1uic(1)                      General Commands Manual                     uic(1)
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NAME

6       uic - Qt user interface compiler
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SYNOPSIS

9       uic [options] file
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DESCRIPTION

12       This page documents the User Interface Compiler for the Qt GUI toolkit.
13       The uic reads a user interface definition (.ui) file in XML  as  gener‐
14       ated  by  Qt  Designer  and  creates corresponding C++ header or source
15       files. It also generates an image file that embeds raw  image  data  in
16       C++ source code.
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18       Generate declaration:
19            uic  [options]  <file>
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21       Generate implementation:
22            uic  [options] -impl <headerfile> <file>
23               <headerfile>:    name of the declaration file
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25       Generate image collection:
26            uic  [options] -embed <project> <image1> <image2> <image3> ...
27               <project>:       project name
28               <image[1..n]>:   image files
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30       For  convenience,  uic  can also generate declaration or implementation
31       stubs for subclasses.
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33       Generate subclass declaration:
34            uic   [options]  -subdecl   <subclassname>   <baseclassheaderfile>
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36               <subclassname>:     name of the subclass to generate
37               <baseclassheaderfile>:    declaration file of the baseclass
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39       Generate subclass implementation:
40            uic  [options] -subimpl <subclassname> <subclassheaderfile> <file>
41               <subclassname>:     name of the subclass to generate
42               <subclassheaderfile>:    declaration file of the subclass
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GENERAL OPTIONS

46       -o file
47              Write output to file rather than to stdout.
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49       -nofwd Omit  forward  declarations  of  custom classes in the generated
50              header file. This is necessary if typedef classes are used.
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53              Use func() instead of tr() for internationalization.
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56              Display the version of uic and exit.
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USAGE

60       uic is almost always invoked by make(1), rather than by hand.
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62       Here are useful makefile rules if you only use GNU make:
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64           %.h: %.ui
65                   uic $< -o $@
66           %.cpp: %.ui
67                   uic -impl $*.h $< -o $@
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69       If you want to write portably, you can use individual rules of the fol‐
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72           NAME.h: NAME.ui
73                   uic $< -o $@
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75                   uic -impl $*.h $< -o $@
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77       You must also remember to add NAME.cpp to your SOURCES (substitute your
78       favorite name) variable and NAME.o to your OBJECTS variable.
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80       (While we prefer to name our C++ source files  .cpp,  the  uic  doesn't
81       care, so you can use .C, .cc, .CC, .cxx or even .c++ if you prefer.)
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SEE ALSO

84       http://www.trolltech.com/
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AUTHOR

87       Trolltech ASA <info@trolltech.com>
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91Trolltech AS                      2 Aug 2001                            uic(1)