[solved] How to set the changed text as default text? (for lineEdit)

justforfun

Hi, I use 'lineEdit' in my program. And as you know, we can set the default text before running the program. And then when the program starts, we can change the text of the lineEdit. But how to set the changed text as default text? So that when the program exits and starts again, the text of the lineEdit is the new one.

Does anyone know how to do? Thanks!

dangelog

What's the default text you're talking about? the "placeholderText"?

Immii

what you can do here is save the changed text using QSettings and on reload of the application read this and set as default.
QSettings is persistent platform-independent application settings.

milot.shala

Here's the code how to use QSettings:

Create two functions saveSettings() and readSettings as follows:

@
void Widget::readSettings()
{
QSettings settings("company_name", "product");
yourVariableContainingText = settings.value("mytext").toString();
ui->lineEdit->setText(yourVariableContainingText);
}

void Widget:saveSettings
{
QSettings settings("company_name", "product");
settings.setValue("mytext", ui->lineEdit->text());
}
@

Then call saveSettings() on your destructor and readSettings() on your constructor.

Don't forget to create a private variable for storing text:
@
class Widget : public QWidget
{
public:
...

private:
QString yourVariableContainingText;
};
@

Immii

Your constructor or init() method shoule look something like this:
@
myClass::myClass()
{
QString defText=readSettings();
If(defText==NULL)
myLientEdit.setText("Default Text")
else
myLineEdit.setText(defText);
}

myClass::~myClass()
{
saveSettings();
}
@
Hope this clarifies further.

[Edit: set indents into code / Vass]

justforfun

[quote author="peppe" date="1293300321"]What's the default text you're talking about? the "placeholderText"?[/quote]

No. I mean 'text' filed of a lineEdit.

justforfun

Hi, Milot Shala & Immii, thank you for your information!
I used the say method, an 'ini' file of QSettings to solve my question and got what I want. Below is my code.

@void MainWindow::on_setButton_clicked()
{
QSettings settings("myconfig.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);

QString str_1 = ui->lineEdit_offset0->text();
settings.setValue("offset0", str_1);
QString str0 = ui->lineEdit_value0->text();
settings.setValue("value0", str0);
...

}

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
QMainWindow(parent),
ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
ui->setupUi(this);

QFileInfo fi("myconfig.ini");
if (fi.exists())
{
    QSettings settings("myconfig.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);

    QString str_1 = settings.value("offset0").toString();
    ui->lineEdit_offset0->setText(str_1);
    QString str0 = settings.value("value0").toString();
    ui->lineEdit_value0->setText(str0);
    ...
 }

}@

Immii

[quote author="justforfun" date="1293371341"]Hi, Milot Shala & Immii, thank you for your information!
I used the say method, an 'ini' file of QSettings to solve my question and got what I want. Below is my code.
[/quote]

I am glad so will be Milot Shala that your problem is solved. Please mark this thread solved.:)

goetz

justforfun, just as a simplification: "QSettings::value() ":http://doc.trolltech.com/stable/qsettings.html#value takes an optional second parameter for a default value. This way you can always read from your settings, regardless if it exists or not.

Also, in line 20 you check for file "myconfig.ini" in line 23 you open "ulsconfig.ini". Seems to be a typo when preparing the code for the forum here, but better have a check.

justforfun

[quote author="Volker" date="1293385022"]justforfun, just as a simplification: "QSettings::value() ":http://doc.trolltech.com/stable/qsettings.html#value takes an optional second parameter for a default value. This way you can always read from your settings, regardless if it exists or not.

Also, in line 20 you check for file "myconfig.ini" in line 23 you open "***config.ini". Seems to be a typo when preparing the code for the forum here, but better have a check.[/quote]

Hi Volker, thank you for your hint! That is a good way, I learn it from you now.
As fro the typo, you are right. I corrected it.

justforfun

[quote author="Immii" date="1293382684"]
[quote author="justforfun" date="1293371341"]Hi, Milot Shala & Immii, thank you for your information!
I used the say method, an 'ini' file of QSettings to solve my question and got what I want. Below is my code.
[/quote]

I am glad so will be Milot Shala that your problem is solved. Please mark this thread solved.:)[/quote]

Added.

milot.shala

Good to hear that the problems was solved. Please don't forget to mark this thread as [SOLVED]

justforfun

[quote author="Milot Shala" date="1293441272"]Good to hear that the problems was solved. Please don't forget to mark this thread as [SOLVED][/quote]

Hi, I pressed the 'Tag -> solved' already, is it right?

milot.shala

[quote author="justforfun" date="1293442179"]
[quote author="Milot Shala" date="1293441272"]Good to hear that the problems was solved. Please don't forget to mark this thread as [SOLVED][/quote]

Hi, I pressed the 'Tag -> solved' already, is it right?

[/quote]

You can change the title as well, just prepend the [SOLVED] before the actual title.

justforfun

[quote author="Milot Shala" date="1293442420"]
[quote author="justforfun" date="1293442179"]
[quote author="Milot Shala" date="1293441272"]Good to hear that the problems was solved. Please don't forget to mark this thread as [SOLVED][/quote]

Hi, I pressed the 'Tag -> solved' already, is it right?

[/quote]

You can change the title as well, just prepend the [SOLVED] before the actual title.[/quote]

Done.