Sorting Folders First QFileSystemModel With Directory Filter

[EverydayDiesel]

Hello,

I am trying to show folders and files inside of a QTreeView.

1. Sort by folders first then files
2. Dont display the root directory or files (It should start showing files in sBasePath)

I have tried several things but

QString sBasePath = "/home/myuser/Desktop/displayRoot/subfolder/";
    filesModel = new QFileSystemModel(this);
    filesModel->setFilter(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::AllEntries |QDir::NoDotAndDotDot); 
    ui->treeView->setModel(filesModel);
    ui->treeView->setRootIndex(filesModel->setRootPath(sBasePath));
    //ui->treeView->setSorting(QDir::DirsFirst | QDir::IgnoreCase);  // doesnt work
    ui->treeView->setAnimated(false);
    ui->treeView->setIndentation(20);
    ui->treeView->setSortingEnabled(true);
    ui->treeView->hideColumn(1);
    ui->treeView->hideColumn(2);
    ui->treeView->hideColumn(3);
ui->treeView->setModel(filesModel);

This code works and only display files and folders from "/home/myuser/Desktop/displayRoot" but I need the folders to display first.

The setSorting method is seem to be what I need but its part of the previous/depreciated version.

How can I get this to sort correctly?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

[SGaist]

Hi,

You can create your own QAbstractProxyModel that will do the filter or use QSortFilterProxyModel.

[JonB]

@EverydayDiesel
I think QDir::DirsFirst is to do with QDir. There is no "presupplied" option for this for QFileSystemModel. You need to write code implementing QSortFilterProxyModel. See examples:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10789284/qfilesystemmodel-sorting-dirsfirst
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20006775/how-to-sort-folders-above-files-with-qsortfilterproxymodel

They are old, but I believe they are still relevant.