[Qt-interest] QVariant::type() usage for custom QVariant types

[Thiago Macieira]

On Thursday, 28 de July de 2011 16:21:35 Eckhard Jokisch wrote:
> Thanks for the relply.
> I already tried that one - but how do I define the number that
> userType() shall return? there is not something like
> 
> variant.setUserType(int type,QString typeName)?
> 
> I need to know at compiletime what number will be returned  - otherwise
> I can't use "switch".

You don't define it.

The number is computed at runtime when you register the type (via 
qRegisterMetaType). The value returned from the registration is the ID you 
have to use.

You can also get the same ID by calling qMetaTypeId<Type>().

So: you can't use a switch.

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