QStandardPaths not available in QML?

SGaist

In this case, using an int is not clean. Your QML code won't make any sense (i.e. what is location 1 ?). You should really take the time to implement an enum for that. So that if any off the enum value changes, you won't have to update that part of your code and it will make it easier to read.

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@SGaist

Thanks. Yes, I realize using an arbitrary int kind of defeats the purpose of using an enum but I couldn't figure out how to do it on the QML side – the docs ( enumeration QML Basic Type ) are not very clear, nor how to expose the QStandardPaths:: StandardLocation to the QML.

SGaist

That's the QML doc, you should do it from C++. Add an enum to your class that maps the StandardLocation values to your own and declare it as a Q_ENUM.

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@SGaist

Sorry, not following. Can you point me to an example that does that?

SGaist

#include <QApplication>
#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
#include <QQmlContext>
#include <QStandardPaths>
#include <QQmlComponent>

class UtilityRPAttachedEnums : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    enum StandardLocation {
        DesktopLocation       = QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation,
        DocumentsLocation     = QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation,
        FontsLocation         = QStandardPaths::FontsLocation,
        ApplicationsLocation  = QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation,
        MusicLocation         = QStandardPaths::MusicLocation,
        MoviesLocation        = QStandardPaths::MoviesLocation,
        PicturesLocation      = QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation,
        TempLocation          = QStandardPaths::TempLocation,
        HomeLocation          = QStandardPaths::HomeLocation,
        DataLocation          = QStandardPaths::DataLocation,
        CacheLocation         = QStandardPaths::CacheLocation,
        GenericCacheLocation  = QStandardPaths::GenericCacheLocation,
        GenericDataLocation   = QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
        RuntimeLocation       = QStandardPaths::RuntimeLocation,
        ConfigLocation        = QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation,
        GenericConfigLocation = QStandardPaths::GenericConfigLocation,
        DownloadLocation      = QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation,
    };
    Q_ENUMS(StandardLocation)

public:
    UtilityRPAttachedEnums(QObject *parent)
        : QObject(parent)
    {}
    Q_INVOKABLE QStringList getPath(StandardLocation location) {
        QStandardPaths::StandardLocation loc = static_cast<QStandardPaths::StandardLocation>(location);
        return QStandardPaths::standardLocations(loc);
    }
};

class UtilityRP : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    static UtilityRPAttachedEnums *qmlAttachedProperties(QObject *object)
    {
        return new UtilityRPAttachedEnums(object);
    }
};

QML_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(UtilityRP, QML_HAS_ATTACHED_PROPERTIES)

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    qmlRegisterUncreatableType<UtilityRP>("org.test.qmlcomponents", 1, 0, "UtilityRP", "Static");

    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));

    return app.exec();
}

#include "main.moc"

main.qml

import QtQuick 2.3
import QtQuick.Controls 1.2

import org.test.qmlcomponents 1.0

ApplicationWindow {
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    menuBar: MenuBar {
        Menu {
            title: qsTr("File")
            MenuItem {
                text: qsTr("&Open")
                onTriggered: console.log("Open action triggered");
            }
            MenuItem {
                text: qsTr("Exit")
                onTriggered: Qt.quit();
            }
        }
    }

    MouseArea {
        id: mouseArea
        anchors.fill: parent
        Label {
            id: label
            text: qsTr("Click me")
            anchors.centerIn: parent
        }

        onClicked: {
            label.text = UtilityRP.getPath(UtilityRP.DesktopLocation);
        }
    }
}