QString replace %U

[sonichy]

OpenWith menu is done, open action (for example) should replace gedit %U to gedit filepath.

QString filepath = "*********";
QString s = linux_desktop_file.exec;
s.replace(QString("%U"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive); // error: no matching member function for call to  'replace'

[JonB]

@sonichy
If you have a question or a problem or an issue please state what it is. There is no question here. Why make people have to guess what you might mean? It involves you in less typing that those who try to answer, so it's hardly arduous.

[sonichy]

@JonB Can not relace "%U", % is an escape String.

[mrjj]

@sonichy

Hi
what type is filepath ?

this works

[sonichy]

@mrjj QString

[JonB]

@sonichy said in QString replace %U:

s.replace(QString("%U"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive); // error: no matching member function for call to  'replace'

This has nothing to do with the %U part.

You show a warning in the code editor. That depends on what Code Model you use. Show your line actually generating an error from the compiler when you build. If it compiles, there is nothing wrong with it.

[sonichy]

@JonB
mainwindow.cpp: In lambda function:
mainwindow.cpp:379:79: error: passing ‘const QString’ as ‘this’ argument discards qualifiers [-fpermissive]
sExec.replace(QString("%U"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive);

[sonichy]

Change connect lambda [=] to [&], error disappare, what is the difference ?
New problem: sExec always run the last whatever I click the first, second, third !

"deepin-draw %U"
"/usr/bin/display-im6.q16 -nostdin %F"
"deepin-album %F"
"/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U"
"deepin-image-viewer --new-window %F"

"deepin-image-viewer --new-window /home/sonichy/Desktop/KuGou.png"

[eyllanesc]

@sonichy Read the official docs: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/lambda, in special Lambda capture section.

In simple words: with = you are passing values by copy, instead with & you are passing it as a reference. In your initial case "sExec" inside the lambda is a copy of the original. On the other hand, it is not advisable to use & or = (its can cause bugs), it is better to indicate the variables explicitly: [&sExec]

[eyllanesc]

@sonichy I recommend you not to abuse lambdas, a better option is to save the variables in a property to be able to execute it in a slot:

QString sExec= ....
QString sPath = ....

QAction *action = new QAction(...);
action->setProperty("sExec", sExec);
action->setProperty("sPath", sPath);
// TODO

connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, &Foo::handle_triggered);

void Foo::handle_triggered(){
    if(QAction *action = qobject_cast<QAction *>(sender())){
        QString sExec= action->property("sExec").toString();
        QString sPath = action->property("sPath").toString();
        qDebug() << sExec  << sPath;
    }
}

[sonichy]

@eyllanesc Move replace out of lambda work fine.

QString sExec = readSettings(desktop, "Desktop Entry", "Exec");
sExec.replace(QString("%U"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
sExec.replace(QString("%F"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [=](){
    QProcess *process = new QProcess;
    process->setWorkingDirectory(sPath);
    qDebug() << sExec;
    process->startDetached(sExec, QStringList());
});

[eyllanesc]

@sonichy Change [=] to [sPath, sExec]

[JonB]

@sonichy
Also you leak the QProcess *process = new QProcess;. Assuming once startDetached() has been called Qt no longer needs the QProcess, try making it a stack instance, you'll have to make sure that works without issue.

[sonichy]

@JonB Yes , the process do not start !
deepin-draw "/home/sonichy/Desktop/KuGou.png"

[JonB]

@sonichy said in QString replace %U:

Yes , the process do not start !

Under what circumstances? The way your code above is/was? After you have changed to make QProcess a stack variable? Both?

Please try to give some clear detail with your posts. You give so little information, we have to keep asking you for more....

[sonichy]

@JonB This is new problem after modify the code, QProcess do not start in lambda !

[jsulm]

@sonichy Would you mind to post the current code, or should we guess what is wrong?

[JonB]

@sonichy said in QString replace %U:

This is new problem after modify the code

Fair enough, I did say you would have see whether it causes problems. This raises a nasty question of what Qt requires the scope/lifetime of the process used in QProcess::startDetached() to be: it cannot be "forever", because we know detached processes survive even exiting the parent program. Maybe it requires it to exist till at least started() signal has been received, I don't know.

Actually, hang on! The overload of startDetached you are using is bool QProcess::startDetached(const QString &program, const QStringList &arguments, const QString &workingDirectory = QString(), qint64 *pid = nullptr). That is static!

Soooo:

• process->setWorkingDirectory(sPath); has no effect (the method signature above takes an optional parameter for the working directory instead).

• Your QProcess *process = new QProcess; is not used.

• You can write QProcess::startDetached(sExec, QStringList()); instead, no QProcess instance needed, and no leaking.

• Given this I find it hard to believe that changing QProcess *process to QProcess process can have any effect....

[sonichy]

@jsulm Click QAction QProcess do not start, copy qDebug() content to terminal can run.

QString sExec = readSettings(desktop, "Desktop Entry", "Exec");
sExec.replace(QString("%U"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
sExec.replace(QString("%F"), filepath, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [=](){
       QProcess *process = new QProcess;
       process->setWorkingDirectory(path);
       qDebug() << sExec;
       //process->start(sExec);
       process->setProgram(sExec);
       process->startDetached();
});

[JonB]

@sonichy
Is sExec set to the correct full path to the executable? What do you think your process->setWorkingDirectory(path); achieves? Because if you think it is used to locate the executable to run, it is not.

The bool QProcess::startDetached(qint64 *pid = nullptr) overload you are now using has a return value. Do you think you ought look at that if you are having a problem?