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Drag and Drop (Simple)

This provides a very simple example of TQt's drag and drop functionality.

For a more complete example see the Drag and Drop example.


Header file:

/****************************************************************************
** $Id: qt/main.h   3.3.8   edited Jan 11 14:37 $
**
** Copyright (C) 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA.  All rights reserved.
**
** This file is part of an example program for TQt.  This example
** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
**
*****************************************************************************/

#include <ntqapplication.h>
#include <ntqcursor.h>
#include <ntqsplitter.h>
#include <ntqlistbox.h>
#include <ntqiconview.h>
#include <ntqpixmap.h>

class TQDragEnterEvent;
class TQDragDropEvent;


class DDListBox : public TQListBox
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    DDListBox( TQWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0, WFlags f = 0 );
    // Low-level drag and drop
    void dragEnterEvent( TQDragEnterEvent *evt );
    void dropEvent( TQDropEvent *evt );
    void mousePressEvent( TQMouseEvent *evt );
    void mouseMoveEvent( TQMouseEvent * );
private:
    int dragging;
};


class DDIconViewItem : public TQIconViewItem
{
public:
    DDIconViewItem( TQIconView *parent, const TQString& text, const TQPixmap& icon ) :
        TQIconViewItem( parent, text, icon ) {}
    DDIconViewItem( TQIconView *parent, const TQString &text ) :
        TQIconViewItem( parent, text ) {}
    // High-level drag and drop
    bool acceptDrop( const TQMimeSource *mime ) const;
    void dropped( TQDropEvent *evt, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>& );
};


class DDIconView : public TQIconView
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    DDIconView( TQWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0, WFlags f = 0 ) :
        TQIconView( parent, name, f ) {}
    // High-level drag and drop
    TQDragObject *dragObject();
public slots:
    void slotNewItem( TQDropEvent *evt, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>& list );
};


Implementation:

/****************************************************************************
** $Id: qt/main.cpp   3.3.8   edited Jan 11 14:37 $
**
** Copyright (C) 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA.  All rights reserved.
**
** This file is part of an example program for TQt.  This example
** program may be used, distributed and modified without limitation.
**
*****************************************************************************/

#include "main.h"

const char* red_icon[]={
"16 16 2 1",
"r c red",
". c None",
"................",
"................",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrr......rrr..",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"..rrrrrrrrrrrr..",
"................",
"................"};

const char* blue_icon[]={
"16 16 2 1",
"b c blue",
". c None",
"................",
"................",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbb......bbb..",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"..bbbbbbbbbbbb..",
"................",
"................"};

const char* green_icon[]={
"16 16 2 1",
"g c green",
". c None",
"................",
"................",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..ggg......ggg..",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"..gggggggggggg..",
"................",
"................"};


// ListBox -- low level drag and drop

DDListBox::DDListBox( TQWidget * parent, const char * name, WFlags f ) :
    TQListBox( parent, name, f )
{
    setAcceptDrops( TRUE );
    dragging = FALSE;
}


void DDListBox::dragEnterEvent( TQDragEnterEvent *evt )
{
    if ( TQTextDrag::canDecode( evt ) )
        evt->accept();
}


void DDListBox::dropEvent( TQDropEvent *evt )
{
    TQString text;

    if ( TQTextDrag::decode( evt, text ) )
        insertItem( text );
}


void DDListBox::mousePressEvent( TQMouseEvent *evt )
{
    TQListBox::mousePressEvent( evt );
    dragging = TRUE;
}


void DDListBox::mouseMoveEvent( TQMouseEvent * )
{
    if ( dragging ) {
        TQDragObject *d = new TQTextDrag( currentText(), this );
        d->dragCopy(); // do NOT delete d.
        dragging = FALSE;
    }
}


// IconViewIcon -- high level drag and drop


bool DDIconViewItem::acceptDrop( const TQMimeSource *mime ) const
{
    if ( mime->provides( "text/plain" ) )
        return TRUE;
    return FALSE;
}


void DDIconViewItem::dropped( TQDropEvent *evt, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>& )
{
    TQString label;

    if ( TQTextDrag::decode( evt, label ) )
        setText( label );
}


// IconView -- high level drag and drop

TQDragObject *DDIconView::dragObject()
{
  return new TQTextDrag( currentItem()->text(), this );
}

void DDIconView::slotNewItem( TQDropEvent *evt, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>& )
{
    TQString label;

    if ( TQTextDrag::decode( evt, label ) ) {
        DDIconViewItem *item = new DDIconViewItem( this, label );
        item->setRenameEnabled( TRUE );
    }
}



int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    TQApplication app( argc, argv );

    // Create and show the widgets
    TQSplitter *split = new TQSplitter();
    DDIconView *iv   = new DDIconView( split );
    (void)             new DDListBox( split );
    app.setMainWidget( split );
    split->resize( 600, 400 );
    split->show();

    // Set up the connection so that we can drop items into the icon view
    TQObject::connect(
        iv, SIGNAL(dropped(TQDropEvent*, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>&)),
        iv, SLOT(slotNewItem(TQDropEvent*, const TQValueList<TQIconDragItem>&)));

    // Populate the TQIconView with icons
    DDIconViewItem *item;
    item = new DDIconViewItem( iv, "Red",   TQPixmap( red_icon ) );
    item->setRenameEnabled( TRUE );
    item = new DDIconViewItem( iv, "Green", TQPixmap( green_icon ) );
    item->setRenameEnabled( TRUE );
    item = new DDIconViewItem( iv, "Blue",  TQPixmap( blue_icon ) );
    item->setRenameEnabled( TRUE );

    return app.exec();
}


See also Examples.


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