[SOLVED]QFileSystemModel set root path

saeedhardan

hi,
I'm trying to set the root path to a specific directory , but it doesn't work .
this is my code :
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QString fPath = "APP_sessions/";
files = new QFileSystemModel(this);
QStringList filters;

filters << "*.C";
filters << "*.sqlite";

files->setNameFilters(filters);
files->setNameFilterDisables(false);
if(QDir(fPath).exists()){
    QWidget tmp;
    QMessageBox::information(&tmp,"exist","exist");
}
files->setRootPath(fPath);

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the message box (for testing purposes) pops out which means that qt recognizes the directory , but the treeview starts with the c: drive and lists only the drives on the machine (c: d: ...).
Im on windows Qt .

SGaist

Hi,

You should rather give the full path to setRootPath. I haven't check but setting a relative path to QFileSystemModel doesn't sound like the right thing to do.

saeedhardan

this is the full path :
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QString fPath = "C:\Users\saeedh\QT_projects\home_work\build-ACS_tool-Desktop_Qt_5_3_MSVC2013_32bit-Debug\APP_sessions";
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its without spaces and doen't work , this time it doesn't even pop the message which means it doesn't recognize the directory .

Vovasty

Hi,
maybe following link helps:
"Link":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/1846

saeedhardan

[quote author="Vovasty" date="1413279412"]Hi,
maybe following link helps:
"Link":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/1846[/quote]
sorry but my problem is treeview doesn't even set my directory , i dont care if other directories also displayed .

SGaist

It's an invalid path. A backslash in a strings is an escape character. Either escape your backslashes (use \ in your string) or since you are using Qt, use the unix notation: forward slashes, less error prone.

saeedhardan

[quote author="SGaist" date="1413279766"]It's an invalid path. A backslash in a strings is an escape character. Either escape your backslashes (use \ in your string) or since you are using Qt, use the unix notation: forward slashes, less error prone.[/quote]

it helped with recognizing the directory (the message now pops up) , but not with the root tree view path (back as original post problem)

Salvatello

QFileSystemModel* fsModel = new QFileSystemModel(this);
fsModel->setRootPath("c:/file qt/");
fsModel->setReadOnly(true);
fsModel->setFilter(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::AllEntries |QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
QStringList filter;
filter<<"*.txt";
fsModel->setNameFilters(filter);

Salvatello

QFileSystemModel* fsModel = new QFileSystemModel(this).
fsModel->setRootPath("c:/file qt/");
fsModel->setReadOnly(true);
fsModel->setFilter(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::AllEntries |QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
QStringList filter;
filter<<"*.txt";
fsModel->setNameFilters(filter);

SGaist

You need to also call setRootIndex in your tree view. You have the details in the documentation from QFileSystemModel

Salvatello

*@@

Salvatello

@QFileSystemModel* fsModel = new QFileSystemModel(this);
fsModel->setRootPath("c:/file qt/");
fsModel->setReadOnly(true);
fsModel->setFilter(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::AllEntries |QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
QStringList filter;
filter<<"*.txt";
fsModel->setNameFilters(filter);@

SGaist

No need to post your code again, you can simply edit your answer to add the coding tags

saeedhardan

[quote author="SGaist" date="1413280688"]You need to also call setRootIndex in your tree view. You have the details in the documentation from QFileSystemModel[/quote]

now it works , thanks a lot , all i added was :
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ui->treeView->setRootIndex(files->index(fPath));
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after you set the tree view model

Salvatello

I'm sorry . are new .

SGaist

You're welcome !

No problem, everybody falls for that one ;)

Happy coding !

Salvatello

If you are using treeview can also try qDirModel
@ QStringList filters;
filters << "*.txt";
model = new QDirModel(this);
model->setReadOnly(false);
model->setReadOnly(true);
model->setSorting(QDir::DirsFirst |QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::Type);
model->setFilter(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::AllEntries |QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
model->setNameFilters(filters);

ui->treeViewDirectory->setModel(model);
QModelIndex index=model->index("C:/file qt/");
ui->treeViewDirectory->expand(index);
ui->treeViewDirectory->scrollTo(index);@

SGaist

QDirModel has been obsoleted, QFileSystemModel is the right class to use

Salvatello

ok ok

terma.aba

What if the view is QML ListView and has no setRootIndex()?

QFileSystemModel is badly designed, it makes wrong assumptions on functions you have to be able to call on the view.