How to use QML listview with c++ treemodel

Dragann

is it possible to display all the children of an item in a c++ treemodel subclassed from QAbstractItemModel?

i am having a lot of difficulty with this because all examples that i can find are with simple lists.. none are with treemodels..

Thanks in advance

Dragann

if anyone could point me into the right direction, i would be extremely happy... i have been struggling with this the whole day but i just cannot seem to get it right

sierdzio

QML does not support trees. Only list models are officially supported. This will change in Qt 5.5.

Some people have provided alternative, unofficial solutions.

Dragann

ah i see,, so i would have to create custom listmodels on demand from the data in the treemodel,, and then use it to populate the listview

sierdzio

[quote author="Dragann" date="1424347240"]ah i see,, so i would have to create custom listmodels on demand from the data in the treemodel,, and then use it to populate the listview[/quote]

So far, yes, that is a kind of solution.

onek24

You could check this example out:

http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/30521/

Otherwise you will have to wait until Qt 5.5 for the official release for a TreeView.

Dragann

Thanks onek24, i allready found that post,, the problem for me is, they make a model in qml,, i wasnt able to figure out yet how to do it with a model from c++,, but that just means i dont have enough skill yet :(

Dragann

i have found some more information on the QML c++ treemodel stuff..
for people who are looking for more info

"translate the page with Chrome":http://qt-way-notes.blogspot.nl/2010/07/tree-model-qml.html

"more stuff":https://lemirep.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/a-practical-case-exposing-qt-c-models-to-qml/

"some source code to the above link":https://gitorious.org/tepee3d/tepee3d/source/2df4d84b0835fa426c388db8416605ec3a4d4f6f:Tepee3DEngine/DeveloperAPIFiles/Models

"another article on treemodels in qml":http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/632795/QML-TreeModel-and-TreeView

jsprenkle

This might be helpful to you:
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1405547&seqNum=3
He shows how to create non list type models

Dragann

thanks jsprenkle. I have the book and i have read the model chapters but it is not about QML, so i cannot really use it, aside from the c++ side of the application ofcourse.

i allready have built a treemodel in c++,, now i only need to show it like i want in qml

onek24

You might combine "this information":http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquick-modelviewsdata-cppmodels.html with the link to the TreeView i posted above.

Dragann

@onek24, thanks for taking the time to help me out!

i have read those docs already but im having difficulty connecting all the different parts.. so i have given up on creating a treeview and now i am trying to create a bunch of listviews and display them dynamically using QQmlListProperty... Maybe i will try out this stuff again later

onek24

I think it should work if you just pass your treemodel to QML and set the model of your treeview to the passed treemodel. Maybe taking some modifications on the variable names but that should be all.

Dragann

i have come to understand that its not possible to use treemodel with QML directly but maybe i understood that wrong... anyways, my treeview in QML is just a bunch of nested listview.. are you saing its possible to pass the treemodel directly to the lists?

i have filled my treemodel with QList containers of listmodels.. and i have made functions that fill the QLists with the data inside the treemodel.. so its basically a bunch of 1d models inside a QAbstractItemModel tree..

and through QQmlListproperty and some index functions i am able to assign the models to the listviews.. it seems to work now,, but it is quick and dirty

maybe i will have to switch to a better method later

onek24

Or you'll wait for Qt 5.5, you can find the release-plan here: "Qt 5.5 Release":http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-5.5-release

Maybe the Alpha or Beta has already an implemented treeview?

Dragann

awesome! i will definitely take a look at that.. really hope the alpha or the beta have the treeview included already. I will manage to find a way no matter what :p

onek24

Soon i'll probably need a qml treeview with a c++ treemodel too, so i'll provide you the code when it's done and if the plans have not changed. But it will be just a temporary solution until the official treeview comes out.

Dragann

thanks! :D and yeah the new QT is coming pretty soon... we will see :)