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# Digital Clock Example

Files:

- widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.cpp
- widgets/digitalclock/digitalclock.h
- widgets/digitalclock/main.cpp

The Digital Clock example shows how to use QLCDNumber to display a number with LCD-like digits.

This example also demonstrates how QTimer can be used to update a widget at regular intervals.

## DigitalClock Class Definition

The `DigitalClock` class provides a clock widget showing the time with hours and minutes separated by a blinking colon. We subclass QLCDNumber and implement a private slot called `showTime()` to update the clock display:

        class DigitalClock : public QLCDNumber
        {
            Q_OBJECT

        public:
            DigitalClock(QWidget *parent = 0);

        private slots:
            void showTime();
        };

## DigitalClock Class Implementation

        DigitalClock::DigitalClock(QWidget *parent)
            : QLCDNumber(parent)
        {
            setSegmentStyle(Filled);

            QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
            connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(showTime()));
            timer->start(1000);

            showTime();

            setWindowTitle(tr("Digital Clock"));
            resize(150, 60);
        }

In the constructor, we first change the look of the LCD numbers. The QLCDNumber::Filled style produces raised segments filled with the foreground color (typically black). We also set up a one-second timer to keep track of the current time, and we connect its timeout() signal to the private `showTime()` slot so that the display is updated every second. Then, we call the `showTime()` slot; without this call, there would be a one-second delay at startup before the time is shown.

        void DigitalClock::showTime()
        {
            QTime time = QTime::currentTime();
            QString text = time.toString("hh:mm");
            if ((time.second() % 2) == 0)
                text[2] = ' ';
            display(text);
        }

The `showTime()` slot is called whenever the clock display needs to be updated.

The current time is converted into a string with the format "hh:mm". When QTime::second() is a even number, the colon in the string is replaced with a space. This makes the colon appear and vanish every other second.

Finally, we call QLCDNumber::display() to update the widget.