How to create a subdirectory for a project QtCreator?
I would like to divide my Qt project into several directories because it is growing pretty large. However, when I click on browse in QtCreator, there is no 'Add directory' and no such thing in 'Add new'. Can this be done somehow?
One method you could use is to add a project include file for each sub directory.
Qt Creator displays these in the GUI in a nested fashion, and allows you to add files to them.
e.g.
in project.pro
include(folder1/include.pri)
in folder1/include.pri
HEADERS += MyClass.h
SOURCES += MyClass.cpp
etc
Answer : How to create a folder or a subdirectory for a project in QtCreator?
Prior to QT Creator 3.1.x, you can right-click on your project -> "add new..." and change the path to the folder you want.
The folder must exists, Qt will not create it for you.
Qt takes care of the path in your .pro file.
That's it !
Just had the same issue, and found out a relatively simple answer.
All you need to do to move file.cpp to newFolder is to rename the file (right click -> Rename) to newFolder\file.cpp.
Qt Creator will move it to the new folder and automatically update the .pro file.
Starting from version 1.2.90 Qt Creator shows subfolders which exist in project's folder as branches in project's tree if only Filter tree option is not set to Simplify tree.
It only seems to be impossible to create sub-directories in QT-CREATOR.
Try the following:
- Create a number of sub-directories, with a file-explorer or by command line within the project-folder (for example net/, gui/, test/, data/ ...)!
- Move exisiting files into these new folders. And change their paths within the *.proj file!
- Create new also files from beginning within the new folders (By AddNew...)!
... QT-CREATOR displays only such folders which contain files that are written with their names into the *.pro or a *.pri file. At root level QT-CREATOR distinguishes between HEADERS, SOURCES, FORMS and OTHER FILES. Within these root folders you can find project-own subfolders, repeatedly. (Not covered in this text is splitting into sub-projects.)