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/*!
    \module QtUiTools
    \title QtUiTools Module
    \since 4.1
    \contentspage Qt's Modules
    \previouspage QtDesigner
    \nextpage QtHelp
    \ingroup modules

    \brief The QtUiTools module provides classes to handle forms created 
    with Qt Designer.

    These forms are processed at run-time to produce dynamically-generated
    user interfaces. In order to generate a form at run-time, a resource
    file containing a \c{.ui} file is needed. Applications that use the
    form handling classes need to be configured to be built against the
    QtUiTools module. This is done by including the following declaration
    in a \c qmake project file to ensure that the application is compiled
    and linked appropriately.

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qtuiloader.qdoc 0

    A form loader object, provided by the QUiLoader class, is used to
    construct the user interface. This user interface can
    be retrieved from any QIODevice; for example, a QFile object can be
    used to obtain a form stored in a project's resources. The
    QUiLoader::load() function takes the user interface description
    contained in the file and constructs the form widget.

    To include the definitions of the module's classes, use the following
    directive:

    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qtuiloader.qdoc 1

    \note These classes are part of the \l{Open Source Versions of Qt} and
    \l{Qt Commercial Editions}{Qt Full Framework Edition} for commercial
    users.

    \sa{Calculator Builder Example}, {World Time Clock Builder Example}
*/