Reusing a delegate component in QML

[a5med12]

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I came across a weird problem when designing my application in QML. The following code works:

@TableView {
itemDelegate: Item {
function a() {}
Loader {}
}
}
@
I have a bunch of functions, properties, and loaders in this item delegate which is an Item object. Problems arise when I try to reuse this delegate in a ListView. I can't reference it like this:
@
Item {
id: myitem
function a() {}
Loader {}
}

TableView {
itemDelegate: myitem
}

error: Unable to assign QQuickItem to QQmlComponent@

This is because itemDelegate is a Component:

http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/qml-qtquick-controls-tableview.html#itemDelegate-prop

So QML can convert an Item to Component when it's embedded, but not when it's referenced.

And I can't make it a component, since components can't have functions, loaders, properties etc.

How can I reuse my delegate?

[t3685]

You just need to wrap your item in a Component:

@Component {Item{...}}@

[a5med12]

Thanks so much! It worked.

I'm new to Qt, so you saved me a lot of time :)

Thanks again.