How can I simulate user interaction (key press event) in Qt?

Question

I need to simulate Enter key event in Qt. How can I do this?

Richers

Answer 1

The correct answer might be this:

QKeyEvent *event = new QKeyEvent ( QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_Enter, Qt::NoModifier);
QCoreApplication::postEvent (receiver, event);

In fact, there are no matching function for call to:

QtKeyEvent::QtKeyEvent(Type type, int key)

but there is:

QtKeyEvent::QtKeyEvent(Type type, int key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)

Makell

Should be Qt::NoModifier not Qt::NoModifiers. – Nightclub

It's important to simulate a KeyPress followed by a KeyReleased because there are objects that process something when the key is released. An example is a QWebView running a JavaScript that handles keyUp events. They won't be generated unless you post a KeyRelease event. – Tien

You can also use shareEvent if you'd rather the QKeyEvent be allocated on the stack. – Cornelius

Answer 2

QKeyEvent *event = new QKeyEvent ( QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_Enter);
QCoreApplication::postEvent (receiver, event)

Hokkaido