Qt 5.6 | Qt Labs Controls | Container Controls

Qt 5.6.3 Reference Documentation

# Container Controls

Qt Labs Controls offers a selection of container-like controls.

ApplicationWindow | Provides a top-level application window
Container | A container control base type
Drawer | A side panel control
Frame | A frame control
GroupBox | A group box control
Page | A page control
Pane | A pane control
StackView | Provides a stack-based navigation model
SwipeView | A swipe view control
TabBar | A tab bar control
ToolBar | A tool bar control

Each type of container can be used to group a set of controls together. The following sections offer guidelines for choosing the appropriate type of container, depending on the use case.

## ApplicationWindow Control

ApplicationWindow contains optional header and footer items.

## Frame Control

Frame is used to layout a logical group of controls together, within a visual frame.

## GroupBox Control

GroupBox is used to layout a logical group of controls together, within a titled visual frame.

## Page Control

Page provides page-specific header and footer items.

## Pane Control

Pane provides a background color that matches with the application style and theme.

## StackView Control

StackView organizes content pages into a stack.

## SwipeView Control

SwipeView organizes content pages into a swipable strip.

## TabBar Control

TabBar organizes content pages into tabs.

## ToolBar Control

ToolBar is a container of application-wide and context-sensitive actions and controls.