QT widgets vs QT GUI

Question

I'm new at QT, actually I didn't start yet but I'm intending to create a xml file (markups and nodes and everything .. ) from a QT user interface.

For example the user can find in my interface text fields where he can insert an employee name, id and age and my program will turn that to an employee node in my output xml file with its attributes name , id , age. so since I'm coding with c++ I wanted to create this interface as a QT GUI but I found that QT creator provides a project named QT Widget with the same option.

So I'm kind of confused now and I don't know what's the difference between them so I can chose. I will appreciate any help from guys.

Answer 1

If I have understood your question correctly: a Qt Widget is a tiny element, one of the many items in a gui (buttons, comboboxes are all widgets). The Qt Widget, project type is for creating one, which you can use in a separate projects interface.

A Qt Gui is more likely the project type you want, that will allow you to drag in many widgets to create your 'interface text fields'.

You would use a Qt Widget project type if you need to do more advanced customization or create your own text field control.