Qt 5.15
New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.7
Qt 5.15.12 Reference Documentation

New Classes and Functions in Qt 5.7

This page contains a comprehensive list of all new classes and functions introduced in Qt 5.7. Links to new APIs in previous Qt 5 releases are found at the bottom of this page.

New Classes
New Macros
New Enum Types
New Type Aliases
New Properties
New QML Types
New QML Properties
New QML Methods

New Classes

A: AddressInfo (QLowEnergyAdvertisingParameters); QAbstractActionInput (Qt3DInput); QAbstractFunctor (Qt3DRender); QAction (Qt3DInput); QActionInput (Qt3DInput); QAlphaCoverage (Qt3DRender); QAlphaTest (Qt3DRender); QAnalogAxisInput (Qt3DInput); QAxis (Qt3DInput)

B: QBlendEquation (Qt3DRender); QButtonAxisInput (Qt3DInput)

C: QClearBuffers (Qt3DRender); QColorMask (Qt3DRender); QComputeCommand (Qt3DRender); QConeGeometry (Qt3DExtras); QCuboidGeometry (Qt3DExtras); QCullFace (Qt3DRender); QCylinderGeometry (Qt3DExtras)

D: QDepthTest (Qt3DRender); QDiffuseMapMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QDiffuseSpecularMapMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QDirectionalLight (Qt3DRender); QDispatchCompute (Qt3DRender); QDithering (Qt3DRender)

E: QEffect (Qt3DRender)

F: QFirstPersonCameraController (Qt3DExtras); QForwardRenderer (Qt3DExtras); QFrontFace (Qt3DRender); QFrustumCulling (Qt3DRender)

G: QGeometry (Qt3DRender); QGeometryRenderer (Qt3DRender); QGoochMaterial (Qt3DExtras)

I: QInputChord (Qt3DInput); QInputSequence (Qt3DInput); QInputSettings (Qt3DInput)

L: QLogicAspect (Qt3DLogic); QLowEnergyAdvertisingData; QLowEnergyAdvertisingParameters; QLowEnergyCharacteristicData; QLowEnergyConnectionParameters; QLowEnergyDescriptorData; QLowEnergyServiceData

M: QMorphPhongMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QMultiSampleAntiAliasing (Qt3DRender)

N: QNodeCreatedChange (Qt3DCore); QNodeDestroyedChange (Qt3DCore); QNoDepthMask (Qt3DRender); QNormalDiffuseMapAlphaMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QNormalDiffuseMapMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QNormalDiffuseSpecularMapMaterial (Qt3DExtras)

O: QOrbitCameraController (Qt3DExtras)

P: QPerVertexColorMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QPhongAlphaMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QPhongMaterial (Qt3DExtras); QPickEvent (Qt3DRender); QPickingSettings (Qt3DRender); QPickTriangleEvent (Qt3DRender); QPlaneGeometry (Qt3DExtras); QPointSize (Qt3DRender); QPolygonOffset (Qt3DRender)

Q: QQuickStyle

R: QRenderAspect (Qt3DRender); QRenderPass (Qt3DRender); QRenderPassFilter (Qt3DRender); QRenderSettings (Qt3DRender); QRenderState (Qt3DRender); QRenderSurfaceSelector (Qt3DRender); QRenderTarget (Qt3DRender); QRenderTargetOutput (Qt3DRender); QRenderTargetSelector (Qt3DRender)

T: QTechnique (Qt3DRender); QTechniqueFilter (Qt3DRender); QTextureData (Qt3DRender); QTextureImageDataGenerator (Qt3DRender); QTorusGeometry (Qt3DExtras)

V: QViewport (Qt3DRender)

New Macros

const wchar_t *	qUtf16Printable(const QString &str)
const wchar_t *	qUtf16Printable(const QString &str)

New Enum Types

enum	AttAccessConstraint { AttAuthorizationRequired, AttAuthenticationRequired, AttEncryptionRequired }
enum	FloatingPointPrecisionOption { FloatingPointShortest }
enum	Role { CentralRole, PeripheralRole }
enum	FramebufferRestorePolicy { DontRestoreFramebufferBinding, RestoreFramebufferBindingToDefault, RestoreFrameBufferBinding }

New Type Aliases

typedef	const_reverse_iterator
typedef	SetWindowActivationBehaviorType

New Properties

desktopFileName : const

New QML Types

A: AbstractActionInput; AbstractButton; Action; ActionInput; AlphaCoverage; AlphaTest; AnalogAxisInput; ApplicationWindow; Axis

B: BusyIndicator; Button; ButtonAxisInput; ButtonGroup

C: CheckBox; CheckDelegate; ClearBuffers; ColorMask; ComboBox; ComputeCommand; Container; Control; CullFace

D: DepthTest; Dial; DiffuseMapMaterial; DiffuseSpecularMapMaterial; DirectionalLight; DispatchCompute; Dithering; Drawer

E: Effect

F: FirstPersonCameraController; ForwardRenderer; Frame; FrontFace; FrustumCulling

G: Geometry; GeometryRenderer; GoochMaterial; GroupBox

I: InputChord; InputSequence; InputSettings; ItemDelegate

L: Label

M: Menu; MenuItem; MultiSampleAntiAliasing

N: NoDepthMask; NormalDiffuseMapAlphaMaterial; NormalDiffuseMapMaterial; NormalDiffuseSpecularMapMaterial

O: OrbitCameraController

P: Page; PageIndicator; Pane; PerVertexColorMaterial; PhongAlphaMaterial; PhongMaterial; PickingSettings; PointSize; PolygonOffset; Popup; ProgressBar

R: RadioButton; RadioDelegate; RangeSlider; RenderPass; RenderPassFilter; RenderSettings; RenderState; RenderSurfaceSelector; RenderTarget; RenderTargetOutput; RenderTargetSelector

S: SceneLoader; ScissorTest; ScrollBar; ScrollIndicator; ScxmlStateMachine; SeamlessCubemap; Slider; SortPolicy; SpinBox; StackView; StencilMask; StencilOperation; StencilOperationArguments; StencilTest; StencilTestArguments; SwipeDelegate; SwipeView; Switch; SwitchDelegate

T: TabBar; TabButton; Technique; TechniqueFilter; TextArea; TextField; ToolBar; ToolButton; ToolTip; Tumbler

V: Viewport

New QML Properties

	brightness
	caseSensitive
	copyrightsVisible
	enabled
	invert
	keyNavigationEnabled
	keyNavigationEnabled
	movementDirection
	preeditText
	preeditText
	source
	window

New QML Methods

	addItems()
	clear()
	clear()
	insertItems()
	mapFromGlobal()
	mapToGlobal()
	moveItem()
	removeItems()

Additions to Other Qt 5 Releases