mp/ Example of setting QML property from C++

mp/CMakeLists.txt

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+# sets the PROJECT_NAME variable
+project(mpApp)
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
+find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Qml Quick REQUIRED)
+
+set(SRC_LIST mp.cpp)
+
+# add an executable based on the project name and source list
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_LIST})
+
+# links Qt5Core to the project executable
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Qml Qt5::Quick)
+

mp/mp.cpp

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+/***
+ Simple example showing how to set properties.
+ item->setWidth (300);
+ rect->setProperty ("color", "red");
+ 
+ 1/17/17 -- Tal Lancaster
+ ***/
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QQuickView>
+#include <QtQuick>
+#include <QtQml>
+#include <QtCore>
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+
+    QGuiApplication q_app (argc, argv);
+    
+    // Using QQuickView
+    QQuickView view;
+    view.setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile("../qml/itemRect.qml"));
+    view.show();
+    QQuickItem* item {view.rootObject () };
+    item->setWidth (300);
+    
+    QObject* rect = item->findChild<QObject*> ("rect");
+    if (rect) {
+        rect->setProperty ("color", "red");
+    }
+    
+    
+    return q_app.exec ();
+}
+