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    Question "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Hi, I use a number of enums in my project, which I keep in a single "Enums" class, each of them defined by the c+11 way of "enum class" and the new Q_ENUM macro (instead of Q_ENUMS, as proposed here).

    I don't get them to work in QML, though - and all I can find about this topic (there are actually plenty of solutions!) is using the older concepts.

    Below you find a minimized example project. On click, qml shall send Enums.DayOfWeek.MONDAY to a slot.
    The result is:
    qrc:/main.qml:17: TypeError: Cannot read property 'MONDAY' of undefined
    where I'd expext qDebug output from the slot (environment: Qt 5.5, QtCreator 3.6, Win7x64).

    Any ideas about how I could do it better / make it work?

    Several Enums in enums.h
    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef ENUMS_H
    2. #define ENUMS_H
    3. #include <QObject>
    4.  
    5. class Enums
    6. {
    7. Q_GADGET
    8.  
    9. public:
    10. enum class DayOfWeek {
    11. SUNDAY=0,
    12. MONDAY=1,
    13. TUESDAY=2,
    14. WEDNESDAY=3,
    15. THURSDAY=4,
    16. FRIDAY=5,
    17. SATURDAY=6,
    18. UNDEFINED=-1
    19. };
    20. Q_ENUM(DayOfWeek)
    21.  
    22. enum class NameOrder {
    23. FIRST_FAMILY=0,
    24. FAMILY_FIRST=1
    25. };
    26. Q_ENUM(NameOrder)
    27.  
    28. };
    29.  
    30. #endif // ENUMS_H
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    An object with a slot that takes such an enum: someobject.h
    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef SOMEOBJECT_H
    2. #define SOMEOBJECT_H
    3. #include <QObject>
    4. #include <QDebug>
    5. #include "enums.h"
    6.  
    7. class SomeObject : public QObject
    8. {
    9. Q_OBJECT
    10. public:
    11. explicit SomeObject(QObject *parent = 0): QObject(parent) {}
    12. public slots:
    13. void outputDay(Enums::DayOfWeek day) { qDebug()<<day; }
    14. };
    15.  
    16. #endif // SOMEOBJECT_H
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    This is being registered in main.cpp
    Qt Code:
    1. #include <QGuiApplication>
    2. #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
    3. #include <QQmlEngine>
    4. #include <QtQml>
    5. #include "enums.h"
    6. #include "someobject.h"
    7.  
    8. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    9. {
    10. QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
    11. QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
    12. qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Enums>("url.Enums", 1, 0, "Enums", "You cannot create an instance of the Enums.");
    13. qmlRegisterType<SomeObject>("url.SomeObject",1,0,"SomeObject");
    14. engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
    15. return app.exec();
    16. }
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    And I try to use it in main.qml
    Qt Code:
    1. import QtQuick 2.5
    2. import QtQuick.Window 2.2
    3. import url.SomeObject 1.0
    4. import url.Enums 1.0
    5.  
    6.  
    7. Window {
    8. visible: true
    9.  
    10. SomeObject {
    11. id: myObject
    12. }
    13.  
    14. MouseArea {
    15. anchors.fill: parent
    16. onClicked: {
    17. myObject.outputDay(Enums.DayOfWeek.MONDAY)
    18. }
    19. }
    20. }
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    Last edited by sedi; 21st March 2016 at 13:07.

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Shouldn't that be

    Qt Code:
    1. Enums.MONDAY
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    in the QML code?

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Thank you for answering!
    No, the result is
    qrc:/main.qml:17: Error: Unknown method parameter type: Enums::DayOfWeek
    Actually, the separation of all the Enums into different classes (e.g. having to specify them with "DayOfWeek") seems quite useful for me. From anywhere in the cpp code I access the enums like this:
    Qt Code:
    1. Enums::DayOfWeek::MONDAY
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    I can't register the single Enums explicitly (qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Enums::DayOfWeek>()), because enum class is not a QObject. The problem has also been brought up - but not solved - here.
    Last edited by sedi; 21st March 2016 at 13:44.

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Quote Originally Posted by sedi View Post
    No, the result is
    Hmm, ok, probably need an int there.

    Quote Originally Posted by sedi View Post
    Actually, the separation of all the Enums into different classes (e.g. having to specify them with "DayOfWeek") seems quite useful for me. From anywhere in the cpp code I access the enums like this:
    Qt Code:
    1. Enums::DayOfWeek::MONDAY
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    Looks like C++ syntax to me, never seen :: as a qualifier separator in JavaScript.

    Cheers,
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    As for the :: syntax: yes, this is what I do from C++
    "From anywhere in the cpp code I acc.."
    I'd thought there should be a syntax like:
    Enums.DayOfWeek.MONDAY
    in QML.

    It seems a bit unsatisfying to either use deprecated stuff or not use the enums in QML at all. I will probably file a bug about this.

    For now I will probably work with int interfaces. Thank you for your time and effort anda_skoa! Cheers!!

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Quote Originally Posted by sedi View Post
    As for the :: syntax: yes, this is what I do from C++
    I'd thought there should be a syntax like: in QML.
    JavaScript doesn't have enums, QML allows you to do something like enums by registering names.
    What you are writing there is an Object or singleton called Enums with a subobject/property DayOfWeek with an enum.
    But that doesn't exist on the C++ side either.

    Quote Originally Posted by sedi View Post
    It seems a bit unsatisfying to either use deprecated stuff or not use the enums in QML at all
    Or you use normal enums instead of enum classes and have comparable support on both language sides.
    Would be my choice.

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    I've had a similar issue. Does it work if you add

    Qt Code:
    1. qRegisterMetaType<Enums::DayOfWeek >("Enums::DayOfWeek")
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    and change the call to:

    Qt Code:
    1. myObject.outputDay(Enums.MONDAY)
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    ?

    The one thing that is not so nice about this is that the parameter in the call doesn't refer to DayOfWeek anymore.

    Regards

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    Default Re: "Enum class"/Q_ENUM use in QML? Cannot read property of undefined

    Yes, absolutely! The loss of the strong typisation is a pity - but at least I can use it :-) Thanks!

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