QObject iterator for QAction

[Anonymous_Banned275]

I am posting this WORK IN Progress code hoping somebody will help me to understand and / or evaluate / improve the concept.
The purpose of code is to execute specific action, such action code is in another object , not in current object. These objects are in C++ class hierarchy structure , sort of tree.

The QList and "foreach" loops works on QObject and in general do the required task.

The problem is when "textMmatch" is found.
Since the iteration and list is done n QObject - the match is therefore QObject.

I need to find the actual QAction - which is part of the hierarchy.

To illustrate
I have "actionTile_subwindiws" QObject and
associated
on_actionTile_subwindoiws QAction

both of these values were build by Qt

I cannot simply cast QObject to QAction , I need to do more
scan to find the QObject and its corresponding QAction.

I am asking for code or conceptual help
how and where in existing code to add this additional scan.

I could post the entire debug tree now , but it is little long...
I will wait until I get repose and / or request for it.

Thanks

    // Accept the event to allow the window to close
    event->accept();  // TOK
    // looking for action = tileSubwindows
    QString textMmatch = "actionTile_subwindows";
 //QString textMmatch = "on_actionTile";
    // test code here
    int matchFound = 0;
    QAction *pAction;
    QObject *pItemObject;
    QObject* p=this;


#ifdef ITERATE
    text = " base class ";
    text += p->objectName();
    qDebug().noquote() << text;

#endif

    while(p->parent())
    {
        // next parent
        p = p->parent();
#ifdef ITERATE
        text = " grand parent (up) class ";
        text += p->objectName();
        qDebug().noquote() << text;
#endif
        if(p)
        {
#ifdef ITERATE
        text = " grand parent (up) children classes  ";
        text += p->objectName();
        qDebug().noquote() << text;
#endif
        QObjectList  pListChildren  = p->children();
        // scan for QObject
        foreach(auto *itemChild,pListChildren)
        {
            if( itemChild->objectName().contains(textMmatch))
            {
#ifdef ITERATE
                text = " \t\t\t ***  found match ";
                text += itemChild->objectName();
                qDebug().noquote() << text;
                //break; //continue;
#endif
             
'**ADD QAction scan here ??**
 
               pItemObject = itemChild;
                matchFound++;
                break; //continue;
            }
            else
            {
                text = " child (object) not found continue search... ";
            }
#ifdef ITERATE
            text += itemChild->objectName();
            qDebug().noquote() << text;
#endif
        }
        if(matchFound)
            break;
#ifdef ITERATE
        text += Q_FUNC_INFO;
        text += QString::number(__LINE__);
        qDebug().noquote() << text;
#endif
        }
    }
    if(!matchFound)
    {
        text = "  FAILED no match found ";
        qDebug().noquote() << text;
    }
#ifdef ITERATE
                text = " DONE  ";
                text += "  action object name ";
                text += pItemObject->objectName();
                qDebug().noquote() << text;
                //break; //continue;
#endif
//THIS IS NO GOOD 
QAction *action = qobject_cast<QAction *>(pItemObject);
#ifdef ITERATE
text = " actinon name ";
text += action->objectName();
qDebug().noquote() << text;
#endif
action->trigger();
return;

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@AnneRanch said in QObject iterator for QAction:

I cannot simply cast QObject to QAction

Why not? You found the correct qobject so cast it as explained here: https://forum.qt.io/topic/156638/qobject-or-qaction/2

[mpergand]

@AnneRanch said in QObject iterator for QAction:

QAction *action = qobject_cast<QAction *>(pItemObject);

pItemObject is not a QAction
Instead, search through QActions in the main window (top level widget)

QWidget* p=this;  
while(p->parentWidget()) p = p->parentWidget(); // p need to be a QWidget, hence parentWidget()
QList<QAction*> actions=p->actions(); 

for(QAction* action : actions)
{
// test for your action here
}

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@mpergand said in QObject iterator for QAction:

pItemObject is not a QAction

According to https://forum.qt.io/topic/156638/qobject-or-qaction it is.

[Anonymous_Banned275]

@mpergand Thanks , so I was try to "fix" the result - QObject- and it shlud be fixed in the beginning....
You are the MAN!
I owe you so much for your help.

This "improved (?) forum format " needs another way to let people know who is the real guru here.... and I do not mean rating the post, that is for bean counters and sucks.

I would suggest that , but nobody would pay attention to MY suggestions so
is here somebody willing to suggest that ????

[J.Hilk]

@AnneRanch

[Anonymous_Banned275]

@J-Hilk arrrrrrrrrrrrr