Faster Way To Convert QObjectList to QMap

[maximo]

When reading an INI file using QSettings, I have a settings.children() that is a QObjectList containing both the keys and values inside. Is there a fast way to convert this to a QMap without having to iterate this QObjectList? That way, I can do something like...

QString breadcrumbColor = iniColors["breadcrumb_links"];

...because iniColors would be a QMap of key/value pairs.

[mcosta]

Hi,

I'm not sure to understand what do you need.
Can you post an example of your INI file?

[maximo]

Here's the INI file:

[Colors]
breadcrumb_links=#CC0000
breadcrumb_text=#000000

[mcosta]

Hi,

if you know the keys you can simply do

settings.beginGroup('Colors');
QString breadcrumbColor = settings.value("breadcrumb_links").toString();
QString breadcrumbText = settings.value("breadcrumb_text").toString();

...
settings.endGroup();

or, using a map

QMap<QString, QString> colorMap;
settings.beginGroup('Colors');
for (const QString& k: settings.childKeys()) {
    colorMap.insert(k, settings.value(k).toString());
}
settings.endGroup();

[maximo]

@mcosta said:

QMap<QString, QString> colorMap;
settings.beginGroup('Colors');
for (const QString& k: settings.childKeys()) {
    colorMap.insert(k, settings.value(k).toString());
}
settings.endGroup();

So, there's no faster way to build the map than with an iterator. Okay, I just wanted to confirm that there wasn't already a preferred routine that would do this for me in like a single line of code, converting from settings.children() into a QMap.