROPERTY's, it's signals and it's slot. Almost all communication happens by connecting QML properties or signals and properties, signals or slots of the QObject.
