Address Book example: Replace QPair by struct

Introduce Contact struct to store contact data and use it
instead of QPair<QString, QString>. Proper naming really
clarifies the code.

Task-number: QTBUG-60635
Change-Id: Ibfb421dfc854accc382212b0da46e7aafc0d528a
Reviewed-by: Jesus Fernandez <Jesus.Fernandez@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Friedemann Kleint <Friedemann.Kleint@qt.io>

examples/widgets/doc/src/addressbook.qdoc

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
     the address book.
 
     \c TableModel is a subclass of QAbstractTableModel that provides
-    the standard model/view API to access data. It also holds a
+    the standard model/view API to access data. It holds a list of
-    QList of \l{QPair}s corresponding to the contacts added.
+    added contacts.
     However, this data is not all visible in a single tab. Instead,
     QTableView is used to provide 9 different views of the same
     data, according to the alphabet groups.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     \section1 TableModel Class Definition
 
     The \c TableModel class provides standard API to access data in
-    its QList of \l{QPair}s by subclassing QAbstractTableModel. The
+    its list of contacts by subclassing QAbstractTableModel. The
     basic functions that must be implemented in order to do so are:
     \c rowCount(), \c columnCount(), \c data(), \c headerData().
     For TableModel to be editable, it has to provide implementations
@@ -90,15 +90,14 @@
     \snippet itemviews/addressbook/tablemodel.h 0
 
     Two constructors are used, a default constructor which uses
-    \c TableModel's own \c {QList<QPair<QString, QString>>} and one
+    \c TableModel's own \c {QList<Contact>} and one that takes
-    that takes \c {QList<QPair<QString, QString>} as an argument,
+    \c {QList<Contact>} as an argument, for convenience.
-    for convenience.
 
 
     \section1 TableModel Class Implementation
 
     We implement the two constructors as defined in the header file.
-    The second constructor initializes the list of pairs in the
+    The second constructor initializes the list of contacts in the
     model, with the parameter value.
 
     \snippet itemviews/addressbook/tablemodel.cpp 0
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@
     The \c data() function returns either a \b Name or
     \b {Address}, based on the contents of the model index
     supplied. The row number stored in the model index is used to
-    reference an item in the list of pairs. Selection is handled
+    reference an item in the list of contacts. Selection is handled
     by the QItemSelectionModel, which will be explained with
     \c AddressWidget.
 
@@ -164,12 +163,11 @@
     use the editing features of the QTableView object, we enable
     them here so that we can reuse the model in other programs.
 
-    The last function in \c {TableModel}, \c getList() returns the
+    The last function in \c {TableModel}, \c getContacts() returns the
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString>> object that holds all the
+    QList<Contact> object that holds all the contacts in the address
-    contacts in the address book. We use this function later to
+    book. We use this function later to obtain the list of contacts to
-    obtain the list of contacts to check for existing entries, write
+    check for existing entries, write the contacts to a file and read
-    the contacts to a file and read them back. Further explanation is
+    them back. Further explanation is given with \c AddressWidget.
-    given with \c AddressWidget.
 
     \snippet itemviews/addressbook/tablemodel.cpp 8
 
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@
     Basic validation is done in the second \c addEntry() function to
     prevent duplicate entries in the address book. As mentioned with
     \c TableModel, this is part of the reason why we require the
-    getter method \c getList().
+    getter method \c getContacts().
 
     \snippet itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp 3
 
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@
 
     The \c writeToFile() function is used to save a file containing
     all the contacts in the address book. The file is saved in a
-    custom \c{.dat} format. The contents of the QList of \l{QPair}s
+    custom \c{.dat} format. The contents of the list of contacts
     are written to \c file using QDataStream. If the file cannot be
     opened, a QMessageBox is displayed with the related error message.
 
@@ -301,7 +299,7 @@
     The \c readFromFile() function loads a file containing all the
     contacts in the address book, previously saved using
     \c writeToFile(). QDataStream is used to read the contents of a
-    \c{.dat} file into a list of pairs and each of these is added
+    \c{.dat} file into a list of contacts and each of these is added
     using \c addEntry().
 
     \snippet itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp 7

examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp

@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ void AddressWidget::showAddEntryDialog()
 //! [3]
 void AddressWidget::addEntry(QString name, QString address)
 {
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString> >list = table->getList();
+    if (!table->getContacts().contains({ name, address })) {
-    QPair<QString, QString> pair(name, address);
-
-    if (!list.contains(pair)) {
         table->insertRows(0, 1, QModelIndex());
 
         QModelIndex index = table->index(0, 0, QModelIndex());
@@ -211,18 +208,16 @@ void AddressWidget::readFromFile(const QString &fileName)
         return;
     }
 
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString> > pairs = table->getList();
+    QList<Contact> contacts;
     QDataStream in(&file);
-    in >> pairs;
+    in >> contacts;
 
-    if (pairs.isEmpty()) {
+    if (contacts.isEmpty()) {
         QMessageBox::information(this, tr("No contacts in file"),
                                  tr("The file you are attempting to open contains no contacts."));
     } else {
-        for (int i=0; i<pairs.size(); ++i) {
+        for (const auto &contact: qAsConst(contacts))
-            QPair<QString, QString> p = pairs.at(i);
+            addEntry(contact.name, contact.address);
-            addEntry(p.first, p.second);
-        }
     }
 }
 //! [7]
@@ -237,8 +232,7 @@ void AddressWidget::writeToFile(const QString &fileName)
         return;
     }
 
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString> > pairs = table->getList();
     QDataStream out(&file);
-    out << pairs;
+    out << table->getContacts();
 }
 //! [6]

examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/tablemodel.cpp

@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ TableModel::TableModel(QObject *parent)
 {
 }
 
-TableModel::TableModel(QList<QPair<QString, QString> > pairs, QObject *parent)
+TableModel::TableModel(QList<Contact> contacts, QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractTableModel(parent)
+    , contacts(contacts)
 {
-    listOfPairs = pairs;
 }
 //! [0]
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TableModel::TableModel(QList<QPair<QString, QString> > pairs, QObject *parent)
 int TableModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(parent);
-    return listOfPairs.size();
+    return contacts.size();
 }
 
 int TableModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ QVariant TableModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     if (!index.isValid())
         return QVariant();
 
-    if (index.row() >= listOfPairs.size() || index.row() < 0)
+    if (index.row() >= contacts.size() || index.row() < 0)
         return QVariant();
 
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
-        QPair<QString, QString> pair = listOfPairs.at(index.row());
+        const auto &contact = contacts.at(index.row());
 
         if (index.column() == 0)
-            return pair.first;
+            return contact.name;
         else if (index.column() == 1)
-            return pair.second;
+            return contact.address;
     }
     return QVariant();
 }
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@ bool TableModel::insertRows(int position, int rows, const QModelIndex &index)
     Q_UNUSED(index);
     beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), position, position + rows - 1);
 
-    for (int row = 0; row < rows; ++row) {
+    for (int row = 0; row < rows; ++row)
-        QPair<QString, QString> pair(" ", " ");
+        contacts.insert(position, { QString(), QString() });
-        listOfPairs.insert(position, pair);
-    }
 
     endInsertRows();
     return true;
@@ -142,9 +140,8 @@ bool TableModel::removeRows(int position, int rows, const QModelIndex &index)
     Q_UNUSED(index);
     beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), position, position + rows - 1);
 
-    for (int row = 0; row < rows; ++row) {
+    for (int row = 0; row < rows; ++row)
-        listOfPairs.removeAt(position);
+        contacts.removeAt(position);
-    }
 
     endRemoveRows();
     return true;
@@ -157,16 +154,16 @@ bool TableModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int ro
     if (index.isValid() && role == Qt::EditRole) {
         int row = index.row();
 
-        QPair<QString, QString> p = listOfPairs.value(row);
+        auto contact = contacts.value(row);
 
         if (index.column() == 0)
-            p.first = value.toString();
+            contact.name = value.toString();
         else if (index.column() == 1)
-            p.second = value.toString();
+            contact.address = value.toString();
         else
             return false;
 
-        listOfPairs.replace(row, p);
+        contacts.replace(row, contact);
         emit(dataChanged(index, index));
 
         return true;
@@ -187,8 +184,8 @@ Qt::ItemFlags TableModel::flags(const QModelIndex &index) const
 //! [7]
 
 //! [8]
-QList< QPair<QString, QString> > TableModel::getList()
+QList<Contact> TableModel::getContacts() const
 {
-    return listOfPairs;
+    return contacts;
 }
 //! [8]

examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/tablemodel.h

@@ -53,16 +53,37 @@
 
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
 #include <QList>
-#include <QPair>
 
 //! [0]
+
+struct Contact
+{
+    QString name;
+    QString address;
+
+    bool operator==(const Contact &other) const
+    {
+        return name == other.name && address == other.address;
+    }
+};
+
+inline QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &stream, const Contact &contact)
+{
+    return stream << contact.name << contact.address;
+}
+
+inline QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &stream, Contact &contact)
+{
+    return stream >> contact.name >> contact.address;
+}
+
 class TableModel : public QAbstractTableModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     TableModel(QObject *parent = 0);
-    TableModel(QList<QPair<QString, QString> > listofPairs, QObject *parent = 0);
+    TableModel(QList<Contact> contacts, QObject *parent = 0);
 
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const override;
     int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const override;
@@ -72,10 +93,10 @@ public:
     bool setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int role = Qt::EditRole) override;
     bool insertRows(int position, int rows, const QModelIndex &index = QModelIndex()) override;
     bool removeRows(int position, int rows, const QModelIndex &index = QModelIndex()) override;
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString> > getList();
+    QList<Contact> getContacts() const;
 
 private:
-    QList<QPair<QString, QString> > listOfPairs;
+    QList<Contact> contacts;
 };
 //! [0]