- Qt 6.12
- Qt 5 Compatibility APIs: Graphical Effects
- QML Types
- ThresholdMask
- Qt 6.12.0 Reference Documentation

# ThresholdMask QML Type

Masks the source item with another item and applies a threshold value. More...

Import Statement: | `import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects`
Since: | QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
Inherits: | Item

- List of all members, including inherited members

## Properties

- cached : bool
- maskSource : variant
- source : variant
- spread : real
- threshold : real

## Detailed Description

Note: The MultiEffect component provides a mask effect with some performance advantages. For new code, it should be considered as an alternative to using Qt Graphical Effects.

The masking behavior can be controlled with the threshold value for the mask pixels.

Source | MaskSource | Effect applied
--- | --- | ---

## Example

The following example shows how to apply the effect.

     import QtQuick
     import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects

     Item {
         width: 300
         height: 300

         Image {
             id: background
             anchors.fill: parent
             source: "images/checker.png"
             smooth: true
             fillMode: Image.Tile
         }

         Image {
             id: bug
             source: "images/bug.jpg"
             sourceSize: Qt.size(parent.width, parent.height)
             smooth: true
             visible: false
         }

         Image {
             id: mask
             source: "images/fog.png"
             sourceSize: Qt.size(parent.width, parent.height)
             smooth: true
             visible: false
         }

         ThresholdMask {
             anchors.fill: bug
             source: bug
             maskSource: mask
             threshold: 0.4
             spread: 0.2
         }
     }

## Property Documentation

### cached : bool

This property allows the effect output pixels to be cached in order to improve the rendering performance.

Every time the source or effect properties are changed, the pixels in the cache must be updated. Memory consumption is increased, because an extra buffer of memory is required for storing the effect output.

It is recommended to disable the cache when the source or the effect properties are animated.

By default, the property is set to `false`.

### maskSource : variant

This property defines the item that is going to be used as the mask. Mask item gets rendered into an intermediate pixel buffer and the alpha values from the result are used to determine the source item's pixels visibility in the display.

Original | Mask | Effect applied
--- | --- | ---

Note: It is not supported to let the effect include itself, for instance by setting maskSource to the effect's parent.

### source : variant

This property defines the source item that is going to be masked.

Note: It is not supported to let the effect include itself, for instance by setting source to the effect's parent.

### spread : real

This property defines the smoothness of the mask edges near the threshold alpha value. Setting spread to 0.0 uses mask normally with the specified threshold. Setting higher spread values softens the transition from the transparent mask pixels towards opaque mask pixels by adding interpolated values between them.

The value ranges from 0.0 (sharp mask edge) to 1.0 (smooth mask edge). By default, the property is set to `0.0`.

Output examples with different spread values |  |
--- | --- | ---
spread: 0.0 | spread: 0.2 | spread: 0.8
threshold: 0.4 | threshold: 0.4 | threshold: 0.4

### threshold : real

This property defines a threshold value for the mask pixels. The mask pixels that have an alpha value below this property are used to completely mask away the corresponding pixels from the source item. The mask pixels that have a higher alpha value are used to alphablend the source item to the display.

The value ranges from 0.0 (alpha value 0) to 1.0 (alpha value 255). By default, the property is set to `0.0`.

Output examples with different threshold values |  |
--- | --- | ---
threshold: 0.0 | threshold: 0.5 | threshold: 0.7
spread: 0.2 | spread: 0.2 | spread: 0.2