Advanced Qt Programming: Creating Great Software with C++ and Qt 4

3. Model/View Table Models

• Qt’s Model/View Architecture

• Using QStandardItemModels for Tables

• Creating Custom Table Models

One of the big advances made when Qt 4.0 was released was the introduction of a model/view architecture for data items. Using this framework programmers were easily able to separate their data from its presentation—something only achieved with inconvenience in prior versions. As the Qt 4.x series has evolved, more functionality and features have been added to the architecture, making it more powerful, useful, and reliable than when it first appeared.^*

^* In fact, a “new generation” model/view architecture is being developed for Qt—although when or even if it will mature and become part of Qt is a matter of conjecture. ...