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# Analog Clock

This example displays an analog clock widget.

Header file:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/aclock/aclock.h   2.3.1   edited 2001-01-26 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #ifndef ACLOCK_H
    #define ACLOCK_H

    #include <qwidget.h>
    #include <qdatetime.h>

    class AnalogClock : public QWidget              // analog clock widget
    {
        Q_OBJECT
    public:
        AnalogClock( QWidget *parent=0, const char *name=0 );
        void setAutoMask(bool b);

    protected:
        void updateMask();
        void paintEvent( QPaintEvent *);

    private slots:
        void drawClock( QPainter* );
        void        timeout();

    private:
        QTime       time;
    };

    #endif // ACLOCK_H

Implementation:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/aclock/aclock.cpp   2.3.1   edited 2001-01-26 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #include "aclock.h"
    #include <qtimer.h>
    #include <qpainter.h>
    #include <qbitmap.h>

    //
    // Constructs an analog clock widget that uses an internal QTimer.
    //

    AnalogClock::AnalogClock( QWidget *parent, const char *name )
        : QWidget( parent, name )
    {
        time = QTime::currentTime();                // get current time
        QTimer *internalTimer = new QTimer( this ); // create internal timer
        connect( internalTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(timeout()) );
        internalTimer->start( 5000 );               // emit signal every 5 seconds
    }

    //
    // The QTimer::timeout() signal is received by this slot.
    //

    void AnalogClock::timeout()
    {
        QTime new_time = QTime::currentTime();      // get the current time
        if ( new_time.minute() != time.minute() ) { // minute has changed
            if (autoMask())
                updateMask();
            else
                update();
        }
    }

    void AnalogClock::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
    {
        if ( autoMask() )
            return;
        QPainter paint( this );
        paint.setBrush( colorGroup().foreground() );
        drawClock( &paint );
    }

    // If the clock is transparent, we use updateMask()
    // instead of paintEvent()

    void AnalogClock::updateMask()  // paint clock mask
    {
        QBitmap bm( size() );
        bm.fill( color0 );                  //transparent

        QPainter paint;
        paint.begin( &bm, this );
        paint.setBrush( color1 );           // use non-transparent color
        paint.setPen( color1 );

        drawClock( &paint );

        paint.end();
        setMask( bm );
    }

    //
    // The clock is painted using a 1000x1000 square coordinate system, in
    // the a centered square, as big as possible.  The painter's pen and
    // brush colors are used.
    //
    void AnalogClock::drawClock( QPainter *paint )
    {
        paint->save();

        paint->setWindow( -500,-500, 1000,1000 );

        QRect v = paint->viewport();
        int d = QMIN( v.width(), v.height() );
        paint->setViewport( v.left() + (v.width()-d)/2,
                            v.top() + (v.height()-d)/2, d, d );

        time = QTime::currentTime();
        QPointArray pts;

        paint->save();
        paint->rotate( 30*(time.hour()%12-3) + time.minute()/2 );
        pts.setPoints( 4, -20,0,  0,-20, 300,0, 0,20 );
        paint->drawPolygon( pts );
        paint->restore();

        paint->save();
        paint->rotate( (time.minute()-15)*6 );
        pts.setPoints( 4, -10,0, 0,-10, 400,0, 0,10 );
        paint->drawPolygon( pts );
        paint->restore();

        for ( int i=0; i<12; i++ ) {
            paint->drawLine( 440,0, 460,0 );
            paint->rotate( 30 );
        }

        paint->restore();
    }

    void AnalogClock::setAutoMask(bool b)
    {
        if (b)
            setBackgroundMode( PaletteForeground );
        else
            setBackgroundMode( PaletteBackground );
        QWidget::setAutoMask(b);
    }

Main:

    /****************************************************************************
    ** $Id: qt/examples/aclock/main.cpp   2.3.1   edited 2001-01-26 $
    **
    ** Copyright (C) 1992-2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This file is part of an example program for Qt.  This example
    ** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
    **
    *****************************************************************************/

    #include "aclock.h"
    #include <qapplication.h>

    int main( int argc, char **argv )
    {
        QApplication a( argc, argv );
        AnalogClock *clock = new AnalogClock;
        if ( argc == 2 && strcmp( argv[1], "-transparent" ) == 0 )
            clock->setAutoMask( TRUE );
        clock->resize( 100, 100 );
        a.setMainWidget( clock );
        clock->show();
        int result = a.exec();
        delete clock;
        return result;
    }