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QVBoxLayout Class Reference

The QVBoxLayout class lines up widgets vertically. More...

 #include <QVBoxLayout>

Inherits: QBoxLayout.

Public Functions

QVBoxLayout ()
QVBoxLayout ( QWidget * parent )
~QVBoxLayout ()

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

The QVBoxLayout class lines up widgets vertically.

This class is used to construct vertical 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");

     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
     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 QVBoxLayout object and add the widgets into the layout. Finally, we call QWidget::setLayout() to install the QVBoxLayout 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 QHBoxLayout, QGridLayout, QStackedLayout, Layout Management, and Basic Layouts Example.

Member Function Documentation

QVBoxLayout::QVBoxLayout ()

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

QVBoxLayout::QVBoxLayout ( QWidget * parent )

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

QVBoxLayout::~QVBoxLayout ()

Destroys this box layout.

The layout's widgets aren't destroyed.