QTextEdit - Getting the current line/cursor position (Qt Jambi)

[NOR]

Hi, I'm writing a simple text editor and I'm using QTextEdit as a base
I'm trying to implement a "indent" action.
I basically just want to add four spaces at the beginning of the current line.
By "current line" I mean the line that the cursor (or whatever it's called) is at. You know... Just like in any other editor.

The problem is that I´m having trouble finding the position in the document I want. So I can get the current line.

I've been playing around with QTextCursor and such, but with no luck.
I've tried updating othe cursor on the cursorPositionChanged signal, but that only works when some content is changed. Not when i move the cursor around with the arrow keys or click somewhere else.

The JavaDoc suggests that I should use cursorPositionChanged() instead for this, but that doesn't seem to exist in Jambi.

Could anyone help me out? Point me in the right direction or suggest some kind of workaround?

Thanks for your time,
Thomas

[patrik08]

To find the line ...
you need QTextLine it can show you rect line nr char on cursor and X vieport position mouse and other thing....

QTextLine currentTextLine(const QTextCursor &cursor)
{
    const QTextBlock block = cursor.block();
    if (!block.isValid())
        return QTextLine();
 
    const QTextLayout *layout = block.layout();
    if (!layout)
        return QTextLine();
 
    const int relativePos = cursor.position() - block.position();
    return layout->lineForTextPosition(relativePos);
}

QTextLine currentTextLine(const QTextCursor &cursor)
{
    const QTextBlock block = cursor.block();
    if (!block.isValid())
        return QTextLine();

    const QTextLayout *layout = block.layout();
    if (!layout)
        return QTextLine();

    const int relativePos = cursor.position() - block.position();
    return layout->lineForTextPosition(relativePos);
}

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[elihall08]

This is how I did it: (Best way I found WITHOUT moving the cursor around)

QString MainWindow::currentInputLine(){
int pos=ui->INPUT->textCursor().position();
QString temp=ui->INPUT->toPlainText();
QString before=temp.left(pos);
before=before.mid(temp.lastIndexOf("\n"),-1);
QString after=temp.mid(pos,temp.indexOf("\n",pos));
return before+after;
}

*sorry Im new I dont know how to paste code correctly.
Note this does not work, but if you guys no why I think its a little more efficient if you can fix it.(only worked for the first line)
QString MainWindow::currentInputLine(){
int pos=ui->INPUT->textCursor().position();
QString temp=ui->INPUT->toPlainText();
return temp.mid(temp.lastIndexOf("\n",pos), temp.indexOf("\n",pos));
}