[Interest] XAML and CX in Qt for Windows Phone

[Đèn cù Phan Quang Huy]

Thanks, Andrew!
I will try it.


On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Knight Andrew <Andrew.Knight at digia.com>
wrote:

> Huy Phan Quang wrote:
> > So, it mean "i must rebuild qt source code"???
>
> Not for using C++/CX in your application (why would it)? You just need to
> tell the compiler to enable the extensions (/ZW). Qt will happily link just
> the same.
>
> -Andrew
>
> ---
>
> From:
> Knight Andrew
>
> Sent:
> ‎13/‎08/‎2014 4:32 CH
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> To:
> Đèn cù Phan Quang Huy;
>
> interest at qt-project.org
>
> Subject:
> RE: [Interest] XAML and CX in Qt for Windows Phone
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> > Hi all !
>
> >
>
> > In Windows Phone 8, Microsoft provided a new technique for native
> development (C++). There are 2 template for native :
>
> >
>
> > Native Only (only use C++) template: this template only use pure C++
> with limited access to Platform API (C# implementation like Camera, Push
> Notification, etc.). It has been only used
>
> >  for game development (with DirectX). XAML + C# + C++ template: with
> this template, in fact, it is “general Windows Phone template” with XAML for
>
> >  layout, C# for logic processing and C++ for backend heavily processing.
> Example, the game render would be written in C++ (like native only) but it
> would be rendered on a control in XAML. MS provided a mechanism
>
> >  for communicate between C# and C++, is “CX” (much like C++.net) and it
> much like JNI mechanism in Android. CX allows C++ can access C# Platform
> API,
>
> >  which can’t be accessed directly from C++.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > In Qt, when i want to build for Windows Phone, i will create Visual
> Studio Solution by “qmake” and build it in Visual Studio, but the output
> solution of it is > “Native Only Template”, thus i can’t write CX and
> integrated any Ad Banner for my app.
>
> >
>
> > Please add qmake optional for create Xaml template. It's very useful!
>
>
>
> As you have noted, Windows Phone allows for "Native Only" development, and
> this is what Qt uses. We do not use any CX, C#, or XAML in the Qt codebase,
> and this is likely to remain the case as we go along.
>
>
>
> That said, there is nothing preventing you from using CX in your code. You
> simply need to add
>
>     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -ZW
>
> to your .pro file to enable the extensions.
>
>
>
> XAML integration is also possible in theory, but it requires major changes
> to Qt. If you're not planning to use any Qt UI integration (Widgets, Qt
> Quick, etc.), then you probably won't have any serious issues using XAML,
> though. The two experiments are available
>  on Code Review:
>
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/86264
>
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/88593
>
> They involve modifying winmain, a static BSD-licensed support library in
> qtbase. You are welcome to do something similar in your app; just rebuild
> winmain or link to your version of winmain instead.
>
>
>
> So, to summarize: we don't use these features in Qt (and have no plans
> to), but there are ways to use them in your app.
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> P.S. What ad banner framework are you using? It may actually be possible
> to use it from native C++ by generating headers from the winrtmidl compiler.
>
>
>
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