<![CDATA[QtCreator GUI Designer exchange widget type]]>The GUI-Designer has the feature for some widget types to exchange it with an other type of widget.
Context-menu of a widget "Morph into".

F.e. QPushButton -> QCheckBox

Now, have build my own Widget derive from the basic widget.
E.e. QPushButton -> class AdvPushButton: public QPushButton

I want to exchange most Buttons of my projects with the designer.
The only practicalbe way I found to edit the *.ui files by hand in a text editor.
Is there an easy way to do this?
Can I enhance the widget exchange feature of the creator itself ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/154975/qtcreator-gui-designer-exchange-widget-typeRSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 08:53:41 GMTThu, 29 Feb 2024 05:49:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to QtCreator GUI Designer exchange widget type on Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:56:25 GMT]]>@Andy314
To make the exchange feature work, you have to write a plug-in for the widget designer, dealing with your custom checkbox.
However, if it’s a mass change, editing the XML is probably easier.
Mind that this doesn’t change any of the slot names, should you have auto created ones.

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