How to use QTabBar in Qt

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Tab is always used in application when two process run on same application, so this article shows the function and method for tabbar which is in Qtabbar. Various function and images shows every thing about the tabbar. $ [--fasttrack 19:42, 11 September 2009 (UTC)]

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Devices(s): Symbian emulator

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Platform(s): Qt

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Keywords: QTabBar

Created: james1980 (12 Jan 2009)

Last edited: hamishwillee (11 Oct 2012)

Overview

This code snippet demonstrates how to create a tab bar in Qt. Using a TabBar one can arrange widgets on a different page and display them one by one.

Various Function

• To add the Tab in QTabBar.

QString str="tab1";
QString str1="tab2";
QString str2="tab3";
tabbar->addTab(str);
tabbar->addTab(str1);
tabbar->addTab(str2)

• This property is used to shape the tab in TabBar

tabbar->setShape(QTabBar::RoundedWest);
 

• when their are many tabs in widget the it is needed of an tabscroll Bar.When there are too many tabs in a tab bar for its size, the tab bar can either choose to expand its size or to add buttons that allow you to scroll through the tabs.

tabbar->setUsesScrollButtons(1);

Source File

#include <QApplication>
#include <QTabBar>
#include <QWidget>
#include <QVBoxLayout>
#include <QString>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	QApplication app(argc, argv);
	QWidget *mainwin = new QWidget;
	QTabBar *tabbar = new QTabBar;
	QString str="tab1";
	QString str1="tab2";
	QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
	mainwin->setStyleSheet("*{background-color:rgb(111,135,67);}");
	tabbar->addTab(str);
	tabbar->addTab(str1);
	tabbar->setShape(QTabBar::TriangularNorth);
	layout->addWidget(tabbar);
	mainwin->setLayout(layout);
	mainwin->showMaximized();
	return app.exec();
}

Screenshot

To Do

• Add widget to each tab