Where is ui_mainwindow.h in Qt designer

ranshalit

Hello,

It seems that not all generated file are part of project files which are viewed with designer.
, for example: ui_mainwindow.h .
Is there any way to add these files , or is it on purpose ?

Thank you,
Ran

kshegunov

It's a generated file, and as such it's not shown in Creator. As for the Designer it has no ability to open C++ source files, only it's own .ui XML format.

mrjj

Hi
The ui_xxx files are generated by the uic.exe tool
by reading UI files. they are not included into the project file but
referenced from the cpp file. Like
#include "ui_MainWindow.h"

This is as intended. You should have no need to add or alter them.

adamchalkley2018

ohh ok so behind the scenes QT is creating this header and UI object for us?

aha_1980

@adamchalkley2018 said in Where is ui_mainwindow.h in Qt designer:

ohh ok so behind the scenes QT is creating this header and UI object for us?

The .ui file is generated by a wizard (it's a template) and can be edited later with QtDesigner (also integrated in QtCreator).

From the .ui file a ui_object.h file is generated by uic and later compiled by the C++ compiler and linked to your executable.

Hope that explains it a bit :)