The new syntax would not as type safety is being enforced at compile time. However the old syntax using strings is also available so if it is, then yes used th

The new syntax would not as type safety is being enforced at compile time. However the old syntax using strings is also available so if it is, then yes used the same preprocessor macro step will apply. Was reading to find answers to some of my own questions and found this link helpful regarding use of c++11 in Qt5 [0]. Use of c++11 features seems limited in the first release which makes sense. [0]: http://woboq.com/blog/cpp11-in-qt5.html http://woboq.com/blog/cpp11-in-qt5.html