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QML-Browser

QML-Browser. as the name suggests, is a browser for QML files like any other HTML(Web) Browser.

Features

  • Basic navigation: back, previous, reload
  • JavaScript API like standard Web APIs

Installing

From source

$ qmake
$ make

Binary

Running

You need to serve QML files using any normal webserver. For example:

cd examples/google
python3 -m http.server

Run the qml-browser and type in the address bar: http://localhost:8000/main.qml

JavaScript API

Navigation

window.back() [method]

The back method moves back one page in the history

window.forward() [method]

Moves forward one page in the session history

window.location [property]

This property sets or returns the entire URL of the current page

Window

window.title [property]

Dialog

This property sets or returns the title of the current page

window.alert(message) [method]

Displays an alert dialog with th specified message and an OK button.

window.prompt(message, value) [method]

Returns the text entered by the user in a prompt dialog.

window.confirm(message) [method]

Displays a dialog with a message that the user needs to respond to.

QML module

The QmlBrowser module provides QML types similar to basic Web Elements like links (HTML a tag).

The QML types can be imported into your application using the following import statement in your .qml file.

import QmlBrowser 1.0

LinkArea

Identical to MouseArea, but with href property and a default handler for mouse clicks.

Example:

LinkArea {
  anchors.fill: parent
  href: "http://localhost:8000/page2.qml"
}

TextLink

Identical to Text, but with href property and a LinkArea inside.

Example:

TextLink {
  text: "Link to page2.qml"
  href: "http://localhost:8000/page2.qml"
}