New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.3

This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions introduced in Qt 5.3. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found at the bottom of this page.

New Namespaces

namespace QWebSocketProtocol
namespace QtAndroid

New Classes

New Member Functions

Class QBluetoothLocalDevice:

QList<QBluetoothAddress> connectedDevices() const
void deviceConnected(const QBluetoothAddress &address)
void deviceDisconnected(const QBluetoothAddress &address)

Class QAtomicInteger:

T fetchAndAndAcquire(T valueToAnd)
T fetchAndAndOrdered(T valueToAnd)
T fetchAndAndRelaxed(T valueToAnd)
T fetchAndAndRelease(T valueToAnd)
T fetchAndOrAcquire(T valueToOr)
T fetchAndOrOrdered(T valueToOr)
T fetchAndOrRelaxed(T valueToOr)
T fetchAndOrRelease(T valueToOr)
T fetchAndSubAcquire(T valueToSub)
T fetchAndSubOrdered(T valueToSub)
T fetchAndSubRelaxed(T valueToSub)
T fetchAndSubRelease(T valueToSub)
T fetchAndXorAcquire(T valueToXor)
T fetchAndXorOrdered(T valueToXor)
T fetchAndXorRelaxed(T valueToXor)
T fetchAndXorRelease(T valueToXor)
T operator T() const
T operator&=(T value)
T operator++()
T operator++(int)
T operator+=(T value)
T operator--()
T operator--(int)
T operator-=(T value)
QAtomicInteger<T> &operator=(T)
T operator^=(T value)
T operator|=(T value)

Class QByteArray:

QByteArray fromCFData(CFDataRef data)
QByteArray fromNSData(const NSData *data)
QByteArray fromRawCFData(CFDataRef data)
QByteArray fromRawNSData(const NSData *data)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
CFDataRef toCFData() const
NSData *toNSData() const
CFDataRef toRawCFData() const
NSData *toRawNSData() const

Class FromBase64Result:

uint qHash(float key, uint seed)
uint qHash(double key, uint seed)
uint qHash(long double key, uint seed)

Class QChar:

QChar::JoiningType joiningType() const
QChar::JoiningType joiningType(uint ucs4)

Class QCoreApplication:

bool isSetuidAllowed()
void qRemovePostRoutine(QtCleanUpFunction ptr)
void setSetuidAllowed(bool allow)

Class QDeadlineTimer:

QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QMargins operator-(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QFlag:

uint operator uint() const

Class QJsonArray:

QJsonArray operator+(const QJsonValue &value) const
QJsonArray &operator+=(const QJsonValue &value)
QJsonArray &operator<<(const QJsonValue &value)

Class QMargins:

QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QMargins operator-(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QMarginsF:

QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QMessageLogger:

void critical(const QLoggingCategory &cat, const char *msg, ...) const
void critical(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc, const char *msg, ...) const
QDebug critical(const QLoggingCategory &cat) const
QDebug critical(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc) const
void debug(const QLoggingCategory &cat, const char *msg, ...) const
void debug(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc, const char *msg, ...) const
QDebug debug(const QLoggingCategory &cat) const
QDebug debug(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc) const
void warning(const QLoggingCategory &cat, const char *msg, ...) const
void warning(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc, const char *msg, ...) const
QDebug warning(QMessageLogger::CategoryFunction catFunc) const

Class QPoint:

QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QMargins operator-(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QPointF:

QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QMargins operator-(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QProcess:

qint64 processId() const

Class QRectF:

QRectF marginsAdded(const QMarginsF &margins) const
QRectF marginsRemoved(const QMarginsF &margins) const
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRectF &operator+=(const QMarginsF &margins)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF &operator-=(const QMarginsF &margins)

Class QRect:

QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QSharedPointer:

void swap(QSharedPointer<T> &other)

Class QSize:

QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QSizeF:

QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)

Class QString:

bool contains(QLatin1String str, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const
QString fromUcs4(const char32_t *str, int size)
QString fromUtf16(const char16_t *str, int size)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)

Class QVarLengthArray:

bool contains(const T &value) const
int indexOf(const T &value, int from) const
int lastIndexOf(const T &value, int from) const

Class QDBusServer:


Class QColor:

QRgb qPremultiply(QRgb rgb)
QRgb qUnpremultiply(QRgb rgb)

Class QFont:

uint qHash(const QFont &font, uint seed)

Class QMouseEvent:

Qt::MouseEventFlags flags() const
Qt::MouseEventSource source() const

Class QOpenGLContext:

bool isOpenGLES() const
void *openGLModuleHandle()
QOpenGLContext::OpenGLModuleType openGLModuleType()

Class QOpenGLFramebufferObject:

GLuint takeTexture()

Class QOpenGLFunctions:

void glBindTexture(GLenum target, GLuint texture)
void glBlendFunc(GLenum sfactor, GLenum dfactor)
void glClear(GLbitfield mask)
void glClearColor(GLclampf red, GLclampf green, GLclampf blue, GLclampf alpha)
void glClearStencil(GLint s)
void glColorMask(GLboolean red, GLboolean green, GLboolean blue, GLboolean alpha)
void glCopyTexImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum internalformat, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height, GLint border)
void glCopyTexSubImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLint xoffset, GLint yoffset, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height)
void glCullFace(GLenum mode)
void glDeleteTextures(GLsizei n, const GLuint *textures)
void glDepthFunc(GLenum func)
void glDepthMask(GLboolean flag)
void glDisable(GLenum cap)
void glDrawArrays(GLenum mode, GLint first, GLsizei count)
void glDrawElements(GLenum mode, GLsizei count, GLenum type, const GLvoid *indices)
void glEnable(GLenum cap)
void glFinish()
void glFlush()
void glFrontFace(GLenum mode)
void glGenTextures(GLsizei n, GLuint *textures)
void glGetBooleanv(GLenum pname, GLboolean *params)
GLenum glGetError()
void glGetFloatv(GLenum pname, GLfloat *params)
void glGetIntegerv(GLenum pname, GLint *params)
const GLubyte *glGetString(GLenum name)
void glGetTexParameterfv(GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLfloat *params)
void glGetTexParameteriv(GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLint *params)
void glHint(GLenum target, GLenum mode)
GLboolean glIsEnabled(GLenum cap)
GLboolean glIsTexture(GLuint texture)
void glLineWidth(GLfloat width)
void glPixelStorei(GLenum pname, GLint param)
void glPolygonOffset(GLfloat factor, GLfloat units)
void glReadPixels(GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height, GLenum format, GLenum type, GLvoid *pixels)
void glScissor(GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height)
void glStencilFunc(GLenum func, GLint ref, GLuint mask)
void glStencilMask(GLuint mask)
void glStencilOp(GLenum fail, GLenum zfail, GLenum zpass)
void glTexImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLint internalformat, GLsizei width, GLsizei height, GLint border, GLenum format, GLenum type, const GLvoid *pixels)
void glTexParameterf(GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLfloat param)
void glTexParameterfv(GLenum target, GLenum pname, const GLfloat *params)
void glTexParameteri(GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLint param)
void glTexParameteriv(GLenum target, GLenum pname, const GLint *params)
void glTexSubImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLint xoffset, GLint yoffset, GLsizei width, GLsizei height, GLenum format, GLenum type, const GLvoid *pixels)
void glViewport(GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height)

Class QOpenGLShaderProgram:

bool create()

Class QOpenGLTexture:

void setCompressedData(int mipLevel, int layer, QOpenGLTexture::CubeMapFace cubeFace, int dataSize, const void *data, const QOpenGLPixelTransferOptions *const options)
void setData(int mipLevel, int layer, QOpenGLTexture::CubeMapFace cubeFace, QOpenGLTexture::PixelFormat sourceFormat, QOpenGLTexture::PixelType sourceType, const void *data, const QOpenGLPixelTransferOptions *const options)
void setData(int mipLevel, int layer, QOpenGLTexture::PixelFormat sourceFormat, QOpenGLTexture::PixelType sourceType, const void *data, const QOpenGLPixelTransferOptions *const options)
void setData(int mipLevel, QOpenGLTexture::PixelFormat sourceFormat, QOpenGLTexture::PixelType sourceType, const void *data, const QOpenGLPixelTransferOptions *const options)
void setData(QOpenGLTexture::PixelFormat sourceFormat, QOpenGLTexture::PixelType sourceType, const void *data, const QOpenGLPixelTransferOptions *const options)

Class QPagedPaintDevice:

QPageLayout pageLayout() const
bool setPageLayout(const QPageLayout &newPageLayout)
bool setPageMargins(const QMarginsF &margins)
bool setPageMargins(const QMarginsF &margins, QPageLayout::Unit units)
bool setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Orientation orientation)
bool setPageSize(const QPageSize &pageSize)

Class QPdfWriter:

QPageLayout pageLayout() const
int resolution() const
bool setPageLayout(const QPageLayout &newPageLayout)
bool setPageMargins(const QMarginsF &margins)
bool setPageMargins(const QMarginsF &margins, QPageLayout::Unit units)
bool setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Orientation orientation)
bool setPageSize(const QPageSize &pageSize)
void setResolution(int resolution)

Class QPixmap:

QPixmap fromImage(QImage &&image, Qt::ImageConversionFlags flags)

Class QPlatformIntegration:

virtual QOpenGLContext::OpenGLModuleType openGLModuleType()

Class QPlatformSystemTrayIcon:

virtual QPlatformMenu *createMenu() const

Class QPlatformTheme:

virtual QString standardButtonText(int button) const

Class QPlatformWindow:

virtual QRect normalGeometry() const

Class QPointingDeviceUniqueId:

uint qHash(const QFont &font, uint seed)

Class QRhiVertexInputBinding:

uint qHash(const QFont &font, uint seed)

Class QShaderKey:

uint qHash(const QFont &font, uint seed)

Class QSurface:

bool supportsOpenGL() const

Class QSurfaceFormat:

QSurfaceFormat::FormatOptions options() const
void setOption(QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption option, bool on)
void setOptions(QSurfaceFormat::FormatOptions options)
void setSwapInterval(int interval)
int swapInterval() const
bool testOption(QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption option) const

Class QTextBlock:

QVector<QTextLayout::FormatRange> textFormats() const

Class QTextCharFormat:

void setFont(const QFont &font, QTextCharFormat::FontPropertiesInheritanceBehavior behavior)

Class QTextFormat:

bool isEmpty() const

Class QMediaServiceProviderHint:

QCamera::Position cameraPosition() const

Class QSslConfiguration:

QList<QByteArray> allowedNextProtocols() const
QByteArray nextNegotiatedProtocol() const
QSslConfiguration::NextProtocolNegotiationStatus nextProtocolNegotiationStatus() const
void setAllowedNextProtocols(QList<QByteArray> protocols)

Class QNmeaPositionInfoSource:

void setUserEquivalentRangeError(double uere)
double userEquivalentRangeError() const

Class QPrinterInfo:

QStringList availablePrinterNames()
QPageSize defaultPageSize() const
QString defaultPrinterName()
bool isRemote() const
QPageSize maximumPhysicalPageSize() const
QPageSize minimumPhysicalPageSize() const
QPrinter::PrinterState state() const
QList<QPageSize> supportedPageSizes() const
QList<int> supportedResolutions() const
bool supportsCustomPageSizes() const

Class QPrinter:

QPageLayout pageLayout() const
bool setPageLayout(const QPageLayout &newLayout)
bool setPageMargins(const QMarginsF &margins, QPageLayout::Unit units)
bool setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Orientation orientation)
bool setPageSize(const QPageSize &pageSize)

Class QQuickWindow:

void afterAnimating()
void afterSynchronizing()
void openglContextCreated(QOpenGLContext *context)
void sceneGraphAboutToStop()
void sceneGraphError(QQuickWindow::SceneGraphError error, const QString &message)

Class QSerialPortInfo:

QString serialNumber() const

Class QPlainTextEdit:

bool find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)

Class QTextEdit:

bool find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)

New Functions in Namespaces

QAndroidJniObject androidActivity()
int androidSdkVersion()
void ignoreMessage(QtMsgType type, const QRegularExpression &messagePattern)
void startActivity(const QAndroidJniObject &intent, int receiverRequestCode, QAndroidActivityResultReceiver *resultReceiver)
void startIntentSender(const QAndroidJniObject &intentSender, int receiverRequestCode, QAndroidActivityResultReceiver *resultReceiver)

New Global Functions

QRectF operator+(const QMarginsF &lhs, const QRectF &rhs)
QRectF operator+(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &margins)
QMargins operator+(int lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator+(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
QRectF operator-(const QRectF &lhs, const QMarginsF &rhs)
QRect operator-(const QRect &lhs, const QMargins &rhs)
QMargins operator-(const QMargins &lhs, int rhs)
uint qHash(const QFont &font, uint seed)
uint qHash(long double key, uint seed)
uint qHash(double key, uint seed)
uint qHash(float key, uint seed)
QRgb qPremultiply(QRgb rgb)
void qRemovePostRoutine(QtCleanUpFunction ptr)
QRgb qUnpremultiply(QRgb rgb)

New Macros

QVERIFY_EXCEPTION_THROWN(expression, exceptiontype)
QVERIFY_EXCEPTION_THROWN(expression, exceptiontype)
qCCritical(category, const char *message, ...)
qCCritical(category, const char *message, ...)
qCDebug(category, const char *message, ...)
qCDebug(category, const char *message, ...)
qCWarning(category, const char *message, ...)
qCWarning(category, const char *message, ...)

New Enum Types

enum Position { UnspecifiedPosition, BackFace, FrontFace }
enum OpenGLModuleType { LibGL, LibGLES }
enum SceneGraphError { ContextNotAvailable }
enum FontPropertiesInheritanceBehavior { FontPropertiesSpecifiedOnly, FontPropertiesAll }
enum MouseEventFlag { MouseEventCreatedDoubleClick, MouseEventFlagMask }
enum MouseEventSource { MouseEventNotSynthesized, MouseEventSynthesizedBySystem, MouseEventSynthesizedByQt, MouseEventSynthesizedByApplication }

New Type Aliases

New Properties

New QML Types

New QML Properties

New QML Signals

New QML Methods

Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases

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