Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
  • Search
  • Get Qt
  • Unsolved
Collapse
qtws26_logo

The Qt Event of the Year: Qt World Summit 2026

Save Your Spot >
Brand Logo
  1. Home
  2. Qt Development
  3. General and Desktop
  4. model populated signal
Qt 6.12 LTS is out! See what's new in the release blog

model populated signal

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Solved General and Desktop
18 Posts 2 Posters 6.2k Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • U user4592357

    i have a QTableVIew subclass and QAbstractTableModel subclass.

    i need to know when data is available in order to enable gui actions. the widget doesn't have any such signal but the model doesn't seem to have one either.

    i suppose that should be possible?

    VRoninV Offline
    VRoninV Offline
    VRonin
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

    i need to know when data is available

    Could you provide a small example of what you mean?

    "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
    ~Napoleon Bonaparte

    On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

    U 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • VRoninV VRonin

      @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

      i need to know when data is available

      Could you provide a small example of what you mean?

      U Offline
      U Offline
      user4592357
      wrote on last edited by
      #3

      @VRonin

      table = new TableView();
      table->setModel(new TableModel);
      // ...
      // here i need some way to be able to know when data is put into model
      connect(table, /* some signal */, [this] { ( /* update gui */) });
      
      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • VRoninV Offline
        VRoninV Offline
        VRonin
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        like QAbstractItemModel::dataChanged?

        "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
        ~Napoleon Bonaparte

        On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

        U 1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • VRoninV VRonin

          like QAbstractItemModel::dataChanged?

          U Offline
          U Offline
          user4592357
          wrote on last edited by user4592357
          #5

          @VRonin
          is that the correct one to use?

          it didn't activate the slot

          VRoninV 1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • VRoninV Offline
            VRoninV Offline
            VRonin
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            You were really vague on what your needs are but that is the one closer to your description.
            QTableView already uses that signal to know when to repaint so you could do the same

            "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
            ~Napoleon Bonaparte

            On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • U user4592357

              @VRonin
              is that the correct one to use?

              it didn't activate the slot

              VRoninV Offline
              VRoninV Offline
              VRonin
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

              it didn't activate the slot

              That means you didn't implement the model correctly, see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qabstractitemmodel.html#subclassing it's not easy :)

              "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
              ~Napoleon Bonaparte

              On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

              U 1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • VRoninV VRonin

                @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

                it didn't activate the slot

                That means you didn't implement the model correctly, see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qabstractitemmodel.html#subclassing it's not easy :)

                U Offline
                U Offline
                user4592357
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                @VRonin
                do you mean emitting dataChanged()? my model isn't editable so i don't need it

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • VRoninV Offline
                  VRoninV Offline
                  VRonin
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  The fact the is editable or not is meaningless, if any change in your model should trigger a repaint in the view you should emit that signal

                  "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
                  ~Napoleon Bonaparte

                  On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

                  U 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • VRoninV VRonin

                    The fact the is editable or not is meaningless, if any change in your model should trigger a repaint in the view you should emit that signal

                    U Offline
                    U Offline
                    user4592357
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    @VRonin
                    still no luck :(

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • VRoninV Offline
                      VRoninV Offline
                      VRonin
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      Can you post your model implementation?

                      "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
                      ~Napoleon Bonaparte

                      On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

                      U 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • VRoninV VRonin

                        Can you post your model implementation?

                        U Offline
                        U Offline
                        user4592357
                        wrote on last edited by user4592357
                        #12

                        @VRonin
                        sorry it's python. nothing specific to it, though.

                        class TableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
                        	headers = [/* items */]
                        
                        	def __init__(self, parent=None):
                        		super(TableModel, self).__init__(parent)
                        		self.__data = []
                        
                        	def rowCount(self, parent=QModelIndex()):
                        		del parent
                        		return len(self.__data)
                        
                        	def columnCount(self, parent=QModelIndex()):
                        		del parent
                        		return len(self.headers)
                        
                        	def data(self, index, role=Qt.DisplayRole):
                        		if not index.isValid() or \
                        				not (0 <= index.row() < self.rowCount()) or \
                        				not (0 <= index.column() < self.columnCount()):
                        			return QVariant()
                        
                        		if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
                        			return self.__data[index.row()][index.column()]
                        
                        		if role == Qt.UserRole:
                        			return self.__data[index.row()][0]
                        
                        		return QVariant()
                        
                        	def headerData(self, section, orientation, role):
                        		if role != Qt.DisplayRole:
                        			return QVariant()
                        
                        		if orientation == Qt.Horizontal:
                        			return self.headers[section]
                        
                        		return section + 1
                        
                        	def set_data(self, data):
                        		self.beginResetModel()
                        
                        		del self.__data[:]
                        
                                        # populate self.__data
                        
                        		self.endResetModel()
                        
                        		self.dataChanged.emit(self.index(0, 0), self.index(self.rowCount() - 1, self.columnCount() - 1))
                        
                        
                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • VRoninV Offline
                          VRoninV Offline
                          VRonin
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          You are using reset model so you can connect to QAbstractItemModel::modelReset

                          "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
                          ~Napoleon Bonaparte

                          On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

                          U 1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • VRoninV VRonin

                            You are using reset model so you can connect to QAbstractItemModel::modelReset

                            U Offline
                            U Offline
                            user4592357
                            wrote on last edited by user4592357
                            #14

                            @VRonin
                            that's what i tried first

                            actually, the first time model is populated, the slot isn't invoked, but when it's populated 2nd time, the slot is invoked (with both signals)

                            VRoninV 1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • U user4592357

                              @VRonin
                              that's what i tried first

                              actually, the first time model is populated, the slot isn't invoked, but when it's populated 2nd time, the slot is invoked (with both signals)

                              VRoninV Offline
                              VRoninV Offline
                              VRonin
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

                              the slot isn't invoked

                              Doubt

                              from https://code.woboq.org/qt5/qtbase/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp.html#_ZN18QAbstractItemModel13endResetModelEv:

                              void QAbstractItemModel::endResetModel()
                              {
                                  Q_D(QAbstractItemModel);
                                  d->invalidatePersistentIndexes();
                                  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "resetInternalData");
                                  emit modelReset(QPrivateSignal());
                              }
                              

                              "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
                              ~Napoleon Bonaparte

                              On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

                              U 1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • VRoninV VRonin

                                @user4592357 said in model populated signal:

                                the slot isn't invoked

                                Doubt

                                from https://code.woboq.org/qt5/qtbase/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp.html#_ZN18QAbstractItemModel13endResetModelEv:

                                void QAbstractItemModel::endResetModel()
                                {
                                    Q_D(QAbstractItemModel);
                                    d->invalidatePersistentIndexes();
                                    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "resetInternalData");
                                    emit modelReset(QPrivateSignal());
                                }
                                
                                U Offline
                                U Offline
                                user4592357
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                @VRonin
                                yeah

                                another weird thing: the 2nd time it's invoked, 3rd time it's invoked twice, 4th time - thrice, etc...

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • VRoninV Offline
                                  VRoninV Offline
                                  VRonin
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #17

                                  Where are you connecting the signal? looks like you are connecting every time it's invoked

                                  "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
                                  ~Napoleon Bonaparte

                                  On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

                                  U 1 Reply Last reply
                                  3
                                  • VRoninV VRonin

                                    Where are you connecting the signal? looks like you are connecting every time it's invoked

                                    U Offline
                                    U Offline
                                    user4592357
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    @VRonin
                                    my bad, right...

                                    how didn't i realize? thanks

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0

                                    • Login

                                    • Login or register to search.
                                    • First post
                                      Last post
                                    0
                                    • Categories
                                    • Recent
                                    • Tags
                                    • Popular
                                    • Users
                                    • Groups
                                    • Search
                                    • Get Qt
                                    • Unsolved