Example
The following example shows how to use a QTimer to call a slot every 1 second.
In the example, we use a QProgressBar to update its value and check the timer is working properly.
main.cpp
#include <QApplication>
#include "timer.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication app(argc, argv);
Timer timer;
timer.show();
return app.exec();
}
timer.h
#ifndef TIMER_H
#define TIMER_H
#include <QWidget>
class QProgressBar;
class Timer : public QWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
Timer(QWidget *parent = 0);
public slots:
void updateProgress();
private:
QProgressBar *progressBar;
};
#endif
timer.cpp
#include <QLayout>
#include <QProgressBar>
#include <QTimer>
#include "timer.h"
Timer::Timer(QWidget *parent)
: QWidget(parent)
{
QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout();
progressBar = new QProgressBar();
progressBar->setMinimum(0);
progressBar->setMaximum(100);
layout->addWidget(progressBar);
setLayout(layout);
QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &Timer::updateProgress);
timer->start(1000);
setWindowTitle(tr("Timer"));
resize(200, 200);
}
void Timer::updateProgress()
{
progressBar->setValue(progressBar->value()+1);
}
timer.pro
QT += widgets
HEADERS = \
timer.h
SOURCES = \
main.cpp \
timer.cpp
