Mapping of .ui elements to object methods

[KieranS]

When generating cpp code from .ui files, uic has to map elements/properties of the widgets to methods on the object.

For example if I have a widget declaration

<widget class="QPushButton" name="button">
  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
      <x>910</x>
      <y>140</y>
      <width>101</width>
      <height>117</height>
    </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="flat">
    <bool>true</bool>
  </property>
</widget>

<widget class="QPushButton" name="button">
  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
      <x>910</x>
      <y>140</y>
      <width>101</width>
      <height>117</height>
    </rect>
  </property>
  <property name="flat">
    <bool>true</bool>
  </property>
</widget>

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I get some cpp code like:

button = new QPushButton(MainUI);
button->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("button"));
button->setGeometry(QRect(910, 140, 101, 117));
button->setFlat(true);

button = new QPushButton(MainUI);
button->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("button"));
button->setGeometry(QRect(910, 140, 101, 117));
button->setFlat(true);

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I'm wondering how uic knows which elements/properties of the .ui file are mapped to the methods on the objects? I had a quick look at the uic source and the logic seemed to be hard coded in the source rather than a declarative config of rules that could be changed when uic undergoes an upgrade or the Qt API changes.

Does anybody know of a list that specifies how uic maps .UI XML to cpp code?

Regards