Using TreeWidgets

[Arukas]

Hello-

I'm use to using listView and having trouble with treeWidgets. Is there a way to get the TreeWidget to give you a simple index number like the listView does?

-Thanks

[goetz]

Being a hierarchical view, no, there is no such concept as an index here. I wouldn't make sense at all.

Which API call do you refer when talking about "a simple index number"? Maybe there's something similar in the tree view...

[Arukas]

I can get row numbers from the tree, but that's doesn't really work because they start over when they go into a subtree. So how are you suppose to be able to tell which item is clicked on in these trees if their names aren't unique?

[goetz]

The [[Doc:QTreeWidget]] signals contain a QTreeWidgetItem pointer, you can work on that. Isn't that sufficient?

[Arukas]

Well, if I knew more about the QTreeWidgetItem, it might but as far as I can tell it only holds the a name, but my names are unique, so that causes a problem. How would I tell if I had the write pointer?

[andre]

If you think it helps you, you could use a custom data role on your items and generate a unique ID number that you store in that role. You can then retreive that ID from the item when it is clicked. Reference the setData and data methods in QTreeWidgetItem.

[goetz]

Sorry, I don't get the use case. What do you need that index for other than poking the correct item out of the view?

[Arukas]

I just want to get the correct item out of the tree. Is the only way to use a

@map<QTreeWidgetItem, int>@

or does the treewidget do something like that already for you?

[goetz]

If you take the QTreeWidget pointer delivered by the signals, you already HAVE the correct item.

[andre]

[quote author="Arukas" date="1328130428"]I just want to get the correct item out of the tree. Is the only way to use a

@map<QTreeWidgetItem, int>@

or does the treewidget do something like that already for you?

[/quote]

I posted a solution for that just above...