QHBoxLayout Class

The QHBoxLayout class lines up widgets horizontally. More...

Header: #include <QHBoxLayout>
qmake: QT += widgets
Inherits: QBoxLayout

Public Functions

QHBoxLayout(QWidget *parent)
QHBoxLayout()
virtual ~QHBoxLayout()

Detailed Description

This class is used to construct horizontal box layout objects. See QBoxLayout for details.

The simplest use of the class is like this:

     QWidget *window = new QWidget;
     QPushButton *button1 = new QPushButton("One");
     QPushButton *button2 = new QPushButton("Two");
     QPushButton *button3 = new QPushButton("Three");
     QPushButton *button4 = new QPushButton("Four");
     QPushButton *button5 = new QPushButton("Five");

     QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout;
     layout->addWidget(button1);
     layout->addWidget(button2);
     layout->addWidget(button3);
     layout->addWidget(button4);
     layout->addWidget(button5);

     window->setLayout(layout);
     window->show();

First, we create the widgets we want in the layout. Then, we create the QHBoxLayout object and add the widgets into the layout. Finally, we call QWidget::setLayout() to install the QHBoxLayout object onto the widget. At that point, the widgets in the layout are reparented to have window as their parent.

Horizontal box layout with five child widgets

See also QVBoxLayout, QGridLayout, QStackedLayout, Layout Management, and Basic Layouts Example.

Member Function Documentation

QHBoxLayout::QHBoxLayout(QWidget *parent)

Constructs a new top-level horizontal box with parent parent.

QHBoxLayout::QHBoxLayout()

Constructs a new horizontal box. You must add it to another layout.

[virtual] QHBoxLayout::~QHBoxLayout()

Destroys this box layout.

The layout's widgets aren't destroyed.