Get System Info programmatically in Qt

Article Metadata

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 3rd Edition, FP1, FP2
S60 5th Edition

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Article

Keywords: QSysInfo::s60Version (), QSysInfo::symbianVersion ()

Created: (16 Jun 2009)

Last edited: savaj (30 Jun 2009)

Overview

This code snippets shows how to get system information programmatically in Qt. The QSysInfo class provides information about the system. The QSysInfo has two static method, s60Version() and symbianVersion(), which gives information about system. Then method s60Version () returns the version of the S60 SDK system on which the application is run. The method symbianVersion () returns the version of the Symbian operating system on which the application is run.

This snippet can be self-signed. As it does not use any API which require developer/certified signing.

Preconditions

• Download the latest Qt for S60 distribution from Qt Software.
• Install Qt for S60:Installing Qt on S60
• Check this link for installation guide: How to install the package.
• Go through this article: Getting started with Qt for S60

Headers required

 #include <QSysInfo>

Source

void SystemInfo::GetSystemInfo()
{
       //Get S60 version and display it on label
	switch (QSysInfo::s60Version ())
	{
		case QSysInfo::SV_S60_3_1:
			{
			ui.label->setText("S60 version: S60 3.1");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_S60_3_2:
			{
			ui.label->setText("S60 version: S60 3.2");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_S60_5_0:
			{
			ui.label->setText("S60 version: S60 5.0");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_S60_Unknown:
			{
			ui.label->setText("S60 version: S60 Unknown");
			}
		break;
		default:
		break;
	}
 
       //Get OS version and display it on label
	switch (QSysInfo::symbianVersion ())
	{
		case QSysInfo::QSysInfo::SV_9_2:
			{
			ui.label_2->setText("Symbian OS version: 9.2");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_9_3:
			{
			ui.label_2->setText("Symbian OS version: 9.3");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_9_4:
			{
			ui.label_2->setText("Symbian OS version: 9.4");
			}
		break;
		case QSysInfo::SV_Unknown:
			{
			ui.label_2->setText("Symbian OS version: Unknown");
			}
		break;
		default:
		break;
	}
 
}

S60 version defined in Qt

Constant	Description
QSysInfo::SV_S60_3_1	S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1
QSysInfo::SV_S60_3_2	S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
QSysInfo::SV_S60_5_0	S60 5th Edition
QSysInfo::SV_S60_Unknown	An unknown and currently unsupported platform

Symbian OS version defined in Qt

Constant	Description
QSysInfo::SV_9_2	Symbian OS 9.2
QSysInfo::SV_9_3	Symbian OS 9.3
QSysInfo::SV_9_4	Symbian OS 9.4
QSysInfo::SV_Unknown	An unknown and currently unsupported platform

Postconditions

The code snippet is expected to show S60 version and Symbian OS version on screen.

External Links

• QSysInfo: QSysInfo reference

Code Example

• The Code Example will show S60 version and Symbian OS version of device and is tested on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.