Qt Creator C++ Classes

Namespaces

Aggregation	Contains support for bundling related components, so that each component exposes the properties and behavior of the other components to the outside
Core	Contains all classes that make up the Core plugin which constitute the basic functionality of Qt Creator
Core::SettingsDatabase	Offers an alternative to the application-wide QSettings that is more suitable for storing large amounts of data
ExtensionSystem	Classes that belong to the core plugin system
Layouting	Contains classes for use with layout builders
Utils	Contains a collection of utility classes and functions for use by all plugins
Utils::MathUtils	Contains functions for interpolation

Classes

Aggregation::Aggregate	Defines a collection of related components that can be viewed as a unit
Core::ActionContainer	Represents a menu or menu bar in Qt Creator
Core::ActionManager	Responsible for registration of menus and menu items and keyboard shortcuts
Core::BaseFileWizard	Implements a is a convenience class for creating files
Core::BaseFileWizardFactory	Implements a generic wizard for creating files
Core::BaseTextDocument	Very general base class for documents that work with text
Core::BaseTextFind	Implements a find filter for QPlainTextEdit and QTextEdit based widgets
Core::Command	Represents an action, such as a menu item, tool button, or shortcut
Core::CommandAction	Action associated with one of the registered Command objects
Core::CommandButton	Action associated with one of the registered Command objects
Core::Context	Implements a list of context IDs
Core::DocumentManager	Manages a set of documents
Core::EditorManager	Manages the editors created for files according to their MIME type
Core::EditorManagerPlaceHolder	Used to integrate an editor area into a mode
Core::FileChangeBlocker	Blocks all change notifications to all IDocument objects that match the given filename
Core::FutureProgress	Used to adapt the appearance of progress indicators that were created through the ProgressManager class
Core::GeneratedFile	Represents a file generated by a wizard
Core::IContext	Associates a widget with a context list and context help
Core::ICore	Allows access to the different parts that make up the basic functionality of Qt Creator
Core::IDocument	Describes a document that can be saved and reloaded
Core::IEditor	Interface for editing an open document in Qt Creator
Core::IEditorFactory	Creates suitable editors for documents according to their MIME type
Core::IFeatureProvider	Defines an interface to manage features for wizards
Core::IFindFilter	The base class for find implementations that are invoked by selecting Edit > Find/Replace > Advanced Find
Core::IFindSupport	Functions for searching in a document or widget
Core::ILocatorFilter	Adds a locator filter
Core::IMode	Represents a mode in Qt Creator
Core::INavigationWidgetFactory	New instances of navigation widgets
Core::IOptionsPage	Interface for providing pages for the Options dialog (called Preferences on macOS)
Core::IOutputPane	Interface for providing Output panes
Core::IWizardFactory	The base class for all wizard factories
Core::LocatorFileCache	Encapsulates all the responsibilities needed for implementing a cache for file filters
Core::MessageManager	Used to post messages in the General Messages pane
Core::MiniSplitter	Simple helper-class to obtain macOS style 1-pixel wide splitters
Core::ModeManager	Manages the activation of modes and the actions in the mode selector's tool bar
Core::NonResizingSplitter	MiniSplitter that keeps its first widget's size fixed when it is resized
Core::ProcessProgress	Responsible for showing progress of the running process
Core::ProgressManager	Used to show a user interface for running tasks in Qt Creator
Core::SearchResult	Reports user interaction, such as the activation of a search result item
Core::SearchResultWindow	The implementation of a commonly shared Search Results output pane
Core::SessionManager	Manages sessions
Core::TaskProgress	Responsible for showing progress of the running task tree
Core::WizardDialogParameters	Holds parameters for the new file wizard dialog
ExtensionSystem::IPlugin	Abstract base class that must be implemented once for each plugin
ExtensionSystem::PluginArgumentDescription	PluginArgumentDescriptions class holds a list of descriptions of command line arguments that a plugin processes
ExtensionSystem::PluginDependency	Contains the name and required compatible version number of a plugin's dependency
ExtensionSystem::PluginDetailsView	Implements a widget that displays the contents of a PluginSpec
ExtensionSystem::PluginErrorView	Implements a widget that displays the state and error message of a PluginSpec
ExtensionSystem::PluginManager	Implements the core plugin system that manages the plugins, their life cycle, and their registered objects
ExtensionSystem::PluginSpec	Contains the information of the plugin's embedded meta data and information about the plugin's current state
ExtensionSystem::PluginView	Implements a widget that shows a list of all plugins and their state
Layouting::LayoutItem	Represents widgets, layouts, and aggregate items for use in conjunction with layout builders
Layouting::Space	Represents some empty space in a layout
Layouting::Stretch	Represents some stretch in a layout
Utils::AnsiEscapeCodeHandler	Parses text and extracts ANSI escape codes from it
Utils::AspectContainer	Wraps one or more aspects while providing the interface of a single aspect
Utils::BaseAspect	Common base for classes implementing aspects
Utils::BoolAspect	A boolean aspect is a boolean property of some object, together with a description of its behavior for common operations like visualizing or persisting
Utils::CheckableMessageBox	Implements a message box suitable for questions with a Do not ask again or Do not show again checkbox
Utils::ClassNameValidatingLineEdit	Implements a line edit that validates a C++ class name and emits a signal to derive suggested file names from it
Utils::ColorAspect	A color aspect is a color property of some object, together with a description of its behavior for common operations like visualizing or persisting
Utils::CommandLine	Represents a command line of a QProcess or similar utility
Utils::CompletingTextEdit	QTextEdit with auto-completion support
Utils::DetailsWidget	Implements a button to expand a Details area
Utils::DoubleAspect	An double aspect is a numerical property of some object, together with a description of its behavior for common operations like visualizing or persisting
Utils::ElidingLabel	Label suitable for displaying elided text
Utils::Environment	Sets Qt Creator's system environment
Utils::FakeToolTip	Widget that pretends to be a tooltip
Utils::FancyLineEdit	Enhanced line edit with several opt-in features
Utils::FancyMainWindow	MainWindow with dock widgets and additional "lock" functionality (locking the dock widgets in place) and "reset layout" functionality
Utils::FileInProjectFinder	Helper class to find the original file in the project directory for a given file URL
Utils::FileNameValidatingLineEdit	Control that lets the user choose a (base) file name, based on a QLineEdit
Utils::FilePath	Abstraction for handles to objects in a (possibly remote) file system, similar to a URL or, in the local case, a path to a file or directory
Utils::FilePathAspect	A file path aspect is shallow wrapper around a Utils::StringAspect that represents a file in the file system
Utils::FilePathListAspect	A filepath list aspect represents a property of some object that is a list of filepathList
Utils::FileSystemWatcher	File watcher that internally uses a centralized QFileSystemWatcher and enforces limits on Mac OS
Utils::FileUtils	Contains file and directory related convenience functions
Utils::FileWizardPage	Standard wizard page for a single file letting the user choose name and path
Utils::FutureSynchronizer	Enhanced version of QFutureSynchronizer
Utils::Guard	Implements a recursive guard with locking mechanism
Utils::HeaderViewStretcher	Fixes QHeaderView to resize all columns to contents, except one stretching column
Utils::Id	Encapsulates an identifier that is unique within a specific running Qt Creator process
Utils::IntegerAspect	An integer aspect is a integral property of some object, together with a description of its behavior for common operations like visualizing or persisting
Utils::ListView	Adds setActivationMode to QListView to allow for single click/double click behavior on platforms where the default is different. Use with care
Utils::ListWidget	Adds setActivationMode to QListWidget to allow for single click/double click behavior on platforms where the default is different. Use with care
Utils::MacroExpander	Manages Qt Creator wide variables, that a user can enter into many string settings. The variables are replaced by an actual value when the string is used, similar to how environment variables are expanded by a shell
Utils::MultiSelectionAspect	A multi-selection aspect represents one or more choices out of several
Utils::NavigationTreeView	Implements a general TreeView for any sidebar widget
Utils::NetworkAccessManager	Network access manager for use with Qt Creator
Utils::OptionPushButton	Implements a QPushButton for which the menu is only opened if the user presses the menu indicator
Utils::ParameterAction	Intended for actions that act on a 'current', string-type parameter (typically a file name), for example 'Save file %1'
Utils::PathChooser	Control that lets the user choose a path. The control consist of a QLineEdit and a "Browse" button, and is optionally able to perform variable substitution
Utils::PathListEditor	Control that lets the user edit a list of (directory) paths using the platform separator (';',':')
Utils::PersistentSettingsReader	Reads a QVariantMap of arbitrary, nested data structures from an XML file
Utils::PersistentSettingsWriter	Serializes a Store of arbitrary, nested data structures to an XML file
Utils::Port	Implements a wrapper around a 16 bit port number to be used in conjunction with IP addresses
Utils::Process	Functionality for with processes
Utils::ProcessArgs	Functionality for dealing with shell-quoted process arguments
Utils::ProcessHandle	Helper class to describe a process
Utils::ProjectIntroPage	The standard wizard page for a project, letting the user choose its name and path
Utils::QrcCache	Caches the contents of parsed QRC files
Utils::QrcParser	Parses one or more QRC files and keeps their content cached
Utils::QtcSettings	Extension of the QSettings class the uses Utils::Key instead of QString for keys
Utils::SelectionAspect	A selection aspect represents a specific choice out of several
Utils::StatusLabel	Displays messages for a while with a timeout
Utils::StringAspect	A string aspect is a string-like property of some object, together with a description of its behavior for common operations like visualizing or persisting
Utils::StringListAspect	A string list aspect represents a property of some object that is a list of strings
Utils::TextDisplay	A text display is a phony aspect with the sole purpose of providing some text display using an Utils::InfoLabel in places where otherwise more expensive Utils::StringAspect items would be used
Utils::TextFieldCheckBox	Aheckbox that plays with QWizard::registerField
Utils::TextFieldComboBox	Non-editable combo box for text editing purposes that plays with QWizard::registerField (providing a settable 'text' property)
Utils::TextFileFormat	Describes the format of a text file and provides autodetection
Utils::TreeModel	Convienience base class for models to use in a QTreeView
Utils::TreeView	Adds setActivationMode to QTreeView to allow for single click/double click behavior on platforms where the default is different. Use with care
Utils::TreeWidget	Adds setActivationMode to QTreeWidget to allow for single click/double click behavior on platforms where the default is different. Use with care
Utils::TriStateAspect	A tristate aspect is a property of some object that can have three values: enabled, disabled, and unspecified
Utils::VariableChooser	Used to add a tool window for selecting Qt Creator variables to line edits, text edits or plain text edits
Utils::Wizard	Implements a wizard with a progress bar on the left
Utils::WizardPage	QWizardPage with a couple of improvements

This topic lists the documented Qt Creator C++ classes. For information about the classes that have not been documented, please inspect the source code.

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