Creating a Qt Quick application

We already covered how to create a Qt (C++) application. How about giving the newly introduced Qt Quick application development a try? Qt Quick was introduced in Qt 4.8 and it is now becoming mature in Qt 5. Because the QML file is usually platform-independent, it enables you to develop an application for multiple targets, including mobile operating systems with the same code.

In this chapter, I'll show you how to create a simple Qt Quick application based on Qt Quick Controls 1.2, as follows:

  1. Create a new project named HelloQML.
  2. Select Qt Quick Application instead of Qt Widgets Application, which we chose previously.
  3. Select Qt Quick Controls 1.2 when the wizard navigates you to Select Qt Quick Components Set.

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