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Cross-Platform Development with Qt 6 and Modern C++

By : Nibedit Dey
Book Image

Cross-Platform Development with Qt 6 and Modern C++

By: Nibedit Dey

Overview of this book

Qt is a cross-platform application development framework widely used for developing applications that can run on a wide range of hardware platforms with little to no change in the underlying codebase. If you have basic knowledge of C++ and want to build desktop or mobile applications with a modern graphical user interface (GUI), Qt is the right choice for you. Cross-Platform Development with Qt 6 and Modern C++ helps you understand why Qt is one of the favorite GUI frameworks adopted by industries worldwide, covering the essentials of programming GUI apps across a multitude of platforms using the standard C++17 and Qt 6 features. Starting with the fundamentals of the Qt framework, including the features offered by Qt Creator, this practical guide will show you how to create classic user interfaces using Qt Widgets and touch-friendly user interfaces using Qt Quick. As you advance, you'll explore the Qt Creator IDE for developing applications for multiple desktops as well as for embedded and mobile platforms. You will also learn advanced concepts about signals and slots. Finally, the book takes you through debugging and testing your app with Qt Creator IDE. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build cross-platform applications with a modern GUI along with the speed and power of native apps.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Basics
6
Section 2: Cross-Platform Development
8
Section 3: Advanced Programming, Debugging, and Deployment

Summary

In this chapter, we have learned what debugging is and how to use different debugging techniques to identify technical issues in a Qt application. Apart from that, we've looked at the various debuggers that Qt supports on various operating systems. Finally, we learned how to use unit testing to simplify some of the debugging measures. We discussed unit testing, and you learned how to use the Qt Test framework. You saw how to debug a Qt Quick application. We also discussed various other testing frameworks and tools supported by Qt. Now you can write unit tests for your custom classes. The unit tests will fail and automatically alert if someone accidentally modifies some specific logic.

In Chapter 10, Deploying Qt Applications, you will learn about deploying Qt applications on various platforms. It will help you in creating installable packages for your target platform.