[Resolved] Dynamically change style of control from loaded QSS file

[ronM71]

In my application, the stylesheet for the entire application is taken from a resource file "default.qss" loaded into the application.

I have two stylesheets defined there for a QListWidget:

@QListWidget#Good{ ..some color properties }

QListWidget#Bad { ..soem different color properties }@

In a form, my QListWidget's Object name is "Good", so it adheres to the #good style. During runtime, I have a case where I want to "SetObjectName" it to "Bad" and have the style changed instantly in the UI.

I have noticed two things:

1. merely calling "SetObjectName("Bad");" doens't change the style from methods... 2) The only time "SetObjectName("Bad");" works is if called from the constructor of the Widget containing the QListWidget.

Obviously i am missing some "update style" phase. Note that I cannot have "setStyleSheet" in code, it must come from the QSS file.

What am I missing?

[lgeyer]

The style will not update itself automatically when the value of the property changes. See "this FAQ":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/faq/answer/how_can_my_stylesheet_account_for_custom_properties.

[ronM71]

Yep:

@style()->unpolish(theWidget);
style()->polish(theWidget);@

Did the job. Thanks!

(Although, as having polish ancestry, I object to the wording of the API ;-) )