qml | Qt Qml | Qt 6.9.1 (original) (raw)
The qml utility
The qml utility tool loads QML documents and creates a window to show the scene if your QML document includes a visual item. You can also evaluate non-visual QML documents with it. It is mainly meant for testing your QML applications or components quickly as described in here.
| Usage: |
|---|
| qml [options] files... [– args...] |
options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, –help | Displays help on commandline options. |
| –help-all | Displays help, including generic Qt options. |
| -v, –version | Displays version information. |
| -a, –apptype <core|gui | widget> |
| -I |
Prepend the given path to the import paths. |
| -f | Load the given file as a QML file. |
| -c, –config | Load the given built-in configuration or configuration file. |
| –list-conf | List the built-in configurations. |
| –translation | Load the given file as the translations file. |
| –dummy-data | Load QML files from the given directory as context properties. (deprecated) |
| –desktop | Force use of desktop OpenGL (AA_UseDesktopOpenGL). |
| –gles | Force use of GLES (AA_UseOpenGLES). |
| –software | Force use of software rendering (AA_UseSoftwareOpenGL). |
| –core-profile | Force use of OpenGL Core Profile. |
| –disable-context-sharing | Disable the use of a shared GL context for QtQuick Windows |
| –enable-shader-cache | Enable persistent caching of generated shaders |
| –transparent | Requests an alpha channel in order to enable semi-transparent windows. |
| –multisample | Requests 4x multisample antialiasing. |
| –quiet | Suppress all output. |
| –verbose | Print information about what qml is doing, like specific file URLs being loaded. |
| –slow-animations | Run all animations in slow motion. |
| –fixed-animations | Run animations off animation tick rather than wall time. |
| -r, –rhi | Set the backend for the Qt graphics abstraction (RHI). Backend is one of: default, vulkan, metal, d3d11, gl |
| -S | Add selector to the list of QQmlFileSelectors. |
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