QListWidget delete selected item

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Welcome, how can I delete selected item in list? I try something like this but it doesn't seem to work.

void MyWindow::on_pushButtonDelete_clicked()
{
    // Delete selected item in list
    ui->listWidgetMy->currentItem()->takeItem();
}

Thank you for detailed answers.

DPalharini

You may use this code to remove:

    QListWidgetItem *it = ui->listWidget->takeItem(ui->listWidget->currentRow());
    delete it;

Keep in mind that "takeItem" does not delete the object.

VRonin

currentItem() is not necessarily selected. for example: if you select items 2,4,5 and then deselect item 4 currentItem() will be 4 but the selected items are 2 and 5

To remove the row completely:

QModelIndexList selectedList = ui->listWidgetMy->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes(); // take the list of selected indexes
std::sort(selectedList.begin(),selectedList.end(),[](const QModelIndex& a, const QModelIndex& b)->bool{return a.row()>b.row();}); // sort from bottom to top
for(const QModelIndex& singleIndex : selectedList)
ui->listWidgetMy->model()->removeRow(singleIndex.row()); // remove each row

joeQ

@testerius

Hi, friend, welcome devnet.

if i were you. i will following the steps to find my answer.

I used the QListWidget. I will search QListWidget in Qt help manual.
If i want to delete the selected item, i must get them first. so, i search select key in manual.or function list. i find the followinginfo.

selectedItems() const : QList<QListWidgetItem *>
//Returns a list of all selected items in the list widget.

Then, i must to delete or remove them form QListWidget. so, i search the 'delete' or 'remove' key in manual. Nothing? Why didn't have the 'delete item' or 'remove item' function? Think...Think...I watched all functions of QListWidget. I found takeItem.

QListWidgetItem *QListWidget::takeItem(int row)
/*Removes and returns the item from the given row in the list widget; otherwise returns 0.
Items removed from a list widget will not be managed by Qt, and will need to be deleted manually.
See also insertItem() and addItem().

Now, I got the list of items i want to delete, and, i take every it in for. **But Note, I should delete it. **

for(...){
    takeItem(item);
    delete item;
}

This is my way how to find the answer to shared for you.

There are ways, There is one question. we should to learn the ways not to remeber the answer.

Taz742

foreach (QListWidgetItem *NAME, ui->listWidget->selectedItems()) {
   delete ui->listWidget->takeItem(ui->listWidget->row(NAME));
}

kishore_hemmady

@VRonin
what if i want to select the multiple indexes of the listWidget to delete,
and how can i achieve this by selecting the check Box rather than selecting the list content?

VRonin

@kishore_hemmady said in QListWidget delete selected item:

how can i achieve this by selecting the check Box rather than selecting the list content?

for(int i=ui->listWidget->model()->rowCount()-1;i>=0;--i){
if(ui->listWidget->model()->index(i,0).data(Qt::CheckStateRole).toInt()==Qt::Checked)
ui->listWidgetMy->model()->removeRow(i);
}