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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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    #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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      @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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      JonB
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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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          @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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          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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            @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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            JonB
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            #11

            @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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              #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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                @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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                @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

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

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                • jsulmJ jsulm

                  @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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                  wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                  #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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                    @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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                    JonB
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #15

                    @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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                    • JonBJ JonB

                      @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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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #16

                      @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                        @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                        #17

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

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

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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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                                • jsulmJ jsulm

                                  @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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                                  @jsulm

                                  Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                  ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                  ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                  

                                  and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                  kindly help me with it

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                                    @jsulm

                                    Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                    ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                    ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                    

                                    and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                    kindly help me with it

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

                                    When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                    This simply means that the pixmap is located at 0,0 inside the label, so what is the problem?

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                                      @jsulm

                                      Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                      ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                      ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                      

                                      and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                      kindly help me with it

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

                                      and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                      I think you mean 900x400 (948x398)?!
                                      The 2px difference could be a frame of QLabel.

                                      I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

                                      Simply math / geometry.

                                      You have the image rectangle and you have your mouseClick coordinates.

                                      • https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/check-if-a-point-lies-on-or-inside-a-rectangle-set-2/

                                      Edit:
                                      You dont even have to calculate it yourself. There is QRect::contains(QPoint)

                                      • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qrect.html#contains

                                      So pass your point you get from clickedLabel(QPoint) to that check function and do whatever you want to do, if it's inside the image rect (function will return true then).
                                      And how to get the equivalent point on your pixmap, if you want to do something with your image data, @jsulm has explained here:

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

                                      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.

                                      same for y of course


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