QTableWidget orginal index sorting problem.

Question

Hi all i am using QTableWidget and when user click on perticuler row ,i use that index to perform some operation i have also enable sorting using setSortEnable so when i sort it bu clicking on header,all row index changed but i want previous index so wht should i do? please suggest me.

Answer 1

I'm guessing you want the unsorted index so you can map that back to some external list of data? If that is the case, then you should use a QTableView() which will allow you to setup a sort proxy and map indexes back to your original data (model).

This question has some info that may help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3586718/cant-use-itemfromindex-in-clicked-signal-of-qtreeview-with-qsortfilterproxymodel