QTextEdit question

[xsaridis]

Hello everyone!!

I'm using Qt 3.7 .
I have a class that inherits QTextEdit and I would like to get the position of the text cursor (x() and y()).
I can't use textCursor() function because it's protected.
Do you have any suggestions?

[Zlatomir]

You can access base's protected member functions from within derived class (this will be an issue only if the member is declared private).

[xsaridis]

I'M CORRECTING MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE

Hello everyone!!

I'm using Qt 3.7 .
I have a class that gets a QTextEdit as a parameter and I would like to get the position of the text cursor (x() and y()).
I can't use textCursor() function because it's protected. (The class inherits a class that inherits QObject)
Do you have any suggestions?

[Zlatomir]

The obvious answer is: derive a class from QTextEdit, into that class code a public member function that returns whatever the textCursor() returns and use this class as parameter.

//Also if possible upgrade to Qt4, in between other improvement textCursor has become a public member.

[xsaridis]

Thanks for the answer. I'll try that tomorrow

[xsaridis]

Hello again,
unluckily I couldn't made it.
I've made a subclass that inherits QTextEdit and a public function:

getCursorCoordinates() {
QTextCursor *tc = textCursor();
int x = tc->globalX();
int y = tc->globalY();
}

and I had the error:
request for member 'globalX' in 'tc', which is non-class type 'QTextCursor'.

I think because QTextCursor is a private class.

Any other help? I can't upgrade to Qt4..It's not up to me...

[stampede]

Try to #include <QTextCursor>, this sounds like the compiler could not find the class' definition.

[xsaridis]

This is not possible. it's a private class

[xsaridis]

Hello,
I added this header:
#include <private/qrrichtext_p.h>
and it works. Many thanks again!!