- Qt 5.5
- Qt Quick Controls
- Qt Quick Controls - Calendar Example
- Qt 5.5.1 Reference Documentation

# Qt Quick Controls - Calendar Example

The Calendar example displays a Calendar control and an events list for the selected date. It uses a C++ class to fetch the event details from an SQLite database. The example app uses a custom CalendarStyle to highlight the selected date and mark the dates that have events.

The following snippet from main.qml shows how the Calendar control is used in the app:

    Calendar {
        id: calendar
        width: (parent.width > parent.height ? parent.width * 0.6 - parent.spacing : parent.width)
        height: (parent.height > parent.width ? parent.height * 0.6 - parent.spacing : parent.height)
        frameVisible: true
        weekNumbersVisible: true
        selectedDate: new Date(2014, 0, 1)
        focus: true

        style: CalendarStyle {
            dayDelegate: Item {
                     ...
                }
           }
    }

The C++ class, SqlEventModel, inherits SqlQueryModel to create a database with dummy events for certain dates.

    SqlEventModel::SqlEventModel() :
        QSqlQueryModel()
    {
        createConnection();
    }

    void SqlEventModel::createConnection()
    {
        QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
        db.setDatabaseName(":memory:");
        if (!db.open()) {
            qFatal("Cannot open database");
            return;
        }

        QSqlQuery query;
        // We store the time as seconds because it's easier to query.
        query.exec("create table Event (name TEXT, startDate DATE, startTime INT, endDate DATE, endTime INT)");
        query.exec("insert into Event values('Grocery shopping', '2014-01-01', 36000, '2014-01-01', 39600)");
        query.exec("insert into Event values('Ice skating', '2014-01-01', 57600, '2014-01-01', 61200)");
        query.exec("insert into Event values('Doctor''s appointment', '2014-01-15', 57600, '2014-01-15', 63000)");
        query.exec("insert into Event values('Conference', '2014-01-24', 32400, '2014-01-28', 61200)");

        return;
    }

In main.qml, the SqlEventModel custom type is used to get the list of events to mark the dates on the calendar.

    SqlEventModel {
        id: eventModel
    }

    Calendar {
        ...
        style: CalendarStyle {
            dayDelegate: Item {
                ...
                Image {
                    visible: eventModel.eventsForDate(styleData.date).length > 0
                    ...
                    source: "qrc:/images/eventindicator.png"
                }
            }
        }
    }

The app uses a Flow type to position the items, and manipulates the items' width and height based on the orientation change on mobile devices.

    Calendar {
        id: calendar
        width: (parent.width > parent.height ? parent.width * 0.6 - parent.spacing : parent.width)
        height: (parent.height > parent.width ? parent.height * 0.6 - parent.spacing : parent.height)
    }

    Rectangle {
        width: (parent.width > parent.height ? parent.width * 0.4 - parent.spacing : parent.width)
        height: (parent.height > parent.width ? parent.height * 0.4 - parent.spacing : parent.height)
        border.color: Qt.darker(color, 1.2)

        ListView {
            ...
        }
    }

## Running the Example

To run the example from Qt Creator, open the Welcome mode and select the example from Examples. For more information, visit Building and Running an Example.

Files:

- calendar/qml/main.qml
- calendar/src/event.cpp
- calendar/src/event.h
- calendar/src/sqleventmodel.cpp
- calendar/src/sqleventmodel.h
- calendar/src/main.cpp
- calendar/calendar.pro
- calendar/resources.qrc

Images:

- calendar/images/eventindicator.png