Howto expose ID of an element in an item ?

[pingal]

I want to access the getText() function of TextField element, for that i'm trying to expose txtField, but it doesn't work

Item {
    id: root
    property alias upload_dialog: upload_dialog
    property alias txtField: upload_dialog.col.txtField // This doesn't work

    Dialog {
        id: upload_dialog
        .

        Column {
            id: col
            anchors.fill: parent
            Text {
                text: "Name"
                .
                .
            }
            TextField {
                id: txtField
                .
                .
            }
        }
    }
}

[fcarney]

@pingal said in Howto expose ID of an element in an item ?:

property alias txtField: upload_dialog.col.txtField

It is not a hierarchy. Do this instead:

property alias upload_dialog_txtField: txtField // or some other naming that suites you

Edit: Also, for items loaded by loaders or in components you cannot alias to them like that. As far as I can tell you are not doing that.

[J.Hilk]

@pingal I have the feeling I answered this recently....
ah right:

https://forum.qt.io/topic/133544/hot-to-reference-to-the-bordercolor