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[solved]How can I customize ComboBox?

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  • p3c0P p3c0

    @beidaochuan style ?

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    @p3c0
    can the style do what I want ?

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      @p3c0
      can the style do what I want ?

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      @beidaochuan What do you want to do ? Can you provide a screenshot or some code sample ?

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      • p3c0P p3c0

        @beidaochuan What do you want to do ? Can you provide a screenshot or some code sample ?

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        @p3c0
        i am sorry. could you tell me how i can upload a image.

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          @p3c0
          i am sorry. could you tell me how i can upload a image.

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          @beidaochuan Upload it to one of the image hosting sites like postimage.org or imgur.com or tinypic.com. Then after uploading there it will return a url. Post that url here directly or to embed it here use syntax ![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg)

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            @beidaochuan Upload it to one of the image hosting sites like postimage.org or imgur.com or tinypic.com. Then after uploading there it will return a url. Post that url here directly or to embed it here use syntax ![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg)

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            @p3c0
            Thank you.
            usual combobox Alt text
            so i want to replace "banana/apple/coconut" with the qml element img

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              @p3c0
              Thank you.
              usual combobox Alt text
              so i want to replace "banana/apple/coconut" with the qml element img

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              @beidaochuan Still trying to understand. The image in the second link will be one of the item of ComboBox ?

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                @beidaochuan Still trying to understand. The image in the second link will be one of the item of ComboBox ?

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                @p3c0
                yes. the second image is one of the items of combobox. In fact the second image is a qml element.

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                  @p3c0
                  yes. the second image is one of the items of combobox. In fact the second image is a qml element.

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                  @beidaochuan Ok then to make your own custom dropdown. For now, you will need to implement your own dropdown style using __dropDownStyle private property inside ComboBoxStyle.

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                    @p3c0
                    yes. the second image is one of the items of combobox. In fact the second image is a qml element.

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                    @beidaochuan To explain here's an example:
                    main.qml

                    import QtQuick 2.4
                    import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                    import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                    
                    Item {
                        width: 250
                        height: 120
                    
                        ComboBox {
                            model: ListModel {
                                id: cbItems
                                ListElement { text: "Banana"; color: "Yellow" }
                                ListElement { text: "Apple"; color: "Green" }
                                ListElement { text: "Coconut"; color: "Brown" }
                            }
                            width: 200
                    
                            style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                id: comboBoxStyle
                                background: Rectangle {
                                    id: rect
                                    border.color: "red"
                                    color: "white"
                                }
                    
                                label: Text {
                                    color: "black"
                                    text: control.currentText
                                }
                    
                                __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                    frame: DropDownItem { }
                    
                                    itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                        color: styleData.selected ? "red" : "black"
                                        text: styleData.text
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    

                    DropDownItem.qml

                    import QtQuick 2.4
                    
                    Rectangle {
                        color: "white"
                        border.width: 1
                        radius: 5
                        border.color: "gray"
                    }
                    

                    Now you can change DropDownItem as per your needs. I see you have some images in it. So you can use Image element inside DropDownItem.

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                    • p3c0P p3c0

                      @beidaochuan To explain here's an example:
                      main.qml

                      import QtQuick 2.4
                      import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                      import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                      
                      Item {
                          width: 250
                          height: 120
                      
                          ComboBox {
                              model: ListModel {
                                  id: cbItems
                                  ListElement { text: "Banana"; color: "Yellow" }
                                  ListElement { text: "Apple"; color: "Green" }
                                  ListElement { text: "Coconut"; color: "Brown" }
                              }
                              width: 200
                      
                              style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                  id: comboBoxStyle
                                  background: Rectangle {
                                      id: rect
                                      border.color: "red"
                                      color: "white"
                                  }
                      
                                  label: Text {
                                      color: "black"
                                      text: control.currentText
                                  }
                      
                                  __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                      frame: DropDownItem { }
                      
                                      itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                          color: styleData.selected ? "red" : "black"
                                          text: styleData.text
                                      }
                                  }
                              }
                          }
                      }
                      

                      DropDownItem.qml

                      import QtQuick 2.4
                      
                      Rectangle {
                          color: "white"
                          border.width: 1
                          radius: 5
                          border.color: "gray"
                      }
                      

                      Now you can change DropDownItem as per your needs. I see you have some images in it. So you can use Image element inside DropDownItem.

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                      @p3c0
                      thank you for your apply.
                      I will try to do as you said.
                      have a nice day.

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                      • p3c0P p3c0

                        @beidaochuan To explain here's an example:
                        main.qml

                        import QtQuick 2.4
                        import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                        import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                        
                        Item {
                            width: 250
                            height: 120
                        
                            ComboBox {
                                model: ListModel {
                                    id: cbItems
                                    ListElement { text: "Banana"; color: "Yellow" }
                                    ListElement { text: "Apple"; color: "Green" }
                                    ListElement { text: "Coconut"; color: "Brown" }
                                }
                                width: 200
                        
                                style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                    id: comboBoxStyle
                                    background: Rectangle {
                                        id: rect
                                        border.color: "red"
                                        color: "white"
                                    }
                        
                                    label: Text {
                                        color: "black"
                                        text: control.currentText
                                    }
                        
                                    __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                        frame: DropDownItem { }
                        
                                        itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                            color: styleData.selected ? "red" : "black"
                                            text: styleData.text
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        

                        DropDownItem.qml

                        import QtQuick 2.4
                        
                        Rectangle {
                            color: "white"
                            border.width: 1
                            radius: 5
                            border.color: "gray"
                        }
                        

                        Now you can change DropDownItem as per your needs. I see you have some images in it. So you can use Image element inside DropDownItem.

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                        @p3c0
                        i did as you said, and modified the source as follows.

                        itemDelegate.background: IUserLevelImage{ userLevel: combx.currentIndex + 1}
                        frame: DropDownItem { }

                        And get the result like http://imgur.com/m4QW7c6
                        But I want to get the different background for banana , apple and coconut
                        what should i do?

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                          @p3c0
                          i did as you said, and modified the source as follows.

                          itemDelegate.background: IUserLevelImage{ userLevel: combx.currentIndex + 1}
                          frame: DropDownItem { }

                          And get the result like http://imgur.com/m4QW7c6
                          But I want to get the different background for banana , apple and coconut
                          what should i do?

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                          @beidaochuan In that case use a Loader for itemDelegate.background and load the Components (in your case QML files) as per conditions. Each Component will contain individual styles.

                          itemDelegate.background: Loader {
                              source: if(styleData.text==="Coconut") {
                                          return "CoconutStyle.qml"
                                      } else if(styleData.text==="Banana") {
                                          return "BananaStyle.qml"
                                      } else if(styleData.text==="Apple") {
                                          return "AppleStyle.qml"
                                      }
                          }
                          

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                            @p3c0
                            i did as you said, and modified the source as follows.

                            itemDelegate.background: IUserLevelImage{ userLevel: combx.currentIndex + 1}
                            frame: DropDownItem { }

                            And get the result like http://imgur.com/m4QW7c6
                            But I want to get the different background for banana , apple and coconut
                            what should i do?

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                              @beidaochuan In that case use a Loader for itemDelegate.background and load the Components (in your case QML files) as per conditions. Each Component will contain individual styles.

                              itemDelegate.background: Loader {
                                  source: if(styleData.text==="Coconut") {
                                              return "CoconutStyle.qml"
                                          } else if(styleData.text==="Banana") {
                                              return "BananaStyle.qml"
                                          } else if(styleData.text==="Apple") {
                                              return "AppleStyle.qml"
                                          }
                              }
                              
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                              @p3c0
                              Thanks at first.
                              I am sorry that maybe I did not make the problem clear.
                              I want to implement a custom ComboBox whose items can be text , image, or object (***.qml).
                              So I think it would be common for all case.
                              Could you give me some advice?

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                                @p3c0
                                Thanks at first.
                                I am sorry that maybe I did not make the problem clear.
                                I want to implement a custom ComboBox whose items can be text , image, or object (***.qml).
                                So I think it would be common for all case.
                                Could you give me some advice?

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                                @beidaochuan You can put those components in respective QML files or Component and load it using Loader as shown in previous post.

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                                  @beidaochuan You can put those components in respective QML files or Component and load it using Loader as shown in previous post.

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                                  wrote on last edited by p3c0
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                                  @p3c0
                                  I modified the code like:

                                  //IComboBox
                                  
                                  import QtQuick 2.3
                                  import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                  import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                  
                                  Item {
                                      id: root
                                      width: 200
                                      height: 50
                                  
                                      property alias comboBoxModel: combx.model
                                      property alias comboBoxStyleBackground: m_comboBoxStyle
                                      property alias dropDownMenuStyleframe: m_dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                      signal indexChanged()
                                      property alias currentIndex: combx.currentIndex
                                      property alias currentText: combx.currentText
                                  
                                      Rectangle {
                                          id: m_dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                      }
                                  
                                      Rectangle {
                                          id: m_comboBoxStyle
                                      }
                                  
                                      ComboBox {
                                          id: combx
                                          model: ListModel {
                                              id: cbItems
                                          }
                                          width: 200
                                          height: 50
                                          style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                              id: comboBoxStyle
                                              background: m_comboBoxStyle
                                              label: Text {
                                                  color: "black"
                                                  width: 200
                                                  height: 50
                                                  text: control.currentText
                                              }
                                  
                                              __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                                  id: dropDownMenuStyle
                                                  frame: dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                                  itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                                      width:200
                                                      height: 50
                                                      color: styleData.selected ? "blue" : "black"
                                                      text: styleData.text
                                                  }
                                  
                                                  itemDelegate.background: Rectangle {
                                                      z: 1
                                                      opacity: 0.5
                                                      color: styleData.selected ? "darkGray" : "transparent"
                                                  }
                                              }
                                          }
                                          onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                                              root.indexChanged()
                                          }
                                      }
                                  }
                                  

                                  I use it in another my.qml,

                                  // my.qml
                                  import QtQuick 2.3
                                  import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                  import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                  
                                  IComboBox {
                                      id: root
                                      width: 200
                                      height: 50
                                  
                                      property int m_userLevel: 1
                                      comboBoxModel: ListModel {
                                          id: cbItems
                                          ListElement { }
                                          ListElement { }
                                          ListElement { }
                                          ListElement { }
                                      }
                                      comboBoxStyleBackground: IUserLevelImage {
                                          userLevel: m_userLevel
                                      }
                                      dropDownMenuStyleframe: IUserLevelImage1 {
                                          id: items
                                      }
                                      onIndexChanged: {
                                          m_userLevel = currentIndex + 1
                                      }
                                  }
                                  

                                  So an error happened.
                                  Invalid property assignment: "dropDownMenuStyleframe" is a read-only property

                                  Could yoy tell me the reason and how i can modified it ?

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                                    @beidaochuan You can put those components in respective QML files or Component and load it using Loader as shown in previous post.

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                                    @p3c0
                                    By the way, how should i post the code using format?

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                                      @p3c0
                                      By the way, how should i post the code using format?

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                                      @beidaochuan That is because alias'es work with Component's properties and not with Components. More info here. The example should explain.
                                      Put your code after ``` (3 backticks) and end with the same. I have done it for you now.

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                                        @beidaochuan That is because alias'es work with Component's properties and not with Components. More info here. The example should explain.
                                        Put your code after ``` (3 backticks) and end with the same. I have done it for you now.

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                                        @p3c0
                                        I modified the source as follows and I think it works well.

                                        //IComboBox
                                        import QtQuick 2.3
                                        import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                        import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                        
                                        ComboBox {
                                            id: root
                                            width: 200
                                            height: 50
                                        
                                            property alias comboBoxModel: root.model
                                            signal indexChanged()
                                            property alias currentIndex: root.currentIndex
                                            property alias currentText: root.currentText
                                        
                                            property Component comboBoxStyleBackground: Component { Rectangle{} }
                                            property Component dropDownMenuStyleFrame: Component { Rectangle{} }
                                        
                                            function setComboBoxStyleBackground(background) {
                                                comboBoxStyleBackground = background
                                            }
                                        
                                            function setDropDownMenuStyleFrame(frame) {
                                                dropDownMenuStyleFrame = frame
                                            }
                                        
                                            model: ListModel {
                                                id: cbItems
                                                ListElement { text: "" }
                                            }
                                        
                                            style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                                id: comboBoxStyle
                                                background: comboBoxStyleBackground
                                                label: Text {
                                                    color: "black"
                                                    width: root.width
                                                    height: root.height
                                                    text: control.currentText
                                                }
                                        
                                                __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                                    id: dropDownMenuStyle
                                                    frame: dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                                    itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                                        width:root.width - 50
                                                        height: root.height
                                                        color: styleData.selected ? "blue" : "black"
                                                        text: styleData.text
                                                    }
                                        
                                                    itemDelegate.background: Rectangle {
                                                        z: 1
                                                        opacity: 0.5
                                                        color: styleData.selected ? "darkGray" : "transparent"
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            }
                                        
                                            onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                                                root.indexChanged()
                                            }
                                        }
                                        
                                        //MyComboBox
                                        import QtQuick 2.3
                                        import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                        import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                        
                                        IComboBox {
                                            id: root
                                            width: 200
                                            height: 50
                                        
                                            property int m_userLevel: 1
                                            comboBoxModel: ListModel {
                                                id: cbItems
                                                ListElement { text: "" }
                                                ListElement { text: "" }
                                                ListElement { text: "" }
                                                ListElement { text: "" }
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            Component {
                                                id: comboBoxStyleBackground
                                                IUserLevelImage {
                                                    anchors.fill: parent
                                                    userLevel: m_userLevel
                                                }
                                            }
                                        
                                        
                                            Component {
                                                id: dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                                IUserLevelImage1 {
                                                }
                                            }
                                            onIndexChanged: {
                                                m_userLevel = currentIndex + 1
                                            }
                                            Component.onCompleted: {
                                                setComboBoxStyleBackground(comboBoxStyleBackground)
                                                setDropDownMenuStyleFrame(dropDownMenuStyleFrame)
                                            }
                                        }
                                        
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                                          @p3c0
                                          I modified the source as follows and I think it works well.

                                          //IComboBox
                                          import QtQuick 2.3
                                          import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                          import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                          
                                          ComboBox {
                                              id: root
                                              width: 200
                                              height: 50
                                          
                                              property alias comboBoxModel: root.model
                                              signal indexChanged()
                                              property alias currentIndex: root.currentIndex
                                              property alias currentText: root.currentText
                                          
                                              property Component comboBoxStyleBackground: Component { Rectangle{} }
                                              property Component dropDownMenuStyleFrame: Component { Rectangle{} }
                                          
                                              function setComboBoxStyleBackground(background) {
                                                  comboBoxStyleBackground = background
                                              }
                                          
                                              function setDropDownMenuStyleFrame(frame) {
                                                  dropDownMenuStyleFrame = frame
                                              }
                                          
                                              model: ListModel {
                                                  id: cbItems
                                                  ListElement { text: "" }
                                              }
                                          
                                              style: ComboBoxStyle {
                                                  id: comboBoxStyle
                                                  background: comboBoxStyleBackground
                                                  label: Text {
                                                      color: "black"
                                                      width: root.width
                                                      height: root.height
                                                      text: control.currentText
                                                  }
                                          
                                                  __dropDownStyle: MenuStyle {
                                                      id: dropDownMenuStyle
                                                      frame: dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                                      itemDelegate.label: Text {
                                                          width:root.width - 50
                                                          height: root.height
                                                          color: styleData.selected ? "blue" : "black"
                                                          text: styleData.text
                                                      }
                                          
                                                      itemDelegate.background: Rectangle {
                                                          z: 1
                                                          opacity: 0.5
                                                          color: styleData.selected ? "darkGray" : "transparent"
                                                      }
                                                  }
                                              }
                                          
                                              onCurrentIndexChanged: {
                                                  root.indexChanged()
                                              }
                                          }
                                          
                                          //MyComboBox
                                          import QtQuick 2.3
                                          import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
                                          import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3
                                          
                                          IComboBox {
                                              id: root
                                              width: 200
                                              height: 50
                                          
                                              property int m_userLevel: 1
                                              comboBoxModel: ListModel {
                                                  id: cbItems
                                                  ListElement { text: "" }
                                                  ListElement { text: "" }
                                                  ListElement { text: "" }
                                                  ListElement { text: "" }
                                              }
                                          
                                          
                                              Component {
                                                  id: comboBoxStyleBackground
                                                  IUserLevelImage {
                                                      anchors.fill: parent
                                                      userLevel: m_userLevel
                                                  }
                                              }
                                          
                                          
                                              Component {
                                                  id: dropDownMenuStyleFrame
                                                  IUserLevelImage1 {
                                                  }
                                              }
                                              onIndexChanged: {
                                                  m_userLevel = currentIndex + 1
                                              }
                                              Component.onCompleted: {
                                                  setComboBoxStyleBackground(comboBoxStyleBackground)
                                                  setDropDownMenuStyleFrame(dropDownMenuStyleFrame)
                                              }
                                          }
                                          
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                                          @beidaochuan That's good :)
                                          If you are done, please mark the post as solved.

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