[Qt-interest] Tree Item High Lighter

[Scott Aron Bloom]

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From: qt-interest-bounces+scott.bloom=onshorecs.com at qt.nokia.com
[mailto:qt-interest-bounces+scott.bloom=onshorecs.com at qt.nokia.com] On
Behalf Of Eckhard Jokisch
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:53 PM
To: qt-interest at qt.nokia.com
Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Tree Item High Lighter

Am 27.12.2010 00:54, schrieb Sajjad:
> Hello forum,
> 
> I have subclassed the QAbstractItemModel to generate a customized tree
model
> and since the tree model represent a large database, it is hard for
the user
> to browse down all  the items in the  tree and find a  particular
item. For
> a better usability, i would like to have a textfield where the user
type a
> item name and the item with the name matched will be highlighted in
the
> tree.
> 
> Any hint on implementing this feature. I think i need to work with
regular
> expression here and i am not sure how to search down the tree and
highlight
> it.
What about this:
while setting up the model data also fill a QHash<QString,QModelIndex>.
Like this you can simply search for the string in the QHash and get the
associated modelindex.

Have fun

Eckhard

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Or, simply overload the data method, and if the display data matches,
modify the BackroundRole

Scott