DialogButtonBox QML Type
A button box used in dialogs. More...
Import Statement: | import QtQuick.Controls 2.14 |
Since: | Qt 5.8 |
Inherits: |
Properties
- alignment : flags
- buttonLayout : enumeration
- delegate : Component
- position : enumeration
- standardButtons : enumeration
Attached Properties
- buttonBox : DialogButtonBox
- buttonRole : enumeration
Signals
Methods
- AbstractButton standardButton(button)
Detailed Description
Dialogs and message boxes typically present buttons in an order that conforms to the interface guidelines for that platform. Invariably, different platforms have their dialog buttons in different orders. DialogButtonBox allows a developer to add buttons to it and will automatically use the appropriate order for the user's platform.
Most buttons for a dialog follow certain roles. Such roles include:
- Accepting or rejecting the dialog.
- Asking for help.
- Performing actions on the dialog itself (such as resetting fields or applying changes).
There can also be alternate ways of dismissing the dialog which may cause destructive results.
Most dialogs have buttons that can almost be considered standard (e.g. OK and Cancel buttons). It is sometimes convenient to create these buttons in a standard way.
There are a couple ways of using DialogButtonBox. One way is to specify the standard buttons (e.g. OK, Cancel, Save) and let the button box setup the buttons.
DialogButtonBox { standardButtons: DialogButtonBox.Ok | DialogButtonBox.Cancel onAccepted: console.log("Ok clicked") onRejected: console.log("Cancel clicked") }
Alternatively, buttons and their roles can be specified by hand:
DialogButtonBox { Button { text: qsTr("Save") DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.AcceptRole } Button { text: qsTr("Close") DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.DestructiveRole } }
You can also mix and match normal buttons and standard buttons.
When a button is clicked in the button box, the clicked() signal is emitted for the actual button that is pressed. In addition, the following signals are automatically emitted when a button with the respective role(s) is pressed:
Role | Signal |
---|---|
AcceptRole , YesRole | accepted() |
ApplyRole | applied() |
DiscardRole | discarded() |
HelpRole | helpRequested() |
RejectRole , NoRole | rejected() |
ResetRole | reset() |
See also Dialog.
Property Documentation
alignment : flags |
This property holds the alignment of the buttons.
Possible values:
Constant | Description |
---|---|
undefined | The buttons are resized to fill the available space. |
Qt.AlignLeft | The buttons are aligned to the left. |
Qt.AlignHCenter | The buttons are horizontally centered. |
Qt.AlignRight | The buttons are aligned to the right. |
Qt.AlignTop | The buttons are aligned to the top. |
Qt.AlignVCenter | The buttons are vertically centered. |
Qt.AlignBottom | The buttons are aligned to the bottom. |
buttonLayout : enumeration |
This property holds the button layout policy to be used when arranging the buttons contained in the button box. The default value is platform-specific.
Available values:
Constant | Description |
---|---|
DialogButtonBox.WinLayout | Use a policy appropriate for applications on Windows. |
DialogButtonBox.MacLayout | Use a policy appropriate for applications on macOS. |
DialogButtonBox.KdeLayout | Use a policy appropriate for applications on KDE. |
DialogButtonBox.GnomeLayout | Use a policy appropriate for applications on GNOME. |
DialogButtonBox.AndroidLayout | Use a policy appropriate for applications on Android. |
This property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 2.5 (Qt 5.12).
delegate : Component |
This property holds a delegate for creating standard buttons.
See also standardButtons.
position : enumeration |
This property holds the position of the button box.
Note: If the button box is assigned as a header or footer of ApplicationWindow or Page, the appropriate position is set automatically.
Possible values:
Constant | Description |
---|---|
DialogButtonBox.Header | The button box is at the top, as a window or page header. |
DialogButtonBox.Footer | The button box is at the bottom, as a window or page header. |
The default value is Footer
.
See also Dialog::header and Dialog::footer.
standardButtons : enumeration |
This property holds a combination of standard buttons that are used by the button box.
DialogButtonBox { standardButtons: DialogButtonBox.Ok | DialogButtonBox.Cancel onAccepted: console.log("Ok clicked") onRejected: console.log("Cancel clicked") }
The buttons will be positioned in the appropriate order for the user's platform.
Possible flags:
Constant | Description |
---|---|
DialogButtonBox.Ok | An "OK" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Open | An "Open" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Save | A "Save" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Cancel | A "Cancel" button defined with the RejectRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Close | A "Close" button defined with the RejectRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Discard | A "Discard" or "Don't Save" button, depending on the platform, defined with the DestructiveRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Apply | An "Apply" button defined with the ApplyRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Reset | A "Reset" button defined with the ResetRole . |
DialogButtonBox.RestoreDefaults | A "Restore Defaults" button defined with the ResetRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Help | A "Help" button defined with the HelpRole . |
DialogButtonBox.SaveAll | A "Save All" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Yes | A "Yes" button defined with the YesRole . |
DialogButtonBox.YesToAll | A "Yes to All" button defined with the YesRole . |
DialogButtonBox.No | A "No" button defined with the NoRole . |
DialogButtonBox.NoToAll | A "No to All" button defined with the NoRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Abort | An "Abort" button defined with the RejectRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Retry | A "Retry" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.Ignore | An "Ignore" button defined with the AcceptRole . |
DialogButtonBox.NoButton | An invalid button. |
See also standardButton().
Attached Property Documentation
[read-only] DialogButtonBox.buttonBox : DialogButtonBox |
This attached property holds the button box that manages this button, or null
if the button is not in a button box.
DialogButtonBox.buttonRole : enumeration |
This attached property holds the role of each button in a button box.
DialogButtonBox { Button { text: qsTr("Save") DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.AcceptRole } Button { text: qsTr("Close") DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.DestructiveRole } }
Available values:
Constant | Description |
---|---|
DialogButtonBox.InvalidRole | The button is invalid. |
DialogButtonBox.AcceptRole | Clicking the button causes the dialog to be accepted (e.g. OK). |
DialogButtonBox.RejectRole | Clicking the button causes the dialog to be rejected (e.g. Cancel). |
DialogButtonBox.DestructiveRole | Clicking the button causes a destructive change (e.g. for discarding changes) and closes the dialog. |
DialogButtonBox.ActionRole | Clicking the button causes changes to the elements within the dialog. |
DialogButtonBox.HelpRole | The button can be clicked to request help. |
DialogButtonBox.YesRole | The button is a "Yes"-like button. |
DialogButtonBox.NoRole | The button is a "No"-like button. |
DialogButtonBox.ResetRole | The button resets the dialog's fields to default values. |
DialogButtonBox.ApplyRole | The button applies current changes. |
Signal Documentation
accepted() |
This signal is emitted when a button defined with the AcceptRole
or YesRole
is clicked.
See also rejected(), clicked(), and helpRequested().
applied() |
This signal is emitted when a button defined with the ApplyRole
is clicked.
This signal was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 2.3 (Qt 5.10).
See also discarded() and reset().
clicked(button) |
This signal is emitted when a button inside the button box is clicked.
See also accepted(), rejected(), and helpRequested().
discarded() |
helpRequested() |
This signal is emitted when a button defined with the HelpRole
is clicked.
See also accepted(), rejected(), and clicked().
rejected() |
This signal is emitted when a button defined with the RejectRole
or NoRole
is clicked.
See also accepted(), helpRequested(), and clicked().
reset() |
This signal is emitted when a button defined with the ResetRole
is clicked.
This signal was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 2.3 (Qt 5.10).
See also discarded() and applied().
Method Documentation
AbstractButton standardButton(button) |
Returns the specified standard button, or null
if it does not exist.
See also standardButtons.
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