Put QForm in function for header

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Hi all,

I want ot create a function that will draw the header of my application. It will be some logo with text I suppose(didn't think it yet) and have to resize with the window.

I have created window with frame for header and tabwidget as body. Here is the whole function:

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow( parent)
{
    QMainWindow *MainWindow = this;
 
    if (MainWindow->objectName().isEmpty())
        MainWindow->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindow"));
    MainWindow->resize(800, 400);
 
    QWidget *centralWidget = new QWidget(MainWindow);
    centralWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("centralWidget"));
 
    // frame
    QGridLayout *gridLayout = new QGridLayout(centralWidget);
    gridLayout->setSpacing(6);
    gridLayout->setContentsMargins(11, 11, 11, 11);
    gridLayout->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("gridLayout"));
 
//    QFrame *frame = new QFrame(centralWidget);
//    frame->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("frame"));
//    QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
//    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
//    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
//    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(frame->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
//    frame->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
//    frame->setMaximumSize(QSize(1280, 50));
//    frame->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 50));
//    frame->setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
//    frame->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
 
    QWidget *frame = FrameHeader(this);
 
    gridLayout->addWidget(frame, 0, 0, 1, 1);
    gridLayout->addWidget(MainWindow, 0, 0, 1, 1);
 
    QTabWidget *tabWidget = new QTabWidget(centralWidget);
    tabWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tabWidget"));
    QSizePolicy sizePolicy1(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
    sizePolicy1.setHorizontalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy1.setVerticalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy1.setHeightForWidth(tabWidget->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
    tabWidget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy1);
    tabWidget->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 200));
    QWidget *tab_masterdata = new QWidget();
    tab_masterdata->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tab"));
    tabWidget->addTab(tab_masterdata, QString());
    QWidget *tab_2 = new QWidget();
    tab_2->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tab_2"));
    tabWidget->addTab(tab_2, QString());
 
    gridLayout->addWidget(tabWidget, 1, 0, 1, 1);
 
    MainWindow->setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
    QMenuBar *menuBar = new QMenuBar(MainWindow);
    menuBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("menuBar"));
    menuBar->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 400, 21));
    MainWindow->setMenuBar(menuBar);
    QToolBar *mainToolBar = new QToolBar(MainWindow);
    mainToolBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("mainToolBar"));
    MainWindow->addToolBar(Qt::TopToolBarArea, mainToolBar);
 
    QStatusBar *statusBar = new QStatusBar(MainWindow);
    statusBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("statusBar"));
    MainWindow->setStatusBar(statusBar);
 
    //retranslateUi(MainWindow);
    MainWindow->setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "MainWindow", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
 
    QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(MainWindow);
 
}

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow( parent)
{
    QMainWindow *MainWindow = this;

    if (MainWindow->objectName().isEmpty())
        MainWindow->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindow"));
    MainWindow->resize(800, 400);

    QWidget *centralWidget = new QWidget(MainWindow);
    centralWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("centralWidget"));

    // frame
    QGridLayout *gridLayout = new QGridLayout(centralWidget);
    gridLayout->setSpacing(6);
    gridLayout->setContentsMargins(11, 11, 11, 11);
    gridLayout->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("gridLayout"));

//    QFrame *frame = new QFrame(centralWidget);
//    frame->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("frame"));
//    QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
//    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
//    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
//    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(frame->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
//    frame->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
//    frame->setMaximumSize(QSize(1280, 50));
//    frame->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 50));
//    frame->setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
//    frame->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);

    QWidget *frame = FrameHeader(this);

    gridLayout->addWidget(frame, 0, 0, 1, 1);
    gridLayout->addWidget(MainWindow, 0, 0, 1, 1);

    QTabWidget *tabWidget = new QTabWidget(centralWidget);
    tabWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tabWidget"));
    QSizePolicy sizePolicy1(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
    sizePolicy1.setHorizontalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy1.setVerticalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy1.setHeightForWidth(tabWidget->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
    tabWidget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy1);
    tabWidget->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 200));
    QWidget *tab_masterdata = new QWidget();
    tab_masterdata->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tab"));
    tabWidget->addTab(tab_masterdata, QString());
    QWidget *tab_2 = new QWidget();
    tab_2->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tab_2"));
    tabWidget->addTab(tab_2, QString());

    gridLayout->addWidget(tabWidget, 1, 0, 1, 1);

    MainWindow->setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
    QMenuBar *menuBar = new QMenuBar(MainWindow);
    menuBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("menuBar"));
    menuBar->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 400, 21));
    MainWindow->setMenuBar(menuBar);
    QToolBar *mainToolBar = new QToolBar(MainWindow);
    mainToolBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("mainToolBar"));
    MainWindow->addToolBar(Qt::TopToolBarArea, mainToolBar);

    QStatusBar *statusBar = new QStatusBar(MainWindow);
    statusBar->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("statusBar"));
    MainWindow->setStatusBar(statusBar);

    //retranslateUi(MainWindow);
    MainWindow->setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "MainWindow", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));

    QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(MainWindow);

}

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The commented block is the frame that I want to put in function, but didn't know how to return the QFrame from the function. I try to make the function of type QFrame but QtCreator complains that QFrame is not a type. Here is the function:

QWidget MainWindow::FrameHeader(QWidget *parent)
{
 
    QWidget *centralWidget = this->centralWidget();
 
    QFrame *frame = new QFrame(centralWidget);
    frame->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("frame"));
    QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(frame->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
    frame->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
    frame->setMaximumSize(QSize(1280, 50));
    frame->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 50));
    frame->setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
    frame->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);
 
    return centralWidget;
}

QWidget MainWindow::FrameHeader(QWidget *parent)
{

    QWidget *centralWidget = this->centralWidget();

    QFrame *frame = new QFrame(centralWidget);
    frame->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("frame"));
    QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(frame->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
    frame->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
    frame->setMaximumSize(QSize(1280, 50));
    frame->setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 50));
    frame->setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
    frame->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Raised);

    return centralWidget;
}

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the problem is that I can bot include the function in the centralWidget's layout here

gridLayout->addWidget(frame, 0, 0, 1, 1);

gridLayout->addWidget(frame, 0, 0, 1, 1);

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The result should be

***the window***
***************
* the frame *
***************
* tabWidget *
***************

I hope this will be more clear form my explanation. Thank in advance!

[hackerNovitiate]

QtCreator complains that QFrame is not a type

#include <QFrame> should help.

By the way, I assume that you want gridLayout to be inside centralWidget? If so, then you should note that this code...

QGridLayout *gridLayout = new QGridLayout(centralWidget);

QGridLayout *gridLayout = new QGridLayout(centralWidget);

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...only sets the relationship between centralWidget and gridLayout in the "Object Tree" (see http://doc.trolltech.com/latest/objecttrees.html); it doesn't DISPLAY gridLayout. You will also need to call setLayout().

The result should be

***the window***
***************
* the frame *
***************
* tabWidget *
***************

Check out QVboxLayout; it might be easier than QGridLayout.