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  • M ManiRon28

    I have been trying to get the mouse click event on a QLabel

    ClickableLabel.h

    #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
    #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

    #include <QWidget>
    #include <QLabel>

    class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
    {
    Q_OBJECT

    public:
        explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
         ~ClickableLabel();
    
    signals:
        void clicked(QPoint pos);
    
    protected:
        void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
    

    };
    #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

    ClickableLabel.cpp

    #include<ClickableLabel.h>
    #include<QMouseEvent>

    ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

    }

    ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

    void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
    {
    emit clicked(ev->pos());
    }

    Mainwindow.cpp

    connect(&obj_ClickLabel,SIGNAL(clicked(QPoint)),this, SLOT(getData(QPoint)));

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    @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

    I have been trying to get the mouse click event on a QLabel

    And what does not work?
    Is mousePressEvent called?

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    • jsulmJ jsulm

      @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

      I have been trying to get the mouse click event on a QLabel

      And what does not work?
      Is mousePressEvent called?

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      wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
      #3

      @jsulm The mouse press event is called but emit signal is not happening, cause I perform an emit , and I have promoted the Qlabel also

      QObject::connect: No such signal ClickableLabel::clicked(ClickableLabel) in mainwindow.cpp:12
      QObject::connect: (receiver name: 'MainWindow')

      I am facing this issue

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      • jsulmJ jsulm

        @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

        I have been trying to get the mouse click event on a QLabel

        And what does not work?
        Is mousePressEvent called?

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        @jsulm

        Actually I made some changes to the code, Kindly refer to this code

        ClickableLabel.h

        #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
        #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

        #include <QWidget>
        #include <QLabel>

        class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
        {
        Q_OBJECT

        public:
            explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
             ~ClickableLabel();
        
        Q_SIGNALS:
            void clicked(ClickableLabel *click);
        
        protected:
            void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
        

        };
        #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

        ClickableLable.cpp

        #include<ClickableLabel.h>
        #include<QMouseEvent>

        ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

        }

        ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

        void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* )
        {
        qDebug("DATA");
        emit clicked(this);
        }

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        • M ManiRon28

          @jsulm

          Actually I made some changes to the code, Kindly refer to this code

          ClickableLabel.h

          #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
          #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

          #include <QWidget>
          #include <QLabel>

          class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
          {
          Q_OBJECT

          public:
              explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
               ~ClickableLabel();
          
          Q_SIGNALS:
              void clicked(ClickableLabel *click);
          
          protected:
              void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
          

          };
          #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

          ClickableLable.cpp

          #include<ClickableLabel.h>
          #include<QMouseEvent>

          ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

          }

          ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

          void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* )
          {
          qDebug("DATA");
          emit clicked(this);
          }

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          @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

          Actually I made some changes to the code

          And does it work now? If not: what is the issue now? Please provide needed information when asking.

          https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          • M ManiRon28

            @jsulm

            Actually I made some changes to the code, Kindly refer to this code

            ClickableLabel.h

            #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
            #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

            #include <QWidget>
            #include <QLabel>

            class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
            {
            Q_OBJECT

            public:
                explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
                 ~ClickableLabel();
            
            Q_SIGNALS:
                void clicked(ClickableLabel *click);
            
            protected:
                void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
            

            };
            #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

            ClickableLable.cpp

            #include<ClickableLabel.h>
            #include<QMouseEvent>

            ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

            }

            ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

            void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* )
            {
            qDebug("DATA");
            emit clicked(this);
            }

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            JonB
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            #6

            @ManiRon28
            If you get the qDebug("DATA"); output then you know the emit clicked(this); will be executed.

            What makes you think it is not? There is nothing in your code as shown to tell you this.

            Show your connect() statement. Show that is executed. And do yourself a favour and stop using SIGNAL/SLOT() old-style connection syntax, there is a reason it was replaced a decade ago....

            P.S.
            Please use the forum's Code tags around your code, it makes it easier for others.

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            • JonBJ JonB

              @ManiRon28
              If you get the qDebug("DATA"); output then you know the emit clicked(this); will be executed.

              What makes you think it is not? There is nothing in your code as shown to tell you this.

              Show your connect() statement. Show that is executed. And do yourself a favour and stop using SIGNAL/SLOT() old-style connection syntax, there is a reason it was replaced a decade ago....

              P.S.
              Please use the forum's Code tags around your code, it makes it easier for others.

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              wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
              #7

              @JonB , @jsulm
              Hi
              My connect call

              connect(ui->label,SIGNAL(clickedlabel(QPoint &)),this, SLOT(points(QPoint &)));
              

              Clicklabel.h

              #ifndef CLICKLABEL_H
              #define CLICKLABEL_H
              
              #include <QLabel>
              #include <QObject>
              #include <QWidget>
              #include<QMouseEvent>
              #include<QPoint>
              
              class Clicklabel : public QLabel
              {
                  Q_OBJECT
              public:
                  Clicklabel(QWidget* parent = 0);
                  ~Clicklabel();
              
              protected:
                  void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent);
              signals:
                  void clickedlabel(QPoint &);
              };
              
              #endif // CLICKLABEL_H
              
              

              Clicklabel.cpp

              void Clicklabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent)
              {
                  QPoint  mouse_pos = mouseEvent->pos();
              
                  if(mouse_pos.x() <= this->size().width() && mouse_pos.y()<= this->size().height())
                  {
                      if(mouse_pos.x() >0 && mouse_pos.y()>0)
                      {
                          emit clickedlabel(mouse_pos);
                      }
                  }
              }
              

              Mainwindow.cpp

              void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
              {
                  qDebug("DataVal",pos.x(),pos.y());
              }
              

              Now I am able to view the debug print "DataVal" but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

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              • M ManiRon28

                @JonB , @jsulm
                Hi
                My connect call

                connect(ui->label,SIGNAL(clickedlabel(QPoint &)),this, SLOT(points(QPoint &)));
                

                Clicklabel.h

                #ifndef CLICKLABEL_H
                #define CLICKLABEL_H
                
                #include <QLabel>
                #include <QObject>
                #include <QWidget>
                #include<QMouseEvent>
                #include<QPoint>
                
                class Clicklabel : public QLabel
                {
                    Q_OBJECT
                public:
                    Clicklabel(QWidget* parent = 0);
                    ~Clicklabel();
                
                protected:
                    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent);
                signals:
                    void clickedlabel(QPoint &);
                };
                
                #endif // CLICKLABEL_H
                
                

                Clicklabel.cpp

                void Clicklabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent)
                {
                    QPoint  mouse_pos = mouseEvent->pos();
                
                    if(mouse_pos.x() <= this->size().width() && mouse_pos.y()<= this->size().height())
                    {
                        if(mouse_pos.x() >0 && mouse_pos.y()>0)
                        {
                            emit clickedlabel(mouse_pos);
                        }
                    }
                }
                

                Mainwindow.cpp

                void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
                {
                    qDebug("DataVal",pos.x(),pos.y());
                }
                

                Now I am able to view the debug print "DataVal" but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

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                @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

                but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

                What does this actually mean? Your qDebug() does print out pos.x(),pos.y(), so you do "get values"....

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                • JonBJ JonB

                  @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

                  but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

                  What does this actually mean? Your qDebug() does print out pos.x(),pos.y(), so you do "get values"....

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                  ManiRon28
                  wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                  #9

                  @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

                  9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

                  This is how mu print is coming

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                  • M ManiRon28

                    @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

                    9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

                    This is how mu print is coming

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                    jsulm
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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    @ManiRon28 Please use qDebug properly:

                    void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
                    {
                        qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y();
                    }
                    

                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                    • M ManiRon28

                      @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

                      9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

                      This is how mu print is coming

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                      @ManiRon28
                      That is because your call to qDebug() is incorrect.

                      qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y());
                      
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                      • JonBJ JonB

                        @ManiRon28
                        That is because your call to qDebug() is incorrect.

                        qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y());
                        
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                        ManiRon28
                        wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                        #12

                        @JonB, @jsulm oh sorry thanks for correcting me,

                        I have one more doubt

                        Is there any way to differentiate between left and right mouse click

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                        • M ManiRon28

                          @JonB, @jsulm oh sorry thanks for correcting me,

                          I have one more doubt

                          Is there any way to differentiate between left and right mouse click

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                          jsulm
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                          @ManiRon28 It's all in the documentation:

                          • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#button
                          • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#buttons

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                            @ManiRon28 It's all in the documentation:

                            • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#button
                            • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#buttons
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                            #14

                            @jsulm, @JonB Thanks for providing me the necessary details

                            I have a qlabel and now I am able to detect the click/press event in label, but I want to capture the coordinates based on image size

                            For example
                            The image size is 100x100 and the qlabel size is 200x200, I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

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                            • M ManiRon28

                              @jsulm, @JonB Thanks for providing me the necessary details

                              I have a qlabel and now I am able to detect the click/press event in label, but I want to capture the coordinates based on image size

                              For example
                              The image size is 100x100 and the qlabel size is 200x200, I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

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                              @ManiRon28
                              I assume by "image" you mean QLabel::pixmap()? So you need to find where that is within the label. I don't know, but if you start with qDebug() << this->pixmap()->rect() what does that tell you, can you get from that where the pixmap is positioned within the label?

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                                @ManiRon28
                                I assume by "image" you mean QLabel::pixmap()? So you need to find where that is within the label. I don't know, but if you start with qDebug() << this->pixmap()->rect() what does that tell you, can you get from that where the pixmap is positioned within the label?

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                                #16

                                @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                                • M ManiRon28

                                  @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                                  @ManiRon28 Good.

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                                  • JonBJ JonB

                                    @ManiRon28 Good.

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                                    #18

                                    @JonB

                                    I get the ouput like this

                                    x = pos.x();
                                    y=pos.y();
                                    
                                        int XVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().x();
                                        int YVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().y();
                                        int widthVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().width();
                                        int heightVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().height();
                                    
                                    
                                        QString qsVal = "x = " + QString::number(XVal) + ", y = " + QString::number(YVal) + ", Width = " + QString::number(widthVal) + ", height = " + QString::number(heightVal);
                                    
                                    x = 522, y =78, Button = LEFT, 
                                    Rect - x = 0, y = 0, Width = 1379, height = 516
                                    
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                                    • M ManiRon28

                                      @JonB

                                      I get the ouput like this

                                      x = pos.x();
                                      y=pos.y();
                                      
                                          int XVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().x();
                                          int YVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().y();
                                          int widthVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().width();
                                          int heightVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().height();
                                      
                                      
                                          QString qsVal = "x = " + QString::number(XVal) + ", y = " + QString::number(YVal) + ", Width = " + QString::number(widthVal) + ", height = " + QString::number(heightVal);
                                      
                                      x = 522, y =78, Button = LEFT, 
                                      Rect - x = 0, y = 0, Width = 1379, height = 516
                                      
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                                      jsulm
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                                      @ManiRon28 If you know where the pixmap is located inside the QLabel and you get the mouse coordinates inside the QLabel then it is simple math to get the coordinates inside the pixmap, right?

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                                      • jsulmJ jsulm

                                        @ManiRon28 If you know where the pixmap is located inside the QLabel and you get the mouse coordinates inside the QLabel then it is simple math to get the coordinates inside the pixmap, right?

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                                        #20

                                        @jsulm
                                        Can you please specify the procedure which would be helpful

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                                        • M ManiRon28

                                          @jsulm
                                          Can you please specify the procedure which would be helpful

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                                          jsulm
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                                          @ManiRon28 Come on, this is really basic.
                                          Let's say xPixmap is the x coordinate of the pixmap inside the QLabel and xMouse is the x coordinate where the use clicked inside the QLabel. Then the x coordinate inside the pixmap is: xMouse - xPixmap.

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