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- QProgressBar
- Qt 6.9.2 Reference Documentation

# QProgressBar Class

The QProgressBar widget provides a horizontal or vertical progress bar. More...

Header: | `#include <QProgressBar>`
CMake: | `find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets)` `target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)`
qmake: | `QT += widgets`
Inherits: | QWidget

- List of all members, including inherited members

## Public Types

enum | Direction { TopToBottom, BottomToTop }

## Properties

alignment : Qt::Alignment format : QString invertedAppearance : bool maximum : int minimum : int | orientation : Qt::Orientation text : const QString textDirection : Direction textVisible : bool value : int

## Public Functions

| QProgressBar(QWidget *parent = nullptr)
virtual | ~QProgressBar()
Qt::Alignment | alignment() const
QString | format() const
bool | invertedAppearance() const
bool | isTextVisible() const
int | maximum() const
int | minimum() const
Qt::Orientation | orientation() const
void | resetFormat()
void | setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment)
void | setFormat(const QString &format)
void | setInvertedAppearance(bool invert)
void | setTextDirection(QProgressBar::Direction textDirection)
void | setTextVisible(bool visible)
virtual QString | text() const
QProgressBar::Direction | textDirection() const
int | value() const

## Reimplemented Public Functions

virtual QSize | minimumSizeHint() const override
virtual QSize | sizeHint() const override

## Public Slots

void | reset()
void | setMaximum(int maximum)
void | setMinimum(int minimum)
void | setOrientation(Qt::Orientation)
void | setRange(int minimum, int maximum)
void | setValue(int value)

## Signals

void | valueChanged(int value)

## Protected Functions

virtual void | initStyleOption(QStyleOptionProgressBar *option) const

## Reimplemented Protected Functions

virtual bool | event(QEvent *e) override
virtual void | paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override

## Detailed Description

A progress bar is used to give the user an indication of the progress of an operation and to reassure them that the application is still running.

The progress bar uses the concept of steps. You set it up by specifying the minimum and maximum possible step values, and it will display the percentage of steps that have been completed when you later give it the current step value. The percentage is calculated by dividing the progress (value() - minimum()) divided by maximum() - minimum().

You can specify the minimum and maximum number of steps with setMinimum() and setMaximum. The current number of steps is set with setValue(). The progress bar can be rewound to the beginning with reset().

If minimum and maximum both are set to 0, the bar shows a busy indicator instead of a percentage of steps. This is useful, for example, when using QNetworkAccessManager to download items when they are unable to determine the size of the item being downloaded.

See also QProgressDialog.

## Member Type Documentation

### enum QProgressBar::Direction

Specifies the reading direction of the text for vertical progress bars.

Constant | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
`QProgressBar::TopToBottom` | `0` | The text is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
`QProgressBar::BottomToTop` | `1` | The text is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

Note that whether or not the text is drawn is dependent on the style. Currently CleanLooks and Plastique draw the text. Mac, Windows and WindowsVista style do not.

See also textDirection.

## Property Documentation

### alignment : Qt::Alignment

This property holds the alignment of the progress bar

Access functions:

Qt::Alignment | alignment() const
void | setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment)

### format : QString

This property holds the string used to generate the current text

%p - is replaced by the percentage completed. %v - is replaced by the current value. %m - is replaced by the total number of steps.

The default value is "%p%".

Access functions:

QString | format() const
void | setFormat(const QString &format)
void | resetFormat()

See also text().

### invertedAppearance : bool

This property holds whether or not a progress bar shows its progress inverted

If this property is `true`, the progress bar grows in the other direction (e.g. from right to left). By default, the progress bar is not inverted.

Access functions:

bool | invertedAppearance() const
void | setInvertedAppearance(bool invert)

See also orientation and layoutDirection.

### maximum : int

This property holds the progress bar's maximum value

When setting this property, the minimum is adjusted if necessary to ensure that the range remains valid. If the current value falls outside the new range, the progress bar is reset with reset().

Access functions:

int | maximum() const
void | setMaximum(int maximum)

### minimum : int

This property holds the progress bar's minimum value

When setting this property, the maximum is adjusted if necessary to ensure that the range remains valid. If the current value falls outside the new range, the progress bar is reset with reset().

Access functions:

int | minimum() const
void | setMinimum(int minimum)

### orientation : Qt::Orientation

This property holds the orientation of the progress bar

The orientation must be Qt::Horizontal (the default) or Qt::Vertical.

Access functions:

Qt::Orientation | orientation() const
void | setOrientation(Qt::Orientation)

See also invertedAppearance and textDirection.

### `[read-only]` text : const QString

This property holds the descriptive text shown with the progress bar

The text returned is the same as the text displayed in the center (or in some styles, to the left) of the progress bar.

The progress shown in the text may be smaller than the minimum value, indicating that the progress bar is in the "reset" state before any progress is set.

In the default implementation, the text either contains a percentage value that indicates the progress so far, or it is blank because the progress bar is in the reset state.

Access functions:

virtual QString | text() const

### textDirection : Direction

This property holds the reading direction of the text for vertical progress bars

This property has no impact on horizontal progress bars. By default, the reading direction is QProgressBar::TopToBottom.

Access functions:

QProgressBar::Direction | textDirection() const
void | setTextDirection(QProgressBar::Direction textDirection)

See also orientation and textVisible.

### textVisible : bool

This property holds whether the current completed percentage should be displayed

This property may be ignored by the style (e.g., QMacStyle never draws the text).

Access functions:

bool | isTextVisible() const
void | setTextVisible(bool visible)

See also textDirection.

### value : int

This property holds the progress bar's current value

Attempting to change the current value to one outside the minimum-maximum range has no effect on the current value.

Access functions:

int | value() const
void | setValue(int value)

Notifier signal:

void | valueChanged(int value)

## Member Function Documentation

### `[explicit]` QProgressBar::QProgressBar(QWidget *parent = nullptr)

Constructs a progress bar with the given parent.

By default, the minimum step value is set to 0, and the maximum to 100.

See also setRange().

### `[virtual noexcept]` QProgressBar::~QProgressBar()

Destructor.

### `[override virtual protected]` bool QProgressBar::event(QEvent *e)

Reimplements: QWidget::event(QEvent *event).

### `[virtual protected]` void QProgressBar::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionProgressBar *option) const

Initialize option with the values from this QProgressBar. This method is useful for subclasses when they need a QStyleOptionProgressBar, but don't want to fill in all the information themselves.

See also QStyleOption::initFrom().

### `[override virtual]` QSize QProgressBar::minimumSizeHint() const

Reimplements an access function for property: QWidget::minimumSizeHint.

### `[override virtual protected]` void QProgressBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)

Reimplements: QWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event).

### `[slot]` void QProgressBar::reset()

Reset the progress bar. The progress bar "rewinds" and shows no progress.

### `[slot]` void QProgressBar::setRange(int minimum, int maximum)

Sets the progress bar's minimum and maximum values to minimum and maximum respectively.

If maximum is smaller than minimum, minimum becomes the only legal value.

If the current value falls outside the new range, the progress bar is reset with reset().

The QProgressBar can be set to undetermined state by using setRange(0, 0).

See also minimum and maximum.

### `[override virtual]` QSize QProgressBar::sizeHint() const

Reimplements an access function for property: QWidget::sizeHint.

### `[signal]` void QProgressBar::valueChanged(int value)

This signal is emitted when the value shown in the progress bar changes. value is the new value shown by the progress bar.

Note: Notifier signal for property value.