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Qt 5.8.0 Reference Documentation

# QAspectEngine Class

(Qt3DCore::QAspectEngine)

Responsible for handling all the QAbstractAspect subclasses that have been registered with the scene. More...

Header: | #include <QAspectEngine>
qmake: | QT += 3dcore

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## Public Functions

| QAspectEngine(QObject *parent = nullptr)
| ~QAspectEngine()
QVector<QAbstractAspect *> | aspects() const
QVariant | executeCommand(const QString &command)
void | registerAspect(QAbstractAspect *aspect)
void | registerAspect(const QString &name)
QEntityPtr | rootEntity() const
void | setRootEntity(QEntityPtr root)
void | unregisterAspect(QAbstractAspect *aspect)
void | unregisterAspect(const QString &name)

## Related Non-Members

typedef | QEntityPtr

## Detailed Description

Responsible for handling all the QAbstractAspect subclasses that have been registered with the scene.

The Qt3D run loop is controlled by the Qt3DRender::QAspectEngine.

Qt3DCore::QAbstractAspect subclasses can be registered by calling Qt3DCore::QAspectEngine::registerAspect() which will take care of registering the aspect and in turn that will call Qt3DCore::QAbstractAspect::onRegistered();

The simulation loop is launched as soon as a root Qt3DCore::QEntity is set on the Qt3DCore::QAspectEngine. This is followed by a call to onEngineStartup() on each aspect so that they can start their simulation work.

The simulation loop is stopped when the root entity is set to Qt3DCore::QEntityPtr(). This calls onEngineShutdown() on each aspect so that they can stop performing their simulation work.

Setting a new valid root entity would restart the simulation loop again.

## Member Function Documentation

### QAspectEngine::QAspectEngine(QObject *parent = nullptr)

Constructs a new QAspectEngine with parent.

### QAspectEngine::~QAspectEngine()

Destroys the engine.

### QVector<QAbstractAspect *> QAspectEngine::aspects() const

Returns the aspects owned by the aspect engine.

### QVariant QAspectEngine::executeCommand(const QString &command)

Executes the given command on aspect engine. Valid commands are:

- "list aspects"

Returns the reply for the command.

### void QAspectEngine::registerAspect(QAbstractAspect *aspect)

Registers a new aspect to the AspectManager. The QAspectEngine takes ownership of the aspect and will delete it when the aspect is unregistered.

### void QAspectEngine::registerAspect(const QString &name)

Registers a new aspect to the AspectManager based on its name Uses the currently set aspect factory to create the actual aspect instance.

### QEntityPtr QAspectEngine::rootEntity() const

Returns the root entity of the aspect engine.

See also setRootEntity().

### void QAspectEngine::setRootEntity(QEntityPtr root)

Sets the root entity for the aspect engine.

See also rootEntity().

### void QAspectEngine::unregisterAspect(QAbstractAspect *aspect)

Unregisters and deletes the given aspect.

### void QAspectEngine::unregisterAspect(const QString &name)

Unregisters and deletes the aspect with the given name.

## Related Non-Members

### typedef Qt3DCore::QEntityPtr

A shared pointer for QEntity.