[Qt-qml] Getting the id

[Pekka.E.Jokela at nokia.com]

Can the QDeclarativeEngineDebug be used in test code and in the tools somehow for this?

 -P

>-----Original Message-----
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>On Behalf Of Alpert Alan (Nokia-MS-Qt/Brisbane)
>Sent: 05.11.2010 09:18
>To: qt-qml at trolltech.com
>Subject: Re: [Qt-qml] Getting the id
>
>On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:59:00 Lahtela Tuukka.M (EXT-Tieto/Tampere) wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> This is somewhat related to the “Find by id” thread. Is it somehow
>possible
>> to get id of the of a qml element. It would be useful for our
>automated
>> testing tool.
>>
>> Rectangle {
>>     id: myRect
>>     objectName: "theRectangle"
>> }
>>
>> So basically I would need to get the id of the element in c++ code
>(for
>> example  the myRect value in the example qml).  I do not seem to find
>a
>> way to do this.
>>
>>
>>  *   Tuukka Lahtela
>
>It is not possible.
>
>id only exists in QML and it does not map cleanly to C++ instances.
>Consider
>the following example:
>
>Item{
>	id: a
>	Repeater{
>		id: repeater
>		model: 5
>		delegate: Item{
>			id: delRoot
>			Text{
>				id: delText
>				text: index; anchors.fill: delRoot;
>			}
>		}
>	}
>}
>
>In the QML file there are four elements with their own ids. When
>instantiated,
>you have eight items, including five instances of the item described by
>delRoot.
>
>There are also cases where one C++ instance may have multiple ids
>through
>being used in multiple files.
>
>For testing purposes, consider setting the objectName property and using
>that.
>Also be aware of the existing automated testing options that Michael
>mentioned
>in the find by id thread. As those test frameworks work inside QML, I
>believe
>that you can access elements by id in your tests.
>
>--
>Alan Alpert
>Software Engineer
>Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks
>
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