Get a property that is an object

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the bug report. What is 'complexProperty' in the Qml snippet? If
you have time, providing a self-contained .qml file that runs within
qmlscene would make it much easier for us to reproduce, and fix this
problem.

Cheers,

On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Tim Peeters <email address hidden>wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Item {
> id: parentItem
>
> property Item complexProperty
> }
>
> We have a lot of code where inside an Item we define a complex property
> (such as an Item) that we need to access in autopilot, and of which the
> value can be set by other components. Currently I know of no way that we
> can use autopilot to get complexProperty from parentItem.
>
> ** Affects: autopilot-qt
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318829
>
> Title:
> Get a property that is an object
>
> Status in Autopilot Qt support:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Item {
> id: parentItem
>
> property Item complexProperty
> }
>
> We have a lot of code where inside an Item we define a complex
> property (such as an Item) that we need to access in autopilot, and of
> which the value can be set by other components. Currently I know of no
> way that we can use autopilot to get complexProperty from parentItem.
>
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--
Thomi Richards
<email address hidden>

Tomi, 'complexProperty' is an Item, meaning is an object. While I understand objects cannot be transported the bus, there should be some way to access them. Same goes for the attached properties, as illustrated in the following simple, pure QML sample:

import QtQuick 2.2

ListView {
    width: 100
    height: 200
    model: 20
    delegate: Rectangle {
        id: rect
        width: parent.width
        height: 20
        Text {
            text: "Item #" + modelData + "out of " + rect.ListView.view.count
        }
    }
}

Where the 'ListView.view' from 'rect.ListView.view.count' is the attached property to the Rectangle with 'rect' as id. It would be really handy to be able to access those properties.