<![CDATA[Problem with displaying % sign in a QString]]>Hi,

I have tried various things to be able to display a % sign at the end of a string in a QLabel and have not been successful.
Here are some of the things I have tried:

  1. Within the UI file:
    @
    <widget class="QLabel" name="processMemUsedLabel" >
    <property name="geometry" >
    <rect>.... </rect>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
    <string>Used Mem %</string>
    </property>
    </widget>
    @

@
processMemUsedLabel->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
QString testStr = QString("Used Mem") + QString(QChar('%'));
processMemUsedLabel->setText(testStr);
@

Has anybody done this before? All that I want is a string to be displayed with a % sign at the end of the string.
I would appreciate any inputs to make this work.

Thanks!

RS

[Edit: Added @ tags; mlong]

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/16368/problem-with-displaying-sign-in-a-qstringRSS for NodeMon, 21 Sep 2026 10:58:52 GMTTue, 01 May 2012 21:25:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Problem with displaying % sign in a QString on Thu, 03 May 2012 21:09:14 GMT]]>Hi RS, Just an FYI, use code tag while writing code in post for better readability. (right most symbol on post area)

@//JustAnExample
processMemUsedLabel->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
QString testStr = QString(“Used Mem”) + QString(QChar(’%’));
processMemUsedLabel->setText(testStr);@

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/137999https://forum.qt.io/post/137999Thu, 03 May 2012 21:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Problem with displaying % sign in a QString on Tue, 01 May 2012 21:53:05 GMT]]>Never mind this issue.
Both my above approaches work when I increased the width of the rectangle for the QLabel.
I had specified 60 as the width and changing it to 80, made the % sign appear.
Looks like the width of the QLabel rectangle and length of the string to be displayed have a certain formula!
Thanks
RS

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/137702https://forum.qt.io/post/137702Tue, 01 May 2012 21:53:05 GMT