3.3. QtCreator – An IDE for Qt Programming

3.3. `QtCreator` – An IDE for Qt Programming
	Chapter 3. Introduction to Qt

3.3. `QtCreator` – An IDE for Qt Programming

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QtCreator: cross-platform IDE designed for development of C++/Qt applications.
It includes:
- A good C++ code editor
- Smart code completion (including full function signatures)
- Error and warning indicators as you type
- Context sensitive help (via Qt Assistant)
- Rapid and smart code indexing and navigation
- An Integrated visual debugger that displays Qt data types
- Drag and drop form design/layout (via Qt Designer)
- Project build/management tools
- YouTube tutorial videos (8)

The project file used by QtCreator is the qmake .pro file.
You can avoid the use of command-line tools entirely by creating and/or editing existing project files in QtCreator.

	Build and Run Directories
By default, Qt Creator imports projects and builds in a shadow build directory. This means that intermediate files and the executable are placed not with the source, but somewhere else. Furthermore, the program runs from that directory by default. To see/change the build or run directory of a project, select Projects mode (Figure 3.2) and click the Build tab to change Qt versions, build directory, or other build settings. Click the Run tab to change the Run directory or other run settings.

Build and Run Directories

By default, Qt Creator imports projects and builds in a shadow build directory. This means that intermediate files and the executable are placed not with the source, but somewhere else. Furthermore, the program runs from that directory by default.

To see/change the build or run directory of a project, select Projects mode (Figure 3.2) and click the Build tab to change Qt versions, build directory, or other build settings. Click the Run tab to change the Run directory or other run settings.

Figure 3.2. Qt Creator Projects Mode


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