// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd. // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause //! [0] void Widget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) { origin = event->pos(); if (!rubberBand) rubberBand = new QRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle, this); rubberBand->setGeometry(QRect(origin, QSize())); rubberBand->show(); } void Widget::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event) { rubberBand->setGeometry(QRect(origin, event->pos()).normalized()); } void Widget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) { rubberBand->hide(); // determine selection, for example using QRect::intersects() // and QRect::contains(). } //! [0]