Calling JavaScript object method from QML ListView delegate

Question

I have a ListView with a list of JavaScript objects as a model. The delegate needs to respond to click and I want to store click handler attached to model item (action property):

ListView {
    id: idListView
    model: [
        {
            name: "Item 1",
            icon: "icon1.svg",
            action: function() {
                //do stuff
            }
        },
        /* other items */
    ]
    delegate: MyDelegate {
        name: modelData.name
        icon: modelData.icon

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onClicked {
                modelData.action()
            }
        }
    }
}

But when I click on an item i get

TypeError: Property 'action' of object [object Object] is not a function

What's the proper way to attach function to object and call it?

Answer 1

You should define function as a QML property. Object doesn't allow that so you could use ListModel instead:

import QtQuick 2.11
import QtQuick.Window 2.11

Window {
    id: root
    visible: true
    width:480
    height: 640
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    ListView {
        anchors.fill: parent
        spacing: 2
        model: ListModel {
            ListElement {
                name: "Item 1"
                property var func: function(){ console.log("Item 1 clicked"); }
            }
            ListElement {
                name: "Item 2"
                property var func: function(){ console.log("Item 2 clicked"); }
            }
        }

        delegate: Rectangle {
            height: 30
            color: "#EFEFEF"
            border { width: 1; color: "#CCC" }
            width: parent.width
            Text {
                text: name
                anchors.centerIn: parent
            }
            MouseArea {
                anchors.fill: parent
                onClicked: {
                    if(typeof func === "function")
                        func();
                    else
                        console.error("Click handler not defined");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Another but a bit tricked solution:

import QtQuick 2.11
import QtQuick.Window 2.11

Window {
    id: root
    visible: true
    width:480
    height: 640
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    ListView {
        anchors.fill: parent
        spacing: 2
        property list<QtObject> arr: [
            QtObject {
                property string name: "Item 1"
                property var func: function(){ console.log("Item 1 clicked"); }
            },
            QtObject {
                property string name: "Item 2"
                property var func: function(){ console.log("Item 2 clicked"); }
            }
        ]
        model: arr

        delegate: Rectangle {
            height: 30
            color: "#EFEFEF"
            border { width: 1; color: "#CCC" }
            width: parent.width
            Text {
                text: modelData.name ? modelData.name : "Undefined item"
                anchors.centerIn: parent
            }
            MouseArea {
                anchors.fill: parent
                onClicked: {
                    if(typeof modelData.func === "function")
                        modelData.func();
                    else
                        console.error("Click handler not defined");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

Unfortunately it is not possible to store a function inside a ListElement:

Values must be simple constants; either strings (quoted and optionally within a call to QT_TR_NOOP), boolean values (true, false), numbers, or enumeration values (such as AlignText.AlignHCenter).

A simple way to call a function from a delegate is to keep the function outside of the model and reference its name in the model:

ListView {
    id: idListView

    readonly property var actions: {
        "action1": function() {
            console.log("called action 1!");
        },
        "action2": function() {
            console.log("called action 2!");
        }
    }

    model: [
        {
            name: "Item 1",
            icon: "icon1.svg",
            action: "action1"
        },
        {
            name: "Item 2",
            icon: "icon2.svg",
            action: "action2"
        },
        /* other items */
    ]
    delegate: MyDelegate {
        name: modelData.name
        icon: modelData.icon

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onClicked: {
                if (typeof idListView.actions[modelData.action] === "function") {
                    idListView.actions[modelData.action]()
                }
            }
        }
    }
}