QlineEdit with constant text and editable text fields
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Thanks a lot for the example.
But this solution using QLabel & QLineEdit will not suit my usecase.
The content text of this LineEdit will be used as file name after replacing placeholder <COUNTER> with values from 0..N.@Embitel_qt
Hi can I ask what is wrong with it ?
Just to understand.
It would be easy to create function to return a QString containing
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wrote on 15 Nov 2015, 03:48 last edited by
This above mentioned is only one use case. The actual functionality of my LineEdit will contain multiple placeholder fields like <DATE>, <TIME>, etc... which can be added to the LineEdit on the current cursor position.
So its not an option to use combination of QLineEdit & QLabel.
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I have a requirement to have a line edit which has a custom text which is non editable and another field where user can enter new text.
Please refer the attached image. custom line edit
| Image_<COUNTER> |
In that image we can see that the "<COUNTER>" part should be non editable and should always be at the last position. And "Image_" is an editable text where user can enter any text.
Is there any way to have a custom LineEdit like this.
wrote on 15 Nov 2015, 06:33 last edited by@Embitel_qt Will hiding the "<COUNTER>" piece of text in the code and having only a LineEdit be satisfactory? I mean storing QLineEdit as a string and adding <COUNTER> to it in code.
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This above mentioned is only one use case. The actual functionality of my LineEdit will contain multiple placeholder fields like <DATE>, <TIME>, etc... which can be added to the LineEdit on the current cursor position.
So its not an option to use combination of QLineEdit & QLabel.
@Embitel_qt
ah, so <X> can appear anywhere in the text
and after insertion, should not be editable?
So you need to support all cases of
<X>aaaaa
aaaa<X>aaaa
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Hi,
To add to @mrjj do you mean something like Qt Creator's Default build directory settings in Build & Run -> General ?
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wrote on 16 Nov 2015, 04:27 last edited by
@mrjj yes you are correct <X> can be added at any position in one usecase.
In my first use case [mode one] there will be only <COUNTER> and this should be always at the end of the LineEdit and which should not be edited. But the user can insert new characters before <COUNTER>
In my second use case[mode two] there can be any place holder[<CONTER>, <DATE>, <TIME>, etc...] all this can be editable[no restrictions] and user can insert new characters anywhere in the LineEdit.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2015, 06:48 last edited by
lineEdit->setInputMask("Im\\age\\_0000"); -
wrote on 17 Nov 2015, 12:31 last edited by
Thnaks for the inputs.
Now I have found a way to make my <COUNTER> non editable using the masklineEdit->setInputMask("xxxx\<\C\O\U\N\T\E\R\>");
Now thw problem is I am able to enter only 4 characters before <COUNTER> but i want to allow the user to enter maximum of 91 charcters.
What should I modify on the reg expression to achieve this?
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Thnaks for the inputs.
Now I have found a way to make my <COUNTER> non editable using the masklineEdit->setInputMask("xxxx\<\C\O\U\N\T\E\R\>");
Now thw problem is I am able to enter only 4 characters before <COUNTER> but i want to allow the user to enter maximum of 91 charcters.
What should I modify on the reg expression to achieve this?
wrote on 19 Nov 2015, 07:03 last edited by@Embitel_qt Could you not just use 91 "x"s?
lineEdit->setInputMask("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1<\C\O\U\N\T\E\R>");
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@Embitel_qt Could you not just use 91 "x"s?
lineEdit->setInputMask("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1<\C\O\U\N\T\E\R>");
might be slightly more compact to use the fill method. :)
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