QML Scripting...

[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,

[SGaist]

Hi,

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

Hope it helps

[JKSH]

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