[Solved] Making a QRect that surrounds other QRects

[Joel Bodenmann]

Is there a quick way to create a QRect that surrounds other, specified, QRect items?

Context: I have to implement the boundingRect() method in a QGraphicsItem class. The class contains two things: A QPainterPath for a symbol and a QRect for text that goes next to the symbol. In the boundingRect() method I need to return a QRect that surrounds the two.

Do I need to calculate the position and the size of the rectangle manually or is there some easy magic way of doing this?

[alex_malyu]

@Joel-Bodenmann said:

QRectF QRectF::united ( const QRectF & rectangle ) const

[alex_malyu]

@Joel-Bodenmann said:
Just do not be confused. You need QRectF not QRect
virtual QRectF boundingRect () const = 0

[Joel Bodenmann]

That's exactly what I have been looking for! I definitely searched for the wrong terms.
Thank you for your help. Very appreciated.