1. Create a new qt project

Create a new qt project, as shown in the figure

Two, copy qtpropertybrowser source code

Copy a qtpropertybrowser source code from the D: \Qt\Qt5.6.3\5.6.3\Src\qttools\src\shared directory to the newly created qt project directory, as shown in the figure (note: not necessarily the D drive, According to the path where the reader installs qt, the blogger installed qt 5.6.3 )

3. Add source files

Right-click on the project file to add an existing file

After adding, as shown below, slightly modify the pro file

#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Project created by QtCreator 2023-03-07T17:49:09
#
#-------------------------------------------------

QT       += core gui

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = Demo
TEMPLATE = app


SOURCES += main.cpp\
        widget.cpp

HEADERS  += widget.h

FORMS    += widget.ui

DISTFILES += \
    qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowser.pri \
    qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowserutils.pri

RESOURCES += \
    qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowser.qrc

after modification

#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Project created by QtCreator 2023-03-07T17:49:09
#
#-------------------------------------------------

QT       += core gui

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

#TARGET = Demo
#TEMPLATE = app

TARGET = qtpropertybrowser

TEMPLATE = lib

CONFIG += staticlib


#SOURCES += main.cpp\
#        widget.cpp

#HEADERS  += widget.h

#FORMS    += widget.ui

include (qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowser.pri)
include (qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowserutils.pri)

RESOURCES += \
    qtpropertybrowser/qtpropertybrowser.qrc

Fourth, compile and generate a static library

Build > execute qmake > build project (ctrl+B)

At this point we can see that *.lib files are generated in the debug directory generated by compilation, as shown in the figure

For usage, please refer to the article Compile QHexView into a static library with cmake . Two test cases are provided below.

Five, qtpropertybrowser test code

Case number one

*.pro file

#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Project created by QtCreator 2023-03-07T15:54:35
#
#-------------------------------------------------

QT       += core gui

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = CESHI2
TEMPLATE = app


SOURCES += main.cpp\
        widget.cpp

HEADERS  += widget.h

FORMS    += widget.ui

win32: LIBS += -L$$PWD/lib/ -lqtpropertybrowser

INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/include
DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/include

win32:!win32-g++: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/lib/qtpropertybrowser.lib
else:win32-g++: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/lib/libqtpropertybrowser.a

RESOURCES += \
    src.qrc

*.h files

#ifndef WIDGET_H
#define WIDGET_H

#include <QWidget>

namespace Ui {
class Widget;
}

class Widget : public QWidget
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit Widget(QWidget *parent = 0);
    ~Widget();

private:
    Ui::Widget *ui;
};

#endif // WIDGET_H

*.cpp

#include "widget.h"
#include "ui_widget.h"
#include "qtpropertymanager.h"
#include "qteditorfactory.h"
#include "qttreepropertybrowser.h"
#include "qtgroupboxpropertybrowser.h"
#include "qtbuttonpropertybrowser.h"

#include <QScrollArea>
#include <QGridLayout>
#include <QLabel>

Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent) :
    QWidget(parent),
    ui(new Ui::Widget)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    QtBoolPropertyManager *boolManager = new QtBoolPropertyManager(this);
    QtIntPropertyManager *intManager = new QtIntPropertyManager(this);
    QtStringPropertyManager *stringManager = new QtStringPropertyManager(this);
    QtSizePropertyManager *sizeManager = new QtSizePropertyManager(this);
    QtRectPropertyManager *rectManager = new QtRectPropertyManager(this);
    QtSizePolicyPropertyManager *sizePolicyManager = new QtSizePolicyPropertyManager(this);
    QtEnumPropertyManager *enumManager = new QtEnumPropertyManager(this);
    QtGroupPropertyManager *groupManager = new QtGroupPropertyManager(this);

    QtProperty *item0 = groupManager->addProperty("QObject");

    QtProperty *item1 = stringManager->addProperty("objectName");
    item0->addSubProperty(item1);

    QtProperty *item2 = boolManager->addProperty("enabled");
    item0->addSubProperty(item2);

    QtProperty *item3 = rectManager->addProperty("geometry");
    item0->addSubProperty(item3);

    QtProperty *item4 = sizePolicyManager->addProperty("sizePolicy");
    item0->addSubProperty(item4);

    QtProperty *item5 = sizeManager->addProperty("sizeIncrement");
    item0->addSubProperty(item5);

    QtProperty *item7 = boolManager->addProperty("mouseTracking");
    item0->addSubProperty(item7);

    QtProperty *item8 = enumManager->addProperty("direction");
    QStringList enumNames;
    enumNames << "Up" << "Right" << "Down" << "Left";
    enumManager->setEnumNames(item8, enumNames);
    QMap<int, QIcon> enumIcons;
    enumIcons[0] = QIcon(":/images/up.png");
    enumIcons[1] = QIcon(":/images/right.png");
    enumIcons[2] = QIcon(":/images/down.png");
    enumIcons[3] = QIcon(":/images/left.png");
    enumManager->setEnumIcons(item8, enumIcons);
    item0->addSubProperty(item8);

    QtProperty *item9 = intManager->addProperty("value");
    intManager->setRange(item9, -100, 100);
    item0->addSubProperty(item9);

    QtCheckBoxFactory *checkBoxFactory = new QtCheckBoxFactory(this);
    QtSpinBoxFactory *spinBoxFactory = new QtSpinBoxFactory(this);
    QtSliderFactory *sliderFactory = new QtSliderFactory(this);
    QtScrollBarFactory *scrollBarFactory = new QtScrollBarFactory(this);
    QtLineEditFactory *lineEditFactory = new QtLineEditFactory(this);
    QtEnumEditorFactory *comboBoxFactory = new QtEnumEditorFactory(this);

    QtAbstractPropertyBrowser *editor1 = new QtTreePropertyBrowser();
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(boolManager, checkBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(intManager, spinBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(stringManager, lineEditFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(sizeManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(rectManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subEnumPropertyManager(), comboBoxFactory);
    editor1->setFactoryForManager(enumManager, comboBoxFactory);

    editor1->addProperty(item0);

    QtAbstractPropertyBrowser *editor2 = new QtTreePropertyBrowser();
    editor2->addProperty(item0);

    QtAbstractPropertyBrowser *editor3 = new QtGroupBoxPropertyBrowser();
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(boolManager, checkBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(intManager, spinBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(stringManager, lineEditFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(sizeManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(rectManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subEnumPropertyManager(), comboBoxFactory);
    editor3->setFactoryForManager(enumManager, comboBoxFactory);

    editor3->addProperty(item0);

    QScrollArea *scroll3 = new QScrollArea();
    scroll3->setWidgetResizable(true);
    scroll3->setWidget(editor3);

    QtAbstractPropertyBrowser *editor4 = new QtGroupBoxPropertyBrowser();
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(boolManager, checkBoxFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(intManager, scrollBarFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(stringManager, lineEditFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(sizeManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(rectManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subIntPropertyManager(), sliderFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subEnumPropertyManager(), comboBoxFactory);
    editor4->setFactoryForManager(enumManager, comboBoxFactory);

    editor4->addProperty(item0);

    QScrollArea *scroll4 = new QScrollArea();
    scroll4->setWidgetResizable(true);
    scroll4->setWidget(editor4);

    QtAbstractPropertyBrowser *editor5 = new QtButtonPropertyBrowser();
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(boolManager, checkBoxFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(intManager, scrollBarFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(stringManager, lineEditFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(sizeManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(rectManager->subIntPropertyManager(), spinBoxFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subIntPropertyManager(), sliderFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(sizePolicyManager->subEnumPropertyManager(), comboBoxFactory);
    editor5->setFactoryForManager(enumManager, comboBoxFactory);

    editor5->addProperty(item0);

    QScrollArea *scroll5 = new QScrollArea();
    scroll5->setWidgetResizable(true);
    scroll5->setWidget(editor5);

    QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout(this);
    QLabel *label1 = new QLabel("Editable Tree Property Browser");
    QLabel *label2 = new QLabel("Read Only Tree Property Browser, editor factories are not set");
    QLabel *label3 = new QLabel("Group Box Property Browser");
    QLabel *label4 = new QLabel("Group Box Property Browser with different editor factories");
    QLabel *label5 = new QLabel("Button Property Browser");
    label1->setWordWrap(true);
    label2->setWordWrap(true);
    label3->setWordWrap(true);
    label4->setWordWrap(true);
    label5->setWordWrap(true);
    label1->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
    label2->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
    label3->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
    label4->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
    label5->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
    label1->setFrameShape(QFrame::Panel);
    label2->setFrameShape(QFrame::Panel);
    label3->setFrameShape(QFrame::Panel);
    label4->setFrameShape(QFrame::Panel);
    label5->setFrameShape(QFrame::Panel);
    label1->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
    label2->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
    label3->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
    label4->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
    label5->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);

    layout->addWidget(label1, 0, 0);
    layout->addWidget(label2, 0, 1);
    layout->addWidget(label3, 0, 2);
    layout->addWidget(label4, 0, 3);
    layout->addWidget(label5, 0, 4);
    layout->addWidget(editor1, 1, 0);
    layout->addWidget(editor2, 1, 1);
    layout->addWidget(scroll3, 1, 2);
    layout->addWidget(scroll4, 1, 3);
    layout->addWidget(scroll5, 1, 4);
}

Widget::~Widget()
{
    delete ui;
}

Test Results

case two