Chapter 2
QML and JavaScript
QML and JavaScript are the cornerstones of Cascades declarative user interface design. Both technologies, while amazingly easy to master, pack an enormous amount of punch when it comes to creating user interfaces quickly and effortlessly. QML, being a declarative language, lets you describe your user interface much like HTML would describe a web page. JavaScript then adds programmatic logic in event handlers, slots in Qt/Cascades parlance, and essentially ties your UI together with some behavior.
I’ve deliberately kept C++ out of the mix because I want to exclusively concentrate on QML and JavaScript for the moment, but you will see in Chapter 3 that C++ also transparently integrates with QML. As a good rule ...
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