qstringlist question

ok, here is the situation...

I am searching several files for specific strings.

If found, I want to store in a QStringList.
It is possible that my search does not return a valid string from File1
and does return a valid string from File2.


I want to store the strings in the QStringList location associated with the file.

My_QStringList << found_search_string WILL NOT work because it may be stored
in location 2 incorrectly.

I need to
My_QStringList[i] = found_search_string (where i is the file number)

How is this accomplished? I am running into errors using:

My_QStringList[i] = this_string and
My_QStringList.at(i) = this_string.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

thanks

John

I don't know what you are really try the achieve, but the solution to what you ask is QHash or QMap.

Or just use to QStringLists - one for each file.

I don't think QHash will work.

Lets say I am searching 4 files for "widget" and "widget" is found in 2 of the files.

I want to display using QTableWidget a listing for all 4 files. If "widget" is not found, the field should be blank.

if I use:
My_QStringList << found_string .. I have no association to the file that this was found in because if "widget" is found in the second file, MyQStringList will store the
value in the first location.

I want to do:
My_QStringList[2] = found_string.. This way, I will know that the found string is associated with the second file.

Make Sense?


thanks.

John

I created an array of QString which will suffice.
But I figured there should be a way to store values into a specific location within QStringList.

Oh Well.

You can use QMap (whic implement QHash) as Lykurg suggested, and you can map as many string to as many files as you want.

Code:

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QMap<QString,QString> mapFoundStrings;
...
mapFoundStrings[strFileName1] = strFoundStr;

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