VAR = 1 2 3 4 5 JOINEDVAR = $$join( VAR, "-GLUE-", "-BEFORE-", "-AFTER-" ) !contains( JOINEDVAR, -BEFORE-1-GLUE-2-GLUE-3-GLUE-4-GLUE-5-AFTER- ) { message( "FAILED: join [$$JOINEDVAR != -BEFORE-1-GLUE-2-GLUE-3-GLUE-4-GLUE-5-AFTER-]" ) } # To test member we need to use join NEWVAR = $$member( VAR, 4 ) $$member( VAR, 3 ) $$member( VAR, 2 ) JOINEDNEWVAR = $$join( NEWVAR, "-" ) !contains( JOINEDNEWVAR, 5-4-3 ) { message( "FAILED: member [$$JOINEDNEWVAR != 5-4-3]" ) } DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0