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| 32 | <td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>Qt Object Model</h1>
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| 36 | <p> The standard C++ Object Model provides very efficient runtime support
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| 37 | for the object paradigm. But the C++ Object Model's static nature is
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| 38 | inflexibile in certain problem domains. Graphical User Interface
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| 39 | programming is a domain that requires both runtime efficiency and a
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| 40 | high level of flexibility. Qt provides this, by combining the speed of
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| 41 | C++ with the flexibility of the Qt Object Model.
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| 42 | <p> Qt adds these features to C++:
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| 44 | <li> a very powerful mechanism for seamless object
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| 65 | <p> The Meta Object System is a C++ extension that makes the language
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| 66 | better suited to true component GUI programming. Although templates can
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| 67 | be used to extend C++, the Meta Object System provides benefits using
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| 68 | standard C++ that cannot be achieved with templates; see <a href="templates.html">Why doesn't Qt use templates for signals and
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