Want to find the sender of the currently clicked object and rename and delete that

[Soumya Somasekhar Ram]

When the user right clicks to a particular groupbox,menu will appear.
depends on the menu item triggered it will go to different functions for creating deleting and renaming the button.
The code is given below

QString instance;
    QMap<QString, QToolButton*> unselectButtonMap;
 
 
bool MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
{
   if(ui->groupBox4==object)
    {
        if(event->type() == QEvent::ContextMenu)
            {
               // QMouseEvent *mouseEvent = static_cast<QMouseEvent*> (event);
                QMenu *menu = new QMenu(this);
 
                QAction* myAction1=new QAction(tr("New folder"), this);
                QAction* myAction2=new QAction(tr("Delete "), this);
                QAction* myAction3=new QAction(tr("Rename"), this);
                 QAction* myAction4=new QAction(tr("select file type"), this);
                //Connect the actions to slots in your main window
                connect(myAction1, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function1()));
                connect(myAction2, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function2()));
                 connect(myAction3, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function3()));
                  connect(myAction4, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function4()));
                //Add the actions to the menubar (or a menu)
                menu->addAction(myAction1);
                menu->addAction(myAction2);
                menu->addAction(myAction3);
                 menu->addAction(myAction4);
                menu->exec(QCursor::pos());
 
                return false;
            }
      }
 
    } 
void MainWindow::Function1()
{
     i++;
     index++;
    int positionr = layout1->rowCount();
    int positionc = layout1->columnCount();
    QPixmap* pixmap5 = new QPixmap("../nimhans/yellow2.jpg");
    QIcon icon5(*pixmap5);
    QToolButton* b = new QToolButton(this);
    b->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextUnderIcon);
    b->setIcon(icon5);
    b->setIconSize(pixmap5->rect().size()/2);
    b->setText(QString(" New folder") + QString::number(i));
    b-> setObjectName(QString(" New folder") + QString::number(i));
    unselectButtonMap[instance] = b;
    unselectButtonMap[instance]->installEventFilter(this);
    qDebug()<<unselectButtonMap[instance];
    qDebug()<<unselectButtonMap[instance]->text();
    buttons[index]=unselectButtonMap[instance];
    if(i<=5)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 0, positionc);
    else if(i>5 && i<=10)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 1,i-5);
    else if(i>10 && i<=15)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 2,( i-10));
    else
       QMessageBox::warning(0,tr("Warning"),tr("Can not create more folders"));
}
 
void MainWindow::Function2()
{
    foreach(  instance,unselectButtonMap.keys() ) 
            if(unselectButtonMap[instance]== QObject::sender()) {
            QMessageBox::warning(0,tr("Warning"),tr("do you want to delete the folder"));
          unselectButtonMap[instance]->deleteLater();
        }
 
}
}}

QString instance;
    QMap<QString, QToolButton*> unselectButtonMap;


bool MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
{
   if(ui->groupBox4==object)
    {
        if(event->type() == QEvent::ContextMenu)
            {
               // QMouseEvent *mouseEvent = static_cast<QMouseEvent*> (event);
                QMenu *menu = new QMenu(this);

                QAction* myAction1=new QAction(tr("New folder"), this);
                QAction* myAction2=new QAction(tr("Delete "), this);
                QAction* myAction3=new QAction(tr("Rename"), this);
                 QAction* myAction4=new QAction(tr("select file type"), this);
                //Connect the actions to slots in your main window
                connect(myAction1, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function1()));
                connect(myAction2, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function2()));
                 connect(myAction3, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function3()));
                  connect(myAction4, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(Function4()));
                //Add the actions to the menubar (or a menu)
                menu->addAction(myAction1);
                menu->addAction(myAction2);
                menu->addAction(myAction3);
                 menu->addAction(myAction4);
                menu->exec(QCursor::pos());

                return false;
            }
      }
   
    } 
void MainWindow::Function1()
{
     i++;
     index++;
    int positionr = layout1->rowCount();
    int positionc = layout1->columnCount();
    QPixmap* pixmap5 = new QPixmap("../nimhans/yellow2.jpg");
    QIcon icon5(*pixmap5);
    QToolButton* b = new QToolButton(this);
    b->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextUnderIcon);
    b->setIcon(icon5);
    b->setIconSize(pixmap5->rect().size()/2);
    b->setText(QString(" New folder") + QString::number(i));
    b-> setObjectName(QString(" New folder") + QString::number(i));
    unselectButtonMap[instance] = b;
    unselectButtonMap[instance]->installEventFilter(this);
    qDebug()<<unselectButtonMap[instance];
    qDebug()<<unselectButtonMap[instance]->text();
    buttons[index]=unselectButtonMap[instance];
    if(i<=5)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 0, positionc);
    else if(i>5 && i<=10)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 1,i-5);
    else if(i>10 && i<=15)
       layout1->addWidget(b, 2,( i-10));
    else
       QMessageBox::warning(0,tr("Warning"),tr("Can not create more folders"));
}

void MainWindow::Function2()
{
    foreach(  instance,unselectButtonMap.keys() ) 
            if(unselectButtonMap[instance]== QObject::sender()) {
            QMessageBox::warning(0,tr("Warning"),tr("do you want to delete the folder"));
          unselectButtonMap[instance]->deleteLater();
        }

}
}}

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But here QObject::sender() will return QAction which is triggered in the menu.
How can I get the clicked push button reference(sender object)??
Can u suggest any method??
All your suggestions are appreciable .Thanks in advance.

[anda_skoa]

But here QObject::sender() will return QAction which is triggered in the menu.

Of course, it is the sender of the signal that invoked the slot.

How can I get the clicked push button reference(sender object)??

The menu item was clicked, so you get the associated action's triggered() signal to be emitted.
There is no button involved at all.

If you are referring to you QToolButton instances: those are not connected to anything.

Cheers,
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P.S.the easiest way to have a context menu on a widget with your own actions is to use addAction() on the widget and set the context menu policy to Qt::ActionsContextMenu