C++/Qt/QEvent
Extend QObject to create keyboard filter
Foundations of Qt Development\Chapter06\eventfilter\main.cpp
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#include <QApplication>
#include <QLineEdit>
#include <QKeyEvent>
class KeyboardFilter : public QObject
{
public:
KeyboardFilter( QObject *parent = 0 ) : QObject( parent ) {}
protected:
bool eventFilter( QObject *dist, QEvent *event )
{
if( event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress )
{
QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>( event );
if( QString("1234567890").indexOf( keyEvent->text() ) != -1 )
return true;
}
return false;
}
};
int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
QApplication app( argc, argv );
QLineEdit lineEdit;
KeyboardFilter filter;
lineEdit.installEventFilter( &filter );
lineEdit.show();
return app.exec();
}
Subclass QEvent
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#include <QCheckBox>
#include <QMouseEvent>
class MyCheckBox : public QCheckBox
{
public:
void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
};
void MyCheckBox::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
{
if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
// handle left mouse button here
} else {
// pass on other buttons to base class
QCheckBox::mousePressEvent(event);
}
}
class MyWidget : public QWidget
{
public:
bool event(QEvent *event);
};
static const int MyCustomEventType = 1099;
class MyCustomEvent : public QEvent
{
public:
MyCustomEvent() : QEvent((QEvent::Type)MyCustomEventType) {}
};
bool MyWidget::event(QEvent *event)
{
if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Tab) {
return true;
}
} else if (event->type() == MyCustomEventType) {
MyCustomEvent *myEvent = static_cast<MyCustomEvent *>(event);
return true;
}
return QWidget::event(event);
}
int main()
{
}