Adding toolbar via PyQGIS?

Question

Through tutorials I learned how to add a toolbutton to the plugins-toolbar via python. Now I wonder how to add a complete toolbar with toolbarbuttons via python.

Can anybody give some example-code?

Answer 1

You can use the addToolBar() API call via QgisInterface (i.e. iface) to create a custom toolbar:

class MyPlugin:
 def __init__(self, iface):
 # Save reference to the QGIS interface
 self.iface = iface
 def initGui(self):
 # Add toolbar 
 self.toolbar = self.iface.addToolBar("My_ToolBar")
 # Create actions 
 self.someact = QAction(QIcon(":/plugins/MyPlugin/icons/someactionicon.png"),
 QCoreApplication.translate("MyPlugin", "My Action"),
 self.iface.mainWindow())
 # Connect action signals to slots
 self.someact.triggered.connect(self.doSomething)
 # Add actions to the toolbar
 self.toolbar.addAction(self.someact)
 def unload(self):
 # remove toolbar on plugin unload
 del self.toolbar
 def doSomething(self):
 # slot for action
 pass

Answer 2

I have posted an answer to a post of mine here:

How can I add a second Toolbar Button and Dialog to a QGIS plugin built with Plugin Builder?

that may also answer your question