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--- qt:moc [2010/12/06 21:08] – created mithat
+++ qt:moc [2010/12/07 20:20] (current) – mithat
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-''moc'' is a command line tool included with Qt. It stands for //meta-object compiler// and is responsible for connecting up all the signal and slots and/or other foo suggested by the ''Q_OBJECT'' macro.
+====== Description ======
+''moc'' is a command line tool included with Qt. Typically, the programmer does not interact directly with ''moc''. Instead, the project Makefile generated by ''qmake'' will specify the needed ''moc'' actions for a given project.
-Typically, the programmer does not interact directly with ''moc''. Instead, the project Makefile generated by ''qmake'' will specify the needed ''moc'' actions for a given project.
+''moc'' stands for //meta-object compiler// and must be run on all classes in a project that descend from [[QObject]]. The result of running ''moc'' on a class is a new file with prefix ''moc_'' that is pure C++.
+''moc'' is responsible for generating the code for implementing [[signal and slots]], creating the Qt [[property system]], implementing the Qt introspection mechanisms, and/or anything else that's suggested by a class' descending from [[QObject]] and using the ''[[Q_OBJECT]]'' macro.
+====== Official documentation ======
+http://doc.qt.nokia.com/moc.html