I have a customized QLineEdit editor for inputting initials in a delegated QTableWidget. I would like to force upper case once the focus has been left without using an input mask (f.i. without using self.setInputMask(">AA"))
Notes:
- the QLineEdit text does get changed to uppercase when called
- the new uppercase text does not get reflected in the QLineEdit when focus is lost
See the custom class below:
class InitialsEditor(QLineEdit):
# The custom editor for editing the Initials
# a signal to tell the delegate when we have finished editing
editingFinished = Signal()
def __init__(self, parent=None):
# Initialize the editor object
super(InitialsEditor, self).__init__(parent)
self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
rx = QRegExp("[A-Z]{1,2}") # validate A-Z with 2 characters
rx.setCaseSensitivity(Qt.CaseInsensitive)
self.setValidator(QRegExpValidator(rx, self)) # limit the input to A-Z
#self.setMaxLength(2) # limit the max char length
#self.setInputMask(">AA")
def focusOutEvent(self, event):
# Once focus is lost, tell the delegate we're done editing
self.setText(self.text().upper()) # make the text uppercase
print(self.text()) # returns the correct self.text() in uppercase...
self.editingFinished.emit()
Found out an alternative solution based on this answer. This solution results in only caps being entered regardless of case sensitive input (f.i. a or A results in A).
The solution involves switching out the editingFinished event with textEdited event and associating it with the following new definition for my Class InitialsEditor:
def updatedText(self):
self.setText(self.text().upper())
QApplication.instance().processEvents()