I have a QTableWidget with several rows. When the user edits a cell, I want the data they edited to automatically be updated in a csv file. I know how to update the csv file, but I can't figure out how to recognize when the data has been edited and pull it out of the cell. How do I recognize when the data has changed?
UPDATE: @Gluttton - I am using the QTableWidget inside of a main window & I create the items using a for loop (see both below). I overwrite the item when I create the table. How can I reference the item if I don't keep it?
MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
QMainWindow(parent),
ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
ui->setupUi(this);
this->updateDataSummary();
}
MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
delete ui;
}
....
for (int x = 0; x < rowOfData.size(); x++)
{
rowData = rowOfData.at(x).split(",");
if((ui->table_Data->rowCount() - x) == 0) ui->table_Data->insertRow(x);
for (int y = 0; y < rowData.size(); y++)
{
QTableWidgetItem *item = new QTableWidgetItem(rowData[y],QTableWidgetItem::Type);
if( y < 43 ) item->setFlags(item->flags() ^ Qt::ItemIsEditable);
ui->table_Data->setItem(x,y,item);
ui->table_Data->repaint();
}
}
@Glutton - Thank you for your help! I made two modifications to the code you showed below. You can see the changes I made in the code below.
connect (ui->table_Data, SIGNAL ( itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *) ), this, SLOT ( onItemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *) ) );
....
void MainWindow::onItemChanged( QTableWidgetItem * item)
{
// Where?
int column = item->column ();
int row = item->row ();
qDebug () << "Data in item [" << column << "] ["<< row << "was changed.";
}
You should subscribe on signal:
void QTableWidget::itemChanged ( QTableWidgetItem * item )
through item
you can access to data
, row
and column
:
// In header file.
class MainWindow : public QWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
MainWindow (QWidget * parent = NULL);
QTableWidget * table_data;
...
protected slots:
void onItemChanged ( QTableWidgetItem *);
...
};
// In source file.
#include <QDebug>
MainWindow::MainWindow (QWidget * parent)
{
table_data = new QTableWidget (this);
connect (table_data, SIGNAL (itemChanged ( QTableWidgetItem *) ), this, slot (onItemChanged ( QTableWidgetItem *) ) );
}
void MainWindow::onItemChanged ( QTableWidgetItem * item)
{
// Where?
int column = item->column ();
int row = item->row ();
// What?
QVariant = item->data ();
qDebug () << "Data in item [" << column << "] ["<< row << "] was changed.";
}