> > I think the syntax is not so nice especially the need to have both > the class name and the 'path' to the property.
About syntax, I think i can make syntax easier. For example: Q_PROPERTY(QString label ALIAS ui->customWidget->label) or: Q_PROPERTY(QString label ALIAS ui->customWidget label) 2014-03-12 17:48 GMT+06:00 Olivier Goffart <[email protected]>: > On Monday 10 March 2014 17:43:35 Giuseppe D'Angelo wrote: > > Can you please explain what this feature is about, why do you think > > it's useful, how it's supposed to be used, etc.? > > > > On 10 March 2014 17:30, [email protected] > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, I would like to clarify wherein the complexity > > > (https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change,80412)? > > > Ready to listen to any suggestions and implement them. > > This is a follow-up on the earlier discussion: > "About Q_PROPERTY in custom widget plugin for designer" > > Svetkin's first idea was to extend the READ and WRITE attributes to be more > complex expressions such as: > > Q_PROPERTY(QString label READ ui->customWidget->label > WRITE ui->customWidget->setLabel) > > And he even made a patch for it: (https://codereview.qt-project.org/77758) > There was small issues with the patch. Notably on how complex can the > expression be, and also on the fact that it would still be hard to have a > NOTIFY signal. > > I was also wondering if it would not be better to copy QML's idea of > property > aliases: > > Q_PROPERTY(QString label ALIAS CustomWidget ui->customWidget->label) > > However, now that Svetkin proposed a patch, I feel that it is not so much > of a > good idea. I think the syntax is not so nice especially the need to have > both > the class name and the 'path' to the property. And also because the notify > signal is still not automatic. > > And overall, i find myself preferring the first idea better. Hence I would > like more opinions from the list. > > The other question is if we should have that at all. How common is it to > have > property alias like this? > > -- > Olivier > > Woboq - Qt services and support - http://woboq.com - http://code.woboq.org >
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