Action-s in separete file

qtprogrammer123

Hi,
I'm trying place actions is separete file Act.qml, after that i add Act{ id: actions} in main.qml, but they dont work.

Act.qml

import QtQuick 2.5
import QtQuick.Controls 2.15

Item {

    Action {
        id: copy
        text: qsTr("&Copy")
        icon.name: "edit-copy"
        shortcut: StandardKey.Copy
        onTriggered: window.activeFocusItem.copy()
    }
    Action {
        id: paste
        text: qsTr("&Paste")
        icon.name: "edit-paste"
        shortcut: StandardKey.Paste
        onTriggered: window.activeFocusItem.paste()
    }
    Action {
        id: cut
        text: qsTr("&Cut")
        icon.name: "edit-cut"
        shortcut: StandardKey.Cut
        onTriggered: window.activeFocusItem.cut()
    }
}

main.qml

Act {
    id: act
}

Try use in TextArea

  ScrollView {

                        height: parent.height
                        width: parent.width
                        TextArea {
                            selectByMouse: true
                            font.pixelSize: 20
                            id: box
                            readOnly: true
                            wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                            persistentSelection: true
                            MouseArea {

                                anchors.fill: parent
                                acceptedButtons: Qt.RightButton
                                preventStealing: true
                                onClicked: {
                                    switch (mouse.button) {
                                    case Qt.RightButton:
                                        men.open()
                                        break
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                Menu {
                    id: men
                    MenuItem {
                        text: "copy"
                        id: menuItem
                        action: act.copy
                    }
//rest of actions
                }

jeremy_k

@qtprogrammer123 said in Action-s in separete file:

Hi,
I'm trying place actions is separete file Act.qml, after that i add Act{ id: actions} in main.qml, but they dont work.

Hi,

It's helpful to have a description of what not working means. A compiler or interpreter error message, a screen capture, or something to differentiate the expected from the actual outcome.

Act.qml

Item {
 ...
    Action {
        id: copy
   }
}

main.qml:

Act {
    id: act
}

Menu {
     id: men
    MenuItem {
        text: "copy"
        id: menuItem
        action: act.copy
    }
//rest of actions
}

I may be leaping to conclusions, but it looks like this is attempting to use an id from Act.qml in main.qml. That won't work. The id property of items should only used within the same file.

The cleanest solution is to export each of the actions as a property of Act.qml. Eg
Act.qml:

Item {
    property Action copy: Action {
        text: qsTr("&Copy")
    }
    property Action paste: Action {
        text: qsTr("&Paste")
    }
}

main.qml:

Window {
    Act { id: act }
    MenuItem {
        action: act.copy
    }
}

It's also possible to access children of a top level item via the children, data, or resources properties of an Item. Finding a particular instance using these tends to require more code and more effort to maintain. They are useful for handling all children.