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custom properties on the \uicontrol {Properties} tab in the
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\l {Connections} view.
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\image qmldesigner-dynamicprops.png "Connections View Properties tab"
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For more information, see \l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}.
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For more information, see \l{Specifying Custom Properties}.
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\li To enable users to interact with the component instances, connect
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the instances to signals on the \uicontrol Connections tab in the
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\uicontrol {Connections} view. For example, you can specify what
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\uicontrol Navigator or the \uicontrol {2D} view.
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\li Edit component properties in the \uicontrol Properties view.
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The available properties depend on the component type. You can
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\l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}{add properties for
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\l{Specifying Custom Properties}{add properties for
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components} on the \uicontrol {Properties} tab in the
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\uicontrol Connections view.
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\li To change the appearance and behavior of the component instances
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\endif
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\row
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\li Adding custom properties for a particular component type
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\li \l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}
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\li \l{Specifying Custom Properties}
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\omit
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\row
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\li Adding properties for controlling states
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\li Edit component properties in the \l Properties view.
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The available properties depend on the component type. You can
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\l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}{add properties for components} on
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\l{Specifying Custom Properties}{add properties for components} on
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the \uicontrol Properties tab in the {Connections} view.
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\endlist
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Navigator to add the properties on the \uicontrol Properties tab in the
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\l Connections view.
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See \l {Specifying Dynamic Properties} for a detailed description of how
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See \l {Specifying Custom Properties} for a detailed description of how
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to add a custom property. The name of the property and the data type
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need to match those of the send or receive property of the Simulink model.
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\li \l{Preset Components}
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\li \l{Specifying Component Properties}
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\li \l{Adding Bindings Between Properties}
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\li \l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}
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\li \l{Specifying Custom Properties}
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\endlist
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\section1 Signal
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\list
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\li\l{Connecting Components to Signals}
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\li\l{Adding Bindings Between Properties}
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\li\l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}
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\li\l{Specifying Custom Properties}
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\endlist
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\li \l{Adding States}
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\endlist
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\image studio-custom-material-uniform-properties.png "Uniforms as properties in Connections view Properties tab"
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For more information about adding properties, see
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\l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}.
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\l{Specifying Custom Properties}.
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*/
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\else
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\nextpage quick-connections-backend.html
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\endif
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\sa {Specifying Component Properties}
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\title Specifying Custom Properties
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\title Specifying Dynamic Properties
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Each preset \l{glossary-component}{component} has a set of preset properties
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Each \l{Preset Components}{preset component }has a set of preset properties
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that you can specify values for. You can add custom properties that would
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not otherwise exist for a particular \l{Component Types}{component type}.
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You bind the properties to dynamic expressions to define global properties
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should have an \e int or \e real property for speed to which the UI is
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bound.
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You can add properties for components on the \uicontrol Properties tab in
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in the \l {Connections} view.
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\section1 Adding Properties for a Component
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\image qmldesigner-dynamicprops.png "Custom properties in the Connections view Custom Properties tab"
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To add properties for a component:
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To add a custom property for a component:
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\list 1
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\li Go to the \uicontrol Properties tab in the \l Connections view.
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\li Go to the \uicontrol {Local Custom Properties} section in the
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\uicontrol Properties view.
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\li Select the \inlineimage icons/plus.png
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(\uicontrol Add) button to add a dynamic property for the currently
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selected component. The component ID is displayed in the \uicontrol Item
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column.
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\li Double-click the value in the \uicontrol Property column to give a
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name to the property. Property names must begin with a lower case
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letter and can only contain letters, numbers, and underscores.
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JavaScript \e {reserved words} are not valid property names.
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\li Double-click the value in the \uicontrol {Property Type} column to
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specify the \l{Supported Property Types}{type of the property}.
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\li Double-click the value in the \uicontrol {Property Value} column
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to specify the value of the property.
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(\uicontrol Add) button to add a custom property for the currently
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selected component.
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\image add-local-custom-property.png
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\li Set the \uicontrol Name and \uicontrol Type for the property.
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\image add-new-property-dialog.png
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\endlist
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\section1 Binding a Property Value
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To bind the value of the property to that of another one or to data
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accessible in the application.
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\list 1
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\li In the \uicontrol Properties view, select
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\inlineimage icons/action-icon.png
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next to the property.
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\li Select \uicontrol {Set Binding}.
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\image qmldesigner-binding-editor.png "Binding Editor"
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\endlist
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Right-click a property and select \uicontrol {Open Binding Editor} in
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the context menu to bind the value of the property to that of another one
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or to data accessible in the application in \uicontrol {Binding Editor}.
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For more information, see \l{Setting Bindings}.
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\image qmldesigner-binding-editor.png "Binding Editor"
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The properties you add for a component are displayed in the \l Properties
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view when you select a component of that type in the \l Navigator or
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\l {2D} view.
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\image qtquick-custom-properties.png "Custom properties in Properties view"
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For more information about setting property values in the
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\l Properties view, see \l{Specifying Component Properties}.
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\if defined(qtcreator)
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For an example of using custom properties in an application, see
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\l{Creating a Mobile Application}.
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\endif
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\section1 Supported Property Types
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The following table describes the supported property types:
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\li string
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\li Free form text string
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\row
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\li TextureInput
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\li Specifies a texture exposed to the shaders of a CustomMaterial or Effect.
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\row
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\li url
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\li Resource locator, such as a file name. It can be either absolute,
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\li variant
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\li Generic property type. For example, variant properties can store
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numbers, strings, objects, arrays, and functions.
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\row
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\li vector2d
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\li Refers to a value with x and y attributes.
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\row
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\li vector3d
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\li Refers to a value with x, y, and z attributes.
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\row
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\li vector4d
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\li Refers to a value with x, y, z, and w attributes.
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\endtable
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*/
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the value of a property changes, the values of any properties that
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are bound to it are automatically updated accordingly.
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\li \l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}
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\li \l{Specifying Custom Properties}
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Each preset component has a set of preset properties that you
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can specify values for. You can add custom properties that would
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\li \uicontrol Properties
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\li Add custom properties that would not otherwise exist for a
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particular preset component or your own custom component.
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\li \l{Specifying Dynamic Properties}
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\li \l{Specifying Custom Properties}
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\if defined(qtcreator)
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\row
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\li \uicontrol Backends
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\image qmldesigner-element-properties.png "Rectangle and Text properties"
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\section1 Custom Properties
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Custom Properties are properties that the user has added to the component.
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There are two types of custom properties:
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\table
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\header
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\li Custom Property Type
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\li Description
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\row
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\li Local Custom Property
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\li A property that has been added for a \l{Preset Components}{preset component}.
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\row
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\li Exposed Custom Property
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\li A property that has been added inside a component.
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\endtable
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\image custom-properties.png
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\section1 Summary of Properties View Buttons
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The following table lists the \uicontrol Properties view buttons:
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