Present parts of string in table (QTableWidget)

**Lykurg** · 23rd November 2009, 13:41

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QString str = "Some very long text...";
QTableWidgetItem* item = new QTableWidgetItem();
item->setData(Qt::DisplayRole, str.left(4)); // display only the 4 first letters
item->setData(Qt::UserRole, str); // store the whole text, but hidden
// use item normally and add it to the table
 
// at some point you have a pointer to any item
item->data(Qt::DisplayRole); // returns the first 4 letters
item->data(Qt::UserRole); // returns the whole string.

QString str = "Some very long text...";
QTableWidgetItem* item = new QTableWidgetItem();
item->setData(Qt::DisplayRole, str.left(4)); // display only the 4 first letters
item->setData(Qt::UserRole, str); // store the whole text, but hidden
// use item normally and add it to the table

// at some point you have a pointer to any item
item->data(Qt::DisplayRole); // returns the first 4 letters
item->data(Qt::UserRole); // returns the whole string.

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