Modules

Components declared in a .slint file can be used as elements in other .slint files, by means of exporting and importing them.

By default, every type declared in a .slint file is private. The export keyword changes this.

component ButtonHelper inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
}

component Button inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
    ButtonHelper {
        // ...
    }
}

export { Button }

In the above example, Button is accessible from other .slint files, but ButtonHelper isn’t.

It’s also possible to change the name just for the purpose of exporting, without affecting its internal use:

component Button inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
}

export { Button as ColorButton }

In the above example, Button isn’t accessible from the outside, but is available under the name ColorButton instead.

For convenience, a third way of exporting a component is to declare it exported right away:

export component Button inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
}

Similarly, components exported from other files may be imported:

import { Button } from "./button.slint";

export component App inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
    Button {
        // ...
    }
}

In the event that two files export a type under the same name, then you have the option of assigning a different name at import time:

import { Button } from "./button.slint";
import { Button as CoolButton } from "../other_theme/button.slint";

export component App inherits Rectangle {
    // ...
    CoolButton {} // from other_theme/button.slint
    Button {} // from button.slint
}

Elements, globals and structs can be exported and imported.

It’s also possible to export globals (see Global Singletons) imported from other files:

import { Logic as MathLogic } from "math.slint";
export { MathLogic } // known as "MathLogic" when using native APIs to access globals

Module Syntax

The following syntax is supported for importing types:

import { export1 } from "module.slint";
import { export1, export2 } from "module.slint";
import { export1 as alias1 } from "module.slint";
import { export1, export2 as alias2, /* ... */ } from "module.slint";

The following syntax is supported for exporting types:

// Export declarations
export component MyButton inherits Rectangle { /* ... */ }

// Export lists
component MySwitch inherits Rectangle { /* ... */ }
export { MySwitch };
export { MySwitch as Alias1, MyButton as Alias2 };

// Re-export all types from other module
export * from "other_module.slint";