QMenu subclass not showing items

[abdullahzubair109]

i have a subclass of qmenu (FileListContext).. i add some actions in the constructor

FileListContext::FileListContext(QWidget *parent)
: QMenu(parent)
{
	QAction action1("Rename File", this);
	this->addAction(&action1);
	QAction action2("Remove File", this);
	this->addAction(&action2);

}

in parent widget, i created a new instance :

void parentWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
{
    FileListContext *contextMenu = new FileListContext(this);
    contextMenu->exec(QCursor::pos());
    qDebug() << contextMenu->isEmpty();
}

unfortunately no item is visible and contextMenu->isEmpty() returns true;
ContextMenuPolicy is set to Qt::DefaultContextMenu

N.B. if i add action in parentWidget, it works..but adding them in the constructor doesn't work..

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@abdullahzubair109 said in QMenu subclass not showing items:

QAction action1("Rename File", this);

How long does this object live?

[abdullahzubair109]

@Christian-Ehrlicher until parent widget destroyed

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Then I would suggest you to go and get a C++ book. The object is created on the stack and destroyed just before the function ends.

[abdullahzubair109]

@Christian-Ehrlicher ah I missed that.. Thanks to remind me