No textEdited() for TextArea QML Type

[shemeshg]

Why is theere no textEdited() for TextArea QML Type?

While TextInput ( https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qtquick-textinput.html#:~:text=editingFinished()-,textEdited(),-Methods ) Has it though...

How would I implement that myself in the QML
(https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qtquick-controls2-textarea.html)?

[JoeCFD]

@shemeshg onEditingFinished()?

[shemeshg]

@JoeCFD This will not satisfy the requirements.of `textEdited().

onEditedFinished() is only when lost focus, or deliberately pressed enter.
It will not continuously processes your keyboard input.

onTextEdited(), is like onChanged() but only when user perform the change (and not code)

[pavanbellary]

@shemeshg, You can check for

onTextEdited

signal for processing the real time text changes.

[shemeshg]

@pavanbellary Checked, but it does not exists

The error msg.

qrc:/untitled/main.qml:11:9: Cannot assign to non-existent property "onTextEdited"

The code

import QtQuick
import QtQuick.Controls

Window {
    width: 640
    height: 480
    visible: true
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    TextArea {
        onTextEdited: {
            console.log("asdasd");
        }
    }
}

It is also missing in the documentation of Qt6.4

[pavanbellary]

@shemeshg , sorry, use onTextChanged signal which is associated with property of text.

[shemeshg]

@pavanbellary onTextChanged will not provide onTextEdited() desired functionality

because it will also be triggered

1. when the component is initialized,
2. when changes triggered programmatically by other component or emitter.

Imagine Editor, and you want a notification only for none saved changes made by the user..

You might think of onKeyPressed as solution, but then you'll have to filter all the Control+Whatever, and none printable keyboard shortcut.

Modifying onKeyPressed will not be an easy task either, because you will have to maintain a flag for every "Silent key" (like Alt,Ctrl,Cmd, shift etc...)