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  • ro12man3R ro12man3

    @mrjj ok, I understand how to read the file and search the values. I don't understand another thing.
    On example=, the function will read the .txt file and it will find some value. Let it be 2900.
    In txt file it will be looking:
    2900, "Jackson"

    How to convert to "Jackson"? I don't know how to write that in a hash. How the hash will look the "convert value"?

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    wrote on last edited by mrjj
    #30

    @ro12man3
    say
    u define the hash like
    QHash<int, QString> Hash;
    it means we use int as key and get string as result
    so
    QString Name=hash[2900];
    would give us "Jackson" in name;

    please read doc on how it works.
    http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qhash.html

    so you would read all lines from text file and insert into hash.

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    • mrjjM mrjj

      @ro12man3
      say
      u define the hash like
      QHash<int, QString> Hash;
      it means we use int as key and get string as result
      so
      QString Name=hash[2900];
      would give us "Jackson" in name;

      please read doc on how it works.
      http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qhash.html

      so you would read all lines from text file and insert into hash.

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      wrote on last edited by
      #31

      @mrjj woooow thank you! You are the master! :) I understand, very clever idea!

      I will try that in the morning.

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        wrote on last edited by mrjj
        #32

        well for 40 lookups its more fun that tons of ifs
        if u make a text file with
        ID, NAME
        like
        1000, TOWN
        1001, TOWN2
        1002, TOWN3

        so u need to ( code handwritten fast, not tested. u need to add includes)

        QFile file("c:/mynames.txt");
        if(!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
        QMessageBox::information(0, "error", file.errorString());
        }

        QTextStream in(&file);
        while(!in.atEnd()) {
        QString line = in.readLine(); // get a line from file
        QStringList fields = line.split(","); <<< KEY point. we ask it to split the text at "," to a list
        /// now fields[0] is first part and fields[1] is rest
        // so
        hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ; // store name under key
        }

        file.close();

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        • mrjjM mrjj

          well for 40 lookups its more fun that tons of ifs
          if u make a text file with
          ID, NAME
          like
          1000, TOWN
          1001, TOWN2
          1002, TOWN3

          so u need to ( code handwritten fast, not tested. u need to add includes)

          QFile file("c:/mynames.txt");
          if(!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
          QMessageBox::information(0, "error", file.errorString());
          }

          QTextStream in(&file);
          while(!in.atEnd()) {
          QString line = in.readLine(); // get a line from file
          QStringList fields = line.split(","); <<< KEY point. we ask it to split the text at "," to a list
          /// now fields[0] is first part and fields[1] is rest
          // so
          hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ; // store name under key
          }

          file.close();

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          wrote on last edited by
          #33

          @mrjj thank you very much!! I will try that. If I wiil edit this, I will write here the correct code.
          Thank you for your helping!

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          • ro12man3R ro12man3

            @mrjj thank you very much!! I will try that. If I wiil edit this, I will write here the correct code.
            Thank you for your helping!

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            wrote on last edited by
            #34

            @ro12man3
            You are very welcome.
            One note is that if u read in text lines then
            it will be text so u need to convert to int for the key if you
            define the hash like that.
            QHash<int, QString> Hash;
            something like
            hash[ fields[0].toInt() ]=xxx
            If it gives u grief , let me know as im not 100% sure of syntax as its free writing :)

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            • mrjjM mrjj

              @ro12man3
              You are very welcome.
              One note is that if u read in text lines then
              it will be text so u need to convert to int for the key if you
              define the hash like that.
              QHash<int, QString> Hash;
              something like
              hash[ fields[0].toInt() ]=xxx
              If it gives u grief , let me know as im not 100% sure of syntax as its free writing :)

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              wrote on last edited by ro12man3
              #35

              @mrjj Well, I can extract the second field, but it will be all second fields.

              And I have edited the code:

              QString MyDelegate::displayText(const QVariant& value, const QLocale& locale) const {
                     QString line;
                      QFile file("C:/QT/Test text/1.txt");
                      if(!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
                             qDebug() << "Error opening file";
                      QTextStream in(&file);
              
                      QHash<int, QString> hash;
              
                       while(!in.atEnd()) {
                       QString line = in.readLine(); 
                       QStringList fields = line.split(","); 
                       hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ; 
                if (value.toString().compare(fields[0]) == 0)
                  return fields[1];
                else
                  return value.toString(); 
              }
              }
              

              And it doesn't work. How to solve that?
              It was working when I wrote

               if (value.toString().compare("1000") == 0)
                  return "Jackson";
              

              If I write

              QMessageBox::information(this, fields[0], fields[1] );
              

              it is working, but it shows ALL values.

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                wrote on last edited by mrjj
                #36

                @ro12man3 said:

                And it doesn't work. How to solve that?

                • You really have to provide more info that that :)
                  if you insert qDebug() << "f1=" << fields[0] << "f2=" << fields[1];
                  does it read in the data correctly ? this is critical.

                • Also you build the hash
                  hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ;
                  but don't use it. ? You dont use it to look up the text.
                  QString CityName = hash[value.toInt()];
                  return CityName;

                • Also you mix reading in the file with compare value. that is wrong.
                  You should not read it in displayText as it will then read file each time
                  it draw that column. that is not so good.
                  Make Hash a member of the class. (in .h) and just use it
                  in displayText. then u can read it once and use it over and over.

                • Read in the text file in the constructor of the delegate;

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #37

                  In addition to what @mrjj wrote: make the hash a member of your delegate.

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @ro12man3 said:

                    And it doesn't work. How to solve that?

                    • You really have to provide more info that that :)
                      if you insert qDebug() << "f1=" << fields[0] << "f2=" << fields[1];
                      does it read in the data correctly ? this is critical.

                    • Also you build the hash
                      hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ;
                      but don't use it. ? You dont use it to look up the text.
                      QString CityName = hash[value.toInt()];
                      return CityName;

                    • Also you mix reading in the file with compare value. that is wrong.
                      You should not read it in displayText as it will then read file each time
                      it draw that column. that is not so good.
                      Make Hash a member of the class. (in .h) and just use it
                      in displayText. then u can read it once and use it over and over.

                    • Read in the text file in the constructor of the delegate;

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #38

                    @mrjj said:

                    • You really have to provide more info that that :)
                      if you insert qDebug() << "f1=" << fields[0] << "f2=" << fields[1];
                      does it read in the data correctly ? this is critical.

                    Yes, I can extract this values. I tested that in QMessageBox.
                    More info... http://rghost.ru/7wFZPWC4v This is the project.
                    Download link(http://rghost.ru/download/7wFZPWC4v/ccf2cf56d3bbd353e8db12f377907d858f261e23/ccf2cf56d3bbd353e8db12f377907d858f261e23/myfirstviewEDITED.rar)

                    It's not very difficult code structure, I don't know why it's not working.

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                      wrote on last edited by SGaist
                      #39

                      Hi,

                      Because it's not buildable as is.

                      MyDelegate::MyDelegate(QObject *parent)
                          : QStyledItemDelegate(parent)
                      {
                          QString line;
                          QFile file("1.txt");
                          if(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
                              QTextStream in(&file);
                              while(!in.atEnd()) {
                                  QString line = in.readLine(); // get a line from file
                                  QStringList fields = line.split(","); // KEY point. we ask it to split the text at "," to a list
                                  hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ; // store name under key
                              }
                          } else {
                              qDebug() << "Error opening file";
                          }
                      }
                      
                      // this is the key delegate function!
                      QString MyDelegate::displayText(const QVariant& value, const QLocale& locale) const {
                           return hash.value(value.toInt());
                      }
                      

                      [edit: code cleanup SGaist]

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #40

                        oh a tad to late :)
                        https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ajogwsoc7n1zjg/myfirstviewEDITED_hash.zip?dl=0

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                        • SGaistS Offline
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #41

                          Note that the build problem isn't with the delegate but with the MainWindow missing slot implementation.

                          @mrjj :-D

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            oh a tad to late :)
                            https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ajogwsoc7n1zjg/myfirstviewEDITED_hash.zip?dl=0

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                            wrote on last edited by ro12man3
                            #42

                            @mrjj @SGaist oooohhh guys, thank you!! You are amazing!!!

                            It's working. !!!

                            The problem is SOLVED! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

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                            • mrjjM mrjj

                              oh a tad to late :)
                              https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ajogwsoc7n1zjg/myfirstviewEDITED_hash.zip?dl=0

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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #43

                              @mrjj @SGaist
                              I started to work and I found one bag.
                              My table is:
                              Roberto
                              Jackson
                              1002
                              1

                              And that's my txt file:
                              1002,Hello
                              1,How are you

                              So the result in the table is
                              Roberto
                              Jackson
                              Hello
                              How are you

                              It's good. Correct work.
                              But if I change 1002 to 10--02 then all const values in the table will become like a second value for 10--02. The result will become:
                              Hello
                              Hello
                              Hello
                              How are you

                              You can see that, just edit in table Maria to 10--02 and add 10--02 to txt file. What is that?

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #44

                                @ro12man3 said:

                                10--02

                                hi
                                If you change the first field in file to 10--02
                                it it no longer a valid integer.
                                Our hash is Int, String
                                so that mean use int as key and get back string
                                when we read "10--02", and say toInt() we get 0 or something undefined.

                                If you need to use a key that is not really a integer. like 10--02, then
                                you must change the hash to be Qstring, QString and NOT use toInt() when inserting
                                into hash.
                                So make sure your text format fits the Hash or strange things will happen :)

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                                • mrjjM mrjj

                                  @ro12man3 said:

                                  10--02

                                  hi
                                  If you change the first field in file to 10--02
                                  it it no longer a valid integer.
                                  Our hash is Int, String
                                  so that mean use int as key and get back string
                                  when we read "10--02", and say toInt() we get 0 or something undefined.

                                  If you need to use a key that is not really a integer. like 10--02, then
                                  you must change the hash to be Qstring, QString and NOT use toInt() when inserting
                                  into hash.
                                  So make sure your text format fits the Hash or strange things will happen :)

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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #45

                                  @mrjj Ok. It was

                                  // In .h file:
                                  QHash<int, QString> hash;
                                  ......
                                    hash[fields[0].toInt()] = fields[1] ;
                                  ......
                                  // In .cpp file:
                                  QString mapped = hash.value(value.toInt());
                                  

                                  After editing it's:

                                  // In .h file:
                                  QHash<QString, QString> hash;
                                  ......
                                    hash[fields[0]] = fields[1] ;
                                  ......
                                  // In .cpp file:
                                  QString mapped = hash.value(value);
                                  

                                  Is it correct?

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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #46

                                    hi
                                    yes, seems fine. good work.
                                    i think you might need
                                    QString mapped = hash.value(value.toString);
                                    as value is variant and hash wants string.

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                                    • mrjjM mrjj

                                      hi
                                      yes, seems fine. good work.
                                      i think you might need
                                      QString mapped = hash.value(value.toString);
                                      as value is variant and hash wants string.

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                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #47

                                      @mrjj Wooow I'm so happy, really :D Thank you :) I will study and study and study :)

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