Set QDrag mimeData

I have a class derived from QTableWidget, receiving drag'n'drop from external files and displays the name. The default action is Qt::CopyAction, and to ensure that the action to be performed is Qt::LinkAction, I must use drag->exec(Qt::LinkAction).

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void tableWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
    //…
    QDrag *drag = new QDrag(this);
    //…
}

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Since

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event->mimeData()

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returns data as const QMimeData and drag->setMimeData(data) accept argument as QMimeData, there is a way to overcome this problem?

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Originally Posted by Imhotep

I have a class derived from QTableWidget, receiving drag'n'drop from external files and displays the name. The default action is Qt::CopyAction, and to ensure that the action to be performed is Qt::LinkAction, I must use drag->exec(Qt::LinkAction).

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QDrag::exec() starts a new drag operation.
Are you sure you want to do that?

Your description sounds like you want the incoming drag to perform the LinkAction.
See QDropEvent::setDropAction() for doing that.

Cheers,
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Tried this

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void DTableWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
    event->setDropAction(Qt::LinkAction);
    event->accept();
    //…
}

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Still perform Qt::CopyAction

Have you checked if the LinkAction is part of the QDropEvent::possibleActions() list?

It could very well be that the drag's source does not support that.

Cheers,
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Seems to be

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void DTableWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
    qDebug() << event->possibleActions();
    event->setDropAction(Qt::LinkAction);
    event->accept();
    //…
}

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QFlags<Qt::DropAction>(CopyAction|MoveAction|LinkA ction)