extracting value from child component

[mzimmers]

Hi all -

Imagine that I have a main.qml:

    ColumnLayout {
        Navbar {
            id: navBar
        }
        Mainarea {
            currentIndex: navTabs.currentIndex // this doesn't work of course
        }

And Navbar.qml:

Item {
    id: bigPicture
    Rectangle {
        id: navBar
        TabBar {
            id: navTabs
...

How can I find the currentIndex of the TabBar from my Mainarea object?

Thanks...

[mzimmers]

Got it...property alias. Added a line to Navbar.qml:

Item {
    id: bigPicture
    property alias tabIndex: navTabs.currentIndex // the new line
    Rectangle {
        id: navBar
        TabBar {
            id: navTabs
...

And in main.qml:

        Navbar {
            id: navBar
        }
        Mainarea {
            currentIndex: navBar.tabIndex
        }

Seems to work, but if someone knows of a better way, I'm open to suggestions. Thanks for looking...