QML component not recognized when loading from local file

nwoki

Hi all. When loading a qml file (main.qml) from a custom directory (NOT via resource file. The qml files are not to be integrated in the application) I can't load other components in the same directory.

The QML folder is:

/folder
  |
  - main.qml
  - ActivationArea.qml

I can load the main.qml correctly but main.qml can't load the ActivationArea component.

MAIN.QML

import QtQuick 2.7
import ".";

Item {
    anchors.fill: parent;

    ActivationArea {
        id: topLeft;
        areaSide: currentExercise.parameter("area_width").value;

        x: 0;
        y: 0;
    }

    ActivationArea {
        id: center;
        areaSide: currentExercise.parameter("area_width").value;


        anchors {
            centerIn: parent;
        }
    }
}

ACTIVATIONAREA.QML

import QtQuick 2.7

Item {
    id: root;

    property int areaSide: 0;
    property string baseColour: "red";
    property string activeColour: "pink";


    Rectangle {
        id: bg;
        color: root.baseColour;

        width: root.areaSide;
        height: root.areaSide;

        Behavior on color {
            NumberAnimation {
                duration: 100;
            }
        }
    }

The error code given is: ActivationArea is not a type. Any ideas on how to load my items/components?

P.S : the baseUrl is set to the directory of the root of the qml files.

p3c0

@nwoki Can you check if one of the following way works for you?
https://forum.qt.io/topic/57604/qrc-main-qml-9-gui-delegates-uepeopleitemdelegate-qml-no-such-directory-error/2

nwoki

main.qml has import "." at line 2. The "." imports the current directory, so yeah, already tried that

p3c0

@nwoki Can you check if the following code prints the same path where main.qml is present? Add this code in main.qml.

Component.onCompleted: {
    console.log(Qt.resolvedUrl("."))
}

nwoki

i get the following output.

qml: MY RESOLVE -> file:///

So it's not reading the root dir of my qml file. How can I set it properly?

p3c0

@nwoki I tried to create the same scenario and it worked. From where are you loading these QML files ? Can you post the whole project structure? Are there any plugins involved ?

nwoki

@p3c0 The QML files are in a folder on the desktop whilst my program is run from a different folder. The result i'm trying to achieve is that of being able to load a qml program (any folder with a bunch of QML files in it starting from a "main.qml" file) from any folder.

Yes, I use plugins but they're custom QML plugins (qqmlcomponent). Do they somehow interfere with the loading of the qml files on my desktop folder? (I use a seperate QQmlEngine for these components)

JosephMills

The result i'm trying to achieve is that of being able to load a qml program (any folder with a bunch of QML files in it starting from a "main.qml" file) from any folder.

Use a Loader and set the source to a main area of that said extra folder

example:

/home/nwoki/mainApp/ This is the folder that contains your main app. that app that is run when main.cpp inits the engine or view or whatever. Add a Loader here and get the url (for other folder )and store in c++ sa a QString or whatever

then there is this folder
/home/nwoki/Videos/QmlVideosFolder/

Just map the Loader to Load from there.

p3c0

@nwoki Can you try without setting the baseUrl and in the following manner:

QQuickView view;
view.setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/home/folder/main.qml")));

nwoki

@p3c0 said in QML component not recognized when loading from local file:

@nwoki Can you try without setting the baseUrl and in the following manner:
QQuickView view;
view.setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/home/folder/main.qml")));

This was the fix. More precisely:

QUrl::fromLocalFile

I was loading the non qrc files without the "QUrl::fromLocalFile". Using this solved the qml resolve problems and I'm now able to load the extra QML components from the specified dir.

Thanks guys :)

p3c0

@nwoki Didn't anticipate that :D
Congratulations and Happy Coding :)