Changes in table with combo boxes

[koahnig]

@VRonin

Thanks for help

You are listing a number of classes, I have not used before. Therefore, it is easy to get lost.

Do you have a small example?

[mrjj]

@koahnig
Hi
I think this could be good ?
https://wiki.qt.io/Combo_Boxes_in_Item_Views

Note that is does
if (index.column() != 1) checks which is not super design.
Much better with setItemDelegateForColumn than check internally on col as it
breaks so easy with sorting etc and ties the delegate to the model.

[koahnig]

@mrjj

I am playing already with the example code and found that it does add a combo box only in second col. Was a lucky shot to start there ;)

This is certainly a very good start.

PS: I will leave the thread open, if there are follow up questions. I am pretty sure that someone is going tokick me, if I forget to mark as solved ;)

[mrjj]

@koahnig

Hi, ok super !
If you have not played with delegates before, there will be questions.
Or at least i had many :)

[VRonin]

This is a small class from one of my projects. It supports Qt::EditRole and Qt::UserRole. It also automatically sorts the entries (which I'm unsure if it's something you want). You'll just have to change createEditor slightly to allow the combobox to be typed into

header

#ifndef COMBOBOXDELEGATE_H
#define COMBOBOXDELEGATE_H

#include <QStyledItemDelegate>
#include <QString>
class QComboBox;
class QStandardItemModel;
class QSortFilterProxyModel;
class ComboBoxDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(ComboBoxDelegate)
public:
    explicit ComboBoxDelegate(QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
    virtual QWidget *createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index) const override;
    virtual void setEditorData(QWidget *editor, const QModelIndex &index) const override;
    virtual void setModelData(QWidget *editor, QAbstractItemModel *model, const QModelIndex &index) const override;
    virtual void updateEditorGeometry(QWidget *editor, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index) const override;
    virtual QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index)  const override;
    virtual void clear();
    virtual void addItem(const QString& txt, const QVariant& val);
    virtual void addItem(const QString& txt);
    virtual QString textForData(const QVariant& val);
    virtual void setItemData(int index, const QVariant& data, int role=256);
    virtual QVariant itemData(int index, int role = 256);
    virtual void removeItem(int index);
    virtual int findText(const QString & text) const;
    virtual int findData(const QVariant & data, int role = Qt::UserRole) const;
protected:
    QStandardItemModel* m_comboModel;
    QSortFilterProxyModel* m_comboProxy;
};

#endif // COMBOBOXDELEGATE_H

source

#include "ComboBoxDelegate.h"
#include <QComboBox>
#include <QStandardItemModel>
#include <QApplication>
#include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
ComboBoxDelegate::ComboBoxDelegate(QObject *parent)
    : QStyledItemDelegate(parent)
{
    m_comboModel = new QStandardItemModel(this);
    m_comboModel->insertColumn(0);
    m_comboProxy = new QSortFilterProxyModel(this);
    m_comboProxy->setSourceModel(m_comboModel);
}

QWidget* ComboBoxDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &, const QModelIndex &) const
{
    QComboBox* result = new QComboBox(parent);
    m_comboProxy->sort(0);
    result->setModel(m_comboProxy);
    return result;
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::setEditorData(QWidget *editor, const QModelIndex &index) const
{
    if (index.data(Qt::EditRole).isNull())
        qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor)->setCurrentIndex(-1);
    else
        qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor)->setCurrentText(index.model()->data(index, Qt::EditRole).toString());
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::clear()
{
    m_comboModel->removeRows(0,m_comboModel->rowCount());
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::addItem(const QString& txt, const QVariant& val)
{
    m_comboModel->insertRow(m_comboModel->rowCount());
    m_comboModel->setData(m_comboModel->index(m_comboModel->rowCount()-1,0),txt);
    m_comboModel->setData(m_comboModel->index(m_comboModel->rowCount() - 1, 0), val,Qt::UserRole);
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::addItem(const QString& txt)
{
    addItem(txt, QVariant());
}

QString ComboBoxDelegate::textForData(const QVariant& val)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < m_comboModel->rowCount();++i){
        if (m_comboModel->index(i, 0).data(Qt::UserRole) == val)
            return m_comboModel->index(i, 0).data().toString();
    }
    return QString();
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::setItemData(int index, const QVariant& data, int role)
{
    if (index < 0 || index >= m_comboProxy->rowCount())
        return;
    m_comboModel->setData(m_comboProxy->mapToSource(m_comboProxy->index(index, 0)), data, role);
}

QVariant ComboBoxDelegate::itemData(int index, int role)
{
    if (index < 0 || index >= m_comboProxy->rowCount())
        return QVariant();
    return m_comboProxy->index(index, 0).data(role);
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::removeItem(int index)
{
    if (index < 0 || index >= m_comboProxy->rowCount())
        return;
    m_comboModel->removeRow(m_comboProxy->mapToSource(m_comboProxy->index(index,0)).row());
}

int ComboBoxDelegate::findText(const QString & text) const
{
    for (int i = 0; i < m_comboProxy->rowCount(); ++i) {
        if (m_comboProxy->index(i, 0).data().toString().compare(text, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
            return i;
    }
    return -1;
}

int ComboBoxDelegate::findData(const QVariant & data, int role /*= Qt::UserRole*/) const
{
    for (int i = 0; i < m_comboProxy->rowCount(); ++i) {
        if (m_comboProxy->index(i, 0).data(role) == data)
            return i;
    }
    return -1;
}

void ComboBoxDelegate::setModelData(QWidget *editor, QAbstractItemModel *model, const QModelIndex &index) const
{
    auto combo = qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor);
    if (combo->currentIndex() < 0) {
        model->setData(index, QVariant(), Qt::EditRole);
        model->setData(index, QVariant(), Qt::UserRole);
    }
    else {
        model->setData(index, combo->currentText(), Qt::EditRole);
        model->setData(index, combo->currentData(), Qt::UserRole);
    }
}
void ComboBoxDelegate::updateEditorGeometry(QWidget *editor, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &) const
{
    editor->setGeometry(option.rect);
}

QSize ComboBoxDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &) const
{
    int MaxWid = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < m_comboProxy->rowCount(); ++i) {
        const int optWid = option.fontMetrics.width(displayText(m_comboProxy->index(i, 0).data(),QLocale()));
        if (optWid>MaxWid)
            MaxWid = optWid;
    }
    return qApp->style()->sizeFromContents(
        QStyle::CT_ComboBox,
        &option,
        QSize(MaxWid, option.fontMetrics.height())
        );
}

[koahnig]

@VRonin

Thanks for your code.

I have played, probably better to say messed around, a bit and seem to semi-understand what you are doing there.
For my trial I have basically used the wiki example and added your ComboBoxDelegate.

The wiki example starts out with an empty 4 by 10 table.

When simply adding a line

results->setEditable(true);

in createEditor I got something to work.
The only problem was the line

m_comboProxy->sort(0);

The behaviour of the QComboBox was not as expected. It basically showed only a blank line and last value entered. When choosing a different column, it showed the performance as expected, but that should be wrong, since the number of columns stays at 1. I guess it has to do with the incomplete use of the whole model.

The moment I will bypass the QSortFilterProxyModel and use directly the instance of the QStandardItemModel instead.

When I am using your source mostly as is, it provides an increasing list of entries of the whole table already done. Since I need the same basically for column-wise different entries, the solution will be a couple of instances of QStandardItemModel.

Can you offer an explanation why the sort does not work?

[VRonin]

@koahnig said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

Since I need the same basically for column-wise different entries, the solution will be a couple of instances of QStandardItemModel.

No, just call setItemDelegateForColumn in the view with a different instance of the delegate for every column. This way is more reusable and scalable

@koahnig said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

When choosing a different column

strange, [this] should take care of the resorting. Otherwise use QComboBox::InsertAlphabetically sort policy on the combobox directly

[koahnig]

@VRonin said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

@koahnig said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

Since I need the same basically for column-wise different entries, the solution will be a couple of instances of QStandardItemModel.

No, just call setItemDelegateForColumn in the view with a different instance of the delegate for every column. This way is more reusable and scalable

Yep, found already that I was thinking too complecated ;)

@VRonin said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

@koahnig said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

When choosing a different column

strange, [this] should take care of the resorting. Otherwise use QComboBox::InsertAlphabetically sort policy on the combobox directly

InsertAlphabetically does the trick.

However, I still have to bypass the proxymodel as in here:

//#define USE_COMBO_PROXY
QWidget* ComboBoxDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &, const QModelIndex &) const
{
    QComboBox* result = new QComboBox(parent);
    result->setEditable( true );
    result->setInsertPolicy( QComboBox::InsertAlphabetically );

#ifdef USE_COMBO_PROXY
    m_comboProxy->sort( 0 );
    result->setModel(m_comboProxy);
#else
    result->setModel(m_comboModel);
#endif 

    return result;
}

[koahnig]

Currently I am testing with this class derived from QTablewidget
header

#ifndef MYTABLEWIDGET_H
#define MYTABLEWIDGET_H

#include <QTableWidget>

class MyTableWidget : public QTableWidget
{
public:
    MyTableWidget();

    void setItem ( int row, int col, const QString & text );
};

#endif // MYTABLEWIDGET_H

Source

#include "MyTableWidget.h"

#include "ComboBoxDelegate.h"

MyTableWidget::MyTableWidget()
{
    ComboBoxDelegate *vr = new ComboBoxDelegate ( this );
    setColumnCount(4);
    setItemDelegateForColumn ( 1, vr );
    setItemDelegateForColumn ( 2, new ComboBoxDelegate ( this ) );
    setItemDelegateForColumn ( 3, new ComboBoxDelegate ( this ) );
    setRowCount(10);
    resize(600,400);
    setItem ( 1, 0, "test 1 0" );
    setItem ( 1, 1, "test 1 1" );
    setItem ( 1, 2, "test 1 2" );

}

void MyTableWidget::setItem ( int row, int col, const QString & text )
{
    QTableWidget::setItem ( row, col, new QTableWidgetItem ( text ) );
    ComboBoxDelegate *vr = qobject_cast < ComboBoxDelegate * > ( this->itemDelegateForColumn ( col ) );
    if ( vr )
    {
        vr->addItem ( text, row );
    }
}

And a main

#include <QApplication>
#include "MyTableWidget.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);

    MyTableWidget tw;

    tw.show();

    return a.exec();
}

[VRonin]

You probably need to tweak the setEditorData method. qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor)->setCurrentText(index.model()->data(index, Qt::EditRole).toString()); assumes the index.data(Qt::EditRole).toString() is already in the combo box list which might not be the case. change it to:

{
auto comboEditor =qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor);
Q_ASSERT(comboEditor);
const QString& textToFind = index.data(Qt::EditRole).toString();
int itemIdx = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
if(itemIdx<0){
comboEditor->addItem(textToFind);
itemIdx  = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
}
Q_ASSERT(itemIdx>=0);
comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(itemIdx);
}

EDIT fixed compile fail and wrong Q_ASSERT condition

[koahnig]

@VRonin

Thanks for update.

Unfortunately, the tweaking does not work. setEditorData is a const method. Therefore, the compiler complains about addItem use.

Just for completeness. The main tests on my side are on Win 10 and Qt 5.4.2 with MinGW. I have checked it also with Qt 5.9.1 for MinGW. The use of proxy model is always an issue. However, the behaviour is different for both versions.
The major issue is for Qt 5.4.2 that ComboBox entries held are 2 text plus a varying number blank lines at top.
For Qt 5.9.1 it is the opposite. Apparently, two blank lines at the end and varying number of entries at top, but also some are missing.
I am giving up for testing at the time, since my knowledge is not sound enough, yet. Also is the functionality with by-passing of proxy model sufficient for my current use case.

However, it is time give the following statements.
Even though I am "complaining" about some deficiencies in your code, I see it more as a feedback in case you need some input.
Your assistance helped significantly improving my speed in getting a workable solution.

A huge thanks for turbo-teaching!!

[VRonin]

@koahnig said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

the compiler complains about addItem use.

you can still copy the entire content of additem in that block or exploit the combo and call comboEditor->addItem instead. also, probably it's worth preventing empty (or even whitespace only) strings to be added

The blank lines are weird. you could check what is going on by inquiring m_comboProxy->rowCount()

[koahnig]

@VRonin

Code of setEditorData

{
    auto comboEditor =qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor);
    Q_ASSERT(comboEditor);
    const QString& textToFind = index.data(Qt::EditRole).toString();
    int itemIdx = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
    if(itemIdx<0){
        comboEditor->addItem(textToFind);
        itemIdx  = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
        qDebug() << "addItem " << textToFind << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();
    }
    Q_ASSERT ( itemIdx >= 0 );
    comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(itemIdx);
    qDebug() << "in combo box " << comboEditor->currentText() << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();;
}

Double click on 4, 2
Typing "Testing" <enter>
Double click on 6, 2
Typing "erf"
Double click 8, 2
Typing "Zufall"

output window:

Starting r:\build-AnotherComboBoxTest-Desktop_Qt_5_9_1_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug\AnotherComboBoxTest.exe...
addItem  ""   0   2   1
in combo box  ""   0   2   1
in combo box  "testing"   2   3   1
in combo box  "testing"   2   3   1
in combo box  ""   0   3   1
in combo box  "erf"   1   4   1
in combo box  "erf"   1   4   1
in combo box  ""   0   4   1
in combo box  ""   0   5   1
in combo box  ""   0   5   1

That's the outcome

[VRonin]

Yep, that's what I meant with:

@VRonin said in Changes in table with combo boxes:

also, probably it's worth preventing empty (or even whitespace only) strings

void ComboBoxDelegate::setEditorData(QWidget *editor, const QModelIndex &index) const
{
    if (index.data(Qt::EditRole).isNull())
        qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor)->setCurrentIndex(-1);
    else
{
    auto comboEditor =qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor);
    Q_ASSERT(comboEditor);
    const QString& textToFind = index.data(Qt::EditRole).toString();
    //make sure you are not just searching whitespace
const QRegularExpression realTextRegExp("\S+");
if(!realTextRegExp.match(textToFind).hasMatch()){
comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(-1);
return;
}
int itemIdx = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
    if(itemIdx<0){
        comboEditor->addItem(textToFind);
        itemIdx  = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
        qDebug() << "addItem " << textToFind << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();
    }
    Q_ASSERT ( itemIdx >= 0 );
    comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(itemIdx);
    qDebug() << "in combo box " << comboEditor->currentText() << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();
}
}

[koahnig]

@VRonin

I am sorry to correct, but it doesn't help either.

The problem is with the index coming into setEditorData

Here is my latest code:

void ComboBoxDelegate::setEditorData(QWidget *editor, const QModelIndex &index) const
{
    if (index.data(Qt::EditRole).isNull())
        qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor)->setCurrentIndex(-1);
    else
    {
        auto comboEditor =qobject_cast<QComboBox*>(editor);
        Q_ASSERT(comboEditor);
        qDebug() << " index " << index;
        const QString& textToFind = index.data(Qt::EditRole).toString();
        qDebug() << "textToFind before reg exp " << textToFind;
        //make sure you are not just searching whitespace
        const QRegularExpression realTextRegExp("\\S+");
        if( ! realTextRegExp.match(textToFind).hasMatch()){
            qDebug() << "textToFind " << textToFind;
            comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(-1);
            return;
        }
        int itemIdx = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
        if(itemIdx<0){
            comboEditor->addItem(textToFind);
            itemIdx  = comboEditor->findText(textToFind);
            qDebug() << "addItem " << textToFind << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();
        }
        Q_ASSERT ( itemIdx >= 0 );
        comboEditor->setCurrentIndex(itemIdx);
        qDebug() << "in combo box " << comboEditor->currentText() << " " << itemIdx << " " << m_comboProxy->rowCount() << " " << m_comboProxy->columnCount();
    }
}

That is the latest output:

Starting r:\build-AnotherComboBoxTest-Desktop_Qt_5_9_1_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug\AnotherComboBoxTest.exe...
no delegate found
addItem  "test 1 1"   E:\Source\AnotherComboBoxTest\MyTableWidget.cpp 28
addItem  "test 1 2"   E:\Source\AnotherComboBoxTest\MyTableWidget.cpp 28
 index  QModelIndex(3,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  "testing"
in combo box  "testing"   1   2   1
 index  QModelIndex(3,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  "testing"
in combo box  "testing"   1   2   1
 index  QModelIndex(5,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  "erf"
in combo box  "erf"   0   3   1
 index  QModelIndex(5,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  "erf"
in combo box  "erf"   0   3   1
 index  QModelIndex(7,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  ""
textToFind  ""
 index  QModelIndex(7,1,0x0,QTableModel(0x175fb6a8))
textToFind before reg exp  ""
textToFind  ""

In additiion the update problems there are also the initial input for this test "test 1 1" not covered anymore after some input directly to the table.

[VRonin]

Isn't that the correct output? what were you expecting?

[koahnig]

@VRonin

Nope, I did the same as with the previous tests. Only lower case letters this time. The input was:

• Double click on 4, 2
• Typing "testing" <enter>
• Double click on 6, 2
• Typing "erf" <enter>
• Double click 8, 2
• Typing "zufall" <enter>

[koahnig]

We are back to the start :(

#define USE_COMBO_PROXY
QWidget* ComboBoxDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &, const QModelIndex &) const
{
    QComboBox* result = new QComboBox(parent);
    result->setEditable( true );
    result->setInsertPolicy( QComboBox::InsertAlphabetically );

#ifdef USE_COMBO_PROXY
//    m_comboProxy->sort( 0 );
    result->setModel(m_comboProxy);
#else
    result->setModel(m_comboModel);
#endif

    return result;
}

Commenting out m_comboProxy->sort( 0 ) or by-passing the whole proxy model do work correctly.

[VRonin]

Sorry but now I'm lost. could you describe what the expected output was?

[VRonin]

for anyone ending in this post from google, you should add m_comboProxy->setDynamicSortFilter(false); in the constructor of the delegate