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/*!
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\title IDE Overview
\QC is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides you with
tools to design and develop applications with the Qt application framework.
Qt is designed for developing applications and user interfaces once and
deploying them to several desktop, embedded, and mobile operating systems or
web browsers (experimental). \QC
provides you with tools for accomplishing your tasks throughout the whole
application development life-cycle, from creating a project to deploying the
application to the target platforms.
\table
\row
\li \inlineimage front-projects.png
\li \inlineimage front-ui.png
\li \inlineimage front-coding.png
\row
\li \b {\l{Managing Projects}}
To be able to build and run applications, \QC needs the same
information as a compiler would need. This information is
specified in the project settings.
Setting up a new project in \QC is aided by a wizard that guides
you step-by-step through the project creation process, creates
the necessary files, and specifies settings depending on the
choices you make. For more information, see
\l{Managing Projects}.
\li \b {\l{Designing User Interfaces}}
\QC provides integrated visual editors for creating Qt Quick and
widget-based applications in the Design mode.
To create intuitive, modern-looking, fluid user interfaces, you
can use \l{Qt Quick}.
If you need a traditional user interface that is clearly
structured and enforces a platform look and feel, you can use
the integrated \QD. For more information, see
\l{Designing User Interfaces}.
\li \b {\l{Coding}}
As an IDE, \QC differs from a text editor in that it knows how
to build and run applications. It understands the C++ and QML
languages as code, not just as plain text. This enables it to
provide you with useful features, such as semantic highlighting,
checking code syntax, code completion, and refactoring actions.
\QC supports some of these services also for other programming
languages, such as Python, for which a \e {language server} is
available that provides information about the code to IDEs.
For more information, see \l{Coding}.
\row
\li \inlineimage front-preview.png
\li \inlineimage front-testing.png
\li \inlineimage front-publishing.png
\row
\li \b {\l{Building and Running}}
\QC is integrated with cross-platform systems for build
automation: qmake, Qbs, CMake, and Autotools. In addition, you
can import
projects as \e {generic projects} and fully control the steps
and commands used to build the project.
\QC provides support for running and deploying Qt applications
built for the desktop environment or a \l{glossary-device}
{device}. \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{Kits}, build,
run, and deployment settings allow you to quickly switch between
different setups and target platforms.
For more information, see \l{Building and Running}.
\li \b {\l{Testing}}
\QC is integrated to several external native debuggers: GNU
Symbolic Debugger (GDB), Microsoft Console Debugger (CDB), and
internal JavaScript debugger. In the \uicontrol Debug mode, you
can inspect the state of your application while debugging.
The memory and CPU power available on devices are limited and
you should use them carefully. \QC integrates Valgrind code
analysis tools for detecting memory leaks and profiling function
execution. In addition, the QML Profiler enables you to profile
Qt Quick applications.
\QC is integrated to the \l{Qt Test}, Google C++ Testing, and
Boost.Test frameworks for unit testing applications and
libraries. You can use \QC to create, build, and run autotests.
For more information, see \l{Testing}.
\li \b {Publishing}
\QC allows you to create installation packages for mobile
devices that are suitable for publishing to application stores
and other channels. You must make sure that the package contents
meet the requirements for publishing on the channel.
For more information, see \l{Publishing to Google Play}.
\endtable
*/
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