When clicking a button, how to make window transition to another window without opening a new window.

[marlenet15]

I know how to create a new window when clicking a button. However, I would like it so that when you click on a button ( for example, "Next" or "Ok") on a window, it transitions into the same window but with a different layout without creating a new window. I will be creating approximately 10 transitions which is why I don't want a lot of windows to be opening. I have been looking in a lot of forums but I can't seem to find anything. I am a beginner so I am not sure where to start.

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

Looks like you want QStackedWidget or QStackedLayout

[marlenet15]

@SGaist I was looking at their description and it states that it: "provides a stack of widgets where only one widget is visible at a time." However, I would like it so that multiple widgets are visible at a time. For example, window #1 will have like a sign in : text box, label, and a button. On window #2, it will have student input information. All the widgets will change once it has been transitioned into another window.

[SGaist]

Take a look at the linked Config Dialog Example

You'll see that one widget doesn't mean it can't be composed

[marlenet15]

I am a beginner. Many of the things shown in the example I don't fully understand. Do you think you can show me a much simpler example if possible? I would really appreciate it.

[marlenet15]

Also, I just ran the program from the example you provided me link and it is not exactly what I am looking for. When I ran this program, it looks like it has three tabs and whenever you click on one of the tabs, it will go to a different window. I would like it so that when I click on the "Ok" button, it goes to the next window without opening a new one. I know it is too much of ask but I am lost.

[SGaist]

This is a quick and dirty example from the top of my head. It could have been made simpler by using a lambda but so you'll see that QStackedWidget is working the way you want it.

class MyDialog : public QDialog
{
Q_OBJECT

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

private slots:
void gotToPage2();

private:
QStackedWidget *_stackedWidget;
};

MyDialog::MyDialog(QWidget *parent)
   : QDialog(parent)
{

// Create first widget
QWidget *firstPage = new QWidget;
QLabel *instructionLabel = new QLabel(tr("Instruction for user"));
QLineEdit *userNameLineEdit = new QLineEdit;
QPushButton *page2PushButton = new QPushButton(tr("Page 2"));
QVBoxLayout *firstPageLayout = new QVBoxLayout(firstPage); // automatically set the layout on the widget
firstPageLayout->addWidget(instructionLabel);
firstPageLayout->addWidget(userNameLineEdit);
firstPageLayout->addWidget(page2PushButton);

// Create second widget
QWidget *secondPage = new QWIdget;
QLineEdit *firstNameLineEdit = new QLineEdit;
QLineEdit *lastNameLineEdit = new QLineEdit;
QPushButton *endPushButton = new QPushButton(tr("End"));
QVBoxLayout *secondPageLayout = new QVBoxLayout(secondPage);
secondPageLayout->addWidget(firstName);
secondPageLayout->addWidget(lastNameLineEdit);
secondPageLayout->addWidget(endPushButton);

_stackedWidget = new QStackedWidget;
stackedWidget->addWidget(firstPage);
stackedWidget->addWidget(secondPage);

connect(page2PushButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MyDialog::goToPage2);
}

void MyDialog::gotToPage2()
{
   stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(1);
}

Note that you could also be interested by QWizard