protected QGraphicsObject

[stefan]

Hi!

I want to create class that inherits QGraphicsObject but dont want public QGraphicsObject function to be accessible from my class.

I can do the following:

class MyObject : protected QGraphicsObject

class MyObject : protected QGraphicsObject

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But then I cant add object to a scene

_scene->addItem(my_object);

_scene->addItem(my_object);

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Any advice?

Thanks

[Santosh Reddy]

It will not be directly possible to do so, as you have protected inheritance. The very point of having protected inheritance is to hide public functions, without exposing the public function of QGraphicsObject you will not be to use it / add it to any scene.

Well there is a work around

class MyObject : protected QGraphicsObject{};
 
MyObject my_object;
 
QGraphicsObject* gra_object= reinterpret_cast<QGraphicsObject*>(&my_object); // C++ style, static & dynamic cast will not work, as they obey strict type and visibility rules. dynamic cast overrides them
//QGraphicsObject* gra_object= (QGraphicsObject*)(&my_object); // C Style, not recommended, but works
 
_scene->addItem(gra_object);

class MyObject : protected QGraphicsObject{};

MyObject my_object;

QGraphicsObject* gra_object= reinterpret_cast<QGraphicsObject*>(&my_object); // C++ style, static & dynamic cast will not work, as they obey strict type and visibility rules. dynamic cast overrides them
//QGraphicsObject* gra_object= (QGraphicsObject*)(&my_object); // C Style, not recommended, but works

_scene->addItem(gra_object);

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[stefan]

Thanks for your answer! But I think I found more elegant solution...
How about this?

QGraphicsObject* MyObject::getBaseGraphicsObject(void)
{
    return this;
}

QGraphicsObject* MyObject::getBaseGraphicsObject(void)
{
    return this;
}

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and then:

_scene->addItem(my_object->getBaseGraphicsObject());

_scene->addItem(my_object->getBaseGraphicsObject());

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It is working, but im not sure if I could have other problems because of this?

[Santosh Reddy]

_scene->addItem(my_object->getBaseGraphicsObject());

_scene->addItem(my_object->getBaseGraphicsObject());

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This one looks nice, and avoids odd looking cast operator . I don't think this will cause any other problems related to graphics scene/view, it should be good as long as the handle to QGraphicsObject* is available to scene.

[wysota]

Aren't you exposing the graphics object interface to the public this way?

[Santosh Reddy]

wysota is right, this way graphics object interface is exposed as public, then making QGraphicsScene as a friend of MyObject should help.