[solved] How to remove the sizeHint() previously applied?

[alexandros]

Hello there :) In my listwidget items I have set a custom size hint. After some user actions I want to remove this sizeHint and go back to the default one.

More specifically, I want to be able to convert my list view mode from IconMode to ListMode. My listwidget items, when IconMode is enabled have a custom size hint. When the user switches back to the ListMode I want to revert back to the default sizeHint. As I saw, the default sizeHint is QSize(-1, -1), but, if I set every item to this sizeHint, then nothing shows up (the items seem to disappear).

In case this is helpful, when I am at IconMode, my items have icon and when I switch to the ListMode I make sure to remove this icon via:
@ui->listWidget->item(i)->setIcon(QIcon(""));@

Can someone point me to the right direction?

[andre]

Wouldn't it make more sense to use different delegates instead? Changing your actual data to change the display mode doesn't sound like the best approach...

[alexandros]

[quote author="Andre" date="1347788270"]Wouldn't it make more sense to use different delegates instead? Changing your actual data to change the display mode doesn't sound like the best approach...[/quote]

It is a quick one and it works just fine :)

Soooo, the answer is: You cannot do it?

[andre]

I did not say that. What you could try, is this:
@
ui->listWidget->item(i)->setData(Qt::SizeHintRole, QVariant());
@

Note that I did not try this myself, so it might not work. Also note that you should check if item(i) returns a valid pointer before dereferencing it.

[alexandros]

[quote author="Andre" date="1347806462"]I did not say that. What you could try, is this:
@
ui->listWidget->item(i)->setData(Qt::SizeHintRole, QVariant());
@

Note that I did not try this myself, so it might not work. Also note that you should check if item(i) returns a valid pointer before dereferencing it.[/quote]

It works perfectly. How did you find this solution? I couldn't locate it at the documentation.

Thanks a lot!

[andre]

It comes from understanding the model/view structure. QVariant() is the default non-valid value that is used in the model/view structure of Qt. You might read about that in the documentation for [[doc:QAbstractItemModel]]. What that call does is reset the SizeHint role to the default 'invalid' value, allowing the default delegate to take over that work again. Recognize that QListWidget is just a thin layer around a QStandardItemModel (or something a lot like it) and QListView.

Anyway: you're welcome!