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    arealperson
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    Is QML like a normal scripting language ? What I’m asking is… Is it general purpose ?

    Like, can I do anything in it just like I would use any other scripting language ?
    Things, like Flow control, User defined types, File IO, etc…
    What type of scripting work is QML not really made for ?

    I can’t find a good getting started tutorial about how to compile/execute a QML script.

    Thanks,

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      Hi,

      QJSEngine would be a good starting point. You can also take some inspiration from the QtScript module

      Hope it helps

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      • A arealperson

        Is QML like a normal scripting language ? What I’m asking is… Is it general purpose ?

        Like, can I do anything in it just like I would use any other scripting language ?
        Things, like Flow control, User defined types, File IO, etc…
        What type of scripting work is QML not really made for ?

        I can’t find a good getting started tutorial about how to compile/execute a QML script.

        Thanks,

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        JKSH
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        Hi,

        @arealperson said:

        Is QML like a normal scripting language ? What I’m asking is… Is it general purpose ?

        In the beginning, QML was designed as a quick and easy language to create GUIs. It consists of JavaScript plus custom declarative code which is similar to CSS/JSON.

        Since QML is a superset of JavaScript, you can use its engine for JavaScript scripting.

        QML is general-purpose. It is even used to implement a build system.

        Like, can I do anything in it just like I would use any other scripting language ?
        Things, like Flow control, User defined types, File IO, etc…
        What type of scripting work is QML not really made for ?

        Well... anything that's not suitable for JavaScript, I guess.

        I can’t find a good getting started tutorial about how to compile/execute a QML script.

        • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/topics-scripting.html
        • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtjavascript.html

        Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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