- Qt 6.9
- Qt Quick Controls
- QML Types
- SelectionRectangle
- Qt 6.9.3 Reference Documentation

# SelectionRectangle QML Type

Used to select table cells inside a TableView. More...

Import Statement: | `import QtQuick.Controls`
Since: | Qt 6.2
Inherits: | Control

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## Properties

- active : bool
- bottomRightHandle : Component
- dragging : bool
- selectionMode : enumeration
- target : Item
- topLeftHandle : Component

## Attached Properties

- control : SelectionRectangle
- dragging : bool

## Detailed Description

SelectionRectangle is used for selecting table cells in a TableView. It lets the user start a selection by doing a pointer drag inside the viewport, or by doing a long press on top of a cell.

For a SelectionRectangle to be able to select cells, TableView must have an ItemSelectionModel assigned. The ItemSelectionModel will store any selections done on the model, and can be used for querying which cells that the user has selected.

The following example shows how you can make a SelectionRectangle target a TableView:

         TableView {
             id: tableView
             anchors.fill: parent
             clip: true
             acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton // mouse-drag changes selection

             model: TableModel {
                 TableModelColumn { display: "name" }
                 TableModelColumn { display: "age" }
                 rows: [ { "name": "Harry", "age": "11" },
                         { "name": "Hedwig", "age": "8" } ]
             }

             selectionModel: ItemSelectionModel {
                 model: tableView.model
             }

             delegate: TableViewDelegate { padding: 2 }
         }

         SelectionRectangle {
             target: tableView
         }

Note: A SelectionRectangle itself is not shown as part of a selection. Only the delegates (like topLeftHandle and bottomRightHandle) are used. You should also consider rendering the TableView delegate as selected.

See also TableView, TableView::selectionModel, and ItemSelectionModel.

## Property Documentation

active : bool `[read-only]`

This property is `true` while the user is performing a selection. The selection will be active from the time the the user starts to select, and until the selection is removed again, for example from tapping inside the viewport.

bottomRightHandle : Component

This property holds the delegate that will be shown on the center of the top-left corner of the selection rectangle. When a handle is provided, the user can drag it to adjust the selection.

The handle is not hidden by default when a selection is removed. Instead, this is the responsibility of the delegate, to open up for custom fade-out animations. The easiest way to ensure that the handle ends up hidden, is to simply bind visible to the active state of the SelectionRectangle:

     SelectionRectangle {
         bottomRightHandle: Rectangle {
             width: 20
             height: 20
             visible: SelectionRectangle.control.active
         }
     }

Set this property to `null` if you don't want a selection handle on the bottom-right.

See also topLeftHandle.

dragging : bool `[read-only]`

This property is `true` whenever the user is doing a pointer drag or a handle drag to adjust the selection rectangle.

selectionMode : enumeration

This property holds when a selection should start.

Constant | Description
--- | ---
`SelectionRectangle.Drag` | A selection will start by doing a pointer drag inside the viewport
`SelectionRectangle.PressAndHold` | A selection will start by doing a press and hold on top of a cell
`SelectionRectangle.Auto` | SelectionRectangle will choose which mode to use based on the target and the input device in use. This normally means `Drag` when using a mouse, and `PressAndHold` on a touchscreen. However, `Drag` will only be used if it doesn't conflict with flicking. One way to avoid conflict is to disable mouse-drag flicking by setting acceptedButtons to `Qt.NoButton`. In that case, the mouse wheel or touchpad scrolling gesture continues to work, touchscreen flicking continues to work, and touchscreen selection can be started by press-and-hold. Another way is to set interactive to `false`, which disables flicking and scrolling altogether (perhaps this should be done only temporarily, in some mode in your UI). Yet another way is to place the TableView inside a ScrollView (where flicking, by default, is off for mouse events).

The default value is `Auto`.

target : Item

This property holds the TableView on which the SelectionRectangle should act.

topLeftHandle : Component

This property holds the delegate that will be shown on the center of the top-left corner of the selection rectangle. When a handle is provided, the user can drag it to adjust the selection.

The handle is not hidden by default when a selection is removed. Instead, this is the responsibility of the delegate, to open up for custom fade-out animations. The easiest way to ensure that the handle ends up hidden, is to simply bind visible to the active state of the SelectionRectangle:

     SelectionRectangle {
         topLeftHandle: Rectangle {
             width: 20
             height: 20
             visible: SelectionRectangle.control.active
         }
     }

Set this property to `null` if you don't want a selection handle on the top-left.

See also bottomRightHandle.

## Attached Property Documentation

SelectionRectangle.control : SelectionRectangle

This attached property holds the SelectionRectangle that manages the delegate instance. It is attached to each handle instance.

SelectionRectangle.dragging : bool

This attached property will be `true` if the user is dragging on the handle. It is attached to each handle instance.