mp/ Example of setting QML property from C++

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 ();
+}
+