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QHBox Class Reference


The QHBox widget performs geometry management on its children More...

#include <qhbox.h>

Inherits QFrame.

Inherited by QVBox.

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Detailed Description

The QHBox widget performs geometry management on its children

All its children will be placed beside each other and sized according to their sizeHint()s.

Use setMargin() to add space around the edge, and use setSpacing() to add space between the widgets.

See also: QVBox and QGrid.


Member Function Documentation

QHBox::QHBox ( QWidget * parent=0, const char * name=0, WFlags f=0, bool allowLines=TRUE )

Constructs an hbox widget with parent parent and name name

QHBox::QHBox ( bool horizontal, QWidget * parent=0, const char * name=0, WFlags f=0, bool allowLines=TRUE ) [protected]

Constructs a horizontal hbox if horizontal is TRUE, otherwise constructs a vertical hbox (also known as a vbox).

This constructor is provided for the QVBox class. You should never need to use it directly.

void QHBox::frameChanged () [virtual protected]

Reimplemented for internal purposes.

Reimplemented from QFrame.

void QHBox::setSpacing ( int space )

Sets the spacing between children to space.

Examples: tabdialog/tabdialog.cpp

QSize QHBox::sizeHint () const [virtual]

Reimplemented for internal reasons; the API is not affected.

Examples: lineedits/main.cpp

Reimplemented from QWidget.


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