Invalid alias reference. Unable to find id

mbnoimi

Hi,

I always get this error message qrc:/Page1.qml:8 Invalid alias reference. Unable to find id "textField1" whenever I run my app

What's wrong with my code?

NOTE: Please forgive me for silly question because I'm still a newbie in QML

Page1Form.ui.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Item {
    property alias textField1: textField1
    property alias button1: button1

    RowLayout {
        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
        anchors.topMargin: 20
        anchors.top: parent.top

        TextField {
            id: textField1
            placeholderText: qsTr("Text Field")
        }

        Button {
            id: button1
            text: qsTr("Press Me")
        }
    }
}

Page1.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import Qt.labs.settings 1.0

Page1Form {

    Settings {
        id: settings
        property alias settings_host: textField1.text
    }

    button1.onClicked: {
        console.log("Button Pressed. Entered text: " + textField1.text);
    }
}

main.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

ApplicationWindow {
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    SwipeView {
        id: swipeView
        anchors.fill: parent
        currentIndex: tabBar.currentIndex

        Page1 {
        }

        Page {
            Label {
                text: qsTr("Second page")
                anchors.centerIn: parent
            }
        }
    }

    footer: TabBar {
        id: tabBar
        currentIndex: swipeView.currentIndex
        TabButton {
            text: qsTr("First")
        }
        TabButton {
            text: qsTr("Second")
        }
    }
}

Yashpal

@mbnoimi Have a look at property alias from http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtqml-syntax-objectattributes.html

It says, 'aliasing an aliasing property will result in an error'.

mbnoimi

@Yashpal Thanks

But when I move Settings { property alias settings_host: textField1.text } from Page1.qml to Page1Form.ui.qml it works fine without any problem!

NOTE: Basically I asked this question because I want to define Settings in Page1.qml instead of Page1Form.ui.qml

Page1.qml

import QtQuick 2.7

Page1Form {

    button1.onClicked: {
        console.log("Button Pressed. Entered text: " + textField1.text);
    }
}

Page1Form.ui.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
import Qt.labs.settings 1.0

Item {
    property alias textField1: textField1
    property alias button1: button1

    Settings { property alias settings_host: textField1.text }


    RowLayout {
        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
        anchors.topMargin: 20
        anchors.top: parent.top

        TextField {
            id: textField1
            placeholderText: qsTr("Text Field")
        }

        Button {
            id: button1
            text: qsTr("Press Me")
        }
    }
}

Yashpal

@mbnoimi said in Invalid alias reference. Unable to find id:

But when I move Settings { property alias settings_host: textField1.text } from Page1.qml to Page1Form.ui.qml it works fine without any problem!

i think it's considering id 'textField1' over alias 'textField1', try to give different alias name and look how it works.

Yashpal

@mbnoimi said in Invalid alias reference. Unable to find id:

NOTE: Basically I asked this question because I want to define Settings in Page1.qml instead of Page1Form.ui.qml

Yes, you can do it. Make sure you don't use aliasing an aliasing property.

mbnoimi

@Yashpal

try to give different alias name and look how it works.

I did as you suggested but nothing changed (see below plz)!

Make sure you don't use aliasing an aliasing property.

I can't use Settings without creating alias from alias which is a valid thing inside Page1Form.ui.qml but it's not inside Page1.qml!

Page1Form.ui.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Item {
    property alias button1: button1
    property alias textFieldAlias: textFieldName

    RowLayout {
        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
        anchors.topMargin: 20
        anchors.top: parent.top

        TextField {
            id: textFieldName
            placeholderText: qsTr("Text Field")
        }

        Button {
            id: button1
            text: qsTr("Press Me")
        }
    }
}

Page1.qml

import QtQuick 2.7
import Qt.labs.settings 1.0

Page1Form {

    Settings { property alias settings_host: textFieldName.text}

    button1.onClicked: {
        console.log("Button Pressed. Entered text: " + textFieldAlias.text);
    }
}

Log

QML debugging is enabled. Only use this in a safe environment.
QQmlApplicationEngine failed to load component
qrc:/main.qml:16 Type Page1 unavailable
qrc:/Page1.qml:6 Invalid alias reference. Unable to find id "textFieldName"

mbnoimi

Guys I still stuck with this problem since I posted it here :(

I'm not sure but it seems related to Settings type.

Can any one assure to me what if this issue a kind of bugs before report it as a bug?

Eeli K

@mbnoimi
Page1Form.ui.qml:

Item {
    property alias text: textFieldName.text

Page1.qml:

Page1Form {
    id: page1
    Settings { property alias settings_host: page1.text}

mbnoimi

That's it @Eeli-K
Thanks a lot