class QTableView#

The QTableView class provides a default model/view implementation of a table view. More…

Inheritance diagram of PySide6.QtWidgets.QTableView

Inherited by: QTableWidget

Synopsis#

Properties#

Methods#

Slots#

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Detailed Description#

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A QTableView implements a table view that displays items from a model. This class is used to provide standard tables that were previously provided by the QTable class, but using the more flexible approach provided by Qt’s model/view architecture.

The QTableView class is one of the Model/View Classes and is part of Qt’s model/view framework .

QTableView implements the interfaces defined by the QAbstractItemView class to allow it to display data provided by models derived from the QAbstractItemModel class.

Visual Appearance#

The table has a vertical header that can be obtained using the verticalHeader() function, and a horizontal header that is available through the horizontalHeader() function. The height of each row in the table can be found by using rowHeight() ; similarly, the width of columns can be found using columnWidth() . Since both of these are plain widgets, you can hide either of them using their hide() functions. Each header is configured with its highlightSections and sectionsClickable properties set to true.

Rows and columns can be hidden and shown with hideRow() , hideColumn() , showRow() , and showColumn() . They can be selected with selectRow() and selectColumn() . The table will show a grid depending on the showGrid property.

The items shown in a table view, like those in the other item views, are rendered and edited using standard delegates . However, for some tasks it is sometimes useful to be able to insert widgets in a table instead. Widgets are set for particular indexes with the setIndexWidget() function, and later retrieved with indexWidget() .

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By default, the cells in a table do not expand to fill the available space.

You can make the cells fill the available space by stretching the last header section. Access the relevant header using horizontalHeader() or verticalHeader() and set the header’s stretchLastSection property.

To distribute the available space according to the space requirement of each column or row, call the view’s resizeColumnsToContents() or resizeRowsToContents() functions.

Coordinate Systems#

For some specialized forms of tables it is useful to be able to convert between row and column indexes and widget coordinates. The rowAt() function provides the y-coordinate within the view of the specified row; the row index can be used to obtain a corresponding y-coordinate with rowViewportPosition() . The columnAt() and columnViewportPosition() functions provide the equivalent conversion operations between x-coordinates and column indexes.

See also

QTableWidget View Classes QAbstractItemView Table Model Example

Note

Properties can be used directly when from __feature__ import true_property is used or via accessor functions otherwise.

property cornerButtonEnabledᅟ: bool#

This property holds whether the button in the top-left corner is enabled.

If this property is true then button in the top-left corner of the table view is enabled. Clicking on this button will select all the cells in the table view.

This property is true by default.

Access functions:
property gridStyleᅟ: Qt.PenStyle#

This property holds the pen style used to draw the grid..

This property holds the style used when drawing the grid (see showGrid ).

Access functions:
property showGridᅟ: bool#

This property holds whether the grid is shown.

If this property is true a grid is drawn for the table; if the property is false, no grid is drawn. The default value is true.

Access functions:
property sortingEnabledᅟ: bool#

This property holds whether sorting is enabled.

If this property is true, sorting is enabled for the table. If this property is false, sorting is not enabled. The default value is false.

Note

. Setting the property to true with setSortingEnabled() immediately triggers a call to sortByColumn() with the current sort section and order.

See also

sortByColumn()

Access functions:
property wordWrapᅟ: bool#

This property holds the item text word-wrapping policy.

If this property is true then the item text is wrapped where necessary at word-breaks; otherwise it is not wrapped at all. This property is true by default.

Note that even of wrapping is enabled, the cell will not be expanded to fit all text. Ellipsis will be inserted according to the current textElideMode .

Access functions:
__init__([parent=None])#
Parameters:

parent – QWidget

Constructs a table view with a parent to represent the data.

clearSpans()#

Removes all row and column spans in the table view.

See also

setSpan()

columnAt(x)#
Parameters:

x – int

Return type:

int

Returns the column in which the given x-coordinate, x, in contents coordinates is located.

Note

This function returns -1 if the given coordinate is not valid (has no column).

See also

rowAt()

columnCountChanged(oldCount, newCount)#
Parameters:

  • oldCount – int

  • newCount – int

This slot is called whenever columns are added or deleted. The previous number of columns is specified by oldCount, and the new number of columns is specified by newCount.

columnMoved(column, oldIndex, newIndex)#
Parameters:

  • column – int

  • oldIndex – int

  • newIndex – int

This slot is called to change the index of the given column in the table view. The old index is specified by oldIndex, and the new index by newIndex.

See also

rowMoved()

columnResized(column, oldWidth, newWidth)#
Parameters:

  • column – int

  • oldWidth – int

  • newWidth – int

This slot is called to change the width of the given column. The old width is specified by oldWidth, and the new width by newWidth.

See also

rowResized()

columnSpan(row, column)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • column – int

Return type:

int

Returns the column span of the table element at (row, column). The default is 1.

See also

setSpan() rowSpan()

columnViewportPosition(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Return type:

int

Returns the x-coordinate in contents coordinates of the given column.

columnWidth(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Return type:

int

Returns the width of the given column.

gridStyle()#
Return type:

PenStyle

See also

setGridStyle()

Getter of property gridStyleᅟ .

hideColumn(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Hide the given column.

hideRow(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Hide the given row.

horizontalHeader()#
Return type:

QHeaderView

Returns the table view’s horizontal header.

isColumnHidden(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Return type:

bool

Returns true if the given column is hidden; otherwise returns false.

See also

isRowHidden()

isCornerButtonEnabled()#
Return type:

bool

Getter of property cornerButtonEnabledᅟ .

isRowHidden(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Return type:

bool

Returns true if the given row is hidden; otherwise returns false.

See also

isColumnHidden()

isSortingEnabled()#
Return type:

bool

Getter of property sortingEnabledᅟ .

resizeColumnToContents(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Resizes the given column based on the size hints of the delegate used to render each item in the column.

Note

Only visible columns will be resized. Reimplement sizeHintForColumn() to resize hidden columns as well.

See also

resizeColumnsToContents() sizeHintForColumn() resizeContentsPrecision()

resizeColumnsToContents()#

Resizes all columns based on the size hints of the delegate used to render each item in the columns.

resizeRowToContents(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Resizes the given row based on the size hints of the delegate used to render each item in the row.

resizeRowsToContents()#

Resizes all rows based on the size hints of the delegate used to render each item in the rows.

rowAt(y)#
Parameters:

y – int

Return type:

int

Returns the row in which the given y-coordinate, y, in contents coordinates is located.

Note

This function returns -1 if the given coordinate is not valid (has no row).

See also

columnAt()

rowCountChanged(oldCount, newCount)#
Parameters:

  • oldCount – int

  • newCount – int

This slot is called whenever rows are added or deleted. The previous number of rows is specified by oldCount, and the new number of rows is specified by newCount.

rowHeight(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Return type:

int

Returns the height of the given row.

rowMoved(row, oldIndex, newIndex)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • oldIndex – int

  • newIndex – int

This slot is called to change the index of the given row in the table view. The old index is specified by oldIndex, and the new index by newIndex.

See also

columnMoved()

rowResized(row, oldHeight, newHeight)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • oldHeight – int

  • newHeight – int

This slot is called to change the height of the given row. The old height is specified by oldHeight, and the new height by newHeight.

See also

columnResized()

rowSpan(row, column)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • column – int

Return type:

int

Returns the row span of the table element at (row, column). The default is 1.

rowViewportPosition(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Return type:

int

Returns the y-coordinate in contents coordinates of the given row.

selectColumn(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Selects the given column in the table view if the current SelectionMode and SelectionBehavior allows columns to be selected.

See also

selectRow()

selectRow(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Selects the given row in the table view if the current SelectionMode and SelectionBehavior allows rows to be selected.

See also

selectColumn()

setColumnHidden(column, hide)#
Parameters:

  • column – int

  • hide – bool

If hide is true the given column will be hidden; otherwise it will be shown.

setColumnWidth(column, width)#
Parameters:

  • column – int

  • width – int

Sets the width of the given column to be width.

See also

columnWidth()

setCornerButtonEnabled(enable)#
Parameters:

enable – bool

See also

isCornerButtonEnabled()

Setter of property cornerButtonEnabledᅟ .

setGridStyle(style)#
Parameters:

style – PenStyle

See also

gridStyle()

Setter of property gridStyleᅟ .

setHorizontalHeader(header)#
Parameters:

header – QHeaderView

Sets the widget to use for the horizontal header to header.

setRowHeight(row, height)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • height – int

Sets the height of the given row to be height.

See also

rowHeight()

setRowHidden(row, hide)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • hide – bool

If hide is true row will be hidden, otherwise it will be shown.

setShowGrid(show)#
Parameters:

show – bool

See also

showGrid()

Setter of property showGridᅟ .

setSortingEnabled(enable)#
Parameters:

enable – bool

If enable is true, enables sorting for the table and immediately trigger a call to sortByColumn() with the current sort section and order

Setter of property sortingEnabledᅟ .

setSpan(row, column, rowSpan, columnSpan)#
Parameters:

  • row – int

  • column – int

  • rowSpan – int

  • columnSpan – int

Sets the span of the table element at (row, column) to the number of rows and columns specified by (rowSpanCount, columnSpanCount).

setVerticalHeader(header)#
Parameters:

header – QHeaderView

Sets the widget to use for the vertical header to header.

setWordWrap(on)#
Parameters:

on – bool

See also

wordWrap()

Setter of property wordWrapᅟ .

showColumn(column)#
Parameters:

column – int

Show the given column.

showGrid()#
Return type:

bool

See also

setShowGrid()

Getter of property showGridᅟ .

showRow(row)#
Parameters:

row – int

Show the given row.

sortByColumn(column, order)#
Parameters:

Sorts the model by the values in the given column and order.

column may be -1, in which case no sort indicator will be shown and the model will return to its natural, unsorted order. Note that not all models support this and may even crash in this case.

See also

sortingEnabled

verticalHeader()#
Return type:

QHeaderView

Returns the table view’s vertical header.

wordWrap()#
Return type:

bool

See also

setWordWrap()

Getter of property wordWrapᅟ .