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Jake Petroules
Jake Petroules

Reputation: 24160

Can I use the search box control seen in Windows Explorer in my own application?

Can I use this search box control seen in Windows Explorer in my own Qt/C++ application? Or is it a custom control I'd have to implement manually?

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Upvotes: 3

Views: 541

Answers (2)

Dr McKay
Dr McKay

Reputation: 2568

I haven't seen this kind of control, however in Qt it's easy to implement it manually. You may follow this tutorial: http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2007/06/06/lineedit-with-a-clear-button/ and just replace a clear icon with a search one (and change slot from clear() to something which performs desired search, of course).

Upvotes: 1

Ken White
Ken White

Reputation: 125728

You can use the Windows Search Service to access the search functionality; I'm not sure you can embed the actual control that Explorer uses in your own app, but you could certainly create your own that works the same way.

Upvotes: 1

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