[PyQt] Custom widget property

[Vincent Vande Vyvre]

On 17/08/12 14:10, Vincent Vande Vyvre wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a custom widget, I've created a file plugin and I can use
> my widget into the Designer.
>
> So, this widget has a property 'orientation' wich may take two values:
> 'east' or 'west'.
>
> Into the properties editor this property appears with a lineEdit, how
> can make
> to change this lineEdit to a comboBox with the two values?
>
> This is the code for this property:
>
>     def getOrientation(self):
>          return self.orientation_
>
>     def setOrientation(self, orientation):
>         """Sets the orientation of the widgets.
>
>         Args:
>         orientation -- str() 'east', the widgets are placed from left to
>                         right (default) or 'west'
>         """
>
>         if orientation not in ('east', 'west'):
>             raise ValueError('VToolHeader.setOrientation(orientation)
> arg 1 has'
>                                 ' unexpected value {0}'.format(orientation))
>
>         if orientation != self.orientation_:
>             self.orientation_ = orientation
>             self.__set_direction()
>
>             if self.collapsible_:
>                 self.collapse_btn.update_icon()
>
>     orientation = pyqtProperty('QString', getOrientation, setOrientation)
>
>
> Thanks for all advices
>
Well, it's seems not possible [1].

So, I've changed my own QString property to a LayoutDirection.

orientation = pyqtProperty(Qt.LayoutDirection, getOrientation,
setOrientation)

Now it's OK.


[1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2010-February/567037.html

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