- Qt 5.15
- Qt Sensors
- Qt Sensors Examples
- Qt Sensors - Explorer QML Example
- Qt 5.15.12 Reference Documentation

# Qt Sensors - Explorer QML Example

Demonstrates how to read the meta-data of available sensors.

This example is divided into two parts:

- A C++ plugin that provides QML alternatives for `QSensorExplorer`, `QPropertyInfo` and `QSensorItem` C++ classes.
- A QML Application that uses the QML types to read the sensor meta-data and present it.

This example is built as an executable with C++ code that runs the QML, but it can also be launched directly using the `qmlscene` tool. You should build the top-level sensor_explorer project before trying to run this example or it will not be able to find its dependencies.

     qmlscene -I . sensor_explorer.qml

Above, the -I . parameter adds the current directory as a module import path to locate the Explorer QML module.

#### Sensor Explorer QML Import

The Sensor Explorer QML import defines the Explorer QML module, exporting `QSensorExplorer`, `QPropertyInfo` and `QSensorItem` C++ classes as QML types. The source code is available in the `sensor_explorer/import` subdirectory.

#### Sensor Explorer QML Application

To write a QML application that will use the QML types exposed by the Explorer module, following steps are needed:

Import the Explorer 1.0 declarative plugin:

     import Explorer 1.0

Create a SensorExplorer QML item:

     SensorExplorer {
         id: explorer
     }

You can retrieve a list of all available sensors using `SensorExplorer.availableSensors`:

     model: explorer.availableSensors

The example uses the returned list as a model to populate a view of available sensors.

To retrieve the properties of a sensor, use `SensorItem.properties`:

     propertyList.model = explorer.selectedSensorItem.properties

The property list is used as a model for another view that displays the property names and values.

It is possible to edit the values of certain sensor properties. Selecting a writable property value will open an editor. `SensorExplorer` QML type allows you to pass a new value for a sensor property value as follows:

     explorer.selectedSensorItem.changePropertyValue(propertyList.selectedItem, loaderEditor.item.text);

Starting and stopping a sensor can be done by setting the `SensorItem.start` property:

     if (text === "Start") {
         explorer.selectedSensorItem.start = true;
         text = "Stop";
     }
     else {
         explorer.selectedSensorItem.start = false;
         text = "Start";
     }

Example project @ code.qt.io