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{{Short description|Scripting engine}}
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'''QtScript''' is a scripting engine that has been part of the [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] [[cross-platform]] [[application framework]] since version 4.3.0. It was first deprecated and then dropped as of Qt 6.5 (which has Qt [[QML]] as replacement).
The [[scripting language]] is based on the [[ECMAScript]] standard with a few extensions, such as QObject-style signal and slot connections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/scripting.html#ecmascript-compatibility |title=Making Applications Scriptable: ECMAScript Compatibility |work=Qt 4.6 |publisher=Nokia |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928053842/http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/scripting.html#ecmascript-compatibility |archive-date=2010-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The library contains the engine, and a [[C++]] API for evaluating QtScript code and exposing custom QObject-derived C++ classes to QtScript.
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The QtScript Binding Generator<ref>[http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-labs/qtscriptgenerator QtScript Generator] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228033225/http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-labs/qtscriptgenerator |date=2011-12-28 }}</ref> provides bindings for the Qt API to access directly from ECMAScript.{{clarify|post-text=update needed?|date=September 2011}} QtScript and the binding generator are used for [[Amarok (software)|Amarok]] 2's scripting system.
The current (as of Qt 4.7) implementation uses [[JavaScriptCore]] and will not be further developed. The module
== Qt Script for Applications (QSA) ==
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