QLineEdit - Delete text when inserting another one

SGaist

I would just call clear followed by paste.

Oreonan

QLineEdit has no function named paste, right?
Should I integrate another class?

SGaist

Oreonan

Oh yes sorry.
So I made the following:
void myModal::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* e)
{
if(e->matches(QKeySequence::Paste))
{
ui.myCombo->lineEdit()->clear();
ui.myCombo->lineEdit()->paste();
}
}
But I get the following error:
error: invalid use of incomplete type 'class QKeyEvent'
if(e->matches(QKeySequence::Paste))
^~
sorry I'm not very good at handling QKeyEvent

SGaist

You did not include the corresponding header.

Oreonan

Oh, yes, right.
Latest thing, now it's working, but all other keys are without any effect.
What should I add to let QT use other keys as expected?

SGaist

Call the base class implementation for all the other cases.

Oreonan

Oh it was note latest thing :), so now I have this line added after my condition:
QLineEdit::keyPressEvent(e);
but I give the following error:
error: cannot call member function 'virtual void QLineEdit::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent*)' without object

SGaist

You cannot call the base class implementation of a different class.

Note that I suggested to use an event filter not to override the keyPressEvent of a different class.

Oreonan

OK I understood. So I made this:
bool myModal::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
{
if (object == ui.myCombo->lineEdit() && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
if (keyEvent->matches(QKeySequence::Paste))
{
ui.myCombo->lineEdit()->clear();
ui.myCombo->lineEdit()->paste();
return true;
} else
return false;
}
return false;
}

but I still have to press CTRL+V twice to have this code works as expected :(

SGaist

What if you just call clear and then return false ?

Oreonan

I found. It's working without the ->lineEdit() after ui.myCombo.
Thanks for your help.