How to use QGraphicView?

[karthic]

Hi All. I am new to qt programming. Could someone tell how to use QGraphicView or sample programs...?

[viulskiez]

Could someone tell how to use QGraphicView or sample programs...?

It is QGraphicsView, not QGraphicView.

Graphichs View Example is the best place to start.

[karthic]

Thanks for correcting me. I have gone thru those examples but they are too complex and i cant learn basics thru it.

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Added after 14 minutes:

Now i am trying to get mouse pointer position inside QGraphicsView using mouse press event. But this func gets called only in the form window and not when is click inside my QGraphicsView control. Any ideas..?

[viulskiez]

But this func gets called only in the form window and not when is click inside my QGraphicsView control

How you do that? Provide the source code to see what you've done.

[karthic]

#include <QMainWindow>
#include <QGraphicsView>

Header file

namespace Ui { class ApplicationWindow; }

class ApplicationWindow : public QMainWindow
{
Q_OBJECT

public:

ApplicationWindow( QWidget *parent = 0 );
~ApplicationWindow();
QGraphicsScene *m_graphicsScene;

public slots:
//

protected:
void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *);
void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *);
void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *);

protected slots:
bool eventFilter ( QObject *, QEvent * );

private:
Ui::ApplicationWindow* ui;

};


#include "application_window.h"
#include "ui_application_window.h"


#include <QFileDialog>
#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QMimeData>
#include <QDebug>


ApplicationWindow::ApplicationWindow( QWidget* inParent ) :
QMainWindow( inParent ),
ui( new Ui::ApplicationWindow )
{

ui->setupUi( this );
m_graphicsScene = new QGraphicsScene(ui->myGraphicsView);
m_graphicsScene->installEventFilter ( this );
this->installEventFilter ( this );
this->show();
}

ApplicationWindow::~ApplicationWindow()
{
}

bool ApplicationWindow::eventFilter( QObject * watched, QEvent * e )
{
qDebug()<<watched;
if( (watched == m_graphicsScene) ) {
qDebug()<<e->type();
return true;
}
}
return false;
}

The dDebug output is always showing as ApplicationWindow even if i clicked the mouse inside QGraphicsView control.

[viulskiez]

Ahh, of course! Because you are installing event filter to QGraphicsScene instance.
You have to filter QGraphicsView::viewportthis is the example:

// your code:
// m_graphicsScene->installEventFilter ( this );
 
QWidget* viewport = ui->myGraphicsView->viewport();
// viewport->setMouseTracking(true);  uncomment if you want all mouse events to be tracked
viewport->installEventFilter(this); // this is what you

// your code:
// m_graphicsScene->installEventFilter ( this );

QWidget* viewport = ui->myGraphicsView->viewport();
// viewport->setMouseTracking(true);  uncomment if you want all mouse events to be tracked
viewport->installEventFilter(this); // this is what you

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[karthic]

Same output is coming. No change.

[viulskiez]

Same output is coming. No change.

what do you mean?

[karthic]

The dDebug output is always showing as ApplicationWindow even if i clicked the mouse inside QGraphicsView control.

[viulskiez]

Please, check your code again.

if( (watched == m_graphicsScene) ) { // who is being watched? grapichs scene or graphics view?
    qDebug()<<e->type();
    return true;
}

if( (watched == m_graphicsScene) ) { // who is being watched? grapichs scene or graphics view?
    qDebug()<<e->type();
    return true;
}

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[karthic]

m_graphicsScene = new QGraphicsScene(ui->myGraphicsView);

I have created QGraphicsScene object for ui->myGraphicsView control. Hope you have got an idea..!!

[viulskiez]

Please understand the concept of QGraphicScene and QGraphicsView if you are new to Qt. Read the documentation and understand how the architecture work. Here's the link: Qt Graphics View Framework.

[karthic]

Thanks for your response. Now its working after adding this line to my code.
ui->myGraphicsView->setScene(m_graphicsScene);