Noob question about example code
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In many of the examples provided by QT, that use access to a database, there is a run time test to see if the drivers have been loaded. My question: If I #include QtSql in my code, do I really need this test? If I make a call to sql without the include, I'll get a compile error. How can a program's source have an include and not have the drivers accessible? Why is this sample code included in the examples?
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In many of the examples provided by QT, that use access to a database, there is a run time test to see if the drivers have been loaded. My question: If I #include QtSql in my code, do I really need this test? If I make a call to sql without the include, I'll get a compile error. How can a program's source have an include and not have the drivers accessible? Why is this sample code included in the examples?
Yes. You test that the actual driver could be loaded. If you deploy somewhere your application and you forgot to deploy the appropriate driver or something happened to it, you will love the test!
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@bart-hollis think of the drivers as two part things: one is the definition (header file you use with #include) and then the implementation (driver), the actual code accessing the database.
So not using #include gives you a compile-time error, since the compiler cannot see the "description" of operations/methods provided by a particular driver.
Not having the driver available when you actually run your database-driven application gives you a runtime error, since something is missing at "run time". So the runtime check allows you to create a robust application that refuses to go on if some required component (in this case the driver!) is not available at that specific time. -
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