QVariant - storing QIcons[]

[moowy]

it must be char* , .toString() is nut sufficient

[pherthyl]

Have a look at QVariant::setValue.

void QVariant::setValue ( const T & value )
Stores a copy of value. If T is a type that QVariant doesn't support, QMetaType is used to store the value. A compile error will occur if QMetaType doesn't handle the type.
Example:
QVariant v;

v.setValue(5);
int i = v.toInt(); // i is now 5
QString s = v.toString() // s is now "5"

MyCustomStruct c;
v.setValue(c);

...

MyCustomStruct c2 = v.value<MyCustomStruct>();

[moowy]

I tried using that but it failed.

The code that jpn submitted works just fine for me.
QString str = action->data().toString(); // maybe this is sufficient?
char* ptr = qstrdup(qPrintable(str)); // if not, remember to delete

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