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    Question using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Hello. I have a program which have Edit menu, where I have cut, copy and paste.
    I tried to use these menus with the following:
    Qt Code:
    1. ...
    2. connect(action_Copy,SIGNAL(triggered()),lineEdit_2,SLOT(copy()));
    3. connect(action_Copy,SIGNAL(triggered()),lineEdit_3,SLOT(copy()));
    4. ...
    To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 
    Now the copy menu works, but there is over one million connect there... How can I optimise this situation? I thinked about for cycle but I search other, better solution... Please help, thanks

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    Default Re: using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Hey you will be calling one million "copy()" slots of line edit on each trigger of action_Copy. I think it is wrong (i might be wrong as i don't have any other info from you)

    Instead have a custom slot - say on_Copy() to be triggered by action_Copy, and in that obtain the line edit with keyboard focus. After that just call obtainedLineEdit->copy().
    Last edited by Gopala Krishna; 9th December 2007 at 08:55. Reason: updated contents
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    Question Re: using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Quote Originally Posted by Gopala Krishna View Post
    Hey you will be calling one million "copy()" slots of line edit on each trigger of action_Copy. I think it is wrong (i might be wrong as i don't have any other info from you)

    Instead have a custom slot - say on_Copy() to be triggered by action_Copy, and in that obtain the line edit with keyboard focus. After that just call obtainedLineEdit->copy().
    But how can I resolve this?

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    Default Re: using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Let's say you have a class called Window which contains those line edits.

    You would begin with declaring a new custom slot:
    Qt Code:
    1. class Window : public WhatEver
    2. {
    3. Q_OBJECT // <---
    4. public:
    5. [...]
    6.  
    7. private slots:
    8. void copy(); // <---
    9. };
    To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 

    Then, instead of connecting to each line edit's copy(), you would connect to this custom slot we declared above:
    Qt Code:
    1. connect(action_Copy,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(copy()));
    To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 

    Finally, you would implement the custom slot. More or less something like this:
    Qt Code:
    1. void Window::copy()
    2. {
    3. // get the last child widget which has focus and
    4. // try to cast it as line edit
    5. QLineEdit* lineEdit = dynamic_cast<QLineEdit*>(focusWidget());
    6. if (lineEdit)
    7. {
    8. // it was a line edit, perform copy
    9. lineEdit->copy();
    10. }
    11. }
    To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 
    J-P Nurmi

  5. The following user says thank you to jpn for this useful post:

    fnmblot (18th December 2007)

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    Lightbulb Re: using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Quote Originally Posted by jpn View Post
    Qt Code:
    1. QLineEdit* lineEdit = dynamic_cast<QLineEdit*>(focusWidget());
    To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 
    Thanks. This is what I searched for...

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    Thumbs up Re: using cut(), copy(), paste()

    Awesome! I have been trying to find out how to do that for months now!
    fnmblot
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