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    Hi,
    I have problems reading a QMap value from QSettings. I write the data and it is written, but when I read it I get nothing.

    I create settings file like this:

    Qt Code:
    1. settings=new QSettings("identities.conf",QSettings::IniFormat);
    2. QMap<QString, QVariant> imap;
    3. imap.insert("user1@gmail.com","John Smith");
    4. imap.insert("user2@gmail,com","Juan Perez");
    5. settings->setValue("identitites",imap);
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    Then I try to read it and I get an empty list, here is how I do it:
    Qt Code:
    1. int size;
    2. QList <QString> ql;
    3. QMap<QString, QVariant> *imap_ptr;
    4. qv=settings->value("identities");
    5. qWarning() << "qv" << qv;
    6. imap_ptr=new QMap<QString,QVariant>(qv.toMap());
    7. qWarning() << "map:" << imap_ptr;
    8. qWarning() << "keys" << imap_ptr->keys();
    9. ql=imap_ptr->keys();
    10. size=ql.size();
    11. qWarning() << "list size=" << size;
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    The debug output is this:
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    1. qv QVariant(Invalid)
    2. map: 0x22f1eb0
    3. keys ()
    4. list size= 0
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    the settings file is not empty , I can see the data:
    Qt Code:
    1. [niko@localhost build-forms-Desktop_Qt_5_2_1_GCC_64bit-Debug]$ cat identities.conf
    2. [General]
    3. identitites="@Variant(\0\0\0\b\0\0\0\x2\0\0\0\x1e\0u\0s\0\x65\0r\0\x32\0@\0g\0m\0\x61\0i\0l\0,\0\x63\0o\0m\0\0\0\n\0\0\0\x14\0J\0u\0\x61\0n\0 \0P\0\x65\0r\0\x65\0z\0\0\0\x1e\0u\0s\0\x65\0r\0\x31\0@\0g\0m\0\x61\0i\0l\0.\0\x63\0o\0m\0\0\0\n\0\0\0\x14\0J\0o\0h\0n\0 \0S\0m\0i\0t\0h)"
    4. [niko@localhost build-forms-Desktop_Qt_5_2_1_GCC_64bit-Debug]$
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    Probably, I am not using methods correcly, how would I read a QMap stored in settings file ?

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    Default Re: how to read QMap from QSettings?

    You are using different key for saving and for loading.

    "identitites" vs. "identities"

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    Default Re: how to read QMap from QSettings?

    good eye!
    thanks a lot, works perfectly now

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    Default Re: how to read QMap from QSettings?

    Why it worked in Qt 5.2 and does not work for me in Qt 5.11 - stores nothing to settings if try to save QVariantMap type?

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    Default Re: how to read QMap from QSettings?

    stores nothing to settings if try to save QVariantMap type?
    If you showed some code it would help to get you an answer.
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